Chapter 65 – 65
As Euro stepped out of the carriage, he suddenly staggered, and Dent, following close behind, hurriedly caught him.
“Are you alright?”
At Dent’s worried question, Euro nodded and steadied himself. This was all because of the lullaby he had sung last night.
Euro had never felt any particular sensation while using his healing ability. Because he felt nothing, he simply sang the songs, unable to tell for himself whether the other person was being properly healed or not.
However, last night, while singing the lullaby to Melione, he felt something strange. It was an unpleasant sensation, as if something were slowly burrowing into his skin and pricking him somewhere near his heart.
But he couldn’t show it or stop halfway. Enduring the pain, Euro sang the lullaby over and over until Melione fell asleep.
After a long while, once Melione’s breathing [stolen content]became [stolen content]steady, Euro slipped out of the bedroom and hurriedly [visit our site]swallowed the painkillers he had hidden. However, the effect was minimal.
It seemed they only worked on pain related to curses. With this, Euro realized that he was suffering not only from the curse but also from pain caused by his supernatural ability.
It was all because Melione’s curse was so deep. He felt nothing when removing a small scratch from Kisha.
But the curse he had contracted by marrying him had begun to wear down his body, and it was clear that using his ability on a large scale was rapidly breaking him down.
“Shall we postpone the appointment?”
“No, no. It’s already been postponed too many times.”
“But…”
“I’m fine, so call the Captain. The spring festival is just around the corner. A perfect stage has been prepared, and we can’t have it without the actor.”
Faced with Euro’s stubbornness, Dent [Read on Read BL Novels]gave up Read on Read BL Novelson persuading him. He [Read on Read BL Novels]watched Euro with a worried gaze before turning around and knocking on the door of a small house.
Watching this, Euro turned his head and scanned the surroundings. The Captain’s house, located on the outskirts of the territory, looked shabby and unremarkable at a glance.
It wasn’t a house fit for someone who had returned with an object as immense as the Relics of Yanli. When the door finally opened, the appearance of the Captain who stepped out was equally pitiful.
However, as soon as he spotted Dent and Euro behind him, his eyes lit up and he bowed deeply.
“Oh my, in such a humble place… I greet the Duchess.”
“Nice to meet you. I believe your name is Elon?”
“Yes, that is correct. I am Captain Elon.”
Euro approached Elon and offered a handshake. Elon wiped his palm several times on his shirt before lightly grasping Euro’s hand.
“I should have been the one to visit you.”
“I had various circumstances. I heard you were ill; how is your health now?”
“Thanks to you, I’ve recovered completely. Sending medicine and food… I don’t know how I can ever repay this kindness.”
After returning to port, Elon had gone bankrupt—not only unable to pay back his investors but also unable to afford the storage fees for the Relics of Yanli, which had become a white elephant.
Consequently, his wife and only young daughter were working as maids at a Viscount’s estate in the neighboring territory of Flynn to secure food and shelter, and Elon himself was barely scraping by doing all sorts of odd jobs.
He had said he caught a cold, but Dent mentioned it seemed he had collapsed from working day and night. Knowing he was in a position where he couldn’t even eat properly, Euro couldn’t ignore it and had sent medicine and food.
Elon had ended up in this state because those damn Relics of Yanli didn’t bring in any money, but conversely, Euro had made a fortune because of them.
Most of the relics circulating in the market or put up for sale by others, aside from those Elon possessed, were in Euro’s hands. A very small portion had been taken by Larry, who had obtained information from him.
Euro had no intention of coveting what Elon had. He wasn’t so devoid of conscience as to [unauthorized copy]take the remaining pieces for a pittance when the man had already suffered immense losses.
“Let’s go inside and talk.”
“Yes, yes. I have nothing to offer you, but…”
Elon quickly guided Euro inside. The house was extremely small, consisting of a single room with a bed, a small dining table, and a tiny kitchen.
Looking at the scene, Euro was reminded of the studio apartment he had lived in before his possession. This place was certainly not large enough for a family of three.
Elon seated Dent and Euro in the dining chairs and brought over a small wooden stool without a backrest for himself. The narrow house felt cramped with just three men.
“Have you lived here with your family all this time?”
“Not exactly. It was larger originally, but I had to sell the house after returning. Forget the investment funds, I didn’t even have money to pay my crew…”
“I noticed that the relics weren’t completely unsellable.”
