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after a long walk Akira finally saw a magnificent city that made him transfixed because the architecture was not the same as the architecture in his world. Finally he tried to get closer to the city gate but unfortunately he was blocked by the gatekeepers there and one of the gatekeepers asked rudely to Akira
'hey who are you I've never seen your face here... you're a foreigner right?
asked one of the guards with another intent smile
while Akira, who is not good at socializing with outsiders, could only remain silent while showing an expression of fear and nervousness, but in the end he tried to answer the questions of the gate guards
'I'm an outsider, sir.. but I have to come in to fulfill my needs
'what do you need here?
'I want to get money, food and temporary accommodation sir..
'do you have this city's citizenship card?
'ummm... no.. bu.. but ca.. can i get one sir?
'do you have about 10 pieces of gold to make this city's citizenship card?
'10 pieces of gold?... ummm.. I don't have that much gold sir.. but can I enter? please....
Akira said that to the guards while pleading loudly
upset with Akira's naive behavior..one of the guards tried to hit Akira to drive Akira away from the gate
'get out of here you shameless beggar!
'eeekkk! argh!
but Akira who is always desperate because he is driven by hunger that he can't hold back for half a day without a break from a long journey finally tries to use a trick by deliberately making noise and...
'look there are foreign soldiers there!
'what! all the city gate soldiers! ready to defend against the attack?
the leader of the soldiers didn't have time to finish his order.. even he who turned towards the place he was told earlier became very upset because he was tricked by Akira the lowly beggar.. while the soldier who wanted to be ready was even upset by Akira's actions
'How dare you deceive me lowly beggar! eehh?
"Whoosh"
all the guards who were upset with Akira's actions turned to Akira but they could only see that Akira was not there even there. Akira managed to sneak in quickly.. angry with Akira's behavior the guard shouted loudly at all the guards who were still confused..
'guard! arrest the beggar for invading Glorious Lycan empire!
'Yes sir!
while Akira who was hiding in the garbage dump was even more panicked because it didn't cross his mind that life in the other world was much harder than his world.. if only he could go back in time to correct his actions by refusing to go to that world or this city.. but Akira can only regret his actions and try to survive in that cruel world.. and most importantly he has to find food but how?
'growl...
'urgh..I have to eat.. but I have no money..
while he was complaining there.. he saw a booth surrounded by the people of this city.. the delicious and warm aroma from the booth made Akira let out a little saliva from his lips while swallowing the saliva back.. at a time when he was so desperate to risk if he was caught and arrested by the city guard for stealing.
'if I want to find a job.. I can't do it right now because I'm an intruder in this city.. if only I was found and arrested.. unfortunately I'll be tortured...I had to steal to survive in this city! if I beg the people of this city.. eventually I will be found out!
Akira also sneaked behind the shop because the path there was less frequented by people because that path was specifically for the merchants there, in addition the stench from his clothes would attract a lot of attention from the people of the city and that would have very fatal consequences when that happened..Akira tried to look left and right to see if his presence was noticed by the people there
'Alright let's do this...
Akira tried to sneak behind the stall while taking off his body clothes leaving only his pants to reduce the stench on his body so as not to be noticed by the people gathered in front of the stall.. after successfully approaching the stall while the merchant was busy cooking beef satay while taking care of the customer's money.. Akira, who managed to get a little closer at the stall, began to stretch his arms upwards while lowering his body so as not to be seen by the people in front of the stall.. Akira immediately took the two beef satays quickly and ran as fast as he could.. while some of the stall's customers began to tell the stall's traders that his beef satay was stolen by a city beggar
'hey look! there is a thief who stole your meat!
one of the customers reminded the dealer about the thief
'help me city guards to catch a beggar who stole from my stall!
even the closest guards who witnessed it started chasing the beggar and in the end Akira was caught and it was determined that he was the city invader who escaped from the grasp of the city guard chief
'no!.. let me go.. I just have to steal to survive in this city and can't survive outside the city! please!
'You are a lowly beggar! you are arrested for two offenses! and one of those mistakes is a big case of empire!
'NOOOO!!!!
Akira shouted as he was roughly dragged by a strong guard
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after that Akira was thrown into a bad shed and ordered to become a palace cleaner.. but not with freedom of movement.. but he was held with a slavery magic that was difficult to resist by one of the palace magicians and tortured for days to be interrogated... day after day the torture, Akira was identified that he was just an outsider who invaded the empire, not from another empire that had a bad relationship with that empire
but unfortunately for Akira.. he had to become a palace cleaner and was held by slavery magic..
'how did this happen... urgh.. hic.. i am a freedom loving man ..this damn world!
Akira could only cry in the shed and regret his actions
'I always wished that I was a main character when I came to this world.. but in the end.. I was just an additional character in this world once again..
Akira with a feeling of anger and sadness at the same time was able to reflect on the bad luck that befell him at the moment
and suddenly an old man said..
'young man.. how naive you are.. don't you know that this world is crueler than what you imagine with your imagination? Do you hope that you will be a traveler in a story with a romantic and pleasant story? wake up young man..
'who are you?
'just call me old man my name is not important to you right?
'well yeah..by the way.. what is this place name? and why are we here old man?
'how ignorant you young people are... yeah.. I don't care either.. this is a shed for people who commit serious crimes and most of the people who live here are ex-criminals...
'what...then am I a criminal?
'yes, young man,you will be branded as a criminal if you are here.. and the name of this Empire is Glorius Lycan Empire which symbolizes its leadership that does not trust outsiders and is wary of outsiders..
'so that why the guards are hostile to me just now...
'yes young man, and now you must follow the wishes of the king in this palace as a palace cleaner..
'what..
even if you don't want to.. you have to young people!
'Baam! Wakey-wakey time to clean the palace you dogshit!
Baam!
'Urgh
one of the cleaners was beaten because he was still asleep
after that all the palace cleaners went out to do their work in their respective places as suggested.. but unfortunately Akira was assigned to the room of a lower class princess in the throne selection and at the same time Akira could only swallow when knocking on the door of the room with nervousness
upon entering the room.. Akira found a beautiful woman with white skin and long golden yellow hair.. from the shape of her body that was free of any defects and her beautiful blue eyes as if that morning was a dream for Akira who was glued to the woman.. even the soft dewy wind gave a quiet atmosphere.. When Akira looked at her closer.. he could see the woman looking down with emotionless eyes and hopelessness in her eyes...
but what is hidden in that woman's eyes for Akira to know?....