Kays Translations
Just another Isekai Lover~
Chapter 28: Father's Exit
His father was frightened because of the two men. One had short hair and a scar at the corner of his eye while the other was skin-headed and large. Both dressed in simple clothes with swords lowered.
The man with the scar out of his eye looked at Tauro for a moment, and then said
"So you're Tauro. Your father owes us a lot of money and if you don't pay it, your uncles will be in trouble.”
He said softly with a smile.
But his eyes were not smiling at all and Tauro immediately knew that he was putting up an act.
“I heard you have a lot of money and it would be a great help to your father and your uncles if you would pay the debt for him instead.”
Tauro decided that they were probably not decent money lenders.
It was a few days’ distance from the village to the city.
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Even if he refused here, it was unlikely that they would return empty-handed without getting their money back.
"Do you have an IOU(Loan Book/ I owe you)?"
They were both surprised to hear the unexpected words from the child's mouth.
"Yes, of course we do."
The man with the eye scar pulled out a piece of paper from his pocket and flashed it, but quickly tried to pull it down.
"That's not an IOU, is it?"
"What are you basing this on, kid? You can’t read, so how will you know if it’s an IOU or not?”
He smiled, but his eyes became sharp.
“I can read." Tauro said
His father and the man with the eye scar exchanged glances as if to say they were having a different conversation.
“From the looks of it, those are the instructions from your boss. Talk as gently as possible to find out how much money I have, find out if I’ll be able to pay back and squeeze out as much money as you can. I'm not going to pay without an IOU. But even if you did have it, I wouldn't pay because I don't consider this man to be my father.”
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"Don't be silly! Pay back your parent!”
The father shouted as if he was clinging on to a thread.
You can see the desperation in his eyes. He knew that if he failed, he might lose his life.
“And as I told him earlier, I used some of the money from the sale and donated the rest. I have some money I’ve gotten from my work, but I'm not going to give it away."
The two collectors looked at each other.
"Hey… Sook. Isn’t this different from what you told us?"
The man with the eye scar was no longer smiling.
"Wait a minute! I think he's lying!"
His Father frantically pointed at him.
“Everyone in this city knows about the whereabouts of the money from the Mithril sale. And it was this store that used some of it. Ask any of the people around here, and you'll have proof."
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The employees, who had sensed from the atmosphere that Tauro, the town's good kid adventurer was being tangled up with some unsavory people and had been listening in on the conversation.
“That's right! Satou, you bought everyone a lot of drinks at this restaurant and donated the rest to the orphanage! It's a famous story!"
“That's right, he's a very loyal boy who pays a lot of money to the people who have helped him!”
The employees raised their voice.
Then the proprietress of the restaurant appeared.
"Hey, hey, hey, you guys are being rude in front of the other customers. If anything happens to Tauro-kun, the whole city will become your enemy. It would be better for you if you don't take it too far."
She smiled and turned her sharp gaze on the men.
It's just as well that the proprietress is a former adventurer, she is polite yet powerful.
It was an unexpected support for Tauro.
His father and the two men must have realized they were in a bad spot and rushed to leave.
Then Tauro stopped the collector.
“I'm sorry for the trouble he's caused you. Even though we've severed ties, I'm sure the two of you can't just leave now that you've come here under orders from your superiors.”
His father had already run away and was gone.
"This is my fee for the trouble, I don't need a receipt.”
He took out a gold coin from his pocket and tossed it to the man with the eye scar.
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“The two men, who seem pressured by the atmosphere surrounding the 10 years-old hurriedly took the gold coin and ran away from the store after his father.”