Chapter 57: A Family of Three
"Huh?! Thanks to us? Don't get me wrong...... We're just out hunting, and we don't mean to save you......"
The woman's solemn thanks made Keisha scramble, and she was like the brave hunter who had just faced the siege of the swarm.
Kane grinned at her hand that had nowhere to put it, and then straightened the caravan alone, embarrassing Keisha even more.
If it's just for hunting, why help them pick up the wagon?
After spending a long time underground, he found that socializing was a good thing, as long as he didn't socialize with those stupid people...... Just like now, Keisha never shows contrast when she's alone with him.
She is straightforward in everything she says and does, and she will not be polite to him at all.
The caravan was lifted up, revealing bottles and cans crushed underneath. Because there was sand underneath, there wasn't much damage.
One of the delicate objects caught Kesha's attention, and she crouched down to pick it up and put it in her hand to examine it.
"What is this?" In Keisha's hand was a cylindrical piece of woodwork, richly decorated, wrapped in a layer of reflective wax on the outside and sealed with transparent lenses on the inside.
"This is a telescope, you can see farther when you put it in front of your eyes...... the elder sister of the siblings looked at Keisha's sharp claws wrapped in carapace, and shrunk her neck to take the telescope back from her hand, which was the most precious belongings she carried on this trip.
"Is that so?" Keisha put her big head in front of her eyes and wondered, "It's not as far as I can see with my naked eyes!" ”
"Poof!" The siblings laughed, the mother let down her guard and smiled, and even Kane couldn't help but laugh.
The sister who couldn't stand it mustered up the courage to take the telescope back from Kesha's hand, stretched it out, and pressed her little head against Keisha.
"That's how you should see it."
Keisha also knew that she had made a joke, and waved her hand in shame and refused, but in the end, she couldn't resist her sister's serious enthusiasm.
Then she discovered a new world.
"Wow, Kane, your face has become so big, the mirror can't even fit!"
"Really?" Kane smiled and leaned his eyes over, and Keisha was even more surprised when she saw it: "Your eyes are bigger than peaches in them!" ”
"You saved our lives, and if you like it, I'll give it to you." Seeing that Keisha was so happy, my sister reluctantly gave away her most precious belongings as a thank you gift.
But she felt it was worth it, and nothing was more important than the safety of the family.
"How can this work? Telescopes are of little use to us, but they allow you to spot dangers in the treacherous desert and avoid them as soon as possible, so keep them. ”
Kane took the telescope from Kesha, restored it to its original state, and gave it back to his sister. Because he explained the reason when he refused, Keisha did not give up even if he was interested.
However, if the other party wants to give a gift, he will not refuse, so why not use some small objects to make Keisha happy?
With an unexpected return, it can also give relief to Keisha's heart that has been hurt by humans.
"The telescope is too expensive for us to want, if we want to give it away, just send something for girls." Kane said this with one arm around Kesha's neck, and the other hand lifted her chin to make her look up and show her face.
He looked at this family of three with a smile, meaning that he would let them look at it and give him something good to pick up a girl.
"I'll give you my vanity mirror." My sister took the lead in taking out a delicate little round mirror, only the size of a biscuit, and stuffed it into Keisha's hand.
Keisha doesn't know how to be modest or refuse, so she is at a loss for what to do with the gift. It wasn't until something whispered in her ear that she remembered to say thank you.
"Wait......" Mom went back to the carriage and rummaged through it, finding a beautiful little bottle, wiping off the dust and stuffing it into Kesha's other hand.
"It's a fruity fragrance with peaches in particular, fresh and full of life. The water is full, the aroma is sweet, and the appropriate amount of honey is added to not look too sweet and greasy, which is most suitable for beautiful girls. ”
As soon as her mother opened her mouth, she was an old salesman, and a professional introduction made Keisha so hungry that she almost thought that the pale golden liquid in the bottle was edible.
Then the younger brother gave the gift in a slightly childish voice: "I don't have anything for girls, I'll give you this!" ”
To Kane's surprise, the younger brother brought out a pocket watch, which was too meaningful to the two of them.
With pocket watches, the two of them can accurately perceive the passage of time when they live underground, and they don't have to have a "when is it outside?" every time they return to the surface, they have a "When is it outside?" ".
"Thank you, your gift is the most valuable!" Kane complimented his brother harshly, and Keisha only knew to thank him non-stop.
The gifts from the family of three were very good, and Kane and Keisha liked it.
"This is at least a well-off family!" Kane thought to himself, it's a pity that there are only three people in the family, otherwise he can get a few more gifts.
While Kane was thinking about something he didn't have, Keisha started talking to the family of three.
From their conversation, it was learned that the family of three was going to the port city north of Shurima to do perfume business, where the Noxian colonial aristocracy was very fond of perfumes.
But on the way, they encountered the Milos swarm and were chased all the way to this point, and if it weren't for Kane's help, the three of them might have turned into three wrecks by this time.
My sister and Keisha were about the same age, and they chatted happily, quickly removing the initial fear of being wary.
The adoration between her words made Keisha complacent, and at the same time, the gossip about men and women she talked about also knocked on the door of Kesha's ignorant heart.
"Are you two brother and sister? It looks like it. ”
"We are childhood sweethearts."
"Husband and wife? That's nice. Have you two ever held hands and kissed each other? ”
"I've kissed my face, but my mouth hasn't ...... yet Is there any difference? ”
"What a difference! Hurry up! ”
"Ah......?"
Kane learned some common sense through his mother, and his eight-year-old brother followed his mother, looking at him curiously.
"If I'm not mistaken, your carapace is attached to your skin, right?"
Mom also has a lot of questions about the strange two, and she can tell at a glance that Kane is the more vocal of the two.
"Yes, we were kidnapped by the Void three years ago, and we survived by merging with those monsters, but we also became this monster. We have been misunderstood by many human beings, and we were disheartened and didn't want to save people anymore, but Keisha is just too kind......"
Kane processed the motive for saving people a little, and he hoped that through the mouth of this perfume merchant, the rumors of the monster girl saving people would also spread in Shurima.
At least the next time they go back to the surface, they won't hear all negative rumors about themselves.
"Alas, what a poor child...... Thank you again for repaying your grievances with virtue, and your kindness will be rewarded in the end. ”