The problem on Gaia's side has been solved, but my heart is still not settled. Should I tell Silus and the others? From my point of view, they are still young and are undergoing priest training. Logically speaking, He said that he should not tell them for the time being so that they could study with peace of mind.
But, I used to be a homebody, and I don’t know much about the ways of the world, the understanding of people’s hearts, and so on. Even though I have been in the dark for a few years, this has not changed much. The only thing I can be sure of is that——I think this is the way to do it. It's right, but it's not necessarily right.
It’s really an exciting realization.
So, naturally, I came to the door of Akara's tent, where she was selling scrolls and potions to several newcomers. I watched these newcomers, who didn't even have white boards, cloth armors and hats, holding bottles of healing potions and identification scrolls. Walking out of the tent happily, I couldn't help but think of the first time I visited Akara. I'm old, old!
By the way, from the perspective of an ordinary adventurer, I don’t agree with these newcomers buying identification scrolls, because it is simply superfluous, unless they have an explosion rate as high as mine. Dreams are beautiful, but reality is cruel. They will soon regret why they did not use the money to buy a few more bottles of healing potions. Of course, Akara will not remind them of this. The best way to learn is to learn well.
"Oh, Wu, it's you."
After seeing off the guests with a smile, I entered the tent. Akara seemed to have known that I was coming for a long time, and was boiling the refreshing water in a leisurely manner.
"Uh..., yes, it's a bit urgent..."
I laughed sheepishly and ran around intermittently. Looking back, even I feel that I was too unprofessional. The title of the most idle and boring elder in history is probably going to fall on me.
"I'm here this time. I have something to ask."
Taking the refreshing water from Akara, I took a sip. Then he told Akara everything about Lu Gaoyin and the problems that were bothering him.
He probably already knew about the bad things I did in Lu Gaoyin. Akala kept a faint smile from beginning to end, but when talking about Silos and Aikelu, she couldn't help but think deeply. After all, these two little guys are great talents.
"There are no absolutes in the world. The key is to see if you can handle it well." After thinking about it for a while. Akara spoke slowly.
"Xilusi and the others are still young. It is indeed cruel to tell them now. They may not be able to accept it or even collapse. But from another perspective, just because they are still young, it is easier to comfort and forget them. If the method is handled properly, , that will be the best result.\\
On the contrary, if you hide it from them now and expose it at some point in the future, maybe they will grow up and have stronger psychological endurance by then. But have you ever thought about it? They were separated from their parents in the training camp, and their thoughts accumulated day by day. After a few years, such a result suddenly occurs. If it breaks out, it will definitely be more difficult to deal with. In the worst case, it may lead to corruption. "
"Well, what you mean is that if you tell them now, the truth is cruel, but it is easier to coax the relationship at a young age. If you use the right methods, you will get the best results. If you choose to tell them when they grow up, you can certainly It is relatively easy to accept, but because your thoughts have matured and you have your own opinions, once you have extreme thoughts (blackening), it is not so easy to reverse them, is that what you mean?"
I scratched my head and sorted it out for a while, summarizing it from the perspective of my own understanding. However, listening to Akara's tone, I was obviously leaning towards the former.
"Yes, that's what I mean." Akara smiled and nodded.
"I understand what you mean, but if you choose the former, I have no idea how to coax them. Otherwise, Akara, you are better at this, so just help me."
I shamelessly expressed my thoughts. To be honest, Akara did not have leisure time. It was really unreasonable for her, a great elder, to spend a lot of time and patience to comfort two children.
"Xilusi and Aikelu are a pair of treasures in our training camp. Even if you don't tell me, I won't leave it alone. But, Wu, since you helped them choose the path, why don't you try to go on your own? To solve it, as an elder, you should also take some exercise."
Hey, you are trying to hide how embarrassing it would be for an elder to be unable to deal with two ten-year-old children. This is absolutely true, right?
"Okay, you said that, so I'll give it a try." I stood up in vain, clenched my fists proudly, and then my old face collapsed and put on a flattering look.
"It's just that when the time comes, Akara, can you give me some guidance?"
Akara: "..."
