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“ Talking about once you told me that the boy claimed to be a Shepherd in the past, is it true? He seems so innocent. Would he be the one remembered in the tale who purify our lord Maotelus?” The old lady asked after some days of observation.
“God knows. He said he has no money to pay and ask if we may let them help as a return.”
“...Hard to think about what will be suitable for them, we barely know about them.” The lady warned.
“Right, we should also provide them a residence.”
“You wouldn’t want to take them in, would you?”
“True, you know me too well.”
“....I suppose that also a suitable way to keep them under our watch.” The lady sighed for his kindness.
“Also, this….. and I think you are right, I feel sorry to the girl.”
“You said they are not the same.” She got that the doctor is talking about the girl in the lost tower.
“Indeed, that’s why I won’t let myself to make the same mistake. I won’t leave my patient alone again.”
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Velvet POV
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Almost a week pass by the day I installed the mechanic prosthesis. I try hard on the rehabilitation to gain the normal mobility of human.
The view here really different from my time, the building here built by a stone like hard material, but it is not stone and it looks more smooth than a stone.16Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT7Lt9CFljU
The ornament of the building cannot be found, it is not like there is any status or carving on the edge of the building, but a smooth slab.16Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq6YehqgGAd
The buildings nowadays are at least 20 times higher than that in my time. I realized that I woke up in an Age far far away from my time. The only thing I glad to see is that people live harmoniously with their free will, just like the view I saw in Aball. Guess that is the reason I find peace in this place, no more killing and struggling.
Being ignorant in this age and place, there isn't any complex work I may help with, but to start with some physical works. Even for physical works, text-reading is required, the word-form has changed a certain degree with time, so it is better to rely on someone to help on this. Luckily, the villagers are keen on helping me.
“Velvet, won’t you need to take a rest?” my colleague asked.
“No thanks, I am fine,” I answered as usual, despite the fact I am a bit tired. I would like to get used to the prosthesis and get back my past strength.
“....just don’t overwork yourself.” my colleague sighed as he knew it is hard to change my mind.
Sorey started working here earlier than me, but he isn't that reliable, he still lacks work experience, maybe it is because this is his first time to work.16Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwNZc0HjldH
However, from the observation these days, he is just as ignorant as me that he has less common sense for the things nowadays.
In fact, since the day I met Sorey, I have thought that Sorey is a weird guy, for him to be a maniac about ruins and knowledge which the things I am not interested in.
Sure, Sorey is indeed a good person, as his appearance and character were perfect suiting the kindness.16Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZH10JFHawS
But ... as the first impression, he was like hiding something big. In the evidence, he speaks nothing of himself and he explained it his loss of memory. However, I had already noticed that he was not really amnesia, he is not really good at lying, but I have no problem with him keeping in that way.16Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmQi1AjjIoX
I am not interested, and I have no plan to link with someone before I go see Phi and then go die again.16Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtwLoHXu2A8
My general impression to him is that he has the eyes that know the pain and beauty in the world.16Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcQ0bJdAzRW
Everything indicating he is a nice person, but to talk something weird to me, excluding the fake amnesia, it was the earring. It is very rare to see a boy wear feather earring every day.
“Sometimes I wonder how did you get the earring, it is a bit ...weird to me.” He has been nice to me so I tried to ask not so rude but I would say I failed at finding better words.
“I don’t think so, weird?” He looked back at my eyes with pure doubt.
“Yeah, it is unusual for a man to wear earrings like this, but it somehow looks great on you.”
“Hmm, I will take it as a compliment, thank you. Oh, would you like to have a try? I will lend you.”
“Hmm…is it ok? I don’t mind to have a try.” he nodded and so I received the earring from him and attach it on my ears.
“So...How’s that? Sorey.”
“You look good, cuter.”
“Oh?? Is….is it?!” ‘Cute’ is a word that I hardly received, no one said this in the past, so it is unexpected from Sorey for me.
