A-9

Balam has seen the wishes of the women, the victims of the Goblins, they would rather die than live with such great shame, of course, it was the wrong decision. However, Balam who had encountered this kind of thing repeatedly knew that these women would not undo his intentions even though he tried to counsel him, for that strong reason, Balam slashed them with one slash, freeing them from shame and painful suffering.

The step Balam took was so shocking for Pino, it was the first time he had seen a murder, and it was done by his own father, right before his eyes, he couldn't believe what he saw, the woman he saved from the pit of hell instead chose to die rather than live, and the death was granted by his own Father and done with his own hands.

"Why, son? Don't put on a scary face, your anger is useless, your deeds and attitude are good, son. But... What will happen to them after this? Can they live decently and escape the shadows of this suffering? Can you confirm that? Not!! You won't be able to do it, son, they know all that... They chose to die... we must respect their wishes and decisions," Balam said, giving Pino a cold stare that he had never shown.

Is Pino wrong to be angry with Balam? Not... he is not wrong in this matter, he saves the women from the darkness and tries to bring them to light, unfortunately, he does not know what is in the minds of the women, does not understand the suffering that the women have gone through, whereas Balam quite often encounters this kind of event, so he knows what is worth doing even though it is not the best option.

Pino was angry and upset, but he could not deny what Balam was saying, he did not have the right answer to the problem. Sometimes helping someone out of the darkness doesn't mean taking him out of the place, just helping without guiding and watching him is not the right move, because everyone has their own way. However, ignoring them is also a bad choice even very bad, a dilemma indeed but that is the reality.

"You shouldn't have killed them either, should you?" asked Pino, he put his sword back on, walked up to the woman who had just stared at the light for the last time, picked up a cloth that fell on the ground, then covered the women's heads and turned their backs on her father.

"Just worry about yourself, son. You will understand what I am doing in the future, now you have to pay attention to your circumstances... Rest in rest, Daddy will bury them," Balam exclaimed, he did not notice what Pino was doing, he lifted the four women and moved them, then he made a hole big enough, so that he could put all four women in the hole.

The night became colder, with no more warmth, the full moon shining brightly. Balam washes the sweat on his forehead, he has just finished a funeral for the women, victims of goblin savagery. He sat near the tombs of the women, his eyes squeazed, stared at the sky, hid his feelings, he didn't really want to take on life anymore. Tonight he's back to being the person he was, ever since he took care of Pino, he's never done anything like today, taking people's lives.

He knows how much impact his actions have on Pino, but he can't deny the women's wishes, he can only harbor these feelings of guilt. Although he often performed this kind of action, but it all happened in the past, over ten years he did not kill others anymore, the feelings he felt today made him recall in those days.

However, he did not let Pino bear this burden, so he took it. Bringing them back to ordinary life does not guarantee them a good life, the responsibility is much more onerous than taking their lives, especially this decision can be taken after Balam sees the decisions of the women who have been unanimous.

Seeing Pino sitting away from him staring at the tomb without winking, Balam felt guilty. "Son, I'm sorry, you got to see that incident... The actions I did were not the right actions, if you had greater power... You're going to have a lot of options," Balam said, approaching Pino when he said this.

Just a few steps from where Pino sits, Balam stands quietly, his eyes staring at Pino with an affectionate gaze. In an instant he could not see Pino anymore, he turned around and wanted to leave the silent Pino unable to respond to his words. Of course he couldn't get angry about the attitude Pino showed, he shut up and walked away from Pino.

"Yes, Dad. What Dad did was too shocking for me, I've never seen Dad like this," replied Pino, he bowed his head, no longer daring to stare at Balam, all this time he saw Balam with this attitude, especially at the time Balam killed the women. Pino could feel something different from his father, he felt that Balam was accustomed to such actions.

They were silent and staring into each other's eyes, Pino ventured to look Balam in the eye, he sighed slowly as his eyes met Balam's gaze. Pino stood up, he walked slowly, he stepped near Balam, but he did not hug Balam or be in front of him. He passed Balam and walked to the tombs of the women.

Holding a stone, then placing it into the tombs of the women, then holding it firmly. His eyes were full of determination, his gaze firm, then he said seriously, "I'm sorry... I can't help you early, if I have more power, I can help you. I can't do anything right now, but... I promise you... I will make this world better and more worthy to live in."

Pino said it seriously, his face flat but his eyes full of determination.  He stood leaving the tomb and passed Balam, and said quietly, "Dad... How can I learn magic quickly? I've heard from some of the people we've lived with in the past... if I have a big one, it's like mom."

Balam wasn't too surprised when Pino said about magic or made the world better, he smiled broadly and saw Pino with tenderness, "I know, you're going to say this, son. Our goal is to go to Morshore City to make you understand what magic is... You'll understand better when you're there later. One of the conditions for learning magic is to unlock the magic core... Before that, I want you to know... If I ask my friend to shut down your magic core."