Chapter 3 A Ten-Year Appointment with Lebel

　　When Lo opened the door of his own house, he saw a figure sitting on a wooden chair for a long time, holding a high-end tea set that he didn't know where it came from, and sucking the tea soup in the cup with he eyes narrowed, as if enjoying it.

　　Seeing Lo come in, the man was surprised. He put down the tea set in his hand and rushed to the door.

　　"Oh my God! You have changed so much! You have become taller, taller than me! You are almost two meters! "

　　The man in the room stood in front of Lo, exaggerating his height with exaggerated movements. His tone was light and natural, making it difficult to connect him with the criminal who was worth fifty thousand coins on the wanted order.

　　Lowering her head, Lo looked at him. In fact, before opening the door, his perception had told him that there was someone in the room. Just as he had imagined, Lebel really came.

　　They met ten years ago.

　　At that time, the six year old Lo had reached the level of an adult man because of his strength, and had become a porter on the dock.

　　On an ordinary day, a cruise ship was ashore.

　　"Hey, little guy, do you mean that you can understand the words on it? No, I mean the pattern the decorative pattern. They are characters! "

　　Wearing a hat made of cowhide, he pointed at the broken paper in his hand in shock and looked at the little boy who was half shorter than him.

　　Lo nodded without saying anything.

　　He had never said a word since old Mori died.

　　The tailoring shop in the town had thought of taking Lo to their house, but Lo was unwilling to leave the cottage where he had lived with Mori.

　　He didn't say a word. He just buried himself in his work and worked hard to earn living expenses.

　　Every time the small figure appeared at the dock, the workers only felt sorry for him.

　　It was the first time he took the initiative to contact someone.

　　When he was carrying the goods on the dock, he saw the man who got off the cruise disguised as a passenger.

　　He was wearing a leather jacket, and a corner of an unknown crumpled paper popped out of his pocket, which attracted Lo deeply.

　　The pattern on it was ancient and primitive.

　　Lebel tried again and again but failed, so he had to convince himself that it might be just a child's painting.

　　But now, a child told him, "I can understand."

　　He took Lo to a quiet corner and handed the paper to him.

　　"Little guy, what's on it?" "I mean... Can you change it into a language that I can understand? Such as the beast language or the birdman language? "

　　Lo was just staring blankly, and inadvertently uttered a few words that he couldn't understand at all.

　　"viado, mondu, alivito"

　　"What? What did you say?" For a moment, Lebel didn't know what language he was talking about, but he was sure that it must be a language he had never known before.

　　 "Viado, mondu, alivito!"When he uttered these words again, Lo couldn't help but feel emotional. His body trembled slightly, and he felt that some power that was sleeping in his body was touched and was about to collapse like an iceberg.

　　Seeing all this, Lebel squatted down and carefully looked at the little boy who was only six years old at that time.

　　"Little guy, your body is growing violently! Are you an orc with such an amazing physique? "

　　"No!" Lebel shook his head and denied his guess. The little fellow in front of him was undoubtedly a human from his appearance.

　　"Your body temperature is rising... Your pupils were changing... Your skin became tougher! "

　　At last, he exclaimed, "My God, it seems that you have many secrets!"

　　As if he had found a treasure, Lebel kept asking, "Little child, what's your name? Where is your home? Where are your dad and mom? How old are you? Is there anything wrong with your body? Well, I mean, something different from ordinary people!? You know it! "

　　After a long time, Lo adapted to the change in his body and simply answered, "Lo.".

　　"Oh, Lo! My name is Lebel! Nice to meet you! "He reached out his hand, trying to shake hands with Lo, but the latter seemed to be indifferent.

　　"Well, well, maybe you don't like to shake hands," said Lebel with a cautious expression.

　　"Listen, Lo. Although I don't know the principle, the contents of this paper seem to have triggered some of your instincts in your body, and they will gradually show up as you age."

　　He put his hand on Lo's shoulder and approached his young face to make sure that he could hear what he was going to say.

　　"If your body suddenly shows some ability that ordinary people don't have, you must find a way to hide yourself well, or your life may be in danger, understand?"

　　Lo looked at him blankly and didn't respond. It seemed that he was thinking about the meaning of what he had just said.

　　Lebel rolled his eyes, patted his forehead and murmured to himself, "You are really a genius, Lebel. Do you really expect a little boy to understand what you just said?"

　　He squatted down again and looked at Lo. "Anyway, remember Uncle Lebel's words and protect yourself. Do you understand?"

　　This time, Lo finally understood, but he pointed to the back of Lebel, where two guards of the guard team were approaching.

　　"Hey, what are you doing over there!? Did you see the suspicious person getting off the ship just now? "

　　He pressed the brim of his hat and put a delicate badge into Lo's hand.

　　"Listen, Lo, we have to talk again, but not now. After a period of time, when your body gets better, I will come to you. Maybe one year, maybe two years, or even longer. Who knows? But I will come back and wait for me, okay? "

　　"Hey, who is squatting in the corner? I'm asking you. Turn around and answer me! "The guard sensed something was wrong and said sternly from behind.

　　Lo still didn't say anything. He didn't answer him, but gently nodded his little head.

　　With a smile, Lebel patted his head and said, "Good boy, see you next time!"

　　With a bang sound, a large amount of smoke suddenly rose from the corner, enveloping the two of them, and also the vision of the two guards.

　　"What's going on?"

　　"Why is the fog so thick?"

　　When the smoke dissipated, only Lo was left standing there.

　　The guards looked at him and asked in surprise, "Lo? Why are you here? Where is the man just now? "

　　Lo shook his head and said nothing.

　　The guard bent down, put the wanted order in front of him and patted Lo on the shoulder.

　　"Lo, have you ever seen this man at the dock?"

　　Lo put her hands behind her back and held the badge tightly. Looking at the man in a hat on the portrait, he shook his head again...

　　It was just because of such a simple and sudden accident, since then, in addition to thinking of Mori, there was another thing in his life, waiting for the arrival of the Lebel.

　　And this waiting was ten years.