High-Class Mob 16 16. The Daughter And The Past Of Colt Edgeworth Part 1

As his hand was held by Mina, and he took a step out of the carriage, Colt began to feel – scared.

Fear, he was scared of all this. He and the original is now one, the original asked him of one thing in order to keep this life as his, let his daughter know of the truth.

Colt raised his head, he looked at the orphanage that is uphill and began to walk forward. The coachman was left to wait by the roadside, this will not take that long, is what Colt said.

One step, two steps, three steps up... the fear of having a child he knows only of Colt as someone else hurt even Leo. The innate fear, the deep seethed emotion that appeared on his chest is burning as the memories merely surfaced a day prior to this.

He could remember it as clear as the day, and as Leo felt scared, he also felt determined to right the wrongs of the original, to answer his prayers, and let him be free of the guilt that plagued him for the longest time.

Four steps, five steps, six steps up, Leo's determination crystallized to courage, he began climbing up the hill not as Leo but as Colt Edgeworth.

He was now a man with a child, if he is to fear what is to come then he is unworthy of answering the prayers of the original, much less facing the one he is supposed to call daughter.

Seven steps, eight steps, nine steps, stop...Colt stopped on his tracks, he raised his head and uphill; in front of the orphanage were two people.

A child with golden hair, a pet.i.te figure with seemingly frail limbs; her shoulders, drooping as she walked out of the orphanage. She was downcast, dissatisfied by something.

With her was Hylda who carried a woven basket that will be used to collect the fruits at the back. Although the basket was half her size, it will later be filled and she is going to be the one to drag it back inside.

And as the golden-haired lady felt depressed, her keen eyes caught sight of a man, a beautiful man with olive skin. Her face suddenly brightened, her smile showed, the golden eyes that were devoid of light exploded with brilliant l.u.s.ter!

The energy of a young child exploded, her golden hair fluttered with the wind, the never-tiring energy reserve of children was directed at Colt.

And as Colt watched the golden-haired child take off with nimble movements. She jumped and with perfect accuracy held Colt's head almost sending Colt and the kid tumbling down the hill due to the fearsome villain who killed millions known as gravity.

"Big bro sparkly!"

"Filla! What are you doing!? That's too dangerous! Ouch, don't pull my head too much!"

"You liar! Hylda said you promised to come yesterday, you also didn't appear when Sister Mary cooked the Moriam, you promised to come! Do you not like Filla anymore?" Filla the golden-haired child had a vice-like grip on Colt's dark hair.

She was sobbing and crying as Colt's hair got pulled in different directions.

"Filla! What you're going to make big bro Colt go bald. Climb down from there."

Hylda was to the rescue of Colt's dilemma, but even her attempts to pull Filla off of her left Colt screaming for pain. In the end, everyone gave up, which was the natural course of action.

The only thing unnatural about all this thing is not Filla's strange attachment to Colt as she did not know his true connection to him, but also Mina's strange silence. And when Colt snuck to look to the side and check out how Mina was reacting to what was happening, he saw it, a pained smile...she was enduring.

'Good work, Mina.' Colt gave an honest compliment to Mina in his head.

Soon enough, Filla calmed down, her tears stopped flowing after some time and only her sniffles could be heard.

"Are you okay now!?"

",,,"

Filla didn't answer and kept acting like a koala.

"I won't break my promises anymore, I still like Filla."

"...Really?"

"Yes, yes really."

Filla heard his rea.s.suring words and then slowly came down off Colt's head and held him by his sleeves. Because she was too little to actually reach out to Colt's sleeves, she can only hold a tiny portion of the hem but she still had a very stubborn look on her face, saying 'I won't let go.'

"That's your fault for breaking your promise you know."

Hylda who was by the side spoke without mincing her words.

"I know."

While Colt answered Hylda, he didn't notice the conflict that is happening between his daughter and his future wife. Both ladies directed fierce glares at one another, n.o.body let up and both kept their focus at one another.

Mina held a smile on her face and Filla's childish face had sniffles all over it. Mina crouched down, took out a handkerchief from her sleeves and carefully brushed her nose and eyes.

"So you are the young Filla my darling is always talking about. How adorable you are."

When the words darling was uttered, Filla's eyes turned sharp. Her vulnerable outlook suddenly disappeared and was replaced by a serious expression – as serious as a child could get at least.

Filla nodded her head towards Mina before hiding behind Colt. When she used what she called the "Sparkly Shield", Filla asked Colt a matter of true importance.

"Big bro sparkly, why did she call you darling just now? What is your relationship?"

Colt's back suddenly straightened as the question didn't felt like it came from a three-year-old but his mother-in-law.

But still, he answered in a jovial manner.

"She's this big bro's fiancé."

"Huh?"

Filla was shocked down to her core, as her steps staggered, she took a step back and she became angry.

"You are a liar! You said you will marry Filla!" Her cheeks puffed as lightning descended on Colt's mind.

But the worst of it all was Mina having a staredown with Filla who barely fits the age limit for school.

It was the stare down of rivals, sparks flew.

Colt worries and Hylda enjoyed on the side.

She brought out an apple she kept in her dress and handed it over to Colt.

"Big bro Colt, want some food as we watch? You can't intervene in a fight between two women anyway." She said that despite one of these women is nothing but a three-year-old.

"...Yeah, why not." Colt gave up, in his mind he was thinking something that is truly inappropriate for the situation.

These thoughts are too inappropriate but its idea circulates at the original being a pedo and another topic that is too disgusting to bring up.