After that violence incident in the elementary school has occured, my life direction has changed completely and I was to attend a public junior high school. It was literally a different world for me there, and at first I was confused with a lot of things. It’s not a metaphor or anything, I really thought that I was living in a different world.
And naturally I’m sort of an outsider in this place, but eventually I’m used to their culture and somehow manage to converse with them successfully. That’s just how big of a difference gap between them and me is.
By the time I was in third year I was able to live happily with my surroundings. I had people who I can called friends, I would even go out with them after school to play.
The friends I had back then is what people would called delinquents. The reason they hang out with me was probably because when the one of the upperclassman falsely accused me of something and was trying to punch me but then I just beat the crap out of him instead.
Naturally because I was sent to a top-notch educational institution of gifted children previously, no matter what I did I’ll always be above one large step ahead of anyone else. That made me stand out even though I doesn’t really want that, and after I was targeted by those dumb upperclassmen. Since I know some of the martial arts I naturally beat those guys up black and blue, but looking back I probably shouldn’t have done that.
Before I knew it I was already fighting upperclassmen everyday. Because of that my delinquent classmates respected me, they’d always follow me around everywhere.
Now that I think about it, that school’s public order seems to be pretty bad. It’s not hard to imagine what kind of personaly I adopted to adapt in such a place.
After graduation, I didn’t pursue higher education, I even left my house. Even though I don’t have any money on me, but I was able to have a roof over my head thanks to my friend who was about to start living alone by living in the same room with him.
His name is Gotou if I recalled correctly, he was a good man who even gave me food. Thanks to him I had a place to live and food to fill my stomach, but still having only one set of cloth is a little bit too much for me so I decided to start working.
“It’s something like that. Don’t anyone of you know a good place?”
In the next day, I asked five of my friends who gathered together to play sometimes.
“Eh, Ryo-chan ya’ going to work? That’s sick bro.”
The girl who’s clapping her hand while laughing is Miyuki. She’s Misaki’s mother.
“Ryuusei-san! If it’s just clothes then let me buy it for you!” (Gotou)
“Nah man, I don’t really like the idea of having to rely on you for everything.” (Ryuusei)
“It’s okay I just want to do it for you!” (Gotou)
“Gocchi (Gotou) you’re gross, ya bootlickin’ dog.” (Miyuki)
“Woof woof!”
The two of them talked as they laughed. Although I don’t really find it funny but since everyone around me laughed so I laughed as well. It’s already something I’m used to.
“But wait Ryo-chan, can’t ya parent’s connections do something about that?” (Miyuki)
“I already told you am I not. That I’ve never talked to them again after she told me she shouldn’t gave birth to me.”
“That soー. That’s sick bro.”
For some reason everyone knew that I’m a child of a capitalist, but whenever the topic of my parents was brought up it’ll went something along this line. Now that I think about it it’s a pretty heavy topic to talk about, but the reation of those around me were like-
“You were disowned because you caused a violent incident!? But since it’s Ryuusei-san we’re talking about here then you were doing that to protect someone right?”
Rather, their evaluation of me raised even more.
It’s as if they’re praising my past evil deed as something akin to a heroic story and are very proud of it.
“Where did you know that?”
“From the rumors! Well, how do you feel about it?”
“Nothing really, if I’m pissed I’ll just punch the shit out of you.”
“Damn so you did that to protect someone after all!! I totally respect you Ryuusei-san!”
“Ryo-chan you’re really kind aren’t you.”
Yeah that’s rightー, In the past I tooー, Ahー me too back at that time.
And then people around me started talking about their past one after another.
So with that I was liked by those around me because I was good at fighting. At first I felt that they’re creepy, but when I got used to it it’s not that bad of a feeling all in all.
That aside, the word spreads quickly among my friends that I was looking for a job.
“It’s here. It’s a factory where my relative work, they even accept junior high graduates and the pay wasn’t bad as well.”
“I see, thanks.”
And so I went to see the place, the place called 『Moriya Welding Shop』which currently doesn’t exist anymore.
I was interviewed by an old man who claimed to be the factory manager, and then was hired to work here after.
First thing I did was looking around the factory, I walked around the factory which smelled awfully oily and hot.
“Ou! So you’re the newcomer huh!”
“Hello.”
Inside the factory are a lot of good-hearted old men, they’d greet me when they saw me. Even though I was interviewed just a moment ago but seems like the word has already spread. Perhaps the result was already decided even before I was interviewed.
Since I’m fed up with this I decided to hide and head to somewhere where there won’t be people around.
The back of the factory.
