Chapter 14: Brother and Sister
"How did you get here?"
When Dior finally finds Maya's home and greets the girl who is watering the flower bed in front of the wooden house, the girl's expression is not happy, but a little nervous and anxious.
"I was passing by the neighborhood and thought that your house was right here, so I came over to take a look. Dio smiled and showed Maya the dust-covered dress on his arm, "This is the dress I prepared, how are yours?"
"It's almost ready. Maya replied absentmindedly, her eyes wandering left and right, as if worried about something.
Seeing this, Dio also looked left and right, and after finding that there was nothing unusual, he asked with concern, "What's wrong with you?"
"I'm fine, you go back first, we will talk about it in the academy tomorrow if there is something." β
"Okay. Seeing that the girl's mood was really bad, Dior no longer insisted, "Then I'll go first, and I'll see you at the academy tomorrow." β
"Well, see you tomorrow. β
Dio turned around and walked back in disappointment. Although he knew that Maya, a girl, was a little weird, and he had already been mentally prepared, but after he really got closer, he still inevitably felt depressed when he encountered this kind of thing.
But what happened to the original historical Mayan family that suddenly disappeared a few days later?
This question made him frown slightly, although he felt that he had changed his future and Maya's, but as the time approached, he was still a little apprehensive, and he was a little worried.
He pinned not only on Maya's emotions and regrets, but also on his determination to change the future, and if he failed, it would undoubtedly be a huge blow to him.
At this time, a middle-aged woman with a gloomy face and very dirty clothes passed by him. The moment he saw this woman, he suddenly felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity, but he couldn't remember where this familiarity came from, until he continued to take a few steps forward, and then suddenly stopped.
He remembered why he was familiar with this middle-aged woman, because she was Maya's mother.
Turning around, he walked behind a tree on the side of the street, hid his figure and looked at the wooden house, and saw that Maya's mother, who was walking fast, had arrived in front of the wooden house, and then Maya walked out, and the mother and daughter began to talk, and after a while it seemed that the conversation was not pleasant, and soon Maya turned around and ran back into the house, and then Maya's mother followed.
Dio waited for a while before seeing that nothing else had happened before leaving.
......
Before returning home, Dio went to the nearby market to buy some of Lilia's favorite fruits. Although last night's incident was completely caused by Lilia herself entering his room without knocking, but after all, the other party is a woman, and she is also his sister, and the elder brother must have the demeanor that a brother should have, and of course he should do it if he takes the initiative to ease the relationship.
But unfortunately, when he walked in the house, he found that Lilia had not returned, and now he was alone at home.
There was no way, Dior first went to the kitchen to hastily settle his lunch, then sat on the sofa in the living room to rest, took a cup and poured a glass of water to drink, and by the way, summarized the experience of these days, especially yesterday.
When the water was finished, Dio cleared his thoughts, got up and went into his bedroom, closed the door and closed the curtains.
Sit down at your desk, light the oil lamp on the table and turn it to the maximum, then take out the two badges from the desk drawer that you had found yesterday from the corpses of the enemy, and look carefully at them in the light.
The badge is the size of a coin and about the same thickness, it is oval, the whole is black, but you can see a bright metallic light, and the material should be some kind of alloy with iron as the main body. The obverse of both coats of arms is the same pattern, showing the head of a male lion and two front paws, each resting on two interlaced rings, each of which is made of a chain, which looks quite complex.
On the back, on the other hand, there is only a simple number, 073 and 022.
"I heard them mention the word company at that time, so they should belong to the same organization, and these numbers are obviously the ranking of each member, so is it ranked by strength or status? or something else?"
Dior pinched the badge and rubbed it for a while, and the touch coming from it was not the stiffness of metal, but a soft feeling similar to skin.
"There needs to be some investigation into the organization that has this badge, but don't go deeper, just as an object to be wary of, at least I'm safe until I find out that those two people were killed by me. But I can't completely rely on this, depending on the situation of those two guys, this organization is definitely not on the right path, and it is ruthless, once they find out, my family may be in danger. β
Thinking of this, a trace of fierceness flashed in Dior's eyes, thinking that it might affect his family, even if this possibility was very small, he must not be careless, if possible, he wanted to nip all the dangers in the bud.
In his heart, because those two people took the initiative to hunt him down, so the organization to which he belonged has been regarded by him as a potential enemy, if it is replaced by him before yesterday, then he is more inclined to passive concealment, it is better to do well water than river water, but now, more active to weaken the opponent or even eliminate the opponent has become a good choice in his subconscious, and as he becomes more and more aggressive, this option will occupy more and more weight in his heart.
