[Through Middle-earth BG Lord of the Rings Fans] A Different Life Das Leben der Anderen

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"Hey, Bilbo, what are you going to buy today? Look how big this pumpkin is!"

"It looks good, it should be able to make delicious pumpkin pie. How to sell it?"

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"no……"

"Bilbo, don't..."

"...Three silver coins are too expensive..."

"...my pumpkin!" I murmured and opened my eyes suddenly and shouted.

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Panting, I sat up, exhaled, and muttered, "Pumpkin pie...big pumpkin...pumpkin..."

"Conan, you woke up so early?" Odelia walked in with a pot of water.

"Odelia, good morning...what's for breakfast?"

"Baked gingerbread with boiled green beans, and blueberries you didn't have yesterday. How about it? Do you like it?"

oh!blueberry!Thinking of the little blue-purple fruit, I swallowed.I raised my eyes inadvertently, only to find that Odelia was smiling at me from time to time.

"...Odelia?"

"what's up?"

"……what are you laughing at?"

"Laughing at what I just heard."

"...What is that?" I had a bad feeling.

Odelia walked towards me with an overly bright smile: "Everyone is saying that Haldir already has a fiancé, and the partner is still a human being, and he is still living in Rivendell."

I asked stiffly: "...so that human being refers to..."

"Of course it's you."

"..."

——I used to think that if Lidal knew that I had hurt his son, he would definitely come and kill me. Now it seems that I am more likely to be beaten by many female elves from Lorraine and Rivendell kill.

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On a bright noon, I sat on the seat of the gazebo, holding a long scroll of paper solemnly with both hands.I first glanced at the paper scroll in my hand, then at the solemn-looking Chief Manager Lin Gu standing in front of me, and asked uncertainly: "This is..."

"Bill." Lindir said coldly.

"...Uh, so, why..."

"That is to say, this is the list of expenses you need to pay after arriving in Rivendell. Our lord is generous and will never collect medical expenses from the people he rescues, but you have to understand the expenses for food, clothing, housing and transportation. In the end The House is the last hope of Middle-earth, but if we just save everyone for nothing, this last hope will collapse, right? So, we welcome every guest who comes to Rivendell, of course, the guest We also need to do our part for Rivendell who has received us so warmly." Lindir's calm voice was unwavering.

"So... you need to pay the fee?"

"Yes."

"..."

Lindir, must have some blood relationship with Thranduil or Gondolin, the lord of the rainbow family?It must be like this, right?Will Rivendell find someone to collect the bill? !It's unheard of!

"But," I said hesitantly, "I have no money."——The bag of money that Aragorn gave at that time has already paid the rent of the house, and the sporadic salary of the pharmacy is only enough to eat bread every day——Think about it It is not easy for me to think that I can persist until today.

Lin Dier was silent for a moment, and then said: "Then work to make up for it. There is just a need for cleaning personnel at the gate, so you can pay for it with labor."

"..."

...If you don't have money, will you use your body to pay back?It turns out that it can still be like this...

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I left with my head full of black mist and didn't notice another elf who appeared in the gazebo——

"According to what you told me, it's all done." Lindir said coldly, without looking at the overly shining blond elf beside him.

"This kind of person is staying for the time being, and Haldir will be next." Glorfindel looked into the distance with great interest.

"The warriors of Gondolin in the past are so idle now, thinking about this all day?" Lindir's tone carried out its usual sarcastic style.

"Oh, actually, it was Elidan and Iroho who came to ask me. The younger generation should always give some support and encouragement. Since it is the children's wish, I can't refuse it, let them down." Glorfindel He explained in the tone of an elder who has been there—in fact, it should be said that he is disrespectful—and then said with emotion: "It's been a long time since I participated in such a passionate thing. This reminds me of the time when I was in Gondolin. Er and Idril, the first time I witnessed the love between humans and elves, when I..."

"Since you are all so full of ambition, then I will wait and see what you do next." Lindir did not wait for Glorfindel to finish his long speech, then kept his usual coolness, turned and left.

In the end, there was only the figure of Lord Jinhua who was feeling his youth left in the gazebo...

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On Lingu's elegant and atmospheric terrace, my desolate back is reflected...

Leaning on the silver-white fence of the terrace, you can have a panoramic view of the beautiful scenery of the forest valley below the terrace. Unfortunately, this pleasing scenery can't make me feel happy now.

bill of payment...

I didn't expect to receive this kind of thing in a territory that wasn't Thranduil...

This sudden blow, really, not to mention blueberries, maybe even banana splits and fruit parfait can’t be comforted—hey, if I knew it, I wouldn’t eat so much...

"What are you doing here?" A familiar voice sounded behind me.

I was depressed and turned my head to take a look: "It's Haldir." I was facing a huge financial crisis and then turned back, continuing to lament my long bill in my heart, "Haldir, I asked You, you have lived for so long, have you ever had any troubles?"

Haldir looked at me for a moment, then walked to the place next to me, and replied indifferently: "Of course."

"What kind of trouble is that? Worrying so much that you can't eat or sleep? Or is it the kind where tears flow down your face and your heart breaks when you think about it?" I asked a series of questions non-stop, as if I had found a revolutionary friend.

"The kind I'm used to."

"...Are you used to it?"

"Because it has existed for too long, I have become so used to it that I can no longer have any emotions about it."

"..." Although I don't quite understand it, since this trouble can exist for so long, it should be a little more serious than my reminder...

