The Extra Guardian Missed the Right Time to Leave

“Otherwise, it’s okay if you just call me to do it.”

“Hari?”

Enrique’s voice rose slightly as he asked the question.

It was a name that had not been extracted from any of Eugenia’s names, and seemed to have literally fallen from the sky.

Just like with Joshua, Enrique, who had been thinking about pronouncing “Hari” and “Hari” several times, said with his face slightly wrinkled.

“Isn’t it a bit strange? I don’t think you’ll be able to react in time in an emergency because your name doesn’t have a single character mixed in.”

Albery seemed to agree with Enrique’s opinion, as he nodded quietly and gave a concerned look. But Eugenia was confident.

‘I can’t believe you don’t understand that name.’

That never happened.

Eugenia immediately shook her head to deny their opinion.

“I don’t think you need to worry about that.”

She couldn’t react because she had never been called, and if she was called, she would turn around without even thinking about it.

It’s a name that’s been called in Korea for 20 years, so there’s no way you wouldn’t understand it.

Just when she was feeling confident in herself, she stopped.

‘Uh, wait a minute.’

Twenty… What year?

How many years exactly have you lived?

Eugenia’s eyebrows narrowed very slowly and slightly.

She couldn’t remember the age at which she died.

At that time, she was about to continue thinking a little deeper without realizing it.

“Hari.”

She heard Enrique’s voice.

“Ah yes!”

Eugenia, who answered reflexively, suddenly came to her senses and looked at Enrique.

As if he had been observing her the whole time, his gaze immediately met hers. His lips, which had been tightly clamped together, lost strength and soon became loose. The corners of his mouth curled up slightly, forming a nice smile.

“You really react right away.”

“Ah.”

Eugenia blinked her eyelashes several times. She understood the situation one beat at a time, and although she didn’t show it on the outside, she was inwardly shocked at Enrique’s actions.

You could say it was just a moment.

In that brief moment, she noticed that Eugenia was preoccupied with something else, and in the meantime she called out the name ‘Hari’ to test how quickly she could react. And it wasn’t difficult for Eugenia to realize that she had passed Enrique’s test.

She continued as she uncrossed her legs.

“Good. In front of the checkpoint, they call you Hari. If you think about it, this might actually be better. Because it doesn’t remind me of the original name at all.”

“Yes. Please don’t worry about that.”

Eugenia nodded her head as if there was no problem at all in understanding, and once again made her intentions clear.

“It’s easy to pronounce and has no characteristics, so it’s not a particularly memorable name.”

Even as she nodded, Eugenia felt a bit strange.

‘It’s my real name…’

The fact that it was common made her feel uneasy.

“I’m going to disguise myself as a noblewoman anyway. Since no one would call a noblewoman’s name carelessly, there would be less risk. Then, can I organize it like this and make an ID card?”

“Yes, you can.”

That was when Eugenia nodded her head at Albury’s words.

“It’s strange.”

Joshua quietly expressed his disapproval with his sullen expression and voice.

“Eugenia is Eugenia.”

It was clear that Hari was complaining because her name was unfamiliar. Eugenia felt like she might know what Joshua was feeling.

Eugenia quietly wrapped her arms around Joshua’s shoulders.

“That’s right. I am who I am.”

Just being called a different name for a brief moment, nothing changes. As she explained it so calmly, Joshua’s pouty face softened a little.

Selmia, who had been quietly listening to her, suddenly added a word.

“That’s right! Her older sister is Unni Ji. Chou Chou thinks too much. And then his head gets huge? “Later, every time she walks, she might lose her weight and hit her head on the floor.”

Eugenia and Albery suppressed their laughter at the absurd imagination.

Joshua also muttered in a much weaker voice.

“You’d better speak evil, Sherry.”

Eugenia let out a soft laugh, then added another word.

“But you know you can’t call me Harry, right? It’s okay in front of people here, but outside, you must call me Mom or Mother.”

“Huh, don’t worry! Sherry can do it!”

“I’ll try my best too.”

Unlike Enrique’s time, it was quite surprising to see the children nodding their heads obediently.

When the story was roughly concluded, Albery stood up. As if smoothing out wrinkles, he lowered his vest and shouted, ‘Bang! ‘Bang!’ he said, pulling a few times.

