My parents is already dead, I don't have any siblings or anything like that. When my parents died, all of my relatives and my parent's friends volunteered to take care of me.
We don't have any treasures or some riches so why are they're going to such length just to take care of me.
"Yuuki, you're still young so you don't understand. But there are things more important than any riches in the world, and that's friends. It's such a rare treasure, but If you finds it... make sure you'll never lose it."
I asked my Mom's best friend, "why would you take care of me?" This is the answer that I received. It's because that they're friends that she's going to go such length?
I'm still young at that time, so I didn't realized how true friends affected my life. And how... It will reveal my true self too.
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Like I said earlier, my Mom's best friend took care of me. I calls her Aunt, but I treated her as my mom even though she's single. I'm already at my second year of middle school. I actually want her to get married and live a happy life, but she said that she's going to do that, once I'm adult already.
I don't have friends, no, I chose not to have friends. Even though Aunt once said that "friends are treasure", I don't really see the purpose of it.
In the end, only yourself can help yourself. My Aunt is just too kind to help my Mom but It doesn't apply to just anyone. So I spent my life in middle school, as a loner.
I can't wait to grow up, no, that wording is wrong. More like, I want myself to grow up quickly. So that my Aunt can now