Vol 1 Chapter 8 Michael da Vinci

"Will-kun Will-kun, where are we going?"

"We're going to the village center, I want to buy new gloves."

Victoria and I headed to the village center, Buena village has a place where there is an inn, restaurant, market and general store. All of this is in the center of the village.

This village focuses on growing plants for making perfume which is usually used by nobles, therefore many traders take stock and rest here. That's why there is also accommodation here which usually rarely has it in other villages.

"I-is someone wants to...p-paint it."

Hearing a voice from behind, I reflexively looked back and saw no one. There were only painting tools and piles of snow.

"Hieek! Will-kun it's a ghost, It must have been a ghost's voice!" shouted Victoria who also saw that there was no one behind.

"Who are you....calling a ghost."

"The ghost is angry, let's run Will-kun!"

"Don't worry, Vii-chan. There's a person in the snow pile," I said calming Victoria, who was already getting ready to run.

Then a wild painter uncle appeared from a snowdrift. Yosh Victoria I choose you.

"Do you want to paint portrait, just 1 piece of copper."

Hmm, this is the first time I've seen a portrait painting service like this, should I just try it? The money Zenith gave me was 10 coppers. The price of the gloves was 3 copper, and the remaining change she said I could use for snacks for me and Victoria.

I then looked at Vicotria, whose eyes were sparkling, looking like she wanted it, then she reached into her pocket and saw that there were only pebbles and thread. Immediately her face fell.

"Okay Uncle, we want it for 2 people." I immediately paid 2 copper to the painter uncle.

"Ohh thank you, come sit here." The uncle then took out 2 chairs from somewhere.

"W-will-kun, Vii doesn't have to. Vii doesn't have any money," whispered Victoria to me who was already sitting down.

"It's okay, Hehe. I'm rich now, my mom gave me a lot of money earlier," I jokingly whispered to Victoria while smiling charmingly.

Hearing that, Victoria smiled and laughed, "Hehe, thank you, Will-kun."

'Yes, just accept it, children don't need to worry about small problems like this.' I thought, seeing Victoria who was already excited and her eyes were sparkling when she saw the uncle's painting process.

"What are the names of you two?" asked the uncle painter.

"I'm William Greyrat."

"I'm Victoria Adorudia."

"Oh, Adorudia, if I'm not mistaken, that's an demi-human race," said the uncle, a little surprised.

"Y-yes..." Hearing that, Victoria was a little gloomy.

Oh, I just found out, apparently that a name for an demi-human race.

"Yes, but you William-kun are very beautiful, isn't it? This is the first time I have seen a boy as beautiful as you," said the uncle, looking at me.

"Yeah, right, Will-kun is really beautiful, even a girl like Vii can't match him!" Victoria, who heard the painter's uncle's comments, enthusiastically joined in the comments.

"That's right, even though William-kun is still young now, I see potential that can beat the majority of other women. His blue eyes are like the ocean."

Heh Of course, I'm a high class Trap.

"Don't forget her golden hair like a crown!"

Anu Victoria-san why are you also joining in?

"His long eyelashes and his beautiful gaze."

OK, I'm starting to get a little embarrassed.

"Her small lips and the beautiful point on her lips make her smile very charming."

Victoria-san enough you embarrass me.

"It's all like…."

"It's all like…."

"The goddess who descended to the world." Victoria

"The goddess who descended to the world." Uncle Painter

Victoria and the painter uncle who had reached a consensus, grinned and shook hands.

'Stop, Please, I'm not like Cid who can accept this level of embarrassment.' I thought covering my face hiding my embarrassment with red cheeks.

"It's done." The uncle then handed over the portrait of me and Victoria.

The uncle painted quickly and the results of the painting were very good. Even though it was only a monochrome portrait, the uncle managed to paint it very beautifully. From the details of the clothes I was wearing, even the details of face, it was as if I could feel the emotions this model was feeling.

Wait, the model it's me.

"Wow! What a beautiful painting. Uncle is really good at painting." Victoria, who saw her painting, looked at it with sparkling eyes.

Hearing Victoria's praise, the uncle smiled proudly then puffed out his chest and said, "Of course, no one can paint better than me, Michael da Vinci."

