His eyes darted wildly. Where was Dad now?
Should I dump the blame on Dad?
But that didn't seem safe. Dad certainly had the standing to take the blame, but what would have been a two-person beating would turn into three people beating me senseless...
How about going to Dad for shelter?...
But that didn't seem very safe either. If they found me, I'd probably drag Dad into getting beaten up too...
Well, getting beaten up alongside Dad would be a good outcome. He might just hand me over. That was absolutely possible! In the end, it might still be three people beating me senseless...
Hmm, how many more years before that couple came back?
"Ah..."
"This really is standard procedure... why can't they understand me?" The Heavenly King was utterly distressed.
From that moment on, there were two more restless souls in the world.
They checked their phones almost every few seconds.
Any new messages?
Or did I miss the notification?
Why hadn't a message come yet?
They were as anxious as someone waiting for a reply after sending a confession to their secret crush...
*Could they not be angry-*that was a thought he didn't even dare entertain. The probability was simply zero...
The Right Route Heavenly King fretted, muttering incessantly.
"Back then, I was used as bait plenty of times too..."
"When you used me as bait back then, you said more than once that children needed to grow through wind and rain..."
"This is actually standard procedure, a routine operation everyone understands, knows about, and has carried out themselves..."
"I'm doing this for all living beings under heaven, for the people's welfare, and for the continent's safety too..."
"This should be entirely understandable... right?"
"But why am I panicking so much..."
"Nothing will happen, really... I guarantee