As the days passed, Kallen's birthday was getting closer and closer. Francis had already sent invitations to some of the nobles and relatives who were close to him, as well as some of the famous families, inviting them to attend his daughter's seventh birthday party.
The nobles who received the invitation letter could not help but be puzzled. Some people even began to secretly suspect that Francis was crazy. After all, it was no secret in the noble circle that Francis lost his wife and newborn child in a disaster six years ago. Now that Francis suddenly announced that he would celebrate his daughter's birthday with many nobles, people could not help but wonder.
There were even some nobles who had secretly activated their own intelligence network, intending to inquire about the recent situation in Kaslana's family. However, they found nothing. They only knew that a Destiny Knight named Misha had once brought a white-haired little girl to Kaslana's house a month ago, and they had never seen the little girl leave the house since.
Perhaps Francis saw that the little girl had white hair like Kaslana's, and thought that his daughter would be around this age if she was still alive, so he took her in out of compassion. After all, in everyone's hearts, finding their lost daughter after six years was simply a fantasy.
Amidst the surging conspiracy theories, Kallen's birthday finally arrived.
Thomas, who had just finished checking the invitation letter sent out for the last time, instructed the servants to dress up the banquet hall with a tired face. It could be said that he had been running his legs while talking. For this birthday banquet, Thomas had been extremely worried. Not to mention the various delicacies collected from all over the world, just rearranging the banquet hall and guest rooms, and strictly dividing the tableware and accommodation standards according to the noble level had spent a lot of energy. Fortunately, it was now in the finishing stage. They only needed to wait for the guests who had not arrived yet.
As the main character, Kallen was still sitting leisurely at the door of Kaslana's mansion, staring blankly at the crowds coming and going on the street. When the nobles who arrived at Kaslana's house saw this cute little girl, they guessed that she was Francis 'daughter and greeted her, but Kallen only politely responded.
She was waiting for Maria to come home. She had been doing this every day during her free time for the past month. The servants of Kaslana's family were no longer surprised.
Only Francis was very worried about this.
"Hello, cute little angel. Is this Kaslana's residence?”A gentle voice interrupted Kallen's daze.
Kallen subconsciously stood up and replied,""Yes, are you a guest at the banquet?”
"That's right. We came from afar and spent a lot of effort to find this place.”It was a man who was about the same age as Francis. Under his dazzling blond hair was a smiling face that gave people the feeling of a spring breeze. He was wearing a priest's robe, holding a large book with gilded patterns in one hand, and holding a little boy who was about the same age as Kallen in the other hand.
The little boy had a very similar face to the man and also had dazzling blond hair. However, unlike the man, his expression was a little evasive and he always subconsciously wanted to hide behind the man.
The man squatted down and looked at Kallen at eye level. He smiled and said,"I'm from the Apokalis family. Is your lord at home?”
At this moment, a hearty laugh was heard."I say, you came empty-handed?”
The blond man smiled at the voice.""I'm still with my child, aren't I?”
"Why? You want to adopt your child to my daughter?”Francis laughed as he walked over and punched the blond man.
Kallen hugged Francis 'leg happily.""Daddy, will Mommy come back today?”
Francis's expression changed subtly. He bent down and patted Kallen's little head."That's hard to say. If Kallen is a little more obedient and studies hard, maybe Mom will speed up when she knows?”
"Kallen has always been very obedient.”Kallen shook Francis's leg in dissatisfaction.
"Alright, alright. Daddy and Uncle have something to talk about. Kallen, go play by yourself first, okay? When the banquet starts, I'll bring you to meet my friends and relatives.”Francis pushed little Kallen to Butler Thomas.
Archbishop Apokaris smiled at Kallen, who was holding Thomas's hand, and gently pushed the little boy he brought over.""Ao Tuo, go play with sister Kallen.”
