Hope's dad hasn't been seen for half a year.

This was something that had never happened in Hope's memory.

Although Lucien, the librarian and housekeeper, and Raven Quack are trying to comfort the child, saying that Hope's old father is busy with work and has not had time to play with Hope recently, and that Dad will be back soon, etc. But little Hope, who has never been left behind by his father for so long, still can't control his frustration.

It's been a long time since he's gotten a good morning kiss from his dad and a midnight ghost story.

Half a year!

The child's white and soft face was full of frustration, his brilliant light blonde hair seemed to have lost its luster, and even his red eyes, which were always full of vitality, were now full of tears.

In this case, neither Lucian, the steward of the mysterious species, nor Hope's playmate Raven Quack, are helpless.

"But I really want Daddy! Who exactly is the job? Why does Dad go to work? Would he rather go for a job and play than come to Hope? Hope clenched his fist and tugged at the corner of the butler's coat, his face sad and confused. In order to see his father as soon as he opened his eyes, little Hope has been sleeping for half a month.

Children don't understand what work is.

However, Hope guessed that Dad had found a new playmate.

He was a little sad at first, but then he thought about it and thought it was okay. Hope knew that Dad was a little lonely, because Hope sometimes didn't understand exactly what Dad meant. I heard Quack say that this is called the 'generation gap', and there are tens of thousands of ditches between Quack and his father, and each of them is the Mariana Trench.

But he woke up, and he hadn't seen his father come back.

"Lucian, where the hell has Daddy gone?" Little Hope felt something hot coming out of his eyes: "I want Daddy!" ”

Lucian thought to himself, where can I become a father, young master, your dear father, my boss is now completely out of touch, life and death are uncertain, and none of us know what to do.

The whole world is going to collapse, and it's crumbling everywhere.

Lucien put down the strawberry cake he was using to coax the child and sighed. He crouched down and hugged the poor Hope, who didn't even understand what crying was, in his arms, feeling a little distressed.

Now it's in danger, and the world is left with him, Quack, and Hope. And he can't even leave, so he can only passively wait for the return of his boss.

However, their unreliable Mr. BOSS seems to be in a lot of trouble. Lucien thought wistfully.

Quack also flew down from the window lattice not far away and landed on the child's shoulder in an attempt to comfort the child.

"Don't cry, don't cry, dear young master."

The crow has a strange tuft of white hair on his chest, which makes him look much more special than a normal crow.

Quack looked at the aggrieved child's face full of distress - although the face full of feathers was not very obvious, he really wanted to make the child who grew up happy again.

So, how do you comfort your child? This is not the way to go. Quack fluttered his wings with some anxiety, and the soft feathers swept the tip of his nose, successfully causing little Hope to sneeze.

The child reached out and took the crow off his shoulder and held it in his arms, then obediently shrank into the broad, somewhat cold arms of the butler Lucian, sniffed and stopped talking.

"Actually...... Sir has returned! He just came to see little Hope. It's just that...... It's just that he wants to play games with Master Hope now. Quack's eyes rolled, and he raised his head and rubbed Hope's chin, and said, "It's a game of hide and seek, does the little master remember this game?" ”

Hope was confused for a moment, then his eyes lit up. Hide-and-seek with his dad in the castle is a favorite game for little Hope, who hides high on the roof, in the attic, and sometimes in an abandoned prison in the basement. There were a lot of oddly shaped iron objects there, and Hope would occasionally drag them around.

When Dad was about to find him, he would jump off the roof or get out of the basement, and he would be hugged by Daddy. Hope's dad could conjure beautiful wings, red and black, sometimes full of feathers and sometimes bare.

He also said that Hope could too, but that Hope was still too young.

But the most important thing is that Gagaga said that Dad is back!

"Really? Where's Dad now? The child looked at Lucian expectantly.

Lucian didn't speak, just frowned at the quack in the child's arms, showing a disapproving look.

Quack spread his wings and waved them several times in an exaggerated and restrained manner, indicating that he just wanted to comfort the child.

In the end, Lucien, who was stared at by Hope's wet red eyes, could only be forced to lie in the child's expectant gaze: "Yes, yes, my dear little master. The gentleman did come back, but he is gone now. Sir, I saw that Master Hope was sleeping, so he didn't disturb you. ”

The shiny red eyes suddenly darkened.

"If I had known, I wouldn't have slept that long! Damn it! Lucian, you should wake me up! The more Hope thought about it, the more uncomfortable it became, and Dad finally came back, but he didn't see him because he had overslept. Next time he won't sleep that long again!

Then little Hope remembered another thing that Gaga had just said, and his father wanted to play hide and seek with little Hope.

The child suddenly became energetic again: "So Dad is hiding now, right?" Is Hope going to find him? ”

He looked at Lucian and Gaga, expectantly.

Lucien stood up with Hope in his arms and patted the child's hair soothingly. Out of sight of the child, Mr. Butler stuck out his fangs, his black eyes staring at the nonsense Quack.

Quack's eyes rolled around, and the whole crow trembled in the menacing eyes of the great butler. He struggled to get out of Hope's arms, flew to the table, and took a few steps back. As a result, his claws slipped and he almost fell off the table with his head down. Eventually, it managed to catch the tablecloth with its claws, and it nearly knocked over Lucian's carefully prepared lunch.

