Sacrifice: Time of Mine

In one of the rotting houses in the slums, Avion was taken by the three men as if they were gnomes stealing underwear.

Avion was comfortable while being carried. He hadn't ridden a sedan yet, but he felt that this was much more comfortable. It was a good thing that he was light and that made the three men easily carried him.

As they walked on the main road, the only route to their house, they were sweating. Fearing someone may see them capturing this lad.

It was nerve-wracking. At first, they didn't take it seriously. They didn't know that they would go as far. Anxiety was building up, they knew something was wrong since this was too easy.

However, as the three of them teamed up to pour energy onto a small lighting stone that barely illuminated the little shed they call home, they dropped Avion on the ground.

"Aw..." Avion frowned as he dusted his back, "That was a rough landing." he whispered before he sitting down and looked around. They have to hunch down just to fit onto that small house.

For them, a roof with four walls and a door is called a home. There was nothing there except for the hole on the old walls which was the window and the rag on the soil ground as their bed and sometimes their blanket.

As the three looked at him, thinking about what they should do, Avion asked after looking around, "I thought you are going to show me your house?"

This struck their nerves but even they knew that this couldn't even be called a proper dog house. This reaction was also expected from a "noble"

"What are we going to do with him?" Naron whispered as the three of them formed a circle.

"Let's... rob him first?" when Fobo said this, guilt suddenly struck the three of them.

"Umm... hello?" Avion waved his hand to call their attention, "What are you going to do now?" he shamelessly asked. He was a bit curious when after they put him down, they just whispered to each other while ignoring his question.

"What if... we interview him first?" Temon suggested which the other two nodded.

Afterwhich, the three of them sat down, forming a square formation on top of the soil ground and under the flickering lighting stone.

"What's your name?" Naron asked first.

"Avion Teller" Avion answered without hesitation.

"Teller? Is there a noble family like that here?" Fobo leaned and whispered to them.

"I have no idea. I can only name a few but I don't know every noble family that lives in the capital." Temon shook his head.

"Well, let's just ask him." after Naron said, he looked at Avion, "Do you live here?"

Avion shook his head, "No" he simply answered.

"Oh, where are you from?" Temon asked.

"I'm from the future."

"....."

"Is he playing with us?" Naron whispered again as the other two leaned their heads forward.

"It is that or he is hit in the head," Fobo said.

"But if he is just playing with us, why would he?" Temon raised a brow.

"Maybe..." Naron glanced at Avion, "He's already aware of our intention from the very start?"

"...:"

"...."

They silently glanced at each other with nervous eyes.

They were anxious from the beginning and when the idea that this man was just toying with them made them shiver. This was just too easy. When a person saw them come out of the shadows, saying that they should capture him, their intentions were pretty easy to see.

Then, are they tricked? For them, there is no one who is dumb enough not to know their intentions.

So they were right, the bad feeling that was rising was right. They thought.

If this man is lying, could he also lie about not being an Elementalist earlier?

If that is true, then they are doomed. They at least know that the noble bloodline has stronger talent in elements flowing inside of them.

'This cunning..!' the three looked at the innocent Avion with fear. This greatly explained why it was so easy. This is because it is a trap! There is no doubt about it!

Inside of them, they were regretting that they even thought about committing a crime. They just want to stroll around the city and experience what it feels like to have a normal life as a commoner and not as a plebian as they, not knowing where to sleep and eat.

It was some sort of relaxation time. If they were to stroll the streets within the day, people will look at them with contempt. Nobles aren't the only one who are arrogant and looks down on other people. Everyone is! That was their mindset.

With their unkept hygiene and their boorish behavior, it was easy to separate them from normal commoners. While they like looking around the city, they couldn't bear the pressure of everyone's glare, thinking they might commit a crime a second longer.

The commoners weren't wrong. Almost all people who came from the slums have a higher tendency to commit a crime such as pickpocketing. In this world, it is hard to know who is right or wrong, it all depends on one's perspective.

....

But, so what now? Are they doomed under this Elementalist?

After they commit their first crime, this was their karma already? Doesn't that seem unfair? Their neighbor had been stealing money from the commoners, sometimes from the nobles all their life but was never caught. But now, they did their first and now they are going to get punished?

This is too unfair! They thought,

"W-what do you want from us?!" Fobo was so agitated that he shouted.

Avion was stunned. He was just answering their questions properly but now, what is happening? If a normal person was there, they would want to slap Fobo for being thick-faced.

"You kidnapped me and now you would play the victim?!" is what they will immediately say.

However, from the start, Avion was not normal.

"I thought you want to show me around your house?" Avion tilted his innocent head.