Chapter 12: Chapter 12
『 Chapter 9 』
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Alfeo began to gain fame when I just started working with my grandfather.
There were countless artists sponsored by Lombardy, but Alfeo was special.
It was late at the age of 30 that he began his full-fledged work.
Unlike other artists in Lombardy, who are usually excavated at an early age and nurtured as if they were growing plants in a greenhouse, Alfeo was originally a carpenter.
He was also a carpenter who worked in Lombardy for three generations after his grandfather and father, so his grandfather was very sad when he heard the news of Alfeo.
I wish I could have sponsored such talent earlier and created a good working environment.
But Alfeo didn't care about that.
On the contrary, he thanked Lombardy for supporting him even late and presented his first official work to the family.
The title of the work is 'World Figure'.
It was a huge-sized piece of wood that embodies Lombardy's pattern of world water.
It was a masterpiece in which several trees were carved separately and combined into one.
And Alfeo quickly became a renowned artist throughout the Empire.
"But how do I find him?"
It was a quiet residential area for employees because most people were working in the mansion in the middle of the day, but I was still at a loss.
Should I go door to door and ask him if he knows Alfeo?
"What is that?"
"It looks amazing!"
Oh, come to think of it, I forgot about them.
The twins were running around like children at the toy section, amazed at the first things they saw.
"Gilliu! Mayron! Don't run around like a log!"
I shouted, but the two of them pretended not to hear.
"Wow! Here's water!"
"I guess they're scooping it out with this bucket!"
"Let's scoop up the water!"
Oh, that's a little dangerous.
Gilliu and Mayron, who were wondering if it was their first time seeing a well, were installing it, saying they would take a bucket and scoop up water.
Although they were 11 years old and taller than me, but it was still a well made to match the height of an adult.
The magpie-footed and growling looked in danger.
"Hey! You guys, come down!"
Eventually, I rolled up the hem of the dress and ran to the two of them.
But my legs were short, and my twin's behavior was unnecessarily fast.
"Wow!"
Mayron's body, which was leaning to take out the bucket in the well, swung for a moment and tilted downward.
At this rate, Mayron falls into the well.
"No!"
I shouted loudly and reached out, but it was useless.
But then.
"What, you guys!"
A big hand came up and grabbed Mayron's backside and pulled him up.
Gilliu's torso was then lifted with his opposite hand.
"It's dangerous to play by the well!"
The low voice, which had passed puberty, shouted as if it were angry.
The twins, one by one on each side of a stranger, struggled to escape, but it was not easy.
"Oh, my God! Oh, my God! Why are you trying to crawl into the well?"
I shouted to the two, breathing hard until the end of my chin to run in surprise.
And I turned to the person who saved the twins.
I have to say thank you.
It was the moment when I saw the face of a teenager frowning as much as I was surprised by the dangerous situation.
"Huh? Huh!"
The face is familiar to my eyes.
Red hair with freckles full of nose and taller than others.
Sixteen-year-old Alfeo John was in front of me.
"Ahem!"
Let's calm down first. Calm down.
I coughed in vain to clear my excitement and spoke to Alfeo, a young man.
"Hey, why don't you put them down?"
Alfeo, who was looking down at me, soon put the twins down.
"Who are you? I've never seen you before."
Yeah, yeah, it's my first time.
I answered with a smile on my face.
"My name is Firentia, this is Gilliu, this is Mayron."
He kindly pointed out one by one and introduced it to me.
But instead of saying his name, Alfeo came out with frowned eyes and looked at the twins.
The name seemed familiar to him.
Then, when he saw our luxurious clothes, his eyes trembled.
"Come on, don't...."
It seemed that the three of us realized that Lombardy's immediate lineage.
You can't be distant from the beginning.
I smiled more brightly on purpose and said.
"Sorry for making a fuss...…."
"Sorry, miss! I'm sorry, lads! I-I-I-I-I don't know!"
"No, I'm not trying to get an apology...…."
I tried to deal with it belatedly, but Alfeo repeatedly took off his hat and apologized.
I don't think we are being this hard on our employees.
Seeing that his face turned red up to his neck, it seemed to be Alfeo's personality.
Indeed, Alfeo John, who was well over 30, was also a man of no shame and innocence, not like his age.
"No, these two are wrong."
"But…."
"By the way, what's your name?"
"My name is Alfeo."
As expected, he was right.
"Hey, Alfeo. I'm sorry, but can I get a bucket of water from the well?
At my request, Alfeo was a little embarrassed but silently pumped water.
"They're playing with that water. Don't do anything dangerous."
Play with a bucket of water.
It might sound strange.
However, as I said, the 11-year-old twins obediently sat squatting in front of the tree, splashing water and playing.
Now that the distraction is gone, let's get to the point.
"My father's name is Gallahan.
You know, right?
"Oh, yeah."
"So I have a favor to ask of you."
It was a very strange connection of logic, but fortunately Alfeo didn't seem to have noticed.
"I heard from someone that Alfeo is good at sculpting?"
"Well, that's...It's just a piece of wood that sells children's toys. I'm not good at it...…."
