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"That... I, I don't have any money," he said meekly.
"Perhaps there has been a delay in the support from your family. You can wait here for now," I withdrew my hand and comforted him in a familiar, gentle tone.
"That, that...," he lowered his head and hesitated. "I, I don't have any relatives to support me."
"In that case, you can return to the world, collect enough supplies from unregistered support, convert them into coins, and then come back to take the ship," I offered the solution as usual.
"But I, I..." He timidly lowered his head and twisted his fingers. "I can't grab hold of..."
I remained speechless and silently stared at him for a while.
"Hello."
"Hello, you... " The newcomer timidly responded, looking around nervously, as if trying to find a place to stay undisturbed.
"Is that so..." He narrowed his eyes in thought for a moment, then slowly reached into his pocket and pulled out a gold coin, handing it to the newcomer. "Well then, take this."
"Huh?" The newcomer looked at the gold coin with disbelief, eyes widening. "C-Can I really have this?"
"Okay," he nodded with a smile. "It was given to me by someone else anyway, and I'm not in a hurry to cross the river, so I'll give it to you first."
"Th-thank you!" The newcomer exclaimed with joy as he took the gold coin and immediately rushed towards me. "I-I have money now! I-I can cross the river!"
"Why should I give it to him?"
"Why give it to him?"
He laughed indifferently. "I don't need it anyway."
"Not needed?" I looked at him in confusion.
"After all, I have no intention of boarding the ship," he said lazily as he stretched. "Since the other party doesn't want to stay here and I have no desire to leave, that gold coin can be put to good use and serve its purpose, wouldn't that be just right?"
I was at a loss and unable to refute.
Yes, his argument is correct, so why do I still feel a strange, stifling sensation in my chest that won't dissipate?
After struggling for a while, I sighed silently.
Forget it... It's not my business anyway, so I don't need to care so much.
"Speaking of which, I have a question," he suddenly raised his hand to ask.
"What question?" I looked at him calmly.
"That's not a good method..."
"How so?" he asked. "Regardless of the method used, the most important thing is to be able to successfully cross the river with the gold coins, isn't it?"
I took a deep breath and softly said, "...Furthermore, what is obtained from others ultimately does not belong to oneself."
"What do you mean?"
After listening, I saw his expression become very complicated.
"Are you saying... that I thought I did a good thing, but actually indirectly harmed the person just now?"
"Awfully regretful, I don't know." I couldn't help but bitterly laugh. "However, no matter the outcome, since he himself chose to accept your gift, it can be considered a guide of fate."
"...So, did you really want me to take that gold coin and use it to cross the river when you asked me to put it away at first?"
I looked up at him and met his bewildered gaze.
After a long silence, I calmly said in a low voice:
"That's just a suggestion after all. Whether to use it or not, it's up to you."
He hesitated to speak, as if wanting to say something, but in the end chose to close his lips, turning everything into a silent sigh, saying nothing at all.
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