"I see... No-wonder you always liked it boiled, no-wonder you were so we-"

"Y-you shut your mouth!"

Roger suddenly realized a certain detail but Manji quickly stopped him from saying more while blushing deeply and glaring at him like some sort of aggressive tigress but inwardly she was rolling her eyes while thinking : 'That's because yours is too big and it makes me extremely uncomfortable when I'm not!'

*Bffft*

Sherry laughed before realizing her mistake when that fierce gaze fell on her instead of the big guy, the girl quickly hid behind the kid while sticking her tongue out.

'Now she's provoking me while hiding behind the brat, better not fall into my hands later bitch... wouldn't be the first time I spank you!' Manji gritted her teeth in silence.

*Ehm*

Aaron cleared his throat before asking : "What use do you guys have for the fur and the bones then?"

The woman took a deep breath in to calm herself and ignored the cheeky girl and the annoying smile on her face before saying : "Rich folks likes it because it's a very comfortable fur but we're going to need it because the hairs on the Mice' fur burn longer and we're going to need them during the nigh to light up our torches while the leather is going to be used for clothes to warm us in the long winter to come.

"The bones is what we really need though, there's a lot of use for it and we can include it in practically everything we do in our lives but the most important thing for us when using these bones is making weapons to survive the Beast-Wave.

"We're probably going to make Long-Bows and quite a bit of Arrows from what we got, not enough though." Finally Manji seemed exhausted to say anymore and relaxed in her man's embrace and let him hug her tightly.

The kid nodded then fell into a silence of his own while thinking : 'I don't stand to gain much if I keep supplying this Village with these materials, the most I'm going to gain is more promises which might not happen at all in the unknown future.'

"So!" Roger said before adding : "When can me and my team take care of that business for you?" He asked while smiling such a naïve and greasy smile!

*Snort*

"What business?" Aaron said while rolling his eyes before adding : "Don't you guys have enough on your plater already?"

Roger scratched his head while saying : "What plate?"

The kid just shook his head, "Never mind!" afterwards he murmured : "Poor guy doesn't even flinch with an entire Beast-Wave coming his way, that shit doesn't seem like it's moving a single hair on his body... Damn! Talk about balls of steel... Uh-huh. Yes sir!"

Sherry giggled before resuming her job of using the Loofah to rub the legs of her young master Ron.

Manji nodded in agreement while closing her eyes to enjoy the moment of peace.

Roger just rolled his eyes because he still didn't get any answer for his question!

Lucas was keeping his distance from Roger because the man and his spicy woman never liked him.

Pio was huddled to the side somewhere and feeling sick.

Betty was taking care of her man and making him something healthy to eat, but poor guy kept puking more than eating when she gave it to him.

Old man Todd was still unconscious when Aaron finished his bath and put on the Bathrobe then let Sherry brush his hair.

Cassandra had work to do on the sewage-system while Tylus got busy because the boss clearly said : "No more wooden cabins, I'd like to sleep in my house. So you guys better get your asses back to work and finish it quickly."

Old man Vogen was taking care of this just fine and promised to finish the basement's roof before night since the pillars were almost done.

'This kid is a genius! Once we poured water on the base layer of the foundation the cracks we saw earlier fused perfectly, we only had to use Mr Smith's technique and use some of the red sand to dry the excessive water quickly before removing the layer of sand just like that. Now we can control the pace and do the same with the pillars before drying them solid enough to work on the roof, I bet was can save days' worth of work using this method.'

*Rumble*

"Come young master Ron. Let's find you a calm and clean place to enjoy your meal." Sherry hugged the kid and walked to a secluded area where the workers finished the wall and sat leaning on a rock with him on her lap.

"Kiss-ass!" Manji mumbled under her teeth before taking Roger who didn't seem like he wants to leave without an answer but did it anyway because this fierce tigress wants him to!

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"Bring Pio over here." Aaron gestured for Betty who's starting to worry before retrieving a vial which is completely made from glass that's deep-blue in color and have a unique, orange-brown, and curvy-twisting decoration on it then removed the cork while saying : "Lucas. Help me pouring this down his throat and make sure he doesn't spit any of it out, this shit is precious."

"Yes young master Ron, with pleasure!" Lucas seemed more than happy to follow that order and grinned after looking towards his partner who's currently weak and helpless.

The man smirked even more sadistically once he saw fear in the depth of Pio's eyes before holding his chin and forcing his lower jaw down after Betty helped him and pulled his head backwards.

Once the woman noticed panic and worry in the eyes of her man she whispered the word "Sorry" slowly before hugging him from the back.

For a second or two the young man struggled while making muffled sounds but his eyes quickly regained their calm once he noticed the clear change of his mental and physical condition!

"Let him go Lucas," Aaron ordered before taking another bite of the chicken-breast in his plate then added while chewing : "He's fine now."

'I believe he was tortured enough after running his mouth earlier, this fool is the reason why I'm missing a bed to sleep on right now!' He thought while using the fork to twirl some Spaghetti then dip it in the red sauce before putting it in his mouth.

