CIATB Chapter 613 - 613: Yiyi’s Situation
Chapter 613 - 613: Yiyi’s Situation
At this time, a few hours after the war ended, Jake finally arrived at had been Fargo Village. He was drenched in sweat and heaving deep breaths.
The Alterans outside the walls did not receive the announcement, though knowing the war ended wouldn't have changed his speed at all.
The straight distance between Fargo and Altera was only about 100 kilometers, and even longer if one avoided the more dangerous trecks.
Normal people would take more than a day, even if the pace wasn't leisurely, and high-leveled individuals could sprint this for a fraction of that. However, this was in exchange for a lot of health which Jake had no problem spending.
He looked around, mind a bit muddled, and a little confused about where to start his
"Rongos."
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Jake's face was practically bloodless as he followed Juni to one of the villas they expropriated for the women. It was a relatively new one, in hopes of not triggering any bad memories in any of them.
Juni's feet halted when they reached the living room filled with simple wood furniture, before pointing at a couch.
"Stay there," she said, "The girls… they don't really like a lot of testosterone in their midst."
Jake nodded in understanding. However, before Juni turned, he couldn't help but ask. "Wait… can you tell me more… first?"
He wanted to know so he could react properly. Juni understood this and decided to be frank with him. Anyway, a man like him would not appreciate sugarcoating.
"As you could guess, she was one of the dozens of women kidnapped and used as a sex slave," she paused, looking at the man who shook as he stood.
"Although Yiyi is thin, she has a cute face. It was actually a perfect target for those... monsters, especially now that there were barely any children among thousands of people…"
Jake's fist clenched tightly, to the point that his skin was bleeding.
Juni sighed and let him be, going inside to get Yiyi. However, when she came out about a quarter of an hour later, there was no one with her.
Juni looked at him with a bit of an apology. "She doesn't want to see you. I'm sorry."
Jake pursed his lips, clenching his fists. "I… can you tell her I will stay here and not eat until she comes to talk. I promise not to get closer to her by more than a meter."
While he knew the girl needed space now, he was afraid if he just let it be, she'd completely float away.
His mother was just like that—just before she took her life.
Juni sighed. "I will try."
"Thank you," Jake said, waiting patiently in the living room. He hadn't known Yiyi enough to be in love with her, but he definitely cared for her.
Eventually, Juni came out again, this time gently holding a younger girl.
She was thin, wan, and her eyes were glazed as if they couldn't focus anymore—in stark contrast to the bubbly optimistic girl that he had met.
When she was gently brought to his space, Jake didn't dare get closer. He simply sat in silence with her for a while, letting her adjust to his presence in the room.
"I… I know you don't want to see me right now, but…
"I know it's too late but I want to tell you we will punish everyone who did this to you," he told her.
"I… are you mad at me? I'm sorry for leaving you behind. We didn't know the dangers…"
"I just want you to know I will be there for you from now on, so I hope you ask for my help whenever you need it. I can even be someone you can beat up if you want," he said with a smile.
As he spoke, his eyes couldn't help but end up on her hands on her thighs. They were thin, unmoving, and had a lot of gauze, showing she had a lot of wounds.
Jake slowly took her hand with the least bandage, ready to let go at the slightest signs of fear and discomfort.
He was very gentle and tentative, making sure she knew he was trying to comfort her and not anything else. Soon, their hands entwined.
Yiyi blinked as her eyes stayed on their connected hands. She raised her head to look at him, tears lining up her eyes. "I'm sorry…"
Jake's heart broke as he wrapped his arms around her. "Why are you apologizing?"
"Dirty… if I wasn't so useless, I—"
"You have nothing to apologize about," he told her, patting her shoulder. "It's all them. All them!
"We'll squeeze out an apology from those bastards together, okay?" he told her, tone gentle, but his eyes cast a murderous glint.
Those bastards would pay for what they've done! He will make sure of it!