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Chapter 102 - Chapter 102

Blood had now stained the entire palace red.

Jake and Monet followed behind Boars, witnessing his frenzied actions.

Yet more disturbing than Boars' near-madness was the contents of every room in the palace, which sickened them to the core.

The eldest princess's chamber was littered with skinned animal carcasses.

When Boars forced open her door, she was holding a knife, slowly torturing a bound woman in every conceivable way.

Just one glance turned Monet's face deathly pale, nearly causing her to collapse.

Nausea and revulsion completely overwhelmed Monet's mind at that moment.

But Boars merely chuckled softly as he approached the princess.

What happened next even made Jake feel uneasy.

And this was just one room.

Nearly every chamber in the palace contained scenes equally repulsive as this one.

Witnessing these atrocities, Jake felt this world had become twisted beyond recognition.

He didn't join Boars in slaughtering more nobles, instead he leads Monet outside the palace.

Behind his mask, no expression could be seen as he observed the now burning town.

Chaos had engulfed the entire inner city - wails and screams filled the air, mingling with the exhilarated cries of criminals driven to madness.

Those so-called rebels recklessly broke into the nobles' homes, plundering all kinds of property without restraint or scruples, and violating the women in their households.

Regardless of how those nobles had conducted themselves in daily life, they all became targets for the commoners to vent their anger.

This was actually within Jake's expectations.

He had envisioned all sorts of scenes that absolute chaos could bring, including this very scenario.

But could he stop it?

No.

Change inevitably comes with suffering.

Still, Jake felt somewhat bitter.

These suffering were brought about by him—all the suffering and everything else were of his own making.

Shaking his head, Jake stopped dwelling on these thoughts.

There was no need to burden himself with too much guilt.

The palace was now completely silent, save for the sobbing of some palace maids and the "drip, drip" sound of blood falling from Boars' clothes as he approached.

Jake said nothing about these, merely speaking in a calm tone.

"Did you take care of everything?"

"Pretty much all the breathing ones are dead now. I guess that counts as taking care of it?"

"What about your subordinates? What do you plan to do with them?"

At this, Boars let out a heavy sigh.

His blood-stained face now bore an indescribable sorrow.

"Doctor, do you know? Our hometown... because we couldn't pay enough Celestial Tribute, the World Government executed everyone under the charge of rebellion. The reason was simple—to intimidate the surrounding nations. I watched as my parents were dragged to the square like dogs and then—you know what? Just a 'thud,' and their heads rolled off."

"Those World Government agents who came to carry out the massacre—every single one of them was arrogant. They even held killing games and competitions to see who could slaughter more.

They piled the villagers' heads into tall mounds and the blood soaked deep into the soil. Blood and fire were everywhere. I was only nineteen, staring at all this, feeling like the world had become completely different from what I'd known."

"I saw my lover. She was two years older than me. During the time I was applying to the island's newspaper office, I had no money. She never looked down on me—worked hard to earn money while supporting me too. Those were tough days. For two years after we got together, she never bought herself a single new dress or went out for a nice meal, yet my meals and clothes were renewed every year."

"After that, I got into that dream newspaper office and became a staff member. I proposed to her too. Two weeks before our wedding, right in front of me, someone choked her throat, and she died just like that, right before my eyes. She looked at me, tears streaming uncontrollably. I knew those tears weren't for herself—they were for me."

"She must have been thinking—we hadn't had enough time together, she hadn't officially become my wife, she hadn't taken good care of me yet..."

At this point, Boars eyes reddened slightly.

He continued speaking to Jake.

"Back then, I was crazed with thoughts of revenge, but Oli stepped forward—he's my cousin—and held me tightly, keeping me in the basement and saving me from that massacre. Later, it was also he who guided me out of those dark times. Ford joined us around that time too. The Black Hawk Pirates were so great back then. We upheld justice, killing every nobles who oppressed civilians."

"We raided wealthy ships, converting treasures into food to freely distribute to nearby villages. We were truly a noble pirate crew at that time."

"But later... I don't even know when it started. I stopped wanting to share those treasures, stopped wanting to kill nobles, stopped seeing those bullied villagers as pitiful. That was when Oli and Ford—our small Black Hawk Pirates—began falling apart."

After a long sigh, Boars gaze turned cold.

"But I... I don't regret it. I've learned how this world operates—only the strong can claim everything. I'm grateful to those two, but now they've become obstacles to my progress! So death... is their only destiny!"

With that, Boars smiled at Jake and added.

"Come with me. At least this moment deserves a witness—the moment Boars is reborn anew!"

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