Chapter 33: Hak Town Pt. 6.1

Scarlett entered her old home along with her father. Their house was small yet it was cozy, the atmosphere of the house filled Scarlett's sense. She could see all of the roughly furniture made were remained presence since she last left. Scarlett followed her father to the living room before she sat down on a wooden stool.

"You could sit on a proper chair instead of that old stool." Scarlett's father suggested.

Scarlett shrugged. "It's only furniture that doesn't hurt my butt whenever I sit on it, so I think I would stay right here."

Her father blinked blankly before he cleared his throat. "I'm absolutely thrilled to see you're still alive and well. However..."

"You're suspicious about my friend outside, am I right?" Scarlett smirked.

"Is that not to be suspected? You were gone for half a year, came back home with brulte battle scars and along with some stranger who hides under a hood."

He wasn't wrong. He had the right to be suspicious. But Scarlett continued to stared at her father with a calm expression

"There's a reason for that. You see, my friend has very delicate skin and because of that my friend has to cover they're body from sunlight to avoid getting themself burnt." Scarlett explained while she still remain her calm expression.

"What race is HE?" Scarlett's father said with a low voice.

'Opps! How did he found?! I didn't mention anything about Master's gender, so how?!' Scarlett could feel the sweat dripped off her brow.

'Calm down... this is your father you're speaking with, of course he would have found out.' Scarlett sighed in slight defeat before she straightened herself.

"He's a half elf. Though I don't know what's his other half is, my friend doesn't even know that himself either." Scarlett awkwardly chuckled.

"Is he a criminal?" Scarlett's father said bluntly with a stoic expression.

"No."

"Has he killed before?"

"He killed many monsters in his lifetime."

"What about people?"

"Only three, and he did it because they were trying to kill him."

"So he's a murderer?!"

"PAPA!" Scarlett yelled out of desperation.

Her father went silent, as he gaze his daughter with surprise and slight confusion. Scarlett stood with trembling legs while sweat dripped off her forehead. That was when her father recognized Scarlett's expression.

Scarlett... was afraid.

Scarlett was terrified of her father's disapproval. Scarlett's father thought it was because she might've been unwell or brainwashed. But those those thought vanished when he heard something shocking from his own daughter.

"I'm not staying Papa." Scarlett said coldly.

Before the man could revolt, a whaling screams was heard outside.