It was a strong hand.

Although it has been weathered, it is still full of vitality and exposed green tendons, exuding a vitality that is completely inconsistent with the word "old man".

Subconsciously held the old man's hand

Before Yakumo Zi could react, the entire body had been pulled up and stabilized by the old man, and it was at this moment that Yakumo Zi was able to see the faces of the two old men clearly.

Standing right in front of her, he reached out and pulled up her scarred old man's waist, his physique was burly and strong, and his muscles seemed to want to tear through his clothes. Although his sideburns are like silver, his face is extremely ruddy, and his whole body is full of vitality!! If it weren't for the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes, he would have almost thought that the other party was only in his fifties.

A large Chinese face, with sharp edges and corners, and a hedgehog-like beard with a long scar that divides the whole face in two from the oblique angle, however, instead of destroying the impression of the whole face, it unexpectedly gives people a handsome feeling. At the shoulder, he wore a brown fur coat with a braid hanging down below the shoulder, and a gray-black garment was worn on the inside of the coat, and a pentagonal badge was pinned to the chest and stood out.

(Military Department?) Speaking of which, I have indeed heard of "Qinglan", and a little further north is the Coastal Defense Headquarters of the Military Headquarters. )

The pentagonal military emblem is the symbol of the military headquarters of the Republic of Sonivia. Stationed close to the coast, it has always been on the front line, resisting alien creatures from the far seas, a semi-independent department that even the president and Congress cannot easily control. Although there are still occasional alien creatures breaking through the defense line, it usually doesn't take long to wipe out all the invading alien creatures, and the casualties are often not large, but since the founding of the country, it has been very successful in maintaining the peace and stability of the country's interior.

For the general public, it is a hero who lives in two different worlds. Even though you may not know much about its internal personnel and composition, it is almost impossible to say that you have never heard of the existence of the military department.

With just a glance, Yakumo Zi had already recognized the origin of the old man with the scar, and at this time, another old man on the side also happened to speak.

"I'm really sorry, little girl. Because of his size, this old bastard often either bumps into people or falls into something, just like his character, rampage, and is simply a bastard!! But, even though he's a bastard, he's a good person, so forgive him. ”

"No, it doesn't matter, after all, I'm not hurt, it's just."

Following the voice of the voice, the old man standing on the left was a completely different feeling than the old man with the scar who helped her up.

A little thinner than the average person

is like a well-mannered scholar, in extreme contrast with the old man with the scar next to him.

The neat and neat short hair gives a neat impression at the moment of meeting. The two thin eyebrows look very delicate, with a jade-like face, and a mustache that droops down slightly to both sides. Coupled with the pure white dress he wears, even if he is nearly seventy years old, he still exudes a fatal charm Unlike the old man with a scar who looks like a hero, the old man in the dress is just like the voice indicates, he is a handsome and elegant type.

(It's a completely different type from Satsuki)

"Here, little girl, this is the paper bag you just lost."

Just as Yakumo Zi muttered in his heart that his younger brother didn't know if he would grow up in the direction of the old man in the dress in the future, the voice of the old man in the dress suddenly came into his ears, and Yakumo Zi woke up all of a sudden.

When I looked closely, I realized that the old man in the dress had picked up the paper bag she had dropped at some point. Yakumo Zi hurriedly took the gift he had just selected for Ji Yuehua, wiped it a few times with his sleeve, then hugged it tightly to his chest, and bowed to the old man in the dress, "Old uncle, thank you for helping me pick it up." ”

"Seeing that you are so nervous, little girl, it must be a very important thing?"

"Yes," Yakumo nodded slightly, paused, and then nodded heavily, "This is an important birthday present for my brother." Thank you so much. ”

"Oh, it's a gift for my brother, what a beautiful and polite good sister." The old man in the dress nodded and smiled slightly, and when he turned his head to look at the old man with scar, his face was "Hey!!" Who's over there!! The one with the surname Dongfang, yes, I'm just talking about you! Look at how polite the little girls are, can't you learn from other children? I don't want you to develop aristocratic manners, but at least you need to understand basic etiquette, right?"

"You're really, as long as you find an opportunity, you can't help but hurt me a few words of this kind of crepe thing, even if you don't understand it, you won't die!"

By this time, Old Man Scar had already retrieved all the documents scattered on the ground.

The old man in the dress said a series of words, knowing that his old friend had entered the mode of preaching, and I was afraid that he would not be able to finish it for a while, the old man with scar sighed helplessly, and simply ignored his old friend, and then squatted down and patted Yakumo Zi's shoulder, "Come on!" Leave the long-winded old man Zuo alone! All in all, I'm really sorry I just bumped into you. But then again, little girl, why are you walking down the street alone? A beautiful child like you, if you meet a strange adult, it will be bad, as an apology for bumping into you, grandpa, we will send you back to your adult before leaving! Where's your mother?"

“”

The voice of the old man with scar, unexpectedly, sounded completely different from his mighty appearance, and he felt as amiable as the grandfather next door.

Yakumo Zi is not the first day of living in this society, and it is not the eye to judge whether others have hidden intentions, but there is still a little bit of it.

I couldn't feel any malice from the old man with the scar, and the other party, as a dignified person in the military department, would not have any intentions towards her, a penniless child, and unconsciously, the vigilance against this strange old man was lightened in my heart, and after Yakumo Zi was silent for a while, she replied, "My mother, she has been dead for a long time. ”

"How, how!! Hmm, I didn't mean to, I'm sorry. ”

Hearing the fact that Yakumo Zi's mother had died, Old Man Scar was visibly taken aback, and after a pause, he asked again apologetically, "What about your father?"

"My father, like my mother, died of illness."

"Ju, it's so ?!!!"

This time, even the old man in the dress on the side came back to his senses because of the shock.

Judging from Yakumo Zi's appearance, this blonde girl is only eleven or two years old no matter what. Such a young girl has already experienced the loss of her parents?!!

And, judging from the fact that the other party said "for a long time", it seems that this is still a long time coming?

"Alas, it's also hard for you to be so young."

Losing both parents at a young age is not something anyone can afford.

The grief, which even adults may not be able to easily bear, fell on this doll-like delicate girl, and what could she say except shake her head and sigh?

"Then there should be a guardian, right? Little girl, shall we bring you to the guardian?"

stepped on a mine twice in a row, and the old man with scar can be regarded as a good learner.

Failure to identify the object of the search is to avoid running aground again.

In his opinion, such a young girl, who lost her parents at such an age, should have a very hard time in principle, or go to an orphanage, however, judging from the fact that she still has the energy to buy birthday gifts for her younger brother, it seems that this is not the case.

Presumably some relatives or relatives and friends of her parents adopted her and her brother? Old Man Scar thought so.

However, what he didn't expect was that Yakumo Zi's next answer surprised him again.

"I don't have a guardian."

Looking directly into the scarred old man's shocked eyes, Yakumo Azusa replied.

P.S.1: I'll forgive me for making a slight adjustment to the style of writing lately.