Tatooine, a massive desertified planet that belongs to the Arcanis region of outer space in the Galactic Republic galaxy, is a planet orbiting a low-temperature binary star system.

It is one of the oldest planets in the Milky Way and is composed mainly of a molten core, a lithified mantle, and a silicate-dominated crust. The detectable fossil record on it shows that life existed here more than two million years ago, and it was once covered by vast oceans and dense jungles.

However, Anakin does not like this place, because the climate here has long since become a barren world, the ocean has been dry for many years, and the barren and desolate surface and the former ocean have gradually evolved into a diverse terrain, but there is more to it than the shiny golden yellow due to its high sodium content and the endless sea of sand......

However, even in the vast sand sea planet, there are still many cities and inhabitants here, and the despicable and backward slavery system is still retained!

And that's the main reason why Anakin doesn't like it very much......

Although this is his hometown, the place where he was born and raised for more than ten years...... However, anyone who has been a slave since he was born, and then has been oppressed and enslaved by ruthless slave owners with his mother for so many years, will definitely not like it too much.

“……”

"Tatooine, I'm back......"

Looking at the domed houses in front of him and the desert town with almost no green like Coruscant, Anakin sighed, and walked from his memory towards the street, which had changed slightly, but was still basically the same as before.

In front of him, there was what he needed, and besides, he had already seen an acquaintance...... The Toidarian who was clumsily repairing some machine, with his stocky build, ugly nose, wings, and blue skin—Vottu!

The other party is a slave owner here, and at the same time, he is also the master of his Anakin...... Of course, that's just the former master, and now, the other party is no longer worthy!

Because, now he Anakin Skywalker is a noble and powerful Jedi apprentice, not a short, fat, long-nosed, foul-smelling ugly monster that the other party can afford.

"Hi ......"

"Hello Wotu, we meet again!"

Despite all the thoughts in his heart, Anakin walked up to an old acquaintance with a smile and greeted him with a hint of exclamation.

Once upon a time, he saw that the other party said that he was submissive, for fear that he would be punished if he did something wrong...... And now, he can already look down on the other party, and the other party is like an ant in front of him, and he can no longer have the slightest fear!

“？？”

"You ......"

The Toidarian Wotu was full of doubts, obviously, he didn't recognize the Anakin in front of him, who had changed a lot and hadn't seen him for ten years, and he couldn't imagine that it would be the other party.

"Huh?"

"What are you fixing? Well, let me help you! ”

Given that the other party did not recognize him, and his mother was still in the other party's hands, Anakin said that he could help the other party first.

After all, he had promised Obi-Wan that he had come to Tatooine this time to redeem his mother peacefully, not to hack him to death and snatch his own...... However, if the other party refuses to let go, it is impossible to say what he will do in the end.

“？？”

"Hey!"

"What do you want to do?!"

"Wait......"

"That's a lightsaber...... Y-You're a Jedi? Damn, why are there Jedi Knight in such a shitty place again? ”

Looking at the other party's outfit, Wotu was a little surprised, and at the same time a little annoyed! Because, he started to be unlucky when he first met a Jedi, and now after so many years, he has met another one, doesn't that mean that there will definitely be nothing good?

So, involuntarily, he couldn't help but get a little nervous.

"You ......"

"Anyway, I didn't cause trouble, even if I did, I didn't do it, I definitely won't admit it, don't try to trick me!"

Wotu thought that the other party was looking for trouble with some illegal things he had done, so without waiting for the other party to speak, he hurriedly denied it without three hundred taels of silver.

“……”

"That's it! Wotu, now it's fixed, here you go! ”

It's a pity that Anakin didn't pay attention to the other party's words, just repaired his own thing, and quickly repaired it, and then gently put it in front of the other party.

‘！！ ’

"You ......"

A Jedi knight would be kind enough to help him repair things, this kind of thing made Wotu a little frightened, and even more suspicious stared at the other party's face, trying to see what the other party could say in a while.

"Humph!"

"Alright, Wotu! Don't be nervous, I'm actually here to find Smith Skywalker this time, you should know her, right? ”

Seeing the worried expression on the other party's face and the action of almost pulling out his legs and running away, Anakin, who sighed a little in his heart, snorted coldly before comforting the other party.

