Re:START/If {Book 1.0}
Chapter 46: Mutual-Evit 6 of 10 “White filler flows” (Part 03)
Porzan inn looks more crowded than usual, several horse-drawn carriages are parked next to the place and the lodging waiter looks busy preparing services for executive guests. Chimneys billow, chefs are preoccupied with portions of food that must be finished before noon.
Entering and passing through the crowded lobby and the busy staff of the inn, Odo immediately went upstairs with Vil to do the last stage of one of his plans. On the second-floor hallway of the Prozan inn, a waiter greeted Odo who was about to enter one of the rooms, “Didn't you come to see his execution?”
Odo stopped at the door of the room. Facing the innkeeper and replied, “Eng, already.”
The brown hairdresser in a green dress wrapped in white apron was slightly putting on a disappointed expression. Sighing and smiling lightly, he said, “Once I can't come, whereas it might just be a historic moment for this city.”
“Busy, yes?” Odo drew closer to Vil next to him, then gave a small glance as if wary of something.
The innkeeper was a little aware of the strange eyes of the black-haired young man. He understood that the room behind the two of them should not be entered by anyone during their loan. Putting up a friendly smile for the formalities of the innkeeper replied, “Yes, many executives are staying here, anyway. Those who are witnesses are mostly from outside. Only this inn is the only place that conforms to their standards.”
“Haha, if spirit, spirit!”
“Iya, of course!” the waiter answered cheerfully. Turning from Odo, he said, “Then I say, Sir. There is still a lot we have to prepare.”
“Ya ..”.
After exchanging such light greetings and waiting for the innkeeper to go down the stairs at the end of the hall, Odo sighed and turned to face the door of the room he was heading to. It was not his bedroom, but rather the room he had borrowed to hide the real Tox Tenebris and his family.
Tapping once, Odo said, “Everyone makes a mistake, everyone has a sin. Man comes into the world carrying sin, sends it down to his son and hopes that it will be clean later.”
“We are not sons of men, therefore there are no sins or faults in us,” replied a man from inside the room.
Hearing that, Odo opened the door and immediately entered. Vil who followed immediately closed the door, locked it and kept watch so that no one would enter. In the room, Isla Tenebris sits at the end of the bed holding the daughter, Suigin. The mother and son wore sleepy expressions. Not because of disdain or anything like that, but because it's a feature of the woman named Isla who is a demi-human type slow loris and her daughter imitate it.
Near the women and girls in shabby clothes, stood a young man with blonde hair who was around twenty years old. The man had Heterochromia eyes, a golden right and a bright blue left. High enough and have a body that is not too strong.
After taking three steps forward from the door, Odo immediately looked at the man and seriously said, “The execution is over .... With this, you should completely dispose of your identity. The man named Tox Tenebris is dead, you understand?”
The man lowered his face grimly, looking anxious and full of guilt. With doubt, he raised his face and asked, “Alright .... You saved my family and even freed me from execution .... I will agree with all Mr. Odo's words. But ...”
“But?”
“Is this not a problem? I'm ... villain, Mr. Odo should understand that very well. I killed many people, led the criminals da—!”
“It looks like you misunderstood,” cut Odo. The young man in black hair came closer to the blond man, staring intently without regard for his son and daughter. Raising his forehead and pointing until his fingertips touched the man's forehead, Odo said, “I'm not helping you out of pity or anything like that, I'm doing this because I need your strength. You're a Native Overhoul, aren't you? Need it! I told you that before bringing you here ...”
Odo lowered his hand from the man. But after getting a word like that, the blond man wearing simple tunic clothes still put on a face full of guilt and did not dare to look directly into Odo's eyes.
“Tap course .... I don't think I deserve something like this.”
Odo took one step back hearing that, understanding the mindset of the former bandit leader in full through the conversation. Opening his eyes wide and activating Perception Speculation, Odo simulated up to 50 times to come to a conclusion.
Sighing lightly, Odo looked at his head and said, “While bandits but your attitude is strange, huh? If you play the villain, do it until the end. Basic has no establishment.”
The man was hooked. Staring annoyed mixed with anxiety and saying, “A-I became a bandit not because I wanted to! Tap—!”
“A must?”
The words made the blond-haired man flinch. Isla put on a sad face and hugged the girl in her lap. She understood that there were many things that ensnared her husband and that led her to commit crimes.
