I'm really not an old sword

"Sakura, Irina, are you here?"

Oops, I was so excited that I forgot to turn off the lights!

Illya felt annoyed when she heard the sound of rummaging through drawers outside.

Matou Sakura widened her eyes in fear.

Listening to the approaching footsteps, the girl remembered that she had hidden herself out of fear shortly after arriving at the Matou family, but was always found by her grandfather. Her body couldn't help but tremble violently.

Feeling the body in her arms trembling even more, Illya ignored her annoyance and hugged Sakura tightly.

"Are you OK?"

Unexpectedly, upon hearing this, Sakura Matou's body trembled even more violently, and she even sobbed softly.

Seeing this, Illya no longer cared about playing hide-and-seek and knocked on the cabinet hard: "Brother, we are here!"

"Huh?" Lin Qingsu's surprised voice sounded outside.

The footsteps approached quickly, the cabinet was opened, and two petite girls were carried out separately.

Seeing Yinglin Qingsu sobbing, he was startled, then realized something and hugged her in his arms: "It's okay, I'm here."

"I didn't expect you guys to hide so well. I was just about to leave, but if Illya hadn't suddenly called me Ran, I wouldn't have been able to find you."

Illya immediately put her hands on her hips and said, "That's right, this is a great place that took me a whole day to find."

"sorry Sorry."

Illya blinked in confusion, then quickly said, "No, come on, big brother! Sakura is so brave! Even though she's afraid of the dark, she still mustered up the courage to hide there with me for a long time."

"Is Sakura so brave?"

"Yeah, it's amazing! I needed my mom to accompany me for two and a half years before I dared to go to the bathroom alone!"

Listening to the two people's words, Matou Sakura's sobbing gradually subsided.

Don't you blame me?

Am I brave?

When she looked up, Illya was looking at her with a kind smile, and Lin Qingsu was also looking at her with a smile, her hands gently rubbing her hair.

It was not until this time that Tongying suddenly realized that she had really left there.

"elder brother?"

"Can I call you brother?"

"of course can."

The girl's lifeless eyes regained some brightness and she showed the first hint of a smile.

"elder brother!"

.......

Late at night, Lin Qingsu was walking alone in the corridor.

After that, Illya pulled Sakura Matou to play with him for a long time, until Irisviel urged them to go to bed and they reluctantly parted.

He was thinking about how Erza was thinking about saving Irisviel and Illya, and how Illya reluctantly said "Let's continue playing together tomorrow" before parting with Matou Sakura.

He also considered leaving Sakura here and letting her grow up with Illya, but he quickly rejected the idea.

He has experienced it, so he understands how important a complete family is to a child.

Although Tohsaka Tokiomi didn't do a good job in this matter.

But there is a sister who loves her, a father and mother who are usually very nice to her, and it is a qualified family.

And in the absence of the Matou family, even if Tōsaka Tokiomi wanted to send her away in the future, she would be sent to the Edelfeldt family, which was obviously much more normal. Anyway, it was much better than staying in the Einzbern family with an uncertain future after he left, or being sent to Elsa's orphanage.

Just as she was thinking, Lin Qingsu suddenly discovered that there was a little girl squatting in the corner of the corridor.

She was holding her head and her shoulders were shaking.

"cherry?"

"elder brother?!"

The little girl raised her head, revealing her crying face like a cat. When she saw Lin Qingsu, she immediately ran into his arms.

"I do not want to go home."

"what happened?"

Ying's sudden loss of composure late at night made Lin Qingsu a little confused.

Although she was only a six-year-old child, it was normal for her to change her mind from day to night. Even when she was in high school in her previous life, she would occasionally agree to something with others during the day and suddenly regret it at night. However, she understood, but she was still curious.

"I had a nightmare. I dreamed that you, brother, didn't show up, and then..."

The little girl’s storytelling ability was not very good, especially when she was emotionally broken, she spoke incoherently.

Have a nightmare?

Ying hugged Lin Qingsu's waist tightly and buried her head in his abdomen.

"I don't want to go back, brother."

"well."

Lin Qingsu rubbed her little head and said, "Let's talk about this tomorrow. If Ying still doesn't want to go back tomorrow morning, then she won't go back."

"Ah."

"So Sakura, are you going back to bed?"

"I'm scared." Matou Sakura hugged Lin Qingsu's body even tighter.

"Do you want to sleep with your brother?"

Matou Sakura looked up at him expectantly: "Is it okay?"

"Of course." Lin Qingsu smiled and pinched her tear-soaked face: "This is a privilege for children."

Chapter 8 and Morgan's Confession

I slept too late last night and was in a hurry to find Souji Okita, so I forgot to draw the curtains.

