An Jie sat on a bench in front of the station at the Bukgun-gun train station, waiting for the train to enter the station.

At the end of October, the weather was already starting to get cold, but the factory area not far from the train station was still rumbling and lively. The "whining" sound of steam gushing out and the shouts of workers are intertwined to form a peculiar symphony.

An Jie shrunk her exposed hands into her cuffs. She could see her exhaled breath in a white mist in the air. The fog lifted, and Jack appeared at the end of the platform.

He hesitated, but eventually walked over.

"What? Can't bear me? ”

Jack nodded.

“………… What a surprise. I thought that after the Great Demon King left, you would happily have a three-day banquet for him. An Jie said with a half-joking smile.

Jack also smiled: "When you're gone, we'll have a party, but it's not to celebrate your departure." He looked at An Jie, his eyes flashing with an inexplicable look. Alfens Materials Company opened, we have been preparing for a long time, and we have encountered many troubles............ However, our company is open! ”

He looked down at the small figure in front of him and proudly announced:

"We have our own business!"

"Oh! Is it! Congratulations! An Jie sincerely congratulated, she really didn't expect that the group of street children who made a living by stealing would now set up their own company! It's hard to imagine how much effort they put into this!

Barren property, young age, low social status, and the prejudices of the world.

She saw with her own eyes that a group of orphans were running around for business, but they were looked down upon everywhere, suppressed by hooligans, and bullied by their peers. I can also imagine the pain and helplessness of being made difficult by the officials of the city hall in order for their company to be listed.

But in the end, they succeeded.

"You have overcome countless difficulties to get to where you are now! Presumably we can go on strong in the future! Congratulations, Jack. "She blessed them with all her heart. The young girl stood on tiptoe and slapped the boy on the shoulder. "With your own career, the next thing is to marry Bai Fumei and go to the pinnacle of life!"

"You must live happily ever after! Jack! ”

Anjie sincerely hopes that Jack can be happy, and her future has long been locked by the system. But even if there is no system, as a transformer, she doesn't plan to fall in love or anything, she is her, she will always be her, and she will not become anything else for anyone, in the previous life, he failed in the competition and exited, this time-

She decided to pursue her own self-worth.

And Jack looked at An Jie, but showed a bitter smile.

Once upon a time, he was an orphan who lived by stealing with a group of children like him, giving the stolen money to their "boss", being beaten if he couldn't pay it, and living a life hopeless for tomorrow. There is darkness as far as the eye can see, and there is no light in life.

He used to think so.

Later, the light appeared.

"If you are born humble, it is your destiny to live less than a dog! Then, rebel against it, and it is the freedom that fate has given you! ”

That day, a target who failed to steal grabbed him by the shoulder and said something like this.

(She had no idea what kind of pain we were suffering!) ）

Jack, who thought so in his heart, subconsciously retorted: "You have no idea how terrible our 'boss' is!" All those who dared to resist were brutally cleaned up by him! He ........."

Before he could finish his sentence, he was interrupted by a fist.

Him, Jack. was beaten up by a 6 or 7-year-old girl's small fist and covered her face. "If you keep thinking like this, you're really doomed! I ask you, is your 'boss' a person? Does he have any other accomplices? ”

"No, no ............"

"What about you, how many of you are in charge of coming out and stealing?"

"We have about twenty of us......"

"There are so many people, what are you afraid of!"

"But, but!" Jack craned his neck and shouted to her, "He's an adult!" We're not his opponents in the group! I...... We...... It's just a child............"

“…… Is it, so what? She asked, her big blue eyes staring directly at Jack, giving him a sense of panic that he had been seen through.

"What's in your mind? Revolt? Not resisting? What kind of life do you want? If you don't, I'll be gone............ No matter what, I won't help someone who has already accepted his fate. She looked at Jack and saw that he hadn't spoken for a long time, so she turned away, "I'll respect your choice, sorry, I'm nosy." Goodbye, Mr. Thief! ”

Jack looked at the girl who turned away, and there was only one voice in his heart shouting, "Catch up!" Catch up! Heaven in front and hell in the back! Just catch up and escape from hell! Just catch up and say goodbye to the past! ”

He struggled to catch up with the small figure in front of him, knowing that if he caught up, he might be able to say goodbye to the tragic past, but fear made his body unable to move.

"Wait...... Wait...... etc............"

The petite figure faded away.

"Wait a minute!!!!!"

Hearing the roar behind her, An Jie turned her head in surprise. Behind her, Mr. Thief was panting and sweating profusely. He suddenly raised his head and shouted to An Jie, "Please! Help us! We...... We orphans have nothing, but if you will help us! We will definitely repay you in the future! After saying that, he bowed his head as if he was being judged. Seeing him like this, An Jie smiled happily.

With his head down, Jack, ready to be judged, expected to receive ridicule and ridicule, after all, he had replied to the girl's kindness with silence at first. But the last answer he heard was not what he expected, and he heard the maiden reply in that pleasant voice:

"Hmmm! Leave it to me! ”

There was no ridicule or ridicule, she just said "leave it to me" energetically.

