20 – Rebellion -4 + Sahyeoni’s point of view
What should I do? Before I even thought about it, my body moved first.
– Knock!
Driven a knife through the neck of one of the Class B Awakeners. The moment I moved to deal with the next one, I saw the Class A Awakener they had brought attacking Wolha.
Perhaps if the two of them start fighting properly, the power under the moon won’t be able to be fully displayed. It would be unreasonable to deal with an awakened person of the same class while keeping other awakened ones in check.
As soon as I left behind my regretful heart and stepped back, I felt their momentum grow stronger.
As if Wolha was maintaining some power, he didn’t feel as much momentum as before, but he was still powerful enough.
“Who are you? I’ve never seen one in my district?”
“Does it really matter where I come from?”
I could feel the tension lingering in Wolha’s words.
The guy laughed like crazy and rushed at Wolha.
The right hand was wrapped in dark flames, as if the Black Flame Dragon had awakened.
“Knight, please step back.”
The fight between Black Flame Dragon and Wolha seemed like Wolha’s superiority.
The power of the moon hath blocked the black flame dragon well, and the moon ha also released dark mana and slowly pressed him.
I didn’t know much about the fight between the awakened people, but I felt that Wolha’s skills were superior even at a glance. I’ll probably take him down sooner if I have enough time.
Being here would only be a hindrance, so I slowly backed away.
“It’s him! Take him hostage!”
One of them ran quickly toward me.
“Where are you trying to touch my brother?”
Those weakened by the power of the moon were no match for the gentle B-class Awakeners. In this situation, one more C-class Awakener joined, so the match seemed likely to happen soon.
After all of Wolha’s men have taken care of them, Wolha will be able to focus on his own fight, and he’ll probably be victorious in no time.
When I looked at them with a calm mind, I saw a gun to deal with Wolha. Seeing that a lot of miscellaneous tools were attached to it, it seemed that a gun loaded with magic bullets had been hit.
But why is it targeting me?
– Kang!!
As soon as I realized that the muzzle was aimed at me, I set the dagger at an angle. Fortunately, I was able to block the heart part before he pulled the trigger, and since the part he was aiming for was also the heart, the heart was not pierced by the bullet.
“How dare you target the knight?!”
Dark smoke gathered and struck the man holding the gun. In one blow, he flew and crashed into the wall. The wall was completely destroyed, but judging from the wriggling of the body, it seems that he is not dead.
“Insignificant miscellaneous things.”
The mood of the moon has changed. Dark smoke filled the entire first floor.
Except for Moonha, everyone’s mana was extinguished. To be precise, it would be correct to say that it was stolen.
The Class A Awakener, who was referred to as the Black Flame Dragon, also failed to demonstrate its abilities.
Dark smoke completely obscured my vision.
“Ahhhhh!”
“Save me!!”
A terrible scream echoed through the building.
It felt like my senses were paralyzed by the vivid fear and pain.
The screams continued for five minutes, then stopped suddenly.
After the dark smoke was removed, all that was visible was dead bodies like mummies and Wolha that had grown to an S-class level.
When I looked around to see where Wolha’s men were, they had already been pushed out of the building.
“Is this S-class?
After adjusting the momentum of the moon, it approached me.
“Then, since work is over, shall we take some time to ourselves?”
I couldn’t resist the words of Wolha, who spoke with empty eyes.
***
From the earliest childhood I can remember, I have been raised in the dark.
Why did the authors of parents raise their children in the dark? Why did they die on their own?
The underworld was not a suitable place for an orphan without parents to live.
If you do begging or something, you will be dragged into an organization and become a slave to run a factory for the rest of your life.
Still, I was a pretty clever kid. It was because I was able to barely survive by cheating or stealing wallets from newcomers to the underworld.
I was living a somewhat stable life while giving a bonus to an older brother I knew. If you become an adult like this, you will be able to join an appropriate organization and lead a normal life.
It was about then. That child appeared in front of my eyes.
“I’m hungry.”
It was a girl who looked about two years younger than me. Instinctively, I felt that it was a case similar to mine. In fact, when I mixed the words, there was nothing that different from me.
That I grew up in the dark and both my parents died.
Why did I feel sympathy for him? We went to a nearby restaurant and bought some food. Seeing the girl weeping in gratitude made a part of my heart warm.
The child’s name was Ari.
I took Ahri to teach me what I had learned from living in the underworld. By the time Ari was finally able to serve one person after teaching him how to find a hukou, how to open a wallet, and how to fit without pain, things broke out.
“Hey, that kid looks pretty cute. Give it to your brother.”
“Yes?”
These were the words of his older brother, who usually pays the installments. I don’t think he’s a pervert who has a desire to see a child, so he’s probably thinking of selling him to the red light district.
It made sense to give in and follow him, but I couldn’t do that because I had a crush on Ari.
He rebelled against his brother and ran away with Ari. He settled down in the center of the dark district, where even his brother couldn’t touch him.
They ran away from the house where they could sleep comfortably, so at night, they had to hug each other to sleep on the corner of the street.
I swore to protect Ari, and Ari followed me well.
