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The night was deep, and the light of the bright moon was obscured by the clouds, as if the whole world had fallen into darkness.

With this small sound, a pair of dark golden vertical pupils appeared in the darkness, and in an instant, everything fell into darkness again.

The sound of rustling did not go away, but became more intense, and gradually there was a sound like rummaging through the cabinets, as if a thief had visited the room.

The clouds were dispersed by the wind, and when the bright moonlight shone on the earth again, with the help of the moonlight, it was clear that in the corner of the room were two figures, one large and one small.

“…… Why is there nothing, I remember that there are still a lot of ingredients. The slightly petite figure muttered quietly, and occasionally there were a few disgruntled protests from his stomach, why didn't he put the food in?

"I used up all the ingredients during last night's cooking, so you're sure you won't find it. ”

"Why do you use up all the ingredients, don't you know how to leave me a little? Now everyone is dying of hunger. Shiluka replied dissatisfied, groaning at the mouth of her stomach.

"Hmm~?————!!!" suddenly realized something, and quickly lowered his voice, "You, why are you here, shouldn't you sleep in your room?"

"I'm not in the habit of sleeping with men. Also, I don't need to sleep too long, just stand and take a break. ”

There are not many rooms in Shiluka's house, except for the room where Shiluka's mother, Rahir, has been lying, and Shiluka's personal bedroom, there is only a small bedroom and a room that is considered a warehouse.

In order to take care of Richel, the bedroom was usually occupied by Luther, and now it could only be given to Luo Ling's two students, so he had to tidy up the storeroom and survive the night for the time being.

"By the way, I still have some leftover food here, do you want to eat it?" Luo Ling brought out the still steaming rice bowl, as if tempting Shiluka, and let the aroma of the food deliberately waft in her direction.

"I'm going to eat, give it to me. Shiluka didn't hesitate, snatched the rice bowl that Luo Ling was carrying, sat down on the chair, and began to gobble it up.

"Tsk, I thought you would definitely say you wouldn't eat it, and then be persuaded by me for a long time, and you don't play cards according to the routine at all. "Luo Zero's reaction to Shiluka was completely mispredicted, and he was a little disappointed.

"Hmph, who wants to do that. Besides, the food is still hot, so it can't be reheated, right?" asked Shiluka, taking a bite of her meal.

"Of course not, I'm not that kind, I'm just using a little magic to keep it warm. ”

"Why do you do such useless work if you're not so kind. 」

"Woo~ It's really delicious, I've never tasted such delicious food. ”

"It's because you're so hungry, but the taste itself is pretty average. "Luo Ling is still very self-aware of his cooking skills, at least he is far less than his cheap master (Elena).

"What's the matter, it's obviously delicious, can you teach me how to cook?"

"Forehead...... "In the face of this sudden request, Luo Ling was a little confused, this attitude is a little wrong, yesterday it wasn't that he refused to believe me, did he have to say that I was a bad guy? Why do you suddenly want to teach yourself to cook now? I really don't understand, a woman's heart, a needle under the sea.

"Whether you want it or not, it doesn't matter if you don't want it. ”

"Uh...... By the way, you were still so directed at me before, why is your attitude changing so much now?"

"......" was about to say something, but stopped again, "because the person who can make such a good meal is not a bad guy." ”

"Poof......" Luo Ling couldn't help but laugh directly, this reason was simply invincible.

"Woo~. Shiluka also felt that her reason was a little too casual, but it was really unpleasant to be ridiculed so unscrupulously.

"Stop laughing, scoundrel!"

"Ah, I'm sorry, you're really ...... with that excuse," he almost laughed out loud when he thought about it.

"Hmph~. Shiluka took the rest of the food for Luo Ling, and was eager to eat his flesh and drink his blood, and soon wiped out Luo Ling.

Contentedly touching her bulging belly, although she was still a little resentful of Luo Ling's ridicule just now, Luo Ling deliberately wanted to thank her for the dinner she prepared.

"Thank you. ”

"What did you say?"

"I said thank you. ”

"Hmm, I didn't hear anything, it's better to be louder. ”

“…… Sure enough, you're the most annoying guy yet, huh. This reaction perfectly met Luo Ling's psychological expectations, and Luo Ling showed a smile of "plan".

It seems that Luo Ling has a latent ability, a special ability to forcibly turn normal people into tsundere.

"Why don't you go back to bed? It's getting late. ”

"I don't want you to care? It's better to say yourself, don't you really need to lie down and rest?"

