Sickly lady in wheelchair, but God

"Thank you."

Suddenly, a voice rang in her ears. She looked up and saw that it was the girl.

"This is the third time we have met. The fish you grilled is delicious."

Alsophila spinulosa opened its mouth slightly.

Her attention was not on the third time. She only knew that she was praised, but what made her even more distracted was the girl's face as bright as the sun.

Sunshine, tenderness...

Everything reminded her of her mother.

In fact, from the moment she could remember, she had never felt warmth from her mother.

But if she really has a mother who cares about her, she must be like the girl in front of her.

"I noticed that you have been busy distributing grilled fish without a break. You must be very tired now. If you don't mind, you can lean on me and take a rest."

【I……】

Alsophila spinulosa sniffed.

Because of shyness, she was a little resistant, but finally she sat on the ground with her knees on one side. Just like that, with her head slightly tilted, she slowly and gently leaned on the girl's thigh under the blowing of the somewhat damp and cold sea breeze.

Just take a break, really just take a break!

Alsophila spinulosa warned itself this way.

But after feeling the strange yet familiar warmth, she gradually sank into it.

It was not until night that Sera, who had temporarily finished her work, came to the beach.

"Fool."

50 A tryst with God, a rift with people

Sera found the tree also known as the Alsophila spinulosa by the sea.

She stood next to an artificially planted tree and saw the tree also known as the spinulosa kneeling on the ground, maintaining a posture that looked relaxed but seemed very difficult.

It must be difficult to maintain this position without anything to support you, right?

Facing the sound of crashing waves and the hazy moonlight, she walked up to the Alsophila spinulosa.

"Hey, wake up."

Sera patted Alsophila's shoulder gently.

[Who…who who who! ]

Alsophila spinulosa straightened its back immediately.

She rubbed her sleepy eyes and looked around, and found that the disabled girl who had lent her her legs was gone. In front of her appeared Sera with a faint smile on her face.

When did you leave?

Alsophila looked up and suddenly realized that it was already night and the moon was almost high in the sky.

Has half a day already passed?

Alsophila spinulosa was shocked.

What surprised her was not that so much time had passed, but that she actually fell asleep leaning on the girl's legs!

In the past few decades of her life, she was always vigilant when she slept. Even if there was a colorful bird watching her, she would set up some small traps around her sleeping place, so that if anything approached, she could wake up immediately and fight back with the sword left by her father.

But she was too careless this time. She fell asleep on the legs of a strange girl without any preparation, and slept for half a day. What if the girl was a bad person and wanted to do something bad to her, what should she do?

Fortunately, the girl did not do anything bad to her.

But how could she put her hope on expecting every stranger she met to be a good person?

The next time she meets a scum like Marcus who has transformed into an orc, she probably won't even have the chance to regret it.

【I'm so stupid, really! 】

Alsophila raised his hand and wanted to hit himself on the head a few times.

but……

She felt that it was not entirely her fault.

[It's not that I didn't try hard, it's just that the girl was too cunning. She actually lent her legs to a stranger right away, and her whole body exuded an aura that made me unconsciously approach her. ]

It was a foul, a very foul, because even when she was sitting next to her father, she couldn't feel this kind of foul-level closeness.

If not for this, she would not have been able to fall asleep so quickly after resting her head on the girl's legs.

That feeling was probably as relaxing as when she saw those little animals sleeping peacefully in their mother's arms.

You say, is there a possibility that she really has some connection with that girl?

Alsophila spinulosa was puzzled.

But no matter what, this kind of thing must not happen again in the future.

"Hey, hey."

Just as Alsophila was criticizing herself, Sera, who had been waiting for a long time without any response from her, stretched out her hand and shook it vigorously in front of her eyes.

【oh oh. 】

Alsophila reacted immediately, she almost forgot that Sera was right in front of her.

She supported herself on the ground with one hand and tried to stand up, but because her feet had been pressed against the ground for too long, when she suddenly stood up, her legs went weak, her head felt dizzy, and she almost fell to the ground.

"Are you OK?"

Sera supported Alsophila with a worried look on her face.

Alsophila shook his head.

Seeing that there was nothing unusual about Alsophila, Sera temporarily put her worries aside and excitedly shared their achievements of the past few days with Alsophila.

Through secret visits and reporting, they arrested a group of people who were secretly colluding with Marcus and others. After the investigation, these accomplices will be publicly executed.

In addition, they conducted a detailed inventory of the homes of Marcus and others. They were shocked to find that the wealth held by Marcus and others was much greater than it seemed on the surface. The wealth of all the civilians in Black Storm City combined might not be as much as theirs. Through internal exploitation and external trade, their wealth was still rising rapidly.

When it comes to trade, there is much more to say.

