Killing Pigs

When Saburoh Toyomi had just asked Yuya Osako to kill another pig, Veigar had already been thinking of finding an excuse to help. He had also been keeping an eye on Sho Yoshida as he entered the pigpen.

However, this sudden turn of events was an opportunity for Veigar—an opportunity to harvest a wave of Source of Life and increase his Chakra.

It was also a chance for him to find an excuse to participate, directly or indirectly, in the slaughtering of live animals later on.

Veigar, who had been sitting on a small stool separating the pig's organs, instantly stood up and grabbed the longest small knife resting nearby. The Chakra within his body erupted as well.

Veigar's small body burst forth with incredible speed, charging straight toward the Big Fat Pig rushing at him.

Seeing Veigar's actions from behind him, Yuya Osako's expression changed dramatically.

"It's over."

The others' faces also turned deathly pale.

When Veigar was less than five meters from the Big Fat Pig, his entire body sprang into the air. With both hands gripping the sharp knife, he aimed at the pig's head and thrust down with all his strength.

The knife, with a blade more than twenty centimeters long, pierced through the entire pig's head from above. Before the Big Fat Pig could react violently, Veigar, still suspended in midair, stomped down hard on its head with both feet and unleashed all his strength.

"Bang."

The entire Big Fat Pig was stomped to the ground by Veigar and instantly became barely alive.

With a beautiful backflip, Veigar landed steadily on the ground.

"Little Veigar, how dare you charge over there? Aren't you afraid of dying?"

Yuya Osako held a slaughtering knife in his hand and firmly shielded Veigar behind him. Staring intently at the Big Fat Pig lying on the ground with a knife still embedded in its head, he reprimanded Veigar out of concern.

Knowing that Yuya Osako was worried about him, Veigar was deeply moved and replied, "Uncle Osako, don't worry. I'm fine!"

That was what he said, but the process just now had actually been extremely dangerous.

"Sho Yoshida, what are you waiting for? Get over here and help!"

Yuya Osako had no time to pay attention to Veigar behind him and roared at Sho Yoshida.

"Yes."

Sho Yoshida also came to his senses. Carrying the rope used for tying, he ran over to the Big Fat Pig and quickly bound all four of its legs.

Seeing that the incident had been resolved smoothly, everyone let out a sigh of relief and then looked at Veigar behind Yuya Osako.

Only then did Yuya Osako turn around and curse Veigar furiously. "That was dangerous just now. Didn't you know that?"

"How could you charge in like that? What would we have done if something happened to you?"

"With a small body like yours, it wouldn't even take one hit from that thing to finish you."

Veigar smiled and interrupted Yuya Osako's scolding. "Uncle Osako, there's no need to worry."

"Although I haven't graduated yet, I'm very strong."

"After all, I'm going to become a ninja and protect everyone in the future."

Looking at the faint smile on Veigar's tender face, Yuya Osako's anger subsided. He warned Veigar, "If you encounter another dangerous situation like that, remember to run. Got it?"

"You're still young. Leave this kind of thing to us adults."

Only then did Yuya Osako turn around and prepare to carry the Big Fat Pig on the ground to the Slaughter Platform and complete the final slaughtering work.

"Little Veigar, you're amazing!"

"Brave little Veigar, you'll definitely become an incredible ninja when you grow up."

The workers around them all gave Veigar thumbs-up and praised him.

Veigar followed behind Yuya Osako as he carried the Big Fat Pig. By the time the pig was placed on the Slaughter Platform, it had completely lost all signs of life, and the Source of Life within its body had begun to disperse.

Seeing this, Veigar quickly moved closer and touched the Big Fat Pig.

In an instant, a massive wave of warmth poured into Veigar's body.

The Source of Life in a pig was not something a fish could compare with. It was like the difference between a cup of water and a bucket of water.

After absorbing the Source of Life within the Big Fat Pig, Veigar felt the fatigue caused by his earlier burst of strength completely fade because of the Source of Life's effects. His entire body was filled with strength once more.

Yuya Osako, who was lowering his head to bleed the pig, looked up and saw Veigar behind the Slaughter Platform. He scolded him again. "Little Veigar, aren't you going to get back to work?"

"Got it. I'm going right now."

With that, Veigar hurriedly ran off.

The busy morning passed, and it was time for a break. After eating some stewed meat soup at the slaughterhouse, Veigar moved a small stool against the wall and sat there, cultivating Chakra.

As soon as he refined new Chakra, Veigar sensed an obvious change. In terms of weight, it had increased by at least another ten or twenty percent, nearly matching what he had gained over the previous three months.

Yuya Osako had originally intended to find Veigar and have a serious talk with him. But when he saw Veigar sitting against the wall with his eyes closed in cultivation, he mistakenly thought Veigar was resting and silently walked away.

After quite some time had passed and his cultivation had ended, Veigar still kept his eyes closed and thought, Sure enough, choosing to work at the slaughterhouse was the best decision I ever made.

After the break, a new round of slaughtering began. Veigar wanted to help with the work, but Yuya Osako sternly refused him.

Even though Veigar repeatedly argued his case and used the strength he had just displayed as a reason, he still failed to win the chance to participate.

Moreover, whenever Veigar mentioned his brave feat from earlier, Yuya Osako became furious and constantly lectured him. As a result, Veigar's plan fell through.

However, Veigar had no intention of giving up. He planned to use the method of slowly boiling a frog in warm water, gradually getting Yuya Osako used to his indirect participation in the slaughtering work.

Soon, more than half a month passed, and the first day of the month arrived.

Today was not only the day Veigar could collect his subsidy from the village, but also payday at the slaughterhouse.

Over the past few days, Veigar had also gotten Yuya Osako to accept that he could help out when Yuya Osako was slaughtering animals.

Moreover, after seeing Veigar's persistence, Yuya Osako would teach him the techniques for slaughtering livestock while working.

This allowed Veigar to absorb quite a bit of Source of Life over the past few days. Although each absorption was only indirect because he was not the one doing the killing himself, allowing him to absorb only about one-fifth of the full amount,

the small gains accumulated over time. Veigar did not expect too much from himself for now, nor did he demand the chance to handle the main slaughtering work himself.

Because absorbing Source of Life could restore his fatigue, Veigar was still full of energy after working in the morning and going to class.

Unlike during the previous period, when he had been somewhat lacking in energy and easily distracted in class.