[On Hold] I'm a what?! (That Time I got reincarnated as a slime x Male Reader)

Chapter 21: Reaching the Kingdom of Night

You had finally killed the beast laying beneath the sand, the people of the old caravan sat on the banks of the dunes looking shocked at the crater that once held their base but they looked up at you and still glanced judgingly at you when you landed in front of them- your wings furled and your face began to malform into a frown as you saw no appreciation from the people you saved.

Itara: " The people still fear you, you are the friend of Kaya the Cruel afterall "

You: " Frankly, I don't give a shit about any of your opinions- you can think what you want but I have no intention of caring about what you think so have fun judging whilst I go save a friend "

Itara: " You intend to leave us here? "

Stranger: " We'll die, you brought misfortune upon us so the least you can do is help "

The man who spoke up soon had a sword rip though his head as his body fell back into the sand making a red patch- luckily all children were already taken away further for safety and he had no children himself, people began to glare and back away from you since you shot down one of their own.

You: " I'm gonna make this statement very clear, I have no obligation to help you- why should I waste my time giving support to any of you when you're all no more than shit floating down the river? You judged me and changed attitude when you found out I knew Kaya, one person being an acquantance makes me a bad person despite me having no knowledge of what she's done, I haven't heard her side of the story, I've already helped you and yet you glare at me as if you're not just as shitty for ignoring the good and only focusing on the bad- die in a hole, basically "

They looked shocked, an older woman attempted to slap you but just as simply as you did the man- you snapped her arm off with one swoop and threw her into the large pit the dragon formed by her hair; you flexed your wings and took off into the air, flying to the other side of the pit as you left them to fend for themselves- you learnt a valuable lesson, some people aren't worth the effort to save.

You continued on, reaching the bay where a boat was awaiting to take you to the kingdom, the town it harboured in was uneventful to say the least as no shops opened, no people really walked the streets apart from the odd few and the place was bland being made of only sand huts. The dock was huge, sheer contrast to the city; it was large and marble, the city took up maybe a quarter of the space the dock did, large boats lined it as they unloaded and loaded valuable treasures and goods without worrying for thieves- it seemed a lot of corruption was going on but it wasn't your place to step in; you learnt that lesson only recently...

The boat you needed to take was called the Maria; it was an obvious sight as it was a large ship made of darkened wood, large metal supports along the side painted in gold, a large figure head of a crude naked woman, red banners lined the sides and people were boarding and leaving the ship in tandem- you approached someone who stood on the deck with a checklist and approached confidently.

You: " Any space on the ship? "

Sailor: " Don't know, ya booked a place? "

You: " No, not really... "

Sailor: " Nope ain't no space then "

You sighed, stepping back to see who boards it- many poor people looked to be srambling aboard probably to escape the poverty of the nearby city when suddenly a fat minister looking man with lavish clothes pushed a few poor kids out the way to try board early which was when you decided to step in; kids weren't as evil and selfish as adults so they were worth saving- you smashed the head of the minister against the thick marble that made the dock, his mistresses seemed to scream in shock before you gently nudged his body into the sea to drown which was when one attempted to slap you only to recieve a fist straight through her stomach.