episode_0035

‘This little child will become a murderer who slaughters people in the future…’

Aion thought as he looked at No. 21, who was eating a snack with a happy smile.

She was smiling happily while eating the snack that Aion had given her, and Aion was shaken by her appearance.

She now looked like a little child who didn’t know anything about the world, but it was an undeniable fact that if she continued to grow up like this, she would become a strong enemy who could turn the world into an enemy.

Even if the current her uses her powers to protect herself, the future her will not use her powers as a means of defense, but as a means of attack, and she will be nothing more than a murderer who slaughters people.

That’s why, before coming here, Aion had thought that in the worst case scenario, he would have to get rid of her, but seeing her young and innocent appearance, he couldn’t help but be shaken even though he knew he shouldn’t do that.

He could only watch her eat the cookies in silence.

How long had I been looking at her like that?

“I’m full..”

She sat down and finished all the snacks Aion had brought, then looked up at the sky with a satisfied expression.

Aion, who had been looking at her silently, spoke to her cautiously.

“Are you full now?”

“Yeah, I’m full.”

When Aion spoke, No. 21 looked at Aion with a satisfied smile.

Aion asked her answer.

“How is it like living here? How does it feel?”

“Hmm…I don’t think it’s that good.”

“It’s chilly at night and I’m hungry every day. I’m always alone so I’m bored and lonely.”

No. 21 had a somewhat gloomy expression on her face as she answered Aion’s words, and Aion said after seeing her like that.

“Then do you want to go to my house?”

“Home?”

“Yeah. When I go to my house, it’s not cold and I’m not alone. There’s not only me at home, but my family as well, and we can laugh and eat together every day.”

“Family…? What is that?”

“Hmm..family..”

Aion rested his chin on his hand and thought about her question.

Actually, I have never thought deeply about the meaning of the word family in my life. That is because there is no wall between them and me now, and we always think of each other, but it was difficult to actually introduce the word family to someone.

I’m not related to them by blood. We haven’t known each other since birth.

But still, we became a family.

So Aion thought about them and fell into thought.

No. 21 was staring at Aion, who suddenly became silent.

[rustling rustling]

Behind them, a sound like many footsteps were approaching them could be heard.

The sound was as if they were approaching them with muffled footsteps and breathing sounds, as if trying to hide their presence as much as possible.

‘I feel alive.’

The presence of what was presumed to be a multitude of things made Aion know where they were.

They seemed to be hunting in packs, dividing into the east, west, north, south, and approaching Aion and No. 21 at the same time.

Aion, who noticed their presence, picked up some rotten fruit that had fallen nearby and threw it in the direction where he felt the presence of life.

If there was nothing there, there should have been a sound of leaves breaking and the fruit rolling as it fell.

“………..”

The fruit bounced off with a dull sound as if it had hit something, and Aion soon became certain that someone was there, and asked them warily about their unknown identity.

“Who are you guys?”

Aion asked warily, noticing that they were closer than he thought.

As Aion spoke, a very small sound of leaves being stepped on could be heard behind Aion.

A little while later.

“How did you get caught? I thought I covered up the noise well..”

A man holding a sharp sword appeared from the right of Aion and spoke.

The man frowned as if he was annoyed at Aion, and then.

[Rustle!]

A loud rustling of leaves was heard from Aion and on either side of her, and then three more men appeared.

“What..what is it..!”

Number 21 turned his head and looked at them, as if greatly surprised by their sudden appearance.

The man who seemed to be the leader of them spoke to Aion.

“You… You’re actually a lot more awesome than you look, right? Why don’t you join our organization? One of our subordinates got killed by that mean brat over there, so we have a spot open.”

The man who appeared to be the captain spoke to Aion in a voice full of boasts.

Hearing the captain’s words, Aion looked at him and number 21 next to him.

As expected, she had killed some of the people who had come here, and she shouted excitedly at the man’s words.

“I just stopped that guy because he was trying to do something weird to me! Then he tried to kill me so I just stopped him!”

Number 21 spoke loudly and questioned the captain’s words.

“How could you know that? We just lost a teammate who is more precious than anyone else, like family.”

The man who appeared to be the leader lightly ignored No. 21’s words and approached Aion.

“How is it? We are so famous that everyone in this area knows us. When everyone sees us, they try to look good and bribe us by acting cute and asking for favors. Doesn’t it sound appealing? If you just join our organization, you can get your hands on a lot of wealth and manpower.”

“And I’ll especially let you taste the first time of the year next to you.”

The man looked up and down No. 21 and said.

At his words, Aion felt something snap in his head.

However, the man, who did not notice the change in Aion, continued to speak.

“That brat may have a dirty personality, but if you sell her as a slave, you can make a lot of money. She’d be a good toy for those who like fighting, and a useful masturbation tool for those who like children. Plus, that bitch is the one who took down our organization’s hatchery. No matter how you sell her, you’ll definitely make a lot of money. ”

“…….”

“If you tell me here that you’re joining our organization, I’ll give you the first bite of that bitch’s meal. We think of our members as family.”

The man who finished speaking looked at Aion with eyes as if demanding an answer.

21 just looked at Aion, seemingly bewildered, as he remained silent.

However, Aion couldn’t say anything despite her gaze…

“What? Are you still thinking about it? Then wait slowly and we’ll take this year first..”

“No.”

“What?”

The man who appeared to be the captain spoke while looking at Aion.

“The word family isn’t written like that..!”

Aion looked at them with eyes filled with anger and said.

“What are you doing…!”

The man, bewildered by the sight of Aion, backed away and tried to get away from him.

[puck–!!]

Aion punched the man in the face, sending him flying several meters away, hitting him in the face.

“Captain..! What the hell did you do!”

The men who had been listening to the conversation between Aion and the Captain shouted as he was hit by a fist and was sent flying, his sword still sharp and sharp.

“Ugh…!”

No. 21 was shocked by their actions and trembled in fear.

“Get out of the way.”

Aion struck them with magic and struck them down.

His attack caused them to collapse on the spot, seemingly losing consciousness.

“………..!”

She couldn’t say anything as she watched them fall without even being able to put up any resistance.

As she looked at them as they fell, Aion spoke to her.

“Family is about loving and caring for each other.”

“What…?”

“It’s okay if we’re not related by blood..It’s okay if we’re of different races. A true family loves even that kind of person.”

Aion approached her slowly and told her the words he had been thinking while fighting them.

At Aion’s words, No. 21 just stared at him.

Her two eyes looking at him were shining beautifully like the moon floating in the night sky reflected in the water. The two people looking into each other’s eyes each had different faces.

Aion looked at her and smiled kindly.

She just stared at the sight of Aion like she had lost her mind.

So the two people looked at each other with different expressions.

As they looked at each other for a while, Aion’s hand came closer and spoke.

“Shall we go to my house?”

Aion smiled and reached out to her.

“……….”

21, who had been watching Aion’s actions for a while,

“Yeah…”

After much thought, she held Aion’s hand and was able to come down the mountain with him.