Chapter 185 - 185: Join The Facade
"As for the other happy memories, I don't think I need to tell them to you again since I'm sure we'll make more happy memories in the future," Grandpa Chi told Lucifer after he finished describing a made-up story.
He didn't lie about his son and his wife's death, though. He just lied about the time of their death.
"The place you're in? It's the Village of Oria. As for our country, we live on the Island of Maltia. And..."
The old man further started describing the geography of the place and more about things that he needed to tell.
"Do you understand now?" the old man asked in the end.
"I..." Lucifer opened his mouth to say something, but he couldn't finish and just nodded his head. All this information was too much for him.
"Sleep for now. I'm sure you'll remember everything later. Your head isn't calm now. Give it rest," the old man told Lucifer gently.
"G-grandpa Chi, why am I wearing the gloves?" Lucifer couldn't help but ask as he felt a bit weird. This question was in his mind for a long time.
"This? That's because you have a very bad allergy. Whenever your hand comes in contact with the air outside, you start having trouble breathing. That's why we had these medical gloves made. Never take them off, alright?" The old man told Lucifer.
"Allergy?" Lucifer muttered as he stared at the gloves on his hand. "I won't."
"That's better."
The old man waited with Lucifer and even sang a song for him to make him sleep.
Only after Lucifer slept did the old man stood up and left the room.
...
He entered the main hall as he finally sighed.
"At Least he's calm now. This is better. But did I really do the right thing by lying? He has a really good chance of gaining back his memory in the future. And when he knows I lied, will he be upset? Or will he understand that I lied to him? I wonder."
"Since I lied for his sake, he shouldn't be that upset. In any case, without his memories, he would feel better living with someone he thinks of as family than living with a stranger."
"It's not like telling him the truth at this time has any benefit. He doesn't know anything. He won't even know where he was from. I can't even find his home," the man muttered as he left home. He kept trying to justify his decision.
As soon as he stepped out, he looked in the distance to see all his neighbors standing in a group, discussing something.
"These people, do they really think I'm a criminal that'll kidnap a kid?" The old man rolled his eyes as he started walking towards the people.
"You're thinking too much. Grandpa Chi wouldn't kidnap a kid. Don't think like that."
"You can't be sure. Didn't you see? The boy seemed to be unconscious, and as soon as he started waking up, Grandpa Chi took him inside. He's certainly hiding something."
"What am I hiding?" Hearing the words, Grandpa Chi couldn't help but chime in.
Hearing his voice, everyone turned to look at him.
"Ah, Grandpa Chi, it's not like we doubt you, but we just want to know. Who is the kid that you brought with you?"
"I came here to talk to you about that as well. I found the boy drowning in the sea. I saved him and brought him here," Grandpa Chi answered.
"Ah, so that's what it is. That's why he was coughing so much," said a middle-aged man as he clapped suddenly.
"If that's true, you wouldn't mind us talking to him, right?" One lady asked, still suspicious.
"Not at all. But you must know one thing first. That kid, I just talked to him inside. It seems that he has lost his memories because of this trauma. Because of not being able to remember anything, he seemed to be going crazy, so I lied to him a bit," the old man explained as he sighed.
"He lost his memories because of drowning? I heard things like that happen, but still, what do you mean? What lie did you tell him?" The lady asked again.
"I told him that this is his home and that he is from here. I also told him that I'm his Grandfather. At that moment in time, that was the best option to keep him from going insane."
"With great effort and some lies, I calmed him down. Don't tell him the truth. It would help if you people kept the facade," Grandpa Chi told everyone. He even joined his hands. "Treat it as a request."
"This? You lied to the boy who had lost his memories? Have you gone insane? Do you know how he will react when the police take him away? What will you tell him then?" The lady asked as she squinted her eyes.
Even though she believed what the old man was saying, she still felt this was stupid to do.
"Police will take him away? Why?" Grandpa Chi asked, frowning.
The woman took a deep breath as she sighed. "Grandpa Chi, do you really not know? You aren't his real grandpa. He must have a family of his own somewhere that would be worried about him. How will the police help him get to his home without taking him?"
"The police can't help him anyway. Because the kid isn't from this Island," the old man answered, shaking his head.
"He isn't from this Island?" Everyone exclaimed in shock.
"Where is he from?"
"When I was swimming, I found him drowning. At that moment, I was far away from here. In fact, I was closer to the continent of Esti than I was from here," the old man answered.
"So he could be from anywhere in the continent of Esti that contains many countries. It's impossible for him to get to his home, that too, without his memories. So our police can't help him."
"Moreover, I think he won't be safe there either. I mean, the kid was drowning, and no one was nearby. I think someone threw him in the sea with the intention to kill him. He won't be safe there," the old man said gravely.
"He's from a different continent? And you want him to live with you forever without knowing the truth?" The lady asked as she stared at the old man.
"That's right. I think this is the best choice. I don't have a family. He doesn't have a family. He needs my help. This is the best choice then."
"Moreover, he won't have to live the life of an orphan with this lie of ours. He can have a family again. So I request of you. Please don't tell him the truth and let me take care of him!" The old man insisted.
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[Author Note:
This is an Important Crossroad of the story with the memory loss arc but this arc won't be long. And yes, his memory will return but this arc will play a really important role.
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