You don't even want to call me godfather

"Ah? Um, um... my boss heard about the Godfather, so he gave me leave and asked me to come and see Mr. Koshe..."

Angelina lowered her head, looking at the coffee in front of her, not knowing what to say for a moment.

"I see... I'm really sorry to bother you."

Koshe tilted his head and looked at the street outside the glass.

I don't know why, but after what happened with the Godfather, he now doesn't even know what to do when he's with Angelina.

The sunlight shines through the clouds, casting its light on the land, passing through the glass windows and into this small cafe.

A faint glow with a hint of warmth embraced Koshe and Angelina. The mist rising from the still-warm coffee on the table gradually faded in the air and finally merged into the warmth.

Although there was not much topic between the two of them, it was a rare moment of peace.

Only when he was with Angelina did Koshei feel this kind of peace of mind, which was not to say that he hated it.

I put all the matters concerning my godfather, my family and Lapland behind me and just enjoyed myself quietly.

After witnessing the dangerous things that happened recently, Koshei finally realized something. For the first time, he felt that every day he spent now seemed so important.

It's not that we should enjoy life while we can, but sometimes we just need to take a break.

Those who think too much will be tired, and those who are heavy-hearted will suffer. This was what Angelina told him. Looking at Angelina stirring the coffee in a somewhat helpless manner, and her hair that was somewhat messy without her even noticing, Koshe smiled and brought the coffee to his mouth to taste it.

The bitter liquid stimulated his taste buds, but he didn't care. It kept him awake. There were too many things happening these days, so many that he sometimes couldn't tell north from south, and sometimes he didn't know what he was doing.

After a while, the coffee in the cup was gone.

"Speaking of which, why is Anjie wearing a leg ring today?"

Koshei put down his coffee cup and finally started his first topic of the day.

A bit weird though.

"Eh? Eh! Mr. Koshei actually noticed this?" Angelina was shocked for a moment, then she replied, "Actually... it's because I found a few Originium crystals growing on my thighs these past two days... so I wanted to find something to cover it up. If I don't do this, I might not even be able to enter this cafe!..."

"Is that so..." Koshe realized that he had asked a bad question, but then he suggested, "Angie, have you ever thought about curing mineralogy?"

"Treatment?" Angelina shook her head and said, "How can oripathy be cured? At least in Syracuse, there seems to be no medicine that can effectively suppress oripathy. Besides, I am a bad boy who ran away from home. Even if there is, I probably can't afford the high cost of treatment... Maybe one day, I want to go outside Syracuse to take a look."

"Outside Syracuse..." Koshei stroked his face with his palm, rubbing his fingers, making it difficult to see his expression. He asked, "Angie... do you want to go there and take a look?"

"Hmm..." On the one hand, Anjie hesitated about Koshe's question, and on the other hand, she longed for the outside world of Syracuse, so she said, "Compared to curing diseases, I still look forward to the outside world more."

I don’t know when I can go out into the world.

"If possible, I would like to go out into the world and see if it would be more interesting than Syracuse."

"But Mr. Koshei is a godson. It shouldn't be that easy for him to leave Syracuse, right?"

Angelina asked back.

"So, sometimes I envy you, Anjie. Maybe you can leave this place earlier than me," Koshe smiled and shook his head, saying, "If I'm unlucky, I might have to stay here forever."

Seeing Koshei saying such discouraging words, Angelina's mood also became depressed for a moment, but it was only for a few seconds. She quickly adjusted herself and suddenly leaned forward and held Koshei's face with both hands.

"Please don't say such discouraging words, Mr. Koshei, nothing is impossible," Angelina said in a serious tone, the most serious Koshei had ever seen. "Let me put it this way, Mr. Koshei, do you have any dreams?"

"Dream?" Koshei pondered for a while and replied, "Maybe I want to change the current situation in Syracuse with my own strength. Compared to the Godfather's generation, perhaps only our new generation can change all this."

"That's it, after the Godfather recovers from his injury, Mr. Koshe will also run away from home for a while like me."

"runaway?"

"Well," Angelina nodded and said seriously, "Don't worry, I will be back in a while. But before that, Mr. Koshei, please accompany me to see the world. I have always been curious about what the ocean looks like that my mother from the East described to me when I was a child. Maybe Mr. Koshei can accompany me to explore this matter."

Looking at Anjie's determined eyes, Koshe smiled, a casual smile that he hadn't shown for a long time.

"You are really bold, Anjie, but I like this about you," Koshe agreed with a smile, "I promise you, Anjie, one day, all this will change."

"like……"

Angelina was stunned for a moment, then she noticed that she was still holding Koshe's face. This bold behavior made her blush instantly. She quickly let go of her hand, rolled her eyes, and touched her face on the seat, steam coming out of it.

Looking at Angelina, Koshe's mood also improved, which was unusual.

Don’t choose mediocrity, don’t choose comfort, don’t choose to waste time.

The two boys and girls did not want to be troubled by the mundane world; they both wanted to be good people.

Chapter 28: Pretending

"Then I'm going to take care of family matters first. Anjie, do you need me to take you back?"

At the door of the cafe, Koshe said goodbye to Angelina.

Although Anjie took a day off today, it was impossible for Koshe to spend all the rest of his time on romance.

"Well, no need, Mr. Koshei, go ahead and do your work."

Perhaps it was because she left her family very early, Angelina has always been very sensible. She doesn't like to trouble others, let alone Koshe. She knew that the other party also took time out of his busy schedule to accompany her, so she declined.

"Well, be careful on the road, Anjie," Koshe said without further ado, "If anyone causes trouble for you, tell me my name."

