Chapter 35 (1/2)

WSU VOLUME 1 CHAPTER 35: THE UNCLE AND THE SLAVE MERCHANT (PART 2)

Translated by lovelyxday

Uncle and the Slave Merchant (part 2)

“Little Jinwen has gone missing?”

Elan looked at me with big eyes as she asked me.

I nodded my head.

“He shouldn’t have been missing for long. We might be able to find him if we immediately go search the vicinity. Master, do you have any leads?”

Carolina looked down at the town from the balcony after speaking.

“It should be in order to prevent Jinwen from running away again, the merchant will sell him at the nearby slave market. If it was me, that’s what I would choose to do.”

I fixed my gaze on Little Jinwen’s bed while speaking.

“That’s good then, master. If we go now, maybe we can——”

“Maybe we can catch up to them?”

I cut off Carolina’s words.

“Yes, it might be too late if we wait.”

I snorted.

“Carolina, Little Elan, pack up our things and get ready to go.”

“To go and save Little Jinwen?”

“No. Prepare to go to another town.”

“But Little Jinwen……”

I let out a long sigh, staring into Carolina’s eyes.

“Carolina, I only save those who are in front of me. Little Jinwen was not stolen by anyone, and he wasn’t s.n.a.t.c.hed away by anyone either. He was just following his own desires and used those two legs of his to walk away. For him, returning to his owner is more important than coming along on our journey. If I wanted to save him, how could I do it?”

“But he obviously ran away; he didn’t want to be a slave!”

Little Elan cried while looking at me.

Sorry, Little Elan.

I didn’t say that to make you sad and scared, but I’m not going to give in everytime you cry. “People do not not know the harms of their son, but they also don’t know the strength of their rice seedlings.”[1]For me, I needed to watch Carolina’s progress, while also watching over Little Elan’s deficiency. I was not bringing her with me to raise her into a useless person.

Thus, I raised my face and said:

“So? I don’t care about a single, momentary decision, but the long term, much stronger will. I think that instead of wallowing in the past until death, I would rather choose the future. Jinwen chose to surrender to his status as a slave. Even if I rescued him, nothing will change. I will not give in.”

I crossed my arms and looked down at those two.

At this time, Mademoiselle Phantom’s face appeared at a distance very close to mine.