394 392 Where Romeo Is (2/2)

”But I'm glad Fran...”

”What do you mean?

”Actually...”

Charlotte and the others jumped out so fast for a reason. Oh, my God, about two days ago, a bounty neck was visiting that has been arranged for a nomination.

”For once, I was in disguise, but I'm pretty sure. I saw it nearby when I fought that giant evil man.”

”Zero lead...... Why are you here?

Oh, my God, Zero Thread came to the orphanage. And he's asked me to keep one boy who looks like he's about three. The figure did not look like a very ferocious bounty neck and was a sincere expression, he said.

”A child entrusted to a deceased acquaintance, but I can't raise a child or anything. Kids won't be able to stand it with themselves. He wants you to keep it because he'll pay you too...”

He's had a pretty harsh journey, and the kid seemed tired.

”What's that kid's name?

”Romeo, he said.”

Romeo, after all! So you're saying that Zero Thread was trying to fulfill Murreria's last wish, the person who betrayed him? Why not?

”Where's the kid?

”No, I didn't end up keeping it”

”Why?”

At first, Charlotte was not on the spot and it seems that the Dean who responded was not here now. And when the Dean tried to receive Romeo, he cried out and said there was nothing he could do about it. The same goes for Mr. Io and others, when Zero Thread hugs him, he stops crying perfectly and even smiles.

It's the same even when Zero Thread took his distance, and he still cried out when he left to some extent.

And the deans, who thought it would not be sneaky to keep this much nostalgic child away from men, said they suggested that Zero Thread take a little more care of him. If you can't really take care of him, he said you should come back and keep him.

In the end, he couldn't even force Romeo to cry, and Zero Thread seems to have lifted the boy and left. This is why Charlotte came across him when he left.

”Honestly, I thought it was someone else at first. Because the atmosphere was so calm that it was not comparable to when we met before.”

”That zero lead?

”Yes.”

I can't believe everything. It was all incredible that Zero Thread rescued Romeo and brought him to an orphanage in Barbora, that the man who was stripping him of those violent signs was nostalgic to his children, and that he was incredibly calm.

”I just couldn't leave you...”

Though I reported to the soldiers, I couldn't catch them. In the first place, ordinary soldiers and knights will only be able to do more damage and not even touch it.

”Zero lead...... what are you thinking?

'You mean you're betraying Murreria, but at least you're asking him about his last wish for your hand?

(But I ended up with a kid. Maybe I'm going to do something. Sacrifice or something)

Hmm. Didn't you just have feelings while you were walking with me? Even more so if the child misses herself.

I look at Fran. And I was remembering when I met Fran and started my journey. What if Zero Three had gotten feelings for Romeo like I did back then? I don't know what it's like not to force a child to go to an orphanage.

That said, this is just my imagination. Should we still assume the worst and also care where Zero Thread goes? Fran's safety is paramount, but I'm still concerned about the child's safety.