I Am Really The Best Anti Hero In Another World!-System Of Anti Hero! novel Chapter 46

Chapter 46 - 46 - A Heavy and Painful Burden

"...Do you really believe that boy can help her? We've searched so hard and found nothing... What makes you think that in this lost little town things will be any different...? He must be lying!" said the woman as she slammed the door shut.

The old man continued walking slowly toward the stairs, murmuring,

— ...I really don't know...

with his head bowed.

"What do you mean you don't know? You entrusted her life to someone without even being sure?!" the woman exclaimed, her voice choked with emotion.

He gave her a quick look, and soon she muttered an apology, lowering her head.

The old man sighed,

— ...I understand what you mean. He did entrust her to me, but...I have no idea how to save her. I didn't know before, and even after we left that place, nothing has changed... What was he thinking, after all? I've searched every nook and cranny and still found nothing. And he knew that...! He believed I could find some solution by taking her out from under his wings and putting her at risk, leaving only the two of us to protect her!

Anger flashed in his eyes as he raked his hands over the railing, then the old man sighed once more, struggling to keep his composure:

— For all these years, while we hid, I kept searching for a way to cure her...but what has that accomplished? Just like before, nothing was found. Not even a miserable clue... And while we traveled with her the world over, limiting her actions as much as possible, we even had to hide from her that her own father pushed her away. Because that's exactly what he did. He knew I wouldn't find a way to save her, so he simply traded her for that bastard. And by doing so, he finally found the 'perfect son'—not only because that boy bears an uncanny resemblance to him, but even in character, it seems.

After hearing all that, the woman, her head bowed and trembling, whispered,

— Sir... I can't believe he actually abandoned his daughter like this...

The old man regarded her for a brief moment, then turned and sat on the stairs, saying:

—...I understand you...I'd say the same, if it weren't for the fact that I know him."