After the dragon that attacked the carriege is gone the mc looked at the group of kids arround 5 to 8yrs old arround the shade of the big tree and there are 12 of them 3 male and 9 girls, the mc was shocked that they still closimg their eyes and shivering the mc then relaxed and said

[Stay here. Im going to the carriege to check the man that crashed on the carriege] (MC)

Then rena looked at the mc in shock and confused face can be seen on her

[Why do you worry about them! They're the reason why we are in cage! Leave him alone let him die] (Rena)

It seems rena really despise the guards Now the mc that was trying to leave look back at rena and realized he still did not grasp the situation after possesing this young boys exhausted body

[Yeah.. then why are we in cage?..i cant seem to remember](Rena)

Rena still with her disbelief and confuse face sighed

[You really do not remember anything](Rena)

Then rena started to explain what happened.

[So you say that i begged the merchant owner for extra food and clothing because i saw you guys being starve and cold? Then the merchant snapped and keep beating me half dead then i passed out and that was the cause of this heavy injuries i got?] (MC)

[Yeah. We thought you are already dead just from those injuries its a miracle that you can even stand now.] (Rena)

Then the mc have a thought in his head and guessed that

{hmmm maybe the original owner of this body realy died and i possesed it somehow on its dying state} but still i dont think this is earth though well definitely not just judging from those dragon and this freakingly big tree we are hiding at, hmm what wait a minute

[Rena then why are we in cages?] (MC)

Rena eyes widened and instantly become sad like remembering its sad past and answered

[Its because we are going to be sold as slaves in some city] (Rena)

Hmm slaves? We are slaves? Now it all make sense our clothes our food how they treat us and these malnourished starved bodies..he looked at rena that about to cry

[Sorry for making you remember something sad but for now we need to muster our courage and proceed with life] (MC)

Rena was thankful and wipe the tears in the side of her eyes and smiled. The who was across her standing saw her smile and the mc feel her heart skip...

{No no no Kou you're a 23yrs old NEET and it will be a crime to fall for this little girl who is probably around 7yrs old you are not a lollicon. She is cute but lets stop ot at that} while the mc was fighting againts his shamelessness rena asked

[I.. we still dont know your name yet as i've introduced already my name is Rena im 7yrs old and this is my younger brother Ren he is 5yrs old injured but only a little after you step up and begged for food last night they stopped beating him halfway and instead to you] (Rena)

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Rena said and bowed in thanks then all of them bowed following rena it seems they are thankful last night. It looks like rena is the one helping the other kids before he arrived according to rena i was picked by the merchant 3 months ago so i was a new product slave arrived.

[My name? Hmm..] (MC)

Mc was in deep thought his name is kou reizen in before he died ....{ since i am here and reborn as a boy around 8yrs old and in another world im going to change my name. It seems they dont have last name or maybe first name so...}

[Im... Odin] (Odin)

Ahhhh thats fc**ing embarrassing why odin da f*ck with that chuunibyou thingy name i want to tear it hoo so embarassing... well setting that aside theres nothing wrong on it i will get used to being called like that in my previous life all my game character name is odin so its fine.

[Umu.. Odin thats a nice name] (Rena)

Rena smiled and it striked odins heart again soooo cuuutteeee...

[Rena we need to get out of here soon maybe the owner merchant will go back] (Odin)

[Yeah i agree but where will we go we dont even have a home to go anymore] (Rena)

Rena said solemnly with a hint of sadness in her voice and face

[So do you know where we are at? i heard them talking about wasteland when the dragon appear] (Odin)

[If we keep going where the sun rise we will arrive at the border of wasteland and the grand canyon i dont recommend going to cities because the merchand who owned us have many connection we might just become slaves again if we go to any cities] (Rena)

[Dont worry i already have a little understanding in this world base on that slave merchant and the fact there is slave ] (Odin)

Odin then after some thought decided to bring them all and help them survive together with odins knowledge on the past and his vaaast knowledge of manga novel and game he is determined he can do it and the reason he is so calm is also because of that but first..

[Come follow me we will all go to the border of wasteland up north but first lets go to the carriege first and find whatever we can use we cant travel with our current possesion and we are too tired] (Odin)

After odin said that they all searched the area where the carriege crashed. odin saw the guard already dead and covered it. with fatal injury as that no one will recover from that..

After some time passed They all gathered all the things that they can use at the big frwaking tree they hide last time and checked what they got.

[First this wear all of this clothes even if its in adult size it does bot matter it will protect you from cold then replwnish your energy grab those fruits and eat we cant carry all of this anyway so better eat it but dont rush eat slowly oe you moght get sick] (Odin)

Odin look at all of them felt sad this probably the first time they eat to their fill in their lives. He felt sad but feel happy at the same time. Its lucky that the merchant did stock up intending to sell it on the other cities so theres so many useful items they aquired theres even 3 short sword and 2 daggers at the box

[Now lets not waste time after resting for 3 minutes lets move to the wasteland by the way rena how many days does it take to travel there? From here by foot](Odin)

Odin asked rena under the shade of the freaking big tree

[I... dont know all i know is that it will be a wasteland if the ground is dry and it will be great canypn if the ground is brown](Rena)

Rena answer in disdain.

Ahhh why did i not think about that they all still kids how can they even know that most of them probably just started to help their families work.

[Hmhm.. okay sorry for asking something complicated.. based on what you said if land is dry wasteland and if brown grand canyon?] (Odin)

[Yes thats right from what i heard from travellers who passed by 1 of them said they walked nonstop for months where the sun rise and he arrived at wasteland] (Rena)

[I see]

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Sorry to cut it here but little cliffhanger is good too right haha leave feedbacks below or pm me for some improvements so i can fix it

I also seem to feel story progress so slow they are still even at the Freaking Big Tree shade after 2 chapters heheh