Chapter 70
Georg has set off a journey to Flamme for my medicine as per my request . More than a month had passed and he still hasn’t come home . I wonder if Miss Flora chased after Georg out of love, or simply came to visit .
If the former is true, the vitality of a maiden in love is amazing .
“Marie, you’re spacing out . Keep walking forward . ”
Klaus called out to me with a bitter voice .
“Please forget that dumb woman . ”
“…Haa . ”
I nodded and said nothing further . Now is not the time to worry about Miss Flora’s travel purposes . Let’s concentrate on the matter at hand .
First of all, this water . What should I do?
“Say, brother… mind taking this to the kitchen-“
“O~i, lil’ Miss!”
I looked up at Klaus when another voice interrupted me . The source of the voice was a sailor coming down the stairs .
“…?”
‘Little Miss?’ Was he talking to me?
The man who came running over to us was the sailor who was on the deck a moment ago . He stopped with his waist now right in my face . He had dark skin and rough copper red hair, with scary looking eyes of the same colour that I don’t dare looking straight into . He seemed to be in his mid-30s .
When you’re looked down upon by such a towering man you would naturally feel intimidated . I unknowingly hung my head down . Surprisingly, he gave me a gentle smile .
“Thank you, Miss . ”
“Eh…?”
My eyes flew wide open in surprise at the unexpected words . I wonder why he thanked me? When I tilted my head as if confused, the sailor wryly smiled back .
“You told the spoiled lady back there that she shouldn’t waste water . ”
The sailor scratches his cheek awkwardly .
“Since it’s my responsibility to tell people these things, I’m sorry you had to deal with her instead . ”
“No!”
I panicked and shook my head .
“I jumped out without thinking… rather, haven’t I caused you more trouble?”
There’s no mistake that the atmosphere on deck back then was terrible . I’m surely also at fault and I don’t deserve to be thanked or apologised to .
“Not at all! If lil’ Miss didn’t interfere like she did, the situation would have been much worse . ”
His big hand gently stroke my head that was still hung over .
“You are a brave and kind child . I’m sure your brother is very proud of you . ”
“Yes, I am… but I cannot take my eyes off her since she always get herself in troublesome situations . ”
Klaus said with a bitter face .
In contrast to me and Klaus who also had the same bitter face, the sailor gave a cheerful laugh . I couldn’t keep up with the situation .
“You are a good brother and sister . ”
“Yes . ”
“Is that so…?”
Comparing between Klaus who smiled and I who made a doubtful look, the sailor affirmed once again that we were indeed ‘really close siblings . ’
“I’m Paul, may hear your names?”
Like that, we also introduced ourselves .
The sailor, Paul, seems to serve as the kitchen staff aboard this ship . I decided to entrust the lemon water with him since he works in the kitchen but it somehow turned out that we will get a tour of his workplace .
The kitchen was narrower than I thought . Since there are kitchen utensils and rations all over the place, it feels like we’re interrupting their work . The two sailors who were already inside were wide-eyed in surprise and looked to Paul for an explanation .
“What’s going on, Paul? There’s a cute customer with you today . ”
“I was wondering what you were doing . So you were flirting around, huh?”
“It’s a wonderful achievement, you better praise me!”
“Shut up, idiot! We’re busy around here . Go back to work already!”
With Paul stretching out his chest proudly, some boos were thrown his way .
“I know already . But before that… Eh? Where did my apples go?”
Paul with the barrel under his arms, sensed that something was wrong .
“Oh, you mean the ones that you bought for the goddess, right?”
“I ate them . ”
“Why?! Do you have a rabbit with you, Kurt?!”
So he thinks that guy has a rabbit hidden somewhere? They say all petite men are stupid . So that’s the guy called Yang .
“Well, a selfish girl like that can’t possibly be the goddess . Instead of offering it to her, I’d rather eat them myself . ”
The young blondie, Kurt, licked the remaining juice off his thumb with an evil smile plastered on his face . Yang watches on with amazement .
“It’s common for rumors to be far from reality . I think you’re hoping for too much Kurt . ”
“No, the real goddess is absolutely different . I’m sure she’s more humble and quiet . A kind-hearted princess is definitely out there somewhere!”
A~h . This guy is beyond help .
I realised I felt a bit distant . The meaning behind the goddess name is straying further from the truth . His dream was crushed . Not once, but twice .
I wonder, what did Miss Flora do? It seemed she gave bad impressions even to the people not on the deck earlier .
“You guys, stop it . You’re in front of our guests . ”
While calming down the two who were in the heat of discussion, Paul scratched his head .
“Speaking of which, I was thinking of giving the lil’ Miss some of my apples, you know?”
“Eh?”
Kurt’s face turned blue after Paul told him so .
“Sorry about this, lil’ Miss . I went through all the trouble of bringing you here but it seems I have nothing to give you . ”
“It’s fine . Please don’t worry about it . Rather, if you’re busy, would you like a helping hand?”
“Thank you, but I can’t let you do that much . Just the thought is enough . Why don’t you go upstairs and enjoy the view together with your big brother?”
I offered my help while looking at the barrels full of potatoes and carrots, but was reluctantly refused . There’s no doubt that there’s not enough manpower… If it’s just peeling, I can do it too .
“…If you don’t mind, can you let her stay here for a bit longer?”
Klaus spoke up after keeping silent all this time . He was making a face as if he’s pondering over something .
To Klaus’ surprising words, I looked up at him with my eyes wide .
“I want my sister to stay away from that woman as much as possible . ”
“Why not relax in your room, then?”
“Unfortunately my sister is the type that just can’t sit still . ”
“Oh, I see!”
Paul came to an understanding .
I’m quite certain that there’s something to be retorted here, but considering my actions so far, I can’t deny it . Actually, I don’t want to stay in the same room alone with Klaus . It would be great if you give me something to do during my free time .
“Could I ask this of you?”
“Yes, of course . ”
“I will help too . ”
Klaus added, nodding next to me with a smile .
“Brother, please sit still and be quiet . ”
Klaus widened his eyes . You have to make sure he doesn’t do anything unnecessary .
He was giving me a look as if asking ‘Why did you say such a thing?’
You don’t even realise how bad you are at cooking . This guy…
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