I just hope to live a leisurely life in the world of anime.

The guard was puzzled as to why he made such a request. He must be one of the people being selected inside. Why would he need to go out for some fresh air at this time? Wasn't he worried about his master?

Well, they couldn't figure out what was on their minds anyway, and the guards were too lazy to think about it, so they agreed.

He turned to the other guard still standing at the door and instructed, "Brother, keep an eye on things for me. I'll take this gentleman out and be right back!"

"Okay!" the other party readily agreed.

"Thank you!" Natsuki Subaru rarely expressed his gratitude, and his voice sounded very sincere.

"It's alright, sir, this way please!"

……

"Grandpa Rom, didn't you say you were going to settle in another country? Why are you back again?"

"I'm so reluctant to leave! I've grown attached to this street over the years!"

An elderly giant walked behind and responded to the young girl who was walking ahead with her head in her hands.

"Since we're not going to do anything else, let's just make do and stay in the royal city!"

"Great idea! Mr. Rom, you can pay for Uncle Cadmon to move over too, it'll be more fun with more people!"

"Hey! Where would I get that much money? Let that kid Cadmon earn it himself!"

"Grandpa Rom, you still owe me a huge sum of money from Chairman Anshu. Plus, we won a third prize in the lottery last month. These assets are enough for you to live on for three lifetimes!"

"But this money doesn't just fall from the sky!"

"Is there a difference!" the orange-haired girl protested, raising her voice. "You're so old, how can you be so stingy?"

"These are for your dowry!"

"Um"

It seemed she had mentioned something inappropriate; the girl turned around and walked backwards, her expression not very pleasant.

"Alright, alright! I agree!" Old Master Rom sighed. With that temper, it'll probably be difficult for her to get married!

Fortunately, he's still young, and things should get better in the future, Grandpa Rom comforted himself.

"That's more like it! Grandpa Rom, haven't you been saying you wanted a grandson? Why don't you just adopt Uncle Cadmon as your godson?"

"You know what, that little girl from the Cadmont family is quite to my liking. Of course, it would be even better if she didn't pull my beard!"

Thinking of this, the old man, whose face looked fierce, revealed the kindness that should be present in his eyes for his age.

"Let's go to Uncle Cadmon's shop! We have nowhere else to go, and I haven't seen that girl in ages!" The girl pressed her advantage and made the suggestion.

“Okay, let’s go… um, wait a minute…” The old man didn’t think much of it and readily agreed. But just then, a person walked across the street, making his eyes dazzle, and he hurriedly turned around to look.

"Felt, look at that young man, am I seeing things?" Old Man Rom rubbed his eyes, somewhat unsure of himself, and pointed to the back of the man in the black suit.

"Hey, who is it?" Felt was taken aback and looked in the direction he was pointing, but there was a lot of people and she couldn't tell which one Rom was referring to.

"It really does seem to be him... Should we go up and say hello?"

After looking at it for a while, Ferut scratched his head in a masculine manner, his tone equally uncertain.

After all, we only met once and didn't spend much time together. It's already impressive that you could recognize me from just my back!

"Of course I will! Did you bring that phone with you? Give it back to him now. Last time he said he was from Chairman An Shu's hometown. We can't take advantage of him like that!"

Grandpa Rom nodded. Since Felt thought so, then the person must be right.

"I didn't bring it! I didn't know I would run into him today!" Ferut shrugged, looking a little helpless.

"Never mind then, let's go say hello first. Judging from his condition, he doesn't seem to be in very good spirits..."

"Well, okay..." the girl agreed, putting her hands to her mouth and making a megaphone shape, "Hey! Bro—"

The sudden shout drew the attention of everyone on the street; it was a completely subconscious action, including Natsuki Subaru, who was almost far away.

However, after seeing that the voice's owner was unfamiliar with their appearance, most people looked away and continued doing their own thing.

There was one exception: a boy with slanted triangular eyes who looked almost as fierce as Rom next to Felt.

"Yes, it's you...."

###Chapter 203 Returning to the Beginning###

"Uncle, where did Auntie go?"

"Oh, she took my daughter to the market. By the way, Mr. Rom, Ferut, what brings you two here today?"

"Hey kid, how dare you talk like that? Can't I just mooch lunch?"

“It’s not that it’s impossible…” After arranging the four teacups, Cadmon picked up the scalding hot teapot next to him, “but Mr. Rom, you’ve made a fortune now, how dare you come here to freeload off me?”

"What, you have a problem with that?" The burly old man glared at him and asked in return.

"Hey, okay, okay, whatever makes you happy. What about this young man?"

Cadmon filled each teacup, set the teapot aside, and after taking his seat, turned his gaze to Subaru Natsuki across from him.

"What's wrong, buddy? You've already become estranged from the boss after only a month?"

