Chapter 16 - Gap

Chapter 16 - Gap

It was already dark because it was night, but it was even darker because of the overgrown bushes.

I came to find 'Snaps', a fence that was particularly easy to trade in games.

It was to sell the goods obtained from Lelial.

It was because it was difficult to sell through normal channels as much as the goods Lelial obtained through theft.

Snapps was leaning back in his carriage, watching me calmly, smoking a cigarette.

We are now at the final stage of the transaction.

I opened the pocket that Snaps gave me and checked the amount.

"Mr. Snaps..."

"Ah?"

"This is... Not Gold, but Cooper."

I took a cooper out of my pocket full of coopers and held it in front of Snapps' eyes.

"Even though I'm blind, I'm fortunate to have no problems with my sense of touch. Gold has a softer surface than this."

"What bullshit? That's gold, you blind man."

When Snaps heard me, he got angry while holding the cigarette in his hand.

"Mr. Snaps, if you keep coming out like this, I'll..."

He put his hand on the sword at his waist.

"Heng, try swinging it. If you die from a blind man's knife, that would be fun in its own way."

ã…¡Sureung!

I drew my sword and raised it shallowly.

Soon, the cigarette Snaps was smoking is neatly cut in half.

"..."

"Give it back in gold. With 10 more gold."

I said, throwing the bag full of Coopers to Snaps.

Snaps was just a fence, but it was hard to see him as strong.

Suddenly, Snapps's eyes twitched, then he pulled out a bag of money from the locker next to his wagon and threw it at me.

ã…¡Tuk.

After receiving the money bag, I took out the gold and touched it and nodded.

Then he tossed the bag up and picked it up repeatedly.

"What about the remaining 10 gold?"

"Ah, really."

Snaps cursed, then pulled a smaller pouch from his bosom and threw it at me.

ã…¡Boom!

Then he gave a big kick to his carriage and climbed into his own carriage.

After getting all the bags of money, I watched the Snaps leave.

'They cheat too much on the poor blind man.'

It wasn't just Bondi Snaps.

If you stop by an ordinary general store and try to buy something by looking through it with your hand, there are many evil things such as asking for a price much higher than the price tag.

Was the first impression a problem?

'Is the clothes the problem?'

I lowered my gaze to check my appearance.

Hey, every time he left the academy, he wore a huge robe like a tramp, so it was only natural.

I earned 70 gold this time.

Among the ingredients of Yodo, the by-products of the monsters were roughly completed.

'When I entrusted the production of the urethra to the blacksmith, was the money I had to give 500 gold?'

Assuming that the by-products were bought as planned, there would be about 20 gold left in the water... It was not enough.

'I'll have to think about making money somewhere.'

Fortunately, the trading place was near the academy, and I was able to return to the academy right away.

Before entering the academy through the side road, I changed into the uniform I had hidden nearby.

Then, I quietly entered along the side road and headed for the dormitory.

Deep night was already hanging over Innocence Academy.

The scenery was not so unfamiliar.

It's a sight you've already seen many times.

There were no people walking around, but since he had already changed into his uniform, he wouldn't look too suspicious to them.

Unless it seems strange to them that a blind man is walking alone.

On the way back to the dormitory, I climbed over the wall that was familiar to the dormitory.

The guards hadn't been around too well up until this time.

'What's the use of a wall?'

They were the ones who could infuse mana into their bodies and jump around.

It was when I was about to enter the dormitory through the back door.

In the dark, some swift new creature attacks me.

ã…¡Peruk!

I didn't bother to avoid it.

Was a person

Looking down at her gaze, I see her flying into my chest.

Her platinum hair, shining softly in the moonlight, was put in front of her eyes.

'Why is she here?'

She had a strong smell of her.

The thick, sticky smell was probably something I had smelled before.

'Blood...?'

I call her name quietly without saying anything.

"Eisel...?"

I shook Eisel's shoulder, but there was still no answer.

I shake it harder, but there is no response.

Holding her by the shoulders, I lifted her up slightly and checked her face to see that she was already unconscious.

'What kind of situation is this?'

***

A room with a luxurious interior befitting a room in Class A, and items are neatly organized.

Covering her neatly placed blanket, she finally opened her eyes.

"My... Sat...?"

"You're awake."

"Is this...?"

"This is my room."

"Room...?"