The plan was quickly formulated, and Sirus' pastoral mentor informed them of the news - this was Akara's suggestion. Originally, I wanted to take action personally, but Akara said how could I, as a comforter, Are you going to put on this black face? Isn’t your relationship very good? That should show up in a high profile when the twins are heartbroken, so as to maximize the effect. First release^^^^
Well, as expected of the sophisticated Akara, he said one thing after another, and it made perfect sense. Then again, wouldn't it be okay to let the teacher play bad guy? That would be such a pitiful teacher.
As I watched from a distance, the innocent teacher almost told the twins everything with a tearful face. They didn't quite believe it at first, but when the teacher took out a silver ring that had been burned out of shape---of course , I found it in the ruins of the twins' house. Although I don't know if it will work, for an ordinary family, the status of this silver ring should be very important.
Sure enough, Xilusi and Aikolu, who took the silver ring from the teacher, looked at the ring in their hands blankly, suddenly their eyes went dark, and they fell down silently. I rushed up and knocked them down. The lower body catches it. Fortunately, I just fainted.
A whole day passed, and the twins finally woke up and looked at the rings without saying a word. Then we hugged each other and cried bitterly, no matter how much the teachers and friends on the side tried to comfort them, it didn't help. It was as if they were the only two people left in the world. They were tired of crying and fell asleep. After waking up, he said nothing, or shed tears, refused to eat or drink water, and so on. It's heartbreaking to watch.
In fact, it was as early as when they just woke up. I was about to go out, but Akara, who was standing aside at my warm invitation, stopped me.
"Wu, it's not the time yet. They definitely won't listen to anything now. It's useless if you go."
"When will that happen?" I looked at Akara anxiously.
"When they are done venting and exhausted physically and mentally." Akara smiled slightly.
"Isn't that too cunning? Do you want me to watch them suffer like this?"
I struggled to refuse, saying that this approach made me feel as if I had shamelessly separated a couple and then took advantage of the woman's heartbreak. It seriously violated the bottom line of my self-esteem.
"Wu. You must understand. What is more important now is your feelings or getting them to cheer up. As long as it is for their own good, so what if you use some small means?" Akara faced me calmly, stepped aside, It seems to be saying: You choose, whether your own face is more important or theirs.
After a pause, I sighed and stepped back. \\\
On the fourth day, at Akala's signal, I finally entered the twins' room. They were a whole lot thinner than they were four days ago, with haggard and pale faces, and the ever-present mist in their eyes. They looked pitiful. It makes people want to hold it in their arms and caress it carefully.
"Uncle Pastor----"
The twins who were hugging each other turned around weakly. When they saw me rushing in in a hurry, they couldn't help shouting in a hoarse voice. They sat up and rushed towards me as if they were grasping the last straw.
"Hey, be careful."
The twins, who had not had any water for four days, underestimated the extent of their physical weakness. As soon as they stood up, their bodies fell limply under the bed. I quickly took a step forward and caught them one by one.
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu Uncle Pastor, Mom and Dad..." Holding my arms, the twins couldn't care about anything anymore. They immediately buried their heads and started crying.
"Oh, I understand, be good, don't be afraid, uncle will take good care of you in the future, don't cry, okay?"
Holding two identical little lolita in my arms, I was at a loss and could only repeat my comforting words. Finally, when they stopped crying, I remembered Akara’s words and quickly brought the water next to me while they were paying attention to them carefully. Wiping tears on their little faces, they brought water to their mouths. They were probably very thirsty, so they quickly drank a large glass of water.
In good condition.
I thought to myself, put down the water glass, picked up the hot porridge that Akara ordered to be delivered, and brought it to them.
"You're hungry, come on, have some porridge."
I tried my best to put on the gentlest tone, but I felt my voice was trembling, but no one took the bowl in my hand. One left and one right pulled the corner of my clothes with both hands. They raised their heads and looked up in unison. I glanced at it and lowered my head deeply.
Is this the tacit understanding of the legendary twins? Seeing their consistent movements and expressions, even the timing and amplitude of their eyelashes trembling were exactly the same, I couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat----could this situation be...
I carefully took a sip from the spoon and gently brought it to Sirus's mouth. My sister is relatively quiet and obedient. Be good, open your mouth, and think of me as the poor pastor uncle.
Sure enough, looking at the spoon that was brought to her mouth, Sirus hesitantly opened her lips, making an "Ah" gesture, waiting for me to put the spoon in.
