"Am I in the underworld?" The girl asked.

"Not so fast." Char said, "At least. It's going to be hundreds of years. ”

After a pause, he said, "Your mother has entrusted you to us. ”

"Mother." The girl seemed to have thought of something, and suddenly got up and looked around, and then looked at Char again, "What about my mother?" ”

"I said, your mother, who entrusted you to us." Char continued to repeat what he had just said, and the rest, as if he didn't want to say more.

And the girl seemed to understand something, and she sat on the ground, her eyes out of focus, as if she had lost her soul.

"What's your name?" Char asked.

The girl came back to her senses and said, "Catherine." ”

This name is actually not special in Tsarist Russia, it is very common.

How common is it?

Later, the people of this country made up a song called "Katyusha", this Katyusha, which is Catherine's nickname, is similar to a nickname.

However, Char didn't think it was a coincidence.

He didn't say anything, just stared quietly at the girl's eyes, her clothes were dirty, and her face was full of filth that I don't know what it was, but it also made the blue eyes even clearer.

In the narrow, damp and swelling alley, it was as if a star had appeared in the dark night sky.

He had only seen such eyes once in his life in the past hundred years.

But at that time, the owner of those eyes had already experienced a lot of wind and frost, and it was not so clear.

There is a saying of reincarnation in the eastern underworld, and people can enter the six realms of reincarnation after walking across the Nai He Bridge and drinking Meng Po soup.

In Hades, there is actually a similar theory of rebirth, but it is usually the soul's own choice.

Of course, that is the power that only people in the realm of bliss can have, and those who are in the land of periwinkles do not have the power to be reincarnated.

When Moria became the Grim Reaper, he learned that some famous people in history or emperors had a high probability of becoming the Grim Reaper, which may be due to some "luck" in it.

However, according to Tanatos, these are people who are favored by fate, and he will favor them when he chooses.

Char originally thought that Catherine would also choose to become the Grim Reaper.

But apparently, she chose to enter the realm of bliss, and even chose to be reincarnated.

It seems that Char has been staring for a long time, which makes the girl subconsciously avoid her gaze.

"From now on." Char's words paused, "You can live with us." ”

Hearing this, Alicia slowly raised her head and stared at him quietly.

Char has not adopted children in the past, such as Arthur.

However, Alicia knew that it was because Arthur was special.

In the past hundred years, they have seen too many children with tragic fate, and if they brought each one back for adoption, the villa would soon be unable to fit.

At most, it is to give some small help when you see it, such as giving some money or a better talent, Char will give a notice to Hogwarts.

That's it at most.

Char has compassion, but this compassion is not overflowing.

Therefore, this child must have the same special characteristics as Arthur.

"My name is Char." Char said, "Her name is Alicia. So, would you like to live with us in the future? ”

According to the way of thinking of normal people, it is obvious that they cannot easily hand over their lives to two strangers.

It's not the twenty-first century, and while it's not as dark as the Middle Ages, it's not too good.

There are too many examples of children who have been abducted and then lived miserable lives.

What's more, even in the 21st century, there are still many people who abduct and sell children.

She was still a girl, and two streets from here there was a brothel, a third of which had been abducted since childhood.

That's why her mother shaved her hair off and dressed up like a little boy.

But looking at Char, for some reason, Catherine's heart just felt that he was not a bad person.

An unknown impulse emerged from my heart, and my ears seemed to be surrounded by a person's voice, which kept talking.

"Promise him! Promise him! ”

She nodded at the urging of the impulse.

Char smiled and held out his hand to her, "Come with me." ”

His palms are clean, his fingers are slender and his joints are clear, and his skin is white.

Catherine was a little at a loss, her hands were covered with dirt, I don't know if it was feces or something else, she was a little afraid to reach out.

But soon, she was pulled up by Char, who didn't care about the filth on his body.

"Come with me."

Char took a few steps forward, and Alicia followed.

And Catherine followed after hesitating for a moment.

They walked out of the alley together, and the people in the street looked at her little beggar with curiosity.

She used to live in this neighborhood, and apparently, no one knew her now.

They crossed the street and returned to the tavern.

Stepping on the floor of the tavern, Catherine looked around with some curiosity, looking at the stylish tavern decoration.

