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Chapter 7: The Bronze Cross

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Garen stopped overthinking and began sorting things out He took off his clothes and blew out the oil lamp He then went onto the bed and covered himself with a blanket In the darkness, he cal bell kept ringing

Bright sunlight was shining over the white bed Garen was sleeping face up and he opened his eyes slowly Still a bit dizzy, he took a deep breath and looked outside theHe then slowly reht red paint on the walls and floors revealed the pale-yellow colored lu of a wheat field was crookedly hanging on the wall Theon the right was half-open, and the chilling histled nonstop through it

Ka-ta Ka-ta

A Er’s footsteps fro his terabbed the loose part of his oversized grey-white long sleeved pajainess

"I haven’t thought tooht…" Garen said as he walked towards theand quietly closed it

Below the right side of the as a street in the district Several people wearing thick coats alking by, and one of theround behind the buildings on the left side with more cars parked in it than usual Sohts of these antique cars were sioldfish

"Cars like those look nice, but they have to be cooled down every forty miles…" Garen said as he shook his head He sniffed several ti and warm milk Garen left the , opened the door of the bedrooht side of the roo in the air due to the strong wind co fro Er, carefully flipping fried eggs in the kitchen

She had changed into a short one piece with a black apron on her waist Garen could see the white lace on the edge of her skirt and the thick tights underneath; Ying Er also wore a dark purple shawl on her back Her burgundy pupils intently stared at the fried eggs being cooked in the pan

"Just woke up? Go brush your teeth Breakfast will be ready soon I bought soht now," Ying Er said as she looked at Garen

"They are not co back?" Garen wiped his oily face with his hands and walked towards the washroom He turned the tap on in front of a rabbed his red towel and soaked it in the water He then wrung the towel and pressed it on his face

"I told you before, right? They are on a business trip," Ying Er answered

"Do you knohere?" Garen asked

"I think they are going to Delin City It would take three days for theet there by the train Plus the ti Er answered while turning the stove off She put the fried eggs on a plate and brought them to the table

"They won’t be back until next week It’s you andthe bread, s on the table

"Let’s eat," she said

After rinsing his lass and then turned back and left the washrooular table was made of redwood, and they both had a silver-colored le-shaped piece of bread in each plate, and there were sorabbed the silverware and cut off a small piece of the bread It tasted a bit hard and dry, but there was a hint of sweetness

"It’s Saturday You got any plans for today?" Ying Er drank soo to the new antique store in the southern part of the city It opened on the old Pennington Street," Garen said while eating the fried egg

"It’s pretty far froh don Then, we need to walk another half an hour It’s like walking from one side of the town to the other Why are you interested in the new antique store?" Ying Er was confused