"Well, it's enough to lean against the wall like this, and when I'm in the wild, I'm also responsible for being vigilant about my surroundings to protect the two little ones, and I'm sure I can't go into a deep sleep. ”

"......" Shiluka was silent for a moment before she said slowly, "It's hard to be a teacher." ”

"Is it hard?" recalling the process of knowing and meeting the students, until he later decided to protect them and use this as the meaning and value of his life, there is no hard work at all, "No, although sometimes, those little ones do make me feel helpless, and even put me in a very embarrassing situation, but it is also a proof of the intimacy and bond between us." I love them very much, no, I love them deeply, because I see them as my all, so I don't feel hard. ”

“…… Really?" Feeling the love and attachment to the students in Luo Ling's sincere words, the defense in Xiluka's heart also quietly collapsed unconsciously, at the very least, she was no longer as vigilant as before.

"Yes, but it's still a shame to say such things openly, forget what I just said. ”

"No, you know that you are the big bad guy who likes students the most. Shiluka replied with a chuckle.

...... "So why are you still a bad guy?"

"Now, Luo Ling, can you go out for a walk with me?" Shiluka asked Luo Ling in a voice like a supplication with clear sapphire eyes.

“……”

"My eldest lady, do you know what time it is? and go out for a walk? If you don't sleep, it will be almost dawn, and you can imagine what you will look like tomorrow with two dark circles under your eyes. 」

"Absolutely. Although he was complaining in his heart, he had actually been completely sprouted by Xiluka's actions just now, and he couldn't have the slightest idea of refusal in his mind.

The most important thing is that Luo Ling can feel that she doesn't seem to want to carry certain things alone anymore, she wants others to listen to her heart, and tell these things that she has been hiding that are about to crush her, even if the other party is just a stranger who has just known her for less than half a day. She hopes that she can be redeemed......

In the cold moonlight, the breeze swept through her hairline, and the long hair that spread out like a veil had a different kind of beauty, and in this situation, the sad eyes of Shiluka were so pitiful, Luo Ling even had an urge to hold her in his arms.

"Actually, before, I didn't want to do that. ”

"It's okay, I'm not angry, and I won't be angry about that. Tell me anything, and if it makes you feel better, or if I can share some of it for you, just say it. ”

"......" Shiluka's body trembled slightly, and her voice was full of sadness and shock, "You, did you already know?"

"I don't know what you're carrying, I just know that you're in pain, sad, crumbling, and almost broken, so please tell me everything, and I'll share half of the pain and sorrow for you. ”

"Uh-huh......" whimpered in response, already in tears, on the verge of collapse, who else could understand his pain and be willing to share it with him?

Hiluka made up her mind, brushed the tears from her eyes, and began to speak of the pain and sorrow she had hidden from her heart.

"I hate Uncle Luther. ”

Luo Ling was slightly surprised, but did not interrupt Shiluka's words.

"What I can't tolerate is Uncle Luther's desire for his mother's chiroluo. I don't know how much he loved and pursued his mother, but in my opinion, it was something I couldn't bear. ”

"I remember when I was very young, the relationship between my father and mother was very harmonious, and it was the happiest time for me. However, everything changed at that moment, my father died in the battle against the monsters in order to protect the town, at that time, I didn't know what the so-called death represented, and asked my mother more than once where my father had gone and why he hadn't returned. ”

"My mother always told me that he had gone far away and that he would come back one day, and as a young child, I did not doubt my mother's words, but only the tears that my mother had quietly shed inadvertently. ”

"When I was older, I realized that my father had left me and my mother forever, and after learning that I would never see my father again, I stupidly called my mother a liar, and did a lot of things that now seem unforgivable. My mother just hugged me tenderly and whispered, I'm sorry. Obviously, I am the one who should say sorry the most, I don't know anything, I will only be angry with my mother, but I don't know how much pain and sorrow my mother has endured, I am simply the worst. ”

When Shiluka kept cursing her childhood self, Luo Ling's broad palm gently rested on Shiluka's hair, "What you should say to your mother is not sorry, it should be thank you." ”

"!!" heard Luo Ling's words, her body trembled suddenly, and Shiluka figured out that what her mother really needed was not her own apology, but her own encouragement and support, which was the power that could really help her.

"Sorry to interrupt you, please continue. ”

The light in Hiluka's eyes flickered several times, but she chose to continue, because this was not the source of her pain.

"Because of the loss of my father, my mother can only work hard to maintain the livelihood of two people, to protect me as much as possible, and let me feel the warmth of the so-called home, I have not understood my mother's hard work, but I still regard my mother as a liar, a bad person who took away my father, not only spoke ill of my mother, but even trampled on her love and tenderness for me, now it seems that I was a complete villain at that time. ”

"Until my mother was bedridden for unknown reasons, and spent a lot of the day in a coma, no one would take care of me in every detail, no one would care about me, no one would care for me, no one would bear my irritable and bad temper, and I could only rely on myself in order to survive. Cook your own meals, change your clothes, clean your room, and work. It was the hardest time for me, but it was also the most important time for my growth. ”

