Chapter 36 (1/2)

WSU VOLUME 1 CHAPTER 36: THE UNCLE AND THE SLAVE MERCHANT (PART 3)

Translated by lovelyxday

The Uncle and the Slave Merchant (part 3)

Several days later, thanks to the slave merchant, I was casually looking into the cage at Jinwen, whose back was turned to me.

“Hew.a.n.g! What did you come here for? Bendaye doesn’t want to see you!”

“I also didn’t feel like coming to see you, this kind of person without any determination.”

“Th-then just get out, now!”

Although he said that, his little tail was hanging down sadly.

I casually pulled out a chair to sit on. The slave merchant had already been sent out to wait.

“So? Why did you leave without saying goodbye?”

I already knew the answer to the question, but Jinwen firmly tossed back his head:

“That has nothing to do with you!”

“There is a relations.h.i.+p.”

I said.

“Because those clothes are something I made for a friend.”

“Ben-bendaye isn’t your friend! Leave me alone!”

“Because you lost in battle you became a slave. Who taught you this system of beliefs? Is it because you’re a dog type that you can easily become someone’s lackey[1]?”

“Because I’m weak! Weak people should obey the strong. Isn’t that obvious? Bendaye doesn’t want to see you again!”

I looked at Little Jinwen’s back without saying a word.

His tail was sadly swinging back and forth over a small area, and his ears were drooped dispirited and downcast on his head.

So what you’re saying is that you don’t want to obey other people, no?

But losing is losing. Because your mistake made your entire race suffer the slaughter of the Expedition Regiment. In the face of such absolute strength disparity, you acknowledged your own weakness and chose to surrender. The first time you saw me, you said something like, “Are you a member of the Expedition Regiment?”

Accepting the system of values of humans, is like putting the reins on a wild horse. You turn into a domesticated animal of humans.

But.

But if it’s like that.

Little Jinwen.

“Why are you crying then?”

I said nonchalantly.

“Huw.a.n.g! Bendaye, bendaye isn’t crying!”

While rubbing at his tears, he spoke in an unwilling voice.

Even if I couldn’t directly see his expression, I could imagine Little Jinwen’s crying appearance.

I used my index finger to likely poke Jinwen’s head.

“It’s fine. If you lose, then you just have to win next time.”

Jinwen turned around, his tears ceaselessly falling down. His two little hands tightly grabbed onto my index finger, burying his face in my finger. It was a velvet-soft feeling.

“But, but……”

Jinwen suddenly froze.

“Uncle, I hear something.”

“What do you hear?”

“The voices of Expedition Regiment members.”

“What are they saying?”

“They’re saying that they’re going to burn down the residential area tonight.”

“Really?”

“No, wait a sec……”

Little Jinwen grabbed his head as he crouched down. Two suspicious people, one tall and one short, were masked by cloaks as they sneakily approached from the door.

“I heard it!! Their true target is the inn. Uncle, quickly go back and tell Elan jiejie and the others that they should escape!”

Jinwen bore a fl.u.s.tered expression.

It could be said that his fear of the Expedition Regiment was a deep-rooted problem.

Okay, now it was up to me to resolve it.

“You did very well, Jinwen. Thanks to you, I became aware of this matter. You saw through the false information from members of the Expedition Regiment. You have become stronger. Now, just watch, okay?”

I wouldn’t just so easily let go of this opportunity. I quietly pulled apart the iron bar of the cage and created a gap.

“What happens next is your doing. For people who break the law, I have no tolerance for them.”

“But, that is an Expedition Regiment Member……”

“You only have to listen well. No matter if it’s an Expedition Regiment Member or anyone else, I can beat them all.”

Stepping on the brick red tiles made a guchiguchi sound. The left over snow remaining in the cracks had already frozen into ice.