Chapter 50
Chapter 50: A woman named Filaret
I opened my eyes and realized that my body was resting at the second floor of the night tavern, I could easily recognize this place because I had been here previously .
I wondered what time of the day it was . Perhaps, it was the middle of the night . I could see that the soft and pleasant moonlight touched the window of the room .
There was no sound in the surroundings . It was as if silence swallowed the entire world . Yet, my heart didn’t feel that relaxed nor pleasant about this quietness . I hated this environment and the calmness of the night . Bewilderment and confusion swirled with each other in my heart .
What happened after those events? I wondered about what really happened and how it ended up .
I exchanged sword blows with Helot Stanley . And, in the end, I managed to break that Lizard’s chin . Still, these events were the last memories I could recall in my mind .
But, afterwards . I wasn’t sure how I managed to escape from that perilous situation . I was badly hurt and I was the only one against several men . There was no way that I could’ve escaped on my own . In other words, someone rescued me and brought me here .
But, who? Who would help someone like me? Was it God itself? On this precise moment, I recalled a memory .
Certainly, the wind . The wind was blowing on my earlobes back then . I remembered that a voice called to me . I’ve got the feeling that I was wrapped up in something out of this world based on my vague consciousness . It was as if the wind saved me by lifting my whole body .
…I see . So, it was Filaret .
My brain tried to figure out many options . But, I realized that only one person could have saved me based on these assumptions . She was the only person capable of saving me amidst the malice and the life-and-death situation of a fight .
Of course . There was a high probability that this was all a dream . Or maybe it was all an illusion of my mind . All that my eyes wanted to believe . A daydream . But, once I moved my fingertips and started to move my upper body I realized that this wasn’t a dream after all .
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I felt severe pain from the right side of my stomach . And because I moved my upper body recklessly, this pain spread throughout my whole body .
My back teeth gritted on one another involuntarily . I pressed my teeth so much to suppress the pain that it even made a cracking sound . I didn’t have a choice but to wait until the pain subsided, while I quivered my jaw repeatedly . The moment my pain went slightly away, I realized that I was severely injured, but that someone tended to my wounds .
Cold sweat fell from my forehead .
「…Don’t get up . Beasts, and even dragons, rest when they’re injured . 」
I heard the word “dragons” and I noticed that it were Filaret who spoke, while hiding beneath the moonlight of the night . Her language was graceful and friendly .
However, my spine jumped from a sudden surprise when I heard her voice, and my body was tormented by pain once again .
「Hmm…Hey, you could’ve warned me that you were here . Why are you hiding like that…? 」
「…Where is your thanks? 」
After I spoke bluntly, Filaret replied in a cold manner . She blank her eyes consecutively because she didn’t expect to hear those words of mine . At first, she wasn’t that frustrated, but soon, her annoyance piled up and her words burst out .
「I mean, you should be saying your thanks instead of just complaining about my presence . Do you know that it was hard to save you back then!? Besides…C’mon, you have no idea what I went through with this . So, just say thanks! I saved you . Aren’t you glad that I was there to help you!?」
In the shadow, I could see that Filaret turned her face down .
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I opened my eyes when I saw how vulnerable she was . I saw a scene that I never thought I’d see . My heart couldn’t understand these confusing feelings .
She behaved like a child with tantrums . She was grumpy as opposed to the poised, calm and excellent Filaret La Volgograd that I met on my previous timeline . This personality didn’t match with her previous profile .
Well, of course . There was no doubt that the behaviors of their past lives deviated a little bit from their former selves . I should’ve got used to this by now . But, the differences of this girl were the most obvious . It was as if she was an entirely different person now .
At least, she wasn’t a fool nor a weakling if she put her mind to it .
「That’s right . Lugis bro . You should thank big sis . She’s been taking care of you for the last few days without getting much sleep . 」
Then, a quiet voice came along when the door of the room opened up .
Someone entered the room after bowing his head as a greeting . It was a resident of the Poor People’s cave . It was Wood . His sister Sereal also came with him . I wondered if he managed to escape safely . Sereal was moving her eyes strangely as if she wanted to say something but couldn’t . Her lips were tightly closed .
I see . So, it’s been a few days now . It meant that this night wasn’t the night following the events that happened during the day . So, it has been a while .
Oh really, it seemed that I was really engrossed with my own dreams, since I didn’t want to wake up .
「…Of course . I must show you my gratitude, Filaret . If you weren’t there for me, I would’ve been sleeping alongside the god of death right now . 」
I expressed my utmost respect and gratitude towards Filaret .
Moreover, this wasn’t the first time that Filaret saved my life . She helped me during the fire at the underground temple .
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Really, I would’ve been dead if she weren’t there . The Goddess of Luck abandoned me, but the black-haired Goddess did not .
My words echoed in the room . Those words were definitely straight out of my heart .
However, I didn’t sound like myself . Who would’ve thought that I’d spill genuine words from the bottom of my hearth .
However, it was somewhat better than selling favors to Caria . Yet, this girl was more insecure and eager to gain my attention . Certainly, my words weren’t enough for her .
For a brief moment, Filaret sighed strangely and then, she spoke .
「…One more time . I don’t feel satisfied with your answer . 」
Hey, she’s joking with me .
And then, I didn’t know why, but I continued to humiliate myself a little more, until Filaret was satisfied with my answers .
She made me repeat myself in front of both Wood and Sereal .
I realized that the woman named Filaret wasn’t that better than the woman named Caria .
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「Ah…I shall give my thanks to my bro and big sis as well . 」
Filaret was extremely satisfied after my throat became dry from saying thanks too much . Then, Wood changed the topic to show his own gratitude towards us .
Wood bent over and lowered his head .
「Thank you for saving Sereal…bro and big sis . I can’t express just how grateful I am for your aid…」
His voice sounded as if he were about to burst into tears . I involuntarily squint my eyes . It wasn’t just gratitude . His tone was mixed with regret and compassion .
The mute Sereal also bowed her head like her brother as a sign of gratitude .
「I…I wished that I weren’t so powerless . 」
His words resonated through my earlobes . It seemed that something sunk to the bottom of my belly with a tremendous weight because it felt as if he were enduring some suffering on his own .
I bit my lips slightly before choosing the words to answer him .
「Wood, you don’t have to thank me nor Filaret . That’s what says the contract, right?」
Yes, that one contract .
My relationship with this brother and sister was based on a single contract .