Chapter 41

　　"really."

　　[You held her hand and chatted for a long time, and the atmosphere was clearly somewhat ambiguous, but why didn't you get a notification that your favorability was increasing? Is this what you wanted to say? ]

　　Alan's face froze when he heard this.

　　"It's unfair, I'm innocent! I really just care about the points!!"

　　[Oh? Really? ]

　　"It's absolutely true. Tell me why the points are not coming!"

　　[What the host needs to know is that in terms of human emotions, intimacy has clear boundaries and gaps.]

　　[For example, strangers, acquaintances, friends, lovers, relatives, each level of intimacy has a clear dividing line. ]

　　[Once a certain threshold is reached, the next step is not something that can be crossed by casual chatting, simple physical contact, or a serious waving goodbye.]

　　[Can you understand? ]

　　Alan stared at the system panel, his eyes looked at the word "friend" fluttering in the wind for a long time, but he answered in his heart.

　　"I see. We were just holding hands last night. No, that's not even holding hands. It was just a coincidence at best. What's wrong with me? I suddenly feel like my IQ has dropped. Damn, I'm like a primary school student. I thought Luo Qixi was interested in me. This is probably the first of the three major illusions in life. This is a common faith man."

　　"Calm down. Right now, Luo Qixi's feelings towards me are probably just friends, and it's probably still a long way from being a lover or something like that."

　　Thinking of this, Alan breathed a sigh of relief, and the smiling face of Loki when they parted appeared in his mind.

　　'Ha, if it really breaks some boundaries, I won't. In the novel, there is no such person as Alan. If he really takes Rudy's place and falls in love with Luo Qixi, it will be too difficult to hold it together. How can I participate in the subsequent major events in the future? I will be at a loss when I draw my sword and look around. Lala will not be able to give birth in the future. How can the gods intervene? Stop! Stop the persuasion! How can this be associated with giving birth! ! '

　　Alan looked at the grass in front of him, was silent for a moment again, closed his eyes, and fatigue slowly came over him.

　　"Luo Qixi has brought me a lot of points. The first encounter directly gave me 23 points. Don't expect too much. This is good. This is good."

　　'Lokishi'

　　'very good.'

　　Surrounded by the smell of grass, Alan, who had been tense all night, finally fell asleep.

　　However, the system's smoke and dust are still floating and jumping.

　　[Time and the future are so interesting. What is happening now is often predetermined at a certain point in the past, and what is happening in the future has already been planted in countless moments.]

　　[hehe.]

　　[.Your points, the moment you met Luo Qixi, had already been prepaid for the future. ]

　　[Allen. ）]

　　——

　　By the time Alan rushed back, it was already mid-July.

　　The rice fields outside the village were blown into golden waves by the wind.

　　When he reached the entrance of the village, the two little ones were actually practicing magic there. Sylphy saw Alan from afar, and after a moment of stunned expression on her face, a happy expression instantly appeared, and she quickly threw herself into Alan's arms.

　　Alan looked at Sylphy's rapidly shaking pointed ears and subconsciously hugged her and turned around in a circle.

　　Then he saw Rudy, who was only happy for a moment and then turned to look resentful.

　　Alan's face froze as he realized that the other party had discovered that his underwear was missing. He coughed awkwardly a few times, put Sylphy on the ground, and avoided Rudy's resentful gaze.

　　Sylphy stood firm and lowered her head to tidy up her messy hair. Her expression was a little flustered and her voice was soft.

　　"Alan, Rudy and I have been very worried about you this month."

　　Alan's brows twitched, and his pupils reflected Rudy's look that was not at all worried. He remembered his interactions with Loki along the way.

　　His smile then became a little subtle, and he spoke cautiously.

　　"Rudy, um, I can explain the underwear thing."

　　"Alan!"

　　Before he could finish his words, a muscular man suddenly jumped out from the clinic next door. Alan was so scared that he looked over.

　　It's Paul.

　　"Oh, Paul."

　　'No, why is this guy hanging out with his wife in the clinic in broad daylight again?'

　　As soon as this thought came to his mind, before he could open his mouth to say hello, Alan was choked by Paul, who picked him up and dragged him home. Alan did not struggle out of a sense of guilt for leaving without saying goodbye, but when he realized that Paul's arms were getting tighter and tighter, and his head was completely inserted into the groove in Paul's chest muscles, the strong smell of male hormones rushed into his nostrils.

