Humanity Return
Ch. 73 – Three Kids Under A Peach Tree
The same night wind, the same full red moon, and the two of them were together.
Two small children can be seen sitting under a peach tree on top of a large clumpy hill with different expressions on their faces.
“Why are we still waiting here? He must have forgotten that promise!”
The black-haired child leapt up and clenched his fists with an annoyed expression, looking intent on leaving the place.
“T-wait a little while longer, m-maybe he's just late..”.
The small voice of the blond child beside him managed to stop him and the two of them sat quietly under the tree again.
Half an hour passed until finally the black-haired boy jumped to his feet once more.
“Already! I want to go back to sleep, find me-“
His sentence was cut off when he realized someone was running towards them.
The blond child beside him also woke up when he saw that and a small smile appeared on his face.
The person managed to run from under the hill and reach them in less than five seconds, bringing along a violent wind that flew the leaves around them.
Pink leaves began to float between them, making a scene where three small children on a hill surrounded by hundreds of peach leaves.
“Shishishi, I managed to get it!”
The new boy showed the skin bags in his hands laughing, his short white hair seen swaying following the night breeze.
The black-haired child looked unhappy and his feelings worsened when he saw the blond-haired child smiling towards him while pointing at the new child.
The white-haired child looked oblivious to the interaction of the two of them and had already started sitting on the grass, followed by the two children in front of him.
He began to open the leather pouch in his hand and pulled out a large wine bottle and three small glasses.
The white-haired child raised a wine bottle and a small glass in both hands.
Followed by the blond child who raised the small glass as well.
The black-haired child in front of them sighed and raised the remaining glass.
The two children saw the white-haired boy pour half a bottle to fill the three small glasses in their hands, spilling most of their contents and soaking the grass under them.
The three of them stood up and raised the full glass as high as possible and started staring at the red moon in the night sky above them.
“Despite not having a family relationship, the three of us vowed to help each other. Walk in trouble and pleasure together”
The white-haired child started to say the sentence he prepared with a wide smile on his face.
“K-we vow to help people in need. Become a voice for the voiceless”
The blonde-haired child managed to convey his part almost perfectly, making a small smile appear on his face.
“We may have been born on different days, but we chose to die on the same day. Not letting evil come and go without retaliation”
The black-haired child smiled as he finished his piece and raised his glass as well.
The three of them stretched out and touched their three glasses.
“””The sky above, Earth below and this Peach Tree will witness our oath!”””
The cling!
A melodious voice could be heard clearly and the night wind shook the peach tree violently, dropping its leaves again.
The three children looked at each other and smiled, finishing their glasses in one gulp.
Three empty glasses fell onto the grass simultaneously along with the wine bottle which began to spit out its contents onto the ground.
The three children instantly moved simultaneously and placed their palms on the peach tree.
“””Hooooeeek..!”””
...
“Khehehehe.
A strange laugh came out from the black-haired young man as he looked at the empty glass in his hand, recalling the memories of the first time he drank the wine.
“Ahahaha!”
The blonde youth next to him laughed loosely after gulping down the glass in his hand after recalling the same thing, his two eyes were seen letting out lightning sparks.
The faces of the two young men were already very blushing and they looked to be more emotional.
The reason for the condition was three empty wine bottles and one wine bottle remaining half of them.
“I still can't believe you made a big bird as your partner”
Leinn said that while refilling their glasses, he also looked a little frowned.
“Some things happened and the result was so... What about yourself? You made a contract with Slime!”
Roland gulped down his glass and said it all in one breath, then turned his head and looked at Leinn who was pensive while looking at the glass in his hand.
“Some things... happened?”
The two of them looked at each other after Leinn gave her answer.
Silence appeared for a few seconds, then a huge smile appeared on the faces of the two of them.
“Pfft... Hahahaha..!”.
“Ahahaha..!”
Leinn found the same reason Roland was so funny, and vice versa.
Most likely the cause is the amount of alcohol that both of them have consumed.
This was the first time they were in this state and they found things to be very entertaining for no apparent reason.
They even laughed at the discolored moon when it reached the end of the month in front of them.
The two of them continued to laugh at various trivial matters for a while until when their gaze stopped on the third glass between them.
A small smile appeared on the faces of the two of them who were already quite red, in contrast to their previous expressions.
The two glasses in their hands moved together and touched the third glass.
The cling!
A melodious voice was clearly heard from the impact of the three glasses.
Leinn and Roland finally stopped laughing and returned to enjoying the tranquility of the night in silence.
...
Far from where the two young men reminisced about their past, precisely at the main gate of the city was the arrival of new arrivals.
Two people wearing robes that covered their entire bodies were sitting on a large carriage that was being pulled by a large bird.
They were waiting for the gate guards who were checking their identities before entering the city.
One of the robed men turned his attention towards the tall tower of the biggest academy in the city.
A wide smile could be seen peeking out from the gap of his robe.
“Shishishi..”.
