Day 171-180/Day 178/Sidestory: Kid Boss's POV

Day 178: Kid Boss' POV (Lutz)
Just living was a struggle. Ever since I ran away from that bastard of a father just like mom did, I did whatever I can to stay alive. Thievery, blackmail, anything but murder.
Even in the beautiful Royal Capital, there’s things that could not be brought to the light. Orphans who live like me are numerous, that’s why we formed groups amongst ourselves for survival. The group was ruled by me, who was blessed in physique, and even without blood connections, we formed our own family, tied by a solid bond.
Orphans have their own struggles for power as well, we who knew nothing othering than fighting. Kicking someone off, claiming that day’s food. Because of us swarming over the food, there’s also those who ended up dying from starvation. Even so, we wanted to live. That’s why we never hesitated to steal.
But, we who knew no other way to live, the adults looked at us as if we were dirty rats. Being despised, cursed and beaten are common events. Many orphans died from these beatings. This world is truly strict, even just surviving poses difficulties for us.
That’s why today, when we were abducted, somewhere in my heart I had already given up. I thought I’d be sold off as a slave. In the past, there were friends of mine who had disappeared like that. That’s why I thought, this time, it was my turn. But, I could not show weakness. Behind my back was my family. My younger brothers and sisters.
The kidnapper obviously feared no enemy - I glared at the black oni. Inside I shivered. He was clearly dangerous, I felt like fainting. Even so I will put on a strong front. I will stand by my obstinacy. Without diverting my eyes I continued glaring.
Looking on, I questioned him multiple times but he never gave us an answered. With no explanation, meat and rice were served to us. Throwing many ingredients into a large pot, what was made was a hot stew. Steaming hot from being freshly cooked, it looked very tempting. My stomach rumbled.
Whether it was poisoned or not didn’t cross my mind. Overwhelmed by the smell, we lost ourselves in the dream and moved our hands towards the food before us. The stew was very delicious. More delicious than anything we ever had before, to the point of pointing us to the verge of tears, it was delicious. There was more than enough for all of us without having to steal someone else's, we were told to eat to our fill, my mind ran in circles, I ate the stew while thinking.
After we finished eating, we were put in a bath. The warm water felt better than we had imagined. It felt itchy when dirt fell from our bodies with the soap, but we adapted soon, it felt wonderful. It's been a really long time since I was able to relax like this.
The body that had felt so heavy, became as light as a feather.
Next, we were told that they'll treat our injured. When the ones I thought were too late were healed one by one, I was reasonably surprised. Then, we were lined up once again in front of the oni. There, we were informed the reasons we were gathered this time.
In short, in exchange for food, clothing, and shelter, we were to offer our labor. On top of that we would receive the education needed to survive alone, the deal was too sweet for me. Of course we all went with it. With no reason to argue, when we were offered food and shelter, we took the hand that was offered to us.
*The Kid Boss was born.
*The Youth Experimentation Unit Solitude was formed.
*Investment towards the future = priceless.
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