Chapter 22 – Episode 22- Join Hands With the Devil to Get Rid of Bad Habits

A bull must become a warrior fighting for his people.
The cow must be a mother in service to the warrior.

It was a tradition passed down to the bison people,

Now it was a curse that gnawed at his own people.

“Did you hear? You know Carrie, who lived next door, and was found dead on the beach.”
“What, really?”

This was a common occurrence on Bison Island.

Maybe that’s why Kaw, who heard the story from the side, didn’t feel particularly inspired.
However, the fact that the victim was a neighbor who lived with him made his eyes widen.

“They say it was an accident, but I don’t think so.”
“Could it be that someone murdered Carrie?”
“I think so.”

The person who started the story confessed with a face that he had seen something terrible.

“There were traces of assault. I was at the scene, and it was terrifying.”
“Oh my god.”
“It’s so suspicious that the case was closed quickly even after that happened.”

My own people were killed. The official cause of death was drowning.
The case was closed, and the body was immediately burned at the scene.
It was said to raise the souls of the dead, but it was suspicious to do so.

Shouldn’t we at least have a proper burial to honor the soul?
Why did they burn the body on the spot instead of doing that?
If it’s a serious matter, why would you want to skip it?
The more they sold, the more suspicions amplified.

“Should I just keep my eyes open and watch this? It’s a murder case, right?”
“It’s murder, but there’s no way.”

Yes, it is unavoidable.

“Because all the power is occupied by the bulls. As long as they are there, I can’t even dream of repeating the investigation.”
“Wait, so you mean those bulls…”
“Shh, be careful.”

Even if you reach the truth, you have to be careful with your words.
Rats and birds can disappear without even knowing.

“Let’s cover our words in case someone hears.”
“Okay.”
“Kaudo, okay?”
“Yes, I know.”

Kaw replied casually, but he had no intention of exposing.
Because Kau is also dissatisfied with the island’s unreasonable system.

“Anyway, since the cases are so connected, you’d better not speak out about it.”
“I’m really out of luck. I was born as a bison, so…”

My guess is that the cow, Carrie, was killed by a bull who tried to fuck her Carrie.
She was murdered, but no one investigated.
I think the reason is this.

Just a cow The island is full of cows, so what’s the point of dying one? Don’t make a fuss, let’s cover it up.
The island’s leadership must have come to that conclusion.
They’re just desperate to keep their power, so it’s sure to be more than that.

Oddly, these things happened frequently on Bison Island.

“Oh, I just want to go out. Can’t you sneak away?”
“You should be able to go. The shore is guarded fiercely, is that possible?”

It is impossible to escape from the island.
Because the cow is an object of the bulls, it is forbidden to leak it outside.
In reality, it was to prevent the island’s interior from being exposed.

Even if they could get out, the next problem was.

“The other islands won’t even accept us. Because there are no prisoners who are kind to outsiders.”
“Well, there were people who went to Crocodile Island and were repatriated.”

The beastmen hate to have outsiders settling on their island.
Even if it’s the same number.
The cows had nowhere to go because of the caution against anyone but their own people.

“How is the elven forest? Isn’t it better than a kingdom that stuffs us?”
“Not better. If only I could go.”

There is only one place to go,

“It is too far from here. There is no guarantee that you will not be discovered by the time you arrive.”

There were many risk factors to put into action.

“Sheesh, you mean you have no choice but to live here until you die?”

Neither this side nor that side.
The cows have only one option left.

“Oh, I don’t want to be a seedling.”
“It doesn’t matter. I hope I don’t get killed like Carrie.”

To be a tool for the hydrogens. That was the only option the cows could take.

“… I will wake up first.”

Cow, not wanting to hear any more conversation, stood up.
The basket behind her back was filled with more than one heap of herbs.

“Um, yes. Bye.”
“I’ll see you tomorrow.”

After formally saying goodbye to the two friends, Kaw headed to the manager.
He checked how much herbs he had in the can, and after receiving the reward, the cow came out of the field.

Usually they go home, but Kaw headed for the beach.
It’s a beach without the supervision of bulls, so you can rest for a while.

“Ha…”

All the way, Kaw sighed until the ground collapsed.

“I want to go out.”

A strong man was his preference, but he refused to be killed easily.

Why are the men here so violent?
I would have done anything if it wasn’t violent.
If it weren’t for this chronic disease, I would have agreed to my fate of becoming a seedling.
He wouldn’t have thought of wanting to run away like the other two friends.

“When I was young, I thought I could do anything just because I was smart…”

Kaw was often told that he was smart when he was young.

He was so good that he lamented that his parents wished he had been born a boy instead of a girl.
Kaw, who did not understand why he said that, came to realize as he grew older.

He realized and despaired.

‘What if I had been born as a different beast?’

Cow often thinks like that.

They say that other inmates are less discriminatory, but what if he became another inmate?
Was it necessary to worry about this?

“Hmm?”

Kaw, who was pessimistic about his situation, came to see it.

“What is this?”

He has corpses strewn about the beach he uses as a resting place.
These are the bulls who guarded the coast.
All without exception had their heads crushed.
The fine sand has turned into red earth.

“Are you a witness?”

The person who made it was right in front of you.

“Don’t run away. Do you know if I run away?”

Grid, a dark-haired man in an old military uniform, tapped the dead bull’s head with a bloody hammer.

Naturally, Kau had no choice.

●●●

“You, be my slave.”

Grid, who heard the story from Kaw, said so.

“Become my slave and be the seed for the rest of your life.”

