The Alchemist of Krydon

Chapter Twenty Nine - Party Amidst the Mist

It's been a few weeks after our wedding as I began focusing more on building up a better lifestyle for us both. As I patched things up with Kai the following morning, business rose exponentially as he helped promote my workshop. He said it was the least he could do, but it didn't sit right by me to do something I never asked for.

With the amount of income that was flowing in, I could get repairs done to the house to have it return to its former glory when my parents kept it well maintained. I still have a long way to go before I could ever become as skillful as they were, but I know I'm steadily making progress.

...

"Jang Mi, can I talk to you for a second?"

About to ask Jang Mi for a favor, I knock against her bedroom door and wait for a response. However, it never came as I grew more anxious.

"Reiguma!"

"Yesss?~"

Reiguma comes in dressed in nothing else but an apron with a ladle in hand. Ignoring her get up, she has learnt a lot from Jang Mi in terms of cooking. I just wish she'd also learn some decency!

"What can your lovely housewife do for you?~"

"...What you can do for me is put some clothes on. You'll catch a cold in that."

"Wah! You're right! But then if I do then Kiro would nurture me back to health... Kiro, I want to catch a cold!"

Ever since we've been married, Reiguma's become a little more... forward with the way she feels; a little more passionate and a little crazier.

"Hahh... Come on, let's get you some clothes."

...

After she gets dressed, I ask her to check on Jang Mi as I wait by the living room.

"Kiro, this is bad!"

Reiguma comes rushing to me as I quickly grew more worried.

"What, what happened?"

"Jang Mee is naked!"

She says it as though it's a big deal.

"...Anything else?"

"Hmm? Oh, and she's also hot, temperature wise. Umm, we need cold water and a towel, Kiro!"

"What? Why didn't you say so in the first place?!"

Grabbing the necessary items, I take them to Reiguma as I can't possibly do anything if she's in the state she mentioned.

"Keep an eye on her, all right?"

"I will!"

Leaving Reiguma to care for Jang Mi I restlessly move into the workshop to get some work finished.

However as hours past, I couldn't concentrate on the things at hand. Such a mindset would only interfere with the quality of my work.

Jang Mi can't remember her past, nor does she seem to have any desire to return. Is it because she can't remember the location, or is it because something is preventing her from doing so?

From her words, it seems there was something of great peril going on in her village. Could it be that she simply escaped barely with her life? But even then, such an answer doesn't explain the state she's in.

"..."

Yesterday, she didn't show any signs of being sick. In fact after the day we met, she never did develop another fever, so why is it back now?

Trying to think deeply into it, my thoughts are interrupted as a cup is placed against my table.

"Aliza?"