Outside there’s a fence isolating this place from the road, near the fence are trees growing healthily. The ventilation here is great. I thought that it was a pretty good spot to come if I were to skip work.
“……Hmm, ……Hmmm~?”
I clicked my tongue subconsciously.
It seems like there are people here as well.
The moment I was about to turn around to find another place, I heard a loud grainy sound. Apparently I stepped on something.
“……!?”
That voice just now meant I was busted.
After sighing, I decided to show myself and greet the other party boldly.
I was hoping that the other party would be a chill old man, but when I saw the other’s party figure the words in my throat got stuck.
“N-, no, I’m not slacking or anything you know. You see this guy, he’s hungry so I…… wait, who’re you?”
There is a girl feeding a cat. She’s casually dressed in a jersey with white T-shirt on top, her hair is a dazzling golden color.
“I’m a newcomer…… And you?”
“Ohー, I see. So you’re the newcomer!”
Seeing the girl stands up with a friendly smile on her face, I was surprised again. At my last height measurement in junior high I was over 170 centimeters high, but this girl is even taller than me.
For some reason she stood up while still holding a cat with one of her arm then walked to me before reaching her hand out.
“My name is Akane. New comrades are always welcome! Nice to meet you!”
“……Yeah, nice to meet you.”
I decided to shake her hand for the time being. At first I doubt that if she’s really a girl and not an old man who’s skillful at doing makeup, but her soft hand told me that she’s not an old man.
“Ohh, your hand is pretty rough. You’re on par with my guys.”
“Thanks. And that cat is?”
“This guy? Cute right~ He comes to the factory pretty often you see, so I gave him shredded bread and he munch on it real〜 hard. He’s really cute you know…… Ah, wait no, I’m not skipping or slacking or anything alright? Never ever tell anyone about this okay?”
She hugged the cat tightly as if she’s a child who was trying to hide the toy that was about to be taken away. The cat that was being hugged yawns carefreely. Perhaps it’s because behind him are soft cushions that made him feel comfortable.
“Ah, you can call me Akane. What about you?”
“I’m Ryuusei. Call me whatever you like.”
“I see. Haha, your name sounds like a guy.”
“I’m a guy after all.”
“Eh?”
This is my first encounter with Akane.
And from that day on, my life at the factory began.
After that violence incident in the elementary school has occured, my life direction has changed completely and I was to attend a public junior high school. It was literally a different world for me there, and at first I was confused with a lot of things. It’s not a metaphor or anything, I really thought that I was living in a different world.
And naturally I’m sort of an outsider in this place, but eventually I’m used to their culture and somehow manage to converse with them successfully. That’s just how big of a difference gap between them and me is.
By the time I was in third year I was able to live happily with my surroundings. I had people who I can called friends, I would even go out with them after school to play.
The friends I had back then is what people would called delinquents. The reason they hang out with me was probably because when the one of the upperclassman falsely accused me of something and was trying to punch me but then I just beat the crap out of him instead.
Naturally because I was sent to a top-notch educational institution of gifted children previously, no matter what I did I’ll always be above one large step ahead of anyone else. That made me stand out even though I doesn’t really want that, and after I was targeted by those dumb upperclassmen. Since I know some of the martial arts I naturally beat those guys up black and blue, but looking back I probably shouldn’t have done that.
Before I knew it I was already fighting upperclassmen everyday. Because of that my delinquent classmates respected me, they’d always follow me around everywhere.
Now that I think about it, that school’s public order seems to be pretty bad. It’s not hard to imagine what kind of personaly I adopted to adapt in such a place.
After graduation, I didn’t pursue higher education, I even left my house. Even though I don’t have any money on me, but I was able to have a roof over my head thanks to my friend who was about to start living alone by living in the same room with him.
His name is Gotou if I recalled correctly, he was a good man who even gave me food. Thanks to him I had a place to live and food to fill my stomach, but still having only one set of cloth is a little bit too much for me so I decided to start working.
“It’s something like that. Don’t anyone of you know a good place?”
In the next day, I asked five of my friends who gathered together to play sometimes.
“Eh, Ryo-chan ya’ going to work? That’s sick bro.”
The girl who’s clapping her hand while laughing is Miyuki. She’s Misaki’s mother.
“Ryuusei-san! If it’s just clothes then let me buy it for you!” (Gotou)
“Nah man, I don’t really like the idea of having to rely on you for everything.” (Ryuusei)
“It’s okay I just want to do it for you!” (Gotou)
“Gocchi (Gotou) you’re gross, ya bootlickin’ dog.” (Miyuki)
“Woof woof!”
