Chapter 537: The Past Does Not Equal the Future!

But for a helpless and incapable little girl, without the fortresses of Violet...

She surely would have lost her life long ago in this dangerous wilderness.

So perhaps, all of this was fate's arrangement, that eventually, this seasoned mercenary ended up adopting this little girl as his own.

Delicious food and warm beds await him, when he saw that innocent, naive smile appear on the girl's face when looking at his old face.

He wondered what it was, in that moment, that influenced him.

He wasn't entirely sure what had just happened. All in all, it was like he had lost his mind and was actually willing to risk his life to protect this little girl.

Even if it meant exposing himself to greater risks, it was a price he was willing to pay.

As for the little girl, even though she was well aware that she had been taken in by the old man...

She didn't view it as his responsibility to take care of her.

Having warm food and a mattress, she should contribute her share of work.