“No…” Natsuki Subaru was taken aback, then managed a slight smile as he held up the teacup with both hands; it was still a little hot.

"What's wrong? Why are you looking so sad? Who bullied you?"

"No, not at all..."

"How can you not be happy? Want an apple?" Cadmon, with a blade of grass in his mouth, casually picked up a bright red apple from his stall and offered it to him.

"Thank you, thank you boss..." Natsuki Subaru accepted his kindness and didn't care whether it was washed or not. He took a bite, and the sweet and sour taste slightly dispelled the bad mood in his heart.

"Uncle Cadmon, you know this guy?" Felt rested her chin on her hands, looking somewhat surprised as she leaned on the table.

“Yes! Because on the day I met you, there was also a girl who saved my daughter who came to my shop, so I remember her well.” The shopkeeper nodded and answered Ferut’s question, then froze and touched his chin.

"Uh... wait, I can't remember what she looked like, but I always thought she was a very pretty girl..."

"What? What's with this nonsense about not remembering what someone looks like? What happened to your little girl the other day?" Felt glanced at him, a hint of disdain in her eyes. "Boss, have you been eating too many apples and gone stupid?"

"No! That day, my wife took our daughter out to buy things, and then my daughter got lost. It was that girl who helped find her!"

I remember Mingming... he was wearing a gray robe, an elven sorcerer, and he asked me about you. You seemed to have taken something from him that day...

Yes, that was the day Rom's Tavern was bombed! Didn't you guys come to my house to stay the night afterward?

Didn't she come to see you?

"That elven sorcerer... it was that guy!" Felt suddenly realized.

"You know what happened that day, but you wouldn't say a word. And Grandpa Rom kept talking all night about how he'd struck it rich, and then he actually did! You guys are the ones who are completely baffled..."

Cadmon chewed on a blade of grass, feeling quite depressed.

He had initially suspected the elven sorcerer of being responsible for the tavern explosion, but neither Felt nor Lord Rom seemed inclined to pursue the matter, so it was left unresolved...

"So she even helped you find the little girl that day!" Ferut suddenly slammed her hand on the table and nodded.

What exactly happened that day?

The boss didn't pay much attention to her crazy temper; in fact, he was used to it. He asked her another question.

"It's nothing... Boss, please don't ask! Someone told us not to say anything!"

Ferut waved her hand, which ached from hitting the table, and gave a perfunctory reply.

This wasn't a lie. When Anshu left that day, he reminded her not to spread the word and told them to run away quickly.

He really is a good person! Ferut always felt inexplicably happy whenever she thought of this.

"Okay... buddy," the boss shrugged. He already knew he wouldn't get an answer, so he wasn't surprised.

"Um, oh, what's wrong, boss?" Natsuki Subaru was startled when he heard someone call him and raised his head.

"It's nothing, I just noticed you were lost in thought and wanted to remind you."

"Oh……"

"Speaking of which, didn't you go after that girl later? You seem to know Felt and Rom, so you must have followed her, right?"

"yes……"

"..."

Kadmon sighed, wondering what had happened to this guy. Talking to him today was particularly tiring; wasn't he quite lively and carefree when they first met?

"Hey, buddy, here you go!"

When Rom saw that they stopped talking, he took out a bag of gold coins from his waist.

"There are thirty inside. We were in a hurry when we left and took your things without returning them. These are to compensate you, and we'll consider that one a purchase, okay?"

"thing"

"A cell phone." Seeing Subaru's confusion, Felt offered a reminder, but couldn't resist her sharp tongue, adding, "This guy is really rich and gullible! It's worth a lot of money!"

"Oh... no need, Mr. Rom, it's worthless, you can keep it as a souvenir."

Natsuki Subaru waved his hand, finally realizing what was happening, but he declined Rom's offer, took a bite of his apple, and continued to stare blankly.

"How can you accept something that's worthless! Are you looking down on me and that's why you won't accept it?"

But these actions were interpreted as disdain by Grandpa Rom, and the short-tempered old man immediately rolled up his short sleeves.

"No, no! That thing is really worthless! It's useless to me!"

Natsuki Subaru couldn't understand the old man's cunning thoughts, and not wanting to be beaten for no reason, he quickly put on a smile, but it was still very reluctant.

"Really don't want it?" Old Man Rom looked at him suspiciously and weighed the bag of gold coins in his hand.

“Yes, if you feel indebted to me, buy me a bag of apples.” Natsuki Subaru nodded firmly and took another bite of an apple.

"Hey, Apple Kadmon, pack a bag for this guy, no problem, right?"

"No problem! The delivery guy seems to really like my apples."

"Ah, after all, this is the first thing I've eaten since I came here."

###Chapter 204 The Curtain Falls###