Chapter 52 - Dangerous (1/2)
”Okay, next question gramps.” The energetic Davi stared intently at the old man again, as if she had already switched gears and was now ready for a much higher level of treasure hunting.
She sure switched gears quite fast, this child.
”Did Sei have something he liked when he was young?” she asked with a look of innocence and great interest in her eyes, making the old man smile pleasantly again. Her questions were all about the simplest but the most beautiful things about his grandson, that the old man couldn't help but feel the urge of wanting to just tell her everything.
”Even when he was that young, the young master wasn't picky. But he also didn't have anything I would call his favorite thing.” The old man paused when he saw her expression fall as soon as she heard him and he laughed briefly. ”However…” he continued and the saddened girl instantly brightened. ”There was one thing I believe he really did like.”
Davi's spine immediately straightened as he moved closer to the old man. ”W-what is it? Please tell me, dearest grandpa.”
Oho, this child's pleading skill is also quite unbelievable, huh.
Mr. Kazuki was even getting more amused with the things he was slowly discovering about the girl in front of him. Seeing an adorable child plead to him sweetly with eyes burning passionately, left him feeling like the happiest old man at that very moment. Well, it had been more than a decade since someone had pleaded to the this poor old man adorably like that and this made him feel extremely happy.
”It's a piano.” He finally said and Davi blinked three times.
”Eh? Really?” she uttered, quite surprised.
”Back then, the sound of a piano would always calm him down no matter how agitated he was. It was his lullaby. He would find it hard to sleep without listening to it.” At that moment, the old man's voice was sad even though he was smiling, as if he was telling a warm nostalgic story from an old forgotten past. A faint feeling of pain and sorrow came with it and Davi instantly felt it as well, making her feel a sudden urge to cry.
”Is it surprising?” the old man asked and Davi nodded right away, as she smiled. ”Mm. I didn't know he liked listening to a piano,” she replied and for some reason, a sharp little needle seemed to poked her heart and it bled a little.
”Did Sei play the piano that time?” she continued.
”No, he never learned it. It's not like he couldn't, he just didn't want to. He said he only liked listening to it.”
”Then who played the piano for him?”
”His mother.”
Davi sighed in relief, not noticing the deep sorrow that flashed across the old man's eyes at that brief moment.