I couldn't help but purse my lips and nodded.

He held one of her hands tightly, but the strength was not painful, but it was not easy to separate either. It was a very comfortable strength.

Although because of me, he no longer steals things.

But it still seems unbelievable that he took me out of the orphanage, and in the middle of the night. Is he trying to go somewhere?

Then, he sighed quietly, so loud that Murphy couldn't hear it.

Originally, I didn't want to sneak out somewhere in the middle of the night like this.

Rather, reducing sleep time in this way will only make you hungrier and more tired.

To me, this behavior is stupid.

But, the bad boy - Murphy said he had something good he wanted to show me.

After a long sigh, I followed him.

After the pastry incident, Murphy has been taking care of me.

As for me, I also think this is not a bad thing, but I am a little dissatisfied with this feeling... of being treated as a younger sister who needs to be taken care of by him.

So, even though I felt it was a bit troublesome, I let him lead me away without any resistance, and I seemed to have accepted it inadvertently in my heart.

Go through the orphanage door and quietly follow the path in the northern part of the city until you reach the wall surrounding the edge of Lars and stop.

So, that's the end.

I couldn't help but tilt my head. Is there anything here? Nothing.

Only... he suddenly raised his head and looked at the wall covering the surrounding street.

I hate this wall.

Although the city wall was not particularly tall, it was very huge and untouchable to me as a child.

It's like locking yourself up in this city.

I even felt like it was hinting at my future, and I just couldn't like it.

Of course, I also know that it was originally used to protect the city.

But despite this...

Anyway, the future of children in orphanages is not so bright.

Unable to see a brilliant future, you will just become an ordinary person and spend your life in mediocrity.

Or, die somewhere unknown.

It's just that kind of future.

My eyelids began to feel heavier and I squinted unconsciously.

Sure enough, instead of watching something like this, it’s better to go back to sleep.

But Murphy didn't notice my mood at all. He just held my hand and pulled me to the corner of the city wall.

There was a hole there.

A small hole, only big enough for a child to pass through.

It's a hole that only people like Murphy and me can easily pass through.

He skillfully squeezed out of the gap, and then waved to me from the depths of the cave, as if urging me to hurry up.

Is this really a good idea? I couldn't help but blink.

It is absolutely forbidden for children to leave the city alone, and if they find that the city wall has collapsed, they must report it to adults.

I sighed again, thinking that he hated this city wall so much, yet he was still fighting against it in a place like this.

After letting out all the weird emotions in my heart, I held his hand again and walked through the city wall.

Then, my eyes began to open involuntarily.

——There was the vast earth and sky illuminated by the moon and stars.

Really, that's all.

It's that simple.

There are no majestic buildings and no beautiful flowers blooming.

However, the scene before my eyes was deeply imprinted in my heart.

Before entering the orphanage, I lived in the slums of Dongcheng District. The houses were crowded together and the eaves were entangled with each other, making it impossible to see through.

After entering the orphanage and living in a large house in the northern part of the city, the only thing I could see when I looked up every day was the church spire.

The same was true inside the house. The beds in the orphanage were just big enough to fit the body in, and I never experienced the feeling of embracing a vast space.

At that moment, I understood.

The sky of this city is actually very narrow.

To this day, that world is everything to me.

Narrow, distant sky.

In that narrow world, I felt that was the end of me.

Just, at this moment.

The stars and the moon give their brilliance to the earth fully, and the world stretches to the other side of the horizon.

No matter when or where you go, there will never be an end.

The world is so beautiful.

My vision began to shake and I felt like tears were about to flow.

"Well, it's a good thing, right?"

"One day, I will become a brave man's companion and travel under the vast sky."

Murphy said this while looking into the distance.

Those were words filled with longing for the vast world.

Such a world is too narrow.

His eyes were full of hope, wanting to leave this narrow world and fly somewhere.

For some reason, those eyes shook my heart.

"He will leave you."

"..."

"..."

From that moment on, I could hear the cold female voice coming from the depths of my mind, and she told me a lot.

Thanks to him, I also learned Murphy's biggest secret.

But that doesn't matter, he is still himself, just more complete.

Plus, at this moment, there is something more important...

One day, Murphy will travel somewhere and leave me.

But it was not until today, when this voice reminded me, that I truly felt this.

Anyway, I'm in a bad mood.

I couldn't help but move my lips.

"Is that so? Well, if that day ever comes—"

Even children can understand it.

I also understand that sooner or later, he will leave.

I understand all this, but I still want to say it.

Because I feel that if I don't do this, Murphy will be leaving for a distant journey soon.

"Until then, I'll go with Murphy."

"Then you will be my bride."

"What? I'll be the bride?" Murphy replied with a wry smile.

However, there was no denial.

If that's the case, could you please keep it in your heart for a little while?

Although we will be separated one day in the future, please don't forget this wish.

Since then, Murphy and I have spent a lot of time together.

I still remember that before, I didn’t play with the others much because I thought it was a waste of energy, but after seeing that sky, I became quite active.

It even got to the point where I had to drag Murphy around with me.

He always had a wry smile on his face, but was still happy to be with me.

It can be said that we both value each other very much.

And my childhood memories were filled with better things.

It is precisely because I know that what awaits me in the future is definitely a life filled with pain that will make me sob, that I enjoy this moment even more.

Murphy and I never stopped smiling.

It seems that since some time ago, I have stopped sighing habitually.

Ah, if only the time I spent with him could last forever.

Thinking of this, I smiled instead of sighing.

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Ella's character design

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I re-ran two pictures of Ella (1st and 2nd pictures). Ella's hair should be shorter when she was young.

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The two pictures above (pictures 3-4) are from before. Both the new and old versions are so beautiful that it’s hard to give them up (damn!).

Chapter 45 Ella's Shirt

After thanking the pastor, Murphy walked straight into the church.

Since he is unwilling to help lead the way, then just do it yourself. It might be better this way.

Thinking of this, Murphy ignored the believers who were praying in the front yard and went to the back yard through the small door.

The backyard is somewhat like an independent courtyard, where the clergy of the church live.

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