"Do you work here?"

"Pretty much." Char said.

"Then I made this place dirty, won't the boss here be angry?" She asked again.

She stood in the doorway, looking down at her feet.

Her shoes were lost a few days ago, and it is unknown which homeless man stole them.

The soles of her feet were black and dirty in the sewage of the alley.

The floor in the tavern is made of wood again, and it is still very clean, and it is a footprint when you step on it.

"No, it won't." Char said, "Because I'm the boss here." ”

With that, he turned his head and walked down the hallway.

"Come with me, just drag it out when it's dirty."

Ekaterina reacted and walked in as well.

She followed Char down a hallway into a large living room—at least compared to the small house she used to live in.

Although it is large, it does not feel empty, on the contrary, Ekaterina finds it very cozy.

Warm wooden floors, not too big, but big enough to seat a family at a dining table.

There is a short-haired Persian carpet on the floor, and there are many flowers on the table and shoe cabinet, as if they have just been picked, which shows that the owner of this place loves life.

The warm sunlight poured in through the windows, and the whole living room was bright and very well lit.

There are a lot of paintings hanging on the walls, and Ekaterina is not highly educated and cannot read them.

But for some reason, she was captivated almost the first time she saw them.

She seems to be able to see in these paintings the mood, the environment, and the mood of the painter when he paints them.

"Alicia." Char said, "Take this child to take a bath and change his clothes." ”

"I don't seem to have any clothes for a child of my age." Alicia said.

Char thought for a moment, "Then use Arthur's previous clothes, although the size is larger, it should be usable." ”

Alicia nodded, "Come with me." ”

She looked at the fireplace on one side, "Cassifer, get some hot water." ”

Who is she talking to?

Ekaterina's eyes were filled with doubt.

Soon, however, she saw a flame emerge from the furnace on one side.

The fire had eyes that looked like poached eggs, and a pair of small hands formed by flames.

She was looking at the fire, and Cassifer was looking at her.

"Alicia, who is this man?" He said, "It's dirty." ”

He sniffed his nose, "And there's a smell of feces." ”

Catherine clutched at her clothes, clearly nervous.

"I'll be clean when I take a shower." Alicia said.

She crossed her waist and looked at Cassifer and said, "Cassiefer, it's rude for you to say that to others, not to mention that this is a child under ten years old. ”

The flame seemed to be frightened of Alicia, and he retreated into the pyre, revealing only a pair of eyes, and he muttered something unconvinced.

"I'm telling the truth......"

"His name is Cassifer." Alicia's voice drew the attention of Catherine, who wondered if she was dreaming.

"He has no ill will." She said.

Catherine nodded, she looked around and saw that Char was no longer here.

"What about him?"

"Twelve o'clock to-night is past 1915, and there is a family gathering in the evening. He went to prepare. ”

"Will the rest of the people come?" She asked.

Alicia seemed to see her nervousness, and she smiled, "Don't worry, they're all friendly." ”

As she spoke, she opened the door to the bathroom on one side.

At the end of the dark wooden floor is a retro but clean bathtub with a window next to the tub.

Through that window, she saw an endless ocean.

The blue sea and blue sky, the water and the sky, the warm sunlight penetrates the clouds and sways on the blue sea, and the sea breeze blows lightly and sparkles.

There is no sea in Moscow, so everything in front of her made the girl's eyes a little distracted, it was a beautiful scenery that she had never thought of seeing in her life.

"Take off your clothes and go inside." Alicia said, pointing to the bathtub.

Catherine was silent for a moment, and then couldn't help but say.

"I remember, we were supposed to be in Moscow just now, and Moscow has no sea.

And...... It had just entered the night in Moscow, and it was snowing.

And also...... Fire should also not speak. ”

"It's a big world, isn't it?" Alicia said calmly, "You are only seven years old this year, and everything you see will be new. ”

"Is that so......"

Although Catherine is young, she has also gone to school, and she knows that there are some "impossible" things in this world.

And everything she saw after entering the door basically belonged to the category of "impossible".

This made her feel that the world was out of order, and she even thought several times that all this was a dream she had before her death.

Because this sudden change of scene is really too much like a dream. (End of chapter)