Episode 53. My People (3)
Two blood-stained eyes and blurred vision.
An unfamiliar being contained within.
Brian finally couldn’t believe his eyes.
Black hair darker than the pitch black night, indifferent eyes that draw a straight line.
Even a fierce energy that contrasts with his youthful face.
There was only one person he knew who felt this way.
‘Well, master… … ?’
Sian Berth, the lord to whom he had sworn to give his all, was standing before his eyes.
The moment when my eyes, which were on the verge of cold, suddenly opened.
I felt like I had to answer the question, ‘What are you doing?’, but words could hardly come out of my injured neck.
“Kwaaaak!”
On the other hand, people around them were screaming so loudly that their vocal cords were cut off.
The mercenaries who had beaten and tortured Brian just moments ago were holding on to their severed body parts, causing excessive pain.
Sian paid no attention and stroked Brian’s neck.
“You hurt your vocal cords? So I can’t speak. Were you beaten to the point where you couldn’t even speak, or was it that you couldn’t speak because you were beaten?”
Even if I wanted to say, ‘It’s the latter,’ it was an impossible situation.
“Did you think I didn’t know there were crows hanging around me? If you don’t want to get into trouble, just run straight away. You said you would sacrifice everything for me, but you are giving your neck away for something that doesn’t work? “Are you a squire?”
It was truly a situation of an unspoken will, not an unspoken one.
Even though I was obviously getting scolded, I felt embarrassed and happy at the same time.
Finally, Brian smiled brightly at Sian.
Xian, who was shocked by that sight, let out a small sigh.
“Ehyo, that’s enough. What more can I say to a child who has been beaten up so far? Looking at his condition, he is not on the verge of death. “I’m just going to sleep until the situation is over.”
Sian lightly stroked Brian’s blood-stained face.
“… … .”
It was obviously only a light brush, but strangely enough, I started to fall asleep and my eyelids began to close.
I feel like I keep hearing people screaming for help, but I don’t really want to pay attention to it.
Soon, Brian fell into a deep sleep where he couldn’t feel anything.
* * *
Did they say that a mature tree begins with its cotyledons?
I don’t really like old sayings, but I think this one is a truly famous saying.
what? Who will do what to whom and what will happen?
It’s not my place to say, but it almost makes me question whether those words would really come out of the mouth of an 11-year-old.
They don’t pull it out because it’s a small leaf, but they look after it because it’s a young child?
Only knights should take care of that kind of spirit.
It takes a little while for a cotyledon to grow into a tree, and it takes a little while for a bad boy to grow up to become a villain.
Therefore, it is important to trim the cotyledons well so that they grow properly.
“What are you? “Why are you doing this to me?”
Barrett collapsed and roared.
Anyone who saw it would think that he had already been subjected to harsh torture.
However, Barrett’s limbs are still intact without any wounds.
That meant I didn’t do anything to him.
“Do not come! “Don’t come!”
With each step, the guy retreated desperately.
“Well, I think there is some misunderstanding, Confucius Xian! I didn’t mean to harm your article! Well, I was interrogating him because I thought he was plotting something suspicious! From what I heard, they were trying to kill you, so… … !”
The change in attitude reminds me of someone living in a very canyon.
Since I didn’t intend to listen to this stupid tongue play for long, I stomped on the left foot of the guy who kept walking backwards.
-Kwasik!
There was a pleasant sound, like a tree branch breaking.
“Kwaaaak!”
Barrett cried out loud in pain from his broken bones.
Without hesitation, I gently bent down and made eye contact with him.
“What are you going to do with me?”
The guy said with his eyes raised with double wicks and a look of hatred in his eyes.
“Do you think you can get away with doing this to me? I’m Barrett Louismill! If I’m angry, no one can stop me! The pain is several times more painful than the pain I feel now… … !”
It seems like my words didn’t seem like words.
If you asked a question, you should answer it. Why are you talking nonsense?
I gently grabbed one of his hands.
“W-what are you doing… … ?”
It is not smooth, and feels rough and rough.
There are also scratch marks here and there, to the point where you wouldn’t even think it was the hand of a nobleman.
Others might mistakenly believe that it is because of a lot of labor or training.
But these are not wounds that were caused that way.
“You squeezed it quite hard… … .”
So-called traces of beatings.
The wounds were not caused by being beaten, but by one’s own abusive actions.
In other words, he has been violent towards people around him since he was very young.
This is definitely a material that will grow significantly.
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“Did you say that subordinates suffer when they meet an incompetent master? I guess that’s true… … ”
I also don’t have anything to say.
Because of my complacency, Brian ended up getting angry.
“But if you think about it, isn’t that very unfair? The subordinates bear the brunt of the incompetent master, but the master does not take any responsibility. “You too?”
Look at all these corpses lying around.
They are the subordinates of a guy who just said goodbye to this world due to his incompetent master.
They are the ones who met the wrong owner and ended up not having a good time.
Because of one child who doesn’t deserve anything.
“W-what are you saying…” … Argh!”
He took out Kayram from his chest and hit it straight down.
Barrett’s body fluttered wildly, like a fish pulled out of the water.
If you are thinking of causing pain to others, you must be prepared to suffer that much yourself.
It’s like the pain of a blade like this digging into your flesh. In fact, it’s hard to even call it pain.
I haven’t inflicted any real pain on him yet.
