Chapter 38

"Oh, you really want your face to get destroyed that badly, huh?"

"Damn, you kid, you just talk big. What can you do with your stick?"

"It's not stick, it's a sword and you dare to say it to be a stick huh? I'm gonna destroy your face with it. Now come."

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He looks angry now. Maybe it's because the jerk said stick to his sword. But is he really going to win against him? I'm worried. Oh, he looks confident.

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"Gonna sell both of you and earn money but before that I'm gonna beat you two up."

"Ohh… let's see who beats whom."

"Ahh… I'm gonna beat you so badly."

"Come, come."

I heard running footsteps and it got closer as I saw the kid gesturing with his fingers while looking towards the jerk to attack him.

The kid was in a posture as if he's really a good with sword and waiting patiently for the jerk to approach him.

The good looking jerk approached him and began attacking him with his legs.

But the kid was dodging all his attacks. It seemed as if he's enjoying it.

The jerk seemed frustrated when he wasn't able to hit him even once.

"Huh? I thought you're going to destroy my face but by looking at you, I don't think you'll ever hit my face not even my body."

The jerk back off and began babbling.

"Oh… you think so… then I better get serious."

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Woah, he's smiling.

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The jerk moved again to attack him.

While the jerk kicked him, he attacked his legs with the sword he was holding.

"Ouch, ouch, ouch…"

The jerk guy back off in pain.

The kid got near to him.

"Huh stop! I'll give you everything I got. Please let me go—hahaha."

"Nope, you don't."

"Ahh, ouch, ouch, ouch…"

The jerk thought as if he's going to get him when he got near with his hand but the kid attacked his hand with his sword and began smacking his face till he was unable to moan.

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He beat him so badly that he lost his conscious. He is courageous.

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"Hey you want to punch him?"

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Punch him? Me? Why? Oh, I understood.

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"No."

As I said that I nodded my head left and right.

"By the way are you alright?"

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He's coming closer. Doesn't he see me as a filthy kid? I smell bad too. If he gets too close he's gonna get irritate with the smell I'm producing. What should I do? Okay first thank him and say the fact.

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"Um, yes, thank you so much for protecting me."

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Now say that you don't want him to get closer to you.

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"I'm glad."

"Um, please don't come any closer to me."

"Huh? Why?"

"Um, I… I s-smell bad so you might hate me if you come closer and I'm dirty too."

"Hm… you think so."

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Why is he not stopping?

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"Don't worry about it, you do smell bad and I can smell you from here too."

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I thought so. I really smell bad.

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"But I don't care if you smell bad or you're dirty. I'll come closer to you and talk to you and become friends with you."

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Friends? He wants to be my friend? Really? That's surprising. I wasn't expecting that.

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"But why?"

"Why? Don't you want someone to call friend?"

"I want to but-"

"So can I be someone whom you can call your friend?"

He approached me and held my hands.

"Huh…!"

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He's holding my hands, he's holding my hands. Why? Why? Why?

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"Can I not?"

He looked at my eyes.

"No not at all. I want someone to call friend and if you're willing to be that someone then I'll gladly accept you as my friend, my first friend."

"Oh… so I'm your first."

"Yeah, I never had any friends but now I've which is you. Thank you so much for being my friend and protecting me against him."

"Yeah, I'm glad to be your friend. Talking of which why was he after you?"

"No I didn't steal anything. I'm actually alone and don't have any parents. He offered me food and talked about adopting me but instead he drugged me with food and take me to sell me off to the slave trader. However I managed to escape when they were busy with something. My hands were tied with rope but it I somehow managed to undo it and escape. By the way there were other children like me who were tied with chain."

"Ohh… I see. But they will not able to escape since there's no one to grab the trader's attention and they are tied with chain. They are now forever stuck with him unless someone buys them."

"Yeah."

"What you guys are talking about?"

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I heard another kid voice which was girl arriving here from where he came here. She was cute, so cute.