While the kid was eating and thinking about where to spend the night, another guest arrived.

This time it's the younger of the Chief's two sons.

"One after another!" Aaron muttered while raising an eyebrow and looking at the scholarly-looking man who sat in front of him on a block of brick.

Meanwhile Sen was trying to hide his shock after seeing Sherry and the way she's treating the kid.

"Good afternoon young master Ron," The man said while acting like he didn't see anything unexpected then looked around at the construction site, "Things seem like they're moving along well."

Aaron smiled mysteriously before saying : "Uh-huh. Thanks for the extra workers, your big brother was just here and I made sure to thank him for it.

"I hope the Mice' fur and bones are going to be useful for you guys, I'll make sure to send you a share of the meat when they're ready.

"Tell me "Teacher Sen"... How do you like it?" Betty and Sherry gasped from shock before blushing deeply then both of them acted like they didn't hear the question.

"Uh!" Sen gawked before the gaze in his eyes sharpened once the man squinted them slightly, "I'm not sure to be honest, I've never been with a woman before."

This time it was Aaron who got surprised by the unexpected honesty of this fellow, "You and me both."

*Snort*

*Bfft*

Sherry tugged hard on the Brush during her stroke, while Betty just couldn't prevent her laughter once she saw the expression on the teenager girl's face!

Sen, Pio, and Lucas just smiled while Aaron sheepishly smiled to hide his embarrassment.

'Silly girl just exposed everything and my lie in a split-second there.'

*Ehm*

After clearing his throat Aaron stuffed his face in the plate in his hand while adding : "I'm sure you're destined to find the right person. Why are you here?"

Sen had an experience dealing with the kid and understood that he's not the kind of person which he might stand to gain if he danced in circles around him before discussing matters that really matter, "Thank you young master Ron, we'd like you to give us those." Afterwards he pointed towards the hill-like five shells from the Poisonous Stone-Centipedes.

*Humph*

Aaron looked up from his plate before saying : "Is your appetite big enough to stomach them? Be careful of biting more than could chew, ask Pio and he might tell you how it feels like to puke your guts out these days! The sickness might spread so fast, only fire can handle that nasty disease."

Sherry shivered because her teacher Sen was stepping on thin ice.

Pio, Lucas, and even Betty nervously kept their silence because the air became a bit chilly and stifling once the kid threw that hidden threat in a cold tone of voice.

"I'm aware that it's selfish of us to ask for such a big favor from you."

"You think?" Aaron cynically retorted.

"Can we talk in private? This matter is quite sensitive after all." Sen looked at Pio, Lucas, Betty, and Sherry.

Aaron put the plate down on his feet and locked his fingers in front of his mouth before saying : "You three. Go, Sherry stays."

"Yes young master." Lucas and Pio didn't even pat an eye when they left, but Betty's curiosity was clear to everyone after her eyes betrayed her.

The kid smiled once he saw confusion and doubt within the eyes of the scholarly fellow, "Sherry is my maid after all." Then winked confidently.

The man smiled and shook his head before saying : "If you allow to give us these five shells, we can invite you to join us when we make our next journey to the Dark-Forest."

"That's it?" Aaron inquired after giving the man a smile which meant : "You're dreaming if you can get away with that! Spill the beans or keep dreaming."

Sen nodded, "The thing we're after is worth it after all."

The kid continued to eat without even looking at his guest, "Go-on then, what's it going to help me with? Grow an extra head maybe!"

"Heh." The scholarly man laughed before adding : "No. It's going to make you live 100 years even if you were so old and already on the death bed."

Aaron raised his head to look at Sen and smiled widely before asking : "And you believe that shit?"

Sen shrugged his shoulders, "Believe it or not it's the truth! This isn't going to be the first, second, or third-time my bloodline got their hands on it. My ancestors did it before, why not do it too?"

The kid looked at the man for a few seconds before saying : "You're seriously asking "Me!"... A healthy kid who's barely a few days over five years old to give you all of "That!" in exchange for some "Thing!" that would make "Me!" live longer.

"Look mister. Usually I'd say you're either an idiot or a fool in these sorts of situations, but I know for sure that you're neither of these two options.

"So. I'll give "You!" two options, either say something that makes a bit of sense to "Me!" or... let me eat in peace. How is that working for you?" Afterwards he let go of the fork and the knife he was using to cut the meat on his plate.

Sen took a moment to think deeply about what he's going to say before saying : "Alright."

"Alright!" Aaron repeated the same word and waited for the explanation.

"Besides the fruit we're after... my family is looking for something else," After saying that Sen smiled sheepishly, "But even if you don't feel like using that fruit, it doesn't mean that it's actually worthless like you make it to be! Most of the people would kill for a chance to live 1 year or 1 decade longer, not to mention 1 century."

"Oh well, I'm not most people so." The kid shrugged after saying that while thinking : 'You'd be delusional if you think I'm trading my stuff for some empty promises pal.'