Book 10: Chapter 1 (4)
Shin had been tasked with caring for Luca; they knitted and took naps together, surprising everyone around them with how well they got along.
Marino and Emil would sometimes drop in to check on them, but Luca was never unmanageable.
Although she was a bit shy at first, by the afternoon she had completely opened up to Shin.
“What can I say? It’s pretty surprising.”
Holly, a female player, expressed her surprise upon seeing Shin interact with Luca. As one of the advanced players who collaborated with the orphanage, she was also on friendly terms with Shin. Soft-spoken and serene, she was especially popular with the younger children.
“Eh? What is?”
“Well, kids like Luca are pretty hard to care for if you’re not used to it, you know? Especially for a man, like you. Or so I thought anyway.”
It was now an hour past noon, signalling nap time for the children.
Lying down together with them, Shin watched over the sleeping Luca.