It is impossible for Marcus and his people to become so rich just by selling Black Storm's specialties. The main way they make money is still human trafficking.

Many people who were thought to have died at the hands of wild beasts or from disease were not actually dead, but were sold to other places as slaves.

Slaves are useful for many things.

Some people bought slaves to use as tools to vent their anger.

Some people bought slaves to use as farm tools.

Some people bought slaves to work as miners to dig magic stones.

In short, through the slave trade, Marcus and his people not only accumulated a lot of wealth, but also a lot of connections.

Sera said, "I know you think we were too ruthless that day and there was blood everywhere, but this is the only way to deal with these inhumane people."

After listening to Sera's description, Alsophila's face turned pale, not knowing how to express his feelings.

Why can humans become so terrible?

Sera sighed softly and patted Alsophila's shoulder: "Don't worry, with me here, this kind of thing will never happen again. I will do my best to protect the place where I was born. Even if those people outside who have a good relationship with Marcus want to help them get revenge, I will kill them all with the sword you gave me!"

Alsophila nodded silently.

She believed that Sera could do it, at least she believed it now.

When the moon was at its zenith, Sera invited Alsophila to go back with her to Marcus's big house to rest, but Alsophila refused.

She hated that place, she hated that place where people were treated like non-humans and abused. She returned to where she had been living these days. Although it was simple, it made her feel warm.

As for what happened next, she actually wanted to go home.

Marcus and the others are dead, the sword has been sent out, and it has been three years since she came out. I wonder what has happened to her father's grave.

The last time she left home was twenty years ago. When she returned home, her father's grave was surrounded by weeds.

But even though I want to go back, I can't just go back whenever I want.

Marcus and the others are dead, and it will take some time for the black storm to calm down. Alsophila cannot just walk away for the time being.

In the morning, she caught fish everywhere.

In the afternoon, she caught and grilled fish for the others to eat.

Black Storm City still seemed very dull. She expected that it would become more lively than before in a while, just like she always expected to meet the girl again near the house by the sea.

But she stood there for three days and still waited for nothing. What made her feel most empty was that she couldn't even ask others where the girl had gone.

She couldn't speak.

Alsophila pressed gently on his throat.

Is the girl still alive? Is she still in this city?

Whenever she had such doubts in her mind, she would wait for Sera to come to her after a busy day.

【I'll just live under that rock.】

As always, she declined Sera's invitation.

On the fourth day, Alsophila waited for the execution of those who were allegedly in collusion with Marcus and others in Black Storm City.

The execution took place in the arena as always. Those people were tied up tightly and looked very weak, with many wounds on their bodies. Some of them knelt on the ground, having accepted their fate, while others shouted loudly that they were wronged. Occasionally, echoing voices came from the stands nearby.

But all this was ignored by the executioner.

Boom!

The bone knife fell, and with it fell hot blood and a broken head.

Alsophila covered his eyes.

She didn't want to see such a bloody scene, and she didn't want to see the twisted smile on the executioner's face.

The execution was finally over.

Now that all the bad guys have been eliminated, the next step is to build Black Storm City, right?

Alsophila began to pack her luggage, and before leaving, she decided to take something back as a souvenir.

But just as she was packing her bags, Sera, who had noticed something was wrong with her, found her.

"Are you going to leave? Can you not leave? I hope you can watch me and see Black Storm getting better and better with my efforts!"

Looking at Sera's sincere eyes, Alsophila finally decided to stay a little longer.

She still has a long life ahead of her, and if she goes back later, she will not miss seeing her father. I'm sure her father will understand.

This time, Sera again invited Alsophila to live with her, but Alsophila still refused. Now that she didn't have to pay residence fees before renovating the house, she planned to build a house by herself.

Sera felt helpless and confused.

She had inquired and found out that the tree also stood every afternoon at the place where she found it that night, as if waiting for someone.

She tried to figure out who it was, but everyone she asked told her that Alsophila was alone that day.

She thought again of Alsophila who was in a hurry to leave. Could it be that someone was waiting for this silly lady in the distance?

This speculation made Sera feel a little uncomfortable, but this discomfort did not last long. She had to spend a lot of time every day thinking about how to distribute Marcus's wealth.

She gets angry when she talks about this.

When she proposed to divide the wealth of Marcus and others, the gladiators who followed her to start the riot became more enthusiastic than each other, and some even said that they were the saviors of the residents of Black Storm City and should get more money.

Savior?

Are you worthy enough to call yourself the savior?

When I first asked you for help, you all refused immediately, fearing that you would get into trouble.

If it weren't for me and Miss Silly, you would still be begging for food at the feet of Marcus and the others!

Alsophila also felt Sera's distress.

After those who were said to have colluded with Marcus and his men were executed, the atmosphere in Black Storm City remained the same, without any change.