How to get Healed at Demon Farm
Chapter 93

Somehow, I was led by Miru and came into the house.

“Excuse me.”

“You don't have to be so uncomfortable Uncle. It's just my mom and me anyway."

At this age, I can't help but be cautious about visiting other people's homes.

Knocking on a friend's door at any time was literally possible only when we are children.

Alfred was no different from me.

Miru was happy that we came into her house and kept smiling.

"Excuse me, Miru. Where's your mother?"

“She's resting in her room. Wait a moment Uncle. I'll be right back. Mom!!"

Miru ran into a room leaving me and Alfred behind.

Left alone in the middle of the house, I looked around the house with an awkward expression.

Unlike the shabby exterior seen outside, the inside of the house was very neat.

The warm atmosphere that can be felt in ordinary homes made me feel at ease.

While looking around carefully, I found an empty bottle of alcohol and leftover food on the table.

I soon thought of someone and frowned slightly.

"Uncle! I told my mom. Let's go in together.”

Miru, who showed up just now, led us to a room inside the house.

Entering the room, a cat Beast-woman greeted us leaning on the bed.

"Are you Sir Sihyeon?"

"Yes, I'm Sihyeon."

"Nice to meet you. My name is Adela, Miru's mother."

Introducing herself as Adela, she resembles Miru so much that I can tell at a glance that she’s Miru’s mother.

On the other hand, unlike Miru, who exudes lively energy even when she is still, her mother has a very calm and composed atmosphere.

“Who's next to you?”

“I…. I'm… Alfred…"

Alfred's awkward reply gave a big smile on everyone's face.

"Sir Alfred. I'm sorry that I couldn't stand up and say hello to you when precious people like you came. I'm sorry…"

"That's all right. It's more rude for us to come out of nowhere."

While we were greeting each other appropriately, we were able to take a closer look at Adela.

As Mrs. Rabbit said, who told me the location of this place, her face looked completely sick.

I was not comfortable because I remembered the time when my mother was sick in the past.

"You came to give Miru snacks, right ?"

"Yes, I didn't see Miru, who always showed up, so I took the liberty of visiting her."

"Thank you. My daughter is more indebted to you. You gave her snacks every time, let her work in the strawberry field, and I really enjoyed the sandwich you made last time."

"Ah! I see. I'm glad you enjoyed it."

The awkward atmosphere eased little by little as we talked.

Miru also smiled satisfiedly, as if she felt it.

"I brought some snacks and candy. Try it with Miru."

"Thank you very much. I’m embarrassed that we don't have much to offer as a return gift."

“You don't have to mind about such trivial things.”

“I can't do that. Miru, would you at least prepare warm tea for our guests instead of your mom?"

"Yes! Okay Mom. Wait for a little while."

Miru ran out of the room.

“ Elaine, can you help her?”

“Ugh! Me?”

“Or will you stay and talk with Miru’s mother?”

“…Senior, I'll be back.”

I sent Alfred to help Miru, and only Miru’s mother and I were left in the room.

"Sir Sihyeon, can you come a little closer? I have a sore throat because I keep looking up."

"Yes, okay."

I pulled a chair from a nearby table and put it near the bed.

She glistened at me as I approached her.

The figure really resembled Miru.

"It's amazing to see you in person. I've heard so many stories about Sir Sihyeon from Miru."

"My story? Did she say anything bad?"

"Not at all. I don't know about Sir Sihyeon, but Miru's really bright since she met you."

"Really? I always thought she was a bright and nice girl since the first day I saw her."

Adela replied in a bit of a bitter voice.

"She always had to act like that. She had to look good to other adults so that she could take care of her sick mother."

Her words made me feel a bit complicated.

‘How much did Miru force herself to smile to take care of her sick mother alone?’

I knew very well how much a child would be under pressure when the family situation becomes difficult.

I had experienced it myself.

My heart felt heavy seeing her facing the similar situation and at an age way younger than me.

"She has changed a lot since she met you. There are more days when she smiles and is happy. It's like when the child's father was alive."

“Is she?”

“Yes. So whenever I heard about you from Miru, I wondered who Sir Sihyeon was."

She smiled brightly and slightly raised her leaning body.

Then she reached out my hands carefully and clasped my hands.

I felt a warm and cozy feeling in my hands.

I was a little confused by the sudden action, but the pleasant warmth quickly gave me comfort.

"I wanted to thank you for a long time. Thank you very much for caring for my daughter."

"No… I did it because I liked her."

"And…."

"…??"

Adela hesitated for a long time and then spoke with difficulty.

"I heard my brother almost caused an accident in the strawberry field. I'm sorry, Sir Sihyeon.”

"Ah…"

She knew.

The person who made a mistake is shameless, but other family members are apologizing for him.

Still, I drew a smile on my face without expressing the discomfort as much as possible.

"That's all right. There wasn't any damage, it was a mistake."

"I'm… scared. Just in case my brother does something wrong to Sihyeon…"

"Don't worry too much. I'll talk to Reville or Lagos."

"I'm sorry. I'm so sorry."

I let out a sigh of frustration.

I tried to comfort her by repeating that it was okay.

Outside the door, Miru and Alfred's sound was heard.

After a while, the two returned with a tray of teacups.

Adela and I hurriedly greeted them pretending nothing happened.

