Mystery: Who has seen my brother?

Chapter 22 Medici Moves In

When a new member moves in, new furniture must be purchased for him, including a bed, chairs, and Medici's daily necessities and clothes.

This whole thing cost Eve all her family money. If the people who rescued her from the snake-haired woman had not forced Eve to give them many thank-you gifts, she really couldn't afford it.

Transactions in the city-state were still the most primitive barter. Although there was currency, it was not popular.

After shopping, Eve carried the big bag and Medici carried the small bag, and they went to the church together to pick up Ouroboros.

"Ouroboros," Eve looked at the crowd pouring out of the church. The silver-haired boy stood out among them. The girl wanted to wave to him, but the package in her hand hindered her movement and she had no choice but to give up. Ouroboros took two quick steps forward and took the bag from Eve's hand. After freeing her hands, the girl shook her wrist and said to him, "Let me introduce you. This is Medici, the new member of our family. From now on, he will be..."

"Uh..." Eve paused and turned to Medici and asked, "How old are you?"

Seeing Medici open one hand, the girl asked tentatively, "Five years old?"

"Five days."

Five days.

After hiring a four-month-old child, Mikhail set a new record by hiring a five-day-old baby.

Eve was not too surprised. After all, she had been living with this silver-haired boy who looked fourteen or fifteen years old but was actually less than one year old for several months.

The girl patted Medici and said to Ouroboros, "I will be your brother from now on."

Ouroboros nodded obediently, but Medici looked a little dissatisfied.

"I want to be a big brother." The red-haired boy crossed his arms and stared straight at Ouroboros.

"Okay," Ouroboros said nonchalantly, still looking dazed, "Brother."

Medici clearly hadn't anticipated Ouroboros's reaction, and he nonchalantly gave his "brother" to him. Even though he had obtained his "brother," he felt a sense of frustration for no apparent reason.

Eve looked at the somewhat depressed Medici, smiled and said, "Okay, brother, let's go home quickly."

The girl's words were full of joking. Medici scratched his hair and said irritably, "Don't call me brother."

"Okay brother, no problem brother." Eve teased.

"Isn't this the 'brother' you wanted?" Ouroboros blinked his silver eyes and asked with an innocent and confused look on his face, "Brother?"

"Haha," Eve patted the boy's shoulder and responded, "Yeah, yeah."

……

The three of them returned to their residence playing and joking. Although Ouroboros probably thought subjectively that he did not participate in the joke, he was just telling the truth.

After being promoted to an angel, Eve moved out of her original wooden house. The new house was larger than the original one, and there was more than enough space for a room for Medici.

"That's Ouroboros' room," Eve pointed to a wooden door and said, "You can live with Ouroboros until your bed is ready."

Medici made a "tsk" sound, as if he was a little dissatisfied. After all, Ouroboros's temper could be said to be a natural nemesis for Medici, but in the end he nodded to show his acceptance.

Medici placed his hand on the door, glanced at Ouroboros, and seeing that he showed no intention of stopping him, he pushed the door open with a slight force. The little boy stood outside the door, observing the room.

The first thing he saw was a small bed, its bedding neatly folded at the foot. While it wasn't large, it was more than enough for Ouroboros and the child-like Medici. There was a wooden wardrobe against the wall, and by the window was a desk. On it lay a candlestick, a cup, and a small bowl filled with red and yellow dried fruits and candies.

Clean, the first impression it gives people is cleanliness, and everything is placed where it should be.

Eve walked to the wardrobe, took out a quilt from the upper layer and placed it on the bed, while Ouroboros took out Medici's clothes from the bag and hung them in the wardrobe on hangers. Seeing this, Medici also took out his small cup from his bag, stepped on a chair and placed it on the table. When he came down, he wiped the chair with a cloth.

The girl saw all of this and smiled with satisfaction. Although Medici was not as well-behaved as Ouroboros, he was still a good boy.

Eve and Ouroboros were both veterans at housekeeping. Although this was the first time for Medici to do this, he was very talented and learned quickly. Soon the cottage was full of Medici's traces.

After cleaning up, it was already completely dark, so Eve made a simple bowl of noodles with three eggs for dinner. The girl's cooking skills were quite good, and Medici, who had originally had no interest in eating, also came to the table.

"When can I go to the battlefield?" asked Medici.

"A war has just ended. Both the civilians and the military need to recuperate. There are also newly occupied areas to take over and manage. A second war won't be launched anytime soon." Eve looked at the somewhat disappointed Medici and smiled comfortingly, "Don't despair. You'll soon be able to participate in an unprecedented war."

Medici was stunned for a moment, then his eyes lit up and he looked at the girl, as if urging her to continue.

But Eve ignored the boy's shining eyes and turned to Ouroboros, saying, "You should also go to the battlefield in the next war. Your path is not good at frontal combat, so you must protect yourself."

Ouroboros raised his head and replied, "Yes."

Medici didn't hear any more news about the war from Eve until the end of dinner, but this was enough to make Medici happy.

Lying on the bed, Medici looked at Ouroboros who had his eyes closed beside him and shouted in a low voice: "Hey, Ouroboros, Ouroboros, you fool..."

“Eve can hear you.” Ouroboros said, opening his eyes.

"If I can hear it, I can hear it," Medici muttered softly, "Do you think I'm afraid of Him?"

Ouroboros just looked at him without answering. Medici made a "tsk" sound but didn't argue with him. Instead, he said, "Ouroboros, when the time comes, just hide behind me and I'll protect you."

"Ah."

"I'm not protecting you for nothing. You have to give me luck."

"Ah."

"Could you have a different reaction?"

"it is good."

"..."

Medici turned around depressedly, with his back to Ouroboros. If Ouroboros could have argued with Medici, Medici would not have done this now. However, Ouroboros had an unusually good temper and would not get angry no matter what Medici said.

Ouroboros looked at the boy with confusion, not understanding why he was acting this way. But his intuition told him that he had angered the boy. The boy hesitated for a moment, then reached out a hand and gently patted Medici, imitating Eve's way of coaxing a child, over and over again, in a rhythmic manner.

(End of this chapter)