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Roshi, who lost his parents, was placed in an orphanage in Gokham City.
The girl had no relatives, and she had no one close enough to personally help her.
The girl’s life at the orphanage began even before her wounds were fully healed.
“The first thing Rossi learned when he came to the orphanage was that reality is cruel.”
“What on earth happened for a 5-year-old to learn something like that?”
“Heroes fight against villains and try to keep the peace, but they don’t really try to know the inside story of the citizens. “You just pass by the villain wearing the mask of a citizen without looking closely.”
Gokam City was known in the world as a city of dreams guarded by heroes, but inside it was quite the opposite.
There were many people who pretended to be nice and kind in front of the heroes to maximize their own benefit.
The orphanage director in charge of Roshi also fell into that category.
“You can’t even do this one thing right!!”
“Ugh… !”
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The director makes the children do harsh tasks and punishes them with a whip as soon as they make a mistake.
Children aged 3 to 4 were forced to beg, children aged 5 to 7 were made to pick-pocket, and children aged 8 to 10 were sent to an underground duel arena.
Then, whenever a hero with suspicions came to visit, he dealt with it cleverly and escaped like a loach.
“Have you never asked for help when you go outside?”
“Of course I tried it. “But no one listened to me.”
The orphanage that Roshi belongs to is known as the best facility in Gokham City and has received several awards.
People’s perceptions did not change because they were firmly established.
I had no choice but to go to the police station to investigate, but it was a fatal handshake.
“It was a den of corrupt police officers. “The director has consistently provided assistance to the police, and the police have been looking after the director.”
“All justice is dead.”
“Yes, justice is already dead by other justice.”
Because there were heroes, the police’s job was virtually limited to cracking down on drinking and directing traffic.
There was a time when a police officer saved a citizen by sacrificing his life.
However, society only highlights heroes who appear late and solve the case.
No one recognized the sacrifices of police officers.
As a result, the police officers, tired of a society that did not recognize them no matter how hard they tried, became corrupt and lazy.
“It’s completely rotted away.”
“The corrupt police sent me back to the orphanage and told the director everything about the situation. Because of that, I can no longer ask for help…….”
Humans never forget those who confront them.
Roshi’s confident actions resulted in the director getting angry.
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The director’s violence reduced the girl’s body and mind to rags and remodeled her so that she could never rebel again.
You can tell the intensity of that attack by looking at Rossi’s hands, which are still trembling.
‘…… It must have been worse than I imagined.’
Moreover, the girl in front of Han Se-yoon was not Rossi.
Even though he was a clone with Roshi’s memories, he didn’t have to say anything to know that he was afraid.
Han Se-yoon took pity on this and gently held her hand.
“It’s okay if you don’t try to think about what happened back then.”
“…… Yes, thank you for being so concerned.”
Han Se-yoon’s warmth reached Rossi, and little by little, her trembling stopped.
There were people looking at the scene uncertainly, but Rin didn’t say anything.
She felt that the story of Rossi’s life that she had heard so far was harsh.
There was also a need to be considerate of the person who brought up the memories she wanted to forget.
“If you’re having a hard time, you don’t have to say anything anymore.”
“It’s okay. “I hope that people other than me will know and remember Rossi.”
“Okay. “If you’re having a hard time, tell me anytime.”
Rossi, who received her heart-warming encouragement, smiled and continued the story.
“After that, the days were filled with abuse from the director and too much work for a child to do.”
Roshi was sent to the underground duel arena instead of being a pickpocket because he rebelled.
I had to duel in front of an audience as rotten as the director of an orphanage.
With our poor deck, we could not win even once, and there was no meal provided to the child who did not win.
On the other hand, the child who went on a winning streak in the arena was given luxurious rewards.
The gap between the decks of the loser and the winner widened further.
“After not eating anything for five days, I thought I would starve to death. “Once I learned what a loser says.”
“But you still managed to endure it?”
“I had a friend who helped me.”
Fortunately, Rossi’s life was not full of misfortune.
A hand extended to a girl who was on the verge of starvation.
Unconsciously, Roshi held her hand, and warm soup came into her mouth.
The soup that went down her throat energized and warmed the girl’s entire body.
In his blurred vision, Rossi looked at the face of the person helping him.
