Since he was going to see Rita, what should he bring as a gift...?
He looked somewhat conflicted.
Rita's hobby was being a maid, then watching others marvel at the excellence of her professional skills and enjoying that sense of accomplishment.
Other than that, she seemed to have no particular hobbies.
Picking a gift for that girl was honestly rather tricky.
He needed to think carefully.
Russell's mind raced at high speed, and for a moment, he failed to notice that a certain tiny duck had already finished her food.
It was not until she walked right up to him, hooked her little finger around his, and pressed their thumbs together that Russell came back to his senses.
He looked at the little girl, somewhat bewildered.
Pinky swear? Wasn't that an East Asian custom?
How did Bronya know it?
And what did this gesture mean?
The girl raised her head. Her gray eyes still seemed a little dim, but there was now a faint glimmer within them.
She spoke, her eyes full of earnestness.
"It's a promise."
"You wait for me to grow up, and I'll repay you."
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Wait for her to grow up?
Why did that sound a little strange?
Russell scratched his head, feeling there were quite a few possible ambiguities here.
Still, this was an agreement made between him and his future number-one slave laborer. It was definitely worth recording.
So he nodded and even gave her a hug.
"I believe you."
The warm touch left the girl dazed for a moment.
The last time...
When had she been hugged?
She could not remember.
Or perhaps she had never been hugged at all?
Like a fledgling becoming attached to the first living being it saw upon opening