Kneeling and begging to live past the age of 18

In the following time, Giorno fully experienced what it means to be "popular".

It's just a street, but it didn't take 5 minutes compared to when they went there, a short street full of various shops didn't even finish in more than ten minutes.

He just watched indifferently as Miki Nozomi was treated warmly by the bosses of various shops, even a few of them took her to try the food as soon as he walked by, and there were countless people who greeted her, just like a street bully (bushi).

He even brought more and more various things in his hands, so many that Giorno even felt that when the street was finished, the things in his hands might drown him.

Watching Axi being pulled in by the owner of the chocolate shop to try chocolate again, Giorno felt as if he had learned something, but he didn't seem to understand it.

Obviously, the actual operation is in front of him, and even the free food is in his arms, but Giorno still doesn't understand how Miki Nozomi did all this.

Let other people give food for free! ! !

"Why is Giorno in a daze? Are you tired?"

Giving the other party a share of the newly acquired chocolates, Miki Nozomi, who also had a bag of things in his hand, looked at his current position.

"It's very close, and you can buy it when you turn the corner ahead."

"Not tired."

Giorno shook his head, he looked at Miki Nozomi's relaxed face, and couldn't help but ask questions out of his obsession with food.

"Ashi... how did you do it?"

"Huh? How did you do it?"

Miki Nozomi stuffed the chocolate into the bag, looked at Giorno again, and understood his doubts in the next second.

"Is that what you said?"

She pointed to the half-filled bag with a sly smile in her eyes.

"This involves a lot, and I can tell Giorno bit by bit later."

As she spoke, she led the other party and walked towards the intersection.

"After all, the most important thing now is Giorno's first shopping trip."

What mutual benefit, sympathy or cub-protection psychology that can appear through some manipulation, and interpersonal communication and so on, these cannot be explained clearly in one sentence.

Of course, the most important thing is mutual benefit.She was really worried about her own safety, but it would be difficult for Giorno, who was only four years old, to understand.

At the intersection, Miki Nozomi handed the wallet to the other party, and then took the bag from the other party's hand with encouraging eyes.

"Come on, Giorno, come on! You can do it!"

Giorno: "..."

Why do you feel that Axi is more... looking forward to it than herself?worry?

Nodding his head very calmly, Giorno turned his head, and strode to the shop Miki Nozomi said.

He spent a few minutes first, after observing how other people bought things, and decided to follow the gourd.

First, use honorifics.

"Hi sir, I need half a chicken."

"Okay, half a...huh? Kid?"

The boss, who was going to get the chicken, looked at Gao Qiao Luno who was not at the counter in surprise,

"Little devil, this is not a place for fooling around."

"Don't worry, I'm not joking."

Taking out the wallet that Nozomi Miki gave him, Giorno explained with his paralyzed little face.

"I'm helping to buy."

According to his experience, it will be more trustworthy when I say to help shopping/helping adults to buy things. When appropriate, I can also say that my family is waiting for me outside. At this time, people who sell things generally do not Will say something more.

"This wallet..."

The boss took a closer look and instantly recognized who the wallet in Giorno's hand belonged to. After all, the owner of the wallet, Miki Nozomi, is a well-known figure in this street, and almost all the shopkeepers know her.

What's more, as a place where she often comes to, she is even more familiar with this wallet.

So this is the "brother" she mentioned to come out to exercise during the chat a few days ago?

Thinking of this, the boss's original hesitation disappeared, and even the fleshy expression on his face became a lot more friendly.

"Okay, I'll put it on now."

After wrapping up half a chicken and even adding a chicken wing, the boss was very friendly to collect the money, successfully allowing Giorno to achieve the achievement of shopping in Italy for the first time.

"Thank you very much, I wish you a prosperous business."

Speaking these words like a little adult, Giorno recalled Miki Nozomi's performance when he was added ice cream balls before, and his expression froze.

This won't work, you can't get something for free just by being polite!

Giorno raised his head, trying to raise his voice that had never been raised before, imitating Miki Nozomi's previous appearance.

"Thank you Uncle, Uncle is awesome."

The little child had no expression on his face, and even the gloomy feeling on his body gave him a dull judgment. Those eyes with no emotion stared at him, and in a distorted tone, he said "cute!" "if.

Shopkeeper:? ? ? ? ?

Isn't this cute? Hey!Little Ah Xi, what's wrong with your little brother!

The shopkeeper's pupils trembled, while the culprit, Giorno, looked at the shopkeeper's stiff look suspiciously, with question marks in his heart.

Why... is it different from what I imagined?

