Chapter 256: Bao (4)
Baobab.
A tree born under the passionate sun, boasting a majestic size.
However, behind the strong body born from the blood of the World Tree, there lay barren lands where not even a handful of grass could grow, and the scorching sands baked in the heat.
If one didn’t become strong, they would be eliminated, and their life could be lost at any moment. If they let their guard down for even a second, their food and their throat would be taken away.
In Africa, money, reason, and food were all but the privileges of the strong. The tribes wandering the desolate lands, which were practically in a state of anarchy, had to always be wary of the spear aimed at their back.
It was not uncommon for one’s lover to be taken away.
In that blood-stained dark continent, the only beings who would share even a bit of affection and maintain that bond were family. The only people who would stay by one’s side even if someone
stabbed them in the side were a few blood relatives. When her trusted brother abandoned her, she couldn’t help but feel a great sense of loss.
When one of her family members disappeared like that, Bao did not take the usual route.