　　He still panicked.

　　Then he started to struggle violently! As his arms waved, Alan squeezed his face out of his chest and looked at Rudy, winking wildly.

　　"I can't bear the enthusiasm of Paul! Rudy, don't just watch, save me, save me!"

　　Rudy understood Allen's look, but he just curled his lips and didn't want to pay attention to him.

　　He had already reviewed the situation when he discovered that the holy relic was missing - first of all, he should have fallen asleep in Loki's room that night, but when he woke up he was in his own room.

　　The most likely possibility is that Roxy and Allen sent me back.

　　Then he racked his brains and vaguely recalled some vague memories. Alan seemed to have talked to him that night, and before that there was the sound of someone's hurried footsteps leaving.

　　Then the conclusion is clear—the holy object was recovered by God.

　　It is so heartbreaking.

　　Logically speaking, this step seems to have nothing to do with Allen. But the problem is

　　'Why is there my underwear in the shrine?'

　　Thinking of this, Rudy gritted his teeth and glanced at Allen. He reached out and grabbed Allen's hand that had escaped from Paul's arms. The other party first showed gratitude, but then quickly turned to horror.

　　He very carefully put it back into Paul's arms and patted his hand to comfort him.

　　It can't be said that the expression on Allen's face was exactly the same as that night when he woke Rudy up and then comforted him to sleep, but it can be said that there is no difference.

　　". These days, father has been very worried about you, so he has been staying with us at the entrance of the village. Just obey him."

　　"Ah?? What the hell?"

　　Alan struggled twice again, but found that his neck was tightly held in Paul's arms like an iron hoop. He looked at Rudy with a sad face and let out a resigned howl. Under Rudy's slightly strange gaze, he was pulled all the way back to the study room at home.

　　As for why not use swordsmanship to resist?

　　Emotionally, Alan was afraid that Paul would fencing with him, but rationally he could still judge that the current situation was not something that could be done in this way.

　　That must be because Allen left without saying goodbye, so Paul might be really angry, so let him go along with it first, and then explain it in detail after he calms down a little when he gets home.

　　He thought so.

　　However, when he returned home, the development of things was beyond his expectations.

　　Senis was not in the clinic, she was at home, and the moment she saw Alan, an expression of surprise and joy appeared on her face, but then a cloud suddenly appeared on her face. She ignored Alan's pleading gaze and followed Paul and others to the study on the second floor. Lilia also followed.

　　With a bang, the door was closed, and Paul sat on the seat with his hands folded across his chest, his face full of anger.

　　Don't speak.

　　The study was a little too quiet, with only the heavy breathing of Alan who had finally broken free from the muscular man's arms.

　　The latter noticed the strange atmosphere in the study, glanced at Rudy and Sylphy who were sitting obediently on the chairs, and Senis with a solemn expression, and Lilia who lowered her head and looked dutiful, and swallowed slowly.

　　"Something is wrong. What's going on here? Shouldn't this be a 1v1 man confession game? Just ask me where I've been? And then explain and be warned and that's it? Why is there such a strange atmosphere?"

　　Paul's face was tense and he opened his mouth to say something several times, but in the end he just sighed.

　　"Alan, do you think it's really okay to leave without saying goodbye?"

　　Alan was stunned.

　　"What's going on? The original story of Paul teaching Rudy? Because of my appearance, it was messed up, and then it was transferred to me by fate?"

　　He subconsciously looked at Rudy beside him, but Rudy did not show any dissatisfaction, but just looked straight at Allen.

　　Allen blinked and turned to look at Senis, whose expression was almost identical. He then turned to look at Sylphy.

　　The child didn't have a serious expression on his face, but he looked at him with a somewhat worried look.

　　"Alan, everyone is really worried about you. Uncle Paul got really angry a month ago."

　　Alan was stunned for a moment, but then he reacted suddenly.

　　He left in a hurry without thinking much. He left a letter for Paul and said frankly that he would come back after dealing with the 'maned wolf' because Paul knew his identity, and Senis often looked at him with an expression as if she was looking at a child at home, so she probably knew it too.

