Ch 88 - The Little Dove Meets The Devil

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Once upon a time, in the far away from Snezhnaya, underneath the shining place, there a small girl with long black hair and had dark pink highlights is running as away as being chasing by a big man because she stolen a bread from his bakery.

She's entered the dark alley with a smile plastered in her face as carrying the bread.

But as being chased in the dark ally, she's falling on the ground after stumbles on a pebble yet, she's still carried the bread tighly.

Man: "*breathing heavily* I've finally caught up to you, kid..."

The small girl terrified beyond relief as looking back and smelling something familiar in this city.

And they are...

Disgust. Rage. Scorn and contempt.

Man: "Now... I must punish for what you did..."

In her, instinct she quickly pulled out a fake tears and crawling onto the man's feet.

The girl: "*crying* Waahhh! I'm sorry! I won't do it again so please... please forgive me..."

The big man couldn't help but feels pity as looking at that small and innocent face turned up into baby crying even though, there satisfaction upon saw how desperate the small girl begging to get out from this situation.

The girl: "*minds* This smell... it's pity and dominance"

The girl then continue begging with tears falling from her eyes.

Man: "Hmmm fine... but just this once. Get lost already and don't ever stole in my store again..."

The girl: "Okay!"

The small girl then running away from dark alley with a wide smile after bluffing and able to escape from the big man. She couldn't wait to gives the bread to someone important to her.

The girl: "I'm sure... mom will be pleased with this big bread"

In order to survive in this harsh world, the girl is gifted with unusual sense of smell...

She could smells the emotions of others in exchange of her sight and she's been used this ability to survive so far...

Yet...

All she could smells from adults in this city are disgustingly stink and reek odour.

But she wasn't bothered by it because she have her mother in her side.

Then, she entered the brothel where the small girl and her mother live but stopped in the stairs.

Woman: "Wait! This payment is not what you promised before!"

Man: "Shut up! It's more than you deserve! Know your place you old hag whore!"

The small girl ignores the man as rushing to the room inside and found her mother with swollen cheek as she's on the floor.

The girl: "Mom!"

The Mother: "Huh?"

The girl: "Did he hit you!?"

But rather than responding the girl, the mother then embrace her child tightly in affection and warms of love.

The mother: "It's okay, I'm fine my baby. This much is nothing..."

Yet, the mother not realizing that her hug is too tightly which made the small girl wince in pain as not even know that there a small scratch on her right arm.

The mother: "Oh dear! You hurt too!?"

The girl: "N-no, I'm alright"

The mother: "No! That doesn't looks like alright to me! Let me see your hand..."

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