Personality V: I will save everything

Naib pushed the dining cart and finally brought back all the things Norton wanted to eat.

"Okay, eat quickly." Naib unceremoniously placed the food in front of Norton and urged him.

tnnd, I didn’t even eat dinner, so I brought you big and small bags of food. Eat! If you don't finish them, see how I can fix you. (gritting teeth)

Naib thought as he stared at Norton from behind.

For the sake of money, he would definitely not show his dissatisfaction in front of Norton, but it did not prevent him from spreading resentment behind his back.

"Mr. Naib Sabeda, come and eat together." Norton said, looking back at Naib behind him.

Seeing Norton turn around, Nabu immediately calmed down his expression.

Seeing that Naib didn't respond, Norton pointed to the tableware placed on the opposite side of the table.

"Come and eat together, otherwise you think why I need to set out two sets of tableware, not to mention that I can't finish it all by myself." Norton invited Naib again.

"Okay." Unable to refuse the warm welcome, Nabu reluctantly sat down opposite Norton and had dinner with him.

While eating his food, Naib looked up and down at Norton in front of him.

Finally, Naib made up his mind and asked the doubt that had been buried in his heart for a long time, "How did you get the scar on your face?"

"Bang!" The cutlery in Norton's hand fell onto the dinner plate, making a crisp sound.

"Why do you suddenly want to ask this?" Norton quickly calmed down.

Naib, who was watching Norton's reaction, quickly realized that he had said the wrong thing.

In fact, Nabu had no ill intentions, he was just curious.

After all, people like Norton who live in the manor should not have the chance of being injured, especially someone like Norton who had such a big burn on his face. Something serious must have happened at that time.

wrong,

Naib immediately thought that it was not just the burn on his face. When he helped Norton change his clothes, he also saw that there were many large burns on his back and abdomen.

With such a large area of ​​burns, could it be said that there had been a fire in the manor?

Could it be said that Norton's current mental state was caused by the fire at that time?

Just like having experienced the war myself, the sequelae of the war are the same due to the pain at that time.

Was Norton's current mental state caused by the fire?

Based on his own experience on the battlefield, Naib concluded that the large burns must have almost killed Norton at that time.

You must know that the most painful thing about burns is not the pain when the skin is burned, but the pain of preventing wound infection, wound inflammation, debridement, and the ugly appearance that has already changed after recovery. psychological problems.

Nabu continued to think.

In fact, there was a reason why he asked Norton this question today, because he felt that as long as Norton could recover as soon as possible, he could return to his hometown to find his mother faster.

So when he thought about this suspected cause of Norton's mental instability, he asked directly without thinking.

So much so that he ignored that by asking, he was exposing Norton's scars at that time.

Therefore, when Nabu reacted, he immediately wanted to slap himself on the head. How could he ask such a harsh question? Not only will his questioning not be effective, it will also irritate Norton. If Norton really goes crazy, Naib can't guarantee that he will be able to hold him down.

However, seeing that Norton didn't react too fiercely when he heard his question, Naib decided that he must be careful next and try not to touch the scars in Norton's heart as much as possible.

"Oh, I'm sorry Mr. Norton, I was just curious when I saw the scar on your face. If I offended you by doing this, I apologize." Naib said carefully. In fact, his right hand He had already grasped the knife tightly. If Norton got angry, he would have to hold him down.

But after hearing what Naib said, Norton just smiled and reached out to touch the scar on his left cheek.

"Mr. Naib Sabeda, would you like to hear my story about the past?"

"Of course, I'm all ears." Naib certainly wanted to listen, and this was probably an opportunity for Norton to recover.

Norton smiled, picked up the glass of milk in front of him, as if it were a glass of strong liquor, drank it in one gulp, and slammed the bottom of the glass on the table.

"I was originally the son of a miner at the lowest level. My father was a miner, so I am also a miner. I have lived in an air full of moisture and dirt since I was a child, which also led to my early illness. Pneumoconiosis..." At this point, Norton sighed and touched his chest.

"Do you know that feeling? Mr. Naib Sabeda, I can't breathe. Every time I take a breath, it feels like a heavy object is oppressing my lungs, and it seems like a needle is piercing my heart. Every time I take a breath, You can smell the blood coming back from your throat every time you take a breath." As Norton spoke, he showed a painful expression and held his neck tightly.

Naib, who was watching his reaction, immediately stood up and wanted to grab Norton's hands, but before Naib could get close to Norton, he put his hands down.

"Of course, my pneumoconiosis is not the worst, Mr. Naib. What is worse is that when my father died, or earlier, when my father was seriously ill, I have been bullied by my fellow miners. Now, I am the object of their amusement. They seem to have discovered, how can they make their suffering seem less painful?"

As he spoke, Norton stood up excitedly, slapped his hands heavily on the table, got close to Naib's face, and stared into Nabu's eyes.

"That is seeing others suffering more than yourself."

After saying that, Norton calmed down again, sat back in his chair, and continued to talk about his past experiences.

