Re:Zero - Starting Life in Chaos.

There was no Poland in the time after that.

By the time Beichen finished eating all the food on the table, it was around 1: in the afternoon.

The two of them were sitting at the table chatting.

"Hey~ Beichen-kun, do you have any plans for the afternoon?"

After taking a sip of his drink, Kato suddenly asked.

If Beichen didn't have any plans, she would like to invite him to watch a movie or something.

When Beichen heard Kato's question, he thought for a moment and was about to answer that it was okay when his cell phone suddenly vibrated.

Giving the girl an apologetic look, Beichen picked up his phone.

When he saw the caller's nickname was "Dean", he couldn't help but frown. He was a little confused as to why the other party was looking for him, but he still quickly pressed the answer button.

"Hey, Dean, what do you want from me?"

[Oh! Beichen! It's been a while since we last contacted each other. I heard about you falling into a maze a while ago. It was such a disaster~]

A man's voice came from the microphone.

Although he looks a little old, he is still full of energy.

This was the former director of Beichen Orphanage, an old naughty boy named Qingshui Liang.

Speaking of the island country, apart from the male and female protagonists that Beichen is more optimistic about, this person is the only one who is somewhat special to him.

"Anyway, it's not me who's going to die." Beichen curled his lips and did not comment on the dean's words.

[Ahem! Ahem! You kid. That's also your classmate... Um, well, it seems that you have been full of prejudice against the island country since you were a child. ]

[It's not your fault. After all, you are also a poor child. ]

"Hey! Old man, you are the one who is pitiful! If you say that again, I will break your bones."

Beichen felt unhappy when he heard what the other party said.

Although he didn't know how he came to this world, he at least knew that he had no parents in this life.

After his self-destruction in Xianyuan Continent, his consciousness fell into a deep sleep, and he only woke up after his soul was thrown into this world.

Did not experience rebirth through possession of another body.

Instead, the body uncontrollably used up its remaining energy and automatically transformed into an ordinary baby with flesh and blood.

Beichen thought it was quite strange at the time.

But on second thought, if things like rebirth in the second dimension can happen, this little scene doesn’t seem to be worth paying too much attention to.

[Hahaha, okay, okay, I won’t talk about this. How have you been lately? ]

The old man's heroic voice came from the microphone again. Beichen collected his thoughts and responded:

"Not bad. What about you?"

[I am an old man and I am fine. I can still work for decades more! ]

"Oh, yes, yes, you are still strong and healthy." Beichen rolled his eyes and continued, "Okay, tell me what you want to say. I don't believe that you haven't contacted me for several years and suddenly called me to reminisce about the past."

Since Beichen started practicing, he left the welfare home.

Become a [social orphan].

This is a temporary identity configured by the island country to cope with the increasing number of orphans.

Today, island countries generally follow the following sequence when dealing with orphans:

If you have relatives, go find them; if you don’t have relatives, assign them based on their age and self-care ability.

Those who are young and have no ability to take care of themselves go to orphanages and wait to be adopted.

Those who are older will be trained a little, and once they have a certain level of survival ability, they will seek certificates from local officials and enter society as child laborers.

The authorities encourage employers to give priority to hiring these minors and provide accommodation as much as possible.

Beichen left the orphanage on his own at the age of 6 and rarely went back since then.

When he came to Dongdu later, he basically lost contact with the other party.

It’s not that he is cold-blooded, but apart from accepting him according to the procedures, the other party did not give him much care.

After all, what is most abundant in the orphanage is children with tragic fates.

Moreover, before leaving Gaoshan, Beichen had secretly saved the other person's life more than once, which could be regarded as repaying his kindness.

[cough cough cough! 】

Beichen's straightforwardness made the old man on the other end of the phone cough lightly to hide his embarrassment.

[You still speak so openly...]

[Okay, since you don't want to listen to my long-winded talk, I'll make it short. I have two special children here, and I hope you can take them in.]

"Huh? Adopt an orphan?" Beichen was a little confused when he heard Qingshui Liang's request.

Just as I was about to refuse directly, I heard Qingshui Liang's hurried voice coming from the microphone.

[Don't rush to refuse. Let me tell you about the two children's situation first, and then you can make a decision. Is that okay?]

Beichen glanced at Kato opposite him, and after seeing him waving his hand to indicate that he shouldn't pay attention to her, he nodded in agreement.

"Okay, just say it!"

[It’s great that one of these two children is called Jin…]

……

In the bedroom on the second floor of a detached house in Toshima Ward, Tohoku.

Kato put the shopping bag on the desk, then took a few steps back and fell into the futon.

He grabbed the pillow at the head of the bed, held it in his arms, and stared blankly at the ceiling.

Just now, after Beichen finished the call, he said goodbye to her.

Although it was a bit regrettable, considering that the other party had something important to do just now, Kato naturally would not make trouble.

I also took the opportunity to bring up the idea of ​​going home.

So at Beichen's invitation, she got into Fiona's car and took her back.

"Well~ Beichen-kun has it really hard! How about making some cookies tomorrow and giving them to him on Monday?"

Muttering something, Kato turned over while hugging the pillow.

Thinking about what flavor of cookies would be better.

Inadvertently glancing at the shopping bags on the table, the girl's mouth corners couldn't help but curl up slightly.

When she thought about what happened between her and Beichen today, she couldn't help blushing.

It is true that I want to take care of Beichen, but it is also true that I want to trick him.

From shaking wrists to holding hands, buying clothes for each other, and feeding each other sushi with your own hands when the other person is busy with his or her hands.

All these methods are aimed at bringing each other closer.

After spending some time together, Kato had already developed a good impression of Beichen.

After the two low points in her mood in the morning were smoothed out by the other party, she found that she seemed to really fall in love with Beichen.

Or maybe she actually fell in love with Beichen as early as the beginning of the school year, but she just didn't dare to face her own heart.

It was as if she had clearly reached the critical point, but she was still unwilling to upgrade.

She knew very well that as her level increased, her situation would become more and more difficult until she was forgotten by the world.

Whenever she thought of this, she felt cold all over.

As the famous line 'I could have endured the darkness, if I had never seen the sun' expresses.

The companionship she once had is slowly becoming a knot in her heart.

Similarly, just when she was considering whether to give up struggling and silently endure the disadvantages brought by her ability, Beichen appeared.

This young man who could look at her in any occasion and in any place was like the sun, illuminating her increasingly dark life.

She wanted to grasp this light and launch a final charge against fate.

Even if this light may eventually become an illusion like a mirage, she still wants to fight back once more and not leave any regrets in her life.

As her thoughts raced, the girl's eyes gradually became firm, and the energy around her began to fluctuate violently.

Squinting his eyes, Kato took out the amulet from his arms and held it in front of him.

Staring at the pattern above, he murmured:

"Hey~ Beichen-kun, will you keep watching me?"

……