Chapter 52: 51 "We've reached a settlement" ①
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"......n,n"
"Dear Erica, dear Erica. Are you awake?"
Erika woke up in the rattling carriage.
Sam felt relieved.
"What? I'm..."
"It looks like a mild concussion. The doctors have checked him out and he's fine."
"...... What about the duel?"
I won.
"......I knew it. I vaguely remember that."
An hour had already passed since the duel.
Sam and Erica are on their way back to King's Landing in a carriage provided by a merchant.
Sam, who had no need of money, slaves, or trouble after that, gave the merchant the three boys and the girl for free.
In return, he could borrow a sturdy and fast carriage.
The formalities through the guild have already been completed and the dolganas are now the property of the merchant.
What would happen to them in the future was none of Sam's business.
"I am glad you are safe."
"--don't you smile?"
"Why is that?"
Sam tilted his head, unsure of the meaning of the question.
He had no idea why he was laughing at Erica.
But Erica's face contorts and she covers her eyes with her arms.
"I made a big promise to fight a duel, and this is the result. If it weren't for you, I'd be a slave right now.
"That's impossible. He lost by foul play. The result is the same.
In the end, Sam won the battle by making Dorgana and the others surrender, but there was no doubt that he would have lost by foul play even if he had not fought.
They were proud of him because he was a viscount, but that was no use to the Adventurers' Guild.
Either way, they would still lose by foul play.
Sam just couldn't forgive them for hurting Erica, so he took action.
Erica was never going to be a slave.
"--I'm sorry."
"What?"
Sam couldn't believe his ears at Erica's sudden apology.
It was the first time Erica had apologized for her stubborn attitude ever since they had met.
But he could not understand the reason for her apology.
"What's wrong, all of a sudden?"
"Thanks to you, I don't have to put myself out of my misery."
"I don't need an apology. I did what I did because I wanted to. But from now on, let's just think a little bit more carefully about what we're doing.
"Yes."
Sam felt no need to say anything more to Erica, who responded honestly.
The once rash Erika was now quiet and regretful of what she had done.
Then, I don't intend to repeat my complaint unnecessarily.
（But why the sudden change of attitude?)
You know what?
"Yes."
After listening for a while, Erika opened her mouth to me.
"You know, I was jealous of you.
"Jealous? Me, sir?"
"Of course not. Because you are the only disciple of Ur sister and the heir to everything ......"
"Dear Erica."
"I was frustrated. I didn't want to admit it. So I'm ...... sorry I was so unreasonable with you."
Tears stream down her cheeks from her eyes, which she hides with her arms.
"I don't care."
But I do care. But I do care. I'm a fool for dueling with a stupid nobleman and now I'm in this mess. I'm so sorry for myself.
Erica began to sob softly.
Sam could only pretend not to notice.
"I couldn't believe it when I heard that ...... Ur sister had died, and then you inherited everything, and I lost my goals and everything. I wanted to blame you even though I knew I was taking it out on you."
"It's understandable, since you lost your family."
"--but you lost someone important to you, too, didn't you?"
Ur was my precious, my beloved.
"Then what I did is disgusting. I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry for what I did to those who are suffering as much as I am. ......
Sam gently squeezes Erica's hand as she bursts into tears.
"It's okay. I was blessed to have been with Ur for so long, even more than you. I got to say goodbye. That's all that matters."
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry!"
Sam held Erica's hand as she continued to apologize and quieted her down.
I know how it feels to lose someone you love.
Especially for Erica, who was also a precious member of her immediate family.
She has been with Erica longer than Sam.
There is no way that we can blame her for taking it out on us out of grief.
Sam was glad that she had spoken her mind.
He was glad he had come to terms with Erica.
（We all love you.)
Sam continues to comfort Erica, thinking of his late mentor.
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"......n,n"
"Dear Erica, dear Erica. Are you awake?"
Erika woke up in the rattling carriage.
Sam felt relieved.
"What? I'm..."
"It looks like a mild concussion. The doctors have checked him out and he's fine."
"...... What about the duel?"
I won.
"......I knew it. I vaguely remember that."
An hour had already passed since the duel.
Sam and Erica are on their way back to King's Landing in a carriage provided by a merchant.
Sam, who had no need of money, slaves, or trouble after that, gave the merchant the three boys and the girl for free.
In return, he could borrow a sturdy and fast carriage.
The formalities through the guild have already been completed and the dolganas are now the property of the merchant.
What would happen to them in the future was none of Sam's business.
"I am glad you are safe."
"--don't you smile?"
"Why is that?"
Sam tilted his head, unsure of the meaning of the question.
He had no idea why he was laughing at Erica.
But Erica's face contorts and she covers her eyes with her arms.
"I made a big promise to fight a duel, and this is the result. If it weren't for you, I'd be a slave right now.
"That's impossible. He lost by foul play. The result is the same.
In the end, Sam won the battle by making Dorgana and the others surrender, but there was no doubt that he would have lost by foul play even if he had not fought.
They were proud of him because he was a viscount, but that was no use to the Adventurers' Guild.
Either way, they would still lose by foul play.
Sam just couldn't forgive them for hurting Erica, so he took action.
Erica was never going to be a slave.
"--I'm sorry."
"What?"
Sam couldn't believe his ears at Erica's sudden apology.
It was the first time Erica had apologized for her stubborn attitude ever since they had met.
But he could not understand the reason for her apology.
"What's wrong, all of a sudden?"
"Thanks to you, I don't have to put myself out of my misery."
