radiothebook Chapter 344 344:Reid! I Understand Now!
Chapter 344 344:Reid! I Understand Now!
Joy Boy looked at Reid's indifferent expression.
"Then get some rest! I'll make them understand! I will definitely bring laughter back to this world!"
With that, his massive body rushed out of the courtyard. Of course, Joy Boy never actually entered the hut in the first place. With his size, there was no way he could.
He was full of energy and conviction.
Reid didn't even look up.
Hopefully you can succeed.
He understood better than anyone how difficult this would be.
Inside the thatched hut, the siblings leaned against each other, whispering softly, savoring the clarity they had regained. Reid continued absentmindedly patting his deputy's soft hair, enjoying the rare moment of peace.
Meanwhile,
Joy Boy's enormous figure walked through the streets.
In theory, a giant like him should have caused a huge commotion.
But strangely, almost no one paid attention to him at all.
Their eyes were hollow. Their steps unsteady. All their attention was focused on obtaining their next dose of "happiness."
Everything else in the world had become irrelevant.
This was also why Reid had completely lost interest in this country.
He didn't care why Minister Fang had brought them here. There might have been hidden reasons, but Reid couldn't be bothered.
Not my problem.
Joy Boy soon found a group of people gathered together, eagerly preparing to light the so-called "Happy Grass."
He crouched down, trying to make himself look as gentle as possible.
"Everyone! Listen to me! This thing is not good for you! It's poisonous! It will harm you! It will take away your health, your strength, and even your smiles! Real happiness is not like this!"
But what answered him was not understanding.
It was hostility.
"Get lost! Monster!"
"Where did this madman come from?"
"What poison? This is a gift from God! This is our happiness!"
"Exactly! How else are we supposed to live? What do you know!"
"Mind your own business! Go away!"
"Stop bothering us!"
Insults rained down on him. Some even picked up stones and threw them.
Their eyes were filled with fanatic devotion to "Happy Grass" and intense hatred toward this outsider trying to disrupt their "dream."
It was a simple, common truth of human behavior.
When a consensus forms around something, anyone who suddenly opposes it becomes the enemy.
Like revolutions in history. People only rise up when they have already reached a shared understanding that the rule is unbearable.
Joy Boy froze.
His rubber-like face showed confusion and hurt.
He didn't understand.
He tried again with another group, using simpler words, clearer explanations.
The result was the same.
"Get lost!"
"Call the guards!"
"You're the poisonous one!"
"Don't interfere with our happiness!"
Again and again, rejection. Insults. Expulsion.
People refused to wake up. And those who tried to wake them became enemies.
Because reality was too painful. So painful that even if they knew the truth, they still refused to face it.
Joy Boy slowly stopped smiling.
He walked to a corner and quietly squatted down, watching the thin, hollow-eyed people still desperately chasing "Happy Grass."
His massive eyes were filled with confusion, grievance, and helplessness.
He had set sail to spread laughter.
But the first country that needed help had given him nothing but rejection.
Inside the hut, Reid sensed Joy Boy's presence.
He stood up and casually lifted a piece of cake in his hand while his deputy tried to reach it by jumping.
"Heroes aren't easy to be."
He had already predicted Joy Boy's failure.
First, reality itself was too cruel. People did not want to wake up.
Second, Joy Boy's words lacked impact. They could not resonate or move people emotionally. Without resonance, there is no persuasion.
Good intentions were not enough.
Outside, Joy Boy slumped his shoulders and walked back toward the courtyard.
Reid glanced at him but said nothing.
No mockery.
No comfort.
He simply tore off a piece of roasted meat and handed it over.
"Eat something."
Joy Boy looked at the meat, then at Reid's calm face, and silently took it. He ate mechanically, clearly without appetite.
After a few bites, he finally spoke, voice heavy with confusion.
"I don't understand… Reid… I really don't understand… Why don't they want to be better? Why do they treat something that harms them like treasure? I'm just trying to help them…"
Reid didn't answer directly.
Because Joy Boy didn't need to be taught.
He simply said, as he fed another piece of meat to the quiet girl beside him:
"When people are starving, they usually only think about one thing."
His voice was calm.
"And when you are trying to survive, everything else becomes secondary. Even reason. Even kindness."
In the corner, Reid casually used his blood mist to gently pull food out of the siblings' mouths.
"Don't stuff it in like that. You'll choke."
The siblings quickly picked it up and kept eating.
They were clearly afraid of losing even a single bite.
Joy Boy chewed slower.
His mind was clearly turning.
He looked at the meat in his hand.
Then at the streets outside, where starving people spent their last coins on poison leaves instead of food.
Survival.
Hunger.
Basic needs.
Suddenly
Joy Boy's eyes lit up.
It was as if a lightbulb had exploded above his head.
"I get it!!!"
He jumped up with a burst of energy. All confusion vanished, replaced by excitement and sudden clarity.
"Thank you, my best friend! Reid! I understand now!"
Before anyone could respond, his rubber legs coiled.
BOOM!
The ground trembled slightly as his massive figure shot off toward the distant forest like a slingshot.
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