Chapter 133: The Path of Akiur (1)
Chapter 133: The Path of Akiur (1)
Although the meat looked delicious, Akiuur's mind did not turn to that. He slightly recalled the feeling before. The power he once prided himself on, the fading heartbeat in his hand, the gradually fading body heat, the feeling that everything was disappearing.
Despite knowing this, he felt that it was impossible to satisfy his desires with the corpse. He felt that even if he put the meat in his mouth, it would not taste good.
The barbecued meat handed over was fragrant. Since the other party was so attentive, he couldn't refuse. Anyway, he had to at least taste it on the surface.
He took a bite, and the taste of meat exploded in his mouth. He thought it would be like chewing sand and hard to swallow. But that was a big mistake. He found himself crying without realizing it. He didn't understand why.
"Brother Ye Kai, this is strange. This meat is delicious."
“That would be great.”
“Why is Akiuur crying?”
“Because his body was telling him that was the right thing to do.”
“!!”
Life disappeared before his eyes and returned to his hands. He felt it disappear in his body. The meaning of the violent ape's life was born again.
"Ah, I see. Akiu finally understood."
The relationship between hunter and hunted. Accepting the meaning of life. I should have known this a long time ago, but I didn't fully understand it before.
“This is because it’s a battle of life against life. Trying to trample on the other’s life through emotion is blasphemous. Doing so will cost people, right, Brother Ye Kai?”
Ye Kai gently hugged Akiuer and stroked his head. From his loving expression, Akiuer knew that he had found the right answer.
He enjoyed the meat to his heart's content, tears streaming down his face.
Akiuer lay in Ye Kai's arms, closed his eyes and fell into a deep sleep. The tension in his heart that had been there for a long time was released, and he longed for rest. He gave himself to his instincts and enjoyed a peaceful sleep.
Reed, standing on Yekai's lap, gently stroked Akiu's head.
“He’s tired. Leave him alone.”
"Um."
Reed replied quietly, continuing to caress gently. Perhaps she also saw something in Akiu's heart.
“I didn’t get it. I didn’t see that he didn’t fully understand it. I was just following what the adults said.”
Tulio expressed introspection.
“That’s not possible. Humans are good at understanding concepts. Adults are especially good at this as they gain experience. They can even understand concepts quite well without actually having experienced them.”
Ye Kai said that it is the same whether it is a concept or an emotion. Even if you have not experienced it yourself, you can understand it. You just mistakenly think you understand it, but in fact it is not a true and deep understanding. Once you really face it, you will feel empty.
But this is also a fact that is hard to admit. Therefore, although you want to break through the limit, it is very dangerous.
“People who do not understand debate with one another and only go astray.”
“Children in particular, when they don’t have enough experience to understand strong emotions, may interpret them strangely and miss out on ways to release them.”
“It’s also the responsibility of adults to guide them to the right understanding, isn’t it?”
"Yes."
“But maybe I’m just too insensitive. I feel the same thing, but I can’t accept it.”
“I don’t think so.”
Tulio regrets not learning his lesson from facing Dotav, while gaining support from Fino.
"Mr. Tulio is very gentle, he won't interfere too much, right?"
"Is it because I don't have enough courage..."
"That's not the case. Mr. Ye Kai believes that the lives of humans, orcs, and even monsters are equal. Feel the same things as a highly sensitive child? Akiuur experienced it all personally, so he was deeply affected."
“I don’t understand strong emotions. I need to change my consciousness.”
Those who can't feel become immune. Tulio felt that when it came to issues like Akiu's, he had to make changes.
Will his companions help him? If so, he will grow even more. Through Akiuur, he feels his future and is full of expectations for it.
(If his resolve is based on strong emotions, I also feel I should try to help him.)
Tulio thought so.
It was a heavy burden for him, but he felt his companions could do it.
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Akiul returned to Kalaparu Village with a relieved expression on his face.
The happiest person was Pierce. The darkness in Akiu's heart had been revealed, making it difficult for her to even approach him. Pierce hugged him tightly, which made Akiu regretful, but he would not be swayed by impulse again.
The magic stone of the violent ape was placed in a leather bag and hung around his neck as a talisman.
The villagers welcomed the proactive Akiuur, who had previously refused to cooperate, and accepted him with tolerance, although they were not completely satisfied.
In fact, it was because Scleto had convinced them that the villagers were ashamed of not being able to protect Akiul's family, and they had no choice but to obey the orders of their elders.
However, the discord in the village was also resolved by the wandering adventurers, and Scrato felt the praise of Lerum of Dedent.
After that, Akiuur continued his training.
With his mind freed and his excess power removed, his swordplay becomes sharper. Even continued training with the real sword is difficult for Cham. However, Akiuur's talent is still a threat.
"As expected, Akiur also wants to be like brother Ye Kai." Cham said alone as he wiped the sweat off his face after the game.
“Do you have to be an adventurer?”
"No, it's not. I don't necessarily want to be an adventurer, I just want to protect something important. I want to become stronger. So that I can be closer to Brother Ye Kai."
"It's a bit difficult to do this, you know?"
His expression showed that he was ready.
“What should we do?”
“Yes, although our journey is leisurely, danger always lurks nearby.”
It would be reckless to bring Pierce along.
"What should we do? Should we go to Mr. Asart?" Ye Kai suggested. Although this place is close to the outskirts of Suqi, it is unknown whether the customs of the orcs allow this.
Although he was a little hesitant, Akiuer had no time to care about these things: "Brother Ye Kai, do you know Asart!!!"
"Well, it's fate."
“That’s Fino’s father!”
"What──! Sister Fino is actually Asart's child!" Akiul's eyes were wide open when he heard an even more surprising fact.
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