"I'm sorry, I know you've been waiting so long Whew! It’s because Demon Brother didn't know how to use a kettle."

"Miru, it's not that I didn't know! It's different from the ones used in my family, so I was just confused for a moment."

"You didn't even know how to put tea leaves, you were going to put a handful of them?"

"Well… I thought it would be good to put in a lot…"

"If you don't know, you should say you don't know. You can't learn anything if you are like that."

"Uh… yes, I'll do that…"

Alfred replied in a flabbergasted tone to Miru

Looking at the funny scene of the two, Adela and I smiled softly.

Four of us shared the snacks we brought with the warm tea.

Miru continued to talk nonstop, looking brighter than usual.

She seems to be very happy to introduce me to her mother.

Alfred sometimes interrupted Miri's conversation.

Perhaps they've gotten a little closer while making tea.

Adela smiled warmly when she saw her daughter excited.

But the fun didn't last that long.

This is because Adela's complexion worsened, due to her chronic disease.

Inevitably, we had to say goodbye.

Before leaving the room, Adela gave me a sad look.

I immediately understood the meaning of the eyes and nodded quietly.

Only then did she lie completely in bed with a relieved look on her face.

Miru followed me and Alfred after leaving the house.

"Uncle, Demon brother. I'll send you off."

“What… It's all right.”

I thought for a moment as I watched Miru.

Looking at Miru doing her best in a more difficult family situation than I thought, it's really…

"Pfft!"

"……..?"

"Uncle! Don't look at me like that. You felt sorry for me now, didn't you?"

"No, I didn't…"

"If I wanted more help with pity, I would have already talked about my sick mother."

The cat girl said with a confident expression and voice.

"The raccoon grandpa shop wasn't bad, but it's really nice to be able to work in your strawberry field. I'll work hard and one day I'll cure my mom's illness with my own hands and decorate the house nicely. And… I wish Uncle could stay in our home one day."

"I've already received a lot of help from Uncle. I want to do the rest on my own… My father in heaven would also want me to do that."

I felt the shock like being struck by lightning.

Without realizing it, I sympathized with Miru and almost treated Miru's difficult daily life and happiness insignificantly.

I lowered my body, fixed my eye at Miru’s, and sincerely apologized to Miru.

"I'm sorry, Miru. I was too thoughtless."

My sincere apology brightened Miru's face again.

Then she tiptoed slightly and stroked my head.

"It's okay. You're special, so I'll forgive you right away. Don't do that next time, okay?"

“Okay. Thank you, Miru.”

“Hehe!”

I smiled pleased, feeling my relationship with Miru deepened.

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On the way back to the carriage after leaving Miru's house.

"Senior, Miru is really amazing.”

“I know. I was surprised, too.”

We were still admiring the bold image of Miru.

Since I have experienced a difficult situation in my family, I felt even more proud of Miru's confident appearance.

Alfred suddenly said a strange thing to me walking on the street in silence.

"Senior."

"What?"

"Let me guess what you’re thinking now."

"……?"

I looked at him with an absurd face at his absurd suggestion.

However, Alfred's words quickly made me fluster.

"You’re thinking of how you can help Miru without letting her know, right?"

"Ugh…"

"Ha, How did you read my mind ?"

"Hahahah… no, it's not reading minds. You're too easy to understand. I'm sure all the farm members can guess what you were thinking right now."

"Wow… does it show in my face that much?"

"Yes, it's just the kind of face that crooks would like."

I raised my hands pretty seriously and smoothed my face.

I felt like I learned something unexpected about my weakness.

"You need to be moderate. It's always complicated to be so responsible for everything."

"Is that so…."

Alfred’s serious advice put a sullen look on my face.

Alfred peeped at me and sighed softly.

"Why are you so disappointed? I'm telling you to take it easy, I'm not saying you're wrong."

"As Miru said, you can help her when she really needs help. Well… I'll help you if there's anything I can do."

Certainly, as Alfred said, I was trying to take too much responsibility.

Come to think of it, I'm just a person who works on a farm.

Just because the villagers called me Prince, treated me well, and praised me, I had started putting a lot of weight on my shoulders.

I felt a little relieved when I organized my thoughts.

Only then did Alfred look more relaxed.

"Thank you. As expected of my cute junior Elaine."

"Ugh! I know you're thankful, but don't use weird names, okay? I'm getting goosebumps."

"Oh! How can the cute junior refuse the praise of the great senior? This guy needs to be scolded!"

I messed up Alfred's hair with a playful smile.

"Why do you mess up my hair so childishly? Stop it! If you keep doing this, I'll double your sword training tomorrow!"

"Hahaha! I have to handle that. I don’t want my cute junior to cry again that I’m not taking care of him."

“Ahhh, stop! When did I cry? And how long are you going to use the drunken story from the picnic?"

"How long…. of course, for the rest of your life. When you get married and have a baby later, I'll tell them everything."

When I reminded Alfred of his dark history, he made a short cry and rushed at me with his sword drawn out.

Of course I ran away with a childlike excitement.

“Senior or not, come here now!”

“Ehe! I don't want to?”

Two adult men started playing tag.

Our tag could only be terminated after arriving at the carriage and circling it dozens of times.

For your information, Alfred really did double the sword training the next day.

A terrible fellow…

I thought while rolling on the training ground.

The story of the picnic must be told not only to his children, but also to his grandchildren.

(To be Continued)

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