Apocalypse After

Daisy and Aster

In the afternoon.

After sleeping for most of the day, Alexander opened his eyes. Looking at the ceiling of his house, the young man looked very bored. Although reluctant, he still put away the blanket and got out of bed.

‘I'm stupid for accepting the task of keeping watch at night. In the long run, this is too torturous.’

Despite having the habit of always being alert even in his sleep, Alexander could not help but complain in his heart.

Usually Alexander will sleep at night even if only one or two hours. Sleep at night is different than during the day. If you sleep at night, two or three hours can restore energy and focus. While sleeping during the day feels less even though it has slept long enough.

“Could it be because humans are diurnal creatures?” mummy Alexander.

Forgetting that not-so-important question, the young man began to prepare. Light a small fire, warm the water, then divide the water into three parts. One to brew herbal tea, one to make a porridge, and a little leftover mixed with plain water to wipe his body.

Finished cooking the porridge with a little meat and vegetables, Alexander ate. He then wiped his body with warm water and changed his clothes and equipped all his equipment.

After that, Alexander enjoyed afternoon tea. Such was the relaxed daily life of the young man for the past two months.

Seeing the afternoon sun coloring the sky and snow with a glittering orange color, Alexander immediately finished his tea and departed. However, he had absolutely no idea that anything unusual awaited him.

Having just changed guard shifts, Alexander was stunned in his place.

At that moment, many people from the three teams, namely eleven others were staring at him. Ten looked at him with an understanding smile, while the rest looked at him with hatred. If gazes could kill people, perhaps Alexander would have died a few times by now.

In front of Alexander, five women prostrated themselves and pleaded with their foreheads against the snowy ground. Their weak bodies were shivering, but had absolutely no intention of leaving the place.

“Mr Alexander, please take us!” daisy shouted with full supplication.

Hearing the request, Alexander frowned. There are indeed some women who usually ask in such a way. But it is not usually done in public for fear of rejection and humiliation.

Although many men like to have fun, but in this chaotic era, many of them also do not want to bear the burden. You could say, they made a deal at a certain price and then forgot about it the next day. After all, bringing back means there is one more mouth to feed.

In an era where food is hard to come by, especially in this winter.

After a long sigh, Alexander had a serious expression on his face. The young man then said, “Rise and then leave here, then I will pretend nothing happened.”

Seeing the five women not moving from its place, Alexander's expression became increasingly heavy. Drawing his sword, the young man spoke again.

“I treat you well without asking for payment because I feel you deserve to be pitied. However, if you think I'm so easy to take advantage of, you're wrong.

I'll warn you once more. Get up and go, and I'll forget about it. Or you can choose to die today.”

Sensing the killing intent from Alexander and his voice filled with seriousness, the bodies of the five women trembled violently. In the end, three of the five women got up. They bowed a few times apologizing and fled immediately.

At the sight of such a scene, some people shook their heads and some of them seemed to see the three fleeing women filled with interest.

Alexander looked towards the two people who were still kneeling then let out a long sigh.

“Daisy, Aster .. It seems that you did not change your decision.”

Hearing Alexander's words, the two women raised their faces.

“If you can not take us, then we do not mind dying under your sword, Mr.” Daisy said firmly.

“Compared to death in such a disrespectful way, we prefer to die in your hands Sir!” added Aster.

Perhaps because they are cousins, Daisy and Aster have an almost similar appearance. Daisy is 22 years old and Aster is only 18 years younger than her.

Hearing the words of the two women, Alexander immediately thought about the recent situation of District 5. As the famine worsened and some people died each day, they became harder to control.

Different from what Alexander thought before, it turns out Daisy and Aster have their own stories. The two women were different from most women who sold services. The reason why they survived until now was because they had a partner.

Yep. Although life is hard, but not infrequently some people who are not hunters have a family. Daisy and Aster's husband is one of the few exceptions. More precisely, they were apprentice hunters.

It's just that, husband .. or rather their late husband had an accident at the end of the fall of this year.

Daisy is a little depressed because they've been together for about four to five years. Aster was saddened and mixed because her husband died less than a week after they married.

Initially, they intended to find another partner but it was too difficult to do. So they only have two choices. Sell services or follow a master.

Still thinking of respect, the two women finally decided to follow a master.

From the looks of it, it has two sides. Following a master meant selling themselves. If they are lucky, they will be treated and treated well. However, if following the wrong master, they would be treated worse than animals, even their lives would be worse than those of the service sellers.

Of course, Alexander understood such a thing. Some hunters on other teams also take one or two women. However, before he felt that such things were unnecessary as they would only add to the burden.

Swooshes!

Alexander's sword swung rapidly. In front of the shocked expressions of the people, the sword came to a halt when it touched Daisy's neck. A slight scratch made the blood flow, but nothing more than that.

Seeing the resolute and determined look in the eyes of the two women, Alexander finally sheathed back his sword then let out a long sigh.

“You yourself are asking to come to the road without returning this, so do not regret it.”

Alexander reminded them. He was definitely not a good person, so following him was definitely not as beautiful as the dreams of the girls his hero picked up. However, in the ears of Daisy and Aster, it was the warmest and most beautiful sound of this miserable winter.

“Thank you! Thank you very much, Mister!” yell both in unison.

The two women kowtowed and banged their foreheads to the ground three times. After which, they knelt down in front of Alexander and kissed the young man's right hand.

This is commonly referred to as the ritual of acceptance. Alexander didn't know who made it, and didn't care about it. Now, what he was thinking was to calm down Aurora who seemed like a volcano about to erupt.

It really made the young man feel a headache!

At that time, many people congratulated Alexander. It even talks about the cost of hiring services that he might do.

Having a tired expression on his face, Alexander said, “Please stop joking and make trouble. I was really tired and suffocated due to the many problems today.”

Ignoring Aurora who was looking at him with a hateful gaze, Alexander walked up to Mr. Barton.

“Can I ask permission for a moment to take care of this matter?” asked the young man with a wry smile on his face.

“Hahaha! It seems that you are really impatient, Young man! Just go! Let me take care of it today. You have made a lot of achievements these two months, just take a break today.”

Hearing Mr. Barton's response, Alexander nodded in gratitude.

After a few words, the young man left with Daisy and Aster. He immediately led them to the District 5 civil office. There, they would change their status from refugee to lowest status.

Having that status, means Daisy and Aster will be Alexander's ‘property’. As long as they were in the Blood Cross realm, their status would not change unless the master released them. Worse yet, their status did not change even if the master died.

After taking care of everything from the confessions of the two women, taking care of the status transfer data, and paying a fee ...

Daisy and Aster eventually became followers of Alexander after ‘’ iron necks were worn around their necks.

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