“The investors took all that money. Even if a relic is sold at an auction house or elsewhere, none of the share falls to me.”
“Is there a lot of investment debt left?”
“It’s not a small amount.”
Elon scratched his head as he spoke. His circumstances were so impoverished that he couldn’t even offer a glass of water, let alone a cup of tea, to his guest.
“Even if you sell all your relics to me, you probably won’t be able to pay back all the investment funds.”
“…Still, I am grateful just that you are willing to buy them. However, since you are helping me like this, my conscience forces me to ask.”
“…”
“Why on earth are you collecting them?”
“You’ll find out in due time. Where are you keeping the other relics?”
“There’s not much to call ‘keeping.’ Please follow me.”
Saying so, Elon opened a side door attached to the kitchen. It was a door leading to the backyard. Following him out, the small yard was filled with piles of the Relics of Yanli.
As he said, this wasn’t “storage.” Without a single tent to block the rain, let alone a wall, the Relics of Yanli were simply piled up. Even if they weren’t visually stunning, they were all statues; it was an absurd way to treat them.
“You had no intention of selling them at all.”
At Euro’s mutter, Elon nodded.
“Those in auction houses or private collections are managed in their own way, but the ones I have are not.
“…”
“I only picked the ones that looked decent to sell. The ones I have are flawed… and as you can see, the storage condition is a mess, so they can’t be considered decorative pieces.”
Elon trudged through the piled relics and stood facing Euro.
“When I heard the news that the Duchess was collecting the Relics of Yanli, I contacted you immediately. Since I heard you didn’t care about the condition or shape, I honestly intended to sell them all while keeping the fact that I stored them like this a secret.”
“…”
“I have a daughter of marriageable age. Instead of being sent to a good home, she is working in Flynn with her mother, saying she will pay off her father’s debts.”
Stroking a statue with a complicated expression, Elon looked utterly exhausted. He said that while his own suffering was no problem, he couldn’t bear the fact that his wife and child were suffering as well.
“I didn’t care if you grew angry later and summoned me for punishment. What could I do? It was my karma. But since you took care of me despite us being strangers, I could no longer do that.”
“…”
“Take them.”
Elon spoke as if he had made a decision.
“Just take them all. I left them here knowing they wouldn’t sell anyway. They are nothing more than useless luggage to me, so how could I ask for money?”
Looking at Euro’s face, Elon found it impossible to act shamelessly. They were objects that were useless whether he had them or not. Since Euro had bought everything at the auction house, saving him from storage fees, that was enough.
Euro looked at Elon intently and spoke.
“Have you paid off all the storage fees?”
“A little remains, but I’ll manage somehow. A living mouth won’t be spun into a spiderweb.”
“If you have a daughter, you should be more ruthless.”
Saying this, Euro approached Elon. He then picked up one very small statue at his feet.
“I’ll buy only this one. I’ll pay the price by covering the auction storage fees.”
“What?”
“I’ll pay off all the storage fees.”
“…No, I can’t. I said it was only a little, but that is still a huge amount of money.”
“Huge money?”
Euro snorted and reached out to Dent.
“You brought it, right?”
“Yes.”
Dent pulled a small hammer from his coat and placed it in Euro’s hand. Holding it, Euro smiled and stared at Elon.
“I wondered how you didn’t know this. If it were me, I would have smashed one or two out of sheer anger.”
“…”
“It’s because you’re too soft-natured.”
As he spoke, Euro struck the statue in his hand with the hammer. Elon flinched in surprise, and what was revealed was a necklace with a gemstone of an unbelievable size.
“Now. Looking at this, are the storage fees still ‘huge money’?”
“Ah, no… this is…”
“I earned the money. I’m sorry, but I don’t intend to return what I’ve already bought. Because I discovered it.”
Euro said this and handed the hammer to Elon. Receiving it with a bewildered face, Elon’s gaze remained fixed on the necklace.
“Anyway, there are far more statues here than what I have. I’m sorry, but since the ones here have too many flaws and the storage condition is poor, I’ll pass even if you give them to me for free.”
“So, I mean, right now, this…”
“Congratulations, Elon.”
“…”
“You won’t have to worry about your wife and daughter starving anymore.”
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