Chapter 17: Salome at the market. The harsh reality to observe.

The fight was over, Mutreph had been defeated.

Bakuzan, Sakolomé and Bakuran as well as the young humanoid mutants make a point to end up separating.

Zeltania: Bakuzan, promise me that you will come see me often in city C, I would like to see you again one day!!!

Zeltania said to Bakuzan. Bakuzan looks at her with an annoyed look without saying a word.

Saramut approaches Bakuzan and holds out his hand.

Saramut: I thank you all three, without you, Mutreph would certainly already be in Monor city causing carnage!

Bakuzan holds out his hand and shakes Saramut's grip.

Saramut then lets go of Bakuzan's hand and goes to greet Sakolomé and Bakuran afterwards.

Mutjack: I would like to know, how are you so strong?!!

Bakuran: Hehehe, it's a very long story!!!

Sakolomé hits Bakuran on the head.

Bakuran: Ouch, but what Sakolomé?!

Sakolomé: Don't talk nonsense!

Sakolomé then looks at Mutjack and rushes to answer him.

Sakolomé: Personally I don't think I'm strong enough yet but since there is always someone stronger than you, I'm just going to ask you to train hard and relentlessly and to always persevere, that's how we became who we are!

Bakuzan, he turns around and says.

Bakuzan: Well, it's time to go!

Sakolomé and Bakuran get closer to Bakuzan, then a blue aura surrounds the three of them before making them disappear completely.

Mutjack: Well, there you go, they're gone, maybe we'll never see them again!

Mertana: Impossible, I hope to see them again and measure myself against them one day, right ErMut?!

ErMut wasn't really there, he was lost in his thoughts.

Saramut: Hey, ErMut, they're calling you, can't you hear?

ErMut: Huh, oh, and what's this to tell me?

He then asks.

Mertana: It's not very important!

Zeltania gets closer to ErMut and asks.

Zeltania: ErMut, are you okay? I find you weird!

Saramut: Yes, I find ErMut weird too, what's wrong with you ErMut?

ErMut sighs and says.

ErMut: Nothing, I'm fine!

Mutana: You're lying, ErMut tell us what's wrong, we're your friends after all!

ErMut: Well, the truth is that I feel bad because because of my ego I didn't see that I would have put millions of people in danger, it's crazy.... such small things can cause irreparable damage, luckily you didn't follow my stupidity!

Zeltania: Huh? What is ErMut talking about?!

Saramut: Zeltania, you weren't there so you can't understand!

Saramut approaches ErMut.

Saramut: ErMut it's normal to make mistakes, you shouldn't complain about them, the best thing is to never do it again, wouldn't you like to be able to beat Bakuzan one day?

ErMut smiles and says.

ErMut: This is my new goal sister, damn it's crazy how I can love you!!!!

Further away, in the city of monor city is a big market, countless people meet to sell.

This market is a market dedicated to the poor, the ground is not very clean and often the rains make the earth muddy preventing even cars from driving.

The market is also dangerous because forbidden things are sold here but clandestinely.

It is in this market that Amu usually comes to sell her products, today she is with Salomé her daughter, something new, because usually she comes alone.

She was sitting on a seat with Salomé at her side.

Amu: Salomé, don't go too far, do you understand?

Salomé: Yes mom!

Amu gets up.

Amu: I'll be right back, I'll buy us something to drink, keep a close eye on the goods!

Salomé nods.

Amu leaves.

Salomé: Good, mom asked me to keep an eye on the goods!

Salome gets up and has fun playing soldier.

She picks up an old piece of wood on the ground and takes an old broken coconut that she puts on her head like a helmet.

Salome: Tcrrrhh here to report, soldier Salome is on patrol to watch over the market of monor city to you!

She takes her old piece of wood and puts it on her shoulder like a rifle and says.

Salome: What? You say that I must mainly watch over the merchandise of madame maman because it is worth gold?! That is well received my general!!!

Salome starts to do patrol marches like a soldier around his mother's merchandise.

Salome: forward right!!

She takes steps to the right then.

Salome: forward left!

Now it is to the left, she has fun pretending to be a soldier.

Then, out of the corner of her eye, she sees a soccer ball approaching her mother's merchandise.

Salome: Sir, there's an attack, I'm going to have to stop it and fast!

Salome uses her piece of wood and hits the soccer ball before it hits her mother's merchandise.