The two of them talked as they laughed. Although I don’t really find it funny but since everyone around me laughed so I laughed as well. It’s already something I’m used to.
“But wait Ryo-chan, can’t ya parent’s connections do something about that?” (Miyuki)
“I already told you am I not. That I’ve never talked to them again after she told me she shouldn’t gave birth to me.”
“That soー. That’s sick bro.”
For some reason everyone knew that I’m a child of a capitalist, but whenever the topic of my parents was brought up it’ll went something along this line. Now that I think about it it’s a pretty heavy topic to talk about, but the reation of those around me were like-
“You were disowned because you caused a violent incident!? But since it’s Ryuusei-san we’re talking about here then you were doing that to protect someone right?”
Rather, their evaluation of me raised even more.
It’s as if they’re praising my past evil deed as something akin to a heroic story and are very proud of it.
“Where did you know that?”
“From the rumors! Well, how do you feel about it?”
“Nothing really, if I’m pissed I’ll just punch the shit out of you.”
“Damn so you did that to protect someone after all!! I totally respect you Ryuusei-san!”
“Ryo-chan you’re really kind aren’t you.”
Yeah that’s rightー, In the past I tooー, Ahー me too back at that time.
And then people around me started talking about their past one after another.
So with that I was liked by those around me because I was good at fighting. At first I felt that they’re creepy, but when I got used to it it’s not that bad of a feeling all in all.
That aside, the word spreads quickly among my friends that I was looking for a job.
“It’s here. It’s a factory where my relative work, they even accept junior high graduates and the pay wasn’t bad as well.”
“I see, thanks.”
And so I went to see the place, the place called 『Moriya Welding Shop』which currently doesn’t exist anymore.
I was interviewed by an old man who claimed to be the factory manager, and then was hired to work here after.
First thing I did was looking around the factory, I walked around the factory which smelled awfully oily and hot.
“Ou! So you’re the newcomer huh!”
“Hello.”
Inside the factory are a lot of good-hearted old men, they’d greet me when they saw me. Even though I was interviewed just a moment ago but seems like the word has already spread. Perhaps the result was already decided even before I was interviewed.
Since I’m fed up with this I decided to hide and head to somewhere where there won’t be people around.
The back of the factory.
Outside there’s a fence isolating this place from the road, near the fence are trees growing healthily. The ventilation here is great. I thought that it was a pretty good spot to come if I were to skip work.
“……Hmm, ……Hmmm~?”
I clicked my tongue subconsciously.
It seems like there are people here as well.
The moment I was about to turn around to find another place, I heard a loud grainy sound. Apparently I stepped on something.
“……!?”
That voice just now meant I was busted.
After sighing, I decided to show myself and greet the other party boldly.
I was hoping that the other party would be a chill old man, but when I saw the other’s party figure the words in my throat got stuck.
“N-, no, I’m not slacking or anything you know. You see this guy, he’s hungry so I…… wait, who’re you?”
There is a girl feeding a cat. She’s casually dressed in a jersey with white T-shirt on top, her hair is a dazzling golden color.
“I’m a newcomer…… And you?”
“Ohー, I see. So you’re the newcomer!”
Seeing the girl stands up with a friendly smile on her face, I was surprised again. At my last height measurement in junior high I was over 170 centimeters high, but this girl is even taller than me.
For some reason she stood up while still holding a cat with one of her arm then walked to me before reaching her hand out.
“My name is Akane. New comrades are always welcome! Nice to meet you!”
“……Yeah, nice to meet you.”
I decided to shake her hand for the time being. At first I doubt that if she’s really a girl and not an old man who’s skillful at doing makeup, but her soft hand told me that she’s not an old man.
“Ohh, your hand is pretty rough. You’re on par with my guys.”
“Thanks. And that cat is?”
“This guy? Cute right~ He comes to the factory pretty often you see, so I gave him shredded bread and he munch on it real〜 hard. He’s really cute you know…… Ah, wait no, I’m not skipping or slacking or anything alright? Never ever tell anyone about this okay?”
She hugged the cat tightly as if she’s a child who was trying to hide the toy that was about to be taken away. The cat that was being hugged yawns carefreely. Perhaps it’s because behind him are soft cushions that made him feel comfortable.
“Ah, you can call me Akane. What about you?”
“I’m Ryuusei. Call me whatever you like.”
“I see. Haha, your name sounds like a guy.”
“I’m a guy after all.”
“Eh?”
This is my first encounter with Akane.
And from that day on, my life at the factory began.
