Decieved

Seeing the threat from Sou, the girl finally gave in and started to tell their tale.

Both the girls were siblings who came from a small village near a town called Loa. The redhead girl's name was Junko while the other's was Shunko.

"So much for being creative, eh?"

"Oi! At least don't insult our names, you brute!"

"Huh... Someone's head is going red."

"You little... Shunko run away from here! No need to tale our life to this bastard."

"Try and you will be under the ground in no time."

Shunko stepped back a little before continuing her tale.

Despite not being from a noble bloodline, their parents were quite wealthy, which was justified, as they worked as merchants, adventurers, and some more over the years, accumulating enough money to spend their lives to the fullest in some corner of quiet countryside.

Twitch...

Sou felt a little uneasy as he heard the little girl's tale. Like he could hear some kind of warning...

"What?"

"Nothing... Continue."

The siblings family fell into decline. The reason was the unquestioned lending of money to their relatives. They were leeching them off.

"So... Your parents, despite being hard workers were idiots."

The girl fell silent. Seeing the girl's silence, Sou smiled apologetically and raised his hand to place it on the girl's head to comfort her.

A small, sinister smirk, though for a small instance, appeared on Shunko's face.

This grin was responded to as a feeling of anxiety by Sou which crept up his back as shivers of chilliness.

Was it just a guess which is highly likely to not come true? Or was it the instinct that he developed after the betrayal? Sou already knew the answer.

(Yeah... they got me.)

"GOTCHA!!!"

The ground shook as Junko dashed forward, breaking the chains binding with her electrified fists. Sou was still sorting his sudden uneasiness and anxiety.

Taken by surprise, Sou quickly assumed a defensive position.

Just a few seconds were left before the fists get dug in Sou's guts.

Boom!!

The fist crashed which sent Sou straight into the depths of the forest, breaking and tearing the trees that came in his path.

Doom!!

The sound reverberated the forest alerting every single soul in the forest. In Junko and Shunko's eyes, it was enough to kill someone.

Junko calmed her mana flow and saw Shunko running towards her.

"Junko! Nice work out there!"

"Yeah, you too."

"The plan went without any hitch. I thought that he won't be a bastard that would take his arms to a kid."

"What are you saying? He is also a kid. It seems like he just turned seven. Anyways, let's do our usual thing."

A huge grin appeared on Junko's face and Shunko nodded in agreement. They waited for the dust of the aftermath to clear.

Tap... Tap... Tap

Junko's right foot constantly beat the ground in impatience.

"Why hasn't it cleared yet?"

"Maybe because you used too much power? You are a prodigy that awakened at the age of nine, so it wouldn't be weird if you got carried away. Oh! That reminds me! Tomorrow's your birthday, right. Then, here is your present... The corpse and items of a boy with weird clothes, hehe..."

"Stop joking... Who would want a present like that? It's better if you take his items. What if he has something incredible that can make you stronger?"

"Well, seeing how he subdued you, he might have something. But I won't be surprised if he is worthless..."

"Hahahaha! Well, that's also true. And as for his corpse... we should just feed him to the hungry fanatics at our house."

A short pause.

"This is taking way too much time! Father and mother are waiting for us. I should just dash through the dust and dig another punch."

"Wai-"

Whoosh!

"There she goes."

Shunko lets out a sigh.

"Still... What's taking it so long?"

Of course, it was odd. Very odd. Normally in a fantasy story, the guy gets beaten up by some powerful force, dust would take up space and would clear after a short interval, and then the guy would be robbed of his belongings before getting killed ruthlessly. Much worse if the overwhelmer is a guy and the one who is overwhelmed is a girl.

"Be careful Junko! Don't trip!" shouted Shunko in concern.

"Who do you take me for? An idiot? Don't worry you worrywart!"

However.

They never knew that certainty and uncertainty are two sides of a coin. Lean on one too much and the coin would flip.

While they were kidding and laughing, the dust had already disappeared and a dark mist has taken its place.

"Ha! There you are fodder!"

She threw her fist electrified arm with extreme force at the dark figure in front of her amidst the mist.

Before her fists could reach the figure, a whisper was heard.

"It's sickening..."

"Wha-"

Tick...!

Before she could finish, a sound of a finger flick dropped in the spiralling canals of her ears.

"ROARRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!"

Silver mist out broke from the figure sending the latter flying to Shunko.

"W-What happened!?"

As she asked the fallen girl, she noticed the face.

Eyes filled with terror yet in admiration, a pale yet amazed expression hovered over her face, hands shaking and feet trembling in fear yet stabilized in the core.

This was Distress.

She turned and within a moment, she was the same.

From the subsiding silver mist, scales of shiny silver rose with the veils of the rising sun covering the silver lining of the sumptuous body.

From the foot of the grand body, a small figure emerged.

At that moment, a scream from the inside of the girls came.

Run...Flee... Save yourselves.

But in front of the monster that summoned such a powerful beast, these screams didn't mean anything. They were just fleas. They just heard one thing which was from the approaching figure.

Scums Must Be Slaughtered.

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