"For so many years, I have always upheld the kindness in my heart. No matter how my co-workers bullied me, I have always endured it silently and always cherished hope for the future. Until that day, my father died of a serious illness. My father He is considered a highly respected old miner in the mining area. He once saved the lives of many fellow miners in a mining accident... So after his death... Oh, Naib Sabeda. Sir, how about you? Guess what they did?”

Norton paused, seemingly jokingly, and asked Naib for his opinion on the story.

Nabu, who had been silently listening to the story the whole time, rarely hesitated.

He didn't know how to answer Norton's question.

Therefore, he could only put it as good as possible, "I think those miners will come to commemorate him more or less? At least... help you collect the body at that time?"

To be honest, Naib is not sure, but at least Naib himself, as a "war criminal", will at least help collect the bodies of his comrades who died innocently in the accident, even if he will face accusations from their parents. .

"Hahahahahaha..." Hearing Naib's answer, Norton covered his eyes and laughed loudly.

And listening to Norton's laughter, Naib's temper also rose.

"Mr. Norton, although you are the target of my mission, and my mission this time is to let me take care of you until you recover, I don't think I can laugh at my biological father or those miners who at least remember to deal with your father's funeral. Friends, this is something only a 'villain' would do." Naib angrily confronted Norton, but his words were met with even louder ridicule from Norton.

"Hahahaha...'villain'?...Hahahahahaha...haha...Mr. Naib Sabeda, let me tell you what a real 'villain' is."

As if Norton had finally laughed enough, his laughter stopped suddenly, and he quickly changed his expression like a face change, telling Naib the following story with a calm expression.

"I had the same idea as you at the time. After all, my father saved their lives, so when the miners knocked on my door, I originally wanted to calm down and open the door for them, but..." Norton said This seems to recall something bad.

"But when I walked to the door, the leader kicked the door open. Guess what they did? They wanted to carve up the last bit of my father's interests. They took away all the valuable things in the house. Gone, including the miners who were rescued by my father at that time, or they were the masterminds of the whole thing." Norton said while raising his chin high, as if he was mocking Naib's ridiculous answer just now.

Naib was also shocked by what Norton said. He couldn't imagine how shameless those miners were and how they treated his savior so ruthlessly.

At the same time, he couldn't imagine the horrific things that the young Norton had experienced at that time, and how he grew up in such an environment.

"I tried my best to stop them, but what I got in return was their punches, kicks, and merciless abuse and ridicule. So from then on, I understood that I had abandoned the kind heart I once had. I understand, If I want to survive, I have to be greedy, selfish, and unscrupulous." Norton's chest kept rising and falling, as if speaking these words took all his energy.

Naib looked at Norton in front of him and opened his mouth, not knowing how to comfort him.

Naib had some understanding of Norton's mental condition and why it was so bad.

Surviving in such an environment... Nabu swore that even on the most brutal battlefield, comrades-in-arms would still remember some friendship between each other.

He doesn't care at all about the friendship between his companions and blindly only pursues interests. He is no different from a "beast".

Of course, Naib didn't mean to blame Norton. After all... a white flower blooming in the swamp will only end up being swallowed by the swamp.

If you want to survive, you must turn into mud and merge with the swamp.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Norton. I didn't mean to expose the scars on your heart." Naib apologized to Norton very sincerely. He didn't expect that his unintentional words would once again tear Norton's wounds with blood. .

Naib no longer cares about where the burns on Norton's body came from. In such an environment, isn't it normal for injuries to occur?

"No, no, no, Mr. Naib Sabeda, you misunderstood. I don't think my experience was that bad. At the same time, aren't you curious about where the burns on my face came from? I haven't gotten to the point yet. Yeah." Norton interrupted Naib's thoughts.

After hearing what Norton said, Naib decided to continue listening. At least he wanted to know all about Norton's previous experiences.

"Until that day, a bright star streaked across the sky and fell into the mining area. People called it the 'falling star', and countless miners wanted to find that star to help them escape poverty. I'm the same as them, but different." Speaking of this, a smile appeared on Norton's lips, and for some reason Naib found this smile creepy.

"I entered that abandoned mining area with more than a dozen miners. Can you imagine? I couldn't even imagine that things went so smoothly. At that time, all the miners who broke into my house and robbed my belongings actually gathered together. Together, they would never have imagined that the things they took away from my home would eventually become their 'life money'."

Hearing this, Nabu felt that what happened next must be terrifying.

"I tricked them into the abandoned mine tunnel, but they were already dazzled by the immediate benefits and got in without even thinking. What they didn't know was that in order to retaliate against them, I had already The fuses and explosives were buried there the night before. Of course, I also have to thank them. The night before, these timid guys pushed me in and let me explore the situation in the mine tunnel. Give my men a chance to use explosives."

Norton became more and more excited as he talked, like a hunter who had just succeeded in hunting and showing off his hunting experience to his friends.

"Oh, Mr. Naib, you can never imagine the excitement, hesitation and guilt I felt when I held the fuse and match in my hand. But I quickly realized why I was hesitant, and why was I hesitant? Why should I feel guilty? When they broke into my house, they didn't hesitate at all." As he spoke, the smile on Norton's face grew bigger and bigger.

"The next moment - 'Bang!'"

