Chapter 84
Translator: True Detective
Chapter 84 - How to Escape From Being a Troublemaker (14)
“…Whoa, I just realized how you felt a moment ago.”
“That’s a relief.”
Fox grumbled, wondering what was a relief.
However, his face as he said those words no longer showed the weight of life.
Of course. How hard have I worked, huh? I even gave you a citizen’s ID! I even moved you to a safe place! Huh?
“But, is it hard for you to solve the orphanage finances? How come we’re still in trouble because we don’t have any money?”
“That’s how it ended up.”
It was already tight just to ensure your safety, you punk. There was nothing I could do about the money issue.
I poked him in the cheek as he asked me to hand over my bundle after saving me from the water. He just giggled as if he didn’t mean it.
“Still, we can live now.”
Fox’s face, smiling broadly as he said those words, was so cute that I poked his cheek once more for no reason.
“But you’re not really going to have a name?”
He suddenly fell silent at those words, and after a while, he muttered in a small voice.
“Actually…”
“Actually?”
“I want to get a name from my family when I’m adopted.”
Fox blushed unusually, as if telling an embarrassing truth.
I knew that Fox sometimes looked at families walking down the street with envious eyes.
“I see.”
“Yeah.”
“I hope it’s a cool name.”
Mixed race children aren’t popular as adoptees. Both I and Fox knew that well.
“Anything is fine, but if that happens, it’ll be even better.”
Even so, we talked about it.
***
The orphanage, which mostly had mixed race children, didn’t have many visitors.
So most of the children didn’t seem to expect to be adopted.
However, Fox would always go and be nice to the visitors. The visitors loved the friendly Fox.
And finally, one of the visitors suggested adoption.
“I’m looking for a companion and friend for my child.”
No, was it adoption? That was closer to employment. The man of means, who seemed to be a wealthy man, looked at Fox as if he were evaluating an object.
He often looked at our children with that kind of gaze. The children instinctively avoided him, knowing his gaze.
However, Fox was friendly to him. It seemed that he liked that aspect.
“A companion…?”
Fox and I climbed up a tree and watched the situation inside the living room. When the teacher asked in bewilderment, the wealthy man nodded silently.
“It’s not a bad offer for you either, Sir Fox. Isn’t it better than living here?”
Teacher was silent for a moment, then opened her mouth.
“Is he going to be adopted into a proper family?”
“Yes. He’ll be adopted into a family that has been our companion for generations. They’re all good people.”
“…I want to let those people meet Fox. He will need time to gradually adjust.”
“Is a video call okay?”
“Yes. First, they can spend time together, and then I would like to leave Fox’s choice to him.”
“Let’s do that.”
When I glanced to the side, Fox had an expectant look on its face that I had never seen before.
As the man left the living room, he tapped my shoulder and said.
“They’re adopting me!”
“Yes.”
“I’ll have a family soon!”
“Congratulations.”
But is it really okay? I felt a bit uneasy.
Contrary to my uneasy feelings, Fox seemed to be out of his mind with excitement.
The adoption process went quickly. Fox said that he was going abroad. How far.
“So you know what she said to me? It was—”
“Yeah, yeah…”
I heard that the parents who adopted Fox were good people. He bragged so much that it was hard to hear.
I felt relieved after hearing those bragging. Isn’t he a fox? He must have chosen well.
And finally, the day came when the fox was adopted.
“Today is the day Fox leaves!”
The people who were going to be Fox’s parents were so busy that they sent a substitute.
No, I mean, on a day like this, they should come in person.
“Kids, let’s say goodbye to Fox!”
Everyone reacted in various ways to the teacher’s words. Some were happy, some cried, some clung to him…
In the end, the embarrassed teacher had to calm them down. Fox and I shook our heads and helped her. Even until the end, it’s still difficult…
“You’re really leaving.”
He laughed playfully at my words.
“Then am I fakely going?”
He looked really happy.
If he’s happy, then that’s fine. I suppressed my regret and answered.
“No. Just go. Go and live well.”
“Alright. Thanks.”
Then he motioned to me. It was a signal for me to put my ear near to him. Although I was puzzled, I listened obediently.
Fox whispered in my ear.
“My new name is—”
I opened my eyes wide. Fox, no, —, who saw my expression, smiled brightly.
“Please call me by my proper name next time, sis?”
I ended up laughing along with him.
“Mmhm, however much.”
Leaving those words, Fox left.
It was disappointing that no contact came despite his promise to contact me, but I decided to accept it. People tend to forget promises made when they were young, don’t they? We’ll live well.
Many years passed like that.
Many new children came here and many left for various reasons. However, for the moment we stayed here, we remained a close family.
Although life was hard, it was still worth living.
I struggled and suffered to accept the life that was unfolding before me.
This was my life.
That’s how I lived, and that’s how I was going to live.
***
After arriving at a suitable distance, I used my transit ticket to enter the middle area.
When I looked back, the illegal residences flowed into my sight again like a mist. I was just lost in thought. Let’s go home now.
[When are you coming back, Sister?]
[Are you going to sleep over today?]
I laughed while looking at the messages from the kids that had piled up on my phone.
[I’ll be there soon.]
I hurried my pace.
After returning to the orphanage, playing with the kids and lying down together, I checked the readers’ reactions for the first time in a while.
As expected, the reactions to the scene where Park Siwoo hands me the brooch were amazing.
[Readers’ Reaction]
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You kidding me?
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Aren’t you giving the heroine to someone else? F*ck you’re drifting like this????? Do you want to die, author??
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The Sunshine Group is going crazy.
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F*ck when is that male character going to die?
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Is the author crazy? LOL?
How sensitive.
The point growth has slowed down because some arrows were pointed at me. Moreover, after purchasing the travel ticket, I only had 4380 points left.
This wasn’t enough to buy an elixir.
Yes. It pisses me off, but I still need these meta points and Scammer’s help.
Even for Kangyoo.
Of course, even if it wasn’t for Kangyoo, the more meta points the better.
Now that Scammer’s dependence on me has decreased, it didn’t seem like a bad idea to gradually increase his favorability toward me and accumulate meta points. Once I accumulate meta points, it’s advantageous in many ways.
Should I aim for this vacation?
I thought of the events between the male lead and the heroines in swimsuits that I had seen in the male-oriented novels I had borrowed for study.
‘Nika’s swimsuit was a bikini. As her voluptuous body was revealed, the men around her scanned her body. I felt…’
‘She clung to my arm. Her bare chest touched my bare arm. I felt a soft sensation. This woman…’
Descriptions like this too!
“Ha…”
I can’t appeal to him in earnest like in the novel, and I don’t intend to.
However, it would be helpful if I showed some charm.
I felt like I was falling into a trap I had set for myself, but I shook my head and tried to pull myself together.
For Kangyoo! To cure Kangyoo!
What’s the point off pride now!
I made up my mind again.
More than that…
[System updating: 20%]
What else is being updated?
I looked at the update window that appeared after I met the Black Libra.
But even if I thought about it alone now, I wouldn’t be able to figure out the answer.
Well, I’d find out later when the update was over anyway, and it probably wouldn’t be bad content.
I concluded that and closed my eyes.