Eisel hid under the blanket, perhaps trying to sort things out in her head.

Then only a few strands of her hair stick out of the covers.

However, she asked me in a trembling voice if she was embarrassed when she got into her futon.

"That, but... Uh, uh... Why don't we have... No clothes...?"

"Yeah..."

My suffocation was enough to make Eisel feel embarrassed.

"..."

ã…¡ Pang!! Phut!!

"Yes...?"

Eisel, who was under the covers, knocked on her mother's bed and demanded an answer from me.

"Yeah...?"

She was almost on the verge of bursting into tears, she wept.

...You'd better stop teasing me.

"Miss Aisel seemed to have taken off her clothes after lying down well. Thanks to her, she was right next to her and got hit by her clothes."

At my answer, Eisel, who was under the blanket, suddenly became quiet.

Then she quietly poked her head out.

"...Then what about my clothes?"

"Maybe... Here."

I held out her folded clothes to her under her blanket.

Of course, her clothes were covered in hardened blood.

I tried to wash it, but the blood was thicker than water, and I didn't think that the already hardened blood would wash away.

"..."

Silence fell upon Aisel, who took her clothes from me.

He must have checked her blood on her own clothes.

"You're not asking... Anything...?"

"I heard everyone has a secret they want to hide?"

"..."

"I'll give you another outfit. Fortunately, I have an extra pair of clothes. It's a man's suit, so even though it's big... Try it on."

As I said that, I handed out the extra clothes I had on the side to Aisel.

Eisel, who took my clothes, suddenly jumped inside the blanket.

Perhaps he was changing clothes under the blanket.

Even though I know that I am blind, does that mean that no matter how blind I am, I don't want to show my inner flesh in front of men.

Well, right now I feel like I would do that even if I were in that situation.

The loud noise from the futon stopped, and Eisel's face popped out from under the futon.

Eisel must have really cried earlier, his eyes slightly reddened.

It was a lot of fun.

"I'm sorry... I can't remember last night..."

"How are you? I'm fine."

Eisel, who attacked me in front of the men's dormitory in the middle of the night, had his blood oozing from her clothes.

Judging that it would be impossible to carry Eisel, who was like that, to her room, she hurriedly brought her to my room.

Fortunately, she turned on the light to see that it wasn't her blood.

But, her blood was blood.

Blood from someone else's body.

He knew the meaning of that blood better than anyone else.

Above all, her body was completely a ball of fire.

Fortunately, she was laid on the bed, so the fever went down quickly, but I think it was quite overdoing it.

However, I don't know why she was so overbearing.

Her mind was full of her questions, but she didn't bother to ask her.

Because she was like that to me too.

And she knew very well that the answer would not come back if she asked.

Eisel slipped out of bed and lowered her legs to the floor.

She told her my clothes were a lot bigger.

It wasn't too big, so it was a bit run down.

"...Did the clothes fit you well?"

"Yes, well, at this rate. Until we return to the dormitory... There should be no problem."

"Then I'm glad."

Just looking at the cancer, it seems to flow...

Should I give you another outfit?

Or should I rush out and get some women's clothes?

Looking at her Eisel's appearance, I thought of all sorts of things, but she got up from the bed soon.

Rising from her bed, she looks around her room.

"...The room is cleaner than I thought."

"Keep it organized... It's easier to remember where things are."

I answered Eisel's question like that.

It was a big thing that I just didn't come into the room well.

"...Thank you anyway."

"It's nothing."

We didn't have any more conversations after that.

After looking around her room, she packs her own clothes and heads out the door.

"Forget about that. Today's work is..."

As Eisel closed the door, she stuck her head through the crack and told me.

"Well, let's do that."

I'm sorry to Eisel, but it's a memory that's hard to forget.

As Eisel had finished her own words, she shut the door and left.

But still, her question as to why she was overdoing it was not resolved.

Rather, since Aisel is not in her room, she is more suspicious.

Clearly different from the Eisel I saw in the game, she kept making me feel impatient.

When this happened, I couldn't help but care about Eisel.

I know why Eisel came with her blood.

It must have something to do with her death.

"Hmm..."

Even though I'm trying to get stronger quickly, I keep thinking that I'm not good enough.

Come to think of it...

'I'm on the verge of losing my mind, so why did I come to the men's dormitory...?'