77 XI, Ill play with you. (1/2)

Wow, I'm the next owner of Fermor Trading Company?

Yeah. I want Elsie to do it.

Can I ask you why?

'Yeah, this is like ...... atonement.'

Atonement?

...... style ...... I'll explain it to you.

Take a breath.

He made up his mind and began to explain.

”Before Elsie was a slave, she worked in a liquor store, right?

Yes, it's my mother and father's shop.

I've been buying booze there since I was young. Since my grandfather Elsie's day.

'I didn't know that. ......

”They were very nice. They offered me drinks I might like and ordered whatever I asked for.

My parents' store is all about kindness.

Elsie's face was proud as she said that.

'It really was ...... just as I was starting to become a total mess, ...... I started making unreasonable orders to that store that had been so kind to me.

I did a really stupid thing: .......

He took another breath and began to talk.

I asked him to order a large quantity of sake that would be very difficult to get one or to order a phantom bottle ...... Normally I would have refused.

But your kind father did his best. But your father tried his best, but ...... he couldn't do it after all. ......

'I didn't know that happened: ......

Elsie had an indescribable look on her face.

Is she angry with me .......

'No. ...... That's not all there is to it. ......

And then I stopped buying booze there. Ordered my guys to get some for me.

And I was always bad-mouthing that store. Everywhere I went, I'd go to ....... I didn't understand ...... my position, my influence. .......

Those idiots who were trying to curry favor with me started harassing that store .

Well, I was stupid enough to be happy about that report: ......

I see. ......

Elsie was still not angry and her expression had not changed.

'And I remembered the shop when I saw Elsie's face a month ago. I'd seen Elsie a few times when she was little and I'd helped her out.

As soon as I saw how big she was getting, I saw Elsie's collar and realized that the store was gone.

The store had never crossed my mind before.

At the time, I felt really bad about it.

I just wanted to get away from Elsie.

But after working with her for a few days, it felt like a sign from God.

”You will pay for your sins.

I had a feeling.

So I decided to give Elsie all my money and come up with this plan.

I didn't know that ...... my father and mother are gone now. My father was poor and couldn't see a doctor and died of illness. And my mother worked too hard to pay off her debts and fell ill ...... and died of her illness. And I became a slave because I couldn't pay off the rest of my debts.

Elsie said matter-of-factly.

I'm really sorry.

All I can do is apologize: .......

So ...... those two are dead. .......

'Yeah...... I honestly have mixed feelings about it, because I've known for the past month that Colt is a good man...... and I want to be angry, but I'm not even going to get mad at Mr. Colt at ...... and .......

”Oh, I killed Elsie's parents, remember?

It's also not ...... direct, and it's not ......

But it was my fault.

Okay. I'm not angry with you.

What?

You're not angry?

'You want me to be mad at you to make you feel better, don't you?

...... Yeah, maybe so: ......