This time, as long as the other party honestly handed over his mother and didn't play any tricks with him, he would definitely not embarrass the other party too much.

"You ......"

"Ahh

'Annie? You are...... Little Annie?! ’

Looking at the other party's appearance and eyes, although they have grown up, there are still some contours on their faces, and thinking that the other party is also a Jedi, Votu quickly remembered something and tentatively sweated out Anakin's childhood nickname, anyway, that's what he used to call each other.

“……”

Anakin didn't speak, still staring at the other party, which was considered acquiescence.

"Impossible ......"

"But that's right, you're Annie, you're Anakin...... That's right, I remember, it's you! ”

"Haha!"

"Look at you, you've grown so tall and become a Jedi? What a surprise! ”

Flying around each other and looking around, Wotu soon laughed.

Because he suddenly felt that maybe with this relationship between him and Anakin, he should be able to use it to scare and threaten the bastards who often bullied him or wanted to pay their debts when they saw him down?

Come to think of it, having such an ironclad relationship with a Jedi Knight friend is more intimidating than with the administrator who manages the area or with the most powerful pirates! Because, the Jedi are much higher than their qualifications, and they are even more powerful, which is recognized by the whole galaxy!

"Alright, Wotu, don't be verbose!"

"Say it!"

"My mother, where is she now?"

Anakin didn't have time to talk nonsense with the other party, so he asked bluntly.

This time, he said that he was going to redeem his mother, Schmi Skywalker, so he hoped that the other party had better get acquainted with him and give him a figure that was acceptable to him, or he could not guarantee that he would not use force on something that was already simple.

"Ah.....h

"yes, Simi...... I should have known, you must have come here for her, but, late, she doesn't belong to me anymore, she was sold by me a long time ago, that was many years ago! ”

Under Anakin's faintly threatening gaze, the owner of the thrift store, Votu, did not dare to try to hide it, and said directly and generously.

After all, that woman was his slave, and slaves were legal here on the planet Tatooine, and it was normal for him to sell them, even if the other party was a Jedi, he couldn't find anything wrong with him!

“！！”

"Sold, who did you sell to?!"

Slightly stunned, he didn't expect that there would be such a wave and Anakin hurriedly asked.

"Oh, though I'm sorry too!"

"But Anakin, you also know that business is business, and friendship is friendship...... Okay okay, you see, I'm down now, I can't afford to raise her, so, I sold her to a vapour collector whose name is Lars, at least that's the name I remember......"

"Hey, hey!"

"Don't look at me like that, at least he gave her freedom, the man was very kind to her, married her, maybe gave birth to a few little cubs, there is no better result!"

"That's right!"

"I was the one who generously gave her freedom, so you can't look at me like that!!"

Wotu was somewhat frightened by the murderous look in Lower Anakin...... Although, the other party used to be a little slave of his own, but now the other party is a Jedi, if the other party disagrees and cuts himself, he may die and have no place to reason!

"Humph!"

"Do you know where she is?"

Hearing this, the angry Anakin calmed down a little, feeling that although the guy in front of him was cunning, he would not dare to deceive himself after knowing his identity.

"It's so far from here anyway, I've long forgotten about ......"

"Alright! All right! I said, I said it can't be done?! ”

"Hmm......"

"I think it should be...... It's on the other side of the spaceport Mos Eisley, and it's in that place anyway......"

Wotu, who had wanted to fool around, soon compromised under Anakin's terrifying eyes, which could erupt and hurt at any moment...... Because he knew Anakin, at least as a child, and he knew what kind of person a certain little cub was.

"Say!"

"I need to know more specifically!"

Anakin, who was already impatient, grabbed the other party by the collar.

"This ......."

"Humph! Any questions? ”

"When、Of course it's fine!"

"Then speak quickly!"

"Come on, although I don't remember a little, you know, it's been many years after all...... However, I can go and check my records...... Of course, if you're not at ease, you can check it yourself, anyway, you know how to check it yourself, don't you? ”

"Humph! Wotu, you'd better not play tricks! ”

"Of course not!"

"Come on! Anakin, let's go to the store...... Anyway, we're old friends, so how can I embarrass you for such a trivial matter? ”

Wotu smiled dryly, and while wanting to continue the relationship with the other party, he led the other party to the thrift store that had not changed for more than ten years, and the only change was to become dirtier and messier......

