The Eternity: The Colour of Fate
Chapters 22.5

Chapter 22: Home to Go Home

Well, that's when Louise was with me. Well, who would have thought if the naive crybaby teenager was now a top brass and took care of the economy well.

"Ah, you are here.. young master, do you want to meet the master?" An old man approached me and saluted me.

"Hmm? I don't think so, I'm just bored, after all I'm done with my college today, so I guess it's okay if I come here to visit the organization, right?" I replied to the man, Edward.

"Oh yeah, where are the others? I haven't seen them in a long time." I said.

"Ah, Alice is busy handling some documents about membership. Lately membership is becoming more and more, young master"

"Is that so?"

"Then, Bartolomeo might be completing a quest. And for Kai and Ryan maybe they're practicing, young master.."

"So. well, I can guide myself. Uncle shouldn't have enough time right?" I'm polite.

"Ahaha, fine, if so, please tell me if there is anything you want or need." she said before leaving.

I nodded in agreement.

Swuush...

The June wind was blowing quite hard, blowing away the dry, fallen leaves.

I looked far to the northwest, my country.

"How about it, my country?" I murmured softly accompanied by the rustling of the low whistling wind.

I slightly buried my imagination, reminiscing about everything I had been through, from my death to this moment - my second life.

"I wonder what my mom and dad looked like? Do they look like me?" I smiled slightly wryly, when I failed to remember how my parents' faces were at that time. And subconsciously felt the little face with the skin of this delicate little boy.

"You still look handsome, young master" a voice whispered in my ear-hot.

I immediately turned my face towards the voice, a long black-haired woman with glasses perched on her nose. This woman is the third pillar I chose, Alice.

She's the woman I met a few months ago, just like Louise.

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Back then, it was the first winter that the Ghost Monarchy had been established. In the middle of winter the air pierced through the skin, a woman sat weakly hugging her knees, without a jacket, scarf or anything to warm her body.

"Are you okay, miss?" I said hello to the woman who looked sad.

He looked up at his pale face, showing his black eyes.

I picked up a bowl of soup that I had placed right next to me intentionally for him.

The soup was warm, from it still billowing faded smoke. In addition, I also held out a blanket for her to warm herself up.

"Here.." he's a little stunned.

"What! What should I do with this food!?" Excitement surprised me.

"Hmm?"

'Hey hey! Although suspicious but you shouldn't suspect this immature little boy right?' I murmured in my heart.

"Pff! You can eat it first. If I have something I ask of you then I shouldn't ask for it when you're hungry, right? We need food to live, right?" I tried to get rid of his suspicions.

"Um, alright" he said grabbing the bowl of soup and began to devour it.

"Look, I'm not a bad person at all, after all I'm just a little bored, however, whether Master, Edward or Louise is away, and somehow I'm getting pretty bored.. am I not really useless?" I said, smiling a little.

This woman, she reminds me a little of a cousin in my previous life. Well, it's a little troublesome but somehow I miss it a little too.

"I used to have an older sister, she was a really jolly woman, when we met, she would come up to me running and hugging and holding me tight. Even for a few times, so happy that he would jump up and hug me. That was even true until we were adults, she never changed.I mean, as a woman, she treated me not as a man, and as a sister, she treated me very well and pleasingly. He always bothered me, with his various behavior. And, somehow I miss him a little bit now..How are you?" I said a little bit.

"I think he's the same as you" he said, surprising me.

Long enough, until I laughed cheerfully remembering it.

"Ah right too, big brother won't feel sad in the least, she is a strong woman." I said a little bit.

He nodded confirming my words.

"Um, brother? Are you working?" My toot.

"Ah. this.." he muttered uneasily.

"Hmm? Well, the intention is anyway, I want to invite you, however I lack capable female personnel in my group.but well, if you do not want also I do not force you anyway" said I lightly.

"W-what do you mean." he said a little confused.

"Ah, forget.."

Our conversation halted, while his eyes stared at the back of my body.

Tap tap tap

The sound of a step surprised me.

"Young master!" A voice then pierced through my eardrum just like that.