Chapter 48

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"Huh? What's that!"

(...This kid was really trying to kill me.)

Fortunately, I was able to see the knife, so I quickly put it in my item box. It was a risky move, but I felt a deep sense of relief that it worked. I pulled the knife out of my thigh and cast "Heal."

"Come to think of it, you're a healer, aren't you? Oh, if you had died quickly, it would have been better."

"Luna"

"I don't want you to call me by my first name so casually. I'll sue you!"

"I want to become a family with Mina. I don't want to send her back to a place so terrible that she would run away."

"Is that it? You're trying to use Mina's power because you found out about it, right?"

"I swear I won't do that. I'm just a bottom-tier adventurer. I don't even know how to use it."

"Even so, you've been having a good time, haven't you? I can tell it's not your intention, but every adult I've met so far has been full of desire... They're all disgusting."

I can understand Luna's concern.

There are people who would desire the ability to enhance power.

Luna has been protecting her sister from such malicious adults.

She's a good older sister.

"Well, I'm half serious about wanting the best for Mina, but the other half is different."

"Different how?"

"I can't forgive you for abandoning me and trying to be happy with this old man!"

Luna threw an angry glance at her sister. Mina said she was trying to help her sister, but she didn't seem to believe it.

"Do you know what I went through while you were gone? I was beaten, kicked, and not given food. I was told to kill, and even if I died, it wouldn't be strange. But I survived out of stubbornness."

"...Sis"

"I really do want to be with Mina. But more than that, I don't know what will happen if I'm not taken back!"

Luna was unknowingly shedding tears. It must be a mix of concern for Mina and a desire to protect herself.

"Luna... What will you become by going back to such a terrible place?"

"Because! That's the only place I have to be! My parents abandoned me, so what am I supposed to do!?"

"Let's live together."

"Hah, you said something similar just now, but don't make me laugh. I don't trust adults. You're probably just going to do something disgusting when I let my guard down, right?"

"...I understand your caution. We just met today. But I'm an adult, and you're a child. I can't bear the thought of you being forced to kill and returning to such a place."

"Do you feel sorry for me? Don't joke! I'll kill you!"

"To be honest, I do feel sorry for you."

Saying this, Reta approached Luna. He wanted to help this sad and strong girl.

"Don't come! Stay away!"

"I don't have much power. If you ask if I can protect you from that organization, I'm not confident. But I'll be there for you."

"What will you become by being with this old man!"

"I promise to love you."

"Huh... Love? I don't understand."

Reta was serious.

He decided to love the sisters who were sold by their parents as children.

That's what a family is.

He doesn't want to be a family in name only. He wants to be a real family.

"...You'll betray me, right?"

"I won't betray you. I promise. I absolutely won't betray you."

"Don't think I'll easily fall for a little kindness."

"I understand that too. Trust is earned over time. So, let's be a family. All three of us."

"...Proposing to me as well as Mina, that's a bit much, isn't it?"

"Even so, let's be together."

Saying this, Reta gently embraced the brown-skinned girl. There was no resistance. Instead, sobs could be heard.

"...I always thought I had to protect Mina."

"Uh-huh."

"But Mina left me and went somewhere else."

"Uh-huh."

"I thought I was abandoned. I felt hopeless."

"Uh-huh."

"When I found Mina, she was having fun with you. She looked happy. I was jealous, envious."

"Uh-huh."

"...Is it really okay?"

"Of course. I may be an inadequate old man, but I want to be with Mina and Luna."

Luna didn't respond.

Her crying grew louder.

The brown-skinned girl was sobbing in Reta's arms.

"Sorry, Sis."

Mina embraced Luna from behind.

"Thank you for protecting me, but I'm sorry for leaving you alone."

Mina was also shedding tears. She couldn't stop crying when she learned that her sister had suffered in ways she didn't know.

"Let's be happy together. I'll make you happy."

Hugging the two girls tightly, Reta declared.

On that day, Reta Dixon became a family with the two girls.