"I understood my mother's most selfless and sincere love for me, and at the same time felt extreme disgust and regret for what I had done in the past. My mother, who had been in a coma for a long time, was getting thinner and thinner, and tried to apologize countless times, but she couldn't listen to my words and fell asleep again. I know very well that if I continue like this, my mother's body will definitely collapse, and she will definitely become like my father, forever, away from my side, that kind of thing, absolutely not, absolutely not allowed to happen. Because I haven't apologized to my mother, I haven't cried to her in her arms about the reproaches and difficulties I have encountered, so as to get her comfort and doting. Haven't said a word to her yet, thank you. ”

"But there's really nothing I can do about it. In the beginning, the people in the town, after learning about my family's situation, were also full of rude and reproachful attitude towards me, because they knew that I was not a good child, but they were still willing to help my mother, and also gave me a place to work, so that my mother and I could barely live. The people in the town also called in a priest to treat my mother, but it didn't work in the slightest, and my mother's body was getting thinner and thinner, and her breath was weakening day by day. ”

Until one day, Uncle Luther returned to this town, where he once was. Uncle Luther is like his mother's older brother, I heard that when they were young, their mother often followed Uncle Luther, played together, frolicked together, and later, Uncle Luther left his hometown, and his mother and father came together. When Uncle Luther learned of the situation in my family, he immediately contacted his friend and asked the highest-ranking priest to treat my mother, but the result was the same, the priest said before leaving, that the plague my mother had contracted was beyond the realm of magic, and that even if the Pope came in person, it might not be cured. ”

Uncle Luther seemed to be sad for a long time, and later, he paid a lot for his mother, and even spared a lot of money to buy some cherished supplements for his mother, nourishing his mother's weak body, and his mother's physical condition gradually improved, but there was still no sign of healing, but when he woke up, he became a little more. ”

"For this, I am truly grateful to Uncle Luther, who saved me and my mother, and Uncle Luther who was our benefactor. But when I found out that Uncle Luther looked at his mother with lust, my impression of him suddenly became bad, and I began to wonder if all his purposes were for his mother's sake, yes, for his mother's sake, why did he become so disgusted? Was it jealousy, or did he not want Uncle Luther to be with his mother?"

"I don't know if my mother can let go of my father, but for me, there can only be one father, and he can only live in my memories, and I can't tolerate it, and I can't accept a second father. But I don't know what my mother thought of Uncle Luther, whether she was willing to live alone for my father's sake, and what would happen to me if she agreed to Uncle Luther's affection. ”

"Worried about such things, I became more and more disgusted with Uncle Luther, and although he tried to get along with me, I was always lukewarm. On the surface I was very calm, but in reality my heart was already in chaos, and the rational side told me that Uncle Luther truly loved his mother and was willing to give everything for her, and that it was all the credit of Uncle Luther that my mother was able to live until now. The other side of me is constantly provoking my sanity and making me crazy and irritable, I hate Uncle Luther, I hate the lustful look he looks at my mother, I hate that he can talk to her in the only moment of waking !! time she has with her, and I hate that his relationship with my mother is getting better and better

"I knew that this feeling of jealousy was not right, but I could not suppress it, it became stronger and stronger, and made me no longer feel like myself, and everything related to Uncle Luther, I hated it the most. On the surface, I can't show this emotion to him, so, at that time, I can only use this to vent the accumulated resentment on you, I'm really sorry, Luo Ling. ”

"I've never been mad at that, I don't mind at all. ”

Shiluka hummed softly and continued: "I, I feel like I'm about to lose control of myself, if I continue like this, I don't know what I'll become, this disgust, jealousy will even turn into hatred, please tell me, Luo Ling, what should I do?"

At the end of the "......" hearing, Luo Ling's first reaction was to ask Crimson or Hina to test whether Shiluka was bewitched by some evil god, demon, or something, or was affected by some special power, and if it didn't work, it was a matter of spiritual interference or something.

As a result, Crimson, who didn't know when she was eavesdropping on Luo Ling's thoughts, clearly told Luo Ling that her mind was normal and she had not received any interference or influence from any other force.

Therefore, Luo Ling came to the conclusion that Shiluka should have a mental illness, and the enlightenment of a psychiatrist is the correct solution. Can such a profession exist in this world? The words of nuns and priests are probably equivalent to the profession of a psychiatrist in a previous life, but now they can only rely on him as a life coach to help Shiluka get out of this shadow.

"Your troubles and pains themselves, in the final analysis, are the strong contradictions and conflicts of your inner feelings, the gratitude for Luther's kindness, and the dislike and hatred of him. ”

Actually, you don't have to be like this, what you are doing now is actually trying your best to deny yourself, whether it is gratitude to Luther or hatred of him, these are all parts of you, even if these two emotions are opposite, no matter how contradictory, they are all your own, an indispensable part. So, I think, you should accept yourself. ”

"Accept, ...... herself" Shiluka seemed to understand something, but as if she didn't understand anything, her sapphire-like eyes were open, and she waited for Luo Ling's explanation with a melancholy and confused look.

