A Sinner With A Smile // An AOT Time Travel AU

Prologue/Teaser

In the busy streets of Wall Rose, many refugees resided. After the fall of Wall Maria two years ago, the citizens who had survived had come to the city of Trost, leading to overpopulation and lack of daily essentials. To solve this problem, the government commissioned most citizens back to the now danger-zone, and most lost their lives there.

Thankfully, mothers with children under the age of 15 were allowed to stay, so many families had managed to keep their lives, although losing the males of the household because of it. Still, they kept on living. They had no time to be stuck in the past.

Most refugees couldn't even get a job, let alone afford to reside in a house, so the homeless population had multiplied several times in the past two years. They got by using their pickpocketing skills or begging. Some even kidnapped and sold people for money, while others became hitmen or informants for wealthy clients.

Currently, one of the pickpockets was selecting his next target. He was a skinny blond man with a filthy look. His clothes were overused, looking like rags, and his face looked dark from being unable to clean himself.

His eyes swept from person to person, before a small figure caught his eye. It was the figure of a ten-to-twelve-year-old child who had long dark brown hair. From his hair, he determined the child to be female. 

From the girl's clothes and clean appearance, he knew that she resided in a house. Also, seeing that she could shop at the open market, she must have some money. Her clothes weren't expensive, and she didn't have a regal aura, but he could discern that she at least had enough money for him to meet his needs for a day or two.

Deciding that she was his target, he inconspicuously started to follow her, blending into the crowd to go unnoticed. Tailing her was easy, as she was a mere child, and one with a home at that. She probably didn't even have strong survival instincts that the homeless had, making her an easy target.

Finally, after ten or so minutes, the girl exited the market and took a turn, entering the backstreets. The man knew the timing had come, and rushed after her, a pleased smirk on his face. Turning the corner, he ran to the girl, grabbed one of her arms and slammed her into the wall, emitting a cry of pain from his victim.

Smirking down at her, he made a delightful discovery: this kid was gorgeous! Especially those bright sea-green eyes of hers, they were a rarely-seen colour! If he sold her to a slave merchant, he would be able to fetch a high price.

Licking his lips, he enjoyed the fearful expression on the child's face. 

"Looks like this is my lucky day," he commented with an enthusiastic grin. He took a step forward, and the girl immediately cowered into herself, shaking in fear. 

"Don't come near me!"

Her cries were melodic to his ears. His grin grew wider as he took another step forward, studying her up from head to toe.

"Hmm, now that I think about it, before I sell you, why don't I play with you for a while? Those bastard merchants probably won't care whether you're a virgin or not as long as I don't damage your face." 

Yes, this man was the filthiest of filths. He not only sold people for money but even raped people for fun! He was especially attracted to young girls, a perfect example of a perverted paedophile.

The scum of a man raised his arm, ready to seize the young girl by the shoulder, but before he could do so, at a swiftness faster than his visional capabilities, a sharp object was swung towards him, making pain erupt in his raised arm.

He yowled in pain and went to grip his arm, but found that it wasn't there. His eyes widened as he saw blood gushing out of his now empty shoulder socket, and he couldn't help but scream in a mixture of pain and fear, falling on his bottom and soiling his pants at the same time.