Chapter 376: Captured a Rope in the Slums, Got a Pet!
Chapter 376: Captured a Rope in the Slums, Got a Pet!
Slums. As the name implies, it is a gathering place for the poor. But in this land, it means not only poverty but also Oripathy.
The people in Lungmen’s Slums were not only poor, but most of them also suffered from the disease. The infectious nature of Oripathy was terrifying to anyone, so the Infected were concentrated here for the safety of the normal people in the Lower and Upper Districts.
To be honest, there was nothing good to see here. Besides being dirty, messy, and poor, it was still dirty, messy, and poor. Everyone wore ragged clothes, either emaciated or with numb, weathered faces. Even worse, Originium crystals pierced through their clothes and grew out of their bodies.
The Slums were not suitable for people from the Guard Bureau, so Schwarz did not follow. Lin Yuhsia took Ren to witness the suffering, constantly observing his expression.
Ren’s view was relatively calm. This was merely a microcosm of the suffering on this land.
However, something interesting happened when they passed a small alley. A purple figure swiftly darted out, directly colliding with Ren.
"Sorry!" the person apologized without looking up and ran off, muttering, "How come this person doesn’t even have a wallet?" She was a pickpocket, and she had failed.
"Ugh!" With a bang, the running pickpocket fell to the ground, her head hitting something solid. "Hiss, that hurts!"
She covered her forehead and looked up, only to see a man with narrowed eyes smiling at her, while a woman who looked like a young lady had a look of surprise.
"!!!" She was suddenly startled. Wasn’t this the person I just failed to pickpocket? How did he get back here?
"I’m sorry!" Regardless, running was the best policy. The purple-haired, rabbit-eared Cautus girl ran away again. A few seconds later... "Waaah!" She bumped into Ren again.
"!!!" Suddenly, the Cautus girl’s hair stood on end. No... I couldn’t have encountered a ghost, right?!
She fearfully got up and ran. This time, she forgot to apologize. However, this was not the end. It was just the beginning.
Time and time again, a total of 15 times, she ran away, and each time she bumped into Ren.
Lin Yuhsia, standing by, was startled by this bizarre scene, let alone the person involved.
This time, the girl gave up. She simply lay on the ground and stopped running, crying loudly. "Wuwuwu! I’ve encountered a ghost! Damn it, Lungmen expletive, if you dare, just eat me!"
"Oh? Can I really eat you? I love to eat young girls with delicate skin," Ren squatted down, pinched the girl’s dusty face, and showed an amused smile.
"Gulp!" In the girl’s eyes, that smile was a devil’s grin. Her heart and rabbit ears instantly stood up straight. "Don’t! Don’t eat me! I’m an Infected, I don’t taste good!"
"An Infected... that is indeed a problem. I don’t like to eat stones," Ren stroked his chin, seemingly considering it. This made the girl’s anxious heart settle down.
Lin Yuhsia only thought he was joking, but his next words left both of them stunned.
"In that case, if you don’t have Oripathy, then I can eat you." Along with his words, the Originium within the Cautus girl’s body surged. "I say your Oripathy is cured."
A mysterious power spread. The Cautus girl felt an itchiness inside her body, and the crystallized areas on her skin felt warm. She lifted her ragged clothes and found that the Originium on her waist was rapidly disappearing.
"!!!"
"The Originium is gone!" she opened her mouth wide in confusion. Lin Yuhsia was even more shocked.
Ren asked, "Now that your Oripathy is gone, can I eat you?"
"Huh?" The girl looked up, even more confused.
"Tsk." Ren clicked his tongue. "It seems you’re not very smart, so forget it. What’s your name?"
"An... Rope," she answered blankly.
"Rope, hmm. You’re a pickpocket. You stole my money. Can you return it?"
"Eh! I didn’t steal your money! You didn’t even have a wallet!"
Ren smiled slightly. "Then what is this?" He pulled out a stack of Lungmen currency from her pocket.
"How is that possible? I didn’t steal that much!"
"Oh my, the evidence is conclusive. How about this: from now on, you’ll be my little pet. Considered emergency food." Ren stood up and threw the currency away; it instantly turned into ash.
"I’ve seen enough of the Slums. It’s time to go." Ren ignored the stunned two and walked away.
"..." Rope was very confused. A man-eating ghost cured her Oripathy and wanted her to be emergency food. What should she do?
Lin Yuhsia, who had recovered, looked at him with complicated eyes, then reminded Rope, "He’s not a ghost. Follow him. Perhaps you’ll have a better life." With that, she chased after Ren.
"..." Rope’s heart trembled. That person wasn’t a ghost! He cured my desperate Oripathy! Tears fell from her eyes. She quickly wiped them away, got up, and ran. She wanted to see the better life that young lady spoke of.
Dagu Hotel.
"Oh oh, a Cautus! I saw those ears today and wanted to touch them. They’re so cute!" Eriri kneaded Rope’s ears for a while.
Yukino and Nezuko also gathered around, observing her. This was the good life Rope had been looking forward to. After taking a bath, she changed into a new set of clothes prepared by Ren. Clean and tidy, she looked very cute.
Eriri and the others had seen various races in Lungmen all day and were quite curious. But out of politeness, observing strangers was impolite. Rope, however, was a living Cautus, and one that Ren had evaluated as a little pet. So they observed her without restraint.
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