In the end, Lolo bought the veil at the price of twenty-five gold coins. She would pay him in installments as suggested by Eddy, but of course, the term would not be a hundred years. According to the agreement, she would pay Eddy one gold coin first, then two gold coins at the end of each month, and the balance would be paid after a year.
After the transaction was completed, Eddy looked even more excited than Lolo. He had a look of "after this transaction, it's worth it even if I die on the spot" on his face. He clutched the gold coin tightly in his hand, and when he left, he kept glancing left and right as if he was afraid that someone would snatch it away. If it weren't for the other two magic devices that he consigned for sale, which were bought at a high price in less than a quarter of an hour, the girl couldn't help but suspect that no one would be able to sell his creations at all.
After buying the veil, Lolo finally made all the preparations for the next operation. She set the operation on the next Wednesday, and coincidentally, she didn't have any classes that afternoon. However, Rob came to look for her once and asked if she could help out at the bakery that day. Even he probably didn't expect the bakery's business to be so good after its opening. There were many new customers every day, and the rate of old customers returning was even more shocking. It could only be said that Master Wukaili was really amazing. The natural attraction of delicious food was really not to be underestimated.
However, as a result, the bakery was a little understaffed. As a last resort, Rob could only apply for two days off from school. However, it was not a long-term plan after all. If he kept skipping classes, he would probably have to re-take them at the end of the semester. The Archmage was already recruiting people, but during this transition period, he still needed the help of the rookie, Brave.
Unfortunately, when he looked for Lolo, the girl told him that she had promised Mr. Harvey not long ago that she would help him sort out the documents related to the first magic war on Wednesday. Mr. Harvey was writing a book on the battle etiquette of magicians. This matter was not a secret, so naturally, Rob had heard about it. He didn't doubt it, so he shrugged and was about to leave.
Since Lolo was not free, he could only go to the Student Union to find the female archer to entrust the task. However, he did not expect to be stopped by the girl after he took two steps.
Lolo's heart was full of struggle at this moment. She recalled the words that her father told her the night before she left — "Love can make a person strong, but it can also make a person weak."
Her father stroked her little head and said in a low voice, "I've only loved two women in my life. One was your mother, Eluria, and the other is you, my daughter, Hartfilia. You'll never know how much I want to stay by your side and watch you grow up day by day. It's the best thing that's ever happened to me, and I'll never get tired of it no matter how long it takes."
"But it is also because of this that I must leave, because I am afraid that if I wait any longer, my heart will be shaken, and I will forget my mission. The future with you is too beautiful, but I do not belong to that future. Your mother and I are ghosts bound by the past, but you are different. You represent the present and future of the Bretton family.
The Viscount paused. "Tomorrow, I will end this. Promise me, Hartfilia. Don't live in hatred and pain like me. It's time to let go. No matter what happens, hold your head up high and live a positive life."
… …
"I'm sorry, father. Your daughter did not listen to your teachings," the girl said in her heart. The girl thought to herself. It was only now that she could truly understand the complicated feelings her father had when he said those words.
Because of the shadow that followed her like a shadow, Lolo always subconsciously wanted to escape when faced with those ignorant feelings, just like an ostrich burying its head in thick sand, as if it could continue deceiving itself. However, that unguarded kiss in the bakery was like a sudden earthquake. The small sand pit was mercilessly filled up by the falling boulders, and the ostrich that had lost its shelter had no choice but to raise its head in embarrassment.
And so, it finally saw the person in front of it, and it could no longer look away. The ostrich thought to itself that it had fallen in love with him a long time ago.
Yes, if it was not love, why would her heart beat so fast at that moment, and why would her face be so red?
If it was not love, why would she not have the slightest bit of resistance when that kiss came?
After all, the blood of the Bretton family flowed in this girl's body, and she had once bare-handedly beaten up a few hooligans who dared to tease her until they covered their heads and fled.
However, in front of the person she liked, even if she had unparalleled divine strength and matchless swordsmanship, the other party only needed to use a passionate kiss and a passionate gaze to make her throw away her armor and flee a thousand miles away.
Is this the feeling of falling in love with someone?
What Lolo did not tell the youth was that that day when she helped in the bakery was the happiest day of her life. The steaming hot bread on the counter, the various customers in the shop, the crisp sound of copper coins falling into the cashier, and the hot coffee in her hand. Everything was so beautiful.
And most importantly, the girl knew that the fellow was in the small kitchen two steps away from her. The girl liked it when he poked his head out from the small kitchen from time to time, asking her what kind of bread she was lacking, asking her if she was tired, and if she needed a rest. When the shop was idle, she could not help but turn her head to peek at him, watching him concentrate on the dough in his hand, watching the tip of his nose get smeared with flour, watching him calculate the time and carefully flip the bread in the oven …
Sometimes, after watching for a long time, Rob also noticed it, but every time he raised his head to look in the girl's direction, Lolo would look away in advance, like a little kid who was afraid of being discovered by an adult after secretly eating candy. After that, she would pat her chest in shock, but not long after, she would turn her head back to peek at that person again.
The girl knew that this was probably the closest she would ever get to happiness in her life. As long as she opened her mouth, she would be able to stay in that store forever. She would no longer have to face the thorny road ahead of her, and she would no longer have to bear the suffocating burden.
Just like a certain optional branch in a game, once this branch was opened, she could directly jump to the end, and all the stories would come to an abrupt end before they happened. No matter how crafty and cunning you are, I only have one sentence: I quit, I will jump out of the martial world, and live happily like an ordinary person.
Lolo knew that it was time to make a decision. She raised her head and looked at the youth in front of her.
"I … I actually have a request."
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