"Wow, you're already making money out of pieces! You're an expert!"
Praise makes even a whale dance.
When I was making a fuss and oiling it, I could see Alfeo's face, which was very nervous, was loosened a lot.
"If you have a painting, can you carve a human face? I have a tree to use."
When I measured it with my hands and showed it this size, Alfeo hesitated a little.
Is it still too much to go to that level of sculpture because people's faces are a little difficult?
I got a little nervous.
"I have carved the faces of my family before."
Oh, that's a relief.
"But…."
What's wrong with you?
I couldn't stand it and asked.
"Then does it take a long time?"
I'm in trouble. I shouldn't do that
The time Clarivan gave was only a week away.
"But it happens to be a holiday from tomorrow. In about four days...…."
No, he keeps giving people false hope.
I held Alfeo's hand tightly with my hands, delighted. And I passed the portrait of my grandmother painted by my father in his hand.
"I'll make sure to pay for your trouble!"
Alfeo John's childhood work may be hard to convert into money, but I was planning to separate a certain portion of the sales price.
"No, thank you! It's all right!"
"No! It's Alfeo's hard work. You'd better get paid!"
When I spoke firmly, Alfeo thought for a moment and soon nodded.
"I look forward to your kind cooperation. I'm going to give it to you as a gift!"
"...I'll do my best."
Alfeo said with a stiff face.
I was relieved by the reliable appearance.
Now you don't have to worry about the class assignment.
I left it in Alfeo John's hands.
"Oh, but I forgot one thing."
"What is it?"
"The log you're going to use. Alfeo needs to take it. It's too heavy for me."
"Ah? ..."
I'm sorry, but the delivery is self-service.
After leaving the sculpture to Alfeo, I spent about two days doing nothing.
All that was left was waiting, so I watched my father make a book next to me or went out to play in the garden when the day was good.
The twins came to play this morning, but I sent them back saying no.
The two were sullen at my sharp refusal.
But I have an ominous feeling that I'll be back tomorrow.
"Tia! Daddy has finally completed the book!"
How many books have already been written in this way, and my father shouted, "Hurrah!"
"Wow!"
So I, who cheered with my short arms raised with excitement, became a child.
"Oh, my sweet Tia."
My father patted my head with a pleased smile.
"Show me father's book, too!"
I was curious about the book that was completed by drawing and transcribing each page, while saving time to sleep.
"As expected, you like books just like me. Okay, let's take a look at it from the front."
My father sat me on his lap and held the book he just finished.
It's unique that it's thinner and larger than other common books.
I carefully opened the cover, wondering if the paper would go bad.
And then.
"Huh?"
In the margin of the first page of the book, I could see my name written in my father's handwriting.
[Always waiting for the day my lovely daughter, Tia's first debutante dress.
It was a sentence written by pressing down on each letter.
"It's a book I wrote to show you later when Tia is old enough to be interested in dresses."
My father kissed me on the head and said.
"It's not a deep story, but you'll see what dresses have been popular for generations in Lamburgh. Fashion is supposed to go around."
I couldn't say anything.
Every time I turned over the page, I felt hot and full.
As my father said, this book was made only for me.
Small letters were written around the different shapes of dress paintings that were skillfully drawn to fill one side.
[Now Tia, who is smaller than her age, will look good if she is tall in the future.]
[This dress will show off the color of Tia's pupils with the green carpet of the Sosher umbrella.]
"Mothers usually take care of their daughter's debutante dress, but dad will make sure to take care of my Tia! Don't worry, okay?"
Originally, I didn't have a debutante.
It was because I was half a commoner and there was no banquet to invite me, who was like a non-existing person in my family, and I myself was busier improving the library I was given right away than in my social debut.
I closed the book that went all the way and held it in my arms.
Maybe my father wrote this book for me in his previous life.
For the day when you pick my dress with your own hands.
"Do you like the book?"
"Yes, really."
My father pulled me with a book and hugged me tightly.
"I hope our Tia grows up soon, and I hope she grows slowly."
"Daddy."
"Huh?"
"You have to pick my dress for me later, okay?"
"Then! Let's open this book and think about it together then, Tia."
I hope my father can see my debutante this time.
May we go to the banquet together holding my hand.
I hugged my father face to face.
Click, click.
I could hear horse hooves approaching from afar through the open window.
Raising my head from my father's arms, I ran to the window quickly.
A wagon with a flag on top of Dulac was entering the mansion.
Unlike the last time when it was simple, one more large wagon was seen following behind the carriage where the owner was riding.
It's finally here!
I quickly put the book on the bookshelf and said, pulling my father's hand.
"Daddy! Let's go for a walk in the garden! Come on!"
"What a sudden rush. Did you want to go that way?"
"Yes! So come on!"
My father was reluctantly dragged by my touch, but he kept laughing at what was so good.
However, I let go of my father's hand and shouted because I thought I would miss the time if I went slowly like this.
"I'm going to run! If you don't follow me quickly, I'll miss you!"
"T, Tia! You'll fall down!"
When I saw my surprised father start running behind me, I smiled with remorse.
It's time to give him a strong foothold!
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