The Ranch

Miscalculation 2x (5)

Walking into the Central Market, the four split into their groups from yesterday. They split up with a list of parts to quicken the search. The more time they spend on looking for parts, the longer it'll take to build the watches.

Kai and Tih split off to search, spending a couple hours and finding most of the parts on the list. Kai is currently trying to haggle one of the pieces from a stingy old-looking man. Tih stands silently at the side until he's pulled back by the hood of his hoodie. Dragged away, he's turned to face a slightly above-average face and body. The incredible mixture of greed, lust, and arrogance in his eyes also deducts a lot of points.

"Well, well, well, what do we have here? Now exactly how did you get your hands on this hoodie? Don't try to tell me you bought it. This hoodie is worth more than your worthless life. That means...you either stole it, or..." A disgusting grin appears on the mans face," You're that newbie that that bastard Phillip owns." His eyes swim around Tih's body," I can definitely see why that second-rate picked you. Although I find that despicable man unpleasant, I have to admit...he's got good taste."

The man licks his lips," Might as well have a taste for myself. Having that unsophisticated man have you all to himself peeves me to high heaven." The vulgar man forcefully grabs Tih wrist, pulling him away.

Finished with his transaction, Kai turns around to see Tih being pulled by another pervert. He mumbles,"Is he some kind of pedo-magnet or something?" He rushes forward with the intent of stopping the man only to be blocked by another round of bodyguards. "These people and their bodyguards..." He steps on the bodyguard's shoe," Do you still have any pride working for such a man?!"

Kai tried to bypass the men only to be forcefully pushed back. He falls to the floor, hitting his head. He inhales through clenched teeth in pain. He hears the old man speak,"So that was Phillip's newest pet."

Kai turns to glare at the man. The old man keeps a mild expression,"Word spreads fast. That man that took your friend away just now treats Phillip like a rival of some sort, god knows why... Actually, if we're comparing the two, Phillip is the better one in terms of treatment. At least he buys them things and keeps them around for a while. That man other the other hand, treats them like toys he owns. He also doesn't can if they're alive or now...right, you're still a child, you don't understand what that means-"

"I get the gist of it old man." Kai cuts the old man off while looking at the blood on his hand that came from the back of his head.

The vulgar man didn't actually take Tih very far. His teacher owns the store across the street. Not wanting to walk any further, the man decided to take Tih to the second floor of the store, as it should be relatively empty. He takes two other bodyguards with him in case the child struggles, which is often the case.

Kai watches at a loss as Tih is dragged into the store,"How many of these dirtbags live on this island? Do you just let them roam free to do what they want?!" Kai grits his teeth. Going through the situation once brought him frustration. This second time has brought him anger.

"This is how it works here." The old man shrugs listlessly.

Just as Kai was about to comment, the door slams open and out comes the bodyguards, screaming and wailing,"DEVIL! MONSTER! HE CUT HIS DI*K OFF!!" A crowd surrounds the commotion to see what happened.

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I drag the Phillip's pet inside before closing the door. I tell one of the bodyguards to lock it, hoping to frighten the child. I'm left disappointed as the child remains expressionless.

Is he trying to act calm? That's fine, he likes these types too. Or, more specifically, he likes when they break. Hmm...should we try scaring him a little?

I push him down on the relatively clean floor, hunching over him, I pull out a dagger,"Be obedient and I won't hurt you."

No reaction.

I frown. Rather stiff-faced, isn't he? I set the knife down. Waiting won't kill me, I'll just play with him a little right now and if he still hasn't broken, maybe I'll threaten his friend or something.

Looking forward to what will happen next, I hurriedly undress.

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Overflow.

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Tih watches as the emotions of lust, greed, and desire pool out of his eyes in a smoky mist like a fog machine. A ripple appears in Tih's blue eyes.

The man also notices and thinks the boy is finally starting to become unnerved. Getting excited about turning his fantasies into reality, he reaches for his thing only to feel air. Looking down, he screams like a pig. The pain sets in and he falls to the floor rolling around and crying.

When the man was in his own fantasies, he didn't notice the red light appear in Tih's eyes. Like dripping a drop of blood into a body of clear water, the blood infuses with the water, spreading the red.

Tih, who's already blacked out, silently takes the dagger and slices it. The movement could not be seen with the naked eye.

As the man was rolling on the floor, the unconscious Tih looks for his next target. His dagger aims at the two bodyguards that are frozen in fear.

The direction of the dagger brings them back to their senses as they desert their boss and run for the hills, accompanied by a ghost pain near their crotch.