Although there was a small accident at the beginning of this trip to Ogden, it was still considered smooth sailing. It only took 11 days from the departure to the return.
During this period, the university town was as peaceful as ever, as if nothing had happened. The Ferdinand family's fleet docked at the Ruby Islands, and there was no movement.
However, before he set off, Rob had learned from the guy named Bowers that the other protagonist of the marriage, Mograine, had probably secretly come to Gudilesi. So, he was much more careful when he went back. Instead of going to the school or the bakery, he found a hotel to stay in.
After deciding on a place to stay, the little golem went to talk to Merlin about the meeting, while D 'Adrion helped Rob bring Bevinadet back from the foster home.
After a few months, Bevinadet no longer looked like a fat otaku. She had regained some of the charm she had when they first met in the underground city. It seemed like she was having a good time.
Your Honor, the future Supreme Wizard, bought some fruits for dinner and knocked on Lolo's door.
When he walked in, the girl was hugging her knees and looking out the window at the setting sun. He had no idea what she was thinking about.
"Merlin has agreed to meet. After he arranges the place, Hector will come again in the evening. After talking to him, we can leave here. I've booked a boat ticket to Sethevia Port tomorrow afternoon. The school is likely to be monitored. I don't think I can say goodbye to Genie and Genie. But I can write to them when I get there."
Lolo nodded, but she looked a little absent-minded.
"Do you want to talk?" Rob moved a stool and sat in front of her bed.
"About what?"
"Your mother."
"Oh, do you have any ideas?"
"I do have an immature guess, but it's only a rough outline. I still lack a few key pieces of the puzzle. But there were many participants in that incident. Don't worry, I have a hunch that we're getting closer and closer to the truth."
The girl shifted her gaze from the window and seemed to be thinking about what to say. "Grandma Teresa … said something to me before she died."
"Well, what did she say to you?"
"She said that she was very angry when her mother chose to be with her father, but she also admired her because she followed her heart and made a very brave decision. She lived for herself. Although it was short, every minute and second was wonderful," Lolo said. After a moment of silence, she said, "I don't know what that feeling is like."
Not long after she was born, her mother passed away. The cause of Eluria's death was a mystery, and after that, her father, the Scarlet Sword, devoted all his energy to investigating the truth of that incident. Lolo spent most of her childhood alone. At first, there were maids and the children of nearby farmers who played with her, but as the investigation progressed, Karov sensed that there might be a great danger lurking in the background, and so he increased the protection of Lolo, sending more guards for her and not allowing her to leave the castle.
In Luo Luo's childhood memories, there was only a little tabby cat that was always by her side. However, when she was eight years old, the little tabby cat chased a mouse into the forest outside the castle and never came back.
She comforted herself that the little tabby cat must have made many new friends in the forest, and that was why it left. Unlike other girls of her age, Lolo had become extraordinarily strong because she had lost her mother at a young age. She did not cry, because she knew that her father was doing something very important, and there was not much she could do to help. All she could do was not cause him any more trouble.
Once, when she wanted to boil water for herself, she accidentally knocked over the cup, and the boiling hot water splashed onto her thigh. The six-year-old endured the pain and did not tell anyone. She took out a handkerchief from her pocket and wrapped it around the spot that was red from the boiling water. When Karov returned that night, she was sitting on the ground playing with her toys quietly, and there was nothing out of the ordinary.
It was not until the maid changed her clothes and carried her to bed that the blood on her thigh was discovered. The blisters had already been broken by the handkerchief. After that, Lolo had a fever for three days and three nights, but even then, she was very quiet.
Everyone in the castle said that Miss Hartfilia was very obedient, but she was not born to be an obedient girl. She also wanted to act like a spoiled child in her parents' arms and sneak out of the castle to play with other children in the fields. On the day that the little tabby cat went missing, no one knew that she had packed her luggage and wanted to run into the forest alone to find it.
But in the end, she still suppressed the desire in the depths of her heart and continued to be an obedient child in the castle.
Until the Scarlet Sword also disappeared, she began to play the role of the head of the Bretton family and took over her father's responsibility to investigate the truth of that incident.
Lolo thought that she would always be like this.
But at some point, she also had something that she cared about and liked. She also wanted to be like her mother and risk her life for the good things in life.
Even if it was just once.
The girl seemed to have made up her mind about something and looked into the youth's eyes. "Close the window."
Rob was slightly surprised and did not understand why Lolo would make such a request.
It was not until the girl repeated, "Close the window." Only then did the youth get up and close the window of the inn room.
The setting sun blocked out the window, and the light in the room gradually dimmed.
In the darkness, the expression on Lolo's face could not be seen clearly. Her originally steady breathing seemed to be a little hurried, like the waves on the beach. The girl's voice also became a little shaky. "Now, come here and hug me."
The youth walked to the side of the bed and heard a rustling sound in front of him. Lolo's movements were a little clumsy, and it took a long time for her to unbutton the first button.
She did not dare to look up, but she could feel that the figure was getting closer and closer to her body, so close that she could already feel the other's breath.
Lolo closed her eyes. She was already prepared.
But the next moment, the hands pressed down on her back, stopping her from undoing the last button.
The girl's expression was a little confused. "You … You don't like me?"
"I like you, but your body is shaking very badly." The figure sighed. "Has anyone told you before that you are really bad at lying?"
Lolo trembled. "I … I don't know what you're talking about."
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