I felt happy that there was something happening, and I gently put it into her mouth. Unexpectedly, as soon as it touched her lips, Sirus retracted her mouth and lowered her head. ****
What, is it not to your liking? No, if I haven't eaten for four days, I can probably eat even Angelesmon's meat. I put the porridge in the spoon into my mouth and smacked it a few times, eh? It tastes good.
A sudden slap on the head. It's too hot, you bastard, how can you compare Siluth's tender little mouth with a stinky man like me who has thick nerves and rough skin? ! !
After reacting, I took another spoonful, put it to my mouth, blew lightly a few times, and then passed it over.
Woo hoo, it’s the other way around, right? Anyone would feel this way when they see it, right? If only it could be turned around. That was such a scene that made people burst into tears of joy. While I kept smiling, I was convulsing and rolling in my heart.
"Hu----hu----"
Next up is Ecolu.
"Hu----hu----"
Come on, Sirus, be good and open your mouth. Eat more. hour. Like a tireless mother bird, I took turns delivering food into the mouths of the two "baby birds" that were waiting to be fed. After putting down the last bowl, I looked at the sleeping twins with a faint cry on their faces, and almost my whole body... I fell to the ground exhausted, ah, I can't do this kind of nanny job anymore, I'd rather fight two Angelesmon alone! !
Another two days have passed, although the sadness on Xilusi and Aikelu's faces has faded a lot because of my appearance. But he still looked listless. No matter how hard I tried, their interest seemed low. It was like playing an online game with a network speed of up to 100,000. He had obviously run out of the city and saw the monster. The scene flashed and suddenly appeared in the warehouse again, giving people a feeling of being stuck in the same place.
But what worries me is that they occasionally raise their heads and look at me with hopeful eyes when I'm not paying attention. Their mouths are slightly open, as if they want to say something, but they hesitate. I lowered my head. This scene that appeared from time to time simply made me choke in the throat: What do you want to say? Say it quickly. Even if you want me to die, say it. Otherwise I will Will be suffocated to death first.
This time, my number one think tank and boss, Akara, finally showed up. When I reported the situation of the past few days to her and asked for advice, Akara looked at me with a smile.
"Don't worry, Wu. First, we need to clarify the crux of the whole problem. Think about it, why are they so sad?"
"My parents died and I became an orphan." I rolled my eyes. Isn't this nonsense?
"Yes, that's it. Once you know the key to the problem, use this as a breakthrough. Think about it again, what do they hope for most now?"
"My parents are not dead." I continued to roll my eyes.
"That's right, but people cannot be resurrected after death. So to put it another way, what do they need most now?"
"Family love." I seemed to understand a little bit what Akara meant.
"That's it, Wu. Although you have a close relationship with them, you can't make up for the loss of their family ties. This is why you have made no progress these days."
Akara is Akara. Just such a simple analysis made me feel like I could see the blue sky through the clouds. Why didn't I think of such a simple question? God, please allow me to call you the Great God Akara.
"So what should we do now?" Knowing the root cause of the problem, I continued to devoutly seek advice from the omnipotent God Akara.
"It's very simple."
Akara showed a smile that showed success in his evil plot. Of course, in my eyes now, it was a dazzling smile that shone with the brilliance of God.
She turned around a few times in an appetizing manner, then suddenly stopped, took the crutch in her hand and pointed it straight at me.
"If you really care about them and want to make them happy, then you should be their father."
At this moment, the sky collapsed, the ground cracked, and the body seemed to be sucked into the endless dark space. Countless "Father" characters carved from huge rocks were constantly spinning and wandering in this dark space.
Father, father, father, father, father, father, father...
"How... how can this be done?" My face turned hot, my head was spinning, my index fingers were intertwined, and I responded with a sly expression. "No, no, no, father or something, I, I, I... I'm not mentally prepared yet, no, no, no, no, no, no, besides... besides, I... I have no experience, how... how should I raise them? And... ...still can't do it, father or something. I...I can't do it, of course...of course, it's not that I'm...annoying, it's just...I don't know what to do. You...look, they are so cute It seems a bit inappropriate to live in a tent. Shouldn't it be...well? It would be more suitable to build a castle? There are also clothes, priest uniforms and so on. They are too simple. How can I let my daughter wear that kind of thing? What? No, you have to go to Lu Gaoyin immediately. Find the most senior tailor to tailor it, for a girl. You can’t wear the clothes you have worn again, so let’s make a thousand sets first, um, and more... …”
Seeing me stuttering to being fluent and completely immersed in my own world, a seasoned person like Akara couldn't help but be dumbfounded and dizzy.
