Endless Debt.

The sound of wind and rain was enough to bury everyone's words, but Irwin's deep and gentle words were still transmitted to Cinderella's ears very clearly. In an instant, all the thunderclouds and rain curtains disappeared, as if the whole world was only left with The two of them, talking to each other in silence.

33 years ago...

Cinderella looked at Irving's profile, and Irving's eyes were staring into the distance.

"When I was born, though the Scorched Wrath had been over for many years,
Irving is not only recounting his life to Cinderella, but also recalling all of it step by step. This is obviously Irving's life, but when looking back after such a long time, it will inevitably add a lot of strangeness.

"My family loves me very much, especially my mother. She supports all my decisions. If I love something, she allows me to try it."

Irwin tried to recall his mother's face, but unfortunately, he couldn't remember it anymore. No matter how he tried to dig into his memory, he could only see a face of a lost lake hidden behind the mist.

"When I was, I wanted to make money, I wanted to have a better life, so I said goodbye to my mother and left home."

Irwin paused, trying to put a smile on his face, "The place where I live is the Narrow Kingdom... You, a child, haven't experienced that era, so you must not be able to imagine what the Narrow Kingdom looked like back then."

"It was an era of incomparable chaos. The aftermath of the scorched earth's wrath still affected the land of scholars. In the gaps between the nations, evil roamed endlessly. Bandits and bandits are commonplace."

"It's really unimaginable."

Cinderella echoed, along the way, she did not encounter any notable dangers along the way, but instead she became a dangerous person, deceiving those who plotted against the law.

"As soon as I left the house, I was robbed. Fortunately, I was a poor boy, and I had nothing of value except my life, and those people didn't look down on my life. After beating me up, they Let me go."

Irving laughed to himself, "What a bad start."

"I have lived in the wilderness for a long time. I usually travel during the day and climb up a tree at night, trying to find a way to fall asleep in a comfortable position. The most interesting thing is that one day I was woken up at night, and a pack of wolves were waking up. Surrounded by the tree, howling endlessly."

I was tired and hungry at the time, but I didn't want to die there. I died before I even touched the door of this colorful world. It would be too much of a failure.

I break off a branch and swing it up like a stick, and whenever a wolf tries to climb a tree, I hit its head. ""

Irving waved his hands as he said, "I fought with the wolves until dawn, and when the sun came down, they reluctantly left, but I didn't leave immediately, but spent another difficult time in the tree. In the morning, after confirming that the wolves were far away, they climbed down in a panic."

"Phew, I thought that was the worst scene of my life."

Irwin joked, "But compared to what I've been through since then, it's not that bad."

"I lost my way in the wilderness. It was really terrible. Fortunately, I found a railway, and I always found a town along the railway. I walked for a long time with perseverance, but I passed out. When I woke up again , I was treated by a kind man who took me to town."

Mentioning that kind person, Irving was very grateful.

"People call him Red Nose because he has a big rosacea, like someone in a fairy tale."

His job was to drive the train that brought coal from nearby mines to town, and that day I passed out on the tracks that his train was going to pass. ""

Cinderella said, "A wonderful encounter."

"Yeah, a wonderful encounter." When recalling this, Irwin had a sincere smile on his face. "My family is absolutely supportive of my education method, rather it is an absolute stocking. I have not received any education , not even literate."

"Red Nose took me in. I helped him shovel coal during the day, and he taught me how to read at night. He gave me enough education within his limited ability."

The vague memories gradually became clear, and Irving felt that he had returned to that time, feeling completely relaxed physically and mentally.

"I told Red Nose about my experiences along the way. He said that I looked young, and the adventures I experienced had surpassed too many people. I had no idea about it, but he suggested that I write a diary."

Irwin rubbed his temples, "Red Nose said that the human brain is a very fragile thing, if you don't deliberately remember some things, then it will slip away silently."

"Then I started keeping a diary, recording my days in the moor verbatim."

Irwin paused, then continued, "Actually, I mainly wanted to practice calligraphy. After all, I just learned how to write. My dream was to make a lot of money and live a better life. I can't stay here with Red Nose for the rest of my life. In the town, endless coal is being shoveled."

"I talked about this with Red Nose, and he supported my idea very much. He said that young people should join the torrent of the times, either to become famous or to be beaten all over the body."

No matter how many ideas you have, you need money, not to mention that I rely on my red nose for food and lodging. I worked multiple jobs in a small town and accumulated funds. ""

Until now, Irving still misses those days very much. Cinderella was fascinated by such an ordinary story.

Cinderella was very curious about what Irwin had gone through to become what he is now.

"Red Nose is right. The human brain is indeed a very fragile thing," Irving said calmly. "It was a very ordinary day. When Red Nose got on the train, he lost his footing and fell down, hitting his head on the ground. Come on, just die."

Irwin smiled inappropriately and sighed, "Life is impermanent, that's about it."

"Red Nose has a very good reputation in the town. Everyone calls him Mr. Nice Man, because he always helps others for free. Everyone in the town came to the funeral. Red Nose has no family. I presided over the funeral. .”

Irving fell silent. He needed some time so that he could finish the story in one breath.

"Red Nose doesn't have much savings, and neither do I. I spent all my money, bought a cemetery for him, and erected a monument."

When someone asked me what to engrave on the tombstone, I realized that I didn't know the name of Red Nose at all, but it would be too ridiculous to engrave 'Red Nose' on the tombstone. ""

"Here lies a noble man."

"This is my epitaph for Red Nose," Irving said.

"so good……"

Cinderella spoke softly, and she looked at Irwin again, as if she knew him better, and she began to understand where Irwin's good-natured character came from.

"I left that town, two years after I left home, and here I am, Freeport."

When mentioning the land under his feet, Irving had a very complicated expression, and he didn't know whether he was happy or sad.

"They said this place is full of opportunities, but on the first day I came here, I was tricked into working illegally in a factory," the plot suddenly changed, and Irving yelled angrily, "Those bastards don't treat us as human beings at all. When I'm not sleeping, I'm working."

"what?"

Cinderella couldn't keep up with the plot.

"Fortunately, I have also experienced strong winds and waves, and I will not give up so easily. One day I found an opportunity, I sneaked out, I kicked over the whale oil they collected, and then set my lord on fire, and set it on fire."

When Irving mentioned this, his words were full of pride, "If you don't believe me, you can go to the library and look through the newspaper records. I remember the date is..."

"In the days that followed, I also encountered many liars, with different tricks. I saw through some of them, and some of them were caught in by bad luck. I didn't joke with you before, and I was almost sold to Kogadel Empire go."

Cinderella didn't know what kind of expression to use to treat the following story. No wonder Irving could write so many interesting stories, all of which were documentary literature that he had personally experienced.

"Later, I found a decent job and followed the ship on a long voyage, but encountered a storm on the way, and the whole ship sank into the sea. I thought I was really doomed this time, but when I opened the At this moment, I was lying on a strange beach."

"and after?"

Cinderella asked eagerly, she became more and more curious about Irving's bizarre adventure.

Irwin smiled, "It's the way I'm familiar with, survival and finding towns, I'm already very proficient at this."

"later……"

Irwin's voice became softer. Behind the fog of memory, another blurry figure emerged. No matter how Irwin focused his eyes, he still couldn't see through the fog, but he could see the amazing pair of eyes from behind the fog. pupil color.

"Then...then I met someone."

Irving took a deep breath with a solemn expression, as if he was telling a long and dusty story.

"A woman with fire opal eyes."