Lonia's father, by and large, was a man who didn't care about his family. As the breadwinner of the family, he never worked, lived a dissolute life, and was said to be in free love and married to his mother, but Lonia did not believe this statement at all. After her mother was sick, she never visited, and occasionally she came to take away the antique paintings at home and resell them without authorization. It's an indecent man who only knows how to drink and gamble.

My father was born in a family with a bright future, but a few years after marriage, the family fell into decline due to a small business failure, and since then it has relied on the An family financially. In addition, it is rumored that the central figure of that "petty business" was his father.

Ever since she learned everything, Lorna has looked down on her father. Even if you are frustrated by business failures, you can try again. However, my father did not do that, and he never cared about caring for his seriously ill mother, but just blindly avoided it. Therefore, just hearing the word father from her mother's mouth, Lonia's expression of disgust appeared.

"It's that look again...... What a waste of such a cute face. ”

The mother rubbed Lonia's furrowed brow gently with her thumb, looking very worried about her daughter's disgust with her father. Although the other party is so excessive, there still seems to be a remnant of love.

"Don't use such bad words about Dad, he won't always be a bad person, and now I want to get better. He has always been a down-to-earth person. Really. Although it has taken a bit of a detour, as long as we wait for him here, he will come back one day. ”

Lonia knew she wouldn't be there that day. Even if he came, she wasn't going to greet him with a smile.

Take 10,000 steps back and say, even if this is the case, then knowing that his wife is in and out of the hospital repeatedly because of her serious illness, but she has never met her, it is not an escape from reality, just because she doesn't love it at all.

There wasn't much time left, and he should have understood.

- Father or something, it doesn't matter if you don't have it.

It's like it never existed. In Lonia's heart, the only person who can be called a family is her mother.

Therefore, in Lonia's view, it is the father who makes the mother feel sad, even the father. The one who took away the time she had with her mother, even the flower girl Iris who came according to her mother's wishes, was her enemy.

- Mom belongs to me.

All those who destroy their own world and their mother's world are enemies to Lonia.

Under the parasols in the courtyard, old white benches and tables were set up, and it was there that Mother and Iris began to write letters. The contract was for a week, and it seemed that the mother was indeed planning to write a long letter. Or maybe it's going to be sent to a lot of people.

When my mother was still healthy, she often hosted parties at home to entertain friends. It's just that the people who came and went at that time are no longer in contact with each other.

"Even if you write it, it doesn't make sense. ”

Lonia didn't get closer, but hid behind the curtain of the room and watched the two.

So to get Lonia to leave while they were writing, that's what Mother said.

"Even mothers and daughters need privacy, don't they?"

For Lonia, who is always clinging to her mother, this is really a cruel order.

“...... What the hell are you writing about. Who is it for, I want to know. ”

Holding her elbows over the edge of the bay window, Lonia lifted her cheeks and sighed.

The maid does all the work of delivering refreshments, so now Lonia has nothing to do.

Therefore, she couldn't even pretend to be a well-behaved daughter to investigate the back office.

Lonia could only watch from afar. It's like being helpless in the face of your mother's illness.

"Why is life like this?"

Although he said such lines, he was only a seven-year-old child after all, and he didn't look like an adult.

She continued to observe listlessly, and soon made all sorts of new discoveries.

Although the two of them were working quietly, they looked very happy at times and sad at other times.

When she is happy, her mother will probably smile and clap her hands happily. When he was sad, he wiped his tears with the handkerchief handed by Iris.

Mother was originally a person with intense emotional ups and downs. But even so, Lonia still felt.

For someone you just met, this is too open-minded.

- Mom, I'm going to be deceived again.

Through her mother, Lonia experienced the ruthlessness, indifference, betrayal, and greed of others.

And for the mother who is always gullible, this is extremely worrying. Enough is enough, how many pages should be a little suspicious.

Or, the flower girl, Iris Havenfa, has that power.

It can make people deliver a sincere, incredible power.

During his stay, Iris was accommodated in a guest room.

Although her mother invited her to dine with her, Iris refused. When asked why, she gently told Lornia, "I am a servant, and I am here to help others, Miss." ”

What a weirdo, Lonia thought.

During her mother's admission to the hospital, no matter what hot meals the maid brought, she didn't find it delicious. Eating alone can be such a tedious thing.

- Eat, that's all.

Iris was in the room. Lonia found the maid who had gone to deliver the food, saying that she had brought it in. Since you want to understand the enemy, you can't do it without touching the other party first.

The main meal is fluffy bread, vegetable soup made with beef and beans, onion potatoes sautéed with garlic and pepper salt, and kebab steak topped with sauce. The dessert is fruit milk. This is the usual menu of the An family.

The menu was luxurious, but Lonia had grown up in such a privileged environment that it seemed to her to be nothing more than a very ordinary dinner.

