Chapter 544: Family Affairs

"Hayata."

As soon as Gordon sat down, Pine smiled and said to Hayata: "Go and make a pot of tea for your friends."

"OK."

It felt like a long time passed, but in fact it was only two years ago that she left Minagard and embarked on a journey alone, and she had lived in this house for more than ten years since she was a child.

Of course she knew exactly where the tea cans and tea sets were.

She just hopes that the tea leaves in the tea can are not the same batch of tea she bought two years ago.

Hayata was sent to make tea, and Pine's eyes immediately returned to Gordon.

stare.

Gordon smiled stiffly.

"Young man, your name is Gordon, right?" Pine spoke. His tone couldn't be called distant or blunt, but it certainly wasn't too enthusiastic.

"Ah, yes, sorry, I haven't had time to introduce myself yet."

"It's okay, Yamos told me about you."

"Ah, Mr. Yamos?"

"Well, we are friends who grew up together."

When Pine said this, he paused and considered his words before continuing: "He told me that there is a young male hunter who has a good relationship with Hayata."

".Yeah." Gordon replied with a dry smile.

I always feel that it is awkward to say anything when facing this uncle.

"What do you think is Hayata's most outstanding advantage?" Pine suddenly changed the topic and asked this question very abruptly.

Gordon blurted out, "Super lucky?"

Pine: "?"

Pork Chop, who was squatting on a chair nearby and watching, covered his face.

"Ah, no, I meant to be optimistic, strong, and considerate." Gordon realized that he had said something stupid and quickly made amends.

"Well, this is quite objective." Pine's expression softened.

Hayata, who was carrying the tea tray, almost jogged back all the way. When she was halfway through making the tea, she suddenly realized something was wrong and hurried back to take a look.

"You didn't say anything strange to Senior Gordon, did you?" Hayata glared at Pine.

"Of course not, we had a great chat, right Gordon."

".yes."

Hayata stared at Pine for two seconds, then said "hum" and continued to make tea while holding the empty tea tray with nothing in it.

Silence fell between the two men.

"well--."

Pine sighed, feeling that it was pointless to ask or say anything else.

Thinking of this, Pine felt a lot more relaxed. He began to ask Gordon about Hayata's time as a hunter, and the atmosphere between the two suddenly became much more harmonious.

After some time, Hayata came back again, this time the tea tray in her hand was full.

In addition to tea utensils such as cups and pots, there are also sugar and jam for flavoring the tea, as well as a few snacks.

Pine took the teacup handed over by Hayata, and the first words the latter spoke made him flick his wrist and the tea poured out.

"Uncle, have you found an aunt for me?"

"Uh, huh? Ah, why do you think so?"

Hayata pointed to the tea cup and then to the tea cakes, "The tea leaves are new, and the tea cakes are also fresh. They are also handmade. You don't do these. You only soak the bread in black tea and eat it."

The yard outside has also been carefully taken care of, Gordon added in his mind.

"Is that so?" Pine looked a little nervous.

Hayata rolled her eyes, "Why are you nervous? I will stop you? I have been asking you to find me an aunt since I was a child, but you always say that the job of leading a caravan is too dangerous and that others will look down on you. of."

In fact, Hayata herself also knew that another more important reason why her uncle Payne never got married was because of her tardiness.

"So who is this person? Is it beautiful? Do I know him?" Hayata asked with bright eyes.

Pine suddenly felt a little bit of Gordon's previous embarrassment. He rubbed his rough hands and said with a dry smile: "The one who has been taking care of you."

"Ah, as expected, Aunt Marpel? No, maybe I should call you aunt in the future. I have long thought that there is something wrong with you two, but you still refuse to admit it.

She was very beautiful when she was young, and her cooking was delicious. Although she was a widow with a child, sister Nellie was also very cute and timid. When I urged you to take the initiative, you refused.

It took so many years...ah! I know, you really treated me as a dragster, so you only started taking action after I left! "

"It's not like that, it's not like that."

Seeing Pine across the table lowering his head to accept Hayata's scolding, Gordon and Pork Chop looked at each other.

