ウユニ ⟼ act. ⒌

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The Actual Old Man?

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╰┈➤ second pov

Chapter Summary
The old man with 'canas'
Seems to not be too happy with
Your arrival... what's he gonna
Do about it?

Chapter Five

お尻を洗う
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Good god...

The man in front of you was a test in patience—just as if he had never learned proper mannerisms. He made you look posh! He was chomping away at a box of stale cookies, a few covered in mold, with crumbs spraying from his mouth as he chewed, his chipped cup sloshing as he sipped something sour. You were just about to throw out an insult when one of the kids broke the tension, shouting, "He has no manners!"

The man was chewing with his mouth wide open. Some of the cookies from the box he was eating had mold, and his cup was chipped.

Rolling your eyes, you took a step forward. "Since no one's asking what we're all thinking... who are you? You're not William Minerva, right?" You remarked for everyone.

"Me? William Minerva?" The man chuckled, "Nope. Unfortunately for you, I am in fact not William Minerva." You scoffed, unfortunately was a misuse of words. You were nothing but grateful his brute of a man wasn't the infamous William Minerva.

Ray, obviously losing his patience, cut in. "Well... can you at least let us see him? We came here to talk to Mr. Minerva."

The man shrugged carelessly, his expression unreadable. "He's not here."

Your jaw dropped. You couldn't believe it. After everything—the trek, the exhaustion, the hope—it felt like the universe was mocking you. "What? What do you mean he's not here?" Frustration boiled over, and you let loose. "I did not just walk for hours to find some guy with white hair looking twice his age, eating moldy cookies like a cave troll!"

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