I grabbed the guy’s head and forced eye contact.
“I may be unlucky. Maybe it wasn’t right. “I don’t care what they say behind my back.”
After all, it’s just the entitlement of incompetent people.
“But why did you touch him?”
“Ugh… … .”
Barrett couldn’t answer and was just shedding tears.
“If you didn’t want me to look like you, you should have negotiated with me. Why did you touch that person?”
“Well, I was wrong, Prince Xian! From now on I won’t even be around you! I won’t get close to the princess or any other commoner! “Please just spare my life!”
It was almost pitiful to see the guy who had been shouting like a roar just now gone, and to see him humbly begging.
[What’s so bland, boy?]
Kayram, who was watching this from the side, spoke as if steam was leaking.
“That’s the part I agree with.”
Still, he was the guy who gritted his teeth and confronted me before.
Is this why pruning cotyledons is important?
But I don’t really trust people who just talk… … .
I put Kayram down on the floor for a moment, then moved my hand.
“… … !”
The guy’s pupils shook greatly, as if he had an intuit of his future.
“W-what are you trying to do?!”
Eventually, a black sphere containing a high level of mana appeared in one outstretched hand.
The sphere was emitting a dark energy as if it was about to devour Barrett at any moment.
“I have to do what I couldn’t finish last time, right? “It’s a game where you put each other’s mana spheres into your mouth.”
“Well, where is that kind of game? “If you don’t do it right, you could really die!”
“Relax. “Because you won’t die just because you put a mana sphere in it.”
It would be better to think that the label of nobility is what saved you.
It’s not that I don’t, it’s that I hate being bothered by killing you.
However, you will feel pain worse than death.
“So keep this in mind. If you and my servants notice me one more time, then even if you live, you won’t be alive… … . “You will have to keep my words in mind until you grow old and die.”
Unless you want to die more painfully in the future.
Without hesitation, I put the sphere in my hand into his mouth.
“Ugh!”
A desperate scream spread through the lonely forest.
Barrett fluttered his whole body like a fish out of water.
There is no such thing as food torture.
“Uweeeek!”
I try my best to spit out the pent-up mana, but doing so only doubles the pain.
Well, once mana starts to spread in earnest, I won’t have the energy to do that.
After finishing my errand, I turned around without any regrets.
The trimming of the cotyledon is finished.
If there are signs of growing crookedly afterward,
At that time, it will be uprooted and burned.
Everything is done so that not even a speck of dust remains. … .
* * *
“Ugh!”
The moment I came to my senses, my head started pounding and pounding.
“I’m awake!”
Just as I opened my eyes with a single groan, the owner of the beautiful voice let out a short cheer.
“Did you sleep well, Brian?”
A small tail wagging cutely.
The tail’s owner was sitting on the bed, watching him with pure eyes.
“Nana… … ?”
Brian hastily rubbed his eyes and looked around.
A peaceful dormitory with warm morning sunlight seeping through the windows.
When I touched my head due to the throbbing pain, I saw that it was completely wrapped in a white bandage.
“I heard you! I heard that Nana tripped over a rock while buying snacks and fainted? Brian you’re such an idiot! “Papa found Brian lying on the street and brought him here!”
She stroked Brian’s wound with an innocent look on her face.
Who in the world would fall on a rock and suffer such severe injuries?
Brian had a blank expression on his face and recalled the memories of the previous day.
Apparently, he was in the middle of the forest where the smell of blood was last felt.
When he was captured by Barrett’s gang and being beaten and tortured, Sian appeared and immediately lost consciousness.
“Well, Master… … ?”
-Squeak
As soon as I could find it, Sian opened the door and came in.
“Are you awake?”
A very grave face, no different from usual.
However, seeing that sight made Brian feel a sense of relief.
“Go out and eat, Nana.”
“Yes, I understand, Papa!”
When Nana was told to eat, she rushed out the door.
The only people left in the room were Sian and Brian.
“Gwae, are you okay?”
“You don’t want to say anything to me, do you?”
Brian smiled awkwardly and scratched his face.
I thought it would be better to ask such a question while looking in the mirror.
“I really have no shame. If you set out to solve a problem without even knowing the topic… … “I’m sorry for bothering you for no reason.”
In response, Sian crossed his arms.
“Honestly, I don’t want anyone to say anything about me coming forward, do you? But did you really think you could handle them on your own?”
Brian waved his hands in denial.
“Well, actually, I didn’t mean to fight! The force behind them was so fierce that I tried to run away after just roughly figuring out who they were. But I didn’t know that he would rush right in without even talking to me… … .”
“That means you knew from the beginning that they were approaching with intent to kill?”
“yes… … .”
Sian’s cold gaze strained Brian’s nerves.
Even if he didn’t say anything, he could tell how pitiful he thought of himself.
“This is because the guy who said he would sacrifice himself for his master couldn’t even take care of himself… … . “I understand that you will start training as soon as your injury is completely healed.”
Sian took something out of her pocket, handed it to Brian, and then stood up.
“Uh, where are you going?”
“Drink.”
As always, it was Sian going to an unknown place.
“… … ?”
Brian, who was left alone, looked at the items Sian had given him with blank eyes.
A dagger that feels quite heavy considering its short length.
I grabbed the scabbard and carefully pulled it out, only to find that the sharp, discarded double-edged blade was radiating a gloomy chill.
(Continued in the next part)
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