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"I ...... Didn't you fight the 'Blood Serpent' in the hunting group......?

The scene in front of him suddenly changed dramatically, and suddenly, the scene that appeared in front of Starlo, who had narrowed his eyes, was no longer the blood hall of the hunting group, but his "home" that he had not returned to for a long time. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

"Whew, it's like the real thing...... Huh?"

The familiar air, the familiar room, the familiar rudimentary furniture maintained the same position as the last time they were seen, and the hazy things that appeared in Starlow's eyes together formed the familiar picture that had appeared in his dreams several times.

This is Starlow's home, but why is Starlow here?

Even he felt a little dazed about this.

“...... Father?"

A clear female voice with some doubts instantly shattered the conclusion that was taking shape in Starlo's mind, and the familiar aura that he had felt before approached with the gradually accelerating footsteps, and the "wood and stone" whose heartbeat was rapidly increasing suddenly opened his eyes wide, and then turned around without hesitation.

"Ansha!?"

The moment he turned, a tall, slender figure leaped into Starlow's arms, and before he could call out the other man's name, he threw himself on the wall behind him.

"Whew...... Whew......"

After the sound of "bang", the "wood and stone" was as strong as "wood and stone", and due to the impact on the back and back of the head due to the fact that he had time to do a good job of protection in the future, he suffered some pain.

And this clear "pain" and the warmth of the woman's skin in his arms made Starlo finally make a decision that was not considered "rational".

"My little Ansha...... It's grown so big......"

His eyes were more peaceful and loving than usual, and Starlo, who was leaning against the cool brick wall, stretched out his rough, broad palm and stroked the long slender hair of the woman in his arms, and suddenly felt that everything was no longer important.

"Father...... You're finally back...... Woohoo......"

The woman was none other than Starlo's daughter, Ansha. It looked like she should be fourteen or fifteen years old, and it was the little girl who was in the arms of her father, who had not returned home for a long time, that she finally raised her head, but shed tears in the trembling of trying to put on a smile.

"Yes, I'm back, Ansha...... What about your mother?"

Sitting up a little up, Starlo's hands were holding Ansa tighter, and his daughter seemed to be a little older and more beautiful than the last time we met, which was really a happy thing for a father.

- It's just that I made her cry this time. I'm not really a good father.

Apologetic thoughts flashed through his mind like this, and "Mu Shi" suddenly remembered something, but because of some ominous premonition, the voice of the question in his mouth was so faint that it was almost inaudible.

"Well, mother, she's gone shopping. She'd be glad to know you'd be back, and the dinner would be hearty!......

Stretching out her slender hand to wipe the tears from the corners of her eyes and the tears on her cheeks, Ansha, who was trying to cheer up and smile sweetly, was like an angel in Starlo's eyes - angels may just be a fiction of the Order, but the well-behaved, cute and polite daughter in front of her is "genuine".

It may seem strange to say, but the daughter's "go shopping" made the big stone hanging in Starlo's heart fall to the ground so easily, and made the guilt in his heart even worse. Some sourness welled up in my heart, and this incompetent father was having mixed feelings at the moment.

"Family" and "family" are what a person really belongs to, and Starloby is always sure of that.

However, now is not the time to sigh and blame yourself, tears were held in the eyes, and "Mushi", who was full of relief and smile, stroked her daughter's forehead and said softly:

"Yes, that's right, Shirley will be happy, and she will blame me for not coming home for so long. ”

"Mother is not like that!" the girl pretended to be slightly angry, "Mother knows better than me what my father is doing, and she will definitely support your work more than I do, it must be a great 'job'!

Ansha's eyes lit up, as if she was saying, "I will inherit my father's business in the future."

It's just that this high-spirited and cheerful expression soon became lonely.

"That...... I don't mean to complain, just a little bit...... If...... If you can ......"

The words that follow fully reflect the child's heart that can't bear loneliness and can't hide things, Ansha's appearance of wanting to speak and stop making Starlo's heart suddenly ripple again, and the smile on his face is even more indulgent, "Mu Shi" hugged his familiar and inexplicably somewhat strange daughter tightly into his arms, but he no longer spoke.

Time seems to stand still, and what breaks this precious tranquility again is already a gentle remark of "unrecognizable".

"yes...... If you can die honestly like this, my mother and I will be truly at ease. Let's meet again in hell in peace, shall we?"

The soft voice is full of deep love, however, the content of the words is creepy. Just as Starlo hugged his daughter into his arms, "Ansha" pulled out the dagger hidden in his sleeve and stabbed it deep into "Wood and Stone's" defenseless chest.

The blood flowed, but there was not the slightest wave in Starlo's eyes, and he silently felt the pain in his chest, as if something had been lost had been found. The man's arms holding his "daughter" did not relax in the slightest, as powerful as he was a little afraid at the moment, he was afraid that if he let go, everything in front of him would disappear again.

"Whew...... How about staying with me like this for a while longer than that suggestion?"

This is his "request".

And in the face of such a stupid request, the woman disguised as "Ansha" did not show contempt, on the contrary, she wavered a little.

"You...... I already knew, didn't I? I didn't fool you at all. ”

The familiar scene is just a "trap" that has been reproduced in disguise, however, even if it is a trap, Starlo jumps into it without hesitation.

"Do you miss your daughter and wife so much, and if so, why do you ......?"

"Why 'abandon' them? yes, I can't even explain it. Lifting his stiff neck, Starlo relaxed the strength of his arms, giving the other a way to break free - but she didn't, "I was so resolute at the beginning, and I regretted it in the end, I'm afraid that's the saddest thing about me, right?"