"Mom can't help it if she forgets. Tomorrow remember to get more meat and replace the milk with cake. Tentatively...... She was also a guest. ”

In any case, the awareness of not forgetting the number of hospitality comes from a good family education.

"Hey—it's time to eat!" called Lonia as she walked to the oak door of the guest room.

She had a full plate in her hand.

There was a faint sound of pulling in the room, and after a while, Iris opened the door and poked his face out, and Lonia hurriedly said:

"It's so heavy, take it quickly!"

"I'm very sorry, Lady Honor. ”

She apologized and quickly took the plate, for fear that Loniad would be tired for a while.

As Iris brought the plate to the desk in the room, Lonia stole her back through the crack in the door. The rooms are cleaned regularly by the maid and are clean and tidy. She saw a leather handbag plastered with pictures of various plants randomly placed on the bed.

The bag was open, revealing a corner of the artifact.

Yes. Thinking so, Iris returned to the door, blocking Lonia's view. Lonia shifted to look closer, but was immediately thwarted. The two of them repeated the same action in a tacit manner, and it wasn't long before Iris couldn't hold on and was defeated.

"Miss...... Do you think the Spiritual Magician's artifact is a novelty?"

"Of course, at first glance, it is not an ordinary spiritual weapon, less than one-third of the people in the world can open the spiritual eye, and even fewer people can use the spiritual weapon. None of the people around me know how to do psychics, so of course it's a novelty to see it. ”

Iris replied helplessly to Lonia, who was looking at her excitedly.

“...... I'm a terrible psychic and it's been hard to do any kind of psychic until now. But...... Girls, it's necessary to go out alone to defend yourself. That artifact can help me get out of trouble right away. It was given to me by a friend. ”

"What do you mean by self-defense?"

"That's what it means to protect yourself, miss. ”

Iris's eyes narrowed, and his lips closed together, making Lornia's body tremble. If she had grown up a little longer, she might have understood that this was a fascinated reaction.

Her voice and demeanor can be intoxicating, and she is truly a woman with magical powers.

“...... So, do you know how to use spiritual weapons?"

Lonia gestured with her hand to hold a heavy sword, which was immediately corrected by Iris.

"My artifact is not aggressive, it is only used to escape. Open the veins when necessary, and I will be able to escape far away from here. ”

"Why run away?"

"Because I'm in danger, I can't beat anyone—"

"But you're a sorcerer, a sorcerer should be very powerful. ”

"No matter how powerful a person is, he will not be the best in the world, besides...... Something is wrong with my spiritual veins. ”

What is this flower girl saying to others! Exposing her weaknesses to others. There is nothing more stupid in the world.

"How many veins can you open?"

"Six. ”

Lonia felt that Iris, who answered crisply, was particularly handsome. As soon as she heard the six veins, she showed an incredulous expression.

"It's amazing, it can open six veins. But what if you meet a bad guy and you can't use the spiritual weapon?"

As if genuinely suspicious, Iris tilted her head. Making such a gesture, she added the appearance of a wise man to the image of a flower girl than usual.

"If you really have to go head-to-head with the bad guys, I can't tell what the outcome will be. It's just that the crime rate in the Holy Snow Country is very low, so I guess this won't happen. ”

"You are a person, you always think...... Something strange. ”

Lonia held out her index finger and pointed at Iris and asserted.

Originally, he planned to be sarcastic, but he didn't want to, and Iris raised the corners of his mouth slightly again at this time.

"Miss, it's bedtime. Staying up late is the enemy of women. ”

Seeing this gentle and sudden smile, Lonia unconsciously felt a little dry and could not say anything more. The rose-stained cheeks honestly reflected her flustered: "This—this is sleeping." You too, if you don't sleep, your mother will be angry. ”

"Yes. ”

"And if you stay up late, there will be monsters coming out, and you're about to sleep, so be careful, anyway-"

"Good night, miss. ”

Lonia became restless, and walked away quickly.

Looking through the half-open door again, I saw Iris holding a photograph. Iris is always smiling, as beautiful as a rose petal, making it difficult to discern other emotions from her face. However, at this time, I secretly saw her side face, even if I was as young as Lonia, I seemed to be able to read her feelings from it.

- Ah, I always feel it.

I always feel that it is very far away.

It was a feeling that didn't match her appearance. Lonia couldn't imagine why Iris was like this, but the floral scent of her body was a natural match.

With both hands firmly pinching the corner of the photo, Iris pressed it against his forehead.

Slowly walking to the corner of the corridor, Lonia heard the prayer.

"The flowers are beautiful today, Mr. Genesis. ”

That's what she undoubtedly said.

Lonia's heart was beating like a wake-up call.

- My face is so hot, it's so hot.

Why is it so heartbroken?

Was it because Iris had an expression on her face that belonged only to adult women?

- It's weird. I obviously hate that guy, but I care about her very much.

Attention and love, but one step away.