"Wait, Wu, where are you going?" Akara, who woke up, grabbed me and asked as I was about to fly away.
"Do you need to say more? Of course we will call the architects. Then we will go back to Lu Gaoyin."
I said decisively and could not refuse. Even if it's you, Akara, if you want to stop me, I won't be polite.
"Wait, Wu, listen to me first. I can..., cough..., I...I can understand your current mood, but you haven't even written your horoscope yet, right? Akala stopped me in a hurry, even if She was a cunning person, and she never expected that the enthusiasm shown by someone would be so fanatical. No, it should be described as losing her mind.
"Really...really? Indeed, they haven't agreed yet?" I stopped, thinking deeply, then suddenly clapped my hands and laughed.
"It doesn't matter, let's finish the castle and clothes first." I imagined Aikolu and Silu put on beautiful princess costumes, calling daddy and throwing themselves into my arms. I just felt that my brain seemed to be working at a high load. Smoke has begun to rise.
"Wait... wait, otherwise, leave the architect and tailor to me. I know more people, don't I? Wu, you'd better solve the problem at hand first."
Akara just felt that her brain was a little weak. Even if she knew that Baal was coming to kill, she would not be so arrogant.
"That's right, then I'll trouble you, Master Akara."
I bowed respectfully to Akara, and then ran back in a hurry, leaving Akara alone looking at my back and wondering whether to laugh or cry.
"Um, Sirus, Ai..."
"Well, uncle pastor..."
The small room was filled with a dull and awkward atmosphere. The twins were sitting on the bed and I was sitting on the chair opposite. They all lowered their heads in unison, as if they were brewing something. After suffering for a while, I finally plucked up the courage to raise my head. Thinking that the twins raised their heads and spoke in unison at this moment, their eyes intertwined, the three of them blushed and lowered their heads.
What's going on with this damn confession atmosphere, ho ho?
"Ahem, Sirus, Aikelu, I have something to tell you."
Finally, I finally mustered up the greatest courage in my life and stood up. Outside the window, outside the door and in the corner, if there are any viewers, please help me record it. This may be the bravest moment in my life, Wu Fan.
As if shocked by my vigorous appearance, the twins bent their feet and raised their heads to look at me blankly.
Walking stiffly, he came to the bed one step at a time, and put his trembling hands on their young shoulders.
"If...if..."
Panting, I can't breathe anymore, no, I have to continue even if I'm suffocated to death...
"If you don't mind..."
My face, my face is cramping, hold on, Wu Fan, you can do it...
"But...you can call me...I..."
No more, my teeth and throat are chattering and I can no longer speak. Is this the end? No, fathers all over the world are watching you and cheering you up, Wu Fan, come on! ! ! !
“Call me daddy!!!”
I closed my eyes, threw my head back, and roared from the bottom of my soul. The sound of "Dad" echoed over the entire pastoral training camp for a long time, making all the pastoral students look askance.
Taking a deep breath, I slowly lowered my head, opened my eyes, and stared at Xi Lusi and Ecolu, waiting for the verdict.
Two pairs of confused eyes looked at me quietly, as if they had not yet recovered from what I just said. Then, these two pairs of eyes became brighter and brighter, so bright that even I could not look directly at them.
"Is...really...ok?"
My sister, Sirus, suddenly tugged on my sleeve, lowered her head, and asked in a voice as thin as a mosquito's groan. Aikolu's fiery eyes also expressed the same meaning.
"If you like it, it doesn't matter whether it's this life, the next life, or eternity!!" I gently caressed the two little heads and answered decisively.
"dad!!!!!"
Following two earth-shattering shouts, two petite figures threw themselves into their arms. I was caught off guard and was thrown to the ground.
Wow, two motorcycles.
"Uuuu dad... dad... dad... dad..."
The twins lying in my arms were crying and screaming. They were a little jerky at first, but in the end they became smoother and smoother, making my heart feel warm. Uh..., it was indeed very warm, because my chest was already covered with tears. Wet.
So, on a certain day of a certain year, Druid Wu Fan was pushed back by his two daughters and succeeded.
