Volume 3 Chapter 46 ACT.81 The Story of a Monster (Part Ⅰ)
On the very edge of the slum town adjacent to Proxima,
there was an area that was particularly chaotic and lawless, even amidst the disorder that characterized this place.
Day and night, angry shouts and cries echoed in every corner, with today's looters turning into tomorrow's silent victims.
It was a land of specters where those without a home──or even a place to escape the rain and wind──crowded together.
In this slum town, bustling with a constant flow of people, there sat a child whom no one knew.
"G──guh, u──uh..."
The strained groans came from a boy who was barely ten years old.
He huddled in worn rags, trembling in the corner of a heap of scrap.
The boy had no parents.
He had lost his home due to the conflict in a neighboring country, getting separated while escaping to the Kingdom with nothing but his life.
As hunger gnawed at him, the boy shed tears.
"Why... why did it come to this?"
──All he wanted was a place to belong, someone to protect him.
That was why he had agreed to that fateful deal.
If he followed that person's instructions, he would gain the right to live in this country, a dream he couldn't achieve on his own.
They promised him a place to live and enough food to eat,
leaving him with no reason to refuse, no choice but to follow.
However, reality was harsh.
"I don't want to do this..."
He had hurt so many people, ■be ta.
He hadn't wanted to do it at all.
Yet, he had no choice but to go through with it.
It had hurt; it had been painful.
Especially the pain caused to that *woman*.
The boy thought this might be his punishment.
"──Because I got cocky... and *ran over a kid with my bike*."
Once upon a time, before he had taken on this form.
He had wanted to play the tough guy, joyriding on a stolen bike with his friends.
And then, unfortunate as it was, he had hit a small child.
Perhaps this present moment was a retribution for his past life (that time).
"Ah... no, I can't..."
──The hunger was unbearable. Especially after using his cheat (special ability) to heal his body.
His body craved flesh.
It demanded that he replenish the blood and flesh he had lost.
So, what's the best food to supplement human blood and flesh?
It is──.
"I know I need to keep it together for a while, or things could get dangerous."
He gaze out at the street.
There were so many people walking by.
He can't help the drool spilling from his mouth any longer.
He reaches for the mask at his side.
It's an essential item for a boy who can't change his face with his cheat (special ability).
"I'm so hungry."
──And then, after several days, the Reincarnator (the monster) let out a fierce roar.
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