As they entered, Tyr kept contemplating how he felt at this moment.

‘I don’t want to see any innocent person suffering the fate of a slave. But… I’m too damn weak to do anything about it. Then again, it doesn’t feel right to help people who don’t ask for it… maybe it’s not my place to intrude?’

It was that same feeling again. The feeling of helplessness that he hated more than anything else in his entire life.

There was nothing more binding than that feeling. It was the complete opposite of his goal of freedom.

This establishment was similar to the one in Seris. It was very large, with several help desk booths at the back.

However, it was packed with people, making it slightly resemble Mycelia’s Hunter’s Guild.

“Let’s make this quick,” Hanzo said, “I don’t want to stay in this kingdom any longer than I have to.” He walked to the counter line.

As Tyr and Malon waited, Malon received some odd glances from time to time.

“It’s understandable…” Malon exclaimed, “After all, humans are the most selfish species. They would probably have me be a slave if they see fit.” He spoke without really thinking.

“Oh shit,” He looked at Tyr, “I forgot you were–“

“No problem. You know more about humans than me… I guarantee it.” Tyr replied, thinking about the fact that the humans he knew from Earth were vastly different from those in Subworld.

“You also think humans are selfish?” Malon questioned.

“I don’t know…”

“Is it because you come from a place where the humans are different?”

On hearing this question, Tyr furrowed his eyebrows and stared at Malon with a confused look on his face, ‘How the hell does he know that? Does he know I’m from Earth…?’

Malon continued: “What was its name again?” He said, looking to the side, his face in thought.

‘He isn’t going to say Earth is he?’ Tyr thought to himself, slightly concerned. It wasn’t anything inherently scary, but it was going to be a long process of explanation that he didn’t want to go through right now.

“Seris Dynasty, right?” Malon said.

“W-what?” Tyr was taken aback.

“What do you mean, ‘what,’? Isn’t that where you came from? It’s a completely different place from here.”

“Oh… right.” Tyr said, ‘Jeez… how could I forget that.’

“Listen,” Malon exclaimed, “You may think that a single species is very different depending on where they come from, but in the end, they are the same.”

Tyr squinted slightly as he heard this, ‘He is speaking about Seris and Rock Saelfine… but what he is saying can also apply to Earth. However, is what he is saying true?’ He questioned in his mind.

Malon continued: “Despite having various upbringings, it’s about a being’s nature, not their environment that determines their actions when crucial moments arise. All that changes is the shell. That is what I believe. If the people from where you came were put in the same situation as those in Rock Saelfine, I’m sure they would adapt accordingly.”

Tyr took a few seconds to think about this.

Malon spoke as Tyr remained in thought: “But then again, I don’t discriminate. I say all of these things, but I don’t actually know the nature of humans or any other creature for that matter.”

“I don’t know… some humans are selfish,” Tyr paused, thinking about his old manager at his job, that one golden yes holding judge, Yurin, Urvil and Cyllia, and every other person in his life who had taken advantage of him.

“But at the same time, some humans are totally selfless.” The memories of his grandfather, his mother, and his father entered his mind as he said this. He also thought about how Hanzo helped him from scratch without receiving anything in return.

“Huh…” Malon was stumped in thought after that one. “I mean… what you’re saying is simple, yet it poses so many questions.”

“Well…” Tyr paused, as if he was going to say something really important. “I…”

Malon looked at him with anticipation dancing in his eyes.

“Have to go piss.”

Malon’s eyebrows immediately dropped back down, unimpressed.

Tyr chuckled as he made his way toward the bathrooms.

“Don’t get lost…” Malon shouted as Tyr disappeared from his vision.

Tyr noticed a bathroom sign hanging above a door in the corner of the establishment and then looked down to see a line of people that extended… and extended… and kept extending from one side of the room to the other.

His eyelids lowered, “Tsk… all this technology and no working bathroom system. I guess it’s something that all societies will forever struggle with.”

He turned, walking out the entrance.

‘Good thing I don’t need a pristine hole to piss in. Any old alley will do.’

Tyr had gotten used to pissing in alleys, as his old gas station bathroom would regularly be out of service from all the trashy people that would ruin it.

He made his way around the guild building and into an alleyway that was dark even in the daytime.

It was long and gave off some pretty creepy vibes, but nothing that Tyr wasn’t already used to by now.

*ZIIP*

*SHHHHHHH*

“Ahh~~”

*ZIP*

He made his way back out of the alley. As soon as he stepped out of it, a figure bumped into him with force.

‘Shit, I should have looked before leaving the alley.’ Tyr thought to himself, his eyes moving down to see who had hit him.

It looked like a young girl had clutched onto his leg, and was unwilling to let go.

Tyr immediately noticed the shackles on her hands and feet, and her clothing which was a dirty brown hood and robe.

“What are you–” He attempted to say but was cut off by the young girl’s silent and soft voice.

“Help…” She said in a low whisper.

Tyr’s eyes expanded as he heard this, ‘H-help? She asked… she asked for help.’ He was completely caught off guard.

As he was stunned, a voice came from a dozen feet in front of him:

“My apologies!” A man dressed in a long brown hood exclaimed. “It seems a slave of mine has escaped. The weekly auction is tonight, so naturally, merchandise is plentiful. It can slip right out of your fingers here and there, you see.” The man spoke in a somewhat polite and joking manner. His face was covered fully by the hood.

Tyr looked back down at the girl who seemed to be crying at this point.

‘She asked… I can’t just ignore her, right?’

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