Chapter 769: Section 522: The Choice of Man (Part 2)_2
"I need to have a word with the elders of the town," Sudel said, and Malin also felt he should go see Spare Food No. 2—although he was the second choice, Malin thought that if the pig really had to be slaughtered, its meat would probably be too tough to chew.
Besides, he had promised to feed it some delicious corn. Though it was just a Spirit, he still believed in keeping his word.
So, the trio braved the snowstorm to reach the quarantine area, where Malin sent the two young men to find their elders, and went to see the wild boar nicknamed "His Majesty."
It’s quite amusing when you think about it. Why call him "His Majesty"? Just because he’s a male wild boar? If it were a female, would her name be "Princess"?
From the caretaker, Malin got a look at the animal’s feed—excellent, all corn he had brought over from Farole. The creature probably had never tasted anything like it before, gobbling it down whole. The moment it saw Malin, it stood up as if it wanted to follow him.
Malin could only reassure the big fellow to be patient; he promised to take it out for a run when the time was right, and urged it to just eat and sleep here for now.
Hearing Malin explain this, Spare Food No. 2 returned to its sheltered haystack and flopped down.
Malin gave the caretaker a tip, asking him to take good care of No. 2, and then he returned to the entrance of the quarantine area. He lit up a cigarette for himself and offered one to each of the guards as well.
"Thank you, sir," said the guard with a large head, seemingly overwhelmingly grateful to meet such an approachable Legendary figure.
Ah, that poor big-headed fellow.
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