
“Do you own the damn animal.?”
The boy was silent without saying a word. He wants to run! However, his body could not move of his will as if it was being held back by the thorny chain ties that wrapped around his body. Heavy and painful.
“Tell me... Are you the owner?” Zeyn squatted down to equalize their height.
“Ma............ Maa......... Pardon... i....” The boy really struggled hard to answer her, as the cold sweat running down his forehead could not lie..
“So you already know what this animal does..” Zeyn nudged the little animal in the boy's arms, leaving the animal as frightened as the owner.
“Maaa.... Maangkon..... i..”.
“It looks like I have to take you to the local Guard, in order for you to get punished according to the rules here. Also, so that you do not repeat something like this.”.
“T–T–Please! J–J–Don't do that!”
“Hah? Why why anyway? You're wrong, why don't you want to be done like an innocent man? Say...” Zeyn stood up while smiling playfully.
“I–It... Because I have an obligation!”
“Hah? Everyone has their obligations, but in the wrong way and this kind of nonsense, do you still think that this is good? No, right?”
“A–I have to support my family! A–I also have to heal my Brother as well! I beg you, do not report me..” The boy lowered his head while pleading with a grimacing face.
“Ah, I feel deja vu... But, gee! I'm impressed. You're younger than me but already burdened with great responsibility. But unfortunately... Even we have just met, we are only strangers in our respective viewpoints. Do I need to give mercy to strangers?”
The boy was astonished when he heard it, the words Zeyn said sounded realistic and reasonable, but on the other hand, there was not a single sense of humanity, not a single sense of humanity, it was as if he had just spoken to another creature.
“Ugh..” Zeyn massaged his temple with a sigh, then created a blue energy from his hand directed at the boy, instantly tying the boy with his animal.
“The thing is I'll take you! Yhwach, take this brat!”
“Good, Mr..”
“T–Wait! I beg..!! Ja–Hmphh!!”
Yhwach shut the boy's mouth, then knocked him unconscious instantly. He took out a large pouch around it to put the boy's body into it, then lifted it up.
“Before that, we have to find out where the location of the Guard's office is or well.. Police in this place.”
Zeyn and Yhwach toured not far away, wondering with the locals about the offices of the Guardians. Although some people suspected their actions, or rather the large pouch that Yhwach was carrying, they still informed the location of the City Guards' offices.
After which, they finally found this City Guards office. Two-story building with simple architecture made of wood and steel for decoration. Outside, there were two guards watching. So they approached the two guards.
“Excuse me, Uncle.”.
“Ah, hey, Son. What is the need to come here?”
“It..” Zeyn looked back, hinting that Yhwach had lowered the large pouch containing the boy's body.
“I just got robbed by this guy. Caught her. So I came here to report it. That's it.”
“Can I see it in?”
“Please...”
The guard opened his pocket. Instantly his facial expression changed, from friendly to surprised but also as if he saw an extremely disgusting item.
“It..” The guard subconsciously took a few steps back, looking at the disdain of the boy's body.
“Cuih!” The other guard unhesitatingly threw spit towards the cheek of the boy. “Truly disgusting day... I never thought on this beautiful day, it turned bad when I saw this.” He said with disgust and annoyance.
“Hah? What's up, Uncle?”
“Nak, it seems you don't know this, yes. Newcomers usually already know about this, but let me be clear. They are the lowest.”
“Lowest? What does it mean?” Zeyn frowned, staring at the bewildered and astonished the two guards in front of him.
“Their caste is the lowest. Totally disgusting. Just being seen will make your day bad. Human feces alone are even more valuable than those 'lowest'. Remember that well, Son.”
‘It......... Discrimination......?’ Zeyn was surprised to learn that.. This city has discrimination that he hates.
“Mr that's there... You better immediately bathe with a sacred ritual, so that the ugliness is spared from You. Something disgusting of them must be completed with the sacred ritual.” The guard told Yhwach, and cursed also of course with disgust.
“Then, does this place accept robbers like him to hold?” Zeyn asked but he knew the answer.
“No, Son. This place does not accept people like him. You just throw it into the sea, it might be a rotten meal for the Kraken and the Satrour there. Hahahaha!”
‘Bad joke. What's funny, moron.’
“Good. Then we'll go... Yhwach, take him like that. We go somewhere else.”
“Good, Sir..” Yhwach again lifted the bag containing the boy's body, then prepared to walk.
“Hoi! Ahey! Ahey! Ahey! Hold on, sir! Don't take her like that! Just drag him! She tida–”
“What do I need to follow your nonsense?” Ask Yhwach in a flat tone.
““Eh..””
“My Lord's words are an obligation I must do. Do not say nonsense that is not in harmony with the words of my Lord.” Finished with his words, Yhwach immediately followed Zeyn.
“A–Ap.. What the fuck is..”
“......cah......”.
“Bocah!!”
“Woyy..!!!!”
“Blurrbbbbb!!! Huahhhhh...!! What happened?!”
After many times Zeyn used water to wake the boy up, the boy finally regained consciousness. The boy gasped for breath, his breathing disordered, trying to recall what happened earlier.
“You're really troublesome... If you are conscious, stand up..”.
Zeyn leaned against the wall of the well, irritated at having to draw water from inside the well to flush the boy in front of him back to his senses. Of course with the help of Yhwach with his magical powers.
“...” The boy remained speechless.
Zeyn approached him, crouched down and looked at him more closely. Now he was completely annoyed by this brat.
THE PLAQUE!
“Stop delirious.”
THE PLAQUE!
“Your wife is not real.”
THE PLAQUE!
“Look at the truth..”
THE PLAQUE!
“You are still a loser.”
THE PLAQUE!
“Adududuhh... Pain!”
“Oh, are you aware? If not, I'll slap you again–”
“Iya, yes, yes, yes! I'm sober..! Please don't slap my cheek again!”
“OK. Now stand.”
Zeyn stood up, followed by the boy in front of him.
“Do you remember what happened before?” Ask Zeyn.
“Previous.... You want to report me. But, why am I here?” The boy looked at me confused.
“Try guessing!”
“Ehh... That's... Is it possible because of my caste?”
“Hmm... You seem to know and get used to this.”
“Yeah, that's my daily meal..”.
“So you've been thrown in jail many times? Then, why are you still alive and seem to panic when I want to report you. Though obviously you already know that you can never be thrown into jail.”
“K–You are evil indeed, yes. I'm still alive, probably because of shit. And why am I panicking... Well, does that need to be asked? Everyone will panic, right?”
“True too. Makes sense, makes sense... Now, tell me your name, you son of a bitch.”.
“Lui... I'm Lui..”.
Zeyn smiled, feeling that this boy or Lui could now have a normal interaction with him. Yeah, maybe because he was really upset and intimidated Lui so that made her really scared.
“Tell me, what happened to this City? Discrimination is the worst thing on a social level.”.
“Before that... Errr, can I know your name.?” Asked Lui with a hint of doubt.
“I? Zeyn... Zeyn Leonardo's... Not happy to meet you, Lui.”
"Huh? What's that?”
“Yes, usually people will say 'Nice to meet you', but because our meeting happened because of the unpleasant things you made. So I turned her word into 'Not happy to meet you'. You're really annoying you know.”.
“Errrr, okay..? I guess I should apologize again.”
“Ya, of course.”
“I'm sorry.”
“Hehe..”.
“...”