It was a girl who was my duel opponent not long ago.
“You… you?”
“It might be hard to even talk, so don’t try. “For now, just take what I feed you.”
After that, spoons were constantly passed into Roshi’s mouth, and thanks to this, he was able to avoid starvation.
Just as the mysterious girl was organizing the neatly emptied dishes and was about to leave.
Rossi grabbed her arm with her slender hand.
“Uh, why did you help me…?” ?”
“Why? “Isn’t it natural to help a child your age who is dying?”
For Rossi, who had been treated harshly, her kindness was something he could not find.
I have lived in an environment where malice is taken for granted and kindness feels unfamiliar.
Just like the sweet rain of a drought, a single act of kindness broke down the dam of Rossi’s tears.
“The girl who helped me is named Leafa. “You are my benefactor and only friend.”
“Thank goodness. “Because she has the right friends.”
“Yes… ….”
For a moment, I was relieved to hear that there was a ray of light even in the darkness.
Anxiety rushed into Han Se-yoon’s heart when he saw Rossi’s bitter expression.
It was an expression that suggested that the next developments would be gloomy.
“Lifa often helped me after that. She shared her food and gave me advice as she looked at my deck. “Thanks to you, I was able to get rid of the label of being a lifelong loser.”
“So she was able to win her duel with that kid’s help?”
“That’s right. “If it weren’t for Leafa’s advice, I probably would have had to live in that place for the rest of my life.”
Even as she recalled her missed past, Rossi’s eyes were still full of sadness.
It felt so sad that it wouldn’t be strange to burst into tears right away.
“As I gained victory little by little, I supplemented with good cards through arena rewards, and at some point, I was on the road to success.”
“Well, isn’t that a good thing?”
Roshi shook his head.
If so, he meant that he did not even call it a tragedy.
“One day, someone who was impressed by Leafa and I’s dueling skills expressed his intention to adopt us. “I’m only saying I’ll take one of the two.”
A golden opportunity to escape from the hellish orphanage.
However, ironically, one of the two who were close friends had to become a loser.
Not wanting to fight with his only friend, Rossi voluntarily agreed to stay at the orphanage.
However, her opinion was ignored by the man who decided to make her a duel and take her winning side.
Two girls who have never dueled since their first duel.
Now that she had reluctantly revealed her identity, the goddess of fortune was smiling at Roshi.
While Rossi had the optimal hand, Leafa’s hand could be called the worst.
“I wanted to lose even if it meant my honor as a duelist would be tarnished… ! But those who were watching the duel in real time did not tolerate my defeat.”
An electric shock was given to the duelist who did not show sincerity.
Nevertheless, as he tried to hold on, Leafa shouted at Roshi.
“Roshi, fight with all your might!!”
“Ha, but!”
“I won’t forgive you if you lose on purpose!”
“Ugh… !!”
In the end, the two people competed in a duel with all their might.
The result was Rossi’s victory without any surprises.
So, Rossi had to leave the orphanage, leaving her only friend in hell.
“If we’re alive, can’t we meet again?
“Not long after I was adopted, I heard the news that the orphanage was in a fire. And there… ….”
“Oh, f*ck.”
Before Han Se-yoon could say that he could stop talking, Rossi cut himself off.
It means that it is one of the pasts that is still difficult to accept.
It’s really just a dark story with no dreams or hope.
But Rossi’s story is not over yet.
“After finishing his life at the orphanage, he was newly adopted into a research lab that was trying to create cloned humans, and Roshi became the lab’s test subject.”
“Seo, no way…” !”
“After various inhumane experiments, the people at the laboratory created a being called me, and Rossi, who could not bear it mentally, ended up… ….”
“I’m so sorry!!”
Han Se-yoon, who could not hear, hugged Rossi’s body tightly and cried.
Through Rossi’s story, Han Se-yoon’s spirit gradually became exhausted and finally reached a critical point.
The death of a parent, the death of a friend, and finally, the death of oneself.
I couldn’t even imagine the pain the homunculus went through through all that.
Furthermore, like the main body, she was incapable of suicide.
“Oh, operator… ?”
“I have decided, I will help you! Plural? Humanity collapse? I’ll help you as much as I can… !!”
Roshi’s exhaustion power was extremely effective!
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