"And… how is that my problem?" I responded with a smirk, and the boy went to hit with an overhand hook.
BAM
But it was way too slow, so I just slipped my foot underneath into his stomach and kicked him away, sending him tumbling into the crowd behind him.
Oops… I thought he was a bit stronger.
"I'm gonna take a shit, so if you have any questions, then wait like the good children you are and stay waiting for your mommy to co back," I said before walking down the hall.
Bursts of tears ca from the room, but I didn't really care; that wasn't my problem, but the woman who takes care of this place.
…
"Oomf… *cough* *cough* *cough* *cough*... Fuck, why couldn't I keep any of the food down? That was such delicious food, and I don't think I was allergic to anything… shit…." I muttered, and as I thought back to what I did wrong, I couldn't co up with anything.
Eventually, the caretaker for this place finally ca back, only to be greeted by tons of kids crying and whining over , but I was still puking every last drop of lted food in my stomach.
My throat was suddenly dry, and a familiar insatiable thirst for water overca , so I drank from the sink after flushing the toilet.
The woman soon ca to probably yell at as I kicked one of the kids, but my mind was completely focused on drinking this water.
But, even as I drank and drank seemingly gallons, my throat only got dryer, and the sensation of thirst clawed its way up my throat and into my mouth.
My mouth watered at the sensation of this tap water, but I didn't question any of it right now because it felt like I would die if I stopped drinking.
[Food has been expelled]
A single panel appeared in front of , confirming the one thing I had hypothesized… and that was the fact that I could only consu water.
My parched throat finally began to moisten with the water, and as soon as the woman blasted through the door that had no lock, she saw my miserable state.
"Oh, my lord! What happened here!?" She shouted as water was everywhere, and I was completely soaked in it.
"I… I can't keep my consciousness," I muttered before fainting once again.
…
When I reawoke, I took my ti getting up because I felt sobody slowly stroking my hair, making feel so relaxed that I could barely twitch a muscle.
"Are you okay now?" A woman with brown hair asked, and her warm smile made a few images flash through my mind… and they weren't very pleasant.
"Yes, so please stop touching my hair," I muttered, and just as I managed to brush off her hand, she took my hand and dragged out of bed.
I knew what she was going to make do now, and it's not like I have any problem with it… but there is still that last bit of lingering pride as an amazing water mage that held back by gritting my teeth to the max.
Once we arrived in the dining room, all the kids had been gathered, including the two girls who didn't seem to care about the situation.
They were more prioritized for survival rather than caring for so other woman.
"Go ahead and apologize to the kids. Especially Jake because you kicked him in the stomach. He was very hurt by that," She said, and the kid smirked arrogantly.
"I'm sorry for what I did,"
I bowed my head to these children here, and all the arrogance that used to reside within slowly faded away.
Survival is the most important thing right now…
It seems the kids weren't having it, though, and nobody forgave , but I felt like apologizing was enough, so I just walked away, back to the sa bedroom.
…
"What are you doing?" A childish voice asked as I sat on the bed, legs crossed and ditating, trying to grow my mana core.
As I slowly opened my eyes, a boy a bit younger than but not much smaller than hid half his body behind the door fra.
He had fluffy black hair and pale gray eyes and was kind of pretty, to be honest, though that might just be because he's a child.
He also poked half his body and his little head through, trying to see what I was doing.
"Nothing. Go play with your friends… Enjoy your childhood," I muttered, shooing him away, but despite being super timid, he entered the room slowly.
"You won't kick , right?"
I audibly laughed at his rude question, but I was also pretty amused by it, so I let it go and jumped off the bed, making the boy trip on his feet as he tried to back away from .
"What's your na?" I asked while helping him up.
"Aster… J-Just Aster… I-I don't know what my last na is," He replied.
"That's a cool na. My na is Cyrus. Nice to et you… Is there any reason why you ca here?" I asked while scrolling through my status.
"Y-Yes… I ca here for a very specific question, and please don't hit if you don't like it," He said, and my face kind of shifted upon hearing his words.
I see… so not all of these kids were abandoned at birth.
"Go ahead, I won't hit you even if you insult … well, we'll see. It depends on the severity of your question," I chuckled, and it made the boy warm up a bit more as he gained so more confidence.
"Does hitting sobody feel good…?"
His pale gray eyes felt like they were staring into my soul, and with each tick of the clock beside us, I could feel so sort of aura emanating from the boy.
I've encountered… a monster.
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