"Wasn't a peaceful and happy life good enough? Your playmates were as pure and clean as spring water. They all treated you as their best friend, and even when they had rare, delicious food, they were willing to share it with you selflessly. Yet now, merely for the sake of amusement, you were entertaining thoughts of murder. Was that... really all right?"
This was an alien voice that had appeared within little Kane's heart. Of course, the blond boy, who was no different from an ordinary child at the moment, could never discern where it came from. But such a simple question could not possibly dissuade the "monster" who had already uncovered his soul's true nature. So, after accepting the wooden stick Aisha handed him with a radiant smile and without betraying the slightest hint of abnormality, little Bisadas silently reaffirmed his resolve:
"A peaceful life is too boring. I've wanted to find something interesting for a long time, and now that I've finally discovered what I enjoy, how could I give up something so fun over laughable things like 'kindness' and 'sharing'? ...Of course, not now! It can't be now! I'm only the young master of a minor noble family. Even in this little village, I can't be too presumptuous. I need a status that will let me act without restraint, like the professionals Father always talks about... Yes, I'll become an incomparably powerful professional. Then I can bully the weak to my heart's content!"
Having firmly confirmed his thoughts, little Kane appeared to be roasting food over the fire with his companions like any ordinary child. Yet deep within his shadowy heart, he watched his two childhood playmates with twisted, ferocious eyes.
He was a rational boy. Thanks to the strict upbringing of his old-fashioned noble father, Kane