By the time I ran away and started working slowly, Ahri woke up.
I was both happy and confused that my younger brother was an Awakener.
If you awaken at a young age, you will become a great awakener in the future, so I couldn’t be happy with my heart. ‘Cause I’m just a pickpocket
He said that he should take his head to the queen under the moonlight and let him walk on the flower path, but then he would have to leave Ari.
Is it okay to let go of my one and only sister?
A month passed like that. As Ari awakened, the solution to pickpocketing became simpler, and he managed to make a decent profit.
‘Today, I can aim for that man.’
The attire and atmosphere were not of a dark person.
Hiding in the crowd, I approached him and neatly stole my wallet.
“Oh, sorry.”
Pretending to be bumped into by a person, he naturally apologized and moved on.
But he was staring at me as if he knew I had stolen my wallet.
‘What if you find out?’
Passed through the crowd skillfully. It’s a very crowded place, so if you move moderately, even a person with good eyesight will quickly miss you.
In less than 30 seconds, the eyes on me disappeared, and I headed towards the alley where Ahri was waiting.
As soon as I entered the alley, I saw a guy walking right this way.
Okay. Just lure him to the alley and Ari will take care of it.
I turned around when I reached the dead end deep in the alley, where Ari was hiding.
“Why are you so persistent?! Arya!! Hit me up!!”
“Yes, brother!”
Ahri, who had been hiding in a nearby box, burst out and punched her. It was a fern-like fist, but as long as it was enveloped in mana, it was not something that a normal person could withstand being hit.
I was curious, so I asked him to hit me once, but my body felt how strong he was after a week of goofing around.
I expected him to fall after being hit by Ari’s fist, but he lightly grabbed Ari’s wrist and threw it to the ground.
“Kyaaa!!”
“Arya!!”
Anger surged up at the sight of Ari screaming.
Whether I was angry or not, he held Ari tight and looked at me with cold eyes.
“Hey kid, give me the money you stole.”
It didn’t look like an Awakener. He’ll probably be knocked down right away if Ahri attacks properly.
“Okay, I’ll give it to you. Instead, release our Ari.”
“I’ll believe you if you open your eyes like that, right?”
I could feel sympathy in the man’s eyes.
“Throw the money first. Free the girl later.”
“OK.”
I quietly threw away my wallet. I’ve already taken all the money, and it’s important that Ari is released.
“Do you think there will be no soup if you suddenly attack?”
As soon as the man freed Ari, he shouted.
“Arya hit!”
I shouted loudly at Ari, but Ari didn’t move and came over to me and hugged me.
“Arya?”
“Brother, I don’t think I can beat this person…”
“Are you an Awakener?”
“I don’t think so…”
A man came over. I hid Ari behind my back.
“Are you stealing money in the meantime? It’s really bad, you too.”
“Because if you don’t live like this, you can’t live! It seems like you’re living well, so just go as if you donated to beggars like us!”
I don’t really have that kind of thinking. It has a meaning inside to just take the stolen money and go away.
It’s because you think you’ve failed once because you’re not lucky. I just wish it would disappear quickly.
However, this man seemed to be wider than expected.
“Eh! Why are you hitting me?!”
“What can’t live if you can’t live?! In my time! I lived by eating dead monsters!”
Eating dead monsters? Even a beggar in a slum would not live like that.
“Lies! These days, even the poor in the slums don’t live like that.”
“It’s all because the times have gotten better.”
A small smile formed on the man’s lips.
“First, give me the money back.”
I thought I would get hit again if I cheated even a little, so I gave it all away.
“Is your younger brother an awakened person?”
“Yeah, don’t go around talking about it. It’s a secret weapon.”
“Since when have you been doing business like this?”
“Your business?”
“Since when did you pickpocket like this?”
“About a month.”
“There must have been rumors already in the dark, but will I be able to shut my mouth?”
The man tapped me on the head. Every time I hit it, my head bobbed back and forth.
“Are you siblings?”
“No, we met on the street.”
just go fast
“Go to the queen under the moonlight. If you’re an E-class at that age, they’ll treat you pretty generously. Also, don’t run away and stick close to the girl.”
It felt like I stopped breathing. The worries that had been put off for a month now came before my eyes.
“Ari is an awakened person, so even if you accept it, won’t you accept me?”
I didn’t want to break up with Ari. I didn’t want Ari to lose money because of my ugly brother, but I wanted to be with her a little longer.
“If you set the condition to accept you as well, and grow up without a family at a young age, your personality will be twisted.”
You know that, you live together now. I wondered if the Queen would accept the condition of a little boy like this.
“What if I say no?”
“then….”
The man paused for a moment.
If you’re going to talk, you have to finish it. What are you doing?
“So what? The man recommended it, so tell me until the end!”
“Ha, the knight asked for it.”
“A knight? A man?”
Article? A knight in this era?
“If you say so, you will know.”
The man turned around and left with a slightly reddened face.
“Anyway, I’m going. Don’t do things like this from now on and live happily.”
About 5 minutes after the man left, I finished my thoughts and took Ari’s hand and headed towards the building in the center of the plaza.