The Darkness Metal Manipulation
Chapter 22's

It was late in the afternoon in a village that was almost similar to a town.

The village is surrounded by a large wooden fence as a protector of the village and many houses here and there.

In the middle of it was a child who was standing like he had done something.

"Haha...! Today was very refreshing. With the problems that happened last night, right now I feel like I'm reborn." Exclaimed Zyden, the boy who stood in the middle of the village.

"Then what am I going to do yeah." He muttered while looking around.

"What about the prisoners? Did they hear everything from there?" Then I saw a big building.

Zyden watched him for a moment, hesitating over two things. The prisoners or the treasure room?.

After thinking very hard, he finally went to the prison where the prisoners were. As Zyden entered, Zyden saw many people staring at him.

Fear, doubt, curiosity?. But, for the most part, they expressed fear and hugged each other, as they were held in a large cell.

Zyden who saw it immediately walked to a table where there were 2 bodies with holes in the body.

He took a key on the table, then walked to the cell door intending to open the prison.

When Zyden came in, all the children cried in fear and the women saw him strangely. Fear, awe, shame, doubt, hard to explain but certainly fear still looks very clear on all of them.

Zyden opened the handcuffs of one of the women who looked more mature than the others without a sound. Others were still scared and some were curious when Zyden opened the handcuffs of one of them.

"T. master? What does this mean?" The woman who got out of handcuffs earlier.

Zyden stared at him for a while. "Take off the other handcuffs and go ahead." Zyden said giving the key to the woman. "And don't you dare run, if anyone runs away I'll punish you." He looked at the prisoners.

The children who had been crying started to shut up and the women were stunned by what Zyden said. They are not sure what the child will do or what will happen to their fate.

Zyden turned around and went to the treasure room and did not care what the prisoners had on their faces. "Hurry over." Zyden said as he walked into the door that bordered the two rooms, the treasure room and the prison.

The woman immediately took off the handcuffs on the other hand and foot and walked out together.

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Zyden arrived at the treasure room of the bandits, he saw hills made of gold coins and some piles of platinum.

There were also objects such as golden swords, luxurious paintings, and drinking glasses that were entirely of gold.

"Where did the bandits find this stuff! ...It seems like they are not just robbing villages but some kingdoms as well. Haha..." Zyden muttered to see the many luxury items in the room.

"Take it all doesn't matter!. Than here, mubadzir.! Hehe." The excitement again and then put all the objects in the room into the space storage.

Those people were still looking at Zyden with fear and curiosity about their fate. Zyden looked at them carefully, from starting their clothes and appearance.

'It seems like not all residents are ordinary, there are also those who look like a noble.' Zyden thought. 'When their clothes are torn and tangled. Especially the women.' he continued to pay attention.

The prisoners were not just ordinary villagers, there were also nobles or merchants who were often robbed by bandits.

They kidnapped children and women to become slaves, because slaves in this kingdom are still natural.

While in the city, Zyden often saw slaves helping their masters either trade them or be chained to follow.

Zyden did not intend to change this structure, because he knew that he would not be able to and it was very troublesome.

"Master! What are you gonna do to us?." Ask a woman who broke Zyden's daydream.

"Eh.hm... Is correct. What am I gonna do to you guys..!" Zyden exclaimed in a funny tone. "Is it better that you all be my slaves? My life will be filled with happiness with so many women. Hehe!" Continue laughing amusedly.

The prisoners who saw Zyden's attitude so casually said about the fate that would happen to them were angry, but it could not be anything especially the women.

They knew that the child in front of them was the one who killed the bandits in the room and wiped out everyone in the village.

Zyden looked at all the expressions of the women, he laughed amusedly at her. He did not intend to make them his slaves, but the imagination that surrounded many women was real.

"Casual..., Relax...! I'm just kidding." Zyden. "What will happen to you is what will you choose?." Further.

"What do you mean we're free." Excited one of the women.

"Yes, that's another word." Said Zyden who responded by the happy face and relieved the prisoners for not being a slave.

Zyden then took out a pile of gold from his storage space. "You ladies, use this money for your lives or go home. For the kids, you take care of it too." He said as he threw the dimensional bag from the treasure room earlier.

"Return them to their parents, if anyone doesn't have a parent help them or take care of them." Zyden is serious. "I know you've only been together for a few weeks, it's obvious in my eyes. But I want you to think of everything here as family." Further.

"If anyone turns down one of you, I'll kill it. You understand?" Threaten Zyden with a bright red dot in his eyes.

The prisoners were stunned afraid of seeing the eyes and threat from Zyden. They think twice about what they will do.

"I will take you to the city of Larkxa. Just dropping off." Smooth Zyden. "You take care of your needs there and ask the city guards or city leaders for help." Further.

"Let's just relax I'll keep an eye on you. I won't let you get in trouble, I'll take care of your problems secretly if you can't handle it." Zyden shouted at them.

"So, sir won't come with us in the city or when you meet with the city guards. That so?" Said the woman whose handcuffs were removed by Zyden.

"That's right. When you get to town, you have to forget about me and if we meet think of me as a stranger. But..., I'll keep an eye out so remember my words!." Zyden said with a cold expression.

The prisoners answered him silently and a small nod.

"Then let's go now." Zyden called.