The SabbathCh33 - The Abandoned and the Returned

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It was Xiao Mei who picked up his head under the chair.

“Xiao Mei, place my head on the seat previously occupied by that man, and you’ll sit next to it. Er…let’s not waste the remaining seat – put my body there.” Even with just his head remaining, Rong Gui was still bossing around Xiao Mei to do his work. tSuX6w

The two little robots took the seats of all those three men in a very high-profile manner.

People around them seemed to be shocked by the bold valor Rong Gui just demonstrated. From time to time, curious gazes would fall onto them both. Xiao Mei, who had been used to the gazes of others, conveniently ignored all of them. But Rong Gui seemed to be even cockier than he was!

Story translated by Chrysanthemum Garden.

Albeit a mere robot – even one whose head had been severed from his body, Rong Gui, with his head fully occupying an entire seat, looked extremely domineering~

They finally found their seats, and no one shooed them away ever again for the rest of the time. As a result, they successfully obtained some general knowledge about the city that evening. O sD2Q

How should one put it…

Eni, this city of mineral resources which only required one initial credit to enter, was truly a free city.

A free city…for laborers.

Without requirement for educational background, nor restrictions set on credits, anyone could come here to work. Only one type of work was offered here: that of a miner.

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The mines here belonged to different people, and miners had to turn in all minerals they dug up. These miners were not totally without reward, however – they could earn credits or money, but of course – the amount wouldn’t be large.

When the credits they gained accumulated to a certain level, they could go to other cities to seek opportunities.

Everyone would need a pass. Different amounts of credits in the pass represented different levels of rights and privileges one could enjoy. With these credits, people would have access to a variety of public facilities and resources, including access to the roads leading to various cities.

For peasants like Rong Gui and Xiao Mei, each of whom only had one pitiful initial credit, Eni was their only choice. qCrb7R

Yet, credits were hard to earn. Ordinary people often had to mine for five years before they could earn enough credits to go to the next city. Even those miners who were qualified to mine more valuable minerals would need three years.

Those who were able to come to Dora’s Pub and earn a place here to collect information were generally qualified to be such three-year miners.

Xiao Mei ended up leaving the pub with Rong Gui’s body on his back and Rong Gui’s head in his hands.

As for Rong Gui, he was holding two pieces of paper in his only remaining hand:  the miners’ application forms which they just received at the pub. 4itEwd

He had lost both his feet and his left arm – they had all fallen apart during the fight, when he swung or threw them as weapons.

“Anyway, it’s great that we now know how to earn credits.” Regardless of what happened, he was still very optimistic.

Being held in Xiao Mei’s arms, Rong Gui talked with a voice that sounded as cheerful as ever. Md0eQO

There was no one else around, but just the two of them, and the only sounds in this narrow path were Xiao Mei’s pitter-pattering footsteps.

At this moment –

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“Why?” Xiao Mei’s voice came from above. It’s Xiao Mei speaking to him.

Rong Gui instantly lifted his spirits: It’s unclear if Xiao Mei was scared out of his wits – from the moment Rong Gui joined the scuffle, Xiao Mei hadn’t said a single word! Rong Gui had been worried that this kid was frightened to the point of going nuts! AYZMvK

He still knew to ask questions – it’s a good sign!

We’re sorry for MTLers or people who like using reading mode, but our translations keep getting stolen by aggregators so we’re going to bring back the copy protection. If you need to MTL please retype the gibberish parts.

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As expected, Rong Gui understood it in a second. N4TrLE

“That was then, and this is now. It’s alright that he scolded me. At that time I was indeed standing in a wrong position anyway. But he shouldn’t laugh at you.”

“I won’t watch others bullying my friend!”

Rong Gui admitted quite frankly that he applied double standard.

“And -” With a change in tone, Rong Gui continued to analyze, “With so many people watching us, if we put up with such bullies, then all the people on the spot might start bullying us later. This was what humans were like, and such was their foul nature…I don’t believe it has changed nowadays!” NkrR8J

“Back then, although I was robbed of all money just due to a verbal dispute, probably because I was too tenacious in defending myself, very few people dared to bully me later on, including the whole TV crew – even if I was merely an extra, few dared to bully me. So it shows that, when you shouldn’t tolerate them, you just shouldn’t. The situation that we encountered just now was a good example of what shouldn’t be tolerated.” Rong Gui gave advice to Xiao Mei enthusiastically.

However –

“Don’t be afraid. I’m not usually as rude as I was just now. The real me was in fact very polite~” Unable to stop talking about his past self, Rong Gui kept chattering, “I looked super badass just now, right? There’s a reason why I could do that.”

“I’m really good at acting~” N3F5se

“When I was working as an extra back then, there were several times that I played the role of a villain’s minion – that kind of ruffian who would fight like mad. Because I played such roles so well, later on, whenever they needed someone to play such roles again, many people would think of me…”

“I’m not gonna lie – actually, this is my secret of how to win the fights so often: Since I was afraid of being bullied in my childhood, I used to watch loads of gangster films, learning how to act like the most intimidating street punks depicted in them. When I fought with others later on, as soon as I started to imitate the threatening behaviors of those punks I saw in the movies, others would often run away before I punched them!” The more Rong Gui spoke, the happier he became.

“Although I take pride in my singing skills the most, I have to say, my acting skills are very good, too~”

Rong Gui was quite contented just chatting to himself alone, and once more, his jibber-jabbering voice became the only sound along the path. DtgAK9

All the while, Xiao Mei didn’t say anything.

Friend?

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He thought quietly.

It doesn’t matter if himself is bullied, but he can’t watch his friend being bullied? vqRGQm

He stayed silent.

Until Rong Gui’s voice also slowly died down. When Rong Gui was not talking, quietness instantly fell upon the surrounding air.