'Hey! ’

'Anakin, now that you're developed, can't we have two drinks?' ’

'Hey!! ’

Soon, within a few minutes, Anakin, who had found out the results, hurriedly walked out of the thrift store without saying a word, completely ignoring the invitation of some ugly thrift store owner, and walked straight out of the town with a black face.

'Okay......

Then, in a few moments, the thrift store owner, Wotu, saw a shuttle whizzing up from outside the town, rolling up clouds of dust, and flying away at high speed in the direction of Mos Eisley, disappearing into the end of the dusky in the blink of an eye.

Two days later......

What Anakin never expected was that he still failed to find and rescue his mother...... Because, instead of finding her on the farm that the thrift store owner Wotu had put in his mouth, he found her in the village of a group of Tuskens.

And, when he found her, she was already a corpse, a corpse that could no longer be saved?

And then, what did he do that he didn't want to remember......

Anyway, in the end, he just took the other person's body back to the farm again, because it was her home, and he could tell, and even the Force told him, that she was attached to that place, and that the wet farmer named Krieg Lars was really true to her, so he chose to bury her on the edge of the farm, along with the others who had died from the Tusken attack.

“……”

Looking at the tombstones in front of him and the one that belonged to his mother, Anakin couldn't say a word as if something had choked in his throat......

And, like a wild beast, the great anger and sorrow were constantly roaring and roaring in his heart, like the restless swarm of insects that he had been suppressing and had to lie dormant in the dark crust of the lowest planet of Coruscant, all the time thinking about breaking through the cage and eating away at everything in the outside world?

Fortunately, Anakin did nothing, and he restrained himself, and stood silently in front of the tombstone, his head bowed, letting the wind of yellow sand blow against his cheeks and chapped lips, which had not eaten food or water for a day or a night.

‘……’

'I'm sorry, Anakin......'

I'm just an ordinary farmer, I can't protect her, it's all my fault...... And if only there were more people like you in this world, maybe, the world would be peaceful, and there wouldn't be so much misfortune......

'You ......'

'Alas, forget it......'

After dealing with the aftermath, looking at Anakin who was standing in front of the grave in a daze, Krieg Lars, as a stepfather, originally wanted to say something comforting, but after seeing the other party's appearance, and thinking about his own feelings, he finally sighed and shook his head, red eyes, barely controlled his automatic wheelchair and slowly floated away in the direction of his son and his son's girlfriend in the direction of return.

It's ridiculous to think about it, he, like the other party, has also lost a lot, and when he himself needs someone to comfort him, how can he know how to comfort the other party?

“……”

"Humph!"

"More people like me? Scold! Mom, you see, it will be, it will be soon, I promise you......"

"In the future, I swear: I will cherish and protect what belongs to my Anakin, I will do anything, and I will be the most powerful Jedi and the most 'benevolent' ruler in the entire galaxy...... All those who break the law and destroy good things, like the Tuskens, will be mercilessly slaughtered by me! ”

"I promise, it will ......"

"No one can snatch anything from me anymore, I promise......"

After his stepfather, stepbrother, and other strangers left, Anakin took out a bottle containing several larvae and swore secretly in his palm.

At this point, there was one less larva in that bottle......

The missing one had been left by him yesterday in the Tusken tribe that he had slaughtered...... He had given the larva an order and was convinced that the next time he came to Tatooine, the chaotic planet would be a different place!

He assured that peace and order would surely come to this chaotic planet!

However, that was in the way he thought was right for Anakin Skywalker himself..... and at that time, all the evil Tuskens would be slaughtered by him, and not a single one would be left behind!!

As for whether all the Tuskens deserve to die, then he can't care so much...... Because all he knows is that soon, this planet will become his private domain, and everything here will be decided by him, Anakin Skywalker! It's like what some mighty little head of Anne once said to him, the truth is only in the hands of those who have power, and if he says that their sand people are guilty, then they are guilty, even if they don't!

Because, he is Anakin, the king of the swarms, Anakin, Skywalker, who is about to appear in front of the world!

Soon, he believed that there would be a day, and it might not be long before ...... When the time is right, this Galactic Republic and the entire galaxy will definitely be controlled by him...... Then all the rules will be made by him, and his will will is the truth, the eternal and unchanging iron law!!

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