Fake Princess
Ccxcii Chapter
"Why should we do it?" Said one of the men from our entourage.
"Because these animals or flies are not like flies in general, they like to suck blood. And if he had previously sucked the blood of those with the disease, before long the fly sucked your blood, it is certain... You're gonna catch the same disease they're having, do you want that to happen to you?" As I walked up to him, the man bowed down from the horse he was riding.
"Cia," I said again walking closer to Cia who was standing beside Izumi.
"Don't open. Do you understand?!" As I reached for the robe he was wearing, I thrust the robe further over his body.
"Don't open it" I said once more as I held my hands together in front of him.
"Eneas, you too," I said standing up, I stared at Aeneas who pulled the head covering on the robe he was wearing after he nodded at me.
I turned back around to step closer to the middle-aged woman earlier. I clasped the woman's hand very firmly, she was increasingly bowed by occasionally turning her gaze to the boy who was stricken with the disease...
"What has happened to you all this time is not a curse" I said, appearing to be faint whispers from around.
"This disease that you are suffering from, actually comes from fly animals that often fly around here. The flies are a little different from the flies that are often out there, and actually they only exist in desert areas like this place" I told him.
"If the fly bites you, you'll catch the disease. The disease will be seen after a few years, and can also be seen immediately in just a matter of weeks. And this disease, one of the deadly diseases," I said, I felt the hand of the woman strengthen.
"Then, can Miss heal us?" Said the middle-aged woman, follow my gaze glanced at some villagers who had also risen to stand beside me.
"I'm sorry, I can't do it" I said, answering her question, the woman looked increasingly down in front of me.
"I can only give you advice so as not to fall victim to others" I said, addressing them in turn.
"I know, the weather here is very hot. However, if you do not cover your body with a thick cloth, the fly will easily bite your body" I said, I stared at those who only covered their vital parts with a cloth made from animal skin.
"And also, don't wear clothes that are too light-colored or that are too dark. Therefore, it will lure them to approach you."
"Actually, I'd rather you guys just leave here. Find a livable place other than here," I said back to those who were still bowed.
"We, will not leave this place," a strong male voice sounded to my surprise.
"This place is dangerous for you to live in" I said, returning the old man's gaze.
"We've been living here since a long time ago. We're not going anywhere!" The old man insisted with a waist-rigging look at me.
"If you want to die horribly, just die alone, Old Man," the cry of one of the men from our entourage chimed in on the conversation between us.
"So your words!" Shouted the old man back, thrusting my palm towards the man from our entourage who was about to jump down from the horse he was riding.
"Alright, we're not going to force you to leave here. However, do not blame the curse that does not exist, but blame your arrogance that after being told but too arrogant to listen to it," I turned to walk away from them.
"What did you say is true?" The words of a man stopped my footsteps, I looked at the man named Akintunde who had stood up after Jabari had left him.
"Why did I lie to you? Do I have the advantage of doing this?" I looked back at him.
"I understand. All of you, bring all your valuables. We will move back" Akintunde said with a slight shout towards the man who became a villager.
"What are you doing?!" The old man raised his voice again, Akintunde with a careless path approached the old man.
"Listen to me, Elder! I am the leader of this village, I will save the lives of all of them, if we who have contracted cannot be cured... So those who have not been infected have the right to be healthy" said Akintunde standing in front of the old man.
"Did you forget?! Our great-grandfather's agreement with the Empire?!" Said the old man back, Akintunde silently bowed without the slightest sound coming out.
"The ones who promised the Empire were the ones who had died, right? Do you live now, promise him the same?" Haruki said, whispers were heard between them again.
"If you want to live, be selfish. If you want to die together, be a good person who forgets himself" Haruki said again, walking up to his horse and riding on it.
"This is all we can help, all decisions... Be in your own hands," I said as I walked near my horse.
"I don't know, what agreement you guys made to the Empire. Survival is neither a sin nor a mistake. Instead, waste the opportunity to live... The greatest sins and faults in life" I said back to those who were still silent.