The winter sun shines through the glass, gently passing over the child's face like a mother's hand.

Warm, gentle, delicate, smooth...

Wait, delicate and smooth?!

Lin Qingsu suddenly opened his eyes and saw a woman's hand gently stroking his cheek.

"Merry?"

Lin Qingsu grabbed that hand.

Her fingers are slender, creamy white, and her skin is as smooth as a newborn baby's.

It was equally beautiful and felt good, but it was not Mary's hand. When he subconsciously called out "Merry", the hand he was holding suddenly became a little stiff.

Lin Qingsu became more awake, looked up along her arm, and instantly no trace of sleepiness was left.

"Morgan?!"

A woman wearing a medieval black and blue princess dress and a veil on her face was sitting by the bed.

She was wearing a veil, so her expression couldn't be seen clearly, but Lin Qingsu could vaguely tell from the slightly bullying veil that she seemed to be in a bad mood at the moment.

However, Lin Qingsu didn't have time to think about it. He immediately sensed the situation inside the castle. After confirming that Sakura Matou, Elsa, Irisviel and others were fine, he was just regretting that the simulator did not remind him when Morgan's faint voice came.

"You like that woman very much."

The ahoge on Lin Qingsu's head immediately stood up as if it had been injected with chicken blood, constantly sending him warnings.

If you don't coax her, something bad will definitely happen.

"It's mainly because of that nasty woman who always likes to do this every day."

"I've missed you for so long but never got to see you. Now that I see you suddenly, I'm a little overwhelmed."

Lin Qingsu complained helplessly while changing the subject: "Why are you here?"

Morgan's expression improved a little.

"I thought about it all night last night and was worried that you wouldn't be able to eat the food prepared by the servants, so I came to prepare breakfast for you."

Morgan said this, as if she didn't want to get involved with that 'evil woman', and pulled away the hand he was holding.

"Get up, the food will get cold soon."

"Ah."

Lin Qingsu wanted to pull back the quilt and get up, but found that Morgan was still sitting by the bed, motionless.

Lin Qingsu reminded: "I need to change clothes, Morgan."

"Has Arthur forgotten?"

Lin Qingsu was startled, then she heard Morgan continue, "In the past, the first thing you did when you woke up and saw me was hug me."

Lin Qingsu subconsciously glanced at Morgan's figure.

Unlike the King of the Lostbelt, the Morgan in front of him looked more like the mother of Little Mo who appeared in F/A, mature and plump. It was hard to imagine whether hugging this body in broad daylight would lead to some unspeakable plot.

Would an old sword do such a thing?

But could it be that Morgan was trying to trick him?

Looking at the veil covering Morgan's face, Lin Qingsu rejected this idea. Judging from his personality and methods, she doubted that he would use this method.

There can only be one answer - what she said is true.

In just a few seconds, Lin Qingsu made a decision, gave a helpless smile, and reached out to hold her in his arms.

"Really, Arthur, you're already half asleep."

Morgan said this in a reproachful manner, and in front of Lin Qingsu's confused gaze, he put his arm around his shoulders and pushed his head down.

"That's right."

cleasing milk?

Old Sword, you deserve to die.

......

After that, Lin Qingsu was helped by Morgan to change her clothes - because she said that this was also what she and Jiu Jian used to do in the past - and finally the two of them came to the restaurant.

The restaurant of the Einzbern family is somewhat similar to that of the Linglongguan family. Both are in the style of European aristocrats with long tables. The several-meter-long table is filled with various delicious dishes that are steaming.

"You did all this?"

"Yeah." Morgan pulled Lin Qingsu's wrist: "Don't be in a daze, you must be hungry, eat."

He pulled Lin Qingsu to sit on the seat and Morgan sat next to him.

"Taste how it tastes."

Lin Qingsu hesitated for a moment after hearing this, but thinking of Elsa and the others who were safe, she picked up the chopsticks and spoon and started eating.

After taking a bite, Lin Qingsu's eyes lit up.

It tastes very good, better than what Sakura Matou makes. It seems that only Aika Sajo and Meili's cooking skills can compare.

"Delicious!" Lin Qingsu said vaguely and started eating with big mouthfuls.

"Eat slowly. If you like it, I'll make it for you every day."

Lin Qingsu's action of serving the dishes paused.

He secretly glanced at Morgan, who was leaning on his head and looking at him. Although he couldn't see his expression clearly because of the veil, he could feel that he was in a good mood.

"What's wrong?" Morgan leaned forward slightly. "Arthur, do you want to see my face?"

Lin Qingsu looked at her and didn't know what to say.

"Yes, if Arthur wants to see it, but Arthur needs to pick it himself."