Chapter 468
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"Elizabeth, child! You’re late for chess! Come watch Marlo lose again, haha~"
"I won’t lose, August... I’m only having mercy on you, old man."
"You’re the old man... and a crybaby at that."
"Is Gramps Marlo losing?" — Entertained by their energetic welcome, I climbed the three steps to the front terrace where both Gramps Marlo and Gramps August played. Walking to their side to watch a game I never truly learned but liked to watch them play.
"Eli... You think I’ll lose...?" — Gramps Marlo said, looking at me with cute sad eyes... to which I was weak but also mischievous.
"! N-no, of course... yes, Gramps. Sorry."
"Haha! See!? Eli knows what’s good, Marlo!"
"Eli hasn’t seen me at my best! Just you wait!" — Gramps Marlo declared focusing on the game while the front door opened by the owner of the house.
"Oh! Darling, you’re here~ I thought these two were being loud for nothing." — My dearest Granny said, walking slowly towards me, with open arms to welcome me again in her house... making me bend to receive the hug since my height was greater than hers.
"Hey, granny~ I just arrived. How’s your day, I’m not late am I?"
"Hoho~ No darling you aren’t... hm? Darling, did you bring something there? I may be old but this nose knows when something smells good~" — Granny Martha said, peeking with her curious eyes into the bag I brought with me.