Chapter 5 5 TO THE TOWN

Time passes, and I'm getting wetter as the rain was getting heavier than I had anticipated.

What's with this weather?

It's not even like this earlier, ah!

Do the heavens have no slightest favor in me? I bolted toward the direction of town.

Searching for a safe place to stay is my top priority right now.

"Ah! It's raining again! I haven't experienced this for a long time."

"You are right there! It's so good to feel the rain again!"

"Excuse me, kind Sirs, what is so good about the rain?" I asked the two older men walking on the road when they've bathed themselves with glee.

"Arghh! Miss!?" One of them shrieked, and then he glared.

You surprised us! Just showing yourself up out of the sky. Are you trying to kill us!?

The other seems not even surprised at all as he has these scowls on his face.

" What a young lady doing here at this hour, drenched and barefooted?"

"Ah... I'm on my way home and got lost, Sirs, I even lost the other pair of my shoes. "

"Lost? You seemed from the Duke Manor directions?"

This bearded old man was really sharp and precisely blunt.

"My sister was working in His Grace Manor as one of the maids, and it was my first time visiting her today. I have never expected to be caught under this weather. I cannot remember the road back home, to be honest, Sirs."

They look like farmers based on their clothes and materials.

"What a poor young miss, Look at yourself, you look like wet chicks! So Ugly."

Do you even need to insult me first, old man?

I frowned at those words but kept myself smiling

" May I trouble the two Sirs to let me go with you and accompany your journey back to the town."

"Are you not afraid of us? We're two old men, and you are a young miss all alone by yourself. What if we have bad ideas in our mind and do something horrible to you." Told the second old bearded man seriously.

His eyes set on me, and I smiled back.

"Then this lady must prepare herself with all the possible consequences of her decision."

"Indeed, you should. " His mouth twitching, he gave a faint smile and took something in the basket he was carrying.

It's a beautiful brown wooden umbrella.

With a gentle tone, he handed over the material to me.

" Use this umbrella, your body was trembling from the rain."

"Thank you," I murmured, suddenly shy.

"That was very thoughtful of you, Sir."

" As long as you pay me back for borrowing it." He retorts quickly.

"...."

"Eh...I don't have any money on me."

"The ornaments in your hair would do."

"Do not worry young miss, everything is fine, it seems my friend likes that flashy thing in your hair. You see....it's his granddaughter's birthday today, but we don't receive any salary-" The first old man did not finish his words when a hand harshly smacked his head.

The bearded one was scowling and seemingly talking through each other's eyes with a silent warning.

Once we're back on track, they both insisted on showering under the rain, saying this kind of day is extremely rare for this duchy place.

To say it exactly, the rain is like water in a massive desert.

Through our conversations, we chatted about quite a few facts about Xiaos Huasel town.

It's one of the towns near Huasel City, the Slendlock's Duchy domain.

Furthermore, the town has nine families of low-ranked nobles from the Earl's, Baron's, Knight's, and Lordships.

It also means conflict between these people is inevitable that even the commoners would involve themselves in any thinkable reasons.

I know firsthand how this world's nobility works, and it's not all a beautiful thing.

Because, with that important status, I abandoned my family.

I was sentenced to leave them and throw away in this duchy place.

Sometimes life is so confusing and irrational.

" Did you see the malicious vixen Lady from the Royal City?"

" Malicious. . .Vixen. . . Lady?" I asked the first old man who deemed mopping in his own words. The Royal City is the well-known title of Capita City.

When did I become malicious?

Vixen Lady?

Still, never heard of having a new trending nickname circling in the Misterilia.

I think my popularity is absolutely amazing.

To the point, even commoner people are likely to gossip and whisper about my well-being.

"What do you mean, Sir?"

"You see, we heard the news from the Royal City, I heard that a malicious vixen Lady would marry our Iceberg Duke of Slendlock, His Grace needs a wife anyway, so did you see her inside of the mansion? "

Smiling awkwardly, " I didn't see the Lady from the Royal City because she chose to be in her designated chamber all day."

"Poor vixen Lady to suffer from marrying our Duke! "

I raised one of my eyebrows at the old man's word.

"Do you pity the Lady, Sir?"

"Of course not! She's a vixen! malicious vixen! According to the rumors she seduced the crown prince! Such a wanton brat! If I ever become her grandfather, I will surely discipline the soul of her!"

"...."

I will never have your granddaughter! Bad-mouthing an old man!

"Stop it already, you're so noisy, we're on our turning street now. You," I quickly straightened my back and stared at the dead man's statement.

" ... Payment, return my umbrella and the hair ornament now."

"...."

I am dumbfounded inside.

Trying hard not to show it on my face, I reluctantly gave the golden hairpin of mine.

I felt nothing wrong with it as I was thinking back to my state earlier.

The heavy rain was splashing on my young body, making me tremble.

Thanks to this second old man's material, I can still feel lingering warmth despite soaked clothes.

It seems reasonable payment for their odd kindness.

Even so, I have this strange feeling that I was robbed naked.

"Where do you live? How about we walk you to your home?"