True Face [1]

Clara's entire body shook simply thinking about the previous incidents that had occurred. She wasn't enraged in the least. It was just difficult for her to comprehend.

'I'm not mistaken. Although, I am not doing this charity work willingly but for the sake of obtaining a special job, since I had started this work no one here seemed to have any ill intentions, so I am sure...'

Nobody lives in the slums because they wanted to or because they chose to live here. Every single one of these people has their own tragic story to tell.

Some of them abounded, Others had previously become crippled as a result of hunting. Some were forced to live on the streets by ailing family members, while others were unable to find a job.

To put it another way, society has brought them to this point.

This country Ardell... No, the entire world is incorrect.

This was a society that didn't know how to look after the less fortunate. It was a narcissistic community.

Although the majority of its inhabitants were promised welfare assistance, the poor did not receive any.

In this world, where people only worked for their interests, someone had to step forward and such a person was Clara or so she thought.

'My interest is not on money...well, I can't put it that way, even if it's one of the reasons why I accepted his challenge...'

Nonetheless, there was one reason she was willing to go into the slums alone.

'I wasn't wrong.'

Her advanced level is high, and although she usually ignores people like Lucas she had reached the limit, and she wanted to show him another face of this world.

'There was a significant difference between observing them from afar and breathing and living among them. A man such as himself has no right to judge these people.'

'There was an elderly couple who thanked me while crying for assistance, and a small girl who gave me flowers in exchange for my assistance.'

'I wasn't able to enjoy these wonders...before I received that mission, yet that man, Lucas Flynn...He disgusts me!'

As she took another step forward, Clara could feel the atmosphere darkening.

'What had gone wrong?'

She used to stroll along these streets all the time and was extremely familiar with them, but strangely she sensed something had changed.

Even though it was nighttime, no one was openly loitering on the streets. This location is consistently the same.

The familiar, awful scent of the slums filled her nostrils, but since she had become accustomed to it, the smell no longer bothered her.

As she continued wandering about, Clara noticed the defenseless folks she had usually assisted. Some of them were conversing, while the remainder were simply looking around.

People caring for their youngsters, as well as lovers walking with arms clasped together, drew her attention.

Although there were no convenient facilities, excellent restaurants, or decent residences, this was nevertheless an area where people lived.

'Good! What 3 hours...even if I stayed here for 3 days nothing will happen to me...'

As she stepped in a little further, a crowd of people caught my eye.

'This is the compound…'

A huge wall appeared before my eyes even if it wasn't comparable to those high-end apartment compound walls.

'There is no other place, which is much safer than this...'

As she quietly settled on one side, a familiar face caught her eyes.

It was old looking man who usually supplies the tea she brings along for these people.

"Ahh..."

She couldn't believe what was happening, the man grabbed the young woman who was sitting a few yards away from her.

"Hey gril~ You are the only one I have not enjoyed till...Come with me!"

As he dragged her into a dark alleyway, in a few seconds, "Ah~"

"Hahaha! Damn you are a bitch! So you like rough huh!"

'What?'

Clara strained her ears, blinking, she couldn't believe what she was hearing.

"Ah…"

She just felt like staying here would be dangerous. "You will regret this..."Her mind was filled with Lucas's voice.

"I-i am not wrong..."

As she continued traveling deeper into the slums, she began to see things that Clara hadn't observed before, as if his words had conjured up a magical spell, the things happening around her were like day and night.

"I'll make it as cheap as possible for you."

"The scent of money is incredible."

Couples going hand in hand were no longer recognizable as lovers. Their words rang in her ears making it blatant that it was a prostitute and a customer.

The mom who was just now deeply caring for his sons warped him in an old newspaper and tossed him towards the bulky-looking teenager.

"Be sure not to damage the parcel! After all, he is going to be an experiment subject..."

"Yes, sister I will be careful..."

It turned out that the woman who she thought had been looking after the children were not looking after them at all.

"Fuck..."

"Shit..."

"Lick my ass..."

A barrage of foul words rang out from every nook and cranny of the roadway.

'It seems so natural for them to say such things...'

Everywhere she went, it was the same scenario. People she thought she knew turned out to be strangers.

'What if the man is correct?'

'What if I'm completely wrong?'

"YOU ARE THE ONE WHO'S GOING TO SUFFER WITH REGRETS..."

'Am I...I going to regret coming here...'

Even those who she thought to be weak turned out to be harassers to others. She had assumed the identity of someone else. That's when Clara realized why Lucas had warned her that this quest could be perilous.

'I have to leave.'

With this notion in mind, she attempted to turn back but was stopped by a frightening voice from behind me.

"Undress..."

His hands clutched her nape, and he pushed Clara down, it was obvious, 'He is trying to rape me...'

"Hey, shit! I am already frustrated because of my d*ick! Why are acting like a turtle!? Isn't this a common occurrence for you females!"

'It's...it's a common occurrence!'

Clara couldn't help but gasp as she was thrown sideways by the enormous power.

"YOU! you-u can you recognize, me! I am the charity woman, please let me leave...I beg you."

"Oh, if it's not you madame! From what I heard, you are an awakened one, right? Well, it's convenient for me either way! I will sell you at a slave market after fucking you, come with me!"

As the man grabs her hand and drags Clara who was still weeping, only her defeated voice could be heard, "Please, someone help me..."