“Then I guess I have a lot to prepare. First of all, I have to find a status card.”

Eugenia tilted her head slightly.

‘So, if I save, will I be saved?’

An identity card is an identification card in this world. Since it was issued only to those who had registered as citizens, it could only be obtained through collusion with a high-ranking person in charge of public affairs, or by forgery through dark channels.

‘The reason these men say they will save us is… Given the circumstances, it’s probably the latter, right?’

She was slightly curious as to how she could get it, but Eugenia decided not to ask.

Don’t ask, don’t wonder.

It was an unspoken deal between Enrique and Eugenia.

‘Well, if you can get it, it’s right to get it.’

She suppressed her curiosity as she cocked her head. But in the meantime, Albery tried to tell me about his plans that no one asked about. He seemed to want to be recognized by his master, Enrique, for how hard he was working.

“First of all, starting with the request…”

But his words could not be concluded properly.

Knock, knock.

Because there was a knock outside the room.

At the same time, Enrique, Eugenia and Albury. The three adults’ gazes met quietly.

This was because everyone knew that no one else would come to this room.

Eugenia quietly held her breath.

She was reacting reflexively because she had already been attacked once.

The two monsters she had met in the rain earlier came to her mind.

‘Did he come to his senses and follow me here?’

What if she didn’t attack you on the street, but just followed you secretly?

Those negative thoughts were floating around in her head, like digging up her potatoes, with their tails on her, and she broke into a cold sweat. Eugenia held Selmia and Joshua’s shoulders to hide her children from her misfortune.

The children also did not receive any explanation, but they quickly realized that the adults were in an unusual mood and kept quiet.

In particular, there was a lot of strength in Joshua’s shoulders.

Enrique nodded toward the door toward Albery.

Albury nodded briefly to indicate that he would follow her orders and walked quietly toward the door.

It was a very secretive movement, making no sound at all.

Another knock followed, as if he couldn’t bear the wait.

As if he had been waiting for that moment, Albery opened his mouth in a very low and serious voice.

“Who are you?”

It was a voice that clearly showed caution to anyone who heard it.

However, the voice that came back as if responding to him was a voice full of joy that did not fit the tense atmosphere of the room.

“Ah! As expected, you were in this room. Mr. Albury, it’s me.”

The voice of an older woman.

Eugenia blinked her eyes rapidly. She was embarrassed because the voice was completely different from what she expected.

Albury also paused for a moment. However, the dog was the first to realize who the owner of the voice was.

He scratched his cheek in humility and reported it to Enrique.

“Hmm… I guess he’s the inn owner.”

The sharp atmosphere has calmed down somewhat, but that doesn’t mean we let down our guard.

She had already warned the inn owner several times not to come up to the third floor where Enrique was staying. Why did she break the law today that she had kept so well until this day?

It was a very suspicious situation.

Only after receiving Enrique’s permission did Albury quietly lower his handle and open the door slightly. And then, the innkeeper’s voice continued.

“Oh my, are you all gathered here? For some reason, no one was on the second floor.”

Albury opened his mouth in a troubled voice.

“Owner, when signing the contract, you must have asked me not to come up to the third floor.”

As he spoke, Albury busily rolled his eyes.

They wanted to check if anyone came up to this floor with the innkeeper. However, because the door was left open so narrowly, exploring the outside was not as easy as expected.

“I know that! But what can you do? There’s no one on the second floor. Is there any help? “I have no choice but to come up here.”

The innkeeper’s eyes were just as busy as Albury’s.

She seemed to be very curious about the inside of the room and kept poking her head out through the narrow gap, trying to look inside.

Albury tried hard to block her view and asked her without hiding his discomfort.

“It means you have some business to attend to. Then tell me. I wonder why it came up.”

Only then did the innkeeper stop moving.

“Oh, that’s it…”

The innkeeper, who seemed to be continuing her chatter endlessly, stopped. She drooped her eyebrows slightly and started rolling her eyes back and forth.

After hesitating for a while, she finally opened her mouth with difficulty.

“There’s a small problem.”

 

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Translator Note:
Next 15 chapters will be translated by Gon, I hope you liked mine. See you soon!