After retiring, I became Loli’s magic mentor

After hearing what Noelle said, the women unanimously turned their attention to Ryan.

At this moment, Ryan was completely silent.

"However, at some point, those knights suddenly disappeared."

Speaking of this, Noelle's eyes suddenly dimmed:

"When they found out that the knights had disappeared, everyone was very happy, but not long after, a noble came there and became the lord there. At this time, everyone missed the kindness of the knights."

"That city... was assigned a noble?"

Ryan couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.

You know, that city is bordering the Demon Territory, and nobles will not be allocated there under normal circumstances.

Unless the noble is disliked by the people above...

"Ah."

Noelle nodded: "That noble is the real tyrant. He has raised taxes significantly since he took office, and he seems to be dissatisfied with the place he was assigned to. He always kills people for fun. …”

Ryan's brows couldn't help but frown.

Their knights had just left, and a tyrannical noble was assigned there?

Ryan really couldn't control how the nobles in other places oppressed the civilians in their territories, but the city on the western border had allowed them to live in the Knights of Darkness for several years.

As soon as the first step was taken, a noble was arranged to oppress the common people. Is it too disrespectful to take them seriously?

The royal family's behavior obviously did not take into account the thoughts of their group of knights who had been guarding the border for Hedley for several years.

This time Ryan was really angry.

However, Ryan still tried hard to suppress his anger and listened to Noelle telling her story.

"Under the shadow of that noble, we almost didn't leave the house, but the noble would still assign people to break down the house and kidnap people for fun."

As she said that, Noelle's eyes turned slightly red:

"My mother was kidnapped while fetching water outside, and she never came back... The next day, all of us saw my mother's naked body hanging on the On the city gate..."

Having said this, Noelle suddenly raised her skinny little hand and covered her lips, two lines of clear tears slowly falling from the corners of her eyes.

It was obvious that the memory of this incident had a great impact on Noelle.

"It's really...even more cruel than the brutal beast leaders of our beast clan..."

Nemitua couldn't help but speak.

Rowling silently covered Amiya's ears.

Yvette's expression didn't change much. As the daughter of a marquis, she had seen this situation before.

The more remote the city, the more brutal its lords are.

Such cities are usually abandoned by the royal family. As long as the taxes can be paid, no matter what the nobles there do, they can turn a blind eye.

After all, the nobles who were assigned to that kind of city would be dissatisfied. In the eyes of those above, the sentiments of appeasing the nobles were much stronger than those of the worthless commoners.

Ryan stroked Noelle's hair silently, calming Noelle's emotions.

Noelle continued to choke and said: "Later, everyone started to resist the noble, and my father also joined in. In the end, everyone... was brutally killed by the noble.

On that day, there was blood everywhere in the city, and even the water in the well was a little red...

I fled the city with some people, and there were fewer and fewer people traveling with me along the way. I don’t know how long it took before I came to this strange city after wandering all the way, and escaped from the clutches of the noble. …”

Next, Noelle was discovered by a tutor at Alcott Academy, who confirmed that Noelle had a talent and was taken to Alcott Academy.

After hearing Noelle finish telling her story, the girls in the room fell into silence for a long time, and all that could be heard was Noelle's slight sobs.

It wasn't until the sky outside gradually darkened that Noelle's mood relaxed a lot and she whispered:

"Um... Mr. Lane, I know I didn't speak very well, but thank you for being willing to listen... After saying these things, I feel much better..."

"Well...you've said it very well."

Looking at Noelle, Ryan organized his speech for a while, and then whispered: "Noelle, from now on... I will take care of you, how about it?"

"……Eh?"

Noelle was suddenly stunned.

"I want to adopt you as my adopted daughter."

"Mr. Lane's... adopted daughter?"

Noelle looked up at Ryan, her little head seemed to be a little down.

"Correct."

Ryan nodded, his expression looking very serious: "I will treat you like my own daughter. Of course, if you don't agree, it doesn't matter."

"No...no, no."

Noelle quickly shook her head and hurriedly sat up from the bed, feeling a little at a loss:

"I feel very happy that Mr. Lane can say this. I'm really... I don't know how to express it... but... but Mr. Lane has only been in contact with me for such a short time. Is it really... really good?

I...I really can't understand why, Mr. Lane, you are so kind to me..."

"In fact, the time we have been in contact is not short."

Ryan smiled lightly and said, "Actually, we have already met when we were at the western border."

"Huh? When we were on the western border? I...I can't remember..."

"No, you have actually remembered it."

Ryan slowly stood up and looked down at Noelle, and Noelle looked up at Ryan.

Looking at Ryan from this angle, Noelle seemed to remember something for a moment, and her eyes trembled slightly.

"I am the knight who was given a Saye Orchid by you."

Ryan smiled and said: "Actually, I was already on the verge of collapse at that time. Your Saye Orchid just pulled me back from the edge of collapse. This is really important to me."

Noelle's eyes lit up for a moment, and then she thought of something again, and asked cautiously:

"Then... Mr. Lane, is it actually because of that Saye Orchid that you are so kind to me?"

"At first, yes."

Ryan replied with a smile, making Noelle's eyes suddenly look a little disappointed.

But the next moment, Ryan continued: "However, after I came into contact with Noelle, the reason why I was so good to Noelle was not just because of the Saye Orchid.

I like the cute Noelle very much, so I really want to protect Noelle, and I also want to take care of Noelle. "

Hearing what Ryan said later, Noelle's cheeks turned slightly red.

After saying that, Ryan looked at Noelle again: "So, are you willing to be my adopted daughter?"

Looking at Ryan, Noelle took a deep breath.

Then, a smile slowly bloomed on Noelle's little face.

This is the first time Ryan has seen such a smile on Noelle's face since they reunited.

"I...I do! So...please take care of me in the future, dad...dad!"