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n!Trigger Warning! – Scenes in this chapter might be disturbing or upsetting to some readers, so read with your own caution

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n“Charlotte! W-Where are you going!?”

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n(Orion POV)

nCy’s house, which was really his mother’s house, was very far away, and I guess it made sense since it was practically in the slums.

nThe slums weren’t very slummy as the houses weren’t made of scrap wood, but I guess they were still very dilapidated and unkempt.

nMost of the roads were actually roads but just like the houses, very unkempt, most having tons of large cracks in them.

nAs soon as we arrived at his street, we noticed a convenience store nearby, so we bought some gifts for his sweet family who could warm the heart of anybody.

nI mean, if we were going to meet angels, we might as well give them a gift, right?

nAnyway, after buying some snacks, we exited the store and saw three men who exuded powerful auras.

nThey were definitely users of a weapon rather than magic as no magic-user could exude such a strong pressure.

nAnd as we didn’t feel like getting into deep trouble today, we waited a bit before… going in the direction that they were going.

nWhat a terrible coincidence for us.

nAnd yes, we found him… but he was a little different.

nHe looked as if he was about to break down crying as it seemed the three men we saw earlier were bullying his angelic mother.

n“Doesn’t she look like she’s about to leave?” Findir asked as we peeked around the corner of a broken house.

n“Yeah, what’s *sniff* up with that suitcase?” Aisa added, and all of a sudden, Cy’s grandmother came rushing out of their houses, tears dripping from her face.

n“Charlotte! W-Where are you going!?” She cried out before falling to the ground.

nShe winced in pain, but Cy quickly rushed over to her in order to check up on her as she was very fragile and old.

n“Grandma, are you okay?” He asked before shooting a glare at the three men who just cackled at the sight before them.

nAll of this was happening while the mother faced the opposite direction of the two as if she didn’t even have a shred of love for them anymore.

n“Wait… Ah, I see… So that’s already begun as well, huh?” I muttered as I noticed the slightly furled eyebrows on the woman’s face, indicating her frustration and sadness mingling into one suppressed expression.

n“What do you see? You can’t just talk to yourself in front of us,” Findir said, and I then slowly turned towards him.

n“Sorry, I completely forgot you were here,” I muttered, and Aisa giggled to herself a bit.

n“Bastard…”

nSeemingly nothing else was happening in the exchange between the group and as the three continued to laugh.

n“Let’s go. We have nothing to do with them anymore,” The mother said, and Cy’s expression practically collapsed with his body.

n“Kekekekeke… Well, kids like these end up becoming strong for the sake of revenge, so I think we should just eliminate him now, right? I mean, you wouldn’t care since you have nothing to do with them anymore,” One of the men said with a sadistic smile, and my eyes turned cold.

n“Let’s **ing go! The boss isn’t going to wait long!” Cy’s mother shouted again with a face brimming with anger.

nAll of a sudden, one of the men stepped up to her with cold eyes and then grabbed her throat before pulling her towards him.

n“We got a hierarchy here, and you’re just a lowly soldier that gave up everything for money, so shut the hell up and stay out of our way. We do what we want,” He said before pushing her to the ground.

nThe other two men then slowly walked towards the innocent grandma and Cy, but before they could kick them, a fiery blast exploded in both of their faces.

n“Hah… Hah… Hah… I might be a geezer, but that doesn’t mean I can’t fight for the sake of my daughter!” Cy’s grandfather said as he rushed out of the house and conjured another two fireballs.

nShit, this is bad!

nAs I went to stand up, a shadowy figure appeared before me, and though I felt barely any fear, my body was frozen in place.

nIt was the same for Aisa and Findir, as they were right next to me.

nI could only move my eyes, and just as I tried to get a better look at the shadowy figure, it had disappeared in an instant.

nBAM

nThe sound of a fist colliding with flesh rung through the air, and the grandpa who had stood up to protect his family was sent to the ground.

nThe punch had just enough strength to cause severe pain, but it also had just enough so it wouldn’t knock him out.

nFuck, this is bad. Cy will completely crumble if his grandpa ends up dying here… MOVE BODY! MOVE!

nEven when I tried activating some skills, I only got errors within my system, but it wasn’t an interference by a god.

nIf it really was, then it would’ve said interference by a higher being, but that was nowhere to be seen in sight.

nAll that there was to see was,

nError Error Error Error Error Error Error Error Error

nEverything was an error, and what was even more strange, the shadowy figure didn’t even kill us as if he wanted us to watch the despair and fall of Cy.

nBAM BAM BAM BAM BAM BAM BAM

nThe two men kicked the old man joyfully as he cried out in pain.

nCy tried to save him, but he was just thrown away as if he was nothing more than a bug in their eyes.

n“Hick… Hick… Hick… Stop! STOP!” Cy shouted, and for the first time ever, I saw him cry.

nBAM BAM BAM BAM BAM BAM BAM

nSoon, the grandfather lost consciousness, and in the blink of an eye, they moved on to the grandmother, who was practically shivering in fear.

n“STOP!” Cy shouted, but he was held back by the third guy, who continued to cackle like a goblin.

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