The anger in Lucian's eyes almost bubbled up—the physical kind that came out.

However, Mr. Butler only waved his hand lightly in the end, and the utensils and food on the table suddenly returned to their place in a quiet and obedient manner. Only the feathers on the top of the crow's head were bald, and the young and handsome crow suddenly became Uncle Spotted Crow.

It's a pity that Quack didn't notice it.

He was smuggling at the lie that had suddenly appeared: "That's right! Sir is waiting for little Master Hope somewhere! However, Mr. said that the scope of the game is going to be expanded a little bit this time, so we need to pack our things and go to other places to find Mr. ”

"Quack—" Lucian bared his fangs menacingly.

But before Mr. Butler could finish his words, he was interrupted by the excited little Hope: "Where are you going?" Father...... Did Dad hide in the forest? Or at the bottom of the lake? I see, he's definitely in Leviathan's belly! ”

The child moved his legs and tried to jump out of Lucian's arms.

Lucien hurriedly put the child on the ground, put away his fangs and smiled softly at the child, and then stuffed the small cake into Hope's hand.

"Don't worry, young master." Lucian now just wants to slaughter this stupid bird with a mouth.

Quack continued unconsciously: "That's right, that's right! But maybe a little further than Leviathan's belly! How about the little master go to the room to clean up his things first? We need an adventure full of passion! ”

Little Hope let out a suppressed scream of excitement.

Lucian couldn't bear to break the child's illusions, so he could only nod with difficulty, thinking that he would coax the child away first, so that he could teach the lying crow a lesson.

The child, who received an affirmative answer from Mr. Butler, was visibly happy, and his blonde hair seemed to light up the whole hell.

He happily jumped on the spot: "Then I'll go pack my things!" I'm going to find Daddy! I'm sure I'll find him! "I don't know where Gaga's point is a little farther away, he's only been to the forest behind the castle ever before, and it's interesting.

The last forest expedition was when Dad took Hope there, and they had a great time.

The kid held his face and smiled stupidly a few times, and then didn't forget to take Lucian's little cake. He thanked Lucian obediently, smiled sweetly at Mr. Butler, and got a loving touch on his head. Finally, he touched the quack feathers.

It seems to be bald again.

But Hope knew that Quack often deliberately shed his hair. Mr. Butler said that this is a popular hairstyle in the crow world, and Quack is a crow that pursues fashion.

The child runs out of the room on his short legs, laughing happily as he runs. He was a little overexcited.

But Mr. Butler and Daddy will forgive him, after all, he is a child who has never been far away!

Listening to the sound of the child running fade away, Lucian withdrew the gentle and loving smile on his face and grabbed Quack's wings.

He let out a hoarse cry and struggled to fly out of the Demon Butler's palm.

"You stupid thing, how are you going to explain it to the young master later?" Lucian felt that his temper had been much better over the years, otherwise he would have just hacked Quack to death with a kitchen knife.

"Explain nothing, Lord Lucian." Quack flew a little farther away, lest the horrible Mr. Butler and others shove him directly into the fireplace as fuel.

Lucian didn't speak, but slowly stuck his fangs and horns out again. The horns on the top of his head and his eyes burned with rage, the same black anger in the physical sense.

He had to teach this low-level creature a lesson today.

"Whew-" Quack flapped his wings, only to be caught by Lucian again.

The poor crow struggled to explain in the butler's hands: "You also know that this place is no longer safe, and it is collapsing everywhere!" Do you want to watch the little master disappear here with you? ”

The flames from Lucian's hand burned away one of Quack's longest tail feathers. Later, he would tell the young master that he was a stupid crow and that he had accidentally jumped into the fireplace.

"So I can take the little master to the human world first! I'll tell you the truth, I'm familiar with it. Quack spoke quickly about his plan: "If Mister returns, he will definitely be able to find Master Hope, but if he can't-"

Gagack was confident that Lucien would accept the suggestion.

If you want to say who loves Hope's children the most in this world, except for the missing gentleman of his family, Lucian can probably rank first with the advantage of the fault. Parallel with quack.

Of course, Mr. does not participate in the ranking, he can almost spoil children to the sky.

It's really heaven - their boss almost took Quack to heaven for a trip. Although in the end it was stopped by another gentleman.

"If Mr. doesn't come back, then I will take the little master to hide in the human world." "It's okay to take him to the gentleman, but the gentleman has been in trouble lately. You should know the young master's ability, no one can hurt him. ”

Lucian's face calmed a little with Quack's words.

He stood there and thought for a few minutes, but he couldn't make up his mind.

He himself couldn't get out of here, but letting this stupid thing leave with a little young master who didn't understand anything was a stupid idea that could make the housekeeper angry just by imagining.

He didn't answer Quack's question, but just picked up the knife next to him and played with it in his hand.

Quack waited patiently, knowing that Lucien would eventually agree.

Lucian, however, suddenly changed his face.

He jerked to his feet and quickly rushed to Hope's room on the second floor.

The heavy, historic wooden door carved with a view of hell was slammed open by him.

However, it was empty.