A land of orcs with more men and fewer women

In the corridor, Seth was walking in front holding Lilith, and from time to time, the laughter from their conversation reached the ears of Lilith's second father Sennasha behind them.

Even with Al by his side, Senasha would often glance at Seth with dissatisfaction.

On the other side, Seth lowered his head and asked with a smile: "Lilith, how did you know I was in the City Lord's Mansion today?"

Hearing this, Lilith also remembered the purpose of this trip.

Lilith couldn't help biting her lower lip with her tiny teeth, and her originally rosy lips turned pale in an instant.

Seeing this, Seth frowned, stretched out his hand, and used his thumb and index finger to save Lilith's lower lip. Without waiting for Lilith to answer, Seth's tone was a little serious: "Lilith, doesn't it hurt to bite your lower lip? It's just a small question. If you don't want to talk about it, I won't ask."

Lilith also came to her senses. It was not that she didn't want to say it, but she didn't know how to say it.

Lilith grabbed Seth's necklace with her bun-like little hands, stayed in Seth's arms, shook her little head, and thought about how to start.

Seth didn't rush her, he just held Lilith in his arms and walked slowly in the corridor.

The wind blowing through the corridor brought with it the scent of the scorching sun and plants.

For Seth, it was a rare good time.

Lilith lowered her head, not wanting to say goodbye to Seth like this. She wanted to be more serious.

Lilith sat in Seth's arms, with her head down, no longer leaning on Seth's arms. She suddenly said, "Seth, are you free today? I...I want to go out with you." Halfway through her words, Lilith's head immediately raised up, and her pair of blue eyes, like a puppy, stared at Seth closely.

"Huh? Where? Where are you going?!" Al's voice sounded anxiously. Master Seth had rarely stayed in the City Lord's Mansion recently, and now all the official business under his command was waiting for Master Seth to make the final decision. At such a busy time, Lilith actually wanted Master Seth to go play with her?

Al said he couldn't accept it at all.

I can't accept it at all.

however,

"Okay!" Seth agreed with a smile, as if his personal servant Al had never existed, and touched Lilith's head with his big hand, "When do we leave?"

As soon as Seth's words left his mouth, Al shattered.

Thinking of the mountain of official business, Al's whole orc body was about to break apart. He only used a pair of eyes to firmly lock Lilith, fearing that Lilith would say an inappropriate time like "now".

Seth glanced at Al calmly with a slightly warning look in his eyes.

Al started to shudder, then straightened himself up again when he thought of his official duties.

His eyes were still fixed on Lilith. It seemed that as long as Lilith said the word "now", his eyes would immediately catch Lilith and make her sober up.

Sennasha looked at Seth on the left and Al on the right. He smiled secretly like a fox who was standing aside and tasting the fun. He looked like he was enjoying the show.

Lilith naturally heard Al's words of dissuasion, and even Al's gaze made her feel uneasy. But...but she still wanted to be willful for once. Her family was about to move away. If she missed today, she didn't know when she would be able to see him again.

Under Al's burning gaze, Lilith, realizing that the timing was not good, also became nervous.

She unconsciously increased the strength of her grip on Seth's necklace.

The necklace fell around Seth's neck, down.

Seth followed the force without resistance, bent his neck, and moved his handsome face closer to Lilith. There was a spring in his eyes, softening his sharp eyebrows.

Looking at this familiar face, it seemed to have become more mature. The necklace that Lilith was holding tightly slipped quietly, and her little hand reached out to Seth, stroking the scar between Seth's eyebrows, and finally stopped beside his face.

"Today, now." Seth was reflected in Lilith's eyes. "Is that ok? Seth."

"Of course." Seth looked into Lilith's deep blue eyes, nodded and smiled, "I am very happy with Lilith's invitation."

Al, who was standing by, was scratching his head in silence and collapsed.

"Seth..." Lilith lowered her head guiltily. Actually... her purpose today was not what Seth thought.

Seth turned his head and said to Al, "Al, sort out the official business that needs to be handled in the next three days and put it in my study. I will come back to deal with it in the evening. You can go directly to my study to pick it up tomorrow morning."

"But..." Al was worried that Seth was tired.

Seth had already waved his hand slightly, indicating that there was no need to say anything more.

Seeing this, Al had no choice but to agree.

Having watched the excitement from the sidelines for a long time, Senasha stretched himself and said, "Ah~ It seems that there is nothing to do now." After saying that, Senasha put his arm around Al's shoulder and said, "Little Al, lead me to visit the city lord first~ We are on the way anyway~"

"Okay, Master Eleven." Alson, who was known for his calmness, was unhappy.

