A sea of trees in Giforora.

A dilapidated abandoned warehouse.

Soldiers in white Imperial uniforms pushed open the warehouse door.

A thin layer of armor covered its indifferent expression.

The soldier stretched out his hand and waved, motioning for the people behind him to enter.

Immediately afterwards, a group of soldiers in the same costume entered with rice buckets.

Several people dispersed and began to distribute food to the children in the warehouse.

Children range from 10 to 5 years old, or hugging or being vigilant.

The soldiers in white uniforms did not dare to resist in the slightest.

Not to mention fighting the well-trained Imperial soldiers as children, not to mention the guns in their hands.

Red Hitomi hugged the black pupil beside her tightly, feeling her sister's nervous and trembling body.

She's scared too!

But as an older sister, she shouldn't be afraid.

"Poof."

The leaves in front of him were put into a lump of food by the soldiers.

The soldier in front of him stopped, and in the dark corner, he had some difficulty before he noticed that the little girl in front of him was holding an even smaller child in her arms.

As if thinking of his wife and daughter at home, the soldier shook his head and threw another ball of food out of the rice bucket.

"Poof."

Another layer of leaves was covered.

Listening to the sound of food chirping, Red Hitomi couldn't help but tremble with fright, but she still resisted her fear, and when the soldier walked away, she reached out and pulled the leaves in front of her.

High up, unable to see the color in the dark, the red pupil reached out and dipped a little, and then put the finger with the food into his mouth.

"Gollum~"

The long-lost aroma of food aroused numb hunger, and at this moment she wanted to lie on the ground and eat everything on the leaves.

But she held back, and used her hand again, but this time it was obviously a little more, and it was with a grab, and a handful of food was delivered to the mouth of her sister in her arms.

"Black Hitomi, food!"

The black pupil probe took a bite, and the taste of oil and salt exploded in his mouth.

"Sister, you eat too, I'll come by myself, the black pupil is not afraid!"

Struggling to brace his body, he didn't want his sister to worry too much.

"Good!"

Red Hitomi didn't force it, she wanted to eat it too.

The texture of the rice mixed with the meat is still a little chewy.

It's better than anything I've ever eaten before!

She and Black Hitomi were sold to the empire by their parents, and she had never eaten meat, but for the first time at this moment, she tasted that meat was so delicious.

"Black Hitomi, you eat more."

"Enough, sister, I'm full!"

Perhaps it was the sympathy of the Imperial soldiers just now, and the second spoonful was far more than the first.

Red Hitomi felt that her stomach was a bottomless pit at the moment, and her hands were staggered to grasp the food on the leaves.

It was the most delicious thing she had ever eaten!

The food was quickly consumed, and both of them, who hadn't eaten for a day, reported a feeling of fullness.

The red pupil hugged the black pupil again, this is the only way to give yourself a sense of security in this dark space.

"Sleep, Black Hitomi, just sleep for a while."

Red Hitomi doesn't know what she will face when she is sold, are the other children around her in the same situation as herself?

Why would the empire collect children like itself?

The moon gradually rose, and the black pupil in his arms couldn't help but fall asleep for a long time.

The red pupil, who had just eaten, had already yawned, and finally fell asleep against the wooden wall of the warehouse.

。。。

"Gozzi, I didn't expect you to hunt a dangerous species for this group of children."

A bald head, thin body, wearing a robe and monocles, asked Gozzi on the side with a gloomy face.

On the other side, a gentleman-looking Gozzy with long blond hair and sexy stubble is fiddling with the grill, which is filled with golden grease and meat.

"It just so happens that I also want to eat this earth dragon meat, and tomorrow's trip to the sea of trees, I can't hold on to my hungry body."

Gozzi flipped the meat with a clamp and continued:

"We can't let these more than 100 people die in the sea of trees, otherwise we won't be able to give an explanation to the above~"

Compared to Gozzi, who still has some human feelings, Bill is obviously only left with the trait of perversion.

Years of human experiments have long distorted his cognition, in his eyes, there is no difference between people and objects, and it is ridiculous to deliberately hunt dangerous species to add food to this group of garbage.

"It's baked, do you want a piece, Bill?"

Gozzi picked up a piece of meat and held it up to Bill.

"Enjoy it for yourself."

Bill smiled, bowed gentlemanly, and walked outside.

Gozzi smiled, shook his head, and put the meat in his mouth.

"I hope these 100 children can surprise me."

Day 2.

The sky is slightly bright.

A shouting woke the children from their sleep.

"Hey, wake up, get up, stand up!"

The sound of low roars kept coming, and the children who were not yet fully awake lined up.

For those with slower movements, go straight to the feet.

The red pupil is very clever, and from the beginning he pulled the black pupil who was still confused and stood up.

Because of his height, he could only listen to the movement outside, and even the sound of gunshots.

"Crunch~"

The door of the warehouse was finally opened, and all eyes were on the front to meet their fate.

Gozzi walked into the warehouse cloaked in morning glow, Bill behind him.

Both of them are slender figures, and under the background of the morning light, the elongated shadows appear even taller.

"Children, you were bought by the Empire, and now there is only one way in front of you."

With that, he turned and walked out, and the soldiers behind him began to urge the child to follow.

Tree! It's all trees, big trees that cover the sky and the sun.

This is the scene that Red Hitomi sees for the first time.

"Through this forest!"

"I will wait for you on the other side of the forest, and those who pass will live, and those who will retire will die"

"Don't try to run away, the only place you can move forward now will be this sea of trees in front of you, and if you take a step back, you will die."

"Alright, with that said, let's get started!"

After Gozzi finished speaking, he stood there and watched the children's movements.

No one moved, and Gozzi frowned.

"I'll count to three, and if no one moves, I'll die here!"

"Bang!"

A gunshot rang out, and the tree next to him burst into a big hole.

"Huh!"

A tall child was the first to move, leading the whole team and starting to run towards the forest.

The red pupil didn't dare to slack off, pulled the black pupil, and ran forward.

"Three!"

Seeing that there were still people who were too frightened to move, Gozzi counted directly to three.

"Bang bang bang."

A burst of gunfire made the children running in front of them faster.

"You don't need to keep the waste!"

Gozzi placed his hand on the hilt of his sword and rubbed it gently.

"Let's go, Bill, go ahead and wait. Let's see who arrives first. ”

"Hehehe, I'm very optimistic about the first kid to run."

Bill smiled and left with Gozzi.