Luo Ling, who was cute by Xiluka's pitiful appearance, slowly spoke after a long time: "Yes, accept yourself, no matter what kind of emotion, is the most real you, so, don't resist them, accept yourself calmly, hate or be grateful, accept them all, then you are the real you, denying those emotions is actually denying yourself." ”

"Accept the hate...... What attitude should I have towards Uncle Luther, and what kind of attitude should I have towards him, as I did towards my mother? I don't want that kind of thing, I don't want to go back to the past. ”

"It doesn't have to be that way. Are you worried about losing your mother's love, afraid that your mother will agree to Luther's pursuit and ignore you? I believe that that kind of thing will not happen, and not to mention what feelings your mother has for Luther, even if you finally choose to agree to Luther and come together, they will never abandon you. When the time comes, it will be a question of whether you will accept Luther becoming your father, not the obvious question of whether your mother will continue to spoil you. ”

"Unacceptable. ”

"Poof, second answer?"

"Uncle Luther would become my father or something, it's inconceivable, and I would never allow anything like that to happen. ”

"Forehead......" Luo Ling mourned for Luther in his heart, at least he had set up an insurmountable obstacle on the road to pursuing Richel, and it was also an obstacle that could never be avoided.

"Why?" Luo Ling asked this question, which was obviously unrelated to him.

"Well——, Uncle Luther is Uncle Luther, how can he become a father, there is only one father, even if my mother agrees, I will never agree with him. ”

"......" felt that the topic was about to be crooked if we continued to talk, Luo Ling hurriedly reined in the precipice and turned the topic back to Xiluka, "So, can you face your heart?"

"Well, I see, I'm going to face up to my feelings, hatred and hatred, and sure enough, that's what I really think, so I'll do everything I can to stop the love affair between my mother and Uncle Luther. ”

"......" Luo Ling didn't know what to say anymore, but when things got to this point, it was no longer something that Luo Ling could interfere in, this was already an internal problem of the Shiluka family.

"It's good to be able to face your heart and accept everything, and I shouldn't be involved in the affairs between you and Luther and Rachel. However, I can give you a word of advice, no matter what happens between Luther and your mother, they can't come together regardless of your ideas, and you have to get to know them, to understand them, not to be vexatious, even if the end result is not what you want, what you should do is to adapt, not try to destroy the relationship between the two. ”

"Woo~, why are you saying as if they were destined to come together. ”

"I'm just telling you the worst, and I don't know what that will turn out. ”

"If it does turn out to be that situation, I'll bite you. Shiluka made a threatening appearance with her teeth and claws, which seemed to Luo Ling to be cute, and she couldn't help but laugh.

"At that time, I guess I would have left here long ago. ”

"I'll catch up with you and bite you. Shiluka showed her sharp little tiger teeth and put on a look that she thought was "vicious" at Luo Ling.

"If you catch up, just come. Luo Ling's smile made Shiluka's face redden, and he quickly lowered his head.

"How do you feel like your appearance seems to have changed a little? I remember that I was a lewd villain uncle before. ”

"Hmph, how's it going, are you hooked on me?"

"No, it's ugly to death. Shiluka deliberately turned her face away, as if she had a weak heart.

"My identity is still quite famous on the mainland, to be precise, enemies are everywhere, although basically no one has been able to beat me, but I can't bear the number of people on the other side. So I can only hide my identity. ”

"In other words, your appearance is just a disguise......"

"Hey, you guy, don't put on such a disgusted face right away, are you really from the Appearance Association? If I had to say it, my real appearance was much more handsome than it is now, but that appearance was so eye-catching, so I needed to disguise it. ”

"It's strange to believe you. ”

"No, forget it. ”

Shiluka suddenly lowered her head, and the cheerful look on her face quickly disappeared, "Luo Ling, you are stronger than Uncle Luther, right?"

"Of course, even if your Uncle Luther breaks through to the Battle Rank Realm now, I can still abuse him with one hand, believe it or not?"

"Then can you heal your mother?"

"Forehead ......"

When Shiluka saw Luo Ling's reaction, she must have known that Luther had let Luo Ling see her mother's condition, and asked, "Do you know anyone else who can cure your mother?"

"To be exact, I can cure your mother of the plague she was infected, but that would require collecting a lot of light elementals. Another purpose of my trip to the continent is to collect elemental power, but, unfortunately, I haven't collected any light elemental power until now, so ......"

"So, if, if, you can find the so-called light element in the future, can you ......?"

"Definitely, I will return to this place again and cure your mother's plague, this is our agreement. ”

"Hmm~!" Shiluka put her toes on her toes and quickly kissed Luo Ling on the cheek, "This is to be regarded as a prepaid thank you gift." ”

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