Odd Jobs

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Kazuya and the old man went their separate ways after a long discussion. He escorted the children back to their homes in the slums and told them that they could accept candy from people, but they had to show it to him first before they consume it.

"Eh why!?" the children were surprised by his sudden warning.

"Because recently, there were bandits that decided to take revenge on the caravans that carried ingredients. They put some poison on the unsuspecting carriages so some of the ingredients were poisoned. I need to make sure that the ones you eat are not contaminated so that everyone doesn't get sick again." He explained.

"Is that the reason why a lot of people in the slums have been sick?" one of the children asked with concern.