Before the man said, Odo again asked, “Because the people around you are pushing you to commit a crime? So you committed a crime?”
“Yes .... They pushed me to do it.”
The former bandit leader stared with an expression of wrath mixed with regret, recalling his sins and all the suffering experienced until now. The man felt that what he was doing was something the world had forced upon him, that almost no crime had been committed because he was enjoying it. But in his heart, the fact that he was right to commit a crime made him feel guilty and did not deserve help as now.
Raising his face and staring like he was about to cry, he softly said, “You know, I was also once a child from the village who was slaughtered by bandits. I was captured and made their slave .... Because of this power of mine, they did not sell me and used my power to loot .... With my power, stealing is easy ...”
Odo doesn't care about stories like that. Coldly he asked, “Then why didn't you stop when the bandits broke up? It should have been after Dart Luke's extermination a few years ago that it was done. But, why are you even collecting them again?”
The blond man fell silent, lowered his face and looked irritated with tears in his eyes. Isla could not bear to see her husband, he who understood it did not want his daughter to hear and immediately closed Suigin's ears.
The man did not care at all about his dignity as a man, stared remorsefully and resignedly said, “I have no choice .... That Marquess ..., she simply did not understand the feelings of oppressed people like us. Not everyone becomes a bandit because they want to ...! Most of them are forced because they do not want to always be slaves .... Even though slavery is forbidden, that doesn't mean it doesn't exist in this country! Me ...”
Odo realized that clearly. He also understood the weaknesses in Felixia's royal law. But that does not mean that one can blame the law, such a thing cannot be done freely in a monarchical government.
“Ya, I know it.” Odo turned his gaze, remembering that the tragedy was indeed the fault of his father who was not good at arranging the territory. But when you think back, that's not the case. Morals and Values on the Michigan mainland are fundamentally like that, the strong element of oppressing or controlling the weak has been embedded either consciously or unconsciously in society.
Staring at the blond man before him, Odo said, “Knapping someone to be a slave is a crime, but if a parent sells one of his children because of economic problems it is not a crime. Rights and laws in this country are still very weak regarding children and women. But, still there is no reason for you to become the leader of those bandits.”
“They all .... They forced me to do that!” The man started off emotionally, trying to make Odo believe him and came back saying, “Of course I want to stop immediately and lift my foot from such a rotten world! I had a family at the time too! But ... those rangs .. they came and made me their leader! If I don't meet their demands, those fuckers will definitely do something to my family! That's all ... the only way for me to protect my family.”
The fleeting atmosphere was silent after the man's emotions overflowed. Odo just put on a flat expression, understood the words with others and said, “I understand what you have been suffering from all this time. But ... how dare you say as to those whose families are victims of your actions?”
“I-It ...?”
The man and Isla gasped, they understood that such a thing was very inappropriate for them. Sacrificing others in order to stay safe, just for themselves and allowing others to be miserable was a very inexcusable act in their minds.
“You won't dare,” said Odo. Staring flat, he asserted, “If you dare, surely they will chase after you and dismember your body .... Are you still going to say that?”
“I understand that ...” The blonde guy gritted his teeth. Staring trembling and answering, “I am a great sinner .... But! They are innocent! Please don't touch them! I promise I'll do anything for you! Please don't touch my wife and daughter!”
Odo was a little surprised the man even said that to protect his family. Sighing and looking away, he murmured, “Who is also the one with the wife.”
““Eh?”” Vil and the man were shocked when they heard the young man mutter.
“Huh, if you do feel guilty, redeem it by piercing,” said Odo.
“Ti-Act?”
“When a man kills a woman, he must save two children. When a soldier kills on the battlefield, he must be able to protect two civilians. Therefore, when the criminal kills and wants to make amends, the criminal must be able to save at least double the amount he killed. So, how many have you killed so far?”
The blond-haired man trembled, completely never thinking of the person he had killed or even counted them. With great anxiety, he said, “A-I .. don't remember it. That's too much .... Maybe tens to hundreds. If plus the person who died because of my command .., i-it must have been more ...”
“Then live to save more people than that. No need to double, just until you feel you've saved one more person than you killed. At least ... that's enough.”
