DUNGEON CREATOR

Ch.27

“Come kid, let’s find a cure for your mother.”

With a fake smile Sora told the boy as she dragged him outside of the house and since she didn’t know how to get to the main road Sora asked the boy to lead the way into the main road, as they walk in the maze like alley Sora tried to investigate the boy about his father.

“So kid, have you always lives only with your father?”

“Yup, I only live with my father and my mother.”

With a joyful expression the boy answered Sora.

“Are we actually going to find the cure for my mom?”

“……Yeah.”

Feeling guilt as she lied to the innocent 5 years old kid Sora turns her face elsewhere unable to withstand the smile on the boy face. After walking in utter silence with only the sounds of their footsteps, Sora braced her resolve and asked the boy again.

“Um… kid, are your father short-tempered person?”

“What do you mean ma’am.”

“Did your father always angry at you, or did he ever hit you before? Something like that.”

“No ma’am, he’s never mad at me.”

“So he’s a good man?”

“Yup, he’s good.”

“But, since my mom is sick, father always busy with works so I wanted to help him and cure my mom.”

‘Shit, how can a sick person who’s keeping a dead body have a good kid like him.’ Thinking so Sora keep walking following the boy towards the main road, and when they leave the back alley some people stare at them with curiosity because a rich looking lady just come from an alley with dirty kid. Feeling a little uneasy because of the stares the boy asked Sora with small voice.

“Um…. Where should we go ma’am?”

“Yeah….. For now let’s going back to my inn first, you’re hungry right?”

“….?”

“Let’s head west a bit my inn is near the adventurer guild.”

As she looked at the building right next to her, Sora said so to the boy. It was a big building with rolled up parchment as its symbol. While trying to remember how to get back to the boy house Sora feel a little relieved because they just come out from the alley next to the legal office, because she’s planning to arrest the boy father after manage to find some guards.

“But you said we’re going to find cure for my mom.”

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“Yeah I did, but we’ve been walking for some time, we can’t walk in empty stomach can we?”

“I’m used to it.”

When the boy said so a grumbling voice can be heard from his stomach while Sora thinks ‘That’s not a word 5 years old boy should say.’

“Anyway we’re going to eat first, and if you don’t do what I tell you to do I’m not going to find the cure for your mom.”

“Okay.”

With dejected face the boy walked behind Sora following her heading west. As they walk along the road some people stole a curious glace towards the unusual sight of a rich lady and dirty kid, while some just walked passed them without care. After finally arrived in front of the inn the boy suddenly asked.

“Is it okay for me to enter?”

“Hmm…? Why is that?”

“…”

Looking at the dejected face of the boy Sora crouched and talked with small voice.

“You should be proud of yourself, no matter how you look or where you from, you should keep walking with proud and do the things you wanted without minding what peoples say, isn’t that what it means to be a man.”

“You see the people that’s been staring at us?”

“Yea….”

“They’re the coward, and the loser, because they can only judge people from afar, remember this kid, if you have any problem with someone, said to their face without talking behind their back, because that’s what I called a man.”

Reaching out her hand as she stands Sora said to the boy.

“Now if you wanted to be a man, take my hand and walk with pride.”

Looking up, the boy slowly reaches out his hands trying to reach Sora hand, and when the boy hands about to reach Sora hand, she pulled her hand back and said.

“Good, now if you choose to be a man, prove it before you shake my hand.”

Sora walked into the building leaving the boy behind, soon after the boy followed her and enter the inn, and when he enter the building lots of people stare with disgust. Watching the boy courage from a bit far from the door Sora muttered ‘Good.’ She decided to mentally train him because he’s about to get horrible news, about his mother death and his father being arrested. When Sora see a waiter approach the boy, she walked towards the boy and talked to the waiter who’s about to open his mouth to shoo the boy away.

“He’s with me.”

“….”

“Come.”

Sora told the boy and they walked leaving the confused waiter behind, and because the inn is not as crowded as before Sora managed to find a table to sit and ordered some food, as they wait for food Sora tell the boy to wait at the table and she walked to counter and asked the middle aged man Innkeeper.

“Um…. Did any of your staff about to finish with their works?”

“Pardon madam?”

“I was wondering, did any of your staff is about to go home?”

“In about one hour.”

“If I may, why did you asked such thing madam?”

“I have a little job I want to offer.”

“Are you recruiting our employee?”

“No, it’s just you see…”

After explaining the situation to the innkeeper Sora finally managed to convince him that she’s not going to take his employee away.

“So that’s how it is.”

“Yeah, so which one of your staff is about to go home?”

“It’s that woman that’s cleaning the table over there.”

Looking at the direction pointed by the innkeeper Sora see a woman in her 30’s cleaning a table. And after the innkeeper asked another waiter to call her, she walked with a little haste to the counter with confused look on her face.

“Did you call for me mister Bernard?”

“Yeah, Beatrice, this is madam Elris.”

“Madam, this is Beatrice.”

“Nice to meet you madam.”

“So… what’s it’s all about?”

Beatrice asked towards the innkeeper.

“It appears that madam Elris have a little job for you when you’re done with works.”

“Excuse me madam, but is it true?”

“Yeah, I want you to look after that kid over there until I return.”

After looking at the dirty kid pointed by Sora, Beatrice hesitatingly answered Sora.

“Um…. I don’t know, I have….. something I need to do at home.”

“I’ll give you 5 golds as rewards.”

“Sure madam, I’ll look after the kid.”

After mentioning about the rewards Beatrice change her attitudes completely, and asked.

“How long will I take care of the kid madam?”

“I don’t know.”

“You’re not going to leave forever right?”

“No, I think the longest will be until the nightfall.”

“Anyway can you wait near the counter when you’re done with your works, I have to get back to the table I don’t want to make him worry, and about the details you can asked him.”

Leaving the counter Sora returns to her table and enjoy the food she’s ordered while Beatrice asked for explanation from Bernard.