Deep Sea Embers

A scholar who came to teach history in a "civilian school" for some unknown reason, a teacher who was knowledgeable about ancient history and seemed to have a good relationship with Nina. His arrival was an unexpected situation for Duncan - but it was also an unexpected one. Chance.

The attainments of that old Mr. Morris in the professional field will definitely help Duncan solve many problems, and if he can establish a good relationship with such a professional, there may be unexpected conveniences in the future - an old scholar with a relatively high status, It must have a certain status in the city-state.

Nina didn't know why her Uncle Duncan suddenly agreed to the home visit. She didn't think about it in detail, but she just felt very happy.

This trance even gave her an illusion - as if her life was really changing for the better, and she was gradually... returning to the past.

The night outside the window is getting darker, and the pale and cold light of World Creation shines on the window sill on the second floor of the antique shop. Under the quiet night, the whole city is gradually becoming quiet.

In this world filled with strange things, most people have no nightlife to speak of.

"Come for dinner," Duncan greeted his "niece" who was dazed in front of the window. He brought the stewed fish soup to the table, as well as the bread Nina bought in the afternoon and the onion rings that he had fried just now. It seems that this dinner is not actually a sumptuous meal, but considering the special nature of "fish", this meal may be considered a feast in this place in Xiacheng District. "I have to get up early for school tomorrow."

"Oh, okay Uncle Duncan."

Nina agreed and came to the dining table obediently. The aroma of the fish soup had already spread. She shrugged her nose in surprise and looked at Duncan in disbelief: "It smells so good...Uncle, when will your craftsmanship be better?" Has it changed so much?"

"Can this be considered good at cooking?" Duncan couldn't help but laugh, thinking that his cooking ability was probably only a little better than Alice's, but there were times when he was rated as good at cooking, "Did I have poor cooking skills before? "

"That can no longer be described as poor. You used to cook according to the standard of not being able to eat to death, and even though your cooking skills are extremely poor, you are always eager to research some new dishes. Every time, you drag me with you. Let's test poison together..." Nina balabala began to talk. She was a little bit excited when she recalled the past time, "One time the food you made was so unpalatable that you couldn't eat it yourself, so you had to throw it away. Then he took me to the family restaurant on the next street to have lunch. When I came back, I saw the neighbor’s dog lying in front of the trash can at the door and vomited all over the floor. From then on, the dog would always walk around you when he saw you... "

As Nina spoke, her voice suddenly dropped slowly.

"Forget it, it happened several years ago, and you never like to hear me mention this..."

Duncan was silent.

In the remaining memories of this body, there is no trace of the things Nina recalled - for Nina, these are almost the only good memories she had when she was with her uncle, but they have been lost with the misguided people. The last breath dissipated completely.

Nina silently broke open the dry and hard bread and softened the bread little by little with the delicious soup.

Duncan suddenly reached out his hand and rubbed the child's hair.

Nina raised her head in surprise: "Uncle?"

"Uncle's research on new dishes was successful." Duncan said seriously.

Nina looked at Duncan blankly, her expression changed several times, and countless thoughts were swirling in her mind. In the end, all her expressions turned into an unbearable smile: "Uncle, you are so serious. It’s funny!”

"Don't make fun of adults," Duncan glanced at Nina, and then said inadvertently as if he suddenly remembered something, "By the way, I'm going to tidy up the situation in the store. If you see something If there’s anything strange and unfamiliar to you, don’t touch it.”

He was preparing for the next shuttle between the two places and the collection and distribution of "materials".

As Ai's abilities are developed, he will inevitably have to frequently transport goods between the Lost Home and the antique store, and it is difficult to completely hide this from Nina's eyes - so it is better to take precautions in advance.

Nina had no doubt at all, she nodded quickly, and Duncan then said: "In addition, I also plan to add more people in the store, so that if I go out during the day, someone can stay to take care of me - of course this is just This is an initial plan that may not come true. I just want to tell you in advance so that you won’t feel strange when you suddenly see a stranger in the store.”

This time, he was paving the way for Alice's arrival - of course, it was just a paving the way.

There are many things that need to be considered in order for Miss Doll to enter the city-state, and transmitting her is only the most inconspicuous part of them. He also has to think about how to prevent the truth about Alice's "doll" from being discovered - Alice Si's appearance is almost the same as that of a real person. As long as she wears long gloves to cover her hand joints, there will be no big problem. At most, she can wear a veil to cover her face that is even more delicate than a real person. This is all a small problem. , the real big problem...is that guy's head.

He brought Alice here to help him, and it was not enough for that girl to perform scurrying around in front of people all day long.

Nina glanced at Duncan in surprise: "Uncle, you actually want to recruit a clerk for the store?! This is a big deal... Have you chosen someone? What kind of person is he?"

Duncan thought for a while, trying to filter out a bunch of not-so-good adjectives from his mind, and then said with a straight face: "There is an initial target, a... hard-working young lady."

He thought about it carefully, and it seemed that the only positive word left about Alice was "hardworking".

Then he saw the expression on Nina's face suddenly become subtle.

The girl looked her uncle up and down several times, and finally couldn't hold back: "Young lady? Uncle, are you..."

Duncan is someone who has been here before. He knew what Nina was thinking when he saw her like this. He immediately tapped the table with his fingers: "Have a good meal! What are you thinking about!"

Nina immediately suppressed her laughter and made a sound of "吭哧吭哭" and continued to eat with her head down. After taking a bite of the fish, her eyes widened in surprise: "It's so delicious!"

Duncan laughed, broke off some bread and threw it to the pigeon pacing next to him, and said: "Then eat more, there is still some in the kitchen."

On the small second floor of the antique shop, Nina and her Uncle Duncan ended a simple and long-lost dinner.

After dinner was over and everything was tidied up, Duncan stopped Nina who was about to go back to the room to rest.

He wanted to confirm something.

"Nina," he looked at the girl who had just put away the cups and plates and came out of the kitchen, "I have something to ask you."

"Ah?" Nina was a little curious, "What's going on?"

"Do you remember... what happened when you were a child?" Duncan considered the entry point while recalling the information he heard at the cultist gathering. "That was when you were six years old."

Nina frowned. She didn't know why her uncle suddenly mentioned the old events from eleven years ago, but she still started thinking about it.

Eleven years have passed, and she was only six years old at the time, so when she recalled the past, she didn't actually feel much sadness in her heart.

"I was still young at that time, and I can't remember many things clearly, but I remember that it was a chaotic day... there were messy adults everywhere. Some people said there was a leak from a factory near Cross Street, and some said there was a collective frenzy on Lower Third Street. , some people even said that something happened in Shangcheng District...I didn't remember many things at the time, and I only became aware of them later when I heard adults talk about them..."

Duncan thought for a while and looked into Nina's eyes: "Then do you remember there was a fire? I took you to escape from the fire, and your parents... were in that fire..."

He only mentioned it tentatively, but Nina suddenly opened her eyes wide: "Fire? Uncle, you really remember that there was a fire?!"

"...Of course I remember it," Duncan knew something was wrong with this incident as soon as he saw Nina's reaction. "Is there anything wrong with me remembering the fire?"

"I also remember that there was a fire, a big fire," Nina said quickly, a little excited, "but then I told the adults around me, but no one remembered it. They all said that I I was so frightened that there was no place where the fire broke out... Later, when I grew up, I went to find the original newspaper..."

At this point, she stopped and slowly shook her head with a strange expression: "But even the newspapers didn't mention any fire... All the records only said that there was a leak in a factory at that time, and chemicals caused a big fire. The illusion of scope…”