Hearing that the man was stunned, perfectly understanding that the young man before him said provoking emotions to give way to the guilt that attacked him. The man realized that he could not die, he understood this because he already had the dependents of a family. But guilt still attacks him. Therefore, Odo wanted to use that to keep forcing him.
“People like me .. where to save. Me ...” The man wiped his tears, staring expectantly at the words coming out of the young man's black hair giving him a hint.
As expected of the former bandit leader, Odo said, “Saving is not just a matter of life. Providing financial assistance, providing hope, providing the future, providing life goals, giving a place, and other things are also forms of safety. Try to fulfill that, that's your new goal as someone else. Understand?”
“.....”
The man was only stunned because he got the appropriate words to erase his guilt. It really saved the man's heart, making him kneel respectfully without a single word of yours coming out of his mouth. There were only tears flowing, soaking the cheeks and hatching onto the floor. His wife and daughter who saw that could only be stunned, with no words to come out.
Staring flat as if all that did not touch his heart, Odo smiled faintly and lightly said, “From now on your name will be changed .... From now on you are Matthew Mitus. May that name bind you in redemption .... For the matters of the resident papers, I'll take care of it. Later tonight I'll be back again.”
Odo turned around, and Vil opened the door. Before coming out, the black-haired youth slightly glanced over and said, “Before, think well of what you should have done. Think of it carefully for your family and yourself, penance.”
The sentence became the closing of the conversation, making the man with the new name Matthew raised his face with tears filled with tears. It was a sentence that he craved as an oppressed person who pretended to be an oppressor.
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On one of the main roads leading to the harbor, a young man with black hair and a woman with blue hair walked among the people. Although they did not want it, their existence became the center of attention because of the beautiful face of the blue hair woman. The color of his hair could be said to be very rare and made people from outside the city curious.
Disregarding them, the young man in black hair took his partner and accelerated his footsteps towards the port area. “What are their gazes bothering, Odo?” ask the girl soft blue hair.
“Yes, annoying. I forgot that your hair color was striking. When first came the townspeople also saw you like this ..”
Arriving at the port area, Odo immediately stopped holding Vil and leaned against the dock guardrail. The place was quieter than usual, there were only a few fishermen who had just finished cleaning the warehouses and the deck of the ship. Because almost all places that do not provide holiday services, the port area becomes very quiet because the fishermen mostly choose to come to see the execution and then go straight home to sail tomorrow.
The Great Spirit briefly looked at his own palm, feeling strange in the mind after his hand was tightly grasped by the young man in black hair. But when he saw Odo who slightly sighed and his face paled, the feeling was piled up by anxiety.
“Are you okay? From yesterday ... you haven't slept or fainted yet, loh.”
“Why are you talking as if fainting is natural?” Odo regulated his breathing and stared lightly.
“The end ... it goes in the recovery process, right? Is your body not burdened?”
“Kurasa no .... Since I have not activated my magic structure yet, recovery should be proceeding more slowly in the closed realm. I can wake up almost 23 hours a day.”
“Eh?” Vil eyes wide open, step closer and make sure, “Means you only need to sleep one hour a day?”
“That's. Well, even though mentally I now really need a break.”
Vil understood his point, indeed the conversation Odo had with the former bandit leader while at the inn was very mentally draining. Speaking lies and bluffing, manipulating and suppressing others like that also greatly depletes his stamina inwardly.
The Great Spirit wanted to cheer Odo up a little. Closer and smile, with carefree vil mopping, “No moying wife people, yes?”
Odo turned his gaze, did not want to be mentioned about it and said, “You even discuss it, yes.”
“It is very rare to hear Odo discuss women's tastes, anyway.”
Vil stepped back, spinning and letting his hair flutter beautifully in the twilight breeze. Seeing the smile that appears on women who usually look minimal expression, Odo got a glimpse of relief.
Turning a smile, the young man said, “Selera, yes .... I think my taste of it is very bad.”
“Hmm, time anyway?” Vil became interested, stopped spinning and stared curiously. With a peppy eye highlight, he asked, “Try mentioning, come on!”
“I'm a foot lover.”
“Eh?” Vil was confused.
“Ah, forget. Please forget that.”
“What was that? The foot? Your taste feet?”
Amidst the talks, the person they were waiting for at the port finally came. A silvery-haired girl stood up with an astonished expression from the fleeting hearing of their talk, she was Nanra Tara.
“What foot?” ask the girl.
