The merchant was speechless as five feathers fell into the circle without a single inch of error.

    That would be the case, because out of the five feathers, only two were easy to stick to, and the rest of the feathers had their tips subtly trimmed, so even if they did fit within the circle, they would bounce out.

    “Uh..how did this…!”

    The feather the man threw went back into the circle so easily.

    Aion smiled as he looked at the man with his mouth wide open.

    ***

    ‘I’m sorry for cheating, but I think of it as punishment for playing with people’s hearts, bro.’

    Aion looked at the man who was speechless in surprise and thought.

    In fact, I could tell when I threw the first five feathers that I would not be able to get the remaining feathers in by any normal means.

    I don’t know if the merchant trimmed it himself, but the tips of the feathers were trimmed so precisely that the average person wouldn’t even notice.

    That’s why it was virtually impossible for a normal person to throw this feather and make it land within the designated circle.

    ‘But I’m not a normal person, you know.’

    Aion was no ordinary man.

    Three years have already passed since I came to this world.

    During this time, Aion has been training to the limit to survive while also subduing monsters that devour people, thereby increasing his physical abilities to the limit.

    With just a little bit of force, a feather like this could easily be placed inside the circle.

    Although he didn’t use this ability much in his daily life, Aion couldn’t disappoint Freya, who wanted a doll, so he put a little strength into his fingertips and threw a feather.

    The merchant looked at the feather thrown by Aion with a blank expression, and then after a while, he handed Aion a giant teddy bear that had been on display and said.

    “Congratulations, sir.”

    Although the merchant was a swindler who made money by deceiving people, he was a man who took responsibility for his words, as he handed Aion a giant teddy bear and said.

    Aion smiled at the sight of the merchant and accepted the teddy bear the merchant gave him.

    “Wow…..!”

    As soon as Freya picked up the teddy bear, she looked at Aion with sparkling eyes.

    Aion approached such a Fre and handed him a teddy bear and said.

    “Here’s a gift.”

    Aion said this while handing Fre the teddy bear he wanted, and when Fre handed Fre the doll, he hugged it tightly.

    Fred happily hugged the teddy bear and started spinning around in place happily.

    Danawa Aion smiled as they watched Freya like that.

    “Don’t laugh..!”

    Dana, who was laughing while watching Pre with Aion, said while looking at Aion’s face.

    Aion’s smile never stopped at the sight of Dana.

    “Go..”

    “Thank you…”

    Frere thanked Aion in a small voice.

    It was a voice so small that it would have been hard to hear normally, but Aion looked at Fre as if it was Fre’s voice ringing in his ears.

    Her older sister, Dana, also looked at her as if she had misheard Frey’s shy greeting.

    In fact, today was the first time I heard her distinct voice.

    Since Freya was always hiding behind Dana, the only expression she made was a small shake of her head.

    Aion was so happy to hear her voice today that he approached Frey and stroked her hair, saying:

    “If there’s anything you want, just tell me anytime. I’ll help you. ”

    Aion said, stroking Freya’s head.

    Frey blushed at Aion’s actions.

    “Yes….”

    It was a very small voice, but it answered Aion’s words.

    “……..”

    Dana, who was looking at Aion and Frey like that, had a look of regret on her face.

    Dana had an expression on her face as if she had something to say but couldn’t say it.

    Aion looked at Dana’s face for a moment and placed his hand on Dana’s remaining head.

    “You too, Dana.”

    Aion said, placing his hand on Dana’s head.

    He gently stroked her head and smiled kindly.

    The sister was frozen in place by Aion’s appearance and couldn’t say anything.

    Aion, who had messed up their hair like that, lifted his hand from their heads for a while.

    After that, an awkward atmosphere began to flow between them and Aion.

    Danawa and Fre were looking around the market, looking a little more reserved.

    One thing that bothered me a little was that they held my hand without saying anything.

    Of course, it was right to tell them to hold hands because losing each other in the market would have been a big problem, but Danawa and Fre were holding Aion’s hand with both of their own.

    Despite his young age, he held onto Aion’s hand so tightly that he could feel it, as if he didn’t want to let go.

    “………..”

    Aion looked at them like that, looking back and forth between Danawa and Fre with a face that seemed lost in memories.

    I don’t know why, but their appearance reminded me of myself when I was younger.

    Aion showed a hazy expression at the sight of them.

    I miss you so much. But I can’t go back.

    Aion, who had been making such an expression, shook his head as if he had come to his senses after a while, and soon smiled and was looking around the market with them.

    Aion finished a happy shopping trip, buying ingredients he wanted to eat with them and tasting food that smelled delicious.

    After a long shopping spree, Aion’s item box is now filled with fresh groceries.

    “Wow.. At this rate, I can eat luxuriously for at least a week.”

    Aion was delighted to see the item box bulging out.

    It was full of various ingredients such as fish, fruit, and meat.

    There were some minor incidents where some merchants were surprised because of their black hair and pupils, but in the end, they finished shopping safely.

    Aion looked at Dana, who was holding his hand tightly, and asked.

    “Is there really nothing you want?”

    Dana couldn’t decide what gift she wanted until late at night.

    Unlike Freya, Dana didn’t want to do anything until the market closed.

    Aion was lost in thought for a moment at Dana’s appearance.

    Of course, going home like that wasn’t a bad choice, but I felt bad about not giving a gift to Dana who helped me with the grocery shopping.

    Aion began to look around for items to give her before the market closed.

    There were a lot of toys, books, and other things that children would like, and Aion looked at Dana to see if there was anything she was interested in.

    “…….”

    Dana just looked at the objects with a somewhat indifferent look.

    After seeing Dana’s face like that, Aion looked around more things with her, and then…

    “………..!”

    Dana, who had not shown much interest in things until now, stopped walking when she saw a certain store.

    It was a place that sold things like bracelets that children wore.

    Dana was looking at a bracelet on display.

    Dana looked at the bracelet for a moment, then approached it.

    He showed Aion three bracelets of different colors and said:

    “This..”

    Dana said with a slightly trembling voice, showing me a black, red and white bracelet.

    Aion asked about Dana’s choice.

    “Are you sure this is okay?”

    They weren’t that expensive, so it wouldn’t have been a problem to buy three, but I thought he might have picked the cheap ones because he was worried they might cost a lot of money.

    Since Dana was a mature child, I was worried that she might have picked up something cheap because she was afraid that Aion might be burdensome.

    Dana said with a determined expression.

    “This is it..ok.”

    Dana said, holding a black, red and white bracelet in her arms.

    Seeing Dana like that, Aion paid without saying anything.

    I don’t know if it was a coincidence, but the black, red, and white colors that Dana chose were the same as my and Dana Fre’s hair colors, respectively.

    After finishing the payment, I looked back and saw that Danawa and Frere were wearing red and white bracelets on their hands.

    As I was looking at them, each wearing a bracelet that matched their hair color.

    “I…this…”

    Dana, wearing a red bracelet, approached Aion with a trembling voice and handed him a black bracelet.

    The bracelet she gave him seemed to be warm enough to feel Dana’s warmth as she held it so tightly. Dana and Fre were looking at Aion cautiously.

    “…….”

    They looked at Aion with slightly nervous faces.

    Seeing them like that, Aion said without saying anything, putting on a black bracelet on his hand.

    “Then shall we go to my house?”

    Aion, wearing a black bracelet, reached out to them and asked.

    Danawa and Fre closed their eyes for a moment as if embarrassed, then quickly grabbed Aion’s hand.

    The three people wearing bracelets like that went back home together, looking at the sunset sky.

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