She sat up on the bed.

She looked around the unfamiliar place.

Where am I?

There was old wooden furniture, the door and window were slightly broken, and there was even a spider kingdom on the ceiling.

Then she saw a table full of food.

"Oh my."

Did I come to heaven?

So this time, I really did die.

She couldn't think any further as her stomach growled.

She ran to the table and started eating like a hungry beast.

In no time, she had almost finished half of the dishes on the table.

At that moment...

"It looks like you fainted from hunger."

Lili flinched at the sudden voice.

She looked behind her and saw a man with jet black hair and blood red eyes leaning against the wall, smiling at her.

Who is he?

*****

"Mr. Jamson."

This gentleman's name was Jamson. He had seen me unconscious in the market and brought me home.

And here I was thinking I had come to heaven.

"Kid, where are your parents?"

"I don't have any."

"Oh dear, I'm sorry."

"No, it's okay." She waved her hand.

"Then where do you live?"

Orphanage.

If I say that, he will definitely send me back there.

Seeing me become tense, he changed the subject.

"Do you think the food was delicious?"

"Yes, it was really delicious."

She answered immediately.

"Oh, I'm glad to hear that."

"Actually, all the ingredients for these dishes came from my farm."

"Mr. are you a farmer?"

"Yes."

At that moment, she came up with a plan.

I don't have anywhere to go. I don't have any plans for the future.

If I stay here and help this gentleman with his farm work, at least I can get three meals a day.

In the future, I can make my own farm and live a peaceful life here.

Yes.

Her eyes lit up with hope.

"Mr, Mr."

"Yes?"

"Can you become my father?"

The man looked at me with a puzzled expression.

I shouldn't have said it so suddenly.

"U-Um... actually, I have nowhere to go or live."

I said while scratching my cheek.

"So, what I want to say is... please adopt me."

"....."

"I'll help you with the work on the farm. I can even do household chores."

"....."

"I will follow every order you give me."

"So, please raise me until I can stand on my own."

"....."

She slowly looked at him, who was still staring at her with the same blank expression.

Ugh! I said too much.

This is the first time we've met. Anyone would be surprised by such a sudden proposal.

"I'm sorry. I don't want to trouble you. And thank you for the meal. Goodbye."

I said it all in one breath and walked toward the door.

Then a pair of strong hands grabbed me. My feet left the ground.

"Where are you going, daughter?"

Daughter?

Seeing my shocked expression, he laughed softly.

"What are you thinking about? Let's go."

He pinched her nose and rushed out of the house, carrying her like a box.

*****

Knock, knock.

When the door was knocked on, an old lady came out.

Standing outside were the father and daughter. One looked excited, while the other looked confused.

The old lady also looked confused too.

"Jamson, who is this kid?"

She pointed at me.

"She is my daughter."

"Daughter?"

"When did you get married and have a child?"

"I adopted her."

"Adopted?"

"How long are you going to make us stand outside?"

"Oh dear, come inside."

We both went inside.

The room was filled with beautiful dresses.

"Miss Anne, can you give my daughter some beautiful dresses?"

"Yes, of course."

The old lady went inside.

It's okay that he accepted my request, but acting this way was making me worried.

"Hey, Mr. is this really alright for you?"

"Of course."

He gave her a smile.

When the lady came out with several dresses in her hands...

"Let me see which one looks best on this beautiful girl."

I wore a beautiful pink dress with white flower designs on it.

"Oh my, an angel."

"Wear this one too."

And I ended up trying on almost every dress the lady gave me for the past thirty minutes.

It looked less like trying on dresses and more like modeling.

Now I was wearing a blue dress with a white apron. It looked prettier to me than the others.

"Looks like my daughter likes this dress. Shall we buy it then?"

Huh? How did he know?

He picked me up like a box once again and rushed off somewhere.

Where is this guy planning to go now?

"Everyone, look at my lovely daughter!"

Why... why are you doing this in the middle of the market?

Has this guy lost his mind?