“Yeah, they form a contrast with your beautiful black hair.” It is not like a fake compliment, I can see the sincerity in his eyes.
“ It doesn't matter what hair is although some people told me that since I am a woman, I should aware of my hair more.’ Some people ... in the past.”
“I think they are right, if you take more care of them, you will be more beautiful.” Although he say it out of sincerity, there is a possibility that he says things like this to all girl......well, not like I care.
“........Anyway, I will return it to you. In order not to lose important things, you must take good care of it.” The earrings seem important to Sorey, so I returned it and stop the topic by the way.
“Right, thanks! It is, in fact, the first thing I found in the ruin with my friend Mikleo.” Related to ruins again, why is that not surprising to me.
“..........Keep the ruin story, or we won’t have the dinner.” I will stop him with the catering things, a useful reason to stop his very long story telling.
“Oh, ok, just leave it next time.”
“Yeah, maybe next time.” It is rude but No, I don’t want it thanks. That is like some lecture without any textbook to follow.
I doubt his identity, he is not the villager here. From the collected information, he stated himself as a normal traveler with his sword for self-defense, but my colleague told me that sword is rarely used by people nowadays, not to mention to carry it around. It feels like he is similar to me that he is not the people of this age.
For me, I have some work experience in Tabatha's bar at least so I may adopt in the work environment faster. He is the one who saves me and supports me when I had a dying thought, so I will at least try to help him as I can. (Though I don’t really want to live.)16Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6AfDJQDVeo
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Sorey POV
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The doctor offers two separate rooms at his home for us to live, he said they were the rooms of their kids but their kids didn't live with them now.16Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Zvswshpx4
They don't mind to offer to lodge to us, as the rooms are empty now.16Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyaBB7TjFzY
I can't thank them more for receiving so much kindness from them, and I don't know how to payback in return, and I get another thought when I am thinking the way to pay back, I recall a person I can't payback anymore.16Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQw0zMWya4J
“ We don't really expect a payback, so don't worry.” The old lady put a hand on my shoulder to comfort me, I guess I show my sadness to her when I have a sudden thought.16Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡypQ5JcOGFM
“ Thank you very much.” This is the only thing I can say.
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I amazed by the view I first noticed when I came out of the clinic. I was too busy to notice the view when I came to this village, and now I thought how did I miss such an astonishing view at that time.16Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsM4feOPgR7
This is a type of architecture I never expect.
Buildings with 20 or more storeys stand on the ground without a large base. Even the tallest building in my time can't be built the tall height without the aid of a large base or a very sharp top.16Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2MFLFN8mX7
The pointed arch is used in my time to build the tall church with a narrow tower at the top and gain natural light via the rose window, however, I see no such impression in nowadays buildings, the present buildings are built with a flat rooftop with a form of a vertical straight beam. It is simple but still astonished me.
I asked my colleague, they said that the buildings are not some important building but the apartment for people. They said there are houses with several storeys only in the outermost side of the village for some rich people residence and the large living area is designed in there.
This makes me curious about modern society and how will an important building look like? Since in my time, the palace and the church are the tall buildings, as the height was designed to represent power, not like what I got from my colleague.16Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRAC4lWdK6c
Apart from the architecture, there is some interesting concept in the economic aspect too, such as a credit card. The design of coin also change a lot, some engraved with some flowers pattern, some engraved with an icon of someone, same happens on the design of the banknote. I wonder who is the person printed on the bank currency, is she a heroine?
Though I am excited about the new life, it is not easy to adapt to a new way of life. Thankfully, the villagers are passionate to offer aid and Velvet tries to help me get on track too.16Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyrSBJHosJj
She always notices some detail and reminds me of that, sometimes she helps me indirectly, If I have a sister, I believe she will act like Velvet too.16Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYHeWS70Tvs
I heard that Velvet is a caring person with her own softness. I guess I get what Maotelus meant now.
