socalfunplaces Chapter 62 Happiness is the meaning!
Chapter 62 Happiness is the meaning!
Chapter 62 Happiness is the meaning!
The children looked at Broly; the words left behind by old man Victor before he left seemed to cast a gloomy shadow over their future.
They would definitely be scared if they went alone, but if they had an older brother leading the way, they would be fearless no matter what lay ahead.
Broly also fell into thought because of Victor's words, but he wasn't thinking about the bleak road ahead; rather, he was thinking about:
If Katish, a place with scarce water but still able to drink clean well water for a fee, is a place without future or hope, then what kind of place is Wanpa Star, where people can only drink foul-smelling rainwater and can't even buy clean water for a fee? Is it a dead, hopeless place?
Broly quickly shook his head. He had the Crystal Palace, a wife, and happiness points that could be exchanged for lots of delicious food. So, there was definitely still a future and hope for Planet Wampa.
"Keep moving forward, there's nothing to be afraid of in this place."
Compared to the much harsher environment of Planet Wampa, Broly felt that the Katish he had just arrived at was not a place of despair.
"Oh~"
The children felt reassured when they heard his words; with Broly around, there was really nothing to be afraid of.
"By the way, can't I really take a bath with water?"
Melard asked if she was still thinking about taking a bath.
The area was short of water, not completely dry, and they had the money to buy it. They bought several large buckets of well water at the tavern, and Broly and the others took the water they bought to a nearby inn for the night.
"So comfortable~"
The girls huddled together in a room, wiping each other's bodies with wet towels. The cool, damp towels felt incredibly comfortable on their skin.
"Even though I couldn't take a bath, this scene was still worth it."
Melard felt very happy, but it was a pity she wasn't Crystal Palace's officially recognized wife, otherwise her happiness level would definitely skyrocket.
Nahashu and the others watched the carriage from outside. The local people were impoverished, and there was a possibility that thieves might appear.
And that's exactly how things turned out. A group of children pulling a cart might have been a cause for concern elsewhere due to rumors, but in this town on the edge of Kathisi, where everyone was dying of thirst and hunger, who cared about such things?
"Kids, hand over your water and valuables, or else..."
Before it got dark, a group of armed thugs came to the inn to rob them.
However, in no time at all, these guys were taken down by Nahashu and Losanggan.
Broly sat in the carriage the whole time, eating his after-dinner fruit and watching. It wasn't that he didn't want to help, it's just...
"Brother, you will eventually leave us. We can't rely on you for everything. We need to be strong now. Please don't help us with anything we can handle ourselves."
Previously, this was the stance expressed by the children in the group.
"Damn it, what's the point of robbing if you don't have money? A bunch of paupers!"
Losang searched the pockets of the beaten-down thugs and found only a few scattered Imperial coins, which, when put together, were not even worth as much as a ten-liter bucket of water here, making him grumble and curse.
The only thing of any value was probably the weapons these people had. Perhaps because the Katish region used to be a place for smelting iron ore, the weapons these people had were quite sophisticated and sharp.
Nahashu and Losang didn't kill him, mainly because killing in town was too troublesome. The gang of poor thugs didn't make any threats either, and they left together, supporting each other.
"Sir, could we have some water?"
Not long after the town's thugs and bandits left, a group of children dressed in tattered clothes gathered around. They looked at the men guarding the carriage with hopeful eyes, and one of the children boldly asked them a question.
"Brother Broly..."
Nahash and the others looked at Broly, who scratched his head as he looked at the people nearby.
"Just drinking water isn't enough, let's eat some bread and dried meat too."
Broly was always quite generous to those who came begging for food instead of delivering it to their door. These children who came begging for water were lucky; they approached a Saiyan boy who was willing to share his abundant food.
After Esdeath, Akame, and a group of other girls cleaned themselves up and came out of their rooms, they saw a long line of ragged, unfamiliar children in the hotel's front yard, receiving water, bread, and jerky.
"What are you doing?"
Mine leaned out the window and asked a question.
"These people came asking for water, and Brother Broly felt that just drinking water wasn't enough, so he also treated them to bread and jerky."
Green answered succinctly, then shouted to the line of children in front of him: "Line up properly, don't push, don't cut in line. Anyone who pushes or cuts in line will get nothing."
These words were more effective than anything else, instantly bringing order to the previously chaotic queue.
When Mine, Akame, and the others heard that Broly was treating them to dinner, they went downstairs to help distribute the food.
"What's the point of distributing things to homeless children in towns?"
Melard couldn't quite understand Broly's behavior.
The existence of homeless children always seems to appear silently in some corner of the world, and then silently die in some corner as well.
Like weeds growing in barren places, watering or pulling them out doesn't make much difference.
"Perhaps that's why he's so powerful."
Esdeath's past upbringing instilled in her a love of the strong and the weak, making it difficult for her to understand this act of caring for the vulnerable. However, seeing Broly sharing food with others and a simple smile of joy at sharing on his face, Esdeath felt her heart pounding.
It was a very peculiar feeling.
"I'm getting ready to go down and help. What about you?"
"Uh, I'll go down too."
What else can Melard say? Being a loner is a major taboo.
These two people took an unconventional approach and jumped directly from the third-floor window.
They landed smoothly, and Broly happened to see them, so he applauded them.
Others who witnessed this scene also thought they were amazing.
A round of applause rang out in the hotel's front yard.
"Hey, don't make us look like we're performing a circus act."
Melard started complaining.
"If you don't want to be treated like a circus performer, just walk down the stairs."
After a few words of playful banter between Main and her, the group of people, amidst laughter and joking, began to distribute food and water to the children who came to ask for water.
"Don't eat too fast, be careful not to choke."
After receiving the food, some children wolfed it down, clearly having not eaten their fill in a long time. Mine had been hungry before, as had Akame and the others, who did offer a gentle reminder.
"Thank you, sister. We'll eat slowly."
Esdeath and Merard never went hungry, but they also experienced the pleasure of feeding the weak while distributing food.
"Although I know it's meaningless (a single act of charity won't change these children's lives), doing a few acts of charity occasionally can still bring me joy."
Merard acknowledged this, but still believed that charity was a meaningless act.
"This is not a meaningless thing; at least they had a full meal today."
When you're hungry, having a full meal is a very happy thing.
Brother Broly let them experience the happiness of a full meal.
The expressions on their faces pleased Broly.
The meaning of this is happiness.
Akame's words were met with nods of agreement from the other children in the group.
Even if it's just a moment of happiness, it's still meaningful.
(End of this chapter)