　　In Allen's own eyes, it was no big deal for him to go out for a while and then come back, after all, it was not a real employment relationship. And Paul's current knight job in Buena Village was arranged by Philip. As Philip's son, Paul had reasons to take care of him and tolerate him, whether out of gratitude or family affection.

　　But this is very unreasonable in the eyes of others.

　　You go to work in the company, and then leave a letter to your boss saying that you have some personal matters to deal with, and that you will see him in a month.

　　You don't need to explode gold coins this month. Come back and explode gold coins for me again.

　　Then he ran away without even saying hello.

　　Is this appropriate?

　　so.

　　Paul had most likely explained his identity to his family members.

　　But even so, they shouldn't have such expressions. I can understand scolding them, but this interrogation

　　Paul scratched his head irritably at this moment, pretending to be still angry, and did not speak. Instead, Senis spoke slowly with a serious attitude.

　　"Alan, I have already explained your identity to everyone. Your uncle got very angry that day and it is not good to keep it secret any longer. And I think..."

　　Senis looked at Allen's stunned expression and spoke word by word.

　　"I don't think there's any need to hide it. We all treat you as our own child. Rudy obviously gets along well with you. It's not just a simple teacher-student relationship. Everything is fine, but."

　　"You act on your own like this. Do you consider us as your family?"

　　Alan swallowed, not knowing what to do.

　　"Family? It's only been three months. Is it because I'm Philip's child? If I'm a family member, it shouldn't be easier to understand."

　　At this moment, Luo Qixi's distressed expression appeared in his mind, as well as the voice of her voice in the night wind.

　　"If it's an emergency, you have to ask for help from Master Paul. He is your superior in all three schools. It's very dangerous to act alone. Everyone will be worried about you. You have to apologize to them when you go back."

　　Alan paused. Senis's words did not give him time to breathe, and clearly conveyed her thoughts at the moment to Alan.

　　"We really consider you a member of the Greyrat family. I know you may not have a sense of belonging to the family, and I understand that. But you have to know that we will be worried, Alan."

　　"Is there anything you can't discuss with us before making a decision? The way you left a letter is like..."

　　Senis paused, her usually gentle expression now looked a little complicated, she looked at Alan deeply before continuing.

　　"It's as if we are monsters in the forest, which is why you avoid us so much. Or do you really think that you are just a hired outsider in the Greyrat family? Paul doesn't look angry, we just have some..."

　　"I don't feel very comfortable."

　　After saying this, Senis seemed a little tired. She looked at Alan again, didn't say anything else, got up and walked out of the room.

　　Then Paul looked at Allen's dazed expression and just sighed. He put away his angry expression, walked over and patted him on the shoulder.

　　".I found a wanted poster in your drawer. It seems that you went to deal with this matter. There are traces of blood on your clothes after washing. Although you are very strong, you'd better tell us before going out in the future. How can you be sure that we won't support your actions? Isn't it the purpose of family to support, help, understand and support each other? This is home."

　　"Oh, forget it. Maybe it's hard for you to understand what I'm saying. So that's it."

　　Alan just felt dry mouth, but he had no way to refute. The current situation was completely beyond his expectations of the plot, and he didn't know what to do for a moment.

　　Lilia glanced at Allen, then walked out of the room and went to the kitchen to help cook dinner.

　　Seeing Alan's expression, Rudy didn't want to argue with him about why he was sending Lokixi off without him. He already knew that Alan was not going to send Lokixi off, but was actually going to take care of some "private matters" from before. He hesitated for a moment, but finally patted Alan's arm to ease the atmosphere in a joking manner.

　　She said something like, "So you're my distant relative." But when Alan didn't respond, she shrugged helplessly and walked out of the room.

　　When Alan came back to his senses, Sylphy was the only one left in the study.

　　Sylphy's gaze kept wandering between the ground and Alan's face. Finally, she stepped forward and, in Alan's dazed gaze, gave him a gentle hug and spoke softly.

　　"Sylphy was worried about you too. But, I'm glad you're back."

　　Then he blinked and left the study.

　　The light of the setting sun shone through the window onto Alan, stretching his shadow on the ground very long.

　　Alan's expression was a little dazed.

　　——

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