I don't know why, but Caroso felt that Richard's eyes were a little pitiful.
Caroso It's a little strange, why does this person want to pity me?
With Caroso's family background and abilities, he has always shown mercy to others, never others to him.
[This matter... how to put it, I can't explain it clearly]
[Boss Caro's analysis is theoretically correct, but this is entirely from a rational perspective]
[Boss Caro, sometimes believe in feelings]
[Actually, Boss Caro already has some feelings for Nimel, but he can't notice it himself]
[Kolia family's training is terrible]
"It was indeed my fault when I gave up on her." Richard took a deep breath. "But do you really know everything? I didn't want to give up on her because I had squandered all the money. It was because I couldn't afford to support her at that time! Instead of suffering with me, you should learn card making and have a good future."
"The reason why my savings are spent so quickly is because I want to give her the best! Otherwise, how did she lose her foundation?"
"I go to see Alita secretly every year. I just don't dare to face her... I know that she missed me very much after she left me. She lived a very bad life. I am her only relative. But what do you want me to do? I am a father, a father who has nothing. Do I want to see my daughter with nothing?"
"I admit that I don't have the ability to do business, but I always want to work hard, because I want to give Alita more..."
"At the lowest point in my life, I met the love of my life. I didn't cheat. I told her that I was a loser, but she was still willing to accept me." Richard closed her eyes and said painfully, "She cheated on her father, married me, and helped me pay off the debt."
"At this time, she gave me another sum of money to invest..."
"I admit that after meeting her, I forgot about Alita and lived happily with her."
"She is so good to me that I don't want to cause her any trouble..."
"So, when I finally couldn't bear the pressure, I didn't tell her and instead sold the steel."
"You know what? The way she looked at me at this time was disappointment. She was not disappointed that I lost money, but why I didn't ask her to share the responsibility."
"She said that I have always had someone else in my heart, and I have never regarded her as truly one of my own."
Gudong, Gudong...
Richard opened a bottle of low-quality ale and drank it.
"Huh..."
He exhaled a thick breath, his voice a little hoarse. "I owe her, I owe my daughter."
"I did not give Alita qualified companionship, and I did not love my ex-wife wholeheartedly."
"All I can do is hide the debts I incurred in the steel business from my ex-wife, and then die."
"It was at this time that I heard the news about Alita. She was high-spirited and rebellious like her mother, which gave me hope of living."
"Over the years, I owed her too much, so I joined Dungeon, thinking of giving her some gifts, and then I would leave her and take risks to repay the debt myself."
"I never thought that Dungeon would be extremely difficult, or that I no longer have the skills to be an adventurer. So, I left my legs in Dungeon."
"After Alita found out, she changed. She was no longer the high-spirited Alita, and she was no longer the rebellious Card Maker. Instead, she lived the way she hated before."
"I wanted to die at that time, but Alita came to me and said that I owed her my whole life and my life was hers. If she didn't let me die, I couldn't die..."
"Seeing how filial my daughter was, the people I owed money to also came after her."
"Two years, it took her two full years to pay off my debt."
"Damn it, that interest rate is too high, the nobles are all vampires!"
Caroso did not refute.
Their bank also offers quite high interest rates...
"In the past three years, she has been locking herself in her laboratory, endlessly making cards and paying off debts... I don't know, what is the meaning of my life?"
"At this point, I'm still holding her back."
"I understand." Caroso nodded calmly. "Then, you are qualified to know her future."
"I am Caroso·Kolia of Azure Wolf Province. In the future, she will serve Azure Wolf Province. Don't worry, my father doesn't need a lover. What he needs is a S-class card maker. In other words, I need a S-class card maker to help me."
"I won't let her do dangerous things, I just want to buy off her ability."
Richard's voice was a little hoarse. "But, she will lose her freedom... She has done enough for me, and I don't want her to lose her freedom because of one of my legs."
"In your eyes, what is freedom?" Caroso said.
Caroso can't control Richard's trust like Merlin.
Merlin's solicitation method is completely different from Caroso's solicitation method.
Merlin approached Richard and the terms were very good. She meant that Alita was free in her place.
After all, what she calls Utopia Plan seems to be a free organization, but Caroso is different. He and Azure Wolf Province are bound together.
Merlin is telling Richard that it is time for Alita to come out and not be trapped in her laboratory.
Richard has the blood of adventurers in his body. He feels that people should be free and should not be bound by any force.
He himself also hopes that Alita is a free person and can live the way she wants.
And Utopia is just enough.
"Freedom is freedom." Richard frowned.
"People have to abide by the rules. If civilians don't abide by the rules, they will be punished by the law; if the nobles don't abide by the rules, they will be punished by more powerful nobles; if the emperor King doesn't abide by the rules, there will be riots in the country; if a country doesn't abide by the rules, other countries will wipe it out. As long as the rules are still required, there is no so-called freedom in the true sense." Caroso said, "I just gave her a job, not made her a slave."
"As long as you follow me, I will guarantee her rights and interests, ensure that she will not be bullied, and let her make cards with peace of mind and make the cards she wants. Isn't this good?"
"In her own laboratory, she has the final say whether she wants to make cards or not, but if she follows you, will she still have the final say on what she wants to do? If you then treat her as a machine that produces the same kind of cards..." Richard retorted.
"You underestimate the nobles too much." Caroso stood up and said, "Alita is a S-class card maker. I know better than you how to maximize her role."
"Let her become a card-making machine that mass-produces one card... that's what only a fool would do."
"Do you know? Healing your leg is her only thought at the moment. When this thought is gone, what will she do? Will she go down the wrong path?"
"At least, I gave her the right path."
"Or, can you think of a way for her?"
"You are her father, what do you think she should do in the future? As a Card Maker, you must always have the support of power. If she goes to the Alchemy Alliance or is in school, or is a Alchemy Castle in the kingdom, it is all within the power. Instead of this, why not choose Azure Wolf Province? At least I can heal your leg."
"Do you think it is realistic for her to become a completely free person? Will there be a powerful force that takes her away? How will she protect herself then? Will she rely on her hands that have never fought or you who are lame?"
"With all due respect, without the protection of the academy, as far as the debt you owed, it would be A-class card maker not up to her to do anything at that time."
"Even if she opens a card shop in the capital... are you sure she has the genes to do business?"
Richard opened his mouth. He had never thought about curing his leg, let alone what Alita should do in the future.
Yes, after you cure me, what should Alita do?
"She is your daughter, and she has the right to choose her own life." Caroso said, "What you said about freedom or not, is that what she wants? How do you know if she wants a stable job."
"Her future is not something you should consider at all. I am just informing you what her future is."
"With all due respect, you have been too self-righteous in your life."
"Every decision you make is what you think is right. You never care about their feelings."