Chapter Forty-Six: Former Friends
"Hey, why has it been so long, I should have enough time to see your mother. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info" Festeria said impatiently as she stood in the doorway, and a smiling Kalia stood beside her.
"Miss Festeria, you wait a minute, I'll pack up my departure salute first, and it will be all right soon. Harry said, rummaging through the clothes in the closet.
"This young lady, you are so beautiful and moving, like a dazzling flawless pearl in the deep sea. Ivan leaned against the door and said seriously to Kalia beside Festeria in a very handsome pose.
"Thank you for the compliment, I am honored, sir. Kalia pulled her skirt and saluted.
"Haha, it's okay, Miss, you're really beautiful and moving, I'm not lying. Ivan smiled shyly.
"I said, did you dare to be in front of me and my maid to talk to me. Festeria clenched her fists and then punched Ivan in the stomach, and Ivan collapsed to the ground with his stomach in his hands, screaming like a pig.
"Okay, don't clean up, these changes of clothes, Kalia will be ready, you can rest assured. Festeria said to Harry.
"Hmm. Harry replied with a smirk.
"Well, Miss Festeria, I want to trouble you with one more thing. Harry walked up to her and said.
"What's the matter, you're really in trouble, hurry up. Festeria said.
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The morning was still so cool, the sun wasn't as hot as noon, and the cicadas were not yet chirping.
"That's the way it is. Harry said.
"I see, you want to see your friends, and you want to go to the imperial capital for a check-up, but it really hurts, and that woman is really violent. Ivan grinned and covered his stomach and said, Ivan had not recovered from Festria's punch just now, and Ivan still felt that his stomach was still hurting.
"Are you speaking ill of Mistress Festeria, sir? Kalia said to Ivan with a smile.
"No, no, no, I'm talking about someone else, not about Lord Festeria. Ivan explained in a panic.
Harry, Ivan, and Kalia were walking down an alley, but Festeria didn't come along, saying that she was too sleepy to sleep in the carriage, so she didn't go, just let Kalia go with her.
Harry's goal is to confirm whether Fera has come back, Harry has not forgotten Fera, although she was bought, but Harry still feels that Fera will definitely be able to escape, this blind belief is based on Fera's incomparably powerful combat power, anyone who sees it will be like this.
The iconic tree stood in the middle of the broken brick building, and the children in tattered clothes were still playing happily as always, and when they saw Harry and the others all hiding, they peeked at Harry.
Harry tried to stop one of the people he knew, but the man fled quickly, hiding in the broken bricks and rubble, secretly watching Harry and them, and the spacious space became empty.
Why did everyone run away? I'm not one of those bad people, why should I avoid me, everyone had fun together.
But Harry didn't believe in evil, he didn't believe that they would forget him, they had been playing together for so long, how could they say that they didn't know each other, and wanted to go forward and question them, but Ivan grabbed Harry's shoulder and shook his head.
"Why?" asked Harry.
"Don't go, they're not the partners you know anymore, there's an invisible barrier between you and you, you're not the Harry they know anymore, look into their eyes, what do you find?" Ivan said, pointing to them hiding behind the wall.
Fear, disgust, envy, and other complex emotions were fully presented to Harry through their eyes.
Still in disbelief, Harry walked over, and with a hint of luck, he walked over to one of the children hiding behind a big tree and asked, "I'm Harry, don't you know me?" β
"Get out of here, you scumbag, we don't want to see you!" "The little boy with snot picked up a rock from the ground and threw it in front of Harry.
Harry didn't dodge, but let the stone hit his eye, and Harry's eye left a trail of blood, and he froze in place, as if he didn't react to the pain in his body.
"Why, why are you telling me to, I obviously didn't do anything. Harry asked eagerly, ignoring the wound in his eye.
"See for yourself! What are these, why are you the only one who came back alive, and everyone didn't come back, you must have betrayed everyone, otherwise Boss Feiya and they wouldn't have been arrested, you are really a wolf-hearted thing, everyone is blind. The snotty boy pointed to a few dirt bags under the tree, on which were bouquets of flowers, and the names of Fea, Jason, and Ivan were inscribed on the humble tombstones made of cross wood.
"I didn't, I didn't, I didn't betray them, I just couldn't save them, but I tried. Harry clenched his fists and said, remembering his powerlessness and that he really hadn't betrayed them.
"Okay, you're still quibbling, right, it's okay, we have witnesses. The little boy with the snot was pulled out of the children by a little boy about Harry's age.
"Tell him where you saw something at that time?"
"I, I see, Harry has a good relationship with the bad guys, Harry can wear good clothes, eat better food than we have, talk to the bad guys a lot, and be happy every day. The little boy said timidly.
"No, it's not like that, I'm just ......," Harry tried to explain, but the little boy with the snot cut him off.
"Don't say it, we're lowly paupers, we don't deserve to talk to a big man like you, get out of here, it's disgusting. The little boy with snot said sarcastically.
"Get out, get out, get out...", the children all gathered around and threw rocks at Harry.
"That's enough, you little kids, I'll hit whoever is throwing around. Ivan raised his fist in front of Harry and said viciously.
"It's not like that, I'm justβ" Harry muttered with a dejected expression.
"This is human nature, it is easy to be deceived by people's words, as long as one person believes, there will be a second person who believes, there is no end, and children at this age are the most easily deceived. Kalia then spoke.
Harry looked at himself for a moment, and suddenly realized, yes, the clothes I wore were out of place with the surroundings, and everyone subconsciously regarded me as an enemy, I always thought that as long as I saved everyone, I was still small, and in the absence of anyone's explanation, everyone would misunderstand, let alone children of this age, although I saved everyone, but they didn't know, only remembered my friendly conversations with those people and wearing beautiful clothes, Eating delicious food, there must have been some children among these people who saw Ivan and their cannibalism, yes, the root of all problems converged on me, a comfortable guy.
Why so many times no one has been caught by the traffickers, but this time, why is Harry wearing tattered clothes and eating unpalatable food, but Harry is wearing beautiful clothes, eating delicious food, and has a laughing companion, why is he often beaten up by those bad guys, but Harry can talk and joke with them, why......
Yes, everyone is misled by what they see, and if I explain, they will believe me.
However, looking at everyone's angry expressions and the stones thrown in their hands, they refused to listen to my explanation at all, and fell into a complete rage.
"Let's go. Harry said this as if he was trying his best, Harry felt tired, all his former friends had become enemies, and no one believed in him.