Konoha at Four in the Morning

So, can this thousand ryo Saburoh Toyomi is holding be accepted? Can Veigar accept it?

Of course not.

If Veigar accepted this thousand ryo, he would definitely lose the opportunity to work at the slaughterhouse.

"Boss, I can't take this money."

"I will earn money through hard work, so what I need is a job, not charity."

"I am already six years old, and I will become a Ninja to protect the village's peace in the future."

At this moment, Veigar seemed to transform into a light illuminating the darkness, filled with a sense of righteous mission.

Seeing Saburoh Toyomi about to interrupt him, Veigar quickly continued, "Besides wanting to work and earn money, I also feel that this place is very suitable for my training."

"So, please give me an opportunity to work."

Veigar's resonant words stunned Saburoh Toyomi on the spot.

After a while, Saburoh Toyomi came back to his senses and said to Veigar in a gentle tone, "Come to work after school tomorrow, any problem?"

Hearing what Saburoh Toyomi said, Veigar's face lit up with joy, and he loudly replied, "No problem, thank you, boss."

"I will work diligently."

Veigar bowed deeply to Saburoh Toyomi once again.

Saburoh Toyomi's rough large hand gently rested on Veigar's head, ruffling his short blue hair, and said, "Take this thousand ryo with you too, it's your reward for working today."

This time, Veigar did not refuse Saburoh Toyomi and took it.

Returning home with light steps, Veigar went to bed early for the first time in a long while.

One reason was that he was exhausted from cleaning the slaughterhouse, and the other was that he needed to wake up at a little past three in the morning.

The slaughterhouse work starts at four in the morning, with some livestock needing to be slaughtered before dawn and then sent to the market for sale.

Although Veigar only needed to go to the slaughterhouse to work after school, by then, there would basically be no livestock left to slaughter.

If he went at that time, Veigar would have missed the main purpose of his insistence on working at the slaughterhouse.

Three-thirty in the morning.

Veigar, who was sound asleep, woke up to the sound of his alarm. After washing up, Veigar went out with a refreshed spirit.

Walking through the streets of Konoha near four in the morning, Veigar appeared at the entrance of the slaughterhouse, which had just opened.

"Boss, I'm here to work."

The moment he saw Saburoh Toyomi, Veigar quickly moved in front of him and said calmly.

At this hour, besides Saburoh Toyomi, the other workers had not yet arrived. Seeing Veigar appear before him, Saburoh Toyomi said with a stern face, "You don't need to come in the morning, just come here to clean after school."

"Go to school with peace of mind."

Veigar shook his head and said, "Don't worry, boss."

"I won't delay my studies. I usually wake up this time to train anyway. It's just that from today onwards, I've changed my training location."

"After sunrise, I will go to school."

"I'm going to work."

With that, Veigar bustled into the slaughterhouse, cutting off the words Saburoh Toyomi hadn't yet spoken, telling him to leave.

Not long after, all the slaughterhouse workers had arrived and were preparing to start work. They also saw the tools Veigar had already set up in the slaughtering area.

A moment later, a nearly three-hundred-pound fat pig was tied to the slaughtering platform by the workers. Veigar ran over to join the excitement.

"Hello, uncles, I am Vega Koshima, please take care of me in the future."

The workers present had learned from Saburoh Toyomi that Veigar was an orphan, and their slaughterhouse had gained a new errand boy.

"Well, I am Yuya Osako. We need to work now, so please step aside a bit."

The leading worker said to Veigar, holding a butcher knife.

Another worker assisting him with the slaughter said, "I am Ritsu Ito. Little Vega, please move aside a bit."

"I am Sho Yoshida."

"I am Takuya Asano."

Veigar knew he couldn't help for the time being and stepped aside.

Before long, the nearly three-hundred-pound fat pig was slaughtered by several workers. All that remained was to process its hide and internal organs before it could be sold.

Veigar, standing nearby, looked at the lifeless fat pig and lamented inwardly. Because he hadn't indirectly or directly participated in the slaughtering, he hadn't seen any Source of Life that he could absorb from the pig.

For three consecutive days, Veigar worked at the slaughterhouse before and after school. In just three days, he became familiar with the more than ten workers at the slaughterhouse.

They also got used to the presence of Veigar, the little errand boy, at the slaughterhouse.

As dawn broke again one day, Veigar would usually be preparing to go to school at this time. However, today he was still working.

"Little Vega, it's already dawn, aren't you going to school yet?"

Yuya Osako, who was processing the pig's internal organs, shouted at Vega, who was helping nearby.

"Uncle Osako, today is a holiday from the Ninja Academy, so I don't have to go to school."

Vega also responded loudly.

At this moment, Saburoh Toyomi walked over and said to Yuya Osako, "Yuya, we still have to slaughter a pig to send to the Hokage building later, so I'll trouble you with it."

"No problem, leave it to me!"

Yuya Osako patted his chest and promised.

Not long after, Sho Yoshida herded a large fat pig out of the pen, ready for slaughter.

The pig, perhaps sensing its impending fate, went berserk as Sho Yoshida prepared to tie it up with a rope, charging madly towards Vega in an instant.

"This is bad."

"Vega, be careful, dodge quickly."

Seeing the crazed fat pig, Sho Yoshida cursed himself internally, and as the pig charged towards Vega, he shouted in a panic.

"Vega, hurry, that pig's gone mad."

"Get out of there, Vega."

Hearing Sho Yoshida's panicked voice, the others also called out to Vega simultaneously.

Yuya Osako, who was holding his knives and waiting for the fat pig to be brought to the slaughter table, cursed Sho Yoshida in his mind. He rushed towards Vega while shouting, "Little Vega, run towards me."

For Vega's safety, Yuya Osako prepared to step forward and engage in a life-or-death struggle with the fat pig.

However, when Vega saw the fat pig charging towards him, his first reaction was not to flee, but to prepare to kill the pig himself.