Chapter 39: Kun Tribe

"Um… I-I… um… t-two." In the room, a small girl made 'two' with her fingers with a face that was about to cry.

Rewen patted the girl gently. "I see. I see. You have two siblings. Very nice! You're already the big sister of two children. Soon, you'll become an old hag!" Making an exaggerated face, he answered but soon noticed that the reaction of the girl was not what he had expected. Her face crumbled and was about to cry when Rewen realised his mistake. "Ah, no no. You'll become the biggest sister of the tribe one day. Okay? Now, go and tell your Grandpa not to send more people."

The girl nodded and left the room.

"Puchi! Hahahahaha!"

Just as the girl left, Rewen heard the sound of laughter. "I haven't called you yet, why did you wake up?" Needless to mention, it was Svety.

"You aren't a fan of kids, are you?" Without answering his question, Svety asked with a bright smile on her face.

"I like quiet ones."

"You have to raise a kid well then. You know, most kids are annoying." Svety gave an ambiguous reply.

"You are very confident." Rewen was a straightforward person and didn't like people who play with words. The only exception to the rule was him himself. He just couldn't laugh it off. "I didn't even mention yesterday's matter till now. Do I have to or would you do the honor?" His voice went flat.

"I have no idea what you're talking about-"

*Pah!*

"Answer." A cold voice rang beside Svety's ears. Her expression was one of disbelief and anger. Gnashing her teeth, she opened her mouth. "Rewen, we can talk it out." Looking at the current Rewen, she felt powerless.

*Pah!*

"What a shame. Too bad I don't want to talk it out." This time, it was a backhand slap.

"REWEN-"

*Pah!*

"Who told you to increase your voice?"

"..."

"Answer."

"Yes. I was the one behind the incident yesterday in the cafe." Svety said in a heavy voice. Although Rewen didn't really apply much force, her cheeks were red and had handprints. What affected her the most wasn't the pain. Instead of the physical, her psychological damage was much more.

"What were you hoping to achieve by doing so?"

"I… wanted to teach you a lesson."

"A lesson? What for?"

"For trying to break up with me."

"Stay here. I'll come back." Rewen didn't speak anymore. He left the room and approached the nearby servant.

"Do you have some water?"

"Ah? Please wait." The servant who was doing nothing quickly went somewhere. It didn't take even a minute for the servant to bring a bottle full of water.

Holding the bottle, Rewen crouched and directly poured the water contained on the bottle on his head. Seconds later, he got up with his hairs covering his eyes. He then took out his handkerchief to wash off the water from his hairs. 'My head is still fuming.' He bitterly sighed. 'I didn't mean to hit her.' Immediately after he thought this, his lips curved up to form a self-mocking smile. 'Am I that weak that I can't even control my own mind? Have I become that twisted that I get personal satisfaction by abusing a woman weaker than me.'

Whenever he is around Svety, his mind becomes very unstable and didn't know why- no. He did know why but he didn't want to acknowledge it. He hates her to his very bones. He hates the fact that she manipulated the previous Rewen's feelings. He hates the fact that she used her background to force him into a relationship. He hates the fact that despite everything, her eyes showed no remorse or guilt.

'Out of respect for the previous owner of the body, I turned a blind eye but it seems I'm not half as tolerant as I expected.'

"Here's your towel." While Rewen was engaged in thoughts, he failed to notice the panting servant.

"Thanks." Rewen gave a polite smile.

"You are welcome!" The servant beamed.

***

In the guest room, Svety silently sobbed. She couldn't find any words to describe her current situation. She lifted her head when she heard the sound of footsteps. A few seconds later, a decent-looking red-haired young man entered the room.

"Rewen…" She muttered in a tired voice. "What's wrong with you? One second, you're normal. The next, you are hitting me. Is interference really that bad?"

Rewen didn't answer immediately. He sat by her side and grasped her hand. "Yeah. It's that bad. That's why I said - for our own good, let's end this. I don't want you to suffer."

"Do you think you can bluff your way out of this? I know and understand you more than your parents do."

Rewen felt mentally tired. 'I don't want to continue this drama anymore... nevermind, let's focus on the matter at hand.' He was at the prime of his youth. In regards to his romantic life, he wished he too could find someone significant to him. However, now was not the time. He had more important things to deal with.

"Listen. I have some work in this area right now. It's better if you walk back. Even better if you call your bodyguards to pick you up." After he said that, he expected a 'I'll go with you' but surprisingly, she didn't voice any objections.

***

Kun Tribe.

Rewen hid behind trees and observed the two guards standing at the entrance of the tribe. The tribe was unusually quiet making him feel relief and suspicious at the same time. 'Whatever, I possibly couldn't have any problems with my strength.' He thought so but still cautiously activated his bloodline perk [Stealth] before running towards the guards avoiding their looks.

Once he came near one of them, he swiftly chopped the guard's neck causing the guard to fall. 'Huh? To think this would actually work.'

"Hey! Who did this?" The other guard cried out.

Rewen simply crouched beside the fallen guard, wanting to see the effects of the [Stealth].

"Uh-uh... must have been the wind-"

The other guard also fell.

'As expected, my [Stealth] isn't invisibility. The guard probably saw me.'

He then directly entered through the gate. Not a single soul could be seen in the vicinity. 'Why? Where are the servants? Why is the place so desolate?' He wondered. 'I should check the rooms.'

…

*Knock*

"Hello? Anyone?"

…

*Knock*

"Can I come in?"

…

*Knock*

"I'm coming in."

…

*Knock*

"I'm breaking in!"

Fueled with impatience, he kicked the door open.

The room was small and messy. At the corner, there was a small bed upon which a person was sleeping peacefully. The person was about the same age as Rewen.

"Wake up."

"Hnnn…"

*Pah*

"Wake up."

"Ah! Wha- what? Just kill me!"

"That's a bit of an overkill. Who are you?"

"Who are YOU!?"

"I'm from the town. Answer me, where are the other tribe members?"

"They are dead." The young man frankly answered.

"How?"

"A bunch of people appeared a week ago and annihilated our tribe."

"Why? And why are you so calm?" Rewen was rather surprised at the man's composure.

"What is there to be shocked about? I saw my parents, cousins and brothers get eaten in front of my eyes-"

"Eaten?"

"Bro, don't interrupt. You should be considerate to someone like me. My tribe literally got annihilated."

"Right, my bad. Continue."