“Yes?”
“I’ve been waiting, Karitos.”
“I didn’t expect such a warm welcome. But, it’s not appropriate for a man and a woman to hold hands like this… You shouldn’t do that. What if I get bad ideas?”
“Oh, sorry. I was just so happy. And, it became a habit with the children…”
Always patting Reldoro and Shasha’s heads, holding hands, and comforting shoulders had become a habit, so I ended up doing something I shouldn’t. Feeling embarrassed, I quickly let go of her hand and scratched my head.
“Haha… Ha…”
“S-so why are you so welcoming to me?”
“Any progress in the investigation? We should sit down and talk.”
During this brief moment, Reldoro and Shasha approached and clung to my side. Sensing that, I awkwardly nodded towards him.
“Sure. Merkin, Haven. Let’s go.”
As always, he placed the children on the carpet.
“Shanesia and Prince Huang Tai-ja, come here.”
“I don’t want to.”
“I’ll stay with my sister.”
“I have something to tell Lord Dae-sin, so that’s why. So play for a while. Is it okay to play here?”
Reldoro and Shasha both nodded at the same time.
“If I’m not released like this, do I have to run away secretly every day? To talk to other people? Is it okay even now?”
Although I knew that such words caused separation anxiety, there was no other way. The children who had already experienced such things seemed to have no intention of letting me go. Besides, it was not an appropriate story to tell in front of the children.
“Well… um…”
“I don’t want to do that.”
“But… it might be dangerous…”
“Is Lord Dae-sin in danger?”
Shasha nodded while looking at Lord Dae-sin.
“Umm!”
“…Am I a dangerous person? I’m very kind and good. I’ve brought you a lot of delicious food. Shanesia…?”
“The emperor said Lord Dae-sin is a bad person!”
“Why…?”
“Because he always wants to be with my sister. So he said not to let you be alone with my sister. That’s why!”
Shanesia spoke confidently, and Reldoro nodded in agreement. It seemed that while I was absent, Rian had said something strange to the children.
Karitos’s face turned red.
“No, I’m not a bad person…”
“Lord Dae-sin has a somewhat foolish side and tells strange lies, but he’s not a bad person. I can guarantee that.”
Then it happened. Like a sitcom, Haven, who always bickered with each other, somehow sided with Karitos. It was a bit strange, but it wasn’t unconditionally advantageous for Karitos, so it was a bit odd.
Karitos also seemed to agree with my thoughts, and his lips trembled.
But the children were different.
“Well, if Haven says so, it must be true.”
“That’s right. Haven’s words are trustworthy.”
“Do you… believe Haven’s words more than Emperor Liandro’s words?”
“Yeah! Sister!”
“That’s right.”
They both nodded without anyone saying who should go first. It looked cute and made me laugh.
“If Rian finds out, he’ll probably be quite disappointed. Anyway, I guess it’s fortunate…”
While looking at Haven standing confidently with his shoulders straight, I patted Shasha and Reldoro’s shoulders.
“Can I talk to Lord Dae-sin for a moment then?”
“Yes! Since Haven vouched for you, you can go. But you have to stay here in front of the yard. Don’t go too far, okay?”
“Okay, okay.”
Only then did the children release the hands they were holding onto me. Thanks to that, I had time to talk with Karitos.
“So, what do you want to say…”
“Is the investigation over?”
“Yes. We found several charges against the daycare center director. We also found a secret ledger that has been present since the previous daycare director.”
“You’re good at finding secret ledgers.”
“It just happened…”
He, who had also found the secret ledger of the previous Lord Dae-sin, said this when he found the daycare center director’s secret ledger and chuckled.
“That’s right. It seems like the gods have given me that ability. I seem to understand the psychology of people who hide such things well. Oh, maybe because I’m such a person myself…”
Muttering to himself, he drew a conclusion and carefully stroked his chin.
“If there’s anything you need to hide, you can ask Karitos. People who understand such feelings well seem to be good at hiding. Well, maybe because I’m that kind of person too…”
“Okay. But it seems like something has happened. Seeing Shanesia and Prince Huang Tai-ja talking like that.”
“Well… something happened. It’s not something important. What about the daycare center director?”
“Yes. It’s as expected. We focused on investigating a child named Rachel. There was almost no case of disappearance in the daycare center, but a disappearance incident occurred during that period, and there hasn’t been one since. And he consistently investigated this child Rachel. The temple wasn’t just for fun.”
While defending the temple, his expression darkened.
“Of course, that was all, but…”
“Is that all…”
“He found a way to make things work, even if it wasn’t a big deal. Still, those who worship the gods and eat rice cakes at the temple might be able to do that.”
Karitos, who had been dragging his tongue, made a pitiful expression.
Male lead reborn without memories — but he still falls for her.
The person he finds displeasing in this life turns out to be his cherished wife-master in previous life…
Xie Zhi and Fang Xianxing who had known each other for less than three days through a blind date sat in the same car in front of the civil affairs bureau. They had a disagreement and failed to get married.
Xie Zhi immediately took out his phone, slid through his contacts, and randomly selected the next marriage candidate.
The woman snatched his phone and hung up. Looking at his phone wallpaper, she awkwardly changed the subject: “An ancient painting, eh? It looks pretty good, it’s just that the person in the painting looks a bit like me.”
When he heard this, he sarcastically mocked her for being so delusional, completely unaware that, the person in front of him was the reincarnation of Wen Ru, the famous prime minister of Yuan Shun whom he most admired…
The female CEO who doesn’t want to get married with a divorce agreement in hand × The male archaeological researcher who will only get married if he’s sure he can get divorced