"The problem is that I'm not strong enough, but the good thing is that time is on my side, and every day I get stronger, but now I have to lie dormant. β
Shaking his head slightly, Dio put the badge back in the drawer, and then hid all the money so as not to be accidentally discovered by his family, which would be very troublesome to explain.
With these things taken care of, he went out again, went to the nearby park to find a place to continue today's cultivation, through yesterday's battle, he has a deeper understanding of the dance of the sun, and now is the time to consolidate.
......
When Dio returned home sweating profusely, he found that Lilia had returned.
"Why are you out again?"
Lilia, who was sitting on the sofa, looked very dissatisfied, her face was stiff, but Dior could clearly feel the uneasiness, nervousness, shyness and other emotions she was trying to hide now.
Of course, Dio knew why, but since his sister was pretending to be stupid, he followed suit and didn't mention last night's incident. "I went to buy some fruit in the morning, there is your favorite purple fruit, and then I saw that you didn't go back, so I went to the park to exercise. β
Hearing Dio say this, Lilia's face softened a little, "It's better to go out less recently, the news in the newspaper says that there are rebels infiltrating the country, there may be a terrorist attack, we have several cities here and the surrounding areas may be attacked, don't go to places with few people." β
"Okay, I see. β
During this time, Dio was thinking about cultivation every day, and he didn't pay much attention to current affairs, but he didn't know that there was such a thing. But even if he knew it now, he wouldn't take it to heart, that kind of terrorist attack has always been aimed at government places such as city halls and parliament buildings, like the civilian areas where they live, even if they invite those rebels to attack them, they won't come, as long as they avoid those specific places, they will be fine.
"I just got a workout and I'm sweaty, so I'm going to take a shower first. β
"Oh...... Wait!"
"Something?" Dior looked at Lilia suspiciously.
"Well, I wanted to ask you how the All Souls' Day prom is going?" Lilia asked quietly.
"Okay, why are you asking this? Your junior high school and our high school are not held in the same venue. β
"Didn't you go to the annual festival dance party last semester without a dance partner, if you don't have a dance partner this time, you can simply come to our junior high school dance party. β
"I'm sorry, but I did find a dance partner this time. Dio shrugged his shoulders in frustration, and then it dawned on him, "Don't you have a dance partner?"
"How is that possible?!" Lilia shouted loudly, "There are so many boys who have invited me, it's not good to accept or reject any of them......"
"So you want me to be your shield as before?" Dior interjected directly, "but unfortunately, I really can't help this time." β
Lilia is not lying, since she was a child, she has always been one of the most invited girls at school, but her personality has become twisted, she looks down on those naΓ―ve boys, and every time she pulls Dior, who is not invited, to the top of the cylinder. But last year, Dior entered the high school, and Lilia's junior high school is separated, and the activities are no longer together, I heard that when the annual festival ball, Lilia accepted the invitation of a boy, but I don't know what happened at the ball, which made her very unhappy, so this year's All Souls' Day thought of continuing to find Dior.
"Alright, alright, I see, you go take your bath. Seeing that Dio refused, Lilia's face was wrong, and she immediately drove Dio to the bathroom impatiently.
As soon as the bathroom door closed, the sound of water could be heard.
At this time, Lilia's face was full of resentment.
She uttered a few words in silence, and then moved her gaze to the fruit bowl on the coffee table, on which lay a few washed purple fruits, which Dior had bought.
She grabbed one of them, brought it to her mouth, and bit it down hard.
A scene from the other day resurfaced in front of her.
......
Lilia and the two girls who are on good terms are talking and laughing while shopping.
When entering a jewelry store, a boy came out of the door and met with three girls, and Anadis, one of the three, suddenly shouted happily: "Brother, why are you here?"
This boy is tall, has a handsome face, and has long blond hair, which is exactly the most popular type in the academy.
"I made some jewelry in my spare time and brought it to Uncle Barria to see. The boy explained to Anatis gently, and then turned his gaze to the two girls next to him, "Hello, I'm Anantis's brother Henry, and you're ...... Lilia, and you're Melissa, right?"
"Brother, you know it right. Anatis exclaimed, and the tone could be described as sweet and greasy.
"Hello brother. Lilia and Melissa politely called Henry.
"Hehe, Anatis has often mentioned you as her best friends. Henry nodded at the two women, "I'm still a little out of the way, so you guys can continue to have fun." β
"Okay, brother. "Anatis was extremely well-behaved at this time.
After Henry left, Melissa screamed, grabbed Anatis's hand and exclaimed, "Annie, your brother is so handsome, why don't you say it?"