The little boy called Otto seemed to be a little unwilling and refused to leave Bishop Apokaris 'side. Seeing this, the bishop smiled and squatted down, whispering in Otto's ear,"" Look at this huge house. Sister Kallen is the only child here. There must be no one to play with her usually. Mr. Kaslana is also very busy with her daily work and doesn't have much time to spend with her. She will probably be very lonely. She will be talking to her doll alone in her room, and then she will walk to the dining room alone to eat. The maids and butlers are all watching from afar out of fear, but no one is willing to go up and play with her. Then, in the lonely and scary night, I cry alone in bed without anyone…"
"Alright, alright, I got it." Otto turned his face away and seemed to sigh. The bishop couldn't see his expression, but he could clearly tell from his tone that his plan had succeeded." I'll play with her."”
A smile appeared on Apokaris 'face as he gently pushed Otto forward.""Mr. Francis, let Otto play with her. Otto doesn't have any peers, so I think they should be able to play together.”
"Compared to this, I think I have something more important to discuss with you, Mr. Francis.”
Kallen hugged the ugly teddy bear that Maria sewed for her and looked at Otto curiously. Otto also stared at Kallen's eyes with a dull expression and did not move.
This situation had been going on for ten minutes. Thomas put Otto and Kallen on the bench in the garden and told them not to run around. If they got lost, they had to shout loudly. After that, he continued to busy himself with receiving the nobles.
As for Kallen and Otto, these two children who had no experience playing with their peers just sat there awkwardly, staring at each other.
Finally, Otto couldn't take it anymore. He moved his gaze away from Kallen's face."Are we just going to sit here?"
Unexpectedly, Kallen suddenly clapped her hands and laughed."Hahahahaha, I won!"
“？？？”Otto turned his head with a stunned expression and looked at Kallen who was smiling happily. He felt a little helpless." Are you a child?”
"Kallen is a child.”Kallen replied in a cheerful tone," Although Dad said that Kallen has grown up a little…Kallen hasn't become an adult yet, so she should still be a child. By the way, how old are you?"
"Me? I should be a little older than you." Otto was very bored by his father's arrangement to play with the children, so he answered weakly.
"Oh, then I should call you brother.”Kallen fluttered her long eyelashes and said happily," Brother Otto?”
" Hmm..." Otto felt that he had to say something because he felt that his intelligence was being swallowed by Kallen." Do you know how to play?"”
"Play?" Kallen tilted her head in confusion, looking particularly cute." Yes, Kallen can fly a kite and play with a bear, but the kite was left at the old house. Now, only the bear can play with it.”
Otto held his forehead and tried very hard to save his intelligence that was being assimilated by Kallen."Uh…I mean, do you know how to play with two people?”
"Eh?" Kallen was in a dilemma. Since she was young, she had always played alone and rarely had the chance to play with others. Firstly, she was the only child in the village. The others were all young adults who wandered around. After all, it was difficult for those children and the elderly to escape from disasters." Kallen wouldn't..."
"What a coincidence. I don't know how to do it either." Otto answered honestly.
“……”
“……”
The atmosphere returned to the awkwardness from the beginning. The two of them sat on the bench like two statues.
"Hey, how about this? How about I tell you a story?”Otto felt that as his older brother, he should shoulder the burden of starting a conversation. After thinking hard, he remembered that his mother often told him stories before going to bed.
Only two people were needed to tell a story. One told the story and the other listened. It was quite good. Moreover, he had read a lot of stories from books, so telling a story should be fine, right? Ao Tuo speculated in his heart.
"Storytelling? Alright, alright!" Kallen answered absent-mindedly. She started to miss her mother again.
Otto heaved a long sigh of relief." Then let me tell you a story about the origin of the world. This story is the version circulated by the people in the south. It's not quite the same as ours.”
Otto tried hard to organize his words, trying to make his story sound better. Although Kallen didn't seem to be interested in this, she was slowly attracted by Otto's focused expression. In addition, Otto's knowledge was indeed very profound for a child. For a moment, Kallen was also attracted by the content of the story.
"In the end, Horus finally defeated his uncle Seth and took back his throne. Seth, who failed, became the God of War.”Otto's mouth was dry. He looked at Kallen's serious expression and couldn't help but feel a little proud.
"Wow, Horus is so powerful!" Kallen's face was full of admiration. She happily hugged her teddy bear and swung her calves." Brother Otto is also amazing! You know so many things."
