"Old man?" Kordak looked curious.
Regnar nodded and said, "Yes, although I have been an orphan since I was a child, I was quite lucky. An old man took care of me when I was a child. Otherwise, I would not be alive today anyway."
"That old man... is your grandfather?" Kordak asked.
Regnar thought for a while and shook his head and said, "Probably not. I don't know what the old man's real name is. The legend seems to be that Merindel was a famous wealthy businessman who was willing to do charity. But he was framed because he offended some big shot, and later he went bankrupt. He just came back with a life and has been living in the slums ever since. He also picked me up after that, and later he raised me and taught me how to read. However, the old man seemed not to be in good health. He was about ten years old. He died when he was one year old, and I have been living alone since then.”
"So that's it."
Regnar said sadly: "Although the old man is usually very strict with me, he is really kind to me. Without him, I would have starved to death long ago."
Kordak patted Regnar's shoulder and comforted him: "The deceased is gone, don't be sad."
After a moment of pause, Kordak said again: "Is that why you helped that Gerhard? Just like the old man helped you back then?"
"That's right. Also, I think he is quite similar to me, in terms of personality and experiences, so we always feel we are in the same boat." Regnar looked at his tent, where Gerhart was sleeping.
"Character?" Kordak said disapprovingly: "That Gerhardt's temper is as smelly and hard as a stone in a pit, and he is also so vicious and vicious. He laughs and laughs with you all day long and never does anything right. He often does something mean and sometimes is brave. The little ones’ personalities are completely different. I really don’t see any similarities.”
Regnar ignored Kordak's joke and said seriously: "He and I are actually very similar. In the years after the old man died, I was almost the same as him, the same taciturn and the same viciousness. It’s hot, after all, a child with no one to teach or care, and being looked down upon by others all day long will feel a little distorted in his heart.”
"What happened next?" Kordak asked, "How did you become like this?"
"Actually, my current appearance has been gradually formed over the past few years, but if I want to say the beginning, it should start when I met Irene? But this story is a bit long." Regnar's face showed a trace of memories. look.
"Tell me about it, you can't sleep anyway, and I'm bored too," Kordak said.
…
Regnar trembled and crawled towards the garbage pile. He had been hungry for four days, and his only hope now was to find some edible food in the garbage pile. But in this slum where no one has enough to eat, who would waste the hard-earned food
Regnar searched in the garbage for a long time, but still didn't find any food. He was too hungry to crawl. Everything in his eyes began to spin. The light around him seemed to be getting darker and darker, and he felt a sharp pain in his body. Tormenting his nerves, he was beaten by the shop owner when he was caught stealing food, and the rotten smell in the garbage reminded him of death.
A wild dog next to him was looking at Regnar and drooling. Regnar smiled bitterly and thought to himself: Could it be that after living for twelve years, he only became a pile of feces of the wild dog
He felt that his eyelids were about to close, and he knew that if he fell asleep again this time, he would probably not be able to wake up again. Just when he was about to close his eyes and give up in despair, the wild dog left, seemingly driven away.
Regnar turned his head and looked, and a face that could only appear in nightmares came into view. It was a severely burned little girl. There was no good skin on her entire face, and the left flap of her nose was burned beyond the nostril. A large amount of skin was burned off his left eye, and it looked like the eyeball might fly out at any time.
The name of the "silver-haired little devil" appeared in Regnar's mind.
Regnar didn't know what this ugly monster was called, but it didn't stop Regnar from bullying her, because this ugly adoptive father, that fleshy coolie, always scolded the old man. Sometimes the old man's face would turn red and he would cough after being scolded. . So he often threw stones at this ugly monster with several orphans, and gave him the nickname "Silver-haired Little Devil". Not only did this guy look as ugly as a devil, he also had rare silver hair. Knowing what kind of curse she suffered, she could be so ugly.
At this moment, the "silver-haired little devil" was looking at himself. Regnar looked at her fiercely. He found that this guy's unburned right eye was still very beautiful, with a clarity that made people's hearts brighten.
"Even if I'm about to starve to death, you can't bully me!" Regnar grabbed a stone and tried to hit her, but he didn't have much strength anymore, and the stone flew out and hit his leg.
