Berserk: The Prophet

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In the alley under the setting sun, many vendors were already preparing to pack up their stalls, while Green was about to go into the alley to buy some food.

Food resources were scarce in this era. The only place that caught my eye was a shop selling mutton and mutton soup. I was already tired of the dried beef that the system had given me, so buying some mutton to try something new wouldn't be bad.

In those days, ordinary people generally ate two meals a day, and if they wanted to eat, they would usually go to a pub. At that time, most of the pubs were filled with soldiers or mercenaries drinking draft beer.

"Boss, two servings of lamb chops, please!"

The owner of the lamb chop shop looked up when he heard this, but didn't see anyone for a while, and thought he had misheard.

"..."

"Boss, two servings of roasted lamb chops, please." Green had no choice but to walk in through the stone steps.

The mutton vendor looked at the complete stranger who had walked in, first with a wary expression, then impatiently shooed him away.

"Get out of here! I'm closing up shop. Don't stand here and ruin my last sale!"

"I brought money..." Green was still chased away by the butcher.

"........."

"I came out to buy this for my family. My family paid for it. Please do me a favor."

The butcher then took another look at Green. He noticed that the boy was dressed in linen, the kind of cloth commoners wear, and had a sword at his waist. He was probably a servant of a mercenary who had just entered the city, but he was quite young.

Green is now 1.3 meters tall and has a strong build. He doesn't look like a 6-year-old child, but rather like an 8 or 9-year-old.

"How much do you want?" The butcher wiped his cleaver, his eyes fixed intently on Green, as if afraid he would steal something and run away.

"Two of these bone-in lamb chops."

Green pointed to a lamb rib with a large piece of meat hanging on an iron hook.

"Two copper coins." The shopkeeper took the meat down, his eyes fixed on Green, waiting for him to pay.

“My master only gave me a silver coin.” With a thought, Green took out a shiny silver coin from his pocket, which looked like it had been handled by many people.

"Are you kidding me? Go wait outside!" The boss's expression instantly turned ugly, but he still took the silver coin from Green's hand, examined it carefully, wiped his oily hands, and went to rummage through the drawer to prepare change.

Green shrugged and went outside to wait with Bazzo at the stall outside the door.

After a short while, the shopkeeper counted out 158 ​​copper coins, wrapped them in a small cloth bag, and put the mutton in a cloth bag on the table in front of the stall.

"All counted, here's your mutton." The owner was now really ready to close up shop.

"Alright!" Green took both items together, tossed the meat to Bazso, and counted the copper coins in the bag.

"Wow, it smells so good, boss! Where did you get these silver coins?" Bazso started chattering as soon as he got the bag of meat.

"Hmm, given to me by my adoptive father." Green counted his copper coins; the more than one hundred copper coins weighed a pound and a half, and 158 coins were just right!

Happily, I put it back in my pocket (actually, I put it in my spatial storage), ready to open the cloth bag and eat it while it was still hot.

"...You're so lucky, boss..."

Listening to Green's words, Bazso seemed to suddenly think of his family and his spirits sank down. The food in his hand no longer seemed so delicious.

Just as Green reached the corner, he happily opened his bag, took out his portion of lamb chops, and was about to take a bite when a series of hurried footsteps came from the corner of the alley.

"Bang!!" The sound of flesh colliding rang out.

Green watched helplessly as the lamb chop he had finally managed to get was just about to reach his mouth...

That's it? That's it!

It actually flew away like that?!?

It flew away?!

As Green fell, the lamb chop also fell to the ground.

Ahhhhhhhhhh! ! ! ! !

A million curses were running through Green's mind! He was internally screaming like a crazy groundhog.

"My lamb chops!!!"

The first thing they did after falling down wasn't to cry out in pain, but to scramble to see if their lamb chops could still be salvaged.

My hands trembled as I stared at the lamb chop that had fallen onto the cow dung. This was the last straw!

"Hey, it hurts."

The child who had fallen to the ground quickly got up from Green, rubbed his forehead, and realized that he had hit his head when he ran too fast and bumped into someone, leaving his forehead red. Fortunately, the person had cushioned his fall, so he only hurt his knee.

"Uhhhhhh!!"

Green angrily slammed his fist on the ground, then stood up and looked at the culprit on the ground.

The child looked to be about my age, but not as tall and rather skinny. Even so, he had to accept the consequences for knocking over my lamb chop!

"Can't you watch where you're going? You brat!!" Green angrily grabbed the collar of the reckless child.

"Uh...I'm sorry...I..." The child's face looked flustered, but he seemed very anxious.

"What...?" You...

Green's heart skipped a beat when he saw his face clearly.

Holy crap, what a pretty girl.

It didn't seem right to hold onto a little girl's clothes like that, so Green let go of her. The atmosphere suddenly became a little awkward, and Green blushed and pretended to scratch his head.

"Honestly, why didn't you watch where you were going... you made me..." Green's eyes darted around, avoiding looking at the little girl's face, but he did notice the puppet in her hand.

"I'm sorry... I didn't mean to..." The child's eyes darted around, and he could only clutch the puppet in his hands to ease his anxiety, because he really had no money.

To be honest, Green has never met anyone in real life who could make his heart flutter. Damn, his face is burning, and his heart is beating so fast! Could this be love at first sight?!

Damn it! How can I see her again?

Green's usually dormant thoughts suddenly came to life: He'd got it!

"Hmph, since you've damaged my flesh, you'll have to pay for it with your toy! I'll return it to you when you can pay me back a copper coin; I'll keep it for you for now!!"

As he spoke, Green swiftly snatched the puppet away and then ran off with Bazso, afraid that the little girl would catch up with them.

"I..."

"???" Seeing the puppet in his hand being snatched away, the child panicked instantly. He was about to chase after it, but it was getting dark soon, and if he didn't get back before dark, he would get beaten again!

I wasn't planning on giving it to you, you know!!!

This was truly the first time in his life, including his past life, that he had ever done something naughty. He couldn't help but sigh inwardly, "Now I finally understand why little boys like to bully little girls!"

"Stop right there! What's your name?!" the child stamped his foot in frustration.

"My name is Green!! Remember that~" Seeing the little girl stomping her feet in frustration, Green suddenly felt a sense of smug pride and even gave a peace sign.

"I'll remember you, you just wait!!"

The empty alley was filled only with the child's somewhat annoyed voice; the person had already disappeared around the corner.