I feel like my heart is breaking… I am a failure as an adult…
These two right now… they are staring at me with great expectation. It seems that they live a good life that food for them is not a problem and probably, properly serve to them.
I don’t dislike that.
I want children to stay healthy and lively. I don’t want to see children starving.
My raison d'être is simple. To help all the starving children and to properly guide them. I am not omnipotent as to help every single one of them in the world but, I am helping in my own way.
Even though the means to fulfill it are evil, even though the path I take is the path of carnage, even though the only way I know is to kill…
To be honest, the only thing I got here as provisions are hardtack bread. Also, there are only a few left and they are ruined because I got it wet. Also, it only provides the minimum amount of nutrients a growing child needs.
To give something like these to these children for breakfast… I am ashamed of myself…
Even if circumstances dictate that it can’t be helped… still…
“I am terribly…sorry… as the only provisions I can provide are soggy hardtack bread…”
“”Hardtack bread?””
“Hm? You two... never heard of it?”
They tilt their heads in confusion and shakes it left and right. It seems that they really never seen a hardtack bread. They are spoiled but it is not a problem.
People may say that I really don’t have any responsibilities to them, but of course, I will do everything for children. For now, I will ask them a few questions.
“This is a kind of bread... that’s really hard to chew and... swallow, still want to eat it?”
“OH! Let me try! Let me try! It’s kind of a human commoner food right?!”
“Me too, I want to try it!”
I see, then…
“Are there any strict policies about elves... eating habit or any restrictions... about food?”
“Hmm? None. We eat meat, vegetable, bread, fruit, water, and juice!”
“Casablanca… that last two… you don’t eat those. You drink it.”
“Ah! Ahehehe… I- of course, I know! I am just testing you!”
Hibiscus interjected…
“Hehe, that’s one of the reform Mama made when she became the leader! She wanted the elves to be more open and flexible about things. What’s wrong Susanoo?”
“Ah, these are the bread.”
I showed them the “commoner’s bread” that I reach out from the pocket inside my coat. It’s soggy and soft.
“The bread condition is horrible... because it got wet. Are you two alright eating this? In the meantime, I’ll try to hunt an edible animal... in the vicinity.”
“”OKAY!””
What a lively twins.
They sat down on a flat stone and starts munching on the bread. It’s visible in their faces that the bread that passes in their mouth is tasteless and bland.
This saddens my heart. That is the more reason I need to hunt.
I already sense an animal nearby.
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For some reason, the animals in this world are alike in ours.
The difference is that these animals can evolve and become a magical beast which their meats contain a poisonous substance that’s dangerous for every creature.
Their only uses are the extractable materials from them and the magic stone inside their heads, specifically inside their brains.
That’s what I heard… I don’t just sleep all day in the castle.
After walking a bit, I saw a big rabbit. This size might feed both of them. Without time to waste, I killed it in one breath.
Now, I got the game, I need to drain the blood too. I slash the neck and hang it upward. Of course, in the place where those two can’t see but I can still feel their presence.
Good thing I had missions where I need to hunt food myself in the mountains to sustain my hunger.
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This will take too long. Should I try something new with my power?
I guess I don’t have a choice… I will just make use of my precision as to not ruin the meat while doing it.
I use my distortion and try to hasten the draining of the blood. I made its heart beats, so the blood will pump out from the slit on its neck.
SPLURT…
It was a success but its appearance now, although edible, is something that should not be seen my minors.
I’m thinking of roasting this over a fire but the problem is the marinade. I don’t have anything to make it tasty for them.
Neither any knowledge if any of the herbs or plants here that are useful.
Should I try asking them?
Let’s do that.
When I arrive, they were still trying to eat the hardtack bread.
“Please don’t force…yourself…”
“No, Mama always says that whatever given to you, consider it as a blessing!”
“Un, we do not want to disobey or dishonor Mama. This is something that Susanoo gave us so we are more than willing to eat it.”
I’m moved… I am honestly moved…
At the same time, regretted that these are the only food I can provide them at moment’s notice.
Their mother has taught them well.
Well… to let them roam in the forest is a bit questionable, but nevertheless, she has done a great job raising these two.
“I see. You two are good kids. But you see, I already hunted a big rabbit and I am going to roast it, but I don’t have any idea what herbs and plants around here are good for making it tastier.”
“A rabbit!? Hehehe, I am not really a fan of meat but I know rabbit is tasty!”
She looks so haughty saying that. Are the rabbits here special?
Hibiscus supplemented the question in my head.
“Susanoo, rabbits here are rich in magic which makes them healthier and tastier but they rarely evolve to a magical beast. I think we do not need anything to make it tastier anymore.”
“I see… thank you… can the two of you lit up a fire for me?”
“Of course! We are the top magicians in our grade! Making a fire is easy!”
“Casablanca! That’s embarrassing!”
“I see. Can you two please gather some branches of a tree for the fire? I will just get the rabbit.”
“”OKAY!””
What good children… even though they are noisy… their personality compliments each other making them cute and adorable.
I bet the elf queen is proud and happy for her daughters. The queen too is commendable. She leads a whole continent and still, able to properly educate these two girls…
I wonder how she is like.
Well, although one of them acts haughty sometimes and the one is timid.
They remind me of Asagao. She is a child who easily gets frightened and hate painful things. She is timid but it makes her adorable and lovely for everyone.
But there are times that she will act out of her age but I don’t let it bother me.
I arrive at the place where I hang that rabbit. It seems that those two would not be bothered by its appearance…
I worry a lot…
I retrieved it and…
I sense it… people with a scent of blood coming out from them…
They are following Casablanca and Hibiscus.
Their intentions are so evil that I can feel it at this distance…
I promptly left the rabbit and followed their trails.
My plan is to sneak behind them and to see what their intentions are.
I run. I jump. I climb the trees. I followed their malicious scent.
I saw them. There are three of them. They haven’t still noticed me.
I am currently hiding above them, in a thick tree branch, five meters high. They are talking to each other. In a far distance, there are the twins, innocently picking up branches.
I attentively listen to these people below me to know their intentions.
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“There they are… It seems they still haven’t noticed anything yet!”
“I really thought that they will die on their own. They have tough luck eh. I really don’t want to dirty my hands with elf brat blood.”
“Isn’t that fine? We can still have our fun ya know!? They just blindly seek adventurer’s help inside the guild without putting out an official commission and they paid us in advance! These rich snotty kids are too defenseless. They even believed that we are S-rank adventurers!
“Yeah! Yeah! That’s really a fortune for us! But it seems they still don’t know what’s going to hit them! Hehehe…I can’t wait to taste them! Hehehe… I am going to do both and make a mess out of them!!”
“Easy there, we do not want to mess them up too much. After our fun, we can still have a big fortune for selling them in the underground slave market!”
“That’s nice a thinking! I can’t wait for my coin sack to get fat!”
“I will treat you two a drink! Hahaha!”
“”Hehehehe!””
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FUCKING SCUMS!
THESE BASTARDS!
My blood boils hearing that vulgar conversation!!!
I am usually listless and sleepy but…
This enrages me to another level!!!
My body is roaring and raging to go!!!
I’ll wait until Casablanca and Hibiscus go farther from here, after that…
Hell shall fall upon these bastards!
I will make a bloody gore out of your existence!
And I will make sure that these three will plead for their own death!