The "silver-haired little devil" seemed to have a look of surprise on his face, and then ran away quickly.
Looking at the running back of the "silver-haired little devil", Regnar gradually breathed a sigh of relief. If he saw that ugly face when he died, he would probably go to hell, right? Let's go, let's go, don't appear in front of me again.
But things did not develop as Regnar expected. Not long after, that frightening and disgusting face appeared in front of Regnar's eyes again, but this time, this "silver-haired little devil" had something in his hand. A piece of dry, hard brown bread.
"I stole this from home. Eat it quickly. If dad finds out, he will beat me again." The "silver-haired little devil" handed the bread to Regna and said, contrary to her appearance, her The sound sounded as clear and sweet as a flowing mountain stream.
Regnar looked at the "silver-haired little devil" with some disbelief. He didn't understand why she treated him like this. After all, Regnar had smashed this ugly monster with rocks and made him cry many times.
Not eating for a long time has made his hunger disappear, but looking at the black bread in front of him, Regnar felt like a greedy businessman seeing the brightest black pearl in the ocean. He knew that it was the basis for his survival. . So he almost snatched the bread away, biting his tongue when he took the first bite, but he didn't care about the pain at all. The aroma of black bread mixed with the faint smell of blood in his mouth made Regnar watch Comes so delicious.
Strength gradually revived in his body, and his mind slowly came to his senses. Although Regnar could not feel how hungry and full he was at the moment, there was no doubt that with this piece of black bread, he had hope.
After recovering a certain amount of physical strength, Regnar glanced at the "demon" who saved his life. The "silver-haired little devil" saw Regna regaining his energy, and a smile appeared on her lips, even though the smile looked so ferocious on her face. Regnar stood up without saying a word and stumbled away from the garbage pile, while the "silver-haired little devil" also jumped away happily.
In the next few days, Regner left the slum and found a job cleaning doors of various shops door to door. Although he was not given any copper coins, the bread he was given every day was enough to satisfy him. He deliberately kept the best piece of wheat bread with butter, and he planned to return it to the "silver-haired little devil".
But when Regnar found her, he found that the face and body of the "silver-haired little devil" were covered in bruises. Only then did Regnar know that the little girl had been beaten in the end because of that piece of bread.
"Hello, my name is Regnar. I'll give this piece of bread back to you. I thanked you last time." Regnar said a little guiltily. He handed the bread over carefully. He only needed to hold this piece of bread in his hand. The saliva will keep flowing.
"Hello, my name is Eileen." The little girl smiled brightly and didn't seem sad at all because of her scars.
Erin looked at the wheat bread that Regner handed over and shook her head and said, "I have a mother at home and I don't often go hungry, so you should keep this piece of bread."
Regna argued with her again, but no matter what he said, Irene disagreed. In the end, the two of them agreed to share this rare "delicious food" here.
In his later life, Regnar gradually got to know Eileen. He found that this ugly little girl had a heart as clear as the purest diamond. She was gentle, kind, cheerful and optimistic, with a always beautiful face. Wear a smile, even if this smile looks like a devil to others.
Regnar and Irene quickly became good friends. Under Irene's subtle influence, Regnar gradually transformed from a lonely and fierce little boy into an optimistic and cheerful teenager. He learned tolerance and kindness from Irene. ; And Irene also had her first friend in life, and under the influence of Regnar, she no longer cried easily.
In the days that followed, other children in the slum would still shout "Silver-haired Little Devil" and throw stones at Eileen when they saw her, but at this time Regnar would rush up and fight with these guys regardless of his own safety. They struggled together and shouted: "You are not allowed to bully her!"
Regnar always puts himself in the position of the eldest brother and protects Irene carefully and proudly. In his opinion, this optimistic and cheerful little girl was the only sunshine in his life. Because of her existence, Regnar gradually began to have hope in life, and a smile slowly appeared on his face.
"What happened next? You left Merinder. Is she still there?" Kordak asked.
"Later." Regnar smiled a little bitterly and helplessly: "Later, she actually became the reason why I left Melinder to a certain extent."