Desire

“Hey, Camilla. ”

The wife looks at her with an embarrassed face. The woman leaning against the wall with the barnacles and mold, said nothing. He wrapped his arms around the knees gathered in front of his chest, and only raised his eyes behind his hot forehead and stared at the pain.

When Azin saw her like that, he swallowed profanity. That's his personality. He clenches his fist with a rising sigh.

St. Aries Orphanage is a place where children who were abused by their parents were abandoned. Most children, if not all, had trauma in their past, and that trauma, of course, consumes young minds. And it creates a depression that is not childish.

That's the kind of girl who was crouching in front of her. A girl who grew up abused. A girl whose heart is closed. Sadly dead eyes, mouth-breathed mouth. Azin looks inside the room. Rooms and thick curtains that aren't even lit. Unmatched puzzles with messed up blocks. Each of those backgrounds was strongly appealing to the character of the girl.

That's why my head aches. I don't like kids that much. If I'm going to raise a kid, I think I'd rather have an ordinary one. However, the young woman was a defect that was full of defects.

“Hey, Camilla. ”

The wife calls out to Camilla again in an embarrassed voice. Camila doesn't answer. Ajin clears his face first. In the first place, this issue was not an intervention in the favor of Azin. This was a deal with Adim, and he had to fulfill it.

“.. may I speak with you for a moment? ”

“... but there are other children besides Camilla.”

“This must be fate, too. I like that kid. ”

Ajin nods slightly when she says that. Ajin passes by his wife and approaches Camilla. Although it was dark, darkness did not obstruct Azin's vision. Ajin squats in front of Camila.

“What's your name, Camilla? ”

Ajin asked with a gentle smile. I tamed my tone and hid my complaint neatly. Camila only looks up at Azin.

‘I'll have to cut off my head first. ’

My hair is so messy because I just grew it. I can't even see his face.

“How long have you been in this orphanage? ”

“.. five years. ”

Camila mutters and answers. But you sound like a child. Azin scratches his head and looks down at Camila.

“Can I turn on the light? ”

Camilla shakes her head at that question. Ajin had his appetite. I would do whatever I wanted to ask, but the opponent is a saint. What Adim wanted was the complete protection of the holy woman, so he couldn't do as he wanted. To some extent, you have to match the feeling of a saint.

“... do you like this orphanage? ”

I don't know what to talk about with a child. Azin ponders the question for a moment, then asks. Camila blinks at the question. She doesn't answer. I didn't nod or shake my head.

“.. you don't like it or dislike it? ”

“Yes.”

Camilla nods. Azin covers his face with his hands. What do I do with this? I like it better when it's obvious that I like and hate it. It's easier for him to fit.

Neither like nor dislike What the hell am I supposed to do with someone like that? I'd rather be a grown-up. There are plenty of ways to seduce them. But the opponent is a young child. And of course, Ajin doesn't know how to deal with children.

“First, let me tell you about me. ”

Azin clears his throat low.

“I am called Ajin. ”

“Last name? ”

Camila asks. Asin's words are blocked by the question. Then I got a last name. Ajin smiles bitterly. The castle I received directly from the emperor was still awkward and did not stick well to my mouth.

“... Sericrapa. Ajin Sericrapa. It's a strange name, but I'm from the advanced world. ”

“... Sericrapa? ”

Her voice was the wife standing behind her back. She looks at him, surprised.

“Sericrava... the guardian dragon of Gallios? Sir, you must be Earl Sericrapa. ”

Oops. Ajin kicks his tongue small. He was unconscious, but Azin became quite famous. He slapped the dragon with his bare hands and defeated the Horsemen. He had no choice but to become famous. Through that work, the emperor's position as an Earl shook not only the aristocracy but also the empire. The fact that the swordsman is still alive and a new dragon slayer is born, and that dragon slayer has even defeated the Horsemen is inevitable to attract the attention of those who love the rumors.

“Yes, that's right. ”

Azin sighed and replied. Behind your back, you hear your wife clamoring. Azin scratches his head and looks at Camila.

“I'm not proud of it, but I'm pretty famous. Lots of... money. There's a big mansion. Do you know why I'm telling you this? ”

“I don't know.”

“I want you to be your adopted daughter. ”

First of all, it looks that way. Of course, it was not out of my mouth. Camila blinks dazed at Ajin's suggestion. She lowers her arm around her knee and lifts her head a little higher.

“Why?”

Camilla asked.

