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Chances to Another Life 107. Mr. Gunter's Offers
"Celine!"I came out of my hut quickly to catch up with her, but the child immediately ran and slipped between the crowd of people in the market. I groaned in frustration. It had been two days since I'd returned from the forest and seen Celine battered, but as far as I'd gotten to talk to her and check on her, she'd always run away and not open the door when I knocked. When I purposely waited for her to come home from work, she would avoid me while quickly locking the door. This must have been doctrine from her mother, Anne must have told her to stay away from me. At this point, I wanted to hit her, but she was nowhere to be seen, not even in her house. Celine always came home in a dazed state and the bruises hadn't disappeared from her face, I was sure she had been beaten by Anne. This can't go on any longer. I considered following Celine to Mr. Nick's stall since she was still working there, in addition to Mr. Shuan's residence. However, I didn't want to be seen as a man chasing
Chances to Another Life 108. Anne's Mental Breakdown
It seems like today is lucky for me too because it's very quiet, not at the market, not with my neighbors' houses, everything is quiet. I don't know where people have gone, even though there are usually still people walking around during working hours like this, considering the number of housewives here. I scrunched my waist as I watched Anne who was still hissing out the word "lie". Never before had I cared about other people's problems, even if they happened in front of my eyes. However, I couldn't close my eyes anymore after the series of events I had experienced. I felt sorry for her and for Celine, even though I had never made a habit of feeling sorry for others. I followed Anne to sit on her knees so that she wouldn't feel intimidated. From this distance, I noticed that the skin on her face was unkempt with many small wounds, her hair was also like a broomstick presumably because she rarely washed it. Her lips were bleeding because she was always biting them, and her fingerna
Chances to Another Life 109. The Best I Could Do
As the days passed since the incident, I felt that the burden on my heart became a little relieved because I could express my understanding to Anne. On the other hand, that woman was still the same as before, she still worked at Mr. Shuan's house, got drunk at the pub and went home late, but I rarely heard her scold Celine even in her drunken state. If we crossed paths, Anne would still give me a disapproving look, but she didn't say anything. I also often saw snide looks thrown at Celine when they were talking. However, I took that as good progress. It's not easy to heal trauma, so I took it easy on Anne, as long as she wasn't violent anymore. "Celine! Are you going to work?" I caught up with the child who was walking ahead of me. Her expression had brightened up recently, and she smiled and nodded. "How about that novel? Wasn't it fun?" I asked, referring to the novel with the theme of a story about a golden laying goose and a farm boy. It wasn't thick in pages, and was suitable
Chances to Another Life 110. Unexpected Things
My mind wandered to various things; about my fate at the hands of the elves who were chasing after my mission to help Celine. The teapot of hot water kept pouring out until I shuddered as the water hit my hand. I then took the cup of lemon balm flower tea and sat under the window. It was already late and I had been idly daydreaming in Mr. Gunter's deserted stall. Several times the man had tempted me to break off his invitation to the city, but that didn't seem to be happening. I also thought it was useless to tell him that an acquaintance of his could remove the power of elves in humans; because the problem was not just with that power, but with myself! Duke Nephim had been targeting me from the start, thinking of me as his toy. He must have had a thousand tricks up his sleeve to trap me. I can't imagine if that happens, I'd rather fight with rebel ghosts than with the elves. Oh, don't forget, I don't want to meet the dragon shapeshifters either! I sipped the tea, the liquid warme
Chances to Another Life 111. Anne's Severe Ilness
"A-Anne, I don't understand. You're okay, right?" My mind turned blank at once. Anne looked healthy, well, even with her thin, dry body. However, I couldn't have predicted that she was suffering from a chronic illness. Apparently that's what the healer had kept secret when I asked yesterday. Anne cried silently, she then wiped her tears and looked like she was trying to be strong. "I did fall sick a few times, but I always treated it with medicine that can be bought at a stall and there was no problem whatsoever. However, in the past few days, my body condition has weakened so much that I can't even get out of bed. It didn't go away as long as I took the medicine, so I went to a healer. And, yes, he told me that I had a chronic disease in my intestines, and it had spread everywhere," she explained. I then sat beside her in frustration. "If it's chronic, then the doctor should have detected it when you collapsed at the party. But he said you were just tired! Are you sure he didn't m
Chances to Another Life 112. Try To Find A Way
I lounged in front of Mr. Gunter's deserted stall, there was only one customer who came to buy a dagger this morning, after which the shop was empty. The man who owns it was indifferent and chose to take a nap after leaving the stall to me. Ever since hearing yesterday that Anne won't be around much longer, I've been fretting every second. I don't know, I'm just afraid that if it happens in the near future, while I will definitely leave this world and Celine will be alone. I then sat down on the chair in front of the stall while pondering, I had tried to ask the omniscient Mr. Gunter how much the treatment for chronic diseases would cost, he said that it would require a lot of money because treatment was not enough just once. I considered exchanging some more gold coins to pay for Anne, because I was sure she didn't have much money for that, to the point of letting herself be gnawed by the disease all this time. I also didn't see Celine all day yesterday, more like I avoided her be
Chances to Another Life 113. Rest in Love
I just stood there with a blank stare, accompanied by a few other men and the faint sound of fire coming from the cremation ground. I tugged at the black mourning coat that Lord Crys had lent me with a sense of unease. Some of the guests tapped me on the shoulder to express their condolences, then they left me alone with only two cremation house attendants. I didn't know what was going on, really, it felt like my brain was spinning in circles as I couldn't accept the situation. After the healer spoke to me earlier, his disciple informed me that Anne was dying. I saw the woman, at the point of life and death, ruffle the hair of her only child who was crying hysterically. Anne looked peaceful with a smile on her pale lips. With her remaining strength, she turned to me with a gentle gaze. I knew exactly what it meant, she handed Celine over to me. Her condition at that time was like a corpse with sunken cheeks and blackened eyes. I even just stood trembling in the doorway, while Lord C
Chances to Another Life 114. All Of A Sudden
I only have an hour left in this Leaflim village. I've only been here for a few weeks, but it feels like I've already adapted to everything antique in this world. From the moment I met Celine, to working at Mr. Gunter's stall, everything felt good. I hugged Celine so tightly that the child had a questioning expression. Her face was red from crying and I didn't have the heart to break the news. I didn't want to just disappear and have her search for me in a state of grief. Ah, I thought I still had plenty of time. However, right after this mission was counted as complete, Solace immediately sent me to another place. How cruel of him, I didn't even awaken any power in this world other than the chance to fight Hydra. There were many things I wanted to say to Celine, but suddenly my throat was choked with tears. Looking at that innocent face, I couldn't bear to leave her alone in this world. Celine was alone, and I knew exactly how that felt. "Joe, you're crying." Celine gently wiped
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