I, The Janitor! Chapter 141: Colors and Lost Items - Novel Cool

Chapter 141: Colors and Lost Items

Chapter 141: Colors and Lost Items

With the "passionate help" of her twin brother, Melanie couldn't escape this beating, and it even doubled in intensity.

"Smack!"

"Ouch!"

"No screaming!"

The slender fingers clenched together and landed a blow on Melanie's bottom. Anna's delicate eyebrows twisted as she gritted her teeth and exclaimed,

"How old are you? You've already learned to frame others!"

"I... I... I really wasn't framing him!"

Melanie squirmed like a maggot, but was pulled back. Seeing her sister's face redder than an apple, she anticipated that Anna's next attack would likely be a critical hit. Melanie hurriedly explained,

"The Religious Studies teacher always talks about his piety, but he got the color of the Twelve Knights' underwear wrong when they were martyred for their god. I wrote a reasonable question to the church!"

"You're still talking!"

Three consecutive smacks landed, and after increasing the attack speed, Anna panted angrily,

"How could the Sacred Text be so boring! You're just making things up!"

"Sister, Melanie isn't lying this time. The Sacred Text really mentions it."

At this point, William took out the Sacred Text from his school bag, flipped through it, and handed it over. With a serious expression, he explained,

"Look, this part has the self-account of the Twelve Knights after their ordination... 'Our god is pure white, and so am I. I wear pure white undergarments, and over it, a scarlet robe...'

So the clothes the Twelve Knights usually wear, from the inside out, should all be white. But to show respect to the god they worship, they voluntarily downgrade themselves and wear robes of other colors on the outside. However, their underwear should still be white."

These things aren't directly written in the Sacred Text, but if you're familiar enough with the clauses, you can actually guess them."

"..."

Did I hit the wrong person again?

Seeing William's confident explanation, Anna hesitated. Unconsciously, she lowered her voice and bit her lip,

"But... but this isn't a matter of orthodoxy. Even if he couldn't answer white, it shouldn't be a reason to report him..."

"It's not like that. The Religious Studies teacher answered white."

William shook his head,

"He was very angry, but after flipping through the Sacred Text for a while, he still said that the color of the Twelve Knights' underwear should be white."

"Then why did you..."

"Because white isn't the correct answer."

William took back the Sacred Text, flipped through a few more pages, pointed to the clause, and explained seriously to Anna,

"Melanie's question wasn't about the color the Twelve Knights usually wear, but the color of their underwear when they were martyred.

According to the Sacred Text, they underwent a three-month trial in the Great Desert, and immediately after leaving the desert, they were martyred. There was no time to change clothes in between, so their underwear hadn't been changed for three months. It should be yellow."

"..."

"..."

Seeing Anna's forehead veins popping, her pretty face turning white, then red, then purple, and finally dark purple, Melanie rolled her eyes and jumped into Leon's arms.

"Big brother, save me!"

He can't save you! This is truly unsavable!

Leon sidestepped Melanie's pounce and, at the same time, twisted his body to avoid the arm reaching for his thigh. He glanced at her with pity and then wisely made way.

Don't blame your big brother for not being chivalrous. Seeing how angry your sister is, if I save you, she might even want to spank my bottom. Just take your beating obediently!

...

After a chaotic chase, Leon looked at Melanie, who was crying and wailing from the beating, and thought that Anna had probably vented most of her anger. So, he stopped her.

"Alright, alright, let's take a break. You're panting so hard."

"I'll still fight!"

"Yes, yes, fight! This time, I won't stop you! If we don't educate her properly, she might go astray!"

Following Anna's lead, Leon scowled and "scolded" Melanie a few times before gently caressing Anna's back to help her breathe more easily, as she had respiratory issues. Then, he softly requested, "But I'm a bit tight on time. I have to go to the office for overtime soon, and it's quite chilly outside... Please, Anna, can you wait a bit before dealing with her and get me two blankets first?"

"You just protect her!"

Easily seeing through Leon's ploy to lure her away, Melanie glared at him before struggling out of his embrace. She huffed and headed towards the bedroom, opening the creaky, paint-chipped wardrobe to search for blankets.

Giving Melanie a look that said, "Hurry up and hide," Leon watched as she tiptoed into the inner room. He then slowly followed her into the bedroom and, seeing his sister crouched in front of the wardrobe, he consoled her:

"You don't need to worry too much. Melanie is a bit mischievous, but she never bullies anyone. She's just a bit stubborn and can't stand being wronged.

William is the same. He's a bit naughty, but he never harms anyone. They might not be the most well-behaved, but they're both good kids... Anna?"

"Huh?"

Startled by Leon's words, Anna couldn't help but tremble slightly before continuing her task. With her back to Leon, she rummaged through the blankets while nodding repeatedly, "Yes, yes... They... They're not bad kids; they're just a bit immature. They'll get better with time... Oh, right. Just the blankets are fine. Do you want me to bring a thicker jacket too?"

"Blankets are enough. The office is quite warm."

Watching his sister's slightly flustered movements, Leon frowned subconsciously before directly asking, "Anna, what's wrong?"

"Nothing."

The frail girl shook her head and turned back, holding two neatly folded blankets. She smiled reluctantly and said, "I just realized I lost something, and I'm a bit worried that I might have forgotten to bring it when we moved."

"I see..."

If it were Leon from a month ago, he might have been fooled by her words. But the current Leon was already accustomed to reading people's expressions, and even without using the Black Goat's Soul Vision, he could tell that Anna was clearly hiding something.

"Then you can look for it first. If you can't find it, I can accompany you back to Veteran Alley in a few days, and we can search together."

"Okay."

After putting the blankets in a bag, Leon walked out of the bedroom and towards the door. He picked up a shopping bag from the shoe cabinet, his fingertips quietly resting on the sheep's horn.

"Anna, the thing you lost just now, was it the family portrait with just you and your parents?"

??????

Looking at Anna's soul through the Soul Vision, Leon saw her soul filled with fear and panic. He slowly put on his shoes while speaking softly, "Actually, my birthday isn't the day you told me. I might not even be related by blood to my parents, and you're not my biological sister, right?"

(End of Chapter)

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