“I don't think he's a good kid. I have no friends in the orphanage. It doesn't mean you're good at studying, you're not good at exercising. I clean all the time... but I'm not sure I want to clean it up. ”

“Not a problem at all. It's about me raising you and judging you whether you're a good kid or not, and if you're a friend, you can make it somewhere else. If you're not good at studying, I'll give you a personal teacher who teaches well. It stretches when you exercise. Cleaning? My mansion is full of maids hired to clean it. There's nothing for you to clean. ”

Azin immediately replied. In response, Camila frowns and looks at Ajin.

“You are rich, noble, famous. So I don't know anymore. Why would you do that to me? Why do you want to take me? ”

“I came to this orphanage determined to adopt a adopted daughter. I didn't know what kind of orphanage this was, but, well, it's a fate, too. Why you? Actually, I didn't care about anyone. ”

This is a lie.

“All I wanted was a girl aged 8 years old and under 13 years old, and you just met that condition. And you were the first kid I met and talked to at this orphanage. Don't you think that's enough? Patriotism is important to the developed world. ”

Azin reaches out to Camila, saying so. He raises his index finger to let Camila's clothes touch his fingertips.

“They say it's fate to touch a collar. And then there's the collar. The adoptive daughter I want doesn't have to be a special talent. I don't care if it's a kid who could be anywhere, or if he's hurt in his heart. Wounds heal. ”

In response, Camilla shuts up. Ajin examines Camila's reaction. Camila shuts up for a long time, and Azin sighs and shakes his head.

“Don't you want to leave this orphanage? ”

“... no. ”

Camila mutters.

“... I just can't believe you. Actually, I don't want to trust anyone. You say you don't care... but if I go in as your adopted daughter, you'll be disappointed. ”

“Why?”

“Because my parents did. She regretted giving birth to me. My dad drank every day, at least I remember. And then he got drunk and hit me and my mom. ”

Azin doesn't say anything. He listens to Camila. Camila speaks in a small voice.

“I used to beat him and say it all the time. He's an asshole with a fucking wife. I thought it was a little weird. I knew what being an idiot meant, but I wasn't an idiot. I've never been sick, never been sick. Then why did he call me an idiot? ”

“He's a piece of shit. ”

Ajin replied with a gruesome voice.

“So, what happened to them? ”

“He killed her. My dad came home drunk as usual and hit my mom, and she suddenly collapsed. And she never woke up. My dad...”

“Where's Dad?”

“He's in jail. He didn't turn himself in. My dad ran away, and I couldn't help but stay by his dead mother's side, and I came to see my neighbor's house to smell it. The surprised man called it in, and shortly after, he went to jail. I came here. ”

Camila replies, with a voice that doesn't leave much emotion behind. Azin nods slowly.

“What do you want to do with your father? ”

“I don't want to do anything. ”

“If you want, I can get your father out of jail. I could kneel before you and make you apologize, or I could do the same for your father. ”

“.. I don't really need it. ”

“Then that's a relief. You seem like a nice kid. ”

Azin reaches out and puts his hand on Camila's head, answering. Camila blinks and looks at him. Ajin rubs Camila's head with a bloody smile.

“I don't like alcohol very much. No, it's not. I like it quite a bit, but I don't enjoy it drunk enough. I'm not drunk enough. I will never get drunk and beat my wife or beat my kids. ”

If you do that, you will be beaten by the smell of black snow.

“You're talking to me about your own problems, and your own problems don't matter to me. So what the hell do you want to do? ”

“... what? ”

“Are you going to continue living in this orphanage? I don't know what happens to the children who grew up in this orphanage. Living in my mansion isn't that bad compared to living in this orphanage. ”

Rather, it's a great fortune. A child abandoned by parents enters a noble family. It's only possible if it comes from a story. How much more likely is the noble Earl Sericrapa, who is a guardian of the Emperor and who is entrusted with the Emperor's faith. The wife who was listening to the story behind her back wanted to tell her to take herself to the nanny.

“.. won't you hit me? ”

Camilla asked.

“I won't hit you. ”

“Aren't you going to swear at me? ”

“I won't. ”

Camilla shuts her mouth. Camilla barely opens her lips, hesitating for a moment.

“.. really? ”

Is this the question I've been asking you so far? Azin smiles in relief. He wakes up. Azin looks down at Camila, looking up at herself.

“Really.”

Ajin reaches out to Camila. Camila hesitates and grabs Azin's hand. Camila staggers. She says she's 11. I don't know how big an 11-year-old child is, but Camila's about as tall as she is around her waist. Maybe it's because he's making me deny my back. Or shrugging?

‘.. all you have to do is listen. ’

Azin truly thought so.

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The orphanage's name is Arimis.

It's not her.

I can't be that trashy!