As Norton spoke, he made fists with both hands, raised them high, and opened his palms to make a big explosion.

"In that 'mining disaster', no one survived except me."

Norton smiled elegantly, as if he was just telling a story from an adventure storybook.

Naib, who was sitting in front of him, was already breaking out in a cold sweat. He finally understood how Norton got the burns on his face and body.

But, but, none of this has anything to do with me.

Naib comforted himself by saying that he was just a mercenary who got paid to do things. As long as the matter was resolved and he got the gold coins, whatever this guy did had nothing to do with him.

"Mr. Naib Sabeda, do you think you can still leave the manor?" Norton stood up with a smile.

"You still remember that night, the little kid Karl in the manor was kidnapped by one of your colleagues, a mercenary, but you only saw the surface and didn't see what really happened behind the scenes. Let me tell you, A total of six mercenaries infiltrated that night, but why was there only the body of the mercenary who held Carl hostage in the end?" Norton smiled, as if he was playing a reasoning game with Naib in front of him.

"Because they are all dead, the kind with no bones left~"

As Norton finished his last sentence, Naib stood up in horror, bringing the chair behind him with him.

"Do you dare to imagine? The flowers in the garden that you drag me out every day and show me are fed with the flesh and blood of those mercenaries. And the Alva and Luchino you greet them every day, guess what? What is the experimental subject? At the same time, that beautiful red painting painted by Mr. Jack that you once saw, what do you think he used to paint it? "

Norton spoke slowly, as if he was just reciting the dishes on the menu.

"Okay, how long are you going to stand there and watch the show?"

Jack, who had been invisible in the fog, finally appeared.

Jack didn't say anything, but looked at the food scraps placed in front of Norton.

"It seems like you've been tired of pretending to be 'crazy' these days." Jack said with a hint.

"Stop talking nonsense, hey, give me a cigarette." Norton curled his lips nonchalantly and reached out to Jack for a cigarette.

Jack naturally gave it to him and looked at Norton's appearance.

"What a 'two-skinned' person."

"Tch, everything will be easy if you give me money." After Norton said that, he lit up the cigarette. God knows how long he had to endure it in order to pretend to be a mental patient in front of Naib.

That's right, Norton didn't suffer from depression at all in the first place.

In fact, before he stepped into the manor and while he was still in the mining area, Luchino, Natasha and Juke had already negotiated everything with him.

Just to provide a teaching material for the children in the manor.

The owner of the manor wants to teach the children in the manor to be kind and at the same time let them know the dangers of the outside world.

As long as Norton can pretend to be bruised and bruised by the outside world, the manor owner agrees to pay him a large sum of money.

Although there is no place where money can be used in the manor, who would think there is too much money?

More importantly, Norton also learned about this when the mercenaries sneaked in that night.

Norton could swear that no one knew about this except him and the owner of the manor.

It was the mercenary who sneaked out and held Carl hostage. He was deliberately released by the manor owner. The reason why Norton knew about this was because it was the manor owner who asked him to walk to that corridor with an ax. After all, the manor owner I didn't want Carl to get really hurt, and Norton was the only one besides the children who didn't attend the party at the time.

and,

It's easy to make that mindless beast step into the manor owner's trap step by step.

After all, when people are panicked, they often seek medical treatment in a hurry.

When you are in a dark corridor full of monsters, and are being chased by monsters behind you, a bright window suddenly appears. A normal person should turn over it without even thinking about it.

Of course, the mercenary's IQ was lower than normal people, so he naturally fell into the trap of the manor owner.

What happened next was of course what the manor owner expected. Afterwards, the owner of the manor could pretend to be deeply shocked, in order to win everyone's sympathy and better control other people in the manor.

As for whether this incident will leave a psychological shadow on Karl? Oh, of course not, because the manor owner is a good "mother" who can comfort and sympathize with him.

(Manor owner: I just want the child to learn to be wary of the people around him. What’s wrong with me? Don’t come back. When the stranger gives him a piece of candy, he will be tricked.)

Thinking of this, Norton raised his eyes and looked at Naib, who had drawn his saber and made a defensive posture.

"Don't be nervous, Mr. Naib, we just want you to play a game with us like the six mercenaries at that time."

"I will not become a toy for monsters to make fun of." Naib said firmly. He already understood that the whole thing was a scam from the beginning.

"Oh, that's such a pity. It seems that you can only go back to Nepal to guard that empty house alone." Norton said pretending to be regretful.

Naib soon discovered the problem with Norton's words.

"What do you mean?! Empty house!!!" Nabu prayed in his heart, but it must not be what he thought.

"What else could it be? Haven't you already met her? The old woman who helped you put the food on the table in the restaurant."

Naib was almost driven crazy, and at the same time he was very scared, afraid that these monsters would hurt his mother.

"So Mr. Naib Sabeda, have you made up your mind? Should you participate or not?"

"Yes, I will participate." Naib had no choice. For the sake of his mother, he had to participate in the game of these monsters no matter what.

hateful!

Seeing Nabu's face that was almost going crazy, and how almost everyone in his manor was being deceived.

Norton couldn't help but think of something said by his former mining buddies.

I am really a piece of "fool's gold"~