Magic Cultivation

Chapter 22.5: The Orphanage

Lisa was having fun for the first time, she felt as if someone really accepted her for who she was she couldn't help but suspect Nyx was up to something so she bluntly asked.

"Y-I I mean, Nyx... umm..."

"Hmm..? what is it?"

"Why... why are you being so good to me... are you after something, if you are your not going to get anything precious..."

Why huh... good question, I also want to ask that myself, why do I bother to make my way and say things that a little would hardly understand... that I don't know. But deep down Nyx know that he just couldn't bear it anymore, back in his past life he was taken advantage, sabotage, ruined his reputation by other people, killed by his friend and betrayed by his love one. How ironic, I really don't know what to say to this little girl.

"Hmmm... maybe because I don't think it's fair for you guys to be treated this way... so I guess I want to help you with everything I got, haha"

"B-but... you'll get nothing out of it..."

"Nothing..? hah, what do you think friendship is? it's not like water that you can just ask and drink it's something more precious... Hmmm... let's say if your friends is in danger wouldn't you want to save him?"

"O-of course I would... If I can... probably"

Lisa pouted as if she couldn't believe that Nyx would treat her like a real friend, for the first time a friend that was not from the orphanage. Lisa felt very happy that she was about to cry herself out in the open.

"Haha, that's why I told you I got a plan just trust me on this you'll not only have your friends you can also always eat delicious good like this ones..!"

"Mmmnn... *sob*, thank you... thank you for being my friend..."

Nyx nodded as he didn't know how to reply Lisa's genuine trust in him. This... Why do this feel so heartwarming, seeing a little girl tear up because I became her friend... haha, well I also want to have a friend, a friend that will be always be with me. Nyx thought of his past lives his only friend back on earth was none other than someone called "cat_Ladyxx" a user name in a game called mobile mythic. Haiz, I wonder if... is that doing alright with his life, but with that kind of IGN he might be a gay or a woman..? Well I wouldn't know.

After a while the two have reached the orphanage. Nyx heard children's voices as if they were being asked and an adult woman's voice, with Nyx's keen hearing he heard, "Paul! you are the one who is incharge when I'm gone, why didn't you stop Lisa, what if she gets in trouble that girl always sneak outside in the orphanage but... you remembered what happened to other who snuck out right?" the kid named Paul replied "yeah, Sister Sophia sold them! just because they weren't being obedient and stayed here, was it their fault that they just went out for a single day that they got sold?!" *slap* "Paul, were did you learn to be so rude! Sister Sophia only did that to raise you Kids, if not then what would you be eating today?", "so what? we all know that sister Sophia just want men to take care of him! That's why she'll get home late at night because she's out having fun with different men!", "ugh... Paul!"

Lisa was scared and was embarrassed for Nyx to hear this kind of stuff.

"S-sorry... it seems I caused this to happen..."

"Haha... don't worry it's normal for adults to be concerned...", 'although that kid named Paul is right, and that sister... pity her she only probably follows that senior of hers and obeys her, well that's not my problem"

*thunk*

The door opened and all the fighting seems to have stop but the kids that were younger that five year olds seems to have cried due to the fighting Paul and the sister caused.

"I-I'm back..."

"Lisa..! where were you?! I was worried if something happened to you"

The sister then hug Lisa but then said some worrying words.

"Lisa... you've been gone for too long sister Sophia dropped by so she knew you were gone... so your behaviour can't be left unpunished, I'm sorry for this Lisa but if you don't get punished then I'm sure sister sophia will... and her punishment isn't light either"

Lisa whimpered when hearing this and the little children started to gather up behind Paul begging him to stop sister Maria. But paul couldn't do anything because he knew what sister Maria meant, if sister sophia knew she was not punished then sister sophia would have punished her or even sold Lisa, so Paul told Ayesha the second most oldest in the group to bring the children back to their rooms.

"Punish who exactly..?"

An unfamiliar voice soon echoed in the room Paul was quite surprised because he haven't heard this voice ever while sister Maria was also surprised but she didn't think too much about it.

"Who are you?"

"Me?"

Nyx pointed to himself as if she was some big shot and smirked a little.

"Uhmm... sister Maria he's name is Nyx and he has something to say..."

"Something to say? what could a kid say-?"

Nyx threw a golden coin in the air while watching his nails and the coin fall and rolled down to sister Maria's feet.

"A-a golden coin..?"

"It's not much but... I want to say something to you"

"Alright"

Sister Maria then got the golden coin while Paul was speechless he was also wary as this kid could be a noble who wants to buy them and treat them like pigs that are just livestock's for them.

"Let me be blunt, as you can see I gave you a golden coin... so how about this, trade with me I'll adopt all the children here but... I still don't have a place for them to stay so... let them stay here while I pay for their rent in a month how does that sound?"

"Ahem, firstly it's true that you can buy them at this price but it's now enough 1 golden coin can at most buy only half of them and there are twenty one of them... and I won't sell them not knowing if I can trust you"

"N-Nyx... you were gonna buy us... but I thought you were visiting to have dinner with us..?"

"Hah! turns out you got lied by this noble bastard"

The kid named paul couldn't help it anymore, buying them? are they livestock to him, and what's more Lisa believed in him.

"I didn't lie to you Lisa... it's true that I want to eat with you all but, it seems your living conditions here are quite dire to say at the very least..."

"B-but..."

"Lisa enough! you too Paul!, so what your saying is you pitied them that's why you wanted to buy them?"

"Basically is... but I just made my friends and seeing little kids cry isn't too happy, and if your still gonna ask for more gold coin then you can have this, then it should be all right"

Nyx then handed his last golden coin, as for Nyx going this far he sensed it a power that was very rare in the ten thousand immortal worlds a draconic bloodline! and one of the children here have such luck and seemed to have awakened it's powers, that girl that brought the children to the room... if she falls in the wrong hands then... I just can't imagine how dire the situation this world could fall through if she grow up and can fully utilize her power, I need her and I also need companions in order to have a peaceful life I'll make the Grannar village prosper and have a power that evil forces will fear... and I exactly need an image of a dragon, who would not be afraid if a dragon in a human form would appear and it protects a specific location, if a normal human is just a human then a dragon will still be a dragon! Anyone would be afraid.