“Oh, Odo said su—UhK!” Vil instantly silenced the young man with black hair.
Staring at Nanra and pulling back Vil. Odo took off one of his gloves and said, “Nanra, are you done learning it?”
Nanra was at a glance confused by the mannerisms of the two of them. Trying not to ask her, the girl looked at Odo and replied, “At least already. Basic Accounting more or less I have understood it, planning services and organizational structure have also understood me. But the agenda of activities and official travel is still not fully understood.”
“Hmm!” Odo nodded, smiled lightly and said, “That's fine. You're growing really fast. But .... about that ..., are you okay?”
“Ah, bandit?”
“Ya ..”.
Nanra turned her eyes. For what he has done, the girl is now full of one forgery plotting the execution. A little anxiety was implied in the look on Nanra's face, but a firm smile he gave and with full confidence he said, “I don't think I beat him anymore. After all, one of them had already received his punishment. For one, I'm sure Odo's decision was right. If indeed I reject your plan, Odo .... I must have reported this yesterday.”
Odo was around stunned, staring in disbelief. Scratching the back of his own head, the young man turned his face and said, “You .. changed, yes. Did you discuss something with Canna while both guarding that person?”
“E-Eh? Nothing, kok.” The silvery hair girl showed a suspicious reaction.
Odo glanced at a glance, analyzed the matter and understood it. More or less estimating what Canna and Nanra were talking about, Odo lightly said, “Hmm, yes already. As long as everything goes well, I don't think it's a problem.”
“I-Iya,” said Nanra nervously.
Odo stared flatly at the sight of the girl not being able to hide anything well. Striking small, he continued, “Then, I'll pass this on for the next plan.”
“Hmp! I'm ready!” Nanra stood up straight and put on a spirit expression.
“Do you want to be my secretary later?”
“Eh?” A confused face immediately appeared to Nanra upon hearing such an offer. He knows what it is, but doesn't understand why something like that Odo has to offer now.
“Become a piece of paper. You know what that means, ‘kan?”
“Te-Of course! After reading the books you suggest and getting your knowledge, such a thing of course knows .... But ... instead of that ...” Nanra slightly stared reluctantly, full of negative thoughts and stepped back. The ugly stigma on things like secretaries is embedded in his mindset.
“I want to make you the right hand in processing my shop later,” said Odo.
“Isn't the Great Spirit next to you more suitable? Me ...”
“I don't seem to be suitable for that position,” continued Vil who was back standing next to Odo. Smiling lightly, the woman explained, “Because I am the Great Spirit contracted Light Witch officially, I am also legally bound to the library in addition to the structure. That's why I couldn't stay near Odo until Mavis had released her contract. And also, there are some things to do. Because the most suitable is you.”
“If the witch of the Miquator? Isn't he very smart?” elak Nanra's.
“Smart in witch standard,” says Odo. “Only like this, he is more layman than you.”
Nanra fell silent, thinking about it carefully. But still, it confused him. In addition to age, there are several things that make Nanra reluctant to accept the offer.
Before the girl decided, Odo reached out the right hand whose glove was removed and again offered, “Do you want, Nanra? So secretary is delicious, loh.”
His face was not immediately visible to the girl. With a slightly disgusted expression, he hesitantly said,“Ta-But .. instead of the secretary ... the job that ends up being the boss's mistress, ‘kan? Said the people in the library, if the secretary of work in a private company surely end-to-end there will be a scandal.”
Vil and Odo were surprised to hear that, astonished that the girl seemed to be able to put out such words. Odo stared lightly, smiled faintly and said, “And yet still a child but your words are in a really deep way .... Well, indeed in general in Felixia society such things are many. But ... do you think I would do something like that?”
“The possibility is not lost ...”
“Kejam. I'm not gonna force you to do anything disgusting, you know. I understand you hate that kind of thing.”
Nanra was speechless, the ivory-white girl slightly turned away and said, “Will I consider.”
Such an answer made Odo return to wearing his removed gloves. Breathing in with a slightly disappointed expression, he turned his gaze towards the sea to look at the sight of the reddish twilight.
“Thank you,” said the young man. Looking up and smiling, he added, “Please think about it until next week. Approximately the building will be completed in about two weeks, I need to prepare some things before that.”
“Hmm ...” Nanra simply replied with a nod of her head.