Ten minutes after Giorno entered the store, Miki Nozomi saw him come out carrying half a chicken.

"Giorno, you are amazing!"

Like an old mother seeing her son's promising future, Miki Nozomi even clapped her hands with loving eyes.

"Giorno is obviously very smart."

"No... I just..."

I just bought it according to the appearance of other people. It is not smart at all, and I failed to try to imitate Axi later.

He wanted to refute Miki Nozomi's words, but the warm feeling in his heart made him unable to utter a real rebuttal. In the end, he could only speak in a low voice.

"I'm still far behind."

Compared with Axi, I am really much worse.

"Because Giorno is still young."

After taking the things bought by the other party, Miki Nozomi returned the small bag to Giorno, comforting him.

"Giorno is only four years old, and he is already very impressive. If he is older, he will definitely be even more powerful."

Bigger?

Giorno raised his head, and secretly made a gesture in his heart about the slight height difference between himself and Nozomi Miki.

But when I grew up, Axi also grew up. In this case, Axi should always be better than me, right?Does that mean that I can always study by Axi's side?

After looking for you to have this teaching, Miki Nozomi also hid the number of times he took Giorno to go out for actual combat. As the "brother" favored by the food street group, he also received a lot of preferential treatment behind Miki Nozomi.

Thanks to his previous question, Miki Nozomi explained to him in detail how she became the favorite of many shopkeepers step by step, and even gave him a realistic explanation directly on other streets.

This made Giorno, who fully understood, know a truth.

That is - people are different.

Miki Nozomi can easily do things, but if it is replaced by himself, even if he is given every step, he believes that the result he gets will definitely be different from the other party.

Just like when he tried to imitate Miki Nozomi at the beginning, the boss's frozen face also let him know that he might not be suitable for that at all.

Worrying in his heart that he might not be able to let people take the initiative to deliver food in the future, Giorno took advantage of the dusk and returned home lightly.

Almost as soon as he entered the room, he felt something was wrong.

A certain heavy feeling reverberated in the room, with a feeling of chilling down the spine, which he hadn't felt for a long time, but it was very familiar to him.

If Giorno was a cat, his fur would probably be blown up by now.

"You're back?"

The adoptive father's face was slightly drunk after drinking, but more unhappy.He looked at the little boy who lowered his head as if obedient, and slowly stood up from the sofa, took out the belt and held it in his hand.

I'm not in a good mood today, let's vent it.

The next day, Miki Nozomi unexpectedly failed to wait for Giorno's arrival.

Contempt has already passed more than an hour since the morning. On weekdays, Giorno would only be early, not late at all, and now he has not come for such a long time, which can be said to be very surprising.

Miki Nozomi looked up at the time again, feeling that she couldn't wait any longer.

From last night to now, it is obvious that there are no guests from the next door, and even Gioruno's mother, who is often not at home, has not come back. It stands to reason that there is nothing wrong with it.

Thinking of this, she decisively went to the next door and rang the doorbell.

"Ding-dong-"

No one showed up.

"Ding-dong-"

No one showed up.

"Ding-dong-"

There were finally voices in the room, from far to near, accompanied by the man's rough and cursing.

"What do you press early in the morning?"

The door was opened suddenly, and Giorno's adoptive father appeared impatiently at the door, frowning and looking at Nozomi Miki outside.

"Child from the Miki family? What are you doing here?"

"Hi Uncle, I'm here to find Giorno."

Maintaining his good attitude, Miki Nozomi put on a sweet official smile and made an excuse casually.

"Because I didn't see him, I thought he might be getting up late, so I just came to look for him."

"Giorno?"

The man was startled, and instantly thought of the little boy who was whipped by him with a belt last night.

Although I still know how to keep my hands, it is probably impossible to let that kid walk around as usual.

Thinking of this, the man opened his mouth perfunctorily, wanting to send Miki Nozomi away.

"He has something to do recently, in a few days."

"But……"

"I have something else to do, don't bother me."

Before Miki Nozomi could say anything else, the man slammed the door shut, ready to go back to sleep.

Miki Nozomi: "..."

Looking at the closed door, Miki Nozomi frowned, thinking that the matter might be a little serious.

It would have been abnormal if Giorno didn't come out, because although the other party never said anything, Miki Nozomi could still see that he wished he could spend as little time in his own home as possible every day.

This situation can only be one, he is avoiding his adoptive father.

Now, this adoptive father who never cared about Giorno said something about Giorno?The most important thing is that the two of them never went out from last night to this morning.

It was really suspicious.

After finally looking at the next door, Miki Nozomi went back to his yard to find tools, and felt that he should do something that normal naughty children would do.