Faced with the vicious thugs behind him, the wolf-eared demi-human fled for his life. Compared to humans... perhaps because of his wolf blood, even though he had not yet come of age, he was just a little faster than an adult human.
Perhaps that was why they had not managed to catch him until now.
But just as he began running farther back, he discovered... the two human girls from earlier had appeared ahead of him. The demi-human child was startled and hurriedly prepared to stop and flee in another direction.
He did not trust humans, so he instinctively regarded all other humans as enemies as well. He was afraid that if he ran toward them, they would stop him.
That was also why he had immediately run away when he noticed Rita had seen him earlier.
However, Rita and the others had appeared so unexpectedly ahead of him that, as he tried to dart to the side while running at full speed, he lost his footing and fell straight to the ground.
By the time he endured the pain and climbed back up, the people chasing him had already caught up.
"You little bastard, you look so frail, but you can really run. You made us chase you for so long!"
"Go on, run again!"
The thugs caught up, panting heavily. Their eyes fixed on the little demi-human, filled with cruelty. They had gone to so much trouble because of him, and they were absolutely furious!
He was just a slave!
After walking up to him, the lead thug kicked him in the body, sending the child flying several meters.
He had held back his strength. If he accidentally beat the kid to death, it would be hard to explain, and his wages would be docked...
He did not