Violence
"Thule, the old man will be busy until noon, so we should do the morning procurement ourselves."
Looks like the old man will be late today.
"Did something happen?"
"Is he okay?"
"What should we do?"
Even though we've gotten used to it to some extent, we're still kids.
"Let's act in pairs"
"The old man said never to act alone, right?"
"Yeah, Al and Maya, please light the fire and boil the water."
""Understood!""
Al's leg has healed and he can walk again.
He can't run yet, though...
"Me and Fenn are going to catch some fish in the river."
"What about us?"
"Sai and Wu should pick wildflowers."
"Wouldn’t it be no good if we collect blackis?"
"Stop it, do what the old man says."
"Tch..."
Then everyone starts procuring food.
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Today's fish are quite many.
"Fenn!"
"Thule, this one is strong!"
There are many fish in the net that I have woven with the help of the old man.
The two of us pulled with all our might and finally pulled it out of the river.
"So many!"
"It's definitely many, but..."
"Hmm... do you want to do what the old man says?"
"Yeah."
Only catch one
The remaining
Return the females and young to the river.
"What a waste."
"Is it true that if you let go of it, you won’t be able to catch it next time?”
"I don't know, but the old man doesn't lie about things like this."
He always tells lies about himself
If he uses a bow, he can also drop wyverns.
He can use 30 types of magic?
He says he’s so great that there’s no one in the Empire who doesn’t know him
"Shall we go back soon?"
"That's right. All this would be a feast today."
Then I head to the usual place where Al and the others are waiting.
And the scene was spreading
"Nii-chan…"
"Al!"
Al and Maya had blue bruises on their faces.
And there are men who laugh at them while stepping on them.
"Hey, hey"
"You're too late so we’re tired of waiting, you know?"
These are the guys who are evicting people in the slums.
"What do you want!"
"Don't scream in that high-pitched kid voice, okay? It's giving me a headache."
"The younger brother is a quieter and better boy!"
"It’s true, he's not shouting anything even though he's shedding tears!"
Al...
Did you think that if you were beaten up, they would leave quietly?
And the expressions on these guys' faces mean they understood that and were doing whatever they wanted.
"I guess you've gained some weight lately, haven't you?"
"We're procuring our own food!"
"Ha? You're a liar!"
"There's no way a kid with no knowledge could do something like that!"
"You got money from somewhere and are living extravagantly, right?"
"If I had that kind of money, I would have just left this town!"
"Ah, well, I guess so...Then I guess we'll have to change our plans."
Saying that, they grab Al and Maya by the neck and lift them up.
"Stop it!"
"Oh? You think it's okay for a child to say something like that to an adult!"
My legs were shaking at that moment
I wasn't scared of these guys.
Behind them
"I think so. What about me?"
The old man was standing there with an expression I had never seen before.
"Ah? Who are... gih!"
It was an incredible sight
The old man just grabbed one person's shoulder from behind.
At that moment, for some reason, he turned vertically and fell down head first.
"What are you saying? I should be the one asking those words."
"Y-youu!"
The man with a knife slashes the old man
For some reason, he turned his back
"Gebuh!"
This time I could see it with my eyes
He spun around with great force and kicked his opponent in the jaw from the side with his heel.
There was a figure of a man spinning around and falling down, blood spurting out of his mouth.
"Ah... ah..."
"Take your friends with you..."
"H... hiiii!"
He runs away and it's just us and the old man.
"Are you hurt, Thule, Fenn?"
He went back to the usual kind old man soon.
"W-we're fine, but!"
"It's okay. Al, Maya, come, I'll treat your wound."
The two of them don't make a sound because their mouths seem to be cut.
Even so, the old man treated the two without changing his kind expression.
Once the wound has been checked and disinfected, magic is used, and it healed in no time at all.
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