"Pfft."
Enri, who was hiding behind her father, suddenly let out a giggle, watching Hades frantically explain himself. Enri said to Emmot, "I don't think he's a bad person."
Seeing this, Hades quickly said, "Of course I'm not a bad person, I just want to know where this is…."
"Gurgle~~~~~"
Just as Hades was speaking, his stomach suddenly made a sound that embarrassed him a little. At the same time, his brain began to protest, and the feeling of hunger instantly took over his body.
Emmot put down his steel fork and said to Hades, "This is the border of Re-Estize. To the west is the Baharuth Empire. Let me guess, are you from the Angesilia Mountains?"
"I don't know. I remember drinking some wine last night and falling asleep. When I woke up, I was already here. I'm penniless now," Hades said. He weighed each word carefully. Casually agreeing with the information in the other party's words could easily lead to suspicion.
Perhaps the other party was testing him with some false information.
"Is that so?" Emmot nodded, his expression softening. He teased, "I was a little worried you were a bandit or something, but I don't think any bandit would rob on an empty stomach. Although this village isn't rich, there are many men who can fight."
Emmot's words contained both teasing and a warning.
"Believe me, I am absolutely not a bandit," Hades said firmly.
But then his stomach rumbled again, and an embarrassed expression crept onto his face.
"Hahahaha…."
Enri covered her mouth and laughed behind Emmot. Emmot glared back at his daughter, then a smile appeared on his face too, which made Hades even more embarrassed.
"Alright, I can give you some food, but you have to leave here immediately. After all, strangers aren't very welcome in the village," Emmot said.
Some things in the world are just that strange. Emmot, who was originally wary of Hades, lowered his guard after two hungry growls from his stomach.
Emmot was not a cold person to begin with. If it had been daytime, Hades would not have been treated this way. It must be said that the timing of his knocking was indeed a bit inappropriate. Almost everyone would be wary of a stranger knocking in the middle of the night.
"Thank you, but I have nowhere to go right now, so… could you give me a place to rest? Don't worry, I'll leave tomorrow," Hades said, rubbing his stomach.
If this were another real world, there were many things he wanted to ask about, and he certainly didn't want to leave just like that. Besides, he didn't know where to go if he left.
And he needed to find a safe place to sort out the current information and calm himself down. Although he seemed calm now, his heart was not at peace at all.
"Hmm…" Emmot stroked his beard, looked at the boy's pitiful appearance, and finally pointed to a building not far away, saying, "I'm sorry, although I don't think you're a bad person, I can't let strangers stay in my house. That's the village's newly built livestock shed. If you don't mind, you can borrow it for a night."
Hades looked in the direction Emmot was pointing. A few wooden boards surrounded by a thatched roof. It wasn't just breezy; it was completely open to the wind.
Hades swore that the worst place he had ever slept was thousands of times better than this place, but clearly, this was not the time to be picky, and his stomach was protesting incessantly.
"Thank you very much," Hades said.
"Mm." Emmot nodded and said to Enri behind him, "Go to the kitchen and get two pieces of black bread."
"Okay, Dad," Enri cheerfully agreed and turned to run into the house. She seemed a little excited.
Soon, Enri came out of the house, but she didn't have black bread. Instead, she was carrying a basket. Emmot glanced at it and was about to take the basket from Enri's hand, but Enri went directly to Hades.
"Um, I'm Enri, what's your name?" Enri handed the basket to Hades.
"Uh, I'm… Hakimi…" Hades was about to say his name but suddenly stopped, fabricating a fake name based on the pronunciation.
The villager in front of him was very cautious about him, fearing he was a bad person. This behavior proved that this world was not that safe, so he also needed to be cautious when facing this unknown world.
Although he didn't know what risks revealing his name would bring in this world, revealing personal information was a very dangerous thing in his original world.
If personal information was leaked, you would face endless harassment, various product promotions, carefully designed scams, and even kidnapping.
Because he didn't understand the current environment, Hades had to be even more careful.
"Ha… Kimi?"
Enri tilted her head, finding the name a bit awkward. It was her first time seeing a traveler, and his appearance and way of speaking were completely different from anyone she had ever seen.
Especially that greeting method of slapping himself, it was as strange as the boy's name, which couldn't help but pique Enri's curiosity.
It must be said that a handsome appearance gives a good first impression. Enri was originally warned by her father, and she was a little scared.
But the boy's greeting method of slapping himself and the embarrassment of his stomach growling made Enri instantly feel that he was a bit cute.
Although it wasn't to the point of love or love at first sight, for Enri, who had always lived in the countryside and had not seen the world, the boy's temperament, which was different from anyone in the village, greatly aroused her curiosity.
Therefore, she did not follow her father's instructions to give the boy two pieces of black bread, but secretly took some more food, and the extra part could only be carried in a basket.
"Yes… Hakimi." Hades nodded, took the basket, and then looked at Emmot, saying, "I'll return the basket tomorrow."
Emmot nodded and scolded his daughter, "What are you still doing there? Get inside and go to sleep."
He originally thought some things were too early for Enri, but seeing his daughter's disappointing performance, Emmot was now considering taking her to E-Rantel someday to see the world and broaden her horizons.
To be so easily captivated by such a scrawny boy, it was truly embarrassing. Speaking of which, she was already sixteen; time really flew by.
Emmot shook his head, helplessly entered the house, and closed the door tightly. But he still felt uneasy, so he propped the door with his steel fork. Even if that boy wasn't a bad person, he was afraid that his daughter would eagerly follow him with just a flick of his finger.
So, precautions must be taken.
If Enri knew her father's thoughts at this moment, she would probably complain. She never thought that in her father's eyes, she was such a shallow girl. But right now, she was thinking about how to talk to the boy tomorrow and hear from him what the outside world was like.