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"Oh, hi how are you?"

"How are you? You kidding me!"

She approached him and hit him in his cheek.

"You left me without saying anything and now you talked like nothing has happened."

"I'm sorry, ouch, aah… I'm sorry, please let my ears go."

They seemed lively.

"Don't get angry, please. It's my fault that he left you alone. I'm sorry."

"Don't worry, I'm just playing with him. I'm not angry."

"Hmm… really…?"

He got really close to her.

"Share your anger with me."

"Stop looking me like that, idiot!"

She pushed him away.

They both seemed to be fated for each other.

"I'm not gonna fall for same thing."

"By the way, you said it's your fault. How can it be?"

I explained everything that happened earlier.

"I'm really grateful to him. How can I return the favor?"

"Don't worry about it. Helping those who is in need is real man's job and I'm real man. By the way I'm Joe. What's yours?"

"I'm Reyna. It's nice to meet you."

"Oh, Reyna, what a beautiful name you've got. Did you come up with that by yourself?"

She spoke.

"Yes. Thank you."

"By the way I'm Selene. It's nice to meet you. And I can be your friend, can I not?"

"Yes, I also want to be friends with you."

"So I'm your friend from starting now and what about you?"

She looked towards him.

"You know, you're her second friend."

"Second? Who's first?"

"He is my first friend and your too are my first friend."

"She's also your first? How? Is it because we're different gender?"

"I believe and want you two be my first."

"I see… but the fact is I'm the one who became friends with you first so I'm your first and she's your second and can't be changed."

"Yes, you two both are my first friend and I'll cherish our friendship. Thank you again for befriending with me."

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They both are friendly and lively as if they are lovebirds.

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"You're welcome. See, not only you but I'm also first."

"Okay okay."

"So now, since we're friends. Why don't we spend our time together?"

"But I'm—"

"Don't worry. I'm gonna make you more cuter. Come… Joe, don't you dare to runaway again."

"I'm not going to runaway. I'll stay with you even I'll accompany you when you wash yourself."

"Don't worry, he's always like that."

She grabbed my hand and we began walking accompanied by Joe.

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How she didn't show hesitation to grab my hand and walk with me? I'm joyed. Huh? Why tears?

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"Huh? You crying? What happened? Did I do something wrong? I'm sorry-"

"No, I'm just joyed. Nobody ever hold my hand and walked with me so I'm just happy, really happy."

"I see. Joe."

"Hmm?"

"Hold her hand too."

"Okay."

He approached us and held my hand as we began walking.

I was in the middle my right hand was held by Selene and left hand was held by Joe.

I never felt such joy while walking with them.

"Um, where are we going to?"

He questioned.

"Don't know."

She answered.

"Then I'll take you to my favorite place."

I said.

"Favorite place? Where's it situated?"

"Not far from here. It's in the forest."

"Forest? Isn't it dangerous there?"

She asked.

"Don't worry, I'm here and I'll protect you two."

"Don't get cocky. You'll hurt yourself if you did."

She acknowledged.

"I don't have to worry about it because I've you. You can heal me anyway."

"No, even if I can heal you I don't want you to get hurt."

"Okay."

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Healing?

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"Healing?"

"Oh, you don't know about magic?"

"No, what is it?"

"Magic is …um, what's magic really?"

"Magic supernatural thing. I can do things with magic like healing someone's wounds or creating fire or water or ice."

"How?"

"When I use magic, mana is used. Mana is something like an energy that my body has. Not only mine but also yours and him and every living being or non living thing too."

"Oh… so every living beings have it and non living things too. Will I also be able to use magic?"

"You can. All you have to do is practice incanting some phrases and you'll be able to."

"Nope, it's not that easy otherwise I would have learnt it but I still can't do magic stuff."

"Even if he can't use magic you should not lose hope."

She said.

"Um, yeah."

As we talked we reached my favorite place.