Was Hayata so aggressive when she was at home?

One person and two cats were watching the show, but at this moment the door was pushed open, and a middle-aged woman in simple clothes walked in carrying a rattan basket.

Seeing the lively scene in the house, she was obviously taken aback.

"Aunt Mapel!" Hayata cheered and ran over.

But this time she obviously paid more attention and didn't make any bones creak like when she hugged Pine before.

Hayata did not continue to tease the two of them about this incident, but the title of "aunt" already showed her attitude.

Mapel was a little embarrassed at first, but after all, he was the one who single-handedly raised Hayata. After getting over the initial embarrassment, the three of them sat together like a family of three.

Gordon was numb.

When Hayata, the aunt-to-be, looked at her, her eyes were much harsher than even Pine's.

"Aunt, where's sister Nellie? Let's have dinner together tonight!" Hayata showed extraordinary enthusiasm at this time.

I didn't understand it when I was young, but I gradually realized how much Uncle Pine had done for her when I grew up.

Now that Pine has a chance to get out of being single, I can't wait to send them to register.

Mapel smiled and said, "Sure, I'll ask her to come over in the evening. She often talks to us about 'Sister Hayata'. She has always admired you."

"Huh? Really?"

Mapel began to expose Hayata's past, "Hayata looked quiet when she was young, but she was actually a child king.

Nellie was weak in character. When she was bullied by boys, she would rush over and beat them up. She would chase them with a stick and beat them. All the children in the street were afraid of her."

"Auntie!"

Gordon grinned, not surprised.

Ever since he saw Hayata's "Red Blade Fanaticism", he knew that Hayata's gentle side was just an appearance.

"Hayata, do you know that two years ago when you just left Minagard, Nellie ran to the hunter training camp to register." Pine took a bite of tea and said with a smile.

"Ah? Then what happened?"

"Then she was kicked out in less than two days."

Mapel said unhappily: "The child's arms and legs are like bamboo stalks, without any strength, and she can't even lift the lightest training equipment. The instructor said she has no talent to be a hunter."

"But sister Nali is very smart, loves to read books and has a good personality! She can be a scholar." Hayata had to say this.

Hunters are a profession that attaches great importance to talent and physique. As long as you can successfully graduate from the training camp, even if you are just the most ordinary apprentice hunter, your physical fitness is far beyond that of ordinary people.

It's basically the difference between a big wild boar and a big wild boar king, one in a hundred.

"Don't praise her so much. That child can barely be called a nerd, but she is far from being a scholar.

But she is still a little persistent. Later, she went to the Hunter's Gathering to apply for a job as a poster girl. Recently, she is about to be hired. When she came back, she told us that a senior named Tikki took good care of her."

Mapel said it bluntly, but it can be seen that she is quite satisfied with her daughter.

"Tikki meow?!" Pig Chop screamed.

It has a bit of stress disorder with this name.

"By the way, the gathering hall has been very busy recently." Pine threw another piece of snack into his mouth, "Nellie hasn't come back for dinner for more than a week.

There are transport teams in and out of the city, and the original business plan of the Chamber of Commerce has also been suspended.

Can you believe it? Even our stingy boss is willing to provide a batch of supplies for free, so that we can transport them out the day after tomorrow. It's not far, and we can reach the fortress in two days."

Hearing Pine mention this, Gordon and the others' expressions suddenly became serious.

"I was going to ask you later, uncle, have you prepared anything?" Hayata asked.

"Prepared for what?"

"You didn't get the news?" Hayata's face was full of disbelief, "Didn't Master Amos tell you? Didn't Nellie tell you?"

"Well, I haven't seen Amos for a long time. Nellie did come back and mentioned that there was a monster approaching, and suggested that the two of us leave Minagard and hide in other cities.

Is that it?"

"What do you mean by 'that'?" Hayata raised his eyebrows, "Do you know what is coming now?!"

Pine didn't care at all.

"I don't know, anyway, it's some kind of powerful monster, right? But aren't everyone reinforcing the fortress? There are so many hunters coming, it's no problem."