"I don't need an apology. I did what I did because I wanted to. But from now on, let's just think a little bit more carefully about what we're doing.
"Yes."
Sam felt no need to say anything more to Erica, who responded honestly.
The once rash Erika was now quiet and regretful of what she had done.
Then, I don't intend to repeat my complaint unnecessarily.
（But why the sudden change of attitude?)
You know what?
"Yes."
After listening for a while, Erika opened her mouth to me.
"You know, I was jealous of you.
"Jealous? Me, sir?"
"Of course not. Because you are the only disciple of Ur sister and the heir to everything ......"
"Dear Erica."
"I was frustrated. I didn't want to admit it. So I'm ...... sorry I was so unreasonable with you."
Tears stream down her cheeks from her eyes, which she hides with her arms.
"I don't care."
But I do care. But I do care. I'm a fool for dueling with a stupid nobleman and now I'm in this mess. I'm so sorry for myself.
Erica began to sob softly.
Sam could only pretend not to notice.
"I couldn't believe it when I heard that ...... Ur sister had died, and then you inherited everything, and I lost my goals and everything. I wanted to blame you even though I knew I was taking it out on you."
"It's understandable, since you lost your family."
"--but you lost someone important to you, too, didn't you?"
Ur was my precious, my beloved.
"Then what I did is disgusting. I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry for what I did to those who are suffering as much as I am. ......
Sam gently squeezes Erica's hand as she bursts into tears.
"It's okay. I was blessed to have been with Ur for so long, even more than you. I got to say goodbye. That's all that matters."
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry!"
Sam held Erica's hand as she continued to apologize and quieted her down.
I know how it feels to lose someone you love.
Especially for Erica, who was also a precious member of her immediate family.
She has been with Erica longer than Sam.
There is no way that we can blame her for taking it out on us out of grief.
Sam was glad that she had spoken her mind.
He was glad he had come to terms with Erica.
（We all love you.)
Sam continues to comfort Erica, thinking of his late mentor.
"......n,n""Dear Erica, dear Erica. Are you awake?"Erika woke up in the rattling carriage.Sam felt relieved."What?I'm...""It looks like a mild concussion. The doctors have checked him out and he's fine.""...... What about the duel?"I won."......I knew it. I vaguely remember that."An hour had already passed since the duel.Sam and Erica are on their way back to King's Landing in a carriage provided by a merchant.Sam, who had no need of money, slaves, or trouble after that, gave the merchant the three boys and the girl for free.In return, he could borrow a sturdy and fast carriage.The formalities through the guild have already been completed and the dolganas are now the property of the merchant.What would happen to them in the future was none of Sam's business."I am glad you are safe.""--don't you smile?""Why is that?"Sam tilted his head, unsure of the meaning of the question.He had no idea why he was laughing at Erica.But Erica's face contorts and she covers her eyes with her arms."I made a big promise to fight a duel, and this is the result. If it weren't for you, I'd be a slave right now."That's impossible. He lost by foul play. The result is the same.In the end, Sam won the battle by making Dorgana and the others surrender, but there was no doubt that he would have lost by foul play even if he had not fought.They were proud of him because he was a viscount, but that was no use to the Adventurers' Guild.Either way, they would still lose by foul play.Sam just couldn't forgive them for hurting Erica, so he took action.Erica was never going to be a slave."--I'm sorry.""What?"Sam couldn't believe his ears at Erica's sudden apology.It was the first time Erica had apologized for her stubborn attitude ever since they had met.But he could not understand the reason for her apology."What's wrong, all of a sudden?""Thanks to you, I don't have to put myself out of my misery.""I don't need an apology. I did what I did because I wanted to. But from now on, let's just think a little bit more carefully about what we're doing."Yes."Sam felt no need to say anything more to Erica, who responded honestly.The once rash Erika was now quiet and regretful of what she had done.Then, I don't intend to repeat my complaint unnecessarily.But why the sudden change of attitude?You know what?"Yes."After listening for a while, Erika opened her mouth to me."You know, I was jealous of you."Jealous?Me, sir?""Of course not. Because you are the only disciple of Ur sister and the heir to everything ......""Dear Erica.""I was frustrated. I didn't want to admit it. So I'm ...... sorry I was so unreasonable with you."Tears stream down her cheeks from her eyes, which she hides with her arms."I don't care."But I do care. But I do care. I'm a fool for dueling with a stupid nobleman and now I'm in this mess. I'm so sorry for myself.Erica began to sob softly.Sam could only pretend not to notice."I couldn't believe it when I heard that ...... Ur sister had died, and then you inherited everything, and I lost my goals and everything. I wanted to blame you even though I knew I was taking it out on you.""It's understandable, since you lost your family.""--but you lost someone important to you, too, didn't you?"Ur was my precious, my beloved."Then what I did is disgusting. I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry for what I did to those who are suffering as much as I am. ......Sam gently squeezes Erica's hand as she bursts into tears."It's okay. I was blessed to have been with Ur for so long, even more than you. I got to say goodbye. That's all that matters.""I'm sorry, I'm sorry!"Sam held Erica's hand as she continued to apologize and quieted her down.I know how it feels to lose someone you love.Especially for Erica, who was also a precious member of her immediate family.She has been with Erica longer than Sam.There is no way that we can blame her for taking it out on us out of grief.Sam was glad that she had spoken her mind.He was glad he had come to terms with Erica.We all love you.Sam continues to comfort Erica, thinking of his late mentor.