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Days went fast, two months have passed, but Velvet doesn't talk much to me apart from work reminding, so I still feel a certain distance from her and she seems to keep distance to all people around her too, it is not like she wants to live in here for a long time.16Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaTyQOLkspF
Although it is obvious that the mechanic prosthesis is very expensive, the doctor said we may leave as our will now.
By this time, it is not like I would have fulfilled my duty as a Shepherd, but still, I would like to explore the world and visit my friends.16Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9qhxW5VyTX
Let’s suppose they are all alive except my human friends, maybe I may meet Velvet’s companions too. I would like to start a journey, but I am not going to go alone, it is depressive if there is not a friend who share the fun with me.
To think about the days I exploring the ruins with Mikleo, discussing the history and functions of the ancient buildings, that may be few of the reasons I love exploring ruins. I don't know whether Velvet likes ruins and whether she is willing to go with me, but I will ask.
I knock on Velvet's room door.
“ Who is it?”
“ It is me, Sorey, I would like to ask you something.”
“ What is it?” Velvet opened the door.
“Umm......Would you like to start a journey with me after our work-repayments is done?” I tried to ask nicely since this is the first time for me to invite the girl who is not close to me at all to travel together.
“.......”She held her chin and looked down the ground in another direction than me like she is considering the offer.
“Yes, sure.” Velvet thought about something and finally agree to my invitation. It is surprisingly smooth and now we will travel together.
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Velvet pov
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Sorey has asked me to travel with him together one day, there must be something to trigger him to give the offer when we still have the debt to clear.
Considering only the offer, I am not fully willing to travel as I don’t really want to live but that is a good chance to see Laphicet, not a bad thing to have a companion on a journey when there is so much uncertainty in the world.
The doctor asked us for a meeting to talk about things one day.
“ You two may leave now, it is enough for repayment.” The doctor stated.
“...But..” It is clearly not enough for the high-rank equipment like the metallic prosthesis.
“You guys gave the precious time to us as a companion to elderlies like us.” He stated longingly, I may guess their children left them for a long time.
“........”
“What would you two like to do then?” The old lady who took care of us since our arrival asked.
“ We would like to travel together,” Sorey announced happily.
“ To where? And are you guys just go without a traveling passport and Identity card?” The old lady worried about us. If my mum still lived, she would be like her, worrying about everything.
I should say she has a right concern, even in my last journey, I was using a fake passport to pass through the city gate and it was definitely the worst to try passing the gate without a passport, thanks to the Empyrean that maybe I will not be forced to act like a dove.
“Umm......” I see Sorey hasn't thought about it, I wonder if he lives in this age as he seems as ignorant as me as I observed.
“I should know that, take them with you.” The old lady gave us a card and a booklet, which may be the passport.
“Thanks! How did you….?” I gazed at Sorey and wondered will the lady honestly answer the question. From my point of view, the old lady made the fake passport and identity card for us, she is doing us a favor, we better accept it silently.
“Not a big due, just made it from the first day we asked you guys to take a photo with some help from others.” The old lady answered normally. They made it in quite a normal way and not as the dark way I thought, maybe I am just thinking too much. However, I doubt that the documents could be made with just a photo taking but no signature required. Anyway, I will not ask for more.
“Thank you, for everything.” We thanks the doctor and the old lady sincerely when we leave the village.
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The old lady reminds me of Tabatha, the boss of the Bloodwing Butterflies. She may be a nice person to some extent, I gain great aid from her too in my last journey, they always fulfill requests quickly with their network.16Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXnQzrArtWc
I shall say the Bloodwing Butterfly is a successful dark guild, I wonder if they are still operating nowadays, but I can sure that this old lady is related to the underground society.
As we go outside the village, Sorey is finding his bag for the map and compass that need in the journey. I see a cape with a similar pattern as I have seen on Artorius's cape and also his glove.....16Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5gMdDQfURK
Is he a shepherd too?
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