Weird Stories: Gothic Lolita Begins

"Oh, not yet." Groot said apologetically, and then asked, "After Eve Orphanage, where did you go?"

"...Oak Orphanage." Lenari said reluctantly.

"Oak, Oak... Got it." Groot nodded, closed the webpage, and dialed a number.

The person on the other end of the number seemed to be an acquaintance of Groot. After a few simple words, the other party agreed to help him "deeply" search for information.

After hanging up the phone, Groot took out his wallet, counted out a considerable amount of money, handed it to Mohawk, and said, "You have worked hard today, go back and pack up, and rest early."

Everyone cheered softly, divided the reward on the spot, and walked around Lenari and walked out of the dead end, following the wall, and dispersed in twos and threes.

Seeing Lenari's eyes following the fake Shamatte, Groot explained in a low voice: "They are all very good guys. Because of family problems, they can't go to school. They are underage, so they can only do odd jobs to supplement their family income. I occasionally hire them to run errands."

...Your errands are to play the role of Shamatte? It's really unique.

Groot didn't notice Lenari's silent complaints. He paced around in the alley, scratching his hair from time to time, making his already messy hair even messier. After a few scratches, it looked like a chicken coop.

After about ten minutes of silence, the phone that Groot had been holding in his hand finally made a "ding--" prompt sound, and the screen automatically lit up.

Groot unlocked the screen and quickly flipped through the emails sent by his old friends.

About two minutes later, Grote exited the interface, put the phone back into the inner pocket of his suit jacket, looked directly into Lenari's dark eyes, and said gently: "Lexiliti Milas, nickname Lenari, right?"

"Yes." Lenari said calmly.

"Have you ever thought about being adopted by a family?" Grote asked.

"No." Lenari told the truth, "I just want to stay in the orphanage until I am 18 years old, and then live independently."

"Independence is indeed not a bad thing." Grote nodded, and then changed the subject, "However, in our circle, there is a saying called 'mystery attracts mystery'."

"You are a very powerful psychic, and your life is destined to be turbulent."

"If you can find a reliable predecessor to lead you into that world, you will live better and safer."

"Like you?" Lenari said.

Grote smiled bitterly and spread his hands: "To be honest, I am single myself and have never raised a child, but I have a hunch that you will not be willing to join an official organization."

Lenali agreed: "I really don't want to, there are too many rules there."

After a pause, Lenari added: "There is too much work, and I work overtime almost every day."

"So consider it and accept my adoption." Grote smiled bitterly and laughed at himself, "My office doesn't have much business, it's very idle."

"Of course, it's more than enough to support you and me, oh, and a cat, and even send you to school." Grote added and emphasized.

"..." Lenari pondered.

Lenari concluded and said: "Okay."

"After the adoption, I promise... um? You agree?" Grote confirmed in surprise.

"Yes, I agree." Lenari said, suddenly turning into a shadow, breaking away from Grote's control, and then re-condensing, "Because you can't beat me."

Groot: "..."

Groot adjusted his glasses and thought to himself: However, this time, it can be confirmed that Lenari is indeed not the kind of child who harbors malice towards the world because of an unfortunate childhood.

Because, with Lenari's powerful superpowers, he could have done whatever he wanted, instead of just looking for a few hooligans to "raise funds".

With a little peace of mind, Grote stretched out his broad palm and said, "Come on, my car is parked nearby. It's getting late, I'll take you back to Oak Orphanage first."

"Okay."

Lenari stretched out his hand and held the warm and broad palm.

...

It is rumored that there is a firm located on the upper floor of a coffee shop behind the most prosperous commercial street in Inisel City... Not only is the location remote and difficult to find, but even the sign is gray and not very eye-catching.

The office is quite spacious inside, and it is clean and tidy under the diligent daily maintenance of the cleaners of the cafe downstairs.

As soon as I entered the door, a black cat with green eyes jumped silently and jumped into Grote's arms.

Grote caught the black cat skillfully and said to Lenari: "This is Lucia, a smart cat with super powers."

Lenari looked at the house cat with sleek fur curiously, and asked naturally: "Super powers cat?"

"That's right!" The black cat named Lucia puffed out his chest and said proudly, "I'm not one of those cats who only know 'meow meow'."Meow!"

A talking cat?

Lenari was even more curious and couldn't help asking, "What is your ability?"

"Uh..." The black cat suddenly wilted, turned around, buried its head, and lay in Groot's arms without saying anything.

Groot grinned, silently laughing with teeth showing, then stopped laughing a little and explained, "Lucia's ability is 'eternal youth'."

"At present, this ability has no other function except turning her into an immortal species and improving her self-healing ability."

"There's nothing wrong with being an immortal species." Lenari leaned over, touched the black cat's soft fur, and said thoughtfully.

"Maybe." Groot didn't comment on this, and simply handed the black cat to Lenari, carrying a full hand of shopping bags, and walked towards the solid wooden stairs on the side.

"The upstairs is where you live, come on, I'll take you to see your future home. "Groot said in a good mood.

"Home in the future? Vivian, is she the new family you mentioned before?" The cat curled up in Lenari's arms suddenly raised its head, looked at the girl curiously, and said excitedly with its tail wagging.

"Yes, we must get along well in the future!" Groot, who was walking in front, turned back and said with a smile.

"Yes, yes!" The optimistic black cat said happily, "Hello! I am Lucia, a 16-year-old lady."

"Hello." Lenari touched the cat's head and introduced himself in a very good mood, "I am Lexilitie Milas, nicknamed Lenari, I just turned 15, and my superpower is shadow control."

"Shadow control? It sounds so powerful!" Lucia said happily.

Lenari almost saw stars in the black cat's emerald eyes.

"But," Lucia puffed out her chest and proudly announced, "You are younger than me, I am the elder sister!"

"Sister Lucia. "Lenari called out obediently.

Lenari, who was not a human, did not feel any burden about calling a cat sister.

Of course, in the eyes of Groot, who had unconsciously developed a bit of an old father's mentality, this scene was another strong proof that Lenari was a good child.