assistirfilmes Side Story Chapter 174 - Paradise (4)
Side Story Chapter 174 - Paradise (4)
Side Story Chapter 174 - Paradise (4)
“WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW! WHERE ARE YOU ALL FROOOOOOOOOOOOM?!”
“I’VE NEVER SEEN YOU BEFOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORE!!!”
“ARE YOU FROM OUTSIDE LUCEO PUUUUUUUUUUUUUURE?!”
The three mothers raised their arms like members of a cult worshiping an ancient evil god and shouted their lungs out.
Oh Kang-Woo, not wanting to lose, also raised his arms and shouted, “WE’RE FROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM A PLACE CALLED ZEXAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAL!!!”
“WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW!!!”
“IT’S SO VERY NICE TO MEET YOU AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALL!!!”
The three mothers lowered their arms and joined hands with one another. The two mothers on each side grabbed Kang-Woo’s hands with their free hands, making a circle.
“I’VE HEARD OF A PLACE CALLED ZEXAL FROM THE APOSTLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES!!!”
“WHO ARE APOSTLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES?!!”
“THEY ARE THOSE WHO DELIVER THE WORDS OF THE ALMIGHTY LORD AKAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAART!!!”
“OOOOOHHH!!! I SEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!”
They rotated clockwise in a circle, holding hands.
“HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE LORD AKAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAART?!!” Kang-Woo asked.
“AAAAHH, HE IS OUR GOD!!!”
“AAAAHH, HE IS OUR JOY!!!”
“AAAAHH, HE IS OUR EVERYTHING—!!!”
They rotated so crazily that it looked like they would fly away like a UFO.
“Ah...”
Cha Yeon-Joo averted her gaze from the group, making an expression of accidentally swallowing a bug.
She turned to the three children looking up at their mothers with sparkling eyes and asked, “Are your mothers... always like that?”
“Hm?”
“Hehe, not always! They’re just happy because we have guests!”
“They’ll calm down after some time!”
The three children shook their heads as they giggled. Yeon-Joo sighed in relief. She would have gotten the hell out of there if she had to partake in dinner under such insane energy.
“Then... could you ask your mothers to calm down?”
“Hehe!! Okay!”
“We’ll do that!!!”
The three children nodded energetically and walked toward Kang-Woo and the three mothers spinning around.
“Mom! We’ll be late if dinner isn’t prepared soon!”
“Oh, right!”
“Dearie me, I’ve lost track of time!”
The rapidly spinning Beyblade stopped. The mothers calmed down and let go of each other’s hands.
“Hehe! Mom! Let’s all eat dinner together tonight!!”
“Yes! That sounds wonderful!”
“We can have the dinner at our home! Emily and John’s mothers can bring the dinner rations!”
“Alright!”
The mothers smiled radiantly and extended their arms toward Kang-Woo and the others as if they were family members they had been separated for decades.
“Hohoho! We’re sorry for getting so excited.”
“Not at all. Rather, we should thank you for welcoming us so grandly despite the sudden visit.”
“Anything for treasured guests.”
There was no hint of caution whatsoever in their joyful expressions.
“...” Kang-Woo narrowed his eyes.
The children and their mothers’ expressions were radiant and full of life. He couldn’t sense a hint of pain, sorrow, or despair from them. They were all living the happiest lives.
‘No.’
This world itself was brimming with happiness.
‘So... this is the paradise Akart was referring to.’
“Hah,” Kang-Woo chuckled.
The sense of uneasiness grew thicker.
“God, I’m getting dizzy from all this hype,” Yeon-Joo remarked as she shook her head.
Layla nodded in agreement and came closer. She looked around and said in surprise, “Mmm, but... they all seem so happy.”
“Does it seem that way to you?” asked Kang-Woo as he turned to Layla.
“Pardon? Well, as you can see...”
“Then wait just a little longer.”
“...?”
Layla tilted her head, unable to understand. Kang-Woo walked past her and walked toward the women having a heated discussion.
“Man! The food looks delicious as always!”
Everyone gathered around the connected tables.
“Hmm... it will be 6 PM soon. Let us say grace.”
The residents of Luceo Pure raised their arms toward the sky as if lifting it.
“Please, join us. You must pray before meals. That is one of the rules of Luceo Pure.”
“Oh, I see.”
“Understood.”
Kang-Woo and the others raised their arms as well.
“Oh Great Akart, protect us with the Light of Truth. Guide us with your sacred wisdom and set alight our paths filled with darkness so that we are not led astray.”
The prayer echoed throughout the garden— no, throughout the town.
“What the hell...?” mumbled Yeon-Joo, her voice slightly shaking. “Is everyone... having dinner at the same time?”
Chills went down her spine as she heard the prayer echoing throughout the town. Every resident eating simultaneously was logically incomprehensible to her.
“Munch, munch.”
“Yum!”
They began eating after the prayer. It was so silent that their loud chatter and bright laughter earlier felt like a lie.
“Urgh...”
However, the silence was broken by Dale as he closed his lips around the end of his fork. There wasn’t much to eat since rations for nine people had been divided among sixteen.
“Here... you can have some of mine,” Seol-Ah whispered as she placed a piece of meat on Dale's plate, unable to watch any longer.
“Huh? B-But...”
“Here, before your mother notices. Okay?”
“O-Okay!” Dale smiled brightly and stuffed the piece of meat Seol-Ah gave him into his mouth. “Urpp!!”
The meat got caught in his throat because he ate it too fast.
“Cough! Cough! Cough!!”
“Dale? Are you okay?” Dale’s mother approached him worryingly. “Huh? This is...”
She picked up a piece of meat that fell on the ground after Dale coughed it up.
“Didn’t you... eat all of your meat earlier?” she asked.
“Th-The thing is, Mom...”
Seol-Ah stood up and bowed. “I secretly gave him one of mine because he seemed so hungry. I apologize.”
“Oh...” expressed the mother, understanding what happened. She giggled and nodded. “I see.”
“I sincerely apologize,” Seol-Ah remarked.
“Hohoho. It’s alright. You don’t have to apologize.” The mother smiled gently and shook her head.
Seol-Ah bowed again and sat back down.
“That aside, Dale.”
“Y-Yeah, Mom?”
Dale’s mother lovingly swept back Dale’s hair and continued, “You broke a rule.”
Pierce—!!!
“Huh...?”
Dale’s mother grabbed a fork and stabbed it into Dale’s neck with all her might. It was so sudden that Kang-Woo and the others froze.
“What the—”
“DIDN’T I TEACH YOU?!! NOT TO BREAK THE RULES?!!”
“Kurgh!! Gah!! Arghh!!”
Stab!! Stab!! Stab!! Stab!!
She repeatedly stabbed the child’s neck with a fork. Blood splattered like a fountain and drenched the table.
“Hahaha!! Way to go, honey!!!”
“Yes!! Those who break the rules need to be punished accordingly!!!”
The men burst into laughter.
“Why did you do that, Dale...?’
“I-I know. Why was he so greedy?”
John and Emily shook their heads as they clicked their tongues.
“Phew! My apologies, it seems I haven’t educated him well enough.”
“Hahaha!! No worries!! Everyone can make mistakes now and then!”
“Alright, let us congratulate Dale’s mother for her hard work!!”
Clap, clap, clap, clap, clap!!
The sounds of clapping and joyous laughter, as they cheered with radiant smiles, echoed throughout the garden.
“Aaaahh.”
Their expressions were so bright that it was blinding.
“Of fucking course.” Kang-Woo gritted his teeth and smiled. “Paradise, my fucking ass.”