"Get married right now"
"I don't like it"
"Your thoughts don't matter. The family is falling apart, so you should marry a nobleman and rebuild the family!"
"..."
"Or what... is there a woman you love?"
"that..."
"Then what!? What are you doing in this house?!"
"...Aren't you sick of it?"
"what?"
"Aren't you sick of me telling you to leave without even knowing what I'm doing?"
"..."
"I'm leaving home."
"what?"
"Why, tell people it's marriage."
"A child who doesn't have anyone to love... what?"
"I'll take care of everything, so if I leave home, don't say anything about my work."
"...."
"And I will never come home again."
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.
.
.
I somehow managed to leave the house, but I had nowhere to go...
"Did it come out better this time?"
"Ha..give me some alcohol"
"Why don't you just close your eyes and get married?"
"..."
"Oh... I don't know."
"There's no room left at your bar..."
"doesn't exist."
"under..."
"I'll let you sleep for a day or two. No more than that."
A sigh escaped me.
Marriage... It's easier said than done. I'll have a family to take care of... But I can't do that.
When I was feeling anxious, I heard a beautiful voice.
"Baby I don't feel so good.
Six words you never understood..
I'll never let you go.
Five words you"ll never say..."
Unlike her clear face like a watercolor painting, her low and husky voice made me want to keep listening to her songs.
Unlike other singers, she didn't wear heavy makeup, but rather had messy hair... Instead of a dress, she wore dirty overalls, a shirt, and a hat that looked like she had just come from work...
"How is it? Your voice is nice."
"Uh...it's my first time seeing you..."
"I asked her to sing at our bar. She's pretty, so we got a lot of customers."
"ah.."
"But contrary to his appearance, he's actually quite rough. After each song, he always enjoys gambling with the bargoers."
"..."
"It's a secret, but... I heard that in the next village, they'll do anything for money... like find people for you... or kill you..."
"..."
"You should at least ask that woman for a room."
For a moment, I looked at the woman and our eyes met.
"..."
"..."
I wonder if that woman will help me.
.
.
.
Eventually, after everyone had left the bar, I approached a woman who was talking to some rough-looking men, her legs crossed, smoking a cigarette.
"excuse me..."
"?...what"
"I heard you'd do anything for money."
"Phew.."
"Has your rumor spread that far already?"
"Yes. It's been a while since I've asked you a favor, noble young master."
"...So are you really listening?"
"Why do you want to ask so much?"
The woman seemed not very interested and filled her empty glass with whiskey.
"Please marry me"
"Poohaha!"
"Hey.. is ○○○ being sold to a nobleman? LOL"
"Your Majesty's jokes are funny, aren't they?"
"...This is no joke."
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I've heard people ask me to roll over, but this is the first time someone with such a cute face has asked me to marry them."
"..."
"I'm not more than the daughter of a noble family."
"Are you saying you'll listen or that you don't want to?"
"Let me hear the amount first, my lord."
"How about 100 million?"
The woman's eyes became very serious.
"Hmm... I wonder why. Why he wants me as his wife so badly."
"You don't need to know that."
"Right...you don't need to know. But marriage
So, shouldn't we know what to do?"
"I'm not asking you to love me. Be my wife on paper and help me leave home.
"One year. If you'll be my wife for just one year and fool people, I won't care about you anymore."
"..."
The woman was worried.
"Raise it by 100 million"
"yes?"
"I'm not saying that you should be careful about your actions for a year after getting married.
"I'm not a very obedient dog. I have to be careful about my actions, but it costs a small amount of money."
"...I'll give you 100 million won first, and if things go well in a year, I'll give you 100 million won more."
"Okay. Then the deal is done. I'll always be here, so come back with the money when you get started."
So she downed the remaining whiskey in one shot and went upstairs.
Then a man spoke to me.
"hey"
"Huh?"
"That woman will be hard to tame."
"He's rougher than most men. Why would that small, delicate thing fit in with us?"
"..."
"Do your best. If you can, take care of it a little."
I didn't want to put that much effort into it.
One year. I just need a partner for one year to make me independent.