At Marco's Cell, there was a burly man.
He had an unkept hair and rugged face. When he saw Marco entering the cell, he smiled.
Even when his constraints made his wounds bleed he still struggled and smiled at Marco.
"Hahahah! What's a kid like you doing here?! Why don't you came here stay with me?! Hehehehe!"
Different from Akai, Marco didn't say anything and just walked towards the man as he unsheathed his katana.
*Shiiiinnng!!
Hearing the sheathing sound of the Katana, the man's face smiled even more.
"Hehehehhe! A trainee assassin of this kingdom I assume?! Hahaha! You may kill me but you guys still wont be able to get back the lives that I have taken all these years! HAHAHAH! FOR THE GLORY OF HADASSAH!!!!"
*ZIINNG!!!!
Marco swung his katana decisively and blood spluttered out, tainting his black robes.
*Zing!
Sheathing back his katana, Marco left the room.
With that man's words, he knew that he was from the Zulqifar Kingdom.
And.... His Father... Was killed by them!
Marco didn't even have the disgusting feeling in his stomach, but rather, he became colder and sharp.
This was a new face he was revealing. Different from their everyday faces.
This was a face that Marco had been hiding. Although as swordsmen, it wasn't a surprise if they had someone they want to kill or seek revenge against.
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At Eiji's Cell, after he went inside, what he saw was just like the other two,but his wasn't a man but a beaten up woman restrained in the metallic chair.
The woman heard the sound of someone coming in, she slowly lifted her head.
Her eyes widened a bit when she saw a kid walking over. Then she smiled lightly.
"What are you doing here child? This is a very dangerous place!"
Eiji was a bit stunned at the woman's gentle voice.
"... I'm here to execute you..."
"!!!!"
This time, the woman's eyes truly widened up!
Then she laughed sadly as tears ran down from her eyes.
Eiji looked at her breaking down.
His heartbeat went up.
He didn't ask for the targets information. He wanted this to be over quick!
And now, this beaten up and bloodied woman, being restrained in the chair as she laughed and cried at the same time really opened up Eiji memories.
Eiji closed his eyes. Both his fist trembled.
The woman saw his state.
"Don't worry child, it's fine. You can do it!"
".... C... Can I know why you're here?!"
Eiji asked hesitantly.
"Well.... I guess it's fine... I... I was once a child of a small noble in the country side....
My childhood was fun.. I jad a lot of fun with my friends, we didn't have any luxury at all even when we were a so called nobles.
As nobles that weren't given any land, we can only do what we have in our own farm. But there was nothing to hate at all....
But.... This big count near our country came...."
This time, the woman, stopped and then sobbed.
"He.... He saw my mother... Took her and made her his plaything!... My father fought with him but.... That noble didn't kill my father! No no no no!! He let him see what he was doing with my mother!!!!
Then.. after crippling my father, they went on their merry way! Hahahah!
Because of that my father committed suicide in front of me!!! I was only ten at that time!!!!!"
"I.... Sought revenge.... Over the years.. I... I found out who he was... I found every little thing that he likes.. I found what he hated, what he wants, what type of flowers, food, beverages and even furniture that he likes!
I also found every atrocities that he committed... I reported it to the kingdom... But.. he had someone in that place... He caught me and...."
"So you came here?!"
Eiji asked sceptical.
The woman shook her head.
"If that was it, I wouldn't be in here, but.. one night, he forgot to lock me up... I.... I knew I dont have the strength to go to his fully guarded room, so I snuck inside the kitchen. Put laxatives in the water and waited in the bathroom.
I didn't put poison as he had a poison tester with him and I only put it in the water that he drinks...
So I killed him in the bathroom!!"
"!!!"
"I... I had a child with that bastard! The kingdom.... The kingdom waited for me to conceive the child, and as a testament of my bravery as well as compensation to what I have gone through, all the wealth on that bastard would be given to my child...
But since I killed a high ranking noble... Even when he is an abdominable person, is still punishable by execution.... So...."
The woman then silently sobbed.
So did Eiji.
He knew there were dark sides in all of things, and now he has come face to face with it.
The woman did nothing wrong, but the law states that she had killed a noble so she should be executed....
But this was the kingdom's fault for, first having problems with the department workers and second, not giving most nobles their punishments.
The woman saw Eiji's inner turmoil.
"Don't worry child.. It's fine! That bastard is dead, and my child.. he doesn't have anything to do with that man's sin... And he could also live a higher nobles life!
I... I'm fine! I can go now!"
The woman's tears flowed as she looked at Eiji with a smile.
*ZIINNG!!!
Unsheathing his katana, Eiji opened his mouth.
"What's your child's name? I will help him if I could."
"...Satou.... Suzuki Satou....Thank you...!"
*Pssshhtt!!
Blood flowd.
Eiji closed his eyes.
The woman and his mother's faces overlapped.
His whole body was trembling.
He stood there for a full five minutes.
Then he looked at the woman's face at the ground, took a deep breath, he then sheathed his katana after flicking the blood back.
*Tak! Tak! Tak!
His whole body dropped as he silently walked out the cell.
*End Of Chapter.