What happened after that seemed to Jack like a dream. The smuggling business that the 'boss', who had tortured them for more than a decade, was suddenly exposed, and a large number of police forces surrounded the "boss's" stronghold, and that night, the "boss" was arrested, and Jack witnessed it all. The "boss", who usually does all kinds of evil and is vicious, cried like a child when he was taken away.

Jack felt a great sense of absurdity, followed by joy, and he hugged the other orphans excitedly, but it wasn't long before they fell silent again.

"What's wrong? You don't seem to be very happy? ”

An Jie walked over, and she was keenly aware that the atmosphere of the orphans was a little wrong.

"I said, what are we going to do after the boss is arrested?" One orphan said, and the other orphans were silent, aware of the problem. They don't have parents, they don't have skills. What should they do after the boss is caught? Do you continue to steal?

"You ......" Jack looked at his companions, his mood was also very heavy, he didn't know how to live, they didn't have any skills, they continued to steal and went back to the old way, the difference...... It's just that there is no "boss".

An Jie looked at a group of depressed orphans and let out an incredible exclamation: "What? You're depressed about this little thing? If you don't have a skill, then go for it! If you want to eat well, go to work! The empire didn't say that child labor should be abandoned, as long as you are willing to work, you will always survive! She looked at the orphans: "As long as you live!" There will be a future! No matter what kind of future it is, you have to fight for it on your own! At this point, he turned and walked away, without any regret. Jack glanced at his companions, then at An Jie's back, thought about it, and chased after him.

An Jie's mood is very bad, she has been staring at the "boss" for many days, but she has never been able to find a chance to start. When I met the orphan named Jack today, I suddenly wanted to try if I could rebel against the "boss"'s subordinates, but I didn't expect it to succeed once! After that, things were simple, she used Jack and others to submit a complete plan to the North County Police Department to arrest the "boss", the plan was adopted by the director and successfully implemented, and the "boss" who had been doing smuggling business was arrested. An Jie thought that with this merit, he could successfully infiltrate the police force to complete the task of the system, but who knew that the director who led the team would swallow the credit in front of everyone! At the end, he smiled and bought himself a lollipop to suppress his shock...... I'll press your sister! Labor and management are like people who are still eating lollipops! Yes?! An Jie rattled the lollipop in her mouth angrily.

When Jack caught up, what he saw was the scene of An Jie biting a lollipop with a resentful face.

"Why are you catching up, your companion is behind you, I won't take you in!"

"No, it's not like that! I, I just wanted to say thank you. Jack smiled wryly: "Although I think guys like us deserve to go to the toilet to clean up or something, I still thank you............ Thank you for saving us. ”

"That's not right." Anjie pulled the broken lollipop out of her mouth and shook it at Jack.

"You're still thinking, 'I'm going to keep stealing in order to keep my life from getting worse,' right?"

“！”

"Looks like I'm right." An Jie threw away the lollipop transformed from the Imperial Military Candy - this thing is high in calories and fat, but the taste is simply beyond the psychological limit, so sweet that it loses teeth! — and then grabbed Jack's shoulder.

"Listen to me! Jack! ”

"There is no future in stealing! It can never make people respect you! If you used to steal things out of necessity, but now you're free! You should stay away from him! ”

An Jie looked into Jack's eyes squarely and said word by word:

"Stealing chickens and dogs only proves your humility! If you want to live with your chest high and your head up, you must do a serious career! Whether it's business or joining the army! Jack, you have an advantage that no one else has! You've seen the real darkness, you know what it's like to be hungry, you know the humiliation of being ridiculed and looked down upon! All that you have experienced is like steam that will propel you forward! The hard work now will also be the initial hard acceleration of the high-speed rotating bearing! Go and become a human being! Jack! You can do it! ”

Coming back to your senses from the memories. The words of the girl in the past seem to be still in my ears, and it was those words that made me decide to become a master. Jack looked at the petite girl and wanted to say countless things to her, but when the words came to his lips, he found that-

I can't say a word.

The "whine" whistle of the train was heard in the distance, and An Jie was about to leave.

(This is the last chance!) ）

"Anjie! I ——————————"

Kuang Ci Kuang Ci Kuang Ci Kuang Ci ——————!

The train to the front line stopped in a loud noise, and An Jie withdrew her gaze from the train.

"What did you just say? Jack? ”

"No...... It's nothing. Jack smiled wryly.

"Really...... Well, I'm off. The affairs of the monastery, please help me take care of one or two, and yourself, take care of your body. ”

"Well, you too, be careful on the road."

"Goodbye."

"Goodbye ......"

Seeing the petite back disappear into the dark and hideous carriage of the train, Jack finally couldn't hold back any longer, and tears flowed silently from his face.

He watched the train let out a long roar until it disappeared on the horizon, no longer visible............

（………… You have pulled me from the darkness to the world of light, and I have not done anything for you so far. Anjie, how nice it would be if you could have been born a few years earlier, so that I have a reason to keep you............ ）

Ignoring the strange gazes of the passing crowd, he stood on the platform for a long time, and finally turned to leave in the light of dusk.

An Jie said a long time ago that his companion was behind him, and An Jie would not take him in.

(And I'm not going to accept it!) You have to create your own destiny! ）

Behind Jack, the directors of the Alphens Materials Company arrived at the station at some point, and they looked at their chairman quietly.

Let's go.

Jack said to his fellow orphans.

- For our cause.