Ao Tuo's expression was very embarrassed, and a touch of sadness that he didn't know how to describe appeared on his face. He said with some self-mockery,"So what if I know more? It's not like I can use it.”
" But..." Kallen tried hard to find words to explain why she thought Otto was very powerful. She didn't know why Otto thought that her knowledge was useless, so she couldn't say anything for a moment." But brother Otto is very powerful... Kallen doesn't even know these things..."
Otto felt a little frustrated. The three great clans of Destiny, which were responsible for fighting the Disintegration Beasts, were proud of their bravery. People without combat strength would not be able to win respect. This was common knowledge within Destiny. Otto didn't think that Kallen, who was a direct descendant of the Kaslana family, wouldn't understand. Even so, Kallen still insisted on saying that he was very powerful. Other than mocking him, she could only be trying to comfort him.
Otto of the Apokalis family had been weak and sickly since he was young. He was judged to be unable to become an outstanding warrior, and was secretly looked down upon by the people of the family. Even the people of other families had heard of him. His father had secretly shook his head at him countless times, which made Otto feel very inferior.
At the thought of this, Otto's anger and sadness surged up, but neither his good upbringing nor Kallen's sincere gaze could make him angry at Kallen. He could only sulk.
" Ah, that's right. It's not like anyone pointed at the nose and said,'What's the use of all these things you've learned? You can't even hold a sword steadily. It's a disgrace to the family'…"
Sensing the change in Otto's expression, Kallen thought she had said something wrong and stammered,""I'm sorry…Did Kallen say something wrong…"
Before Otto could react, Kallen lowered her head and continued,"But Kallen really thinks that Otto is very powerful…Kallen doesn't know about these things…Dad didn't tell Kallen either…"
"Kallen is very stupid…She doesn't know anything…She needs Dad to teach her everything…I heard from Uncle Thomas that Dad is usually very busy. He always finds time to play with Kallen and teach her so many things…"
" So... I think... if Kallen knew as much as Otto... maybe she wouldn't have to let Dad teach her everything... then Dad wouldn't be so tired..." Kallen lowered her head and said unhappily. Her tone was filled with unspeakable grievances.
Otto was only a child about the same age as Kallen. Although he matured early and had knowledge that his peers could not reach, he did not know what to do when he saw Kallen who was about to cry. He could only clumsily try to comfort Kallen, but the more Kallen thought about it, the sadder she became. She felt more and more useless and was actually about to cry.
"Don't cry. I'll teach you, okay? If I teach you, you'll learn it very quickly!”In his panic, Ao Tuo couldn't care less about whether it was useful or not, and all kinds of words jumped out.
"Really?" Kallen raised her head in surprise.
"Really, really." Ao Tuo felt his head swell.
"Yay!" Kallen jumped down from the bench and happily took Otto's hand and ran to Francis 'study." Then, will I be as powerful as Otto soon?"”
" Uh... if you study hard..." Otto hesitated.
"I'll definitely study hard! Brother Ao Tuo will teach me, right?" Kallen turned around, her eyes full of sparkling tears that she had yet to retract.
" Hmm…" Looking at Kallen's expression, Otto couldn't reject her no matter what.
"Yes!" Kallen continued to run along the corridor with Otto in satisfaction." When I'm as smart as Otto, I'll be able to take care of Dad!”
Otto staggered a little from Kallen's pull and said with some difficulty,"" But…will Mr. Kaslana allow you to learn such useless knowledge…Your family is a famous clan of knights, and you will definitely become a Destiny Knight in the future…You should put more effort into learning how to fight…"
"Battle? Are you talking about fighting with others?" Kallen's voice was filled with confusion." But why fight? Kallen didn't like fighting. She wanted to be like Otto, a smart person!”
"Eh?" Otto looked at Kallen in a daze. For a moment, his brain couldn't process this information.
The eldest daughter of the Kaslana family, which had always produced Destiny Knights with explosive combat power, actually said that she did not want to be a knight and wanted to be a knowledgeable... scholar?
This didn't conform to Otto's common sense.
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