"Uncle Michael. That's great!" Victoria continued to praise him and Michael, who continued to feel his nose lengthen when he heard the compliment, continued to accept it with pride.

"Haha, you can come back if you want to paint again, don't forget to bring customers for uncle too, then uncle will give you one free painting."

"Free! Alright Vii will bring lots of customers for uncle!"

Hey hey, using small children for promotion. This uncle's marketing technique is already Professor Degree.

But Michael da Vinci....like you've ever heard a name similar to that?

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"It's so beautiful."

"How long are you going to keep looking at that?"

Throughout the journey from when I bought the gloves until now on the way home, Victoria kept looking at Michael's painting.

"But this is very beautiful. Vii's is also good but Will-kun's portrait is the most beautiful...Vii also wants to be able to paint like that uncle."

"Hee, that's great, Vii-chan can practice using me as a model," I said with a smile supporting her dream.

"IMPOSSIBLE! VII CAN'T PAINTING WIIL-KUN RANDOMLY! YOU MIGHT GET DIVINE PUNISHMENT! THAT'S PRESUMPTUOUS!" Victoria shouted with her crazy eyes looking at me.

"Y-yes."

Anu Victoria-san, your eyes are scary.

"VICTORIA!!"

A scream was heard from the front, a human beast man with dog characteristics shouted for Victoria. The man is very similar to Victoria with the only difference being that he has animal ears and a tail.

The man walked with a limp and a red face. The man then stood in front of Victoria with the smell of alcohol that even reached my side.

"Victoria! What are you doing here! Instead of working with your mother, you're playing until this hour! You useless child!" Victoria, who was shouted at, just kept her head down while shaking.

"Tch! What is that?" The man took the painting that was in Victoria's hand.

The man then saw a portrait painting of Victoria. After looking at it for a long time, the man threw the painting to the ground and stomped on Victoria's face in the painting.

*Crash! * *Crash! *

"Tch! Just looking at your face makes me annoyed, there's no need to bring up things like this. It just makes me angry," he grumbled as he spat at the painting.

"I-i...D-don't father." Victoria tries to pick up a painting that her father stepped on.

"What! You dare to oppose me."

Seeing the B*stard Man who seemed to be Victoria's father, raised his hand. I immediately stepped in front of Victoria and blocked her.

"Hah! Who are you, don't get involved!" shouted Victoria's father.

"I am William Greyrat, son of Paul Greyrat." I said, mentioning Paul's name.

Paul was the knight in this village and ordinary people couldn't carelessly touch the child of a knight. Yes, if I get hit, I just complain to Paul. You say I'm a coward? No, Adult problems are better solved with adults. After all, this is someone else's family matter, I can't interfere carelessly.

"Paul...Tch! Hey, let's go home, Victoria!" Hearing Paul's name, his face turned a little pale. Then he went to pull Victoria who was hugging the painting that had been stepped on and spat on with watery eyes and a sobbing voice.

*Sniff! * *Sniff! *

I could only watch as Victoria sobbed while being carried by that b*stard who seemed to be her father. The story about the Victoria family has become quite the topic of gossip in this village.

Victoria's father was a former adventurer who was quite great, he said. He married Victoria's mother that time. While Victoria was still in the womb, Victoria's father suffered an injury to his leg and could no longer continue his activities as an adventurer.

But he still insisted on continuing his activities as an adventurer and was instead get deceived in his mission which caused him to be burdened with a lot of debt. He, who gave up hope, finally drowned in alcohol and gambling, which increasingly made his debts balloon.

The Victoria who was born apparently did not have the characteristics of a beast race at all and was very similar to a human. She is weak and has absolutely no fighting instinct at all.

This made the bastard even more emotional because his daughter was considered useless, and this bastard even thought his wife was cheating on him. This matter caused a heated argument and was stopped by Paul. Almost all villages know this.

In the end, it was Victoria's mother who worked to pay off the debt, and this bastard just got drunk.

I want to help Victoria, but this is someone else's family matter, I'm still a child who can't be responsible for other people's lives. I can't carelessly interfere in this matter.

"Haah, why don't he just die already, that bastard?" I muttered, seeing their shadows getting further away from my sight.

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