After thinking about it, I still didn't understand anyway, so I decided to change the topic: "Haldir, when are you going back to Lorraine?"

Haldir looked up at me, thought for a moment and said, "...Maybe soon."

"Really..." This newly opened topic seems to be no better than the one I diverted.

Thinking that Haldir probably didn't intend to continue talking, I turned around and prepared to go back to the room.

"Conan." Haldir said suddenly.

"Huh?" I looked in surprise at Haldir, who would speak up on his own initiative.

Haldir hesitated for a moment before asking: "...do you know the Supreme Lord of the Rings?"

Of course I know, that is the most unique ring in the world. It was made by the great devil Sauron. He can rule the world when he wears it, while other people will only be invisible and want to touch it crazily. Rings—but these shouldn't be something an ordinary human like me should know...

I looked up at Haldir, smiled and said, "What's that? Has someone lost the ring?"

Haldir's expression didn't change at all, he looked at me for a moment, then slowly shook his head: "It's nothing. Don't worry about it."

At that moment, I felt that Haldir seemed to know something, but in the blink of an eye, I felt that nothing had changed, it was only the unease in my heart, after all...

"Haldir..." I murmured to him.

"You still need more rest, go back."

"..." Haldir, how should I treat you...

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"..." Can anyone explain the current situation to me?

I glanced at Odelia who was smiling softly on one side, and then at the twins and Glorfindel who were watching the show on the other side.

"So...why should I come out and have dinner with you guys?"

"It's such a beautiful night, Conan, do you still want to stay in the house? Besides, it's boring to eat alone all the time, right?"

"I can still understand coming out to eat with Odelia, why are they here?!" I excitedly pointed to the faces on the other side of the table that I am not familiar with - Haldir is fine, Grofin Didn't Dell usually go to the beautiful elf sister for a meal at this time?Lin Dier, you came to me to remind you, but didn't you read your account book?And Gemini, don't you need to dine with your ada, King Elrond, who is diligent in government and loves the people?How lonely he must be!

"It's just a coincidence, it's just a coincidence," Glorfindel said indifferently, "It's just a meal together, so don't worry about these little things."

"..." Is it really that simple?I glanced at Glorfindel with distrust and didn't speak.

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"Conan, let's play a game!" Elidan said suddenly.

"..." I knew it was not that simple.

"Turn your back, and then Elaidan and I will walk in front of you. Can you guess which of us is Elaidan? If you guess correctly, you will be rewarded!"

What if you guess wrong?

Before I could express my opinion, I was pulled and turned around by the smiling Odelia—so, it was mandatory.

"..."

After a while—

"Come on, is Elaidan over there?" Gemini jumped in front of me.

"This is Elaidan, and this is Iroho." I stretched out my finger and pointed to the two elves in turn without interest.

"..." Elidan was stunned.

"..." Yi Luohe was stunned.

"..." Glorfindel stared wide-eyed.

"..." Lindir, still with a wooden face.

"..." Haldir, who was completely out of the way, was indifferent to this.

"Is it wrong?" I blinked my eyes, somewhat unable to understand everyone's reaction.

"Conan's guess is really accurate." Odelia still smiled.

"...you're lucky." Yi Luohe smiled dryly.

"It has nothing to do with luck, I'm not guessing."

"Conan, it seems that I underestimated you. If you don't know these twins very well, even elves, sometimes it is difficult to tell who is who. How did you do it?" Glorfindel's eyes burst out Staring at me with a strange light.

Hearing this, I couldn't help raising a proud and mysterious smile—if you can easily distinguish the works of Takahiro Sakurai, Daisuke Kishio, Hikaru Midorikawa and Mamoru Miyano from the mixed CDdrama Voice, then even if you really stand in front of these two identical guys, you can easily distinguish the two from the subtle differences in their voices.

"Let's not mention this, what about the reward you mentioned?" I changed the subject.

"Ah, the reward is that I can go to my father's library to organize books."

"...Huh?" Why do I understand every word he said, but I am confused when they are connected together?

"Father's library has countless books of all kinds, but the number is huge. Over the years, there is no place to put new books, so my father asked Elidan and me to go, no, he asked us to find someone To tidy up, so as a reward, we decided to give you this endless glory."

"...No, no, no, this sounds like punishment, right? Could it be that Lord Elrond entrusted you with this task, and you pushed it to me because you didn't want to do it?" I speculated with uncertainty, "Besides, I'm still a wounded person, right?"

"That kind of minor injury is nothing after my father's treatment. What's more, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Ordinary human beings don't have the good luck to read my father's collection of books. Conan, you are so lucky! "

"..." It's a ghost to believe in you, I don't even know what to say to you - why, I have the illusion that I was asked to do my homework when I was back in elementary school?

"By the way, Haldir is with you too." Elidan added.

"why?"

"Because, he lost the bet with us this afternoon." Elidan smiled maliciously.

Hearing this, I looked at Haldir curiously, but it was a pity that his gaze was decisively ignored by him.Turning back to look at the twins, the rare two elves didn't explain anything, they just laughed without saying a word.

"Anyway, I'll leave this to you guys." It turned out to be Lindir who spoke—and he only said this sentence from the beginning to the end, and then turned and left.

"..." Just tidy up the library, right?This should be, there will be no traps, right?

Looking at the weird smiling faces of the elves around me, I feel that my worries are not unreasonable...

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