No, in fact, it’s not that kind of quietness without a tiny bit of sound – this city was always filled with the regular sounds of machines running at low frequencies, as well as the relentless noises of pounding and knocking.

In this mining city, there were always miners who worked ceaselessly day and night, just to earn their meager credits and cash. sdOjmY

Alright, there was originally no real day or night here, either.

“Sorry.” After a brief silence, Rong Gui spoke again.

But this time, he spoke up to apologize.

“Sorry, I broke the body you made for me. Many components fell apart, right? It’ll be difficult to repair them…and we don’t have enough materials…” For the first time, Rong Gui lowered his voice, which was full of frustration. “We need credits, but I’ve broken myself into pieces so recklessly at this crucial moment, and now I can’t take up any work. Xiao Mei, please build me a body – just any body and it will be fine, as long as it can still dig up minerals. I want to go to other cities. I want credits…” 0n Tv8

“I want to go to the real city. I don’t want to be a miner for my whole life.”

Rong Gui uttered this last sentence in an extremely faint voice.

Despite that, in his words, there were only apologies for ruining Xiao Mei’s work, but not any regret.

Rong Gui didn’t have a single trace of regret for engaging in a fight with others for Xiao Mei. zeJgIZ

After he finished speaking, there was another moment of silence floating in the air. And then, slowly, he heard Xiao Mei’s voice.

“It’s alright. I will earn the credits. No need to worry even if you can’t restore your body for the moment. After finding the right materials, I can make a better body for you.” Xiao Mei was still expressionless when he said these words, yet Rong Gui somehow felt he looked very determined.

“That kind of body with abs and long legs?” Given an inch, and he would take a mile – Rong Gui immediately asked for more.

“……” Xiao Mei was again speechless. qRTh5O

“Perhaps not as tall as 1.8 meters, but at least 1.78 meters?” Rong Gui was obviously speaking with a mechanical voice, yet somehow, he could make his tone sound as if he was pleading.

After such pleading, he swiftly switched his tone by suddenly lowering his voice, and whispered: “Xiao Mei, the Metans those people spoke of…are they your fellow townsmen? They said that your townsmen are not very tall, is that true? I saw that the houses in your hometown were all fairly short, and the size of the furniture was also very small, so I was thinking back then whether it’s because their owners were not tall people. However, your own body looks quite tall…”

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Saying whatever was coming to his mind, Rong Gui, in this way, carelessly threw out a question that had always perplexed him.

Xiao Mei went silent for quite a while. He suddenly spoke up just when Rong Gui realized that he might more or less have asked a question he shouldn’t have asked: PIahXW

“Yes, they are very short, with green colored skin. They are very ordinary-looking, and live in rock bottom of the underground. They are a race very despised by others.”

Er…didn’t they sound like…gnomes?

With Xiao Mei’s description, Rong Gui started to outline a clear picture of a group of gnomes in his mind.

But Xiao Mei didn’t look anything like a gnome! e46Rb9

He was confused again.

And, still confused, he threw out this question as well.

“Hmm, I was picked up and adopted. At that time, I was very little. Though little, I was already as tall as their grown-up men. They thought I was their kind, but only an albino, so they picked me up and adopted me.”

“And then…” Rong Gui, who had never learned to read cues of others, continued asking. GFVrOX

“And then, I grew taller and taller.” After finishing this sentence, Xiao Mei gave no more responses to Rong Gui on the issue.

Perhaps this was the reason why Xiao Mei was abandoned.

However…

Rong Gui remembered the words of that scoundrel in the pub, and he thought about the bodies Xiao Mei made for both of them – these bodies were obviously the size of the gnomes! k86cpv

Casually making such bodies and never wanting to get back into his own original body – did Xiao Mei want to be a gnome?

This…

This initial intention was nice, but such aesthetic taste had to be cured!

After collecting his thoughts, Rong Gui, who decided that he had understood everything, quickly changed the topic: e8Xngj

“Today I saw someone using metal arms, and there was a man whose metal arms looked just like the real ones! Xiao Mei, Xiao Mei, can we find that kind of materials? You don’t have to build a sturdy body for me, but please make it pretty~ Heh, your aesthetic taste really worries me. I’ll also have to help you to design your own body later on…”

Rong Gui then began his self-talk show once more.

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This night, they still rested inside Da Huang. Before shutting down himself, Rong Gui whispered:

“We were both abandoned by our biological parents and then adopted. In fact, I used to have been adopted by two families in succession. But soon after, they both sent me back for various reasons.” OhLpk3

“At first, I was a bit resentful of them.”

“But soon, such resentment turned into gratitude.”

“It’s exactly because they had sent me back, that I was able to have the biggest family of all!”

“Which was willing to spend so much money and time taking care of me even after my ‘death’…” 80xCvJ

“There simply wasn’t a better family than the one I’ve had.”

“I was grateful that those two families returned me.”

“Very grateful.”

“I don’t know if it’s good for me to say this, but Xiao Mei, you will find your true family sooner or later.” eOukHr

“Your fellow townsmen left, probably just to return you to your true family.”

“One day, you’ll be thankful to them.”

The lights outside the parking lot were still very bright. A beam of cold white light shone through the car window, painting half of Rong Gui’s face inside the car in shades.

His words struck Xiao Mei with wonder. 2k3ido

Then, the “culprit” who had just spoken those words fell straight into sleep mode.

Leaving Xiao Mei sitting in silence, for a long long time.


Author has something to say:

Today, A Gui boiled a bowl of heartwarming chicken soup for Xiao Mei like a virtuous wife~ poE91F

Ehem~

And, thanks for all your long-time support!

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(It would be nicer if there are comments~)

What I can do is to tell you some good stories of what happened next to Xiao Mei and A Gui~ s5mdAe

Take my bow!

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