Enjoy
“
No,
I
…”
“
Friend
!
I quickly grabbed Isik's hand and said so
.
“
Friend?
“
Isik asked, frowning
.
“
Yes, he was in the same nursery, it's been a long time, hasn't it uh
…”
So what's his name?
When I looked at him with those eyes, the boy quickly answered
.
“
Andy
“
“
Yes, Andy
.
Andy said
“
“…”
Isaac let go of Andy's wrist and wiped my cheek with his sleeve
.
“
Did you eat all the bread?
“
“
No, just milk
“
“
So, is there a ghost who ate all the bread?
“
He laughed playfully
.
“
Where is henry?
“
“
He tortures, no, he walks
!
He went for a walk
“
“
Hmm
“
I nodded to him
.
'
good
.
It would be easier to move without Henry
.’
Henry is so smart that it's difficult to navigate, but Isik was simple compared to him
.
“
Shall we go see the puppy?
“
“
I will carry you
!
“
No, follow us from afar
“
Isik said to Andy, as if he hated seeing him
.
***
When the Doppelds' wagon rolled into Andy's nursery
.
A middle-aged woman appeared
.
“
Why did Your Majesty come to such a shabby place? My name is Mattel Kimble
.
I am the director of this nursery
“
She was upset to see Isik
.
But Isik looked at the nursery building with a completely sad face, without paying any attention to her
.
“
It's worse than the picture
…”
Isik, who had muttered thus, looked at me
.
“
Was your place like this?
“
“
No
“
Isik's face lit up at my words
.
“
Right? Not that bad, right?
“
“
It's great here
.
It's very big
“
The kid's face somehow became sadder when I said that with a big smile
.
But this place is really better
.
The building is old and dilapidated, but it was up to the third floor with a well
.
Mattel bowed slightly with both hands and told Isik
.
“
Would you like to go inside?
“
Isik nodded with a stiff face
.
“
Yes, the interior should be different
.
The inside won't look like this
“
Isik and the rest followed the director
.
I don't know what's going on, but I'm glad Isik is interested in foster care
.
'
I can meet Zachary
.’
The manager proudly showed off the interior decoration
.
“
The beds here are new, and there are three bathrooms
.
There is an oven in the dining room, so they make their own snacks
“
The faces of Izik and the maids darkened
.
For the people of Doubled, this place would be hell
.
This was exactly the opposite of Dobled Castle
.
Their furniture is worn out, and the mold on the wallpaper is almost covered over
.
The building is large but there were only a few usable rooms due to careless management
.
“
Now I will show you the children's bedrooms and study rooms
“
Then I patted my knee
.
“
My leg hurts
“
The director was delighted
.
“
You can rest in my office
“
I'm a slow walker, I think Isik and the maids all go at my pace, so the manager thought she couldn't show them the nursery properly
.
The manager asked Andy to bring me some juice to drink and tried to take me to the office
.
Leah was on guard outside the room and I slid into the chair
.
There was a list of children in the nursery on the table
.
“
Zachary, Zachary
…”
I narrowed the middle of my forehead as I scanned the menu
.
What, why isn't there someone called Zachary?
“
It is a disgrace to the people of Doubled
.
They didn't know about talents like Zachary
.
That's why the human network is important
“
The story I heard at the social party came to mind clearly
.
'
What happened? Was there a private nursery I didn't know of nearby?
'
Just in time, Andy came with the juice
.
He said as he placed the juice on the table
:
“
I will give you this juice to drink, but I do not advise you to drink it
.
The expiration date has passed
“
“
How many kids are here, Andy?
“
“
Sixteen
“
“
So, how many of you are left?
“
“
Four
.
No, three
.
One boy was adopted last week
“
I opened my eyes wide in surprise
.
With Zachary's age, he may be adopted
.
Very young children go to most homes
.
There was only one adoption where I grew up
.
An older boy is taken to work on a farm
.
'
So, is it Zachary?
'
No matter how much I think about it, it's just a possibility
.
'
I think I came too late
.’
I pressed my cheek
.
But I hadn't heard that Zachary had adoptive parents
.
Then he could have been sent, or he could have escaped
.
'
Let's keep an eye on the nursery for now
.’
I will come back if I get a call
.
“
Hey!
-!”
Suddenly I heard children crying
.
I blinked in surprise, Andy's face hardened and he quickly opened the window
.
Outside the window, six large men were kicking in the nursery door
.
Some have a few children on their side
.
“
You bastards, again
...!”
Andy jumped over the window frame
.
"
my brother
-!"
“
Hey, brother
!!”
The children cried louder when they saw Andy, while the men who broke into the nursery threatened them
.
Andy frowned and shouted
.
“
Leave them, you bastards
!
The shortest guy on the team told Andy
.
“
If you want it back, bring the passbook
.
Even if you make a loan at someone else's gambling place, you will have to keep the payback date on time
“
“
I paid the interest
!
This is what happened
.
'
There are gambling enthusiasts here and there
.’
I crawled over the window frame and jumped
.
I was afraid the kids would get hurt, and when I got in front of Andy, there was a strange scene
.
“
Ahhh
-!”
“
You bastards
...!”
What kind of situation is this?
Children wear pots as hats and move around with pans and boards
.
"
attacks
!"
When Andy screamed, little hands came out of the window and threw eggs at the men
.
While the men were lost, Andy quickly ran to rescue the captured children
.
“
Anna, Maurice, Rudy
“
"
now
!"
Running in front of the building, the children threw balloons at the men
.
Whenever they collide with men's bodies or fall to the ground, the balloons explode and scatter white powder into the air
.
Andy laughed as the flour and white powder covered the man's body
.
Then he lit a match and threw it at them
.
The fire ignited in the air like a bomb exploding in an instant
.
“
Aghhhh
!
“
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
!!”
When particles fly through the air and fires start, the particles quickly explode
.
It was one of the ways Zachary defeated the Sorcerer in the Imperial Civil War
.
'
This
…’
But he didn't quite overpower the men
.
The wind was blowing hard because it was winter
.
Because the particles were flying through the air, the fire was not strong
.
The men were burned, but they rose again
.
Andy clicked his tongue and shouted
:
“
Despicable
“
“
Run away, you bastards
!
The frightened children quickly began to run away, but one child was captured
.
Andy gritted his teeth and bit the man's arm
.
“
You bastard
!
The short man took the dagger from his arms
.
When I saw the dagger, I wanted to make a barrier, but I couldn't exert my strength
.
'
The goal is too far away
.’
And I couldn't control my power
.
If I do something wrong, the baby and Andy could get stuck and die
.
'
Once he lets Andy go, I'll guide him to me
.’
“
Ugly uncle
!
“
What?
“
The man looked at me again
.
“
You look ugly
!
Dwarf
!
My eyes are dirty
!
The short man came into a frenzy
.
Then
.
Something like a red string stretched from somewhere and moved the short man
.
“
QKK
-!”
“
What, what, what
...!”
As the men shouted a familiar voice was heard
.
“
Shh, don't make my daughter surprised
“
I screamed when I saw the man running out of the building
.
“
The Duke
…
?
“
The Duke, dressed in his usual comfortable clothes, looked at the men with cold eyes
.
“
Who is the ugly face that defiled my daughter's vision?
“
“
Oh, all of them
Ugly
“
Henry, who walked behind the Duke, looked at the men,
Isik ran towards me, held my face with both hands, and said with a serious expression
.
“
Let's wash our eyes
“
–
Translation
:
Louisia
.
~~
End of the chapter