He said the same thing to the cow face as the other bulls.

“… Not now.”

Kaw said so.

Now she was a prisoner.
Taken to a nearby cave, she was interrogated by Grid.
Originally, it was her duty to refuse, but Kaw couldn’t do that.

Because,

“If you get pregnant, you will be suspicious.”
“If you doubt it, just kill it, what’s the problem?”
“No, but…”
“I did not allow you to ask questions.”

Yes, because of this attitude.
If he didn’t like something, he pointed it at himself with a bloody hammer.
As if she’s trying to show that she can break her head at any time.
Thinking that she might really die, Kawu had no choice but to nod her head, saying yes.

If things go wrong,

“Hey, I was wrong. Wrong. Wrong!”

Had to keep her head down in this way.

“Would you kill me if I did something wrong?”
“…”

Even if I bow down, I have no intention of forgiving. I don’t know where to tune in.

“If you are truly sorry for your sins, obey my words.”
“…”
“Answer.”
“Yes yes! I will!”

After answering that, Grid put down the hammer.

‘This, you crazy guy!’

This guy is a personality breaker, what is it?
Do you know what kind of joke it is to kill people?
Grid’s ruthlessness terrified Kaw, but

‘Well, it might be nice if it’s a man like this…’

… I liked it enough to even think about it.

“Then give the order.”

Grid gave an order to the first cow he met.

“Become the owner of this island.”
“This, this island?”
“Yes, I plan to conquer this island.”

At the words of conquest, Kaw was frightened.
And,

I even thought that maybe this man might be the one who can rid the island of evil.

“I will send my men. It’s so good, it’s only a matter of time before you become the boss.”

Saying that, Grid massaged Kau’s breasts.

“Hey?”

Don’t touch me, I wanted to scream.
However, I couldn’t possibly do that.
There’s also the fact that I don’t want to be torn apart by a hammer for bothering me again.

“Hauuuuu…”

He thought it was not bad to be touched by such a man.
Except that he was a personality buster, he seemed like he could get into it.

“Um, not bad.”

Grid, who teased his chest like that, asked.

“So, are you going to follow me?”
“Yes, yes, I will follow. I follow…”

Kaw asked.

“Why did you choose me? It’s just a simple cow.”
“Yeah…”

Grid whispered into Cow’s ear.

“Because you are ambitious.”
“…”
“If you join hands with an ambitious person, things will work out. That’s why I chose it.”
“…”
“You don’t want to die stupidly living as a seed feeder for bulls, do you?”

At those words, Kawu’s expression hardened.

“You said that earlier. This island is unreasonable. He said he wanted to leave because it was so unreasonable. I want to go out, but I can’t.”
“…”
“Are you going to give up the chance to get rid of that irrationality?”
“Is it possible?”

Kaw asked.

“Can you really make me do that?”
“You are free to believe or not. However…”

Grid replied.

“I made you a slave. I took it, but I gave it a chance.”
“…”
“But they don’t even give me a chance.”
“…”
“Then who do you want to believe?”

The monster in front of you wants to make you its slave. At the same time, he says, it gives him a chance to get ahead.
The trash on this island doesn’t even give them a chance to get ahead.

So, isn’t it obvious where to go?
As if to ask for an answer, Grid grabbed Cow’s chin with one hand.

“Now, make your choice.”
“… I am.”

●●●

“… So I accepted his kiss.”

Kau said that while stroking Kang-rim’s head who was sleeping soundly.

“Thanks to this person, I became the chief, and I was able to kill all the filthy bulls.”

The first thing Kau, who became the chief, did was to dispose of the bulls.
He killed every bull who had been the king of the island until now.

“I heard that the Bison tribe might become extinct if we kill them all.”

Kaw smiled brightly.

“It’s okay though. Because he said he would solve everything.”
“Ah, anyway…”

Sua criticized in a trembling voice.

“Even if you hold hands, you hold hands with this guy.”

It must have been an opportunity for Kaw.
Cow would not have been able to throw away the opportunity to overturn everything.
So he must have chosen the path of holding hands with Grid.

For Sua, it’s inevitable, but she’s angry.

“Chi, how can you be punished by heaven…”
“Heaven, is this a heavenly punishment?”

Kaw asked.

“You teamed up with the owner to kill the bad guys. Is that a punishment?”
“But this guy!”
“Yes, your enemy. But…”

Kaw glared fiercely.

“This is my benefactor.”

He glared at Su-ah with the gaze that he would kill him if he really committed it.

“I will not forgive you if you harm your master.”
“Cow…”
“Then obey.”

Kaw spoke of a fate that would never change.

“Obey and find your happiness. Stop being silly.”
“That, that kind of thing!”
“No? You’re welcome.”

Kaw stabbed Sua’s chest with his finger.

“Are you going to say no to a subject you already loved so much?”
“What?”
“You already know the answer.”

His pricked finger went down little by little.

“I already know your body.”

The lowered finger stopped at the protruding stomach.

“So, don’t look away.”
“…”
“Don’t ignore the answer that will save you.”

Salvation? Is following this guy salvation?
To be a dog of this garbage?

I wanted to argue right away, but no words came out of Sua’s mouth.
I just keep my head down and close my eyes.

‘I, what should I do…’

Why can’t you deny it? No, it is impossible to deny.
Because Sua already knows what answer she should choose.

I’m just afraid of what will happen if I choose that answer.

The full moon was completely obscured by clouds, filling the room with darkness.

It was as if he was informing Sua of her current situation.