The ball lands on the ground and lands on Salome's hand. Salome then holds it on her hand.

Salome: Whose ball is this?!

A young boy approaches her, he looked as young as she is.

_ Hi, can you please give me back my ball?

The young boy asks.

Salome: Yes, take it!

She hands the ball to the little boy.

_ Thank you very much!

The little boy answers.

Salome: You're welcome, in the future be very careful, my mom's merchandise was about to be knocked over, luckily Soldier Salome is here!!

Said Salome, taking a heroic posture.

The young boy starts laughing.

_ haha, you're funny, I'm really sorry about the thing with my ball, say, can I play soldier with you?!

Salome: Yes of course, you'll be soldier number 2, our goal will be to watch over the president's merchandise mom!!

The young man asks intrigued.

_ Your mother's merchandise?

Salome nods.

Salome: Yes!

_ Okay I accept, where can I get a coconut like you?!

Salome: hey, it's not a coconut, it's my soldier's helmet!!

The young boy starts laughing again.

_ You're so funny!!

Salomé: Okay, let's decide, you take the helmet and I'll keep the rifle!!

The young boy replies sulkily.

_ No, I want the rifle, it's super cool a rifle a helmet is all rotten!!

Salomé sighs.

Salomé: OK, you take the rifle and I'll keep the helmet then!

Salomé hands his old piece of wood to the young boy.

The young boy takes it and says.

_ Thanks, you take my ball!

He hands the ball to Salomé.

Salomé: Thanks, we'll just have to say it's a nuclear bomb!

The young boy retorts.

_ a nuclear bomb? In that case give it to me, and you take the gun!

Salomé (looking upset): hey, you should know what you want, huh!

Then a woman comes and grabs the young boy by the hand.

_ What are you doing with this killer man's daughter?

The woman then snatches the ball from Salomé's hands.

She looks at Salomé with a look of contempt.

_ killer men are monsters, you disgust me!

Salomé: Huh?!

She said looking surprised.

The woman continues.

_ Shut your mouth, demon child, how dare you drag my son into your stupidity?!

Salomé: But ma'am, we weren't doing anything wrong, we were just playing while watching my mother's merchandise!

The woman looks at Salomé's mother's merchandise.

_ this merchandise there? It could be poison!

She gets closer to the merchandise and spills everything on the ground.

Salome (screaming): No, don't do that, please!!!!

Salome gets closer to the woman and grabs her to try to stop her.

_ let go of me, demon child!!

The woman slaps Salome on the cheek, she falls sitting on the ground.

The woman turns around and continues to spill everything.

This attracts people who all come to observe what is happening.

Salome is paralyzed. She doesn't know what to do so she gets up and turns around to the people for help.

Salome: Please help me, it's my mother's merchandise that this lady is breaking, stop her I beg you!!!

The people around didn't say anything, they all look at Salome with contempt.

_ witch!!

_ daughter of the devil!!

_ Demon!!

On the contrary.

Salome was taking insults and the contempt of the people towards her.

Salome is affected, tears are streaming down her face, she is psychologically destroyed by what she saw.

While anger wanted to rise in her, she suddenly remembers what her big brother Bakuzan told her the last time.

[「 Bakuzan: There is a strong chance that tomorrow you will suffer the hatred of the people so no matter what form of hatred you will suffer, stay calm, do not retaliate, OK? 」]

Salome falls on her knees and cries.

While the woman was only knocking over her mother's merchandise.

Salome feels alone, powerless against the people and can only watch while crying loudly.

The woman has finished spilling everything, she takes her son's hand and is about to leave.

Amu, finally comes back with two drinks.

She sees the critical situation and all the mess.

Amu: Salome!!!

She screamed.

Salome, still in tears runs to her mother and jumps into her arms.

Salome: Mom....sniff...sniff..I...I....sorry for...sniff...for everything!!

Amu can feel that her daughter is destroyed, she is afraid, all these people scared her and it annoys Amu.

Amu goes to the woman who dropped her merchandise.

Amu: What did you do to my daughter?!

The woman takes her child and says.

_Your daughter is a demon like you!

Then she leaves.

Amu: Salome is not a demon, although I don't blame you, heaven will take care of your case!

The little boy who wanted to play with Salome turns around.

He wasn't very proud of this situation and murmured.

(I'm really sorry, Salome, you really have a pretty name).....