The World Of The Venerate: Everwhite
Chapter 16 - Never called someone father
“This is very confusing..” Zchaira said.
The girl then looked confused and unable to say anything, she did not know what kind of expression to put out after knowing the truth that the man in front of her was her real father.
“Son, are you okay?” Seeing Zchaira's puzzled expression, Hefaistos asked.
However, Zchaira did not answer the questions of Hefaistos, preferring to leave the place.
It seems that Zchaira is still not ready to accept the truth that turns out to be out of his expedition.
“Zchaira..” When Zchaira left, her mother Artemis called her.
“Artemis, leave him alone first. He may be very surprised to know that the truth is.” Artemis who tried to pursue her daughter was immediately blocked by Hephaestus.
“I think he should calm his mind first.”.
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“Haah... Haah.
After running away from his parents, Zchaira arrives at the village. The girl suddenly crossed paths with Rayvor who was sitting in front of her.
“Eh, Zchaira..” Rayvor immediately stood up and approached the girl.
“What happened? Come sit first.” Rayvor immediately led Zchaira to sit with him after seeing the girl look exhausted.
“What's up? Why are you running around all night like this? Don't tell me if you've met a bear again?” Rayvor asked with a bit of a joke.
“Not a bear.. But, something bigger, therefore I went to avoid it,” replied Zchaira.
“What…? Then we must ask for help immediately.” Hearing Zchaira's words, Rayvos was surprised and immediately stood up.
The young man did not understand that something bigger Zchaira meant was that now the girl knew who her real father was.
“Already, it will not bother all of us who are here.” However, Zchaira explained to the young man not to worry.
Rayvor sat down again and accompanied Zchaira at the place. They sat there for a long time without talking about anything.
“So I heard you were helped by Uncle Hefaistos?” Feeling awkward, Rayvor asked something.
“Iya.. Fortunately there was that person,” replied Zchaira.
“By the way you know that guy?” Ask back to Zchaira.
“You mean Uncle Hefaistos? Of course I know him, because he is the older brother of my father.
Feeling comfortable talking to Zchaira, Rayvor almost said Hefaistos' relationship with the girl.
“What exactly?” Ask Zchaira.
“She... She is also actually the president of the witch Lightio, the leader of this country,” said Rayvor, giving another answer.
“So so well. It turns out that you are my cousin”.
However, Zchaira had previously known that Hephaestus was his father. The girl asked Rayvor only to find out the relationship of the young man and his father.
“Iya, true..”
Without Rayvor noticing, he had answered Zchaira's question without noticing the thing the girl said.
“Eh... Did you say we were cousins? How do you know, I never even told you?”
The young man was immediately startled after finally understanding Zchaira's earlier remark.
Zchaira nodded her head in response to Rayvor's question.
“Then, is it possible that I should call you big brother from now on? Because I think you might be older than me,” Zchaira said as the girl stood up.
Zchaira smiled at Rayvor.
“Alright sister, I think it's time to enter now.” The girl then left Rayvor while telling him to come in for a rest.
Rayvor's expression seemed confused after seeing the girl turned out to have known the thing hidden to him all this time.
The young man wondered who had told Zchaira.
–13 May 3024–
The next day on a cold morning, Hephaestus came to a field to meet Zchaira at work.
“Eh, good morning sir. What's the matter you came here for?” Zchaira immediately greeted him seeing Hefaistos coming to see him.
“Zchaira, don't you know who I really am. You can actually call me father,” Hefaistos said, without coercion the man actually wanted to hear his daughter call him father.
“You are right, but for less than sixteen years I have never called someone father.
Hephaestus smiled at Zchaira's explanation. The man understood that his daughter was still not used to calling him father.
In addition, Zchaira's brother Megathirio, who was near the place, seemed less pleased to see Hephaestus meeting Zchaira.
Then the young man came to them with a serious look.
“Sorry sir, I have to thank you for helping us solve the problem here, but whether as the leader of this country you do not have another job so it must be longer here,” said Megathirio with a rather high tone of voice.
“Kakak, Stop it..” Zchaira immediately scolded Megathirio for hearing his words to Hefaistos.
“Do you not know that he is actually.”.
“Our father is... That's what you said?” Just now Zchaira was going to explain this, suddenly immediately cut off his words.
Zchaira was surprised to hear that his brother had learned that Hephaestus was their father.
Zchaira thought for a moment why his brother knew this, whether their mother had told Megathirio before, or perhaps it was Megathirio who knew it before they left Hefaistos a few years ago.
“You're right son, I can't linger in this place, therefore I came to see you guys actually just to say goodbye.”.
“I hope you two are okay..”.
After saying farewell, Hephaestus smiled at his two children. He then turned his back to them and slowly walked away.
Zchaira with a flat facial expression saw Hefaistos slowly go away, but in her mind the girl was a little sad at having to go back to parting with her father who had just met her.
“Wait for master, I have something to talk about.” Suddenly Zchaira calls Hefaistos.
“Yes, what's up nak?” Upon hearing the call, Hephaistus swiftly turned around and answered his daughter's call.
“Is it possible if we come with you, we can become stronger and know more about the outside world?”
“Zchaira, what are you saying? Are you kidding me?” Hearing his brother's words, Megathirio was shocked.
“Sister, this is the only way to know what the outside world is like.. I know that you want it too.”
In Megathirio's mind it is true that living in such a place cannot make it grow stronger. The young man was also eager to know the outside world with his own eyes as his sister had said.
After thinking about it even longer, Megathirio seemed silent and did not respond back to his sister's words.
“Of course, son, even you can come now if you want..” In addition, Hefaistos who heard the question Zchaira looks happy because finally can still have the opportunity to be with his children.
Zchaira smiled at him because his chance was happily approved by his father.
“But what I'm worried about, how do I say it to mom?” Zchaira.