The old lady smiled warmly as she gently stroked Kira's head.
Her hand was warm.
It made Kira realize that none of this was a dream.
Qiong Xing truly was nothing like the humans she had known.
He looked human.
Yet the way he treated them was almost as though...
"You know, I was a slave once too."
"...What?"
The old lady smiled.
"Don't tell the other children."
The cheerful way she spoke made it impossible to connect her with the word "slave," leaving Kira completely confused.
"It was a long time ago. A very long time ago. My parents sold me. Those days were truly painful. I don't even know how many times I nearly died."
The old lady gazed into the distance as though looking back on memories from another lifetime.
Only then did Kira realize she was telling the truth.
"But as I grew older, they decided I was no longer useful and abandoned me in the forest. That's where I met someone."
"S-someone?"
"Hehe. Yes. The person who saved my life. My precious, precious husband."