After parting with Angelina, Koshe adjusted himself and returned to the state of being a "godson".

"I like that girl."

Suddenly, Msisha, who had been offline for a long time, spoke again.

"Yeah, I also think Anjie is a good girl."

Koshe agreed, standing in front of the window outside the cafe, adjusting his tie.

"No, I just read what was in your mind."

Msisha's words made Koshe pause for a moment, but he just smiled helplessly and did not respond.

"What are you hesitating about?"

"Now is not the time for me to enjoy my little love, Msisha, you know that," Koshe said after finishing his emphasis. "Since you can hear my thoughts, you can't be unaware of it."

“That’s not your excuse, Koshe,” Msisha retorted. “I know what you’re thinking, so I don’t understand why you won’t speak your mind.”

"There is no room for negotiation on this matter, Msisha," Koshe said as he watched Angelina leave. "She is so perfect that I fell in love with her not long after I met her. I don't want to destroy this perfection."

"Maybe you just don't want to ruin your own perfection."

Koshe was silent.

If it was anyone else, perhaps he would be able to stick to what he said, but if it was Msisha, he couldn’t argue with it.

Msisha was right. All along, he had been trying to maintain his image and his perfection.

Men cannot make mistakes, and this also applies to educating children.

He was far away from the life that a normal person should lead. Carrying the expectations of his father and mother, in the eyes of the world, he imitated his godfather and told himself how to play the role of a godson well and how to establish prestige in Syracuse.

People are not born great, but they show their greatness in the process of growing up, and become greater as they grow older.

But Koshei couldn't do it. He just blindly imitated his father and the image of the Godfather in the eyes of the world. Relying on his superficial understanding of the Godfather, he disguised himself and wanted to appear mature and stable.

He was indeed successful, but what does that mean?

He would fight with Jace who embezzled money, he would be curious about Anjie's Originium skills, he would be disrespectful to the government and the Prime Minister of the Parliament Cabinet, and he would be indecisive about his attitude towards Lappland.

After all, he is just a willful and irritable child. If acting skills are the most needed thing in the world today, then he is already very familiar with it.

His character is unstable, and only when Jimmy dies, only when he loses someone important, does he realize this and return to the more well-known "godson" image.

He didn't like this kind of life, but he couldn't change it.

"Have I said too much?"

Msisha asked, noticing Koshe's change of mood.

"No, it's okay, you just told the truth."

Koshe pushed her drooping hair aside and prepared to go back.

"Yo! Kosh'e!"

But at this moment, the unpleasant voice came again.

It was William Patrick. He waved to him from afar with his unchanging smile, just like an elder meeting a child of his relatives.

It's just a pretense, Koshe thought.

"Mr. Patrick," Koshei asked deliberately as he looked at William walking towards him, "Why didn't you bring other guards with you?"

"They are not guards, kid, they are also members of the parliament," William waved his hand and said, "But it's okay for you to call them that, after all, that's their nature. As for why they didn't come with you, I think you should know the answer. In Syracuse, I am like your father, a character that no one would touch."

“You hate him,” Msisha said in Koshe’s mind, “and I hate him too.”

"You are right, Mr. Patrick," Koshe said to William, who had no time to pay attention to Msisha. "After all, he is the Prime Minister of the Cabinet of Parliament. Who dares to offend such a high-ranking official?"

"Haha, you've been smart since you were little, and you always say things I like to hear." Although William was smiling, his face was obviously ugly for a moment, but he recovered in just a moment and asked, "Have you had dinner?"

"… Already eaten, Mr. Patrick."

"Really..." William said, looking at the coffee shop next to Koshei, "Coffee is not considered a dinner."

"That's enough. I don't like to eat too much at night."

Koshe kept trying to cool the conversation down. He didn't want to see William, but William kept trying to find topics to talk about.

"Can I help you?"

"Why don't you come sit over here? I have something to talk to you about, Koshei," William suggested, stretching his hand towards Koshei's shoulder. "We can have something to eat together. Believe me, kid, you'll like my taste."

"That's enough. I can't stand this guy anymore."

Msisha's words made Koshe feel uneasy, but before he could stop her, Msisha released some aura.

This aura directly intimidated William. His hand stopped a few centimeters above Koshe's shoulder, and his smile became stiff and uncomfortable.

'what have you done? '

Koshei pondered in his heart and talked to Msisha.

"If you show your aura appropriately, it's enough to immobilize ordinary humans."

"No, Mr. Patrick, I still need to go back and take care of my godfather, so I won't bother you with that."

Taking this opportunity, Koshe walked around the dazed William and quickly left.

"I'm so sorry about your father."

William said this with his back to Koshei, but Koshei no longer cared about what he said.

'Well done, Msisha, I'm beginning to like you a little.'

"No, you just hate that guy more."

"Well, it's all the same. At least I don't have to see his fake smile today. That's enough."

Koshe was chatting with Msisha in his consciousness.

William withdrew his hand angrily.

He didn't know about Msisha's existence, he just looked at Koshe's back, thinking about something.

This level of field control ability... has it grown to this point, Koshe Cascade? It is exactly the same "animal nature" that your father Ulysses showed back then.

It seems...

Stroking his fingers, William was thinking about something with a gloomy expression.

Chapter 29 Political Struggle

The Cascade family matured early. When Ulysses Cascade was Koshe's age, he had already been preparing to inherit the family.

At that time, Syracuse was divided up among several families. When the forces of all the families were combined, the government could only barely keep up with them. This is why in those years, the parliament of Syracuse was composed of government officials and the patriarchs of each family.