Chapter 18: The Man Who Departed
When Latil heard Belen say that she and Latis were his daughters, a warm current welled up in her heart, and her eyes couldn't help but moisten a little.
Belén really treats them as family!
Originally, even if Belen took them in purely out of kindness, there was no need to let himself do everything, he could have come and summon them.
Although Belen said that when he first accepted them, in Latil's opinion, it was just a sign of some introversion on the part of Belen.
He is not good at expressing his kindness, and always uses some excuses to hide his kindness, maybe just to make himself less embarrassed after being rejected, right?
After accepting them and living together so peacefully, after a period of time, seeing Belen's various expressions, perhaps, he still has a desire for something in his heart.
And when Latil's mental activity was very rich, another sentence from Grandpa Rogge came to her ears, and she immediately came back to her senses.
Another girl?
Latil subconsciously turned her head to look at Belen, her gaze falling on the latter's pupils, and the ripples in her gaze made her froze.
"Mr. Belém..."
As if hearing the murmur of the girl beside him, Belen came back to his senses, he looked at Latil, and then reached out and rubbed her head, smiling slightly, slightly bitter.
"I thought I'd tell you about it later, it was an interesting experience."
Hearing Belen say this, Latil also blinked, and then nodded, but she was still very concerned about the "girl" in her heart.
"That's... Did I say I missed my mouth? ”
"It's okay, it's not a big deal anyway." Belen shook his head, indicating that he didn't care, and then he spoke lightly.
"As for why she's not there, of course it's because she's gone, it's been a year ago."
Belen's expression was very calm, but the atmosphere at the moment was very silent, and Rattier looked into Belen's eyes, and the sadness in them could not be concealed.
"That's right..."
As for why the girl left Belen, Rogge consciously didn't ask, because looking at Belen's sad look, he knew that maybe it would be better not to ask.
"Since I've come to you, I'll stay in this city for a few days."
"Okay, feel free to come to me if you have any questions."
"Let's get someone to bring the goods first."
I don't know if it was because of that topic, Belen didn't seem to want to sit here anymore, he stood up, and walked outside.
After a while, Rogge called a few people outside, took many objects hidden by the black cloth from Belen's carriage, and returned to the black market below.
As for whether it would be robbed of such a thing, there was no need for Belen to worry about it, and he returned to the merchant car after he got the money.
Along the way, he didn't speak.
When night fell, the three of Belen drove the cart to the place introduced by Rogge, which was a relatively empty place, and the three of Belen lived in the same carriage, next to the house where Rogge lived.
Belen leaned against the earth dragon, he held the book in both hands, and the eyes of his pupils seemed to be reading, but his eyes were a little blurred and absent-minded.
"Mr. Belen?"
Hearing someone call him, Belen also turned his head to look, and saw Latil standing there, his brown hair fluttering in the wind, one hand brushing the hair around his ear, and there was a different charm in those cat eyes.
"What's wrong?"
"Can I talk to you?"
"Of course, what do you want to talk about?"
Latir walked over and sat down beside Belen, and she smiled at her with a faint smile that looked so soft in the moonlight.
"Thank you, Mr. Belen, for saving me today."
"Which thing? It's okay, after all..."
"After all, you're our father! Isn't it, Father? ”
Hearing this, Belen was immediately dumbfounded, he looked at the girl in front of him blankly, and then showed a very helpless expression.
"As much as I think, please don't call me that, after all..."
"After all, I'm only five years apart from you, am I, father?"
Seeing that Latil was the first to speak again, Belen had no choice but to sigh, and then stretched out his hand, put it on Latil's head, rubbed it roughly, and taught a lesson in his mouth.
"Don't interrupt when your father is talking, you little girl."
"I'm not a little girl! I'm only five years younger than Mr. Belen! ”
After Belen withdrew her hand, Latir muttered, her hands smoothing her messed hair, and as annoyed as she looked, it was clear that she wasn't going to be angry about it, perhaps, and vice versa.
Seeing Latil's little girl's posture, Belen couldn't help but smile, with a soft gaze in his eyes, this kind of warm feeling is really good.
"Now, Mr. Belen."
"Huh?"
"Who is that girl?"
When these words came out, Latis's head suddenly came out of the window in the rear compartment, and then looked at the two with wide eyes.
Belen, on the other hand, was stunned, his smile was slightly stiff, and he looked at Latil blankly, or rather, he was not looking at anything.
"Mr. Belém... You, are you alright? ”
Seeing Belen's appearance, Latil immediately panicked, her face became panicked, she didn't seem to be asking!
"Huh? Oh, it's okay, it's just a little... Well, a little unresponsive. ”
Belen immediately came back to his senses, and then hurriedly comforted Latill, he didn't expect his reaction to make the kid panic like this, and he couldn't help but feel a little guilty.
"That's... Otherwise, I don't ask. ”
Latil could see that Belen might have a story with the girl, and if it weren't for that, he wouldn't have looked like that just because he had mentioned it.
"It's okay, well, I wanted to say it anyway, it's not a big deal, and you don't have any special thoughts."
The indifferent attitude that Belen showed at this moment was really not convincing, and even the gaze in his eyes was very shaken.
"Mr. Belen, I really like to be strong." Latil couldn't help but complain, and she blinked.
In this regard, Belen just felt a little noncommittal, he didn't feel that he was being strong, he was not a person who liked to be strong.
"Actually, a year ago, there was a girl who lived in the house you live in for two years, but then she left."
Latil blinked, then sighed helplessly, she looked into Belen's eyes, and this sentence summed it up, and she really couldn't react.
"Mr. Belen, you still haven't told me why that girl left, did Mr. Belen do something to be sorry for her?"