Berserk: The Prophet

Chapter 319 The Absurd Truth

Daylight had broken, and Green walked out of Karina's room alone. Soon, the sound of sobbing came from inside.

"Ah, the pitiful state of hateful people." Green couldn't bear to hear women's cries; the patrons and prostitutes of the brothel usually slept until noon.

Anyway, it was already daylight outside. Green exited the alley through the back door of the brothel and changed his clothes using his spatial ability. Come to think of it, no one actually lived at the back door of this courtyard. There was a tavern not far away. That guy must have sneaked out to play from here before, right?

Well, I'd better go back and sell bread first. Jacob was already using his telekinesis to urge himself on.

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Hearing the system notification, Green breathed a sigh of relief; it seemed that Cardi wouldn't die anytime soon.

After a long day at the bread stall, Green finally went back to Karina's place in the evening.

Cardi seemed to have slowly woken up, and Green overheard their conversation from outside the door.

"...Don't leave me again. I'm so afraid that one day I'll never see you again. You've done enough. Forget the past."

"...I really want someone to stay by my side and live a peaceful life with me, okay?" Karina's voice was hoarse as she held Kadi's hand tightly by the bedside.

The person on the bed seemed to be silent for a long time before weakly replying, "...Okay."

Perhaps letting go of hatred is the best outcome for Cardi, Green couldn't help but sigh, and then knocked on the door.

Karina opened the locked door and was not surprised to see Green. She wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes and closed the door again.

When Green entered the room, he saw Cady leaning against the headboard, her bandaged profile flickering in and out of the shadows. Although she was still very weak, her deep blue eyes shone with an astonishing brightness, as if they held a flame that would never go out. She was nothing like the patient who had been barely clinging to life that morning.

"...The recovery is going quite well?" Green spoke first, and sat down in the chair as if they were old friends.

"...Thanks to you, I'm still alive." Kadi twitched the corner of his mouth. Although he was awake now, he was still too weak.

Karina poured Green a glass of water; she had to thank the boy for saving Kadi from the brink of death.

Looking at Karina's red and swollen eyes, Green guessed that she must have been crying all day. "Thank you." Green didn't stand on ceremony and gulped down a glass; he was indeed quite thirsty.

Although it was true that Green saved him, Cardi's gaze towards Green was hardly friendly; the backlash from that thing had greatly worsened his health.

"What do you want?" Cardi guessed that Green was not here to visit him, and went straight to Green's main question.

"...Well, nothing much. Where is Goni now? I don't see her." Green had been to Karina's room before, so he knew the girl wasn't there.

"?" A big question mark appeared above Cardi's head.

"?" "Isn't she your daughter?" Green looked at Cardi and Karina's blank expressions and was puzzled.

“...Goni? Oh, you mean Gerry?” Karina suddenly remembered Gerry asking her before if she had a daughter.

The child was indeed strangely cute, perfectly inheriting the genes of both her and the man. It wouldn't be surprising if Green mistook the child's gender, which is why she didn't let the child come home too late.

Seeing Green's puzzled look, Karina covered her mouth and chuckled, "Neither of us has a daughter, you know."

"Huh?" Green was still in a daze and scratched his head awkwardly.

"Hahaha, he's a boy, how could he be a girl? I remember he really liked to fight." Karina couldn't help but laugh until tears streamed down her face when she saw Green's comical appearance.

Green's face instantly turned red to his ears, so embarrassed he almost scratched his toes out of his mouth.

"Oh, I see... I always thought he was a girl." He muttered to himself, inwardly blaming himself for his carelessness.

Seeing Green's embarrassed expression, Kadi couldn't help but chuckle, almost letting out a soft laugh. However, this aggravated his wound, causing him to gasp in pain, "Cough cough..."

Green scratched his head and smiled somewhat sheepishly. "So...where is Gerry now? I'd really like to see him."

"He's either out fighting with someone again, or he's learning swordsmanship from an old man. That kid always likes to cause trouble." Karina shook her head helplessly, but her eyes were full of affection.

Green nodded, but the amount of information was actually a bit too much for him. If he were a little boy... then what about before...?

Oh no... just thinking about it makes me so embarrassed that I want to escape this world as soon as possible.

"...Are you interested in him?" Cardi picked up the conversation. If Green was willing to assist his son, why not?

Green was taken aback, not expecting Cardi to suddenly throw out such a question. He lowered his eyes and pondered for a moment, the image of the child's lively and energetic appearance appearing in his mind. Although there had been a misunderstanding before, the child did indeed exude a unique temperament that made people want to take a second look.

"I'm just a little curious about him," Green said carefully, oblivious to his face turning as red as a monkey's bottom, simply giving a nonsensical reply.

“That child is destined for great things, and it’s not too late for you to follow him now.”

Green was taken aback by Cardi's words. His already bewildered mind hadn't even begun to process what he was saying, and he didn't know how to respond for a moment.

He never thought of following anyone and had always been used to being alone.

...He really wants his son to succeed, how can Cardi be so confident?

“...I’ll think about it some more,” Green said hesitantly.

Kadi nodded. "You can learn more about him. I believe you will make the right choice."

Karina smiled and said, "Although Grina is naughty, he has a kind heart. If you can stay by his side, maybe you can help him to behave himself."

Green was starting to waver; perhaps it wouldn't be a bad idea to get to know the child.

But then his mind suddenly started working again, and the embarrassing scene that made his scalp tingle kept replaying in his mind.

What kind of contact is that? Such an embarrassing situation would definitely make people think I'm from Nantong!

It's probably better if we never see each other again in this lifetime!! This is too awkward!!

Maya, what's wrong with these two? I almost got tricked into going there.

"Uh, actually, I don't have any dreams, and I have my own things to do right now."

He pointed to his flour-covered clothes and said, "Selling bread to support myself is enough for me to worry about."

"Hmph, no ambition whatsoever." Kadi snorted coldly, looking disappointed in him, even though he didn't have high hopes for him either.

...It's a good thing he didn't have a daughter, otherwise he would have been targeted by this guy.

Karina listened quietly to their conversation, then gently said, "Alright, don't make things difficult for the child. We should be happy that Green still cares about that child."

She turned to look at Green, "When Green comes back here, I'll have him go find you. If he knows someone cares about him this much, he might even show off his newly learned swordsmanship to you."

Oh...no, I think I'll pass.

Green felt that life had been rougher and rougher on him, and he didn't know how to refuse Karina's enthusiasm. He could only let out a desperate groundhog scream in his heart.