"Second Father!" Seeing that Second Father was about to walk away with Al in his arms, Lilith hurriedly called him, "Aren't you coming with us?"

Senasha turned back to his upper body and winked at Lilith playfully: "No, no, you two kids go play~" Then he said to Seth, "Don't play too late, send Lilith home early."

"Okay, Brother Eleven." Senasha agreed solemnly.

Sennasha turned and left, holding Al in one hand and waving goodbye to Seth and Lilith with the other.

The corridor seemed empty with only Lilith and Seth left.

Seth lowered his head and smoothed Lilith's hair: "Come to think of it, this is the first time Lilith has come to the City Lord's Mansion to see me."

Lilith froze, then shook her head: "No."

"Huh?" Seth, who thought the wind was too loud and he couldn't hear clearly, asked in confusion.

Lilith looked back at Seth's bloodshot eyes and said slowly, "It's not the first time." She looked at the ground with embarrassment and raised her head again, smiling, "Actually, after Seth took me to our secret base to watch the stars, I asked my second father to take me to the City Lord's Mansion to find Seth."

"Ah?" Another gust of wind messed up Seth's newly grown hair, and the silver-gray hair temporarily obscured Seth's vision.

After watching the stars...? Seth frowned. Did Lilith also hear about his whipping? Did she come to visit him because she was worried?

The wind stopped.

The blown hair falls back to its original place.

Seth had a smile on his lips, and the sharp scar between his eyebrows seemed to be blended into the gentle breeze.

There was a slight redness under his eyes, and his eyes were rarely curved into a crescent shape: "So that's how it is~"

Lilith replied softly, "Yeah..." but for some reason, her eyes moved away.

Lilith looked at the pillars beside her and said without further ado, "Seth, I have something important to tell you today."

"Hmm? What's up?" Seth asked suggestively, "Lilith, do you want to look at the stars tonight?"

Looking at Seth like this, Lilith felt hesitant.

After a while, she said, "That...important thing, I want to talk about it later." Then, not daring to look at Seth again, Lilith spoke very quickly, "Seth, can you accompany me to the central temple first? I want to find Sister Penny. Let me talk to Sister Penny..." and said goodbye.

I didn't want to say goodbye to Seth easily, even though the person I was saying goodbye to just now was not Seth.

But...if you have to say "goodbye" in the end.

Well, she still wanted to do it later...later.

I have been in the continent of Lilts for a few years, except for my close family.

Except for Seth.

Her friends include Rousi from the Kurta family and sister Penny from the central temple.

Rouxi already knew that she was leaving, but her sister Penny was still unaware of it.

She was poisoned by eating ice cream and was treated at the Central Temple. Her apprentice sister Penny accompanied her throughout the treatment.

Thinking of sister Penny with cute freckles on her face, the corners of Lilith's mouth turned up a little. Say goodbye to sister Penny first, just as a way to gain experience.

This way, when I say goodbye to Seth, I won't be so nervous that I speak incoherently and scare him...

Lilith smiled bitterly on her childish face.

Seth didn't understand why Lilith's mood in his arms changed so quickly?

Isn't it just... what's the important thing to say? Lilith.

Knowing that Lilith had come to visit me just now, my heart felt like I was on a roller coaster, unable to rest.

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Central temple.

"Lilith! Are you looking for me?~" Penny picked up the ankle-length Heaton and ran out of the temple like a happy little bird.

Penny came to Lilith very quickly, squatted down happily and hugged Lilith warmly.

Lilith could feel sister Penny's chest rising and falling violently due to the running just now.

Lilith put her little hand on Penny's back, patting it gently to help her calm down.

"Sister Penny, I'm sorry for not sending you a visiting card in advance. Are you free later?" Lilith apologized to Penny in a soft voice.

"Yeah~" Penny shook her head, "It doesn't matter. I don't have work this afternoon."

At this time, Penny also noticed Seth beside Lilith. She stood up and saluted to Seth: "Master Seth, hello."

Seth nodded in return.

Lilith pulled Penny's Heaton and said, "Sister Penny, Lilith has something to tell Sister Penny, so I asked Seth to come with me."

"Really?" Penny lowered her head and smiled at Lilith, then looked at Seth and thanked him, "Thank you very much, Master Seth, for accompanying Lilith here."

It was clearly a normal thank you, but to Seth's ears, it seemed to have changed its meaning.

Seth complained in his heart, compared to this ignorant Penny in front of him, he is the orc who is closer to Lilith, right? I really don’t know what this Penny is thanking?

The corners of Seth's mouth drooped for a second, then returned to their original position, and he said in a businesslike tone: "We are a family, and accompanying her is a normal thing." His eleventh brother married Kunta's sister, so rounding it off, he and Lilith are indeed a family.

Obviously, Seth's concept of "family" is not a common consensus on the continent of Lilts.

In the continent of Lilts, people are generally called "family" only if they are connected by blood, marriage, or surname.

Frankly speaking, it is a stretch to call them family members just because of the connection of the surname. In a large family, the branches are complicated and there are many families with their own family trees.

Under such circumstances, it would be a stretch to describe Seth's complicated in-law relationship as "barely necessary".

Therefore, when Penny heard his words, she was stunned. Fortunately, Penny, who was born in an ordinary orc family, had studied the genealogy of the Lila City family in the central temple. Therefore, Penny quickly recalled that Lilith's mother seemed to be from the Kurta family. The Kurta family originated from the city lord's mansion and was considered a side branch.

Penny was surprised for a moment, but then she automatically rationalized it. Unexpectedly, Master Seth looked cold, but he was actually very open-minded. He even regarded the collateral branches as family members.

Or is it? ...Not because they are collateral branches that they are considered family, but because...Penny's eyes turned flexibly, sweeping over Lilith and Seth, and raised her eyebrows slightly. The freckles under her eyes made her look more lively and alert.

Penny did not hide her expression, and Lilith and Seth saw it.

The two little orcs were puzzled for a moment, and they sensed a strange atmosphere. At the same time, they tilted their heads and looked at Penny. With similar angles, they had a tacit understanding. Penny laughed without hesitation: "Hahahahaha."

Seth was annoyed by the lack of control and frowned.

Penny was clueless: "Hahahaha."

"Sister Penny?" Lilith looked at Penny who was laughing non-stop and felt a little worried.

Penny wiped away the tears of laughter from the corners of her eyes with her index finger and shook her head: "Hahaha, I'm fine, hahaha." Penny squatted down, "Lilith, let's go to the garden of the Central Temple together? Come to think of it, you didn't go to the garden when you were in the Central Temple before."

"Yeah, okay." Lilith took Penny's hand.

"Master Seth, please come in too." Penny smiled and invited Seth beside her.

Seth deadpanned, "Thank you, Priest Penny."

Seth's indifference did not make Penny feel anything else. After getting the answer, Penny led Lilith in front and entered the central temple.

Along the way, Penny introduced the murals and sculptures along the way to Lilith and Seth.

Penny did not stop on the path leading into the garden. Every plant and tree in the central temple had its origin, and Lilith was completely absorbed in it and almost forgot the purpose of coming here today.

Seth had long been fed up with the sight of Penny, an orc, occupying Lilith's sight, so he reminded her: "Ahem! Lilith, don't you have something to discuss with Priest Penny?"

"Oh!" Lilith opened her mouth wide and shook the hand she was holding with Sister Penny: "Sister Penny, Lilith has something to tell you."

Penny narrowed her eyes when she was suddenly interrupted by Seth, but when she looked down and saw Lilith's clear blue eyes, her unhappy mood disappeared.

However, Penny was not an orc who was easy to deal with. She raised her eyebrows and deliberately glanced up and down. Seth, who stood like a stake beside Lilith, raised his voice and asked, "Oh? Are we the only ones?"

Seth looked at Penny unhappily.

In fact, Penny's behavior just now was very rude, but Seth couldn't get angry because Lilith was there too.

But Penny had no intention of restraining herself. The little devil in her heart was beating wildly. She asked again in a louder voice, "What Lilith wants to say, can only Lilith and I hear it?"

Lilith looked hesitant, pursed her lips and looked at Seth. After a while, she lowered her head with a wandering gaze and nodded heavily. A mosquito-like "yeah" sounded from her little throat.

Penny was full of pride.

Seth, on the other hand, was surprisingly not dissatisfied with this. He just gently reminded Lilith and said that he would go to the pavilion to wait for Lilith, and asked Lilith to speak slowly and not to be anxious.

After Lilith agreed, Seth walked towards the pavilion in the garden.

Lilith breathed a sigh of relief as she watched Seth's back. She was a little worried that Seth might be unhappy about this. But... it was impossible for Lilith to let Seth say goodbye to Sister Penny in front of him without him knowing that she was leaving.

She just wanted to stay a little longer and say goodbye to Seth.

Penny, who was standing by, saw that Seth didn't react and shrugged in disappointment.

Thinking of the important things Lilith said, Penny asked with interest: "So, Lilith~ is there anything you want to tell me?"

……

At the other end of the central temple garden.

Seth, who was sitting in the pavilion, turned around and stared with his bloodshot eyes at Lilith and Penny who were whispering intimately.

Look serious.

He didn't trust the priest named Penny at all, so he had to keep an eye on Lilith and not let her be bewitched.