Chapter 674 - Between Light & Light (XII) (2/2)
“Especially this city I don’t find it beautiful at all Instead, I hate this place”
The little girl opened her eyes wide She stared in shock as though she had heard so that toppled all the truth in her world
“Why, Mister? This is Casabianca, the city under the Light Dragon Soul’s protection Under the sacred brilliance, isn’t it normal that people lead blissful lives? Why do you hate this place?”
“Because all I see here are terrifying, ed and answered her doubts casually Even though he knew that he shouldn’t speak to a little child this way, he instinctively felt that it didn’t matter even if he said it
“On the surface, this place is indeed protected by the Light Dragon Soul But what about the truth? The people holding on to authority fight against one another to secure their positions, berated one another to expand their strength, incited hatred and blinded everything with lies These people are living in the false dreams of lies They think that they are the center of the world, but they are nothing, in fact”
Rhode pointed to a place in Casabianca
“Have you been there Lily?”
“Yes It’s a beautiful and quiet place”
Even though she didn’t knohy Rhode asked her this question, she answered swiftly anyway Rhode shrugged and pointed at another place
“What about there?”
“It is… Ah Freedom Square Of course I’ve been there”
“Then, what about there?”
Rhode pointed at a white region in western Casabianca This tiirl didn’t answer instantly She knitted her brows and tried to recall its name Then, she shook her head helplessly
“No… Mister I’ve not been there before Where is that place?”
“That place is called ‘Dalkest’ It is the largest slu from her vacant expression, it was apparent that she didn’t understand the word at all
“It is a place where the poor lives in They are undressed, poor, and have never eaten a full meal before People there kill for a piece of bread No one dares to roam the streets with money because they will be robbed at the very next moment The corners of the dark alleyways are filled with scrawny thugs with sharp weapons They widen their eyes greedily while scanning for their next prey Theya person into the dark alley and kill him to rob his assets That is all that they can do to survive in this city”
Rhode shot a glance at the little girl beside him who had frozen to the spot She widened her eyes unbelievably at the direction where Rhode was pointing to and mumbled to herself
“That’s impossible How… Why are those people… Why are they so poor…”
“There are many reasons for poverty Some who have lost their abilities to carry out labor were chased out by their employers Their physical disabilities prevented the this way Some are born in that place and they don’t knohat else can help theht have ended up in that state after losing their wealth and families Of course, some people are just purely lazy No matter what… such people are everywhere But some places have more of them while some have much fewer”
Rhode redom strictly prohibited the free moveion But similar places still existed The rich and poor were like a pair of brothers The poor couldn’t purchase their own houses and gain a foothold in the big cities, which hy they had to coether This was unavoidable everywhere, where even the legends and beliefs reflected the same shadows of slums hell was meant to take in such people
“I… I don’t believe it…”
The little girl paled and covered her htly Her eyes were filled with fear
“I don’t believe it… This isn’t real…”
“Don’t be that surprised, Lily Don’t let your iination run wild This is the world With the existence of beauty, there will always be ugliness, which is extremely norood enough if most people can lead such lives”
“…”
The little girl sunk into silence After a fewjaw
“Mister… Youas the other 100 people live well?”
“What I et their existence or purpose, that’s all”
Rhode spread his arms apart
“Many of them indeed require help, but manpower is often li one’s eyes and turning a blind eye to the situation Lily, haven’t you met with such similar situations whenever you headed out?”
“…”
This ti her head that was in coh what Rhode said had crushed her views on this world She orried, fearful, and dubious On the other hand, Rhode wondered if he had gone overboard with his words She was only a little girl and was still years fro the society… But this was the only chance for hi to her
“I don’t believe this… Light should shi+ne and protect everything equally Everyone is living in bliss… But… I know… I…”
The little girl bit her lips and lifted her head as though she had made up her mind She turned to Rhode determinedly
“I-I don’t believe your words If you want to prove that what you said was true, then bring me there!”