After Surviving the Apocalypse, I Built a City in Another World novel Chapter 1132

She narrowed her eyes and looked at Eppot, who was now looking at her with sparkling eyes. Her stomach flipped in disgust.

In fact, when she found out Eppot was amongst the survivors, she didn’t feel good at all. Many years ago, before she married Mauru, her parents arranged for her to be with this man.

However, she did not like him at all and she rejected his advances often. While she received a lot of frowns, their Lord’s way of ruling had always been fair, so she was never forced.

It was just that one day, just after a particularly harsh fight in a war they barely won, the bastard needed to vent.

He had long set on her to be his wife, so in his mind, she wouldn’t mind what he was about to do.

He pulled her somewhere to do away with her and she, a mere woman, couldn’t fight back.

However, unlike other places, this was not a welcome practice in their Mauin village, so Eppot had to pull her someplace secluded. With their diminishing population, it wasn’t difficult to find one.

She tried to scream her heart out but he covered her mouth and ripped her clothes, and she thought for sure that she would lose herself. She could only sob and believe she’d jump into the mouth of monsters when she found the chance.

Before he could complete the deed, a heroic man appeared and kicked him off, protecting her. It was Maumu, one of the heroes of their village, and admired by many.

He was also one of the reasons Eppot wanted to vent. He couldn’t stomach the other man always being the center of attention during wars or mobs, always looked at with such admiration and reliability, while he was basically ignored despite being of the same age and level.

In any case, the so-called ’hero’ appeared just in time before he could enter his fiance, effectively ruining his deed and annoying him even more.

"What are you doing here? Don’t you see I’m busy?" Eppot yelled, but his voice died when he saw the other man’s facial expression.

Gone was his characteristic coolness. This time, he was livid, and the next thing Eppot knew he was beaten up until he lost consciousness.

Mauru shook away the blood on his fist and turned to look at her, who was looking at him with wide eyes. He took some excess clothing he had in space. They were ripped and dirty, but it would have to do.

He carried her and tried to get her somewhere private and safe, but people had heard of the commotion and they were sadly seen.

It was quite a scandal. They couldn’t reveal what Eppot had almost done either, because she would’ve gotten an even worse reputation because two men had seen her.

Eppot was also found half-dead and in a coma, and it turned into a fight between families. Fortunately, before it could get any worse, the Lord himself intervened.

Because Mauru saw her naked, he was asked if he’d be okay to take her as his wife. She didn’t want to impose on him and wanted to reject.

However, to her surprise, Maumu agreed, and they married. He treated her well---so well she could hardly believe it.

What had started as an awkward marriage became the envy of their villagefolk.

Even when Eppot recovered and tried to ruin things, Mauru was quick to take care of it. She didn’t know what they talked about but, for a while, Eppot avoided her as if his life depended on it.

They were both very worried when they saw Eppot there and they didn’t want to free him at all. However, he saw them and begged, and it so happened that Eppa was nearby too. _{freёweɓnovel.com}

Eppa was raised to always take care of this brother of hers so she vouched for him despite their warnings.

"Just one detail and we suffered months in that hellhole. Don’t you think it’s just right to make it fairer? Don’t you think we deserve a good life?"

He looked at Eppa and Juna, as if they had wronged him. "You people were lucky enough to get here first—shouldn’t you make up to us? If it wasn’t for us, you’d have suffered that hellhole instead!"

This caused the other Mauin villagers to frown, many of whom were affected by his words. They murmured amongst themselves with various emotions and thoughts.

They were very thankful for being saved, but… many felt Eppot’s words weren’t untrue either.

Indeed… the ones who went the ’lucky’ path were now living such comfortable lives. If those monsters focused elsewhere, wouldn’t this be their lives instead?

All those months of suffering and loss—was it so wrong for them to wish for a life like this?

it was a given that Eppa and the others would help them out! Rather, they should do more!

If Mauru and the others—who were now risking their lives on a rescue mission—knew what these people were thinking, would they regret helping them out?

Would they regret using their hard-earned money and reputation to create oaths and vouch for them, to use their own funds to give them clothing and food?

Would they regret giving away the comfort of their space and let them squeeze in?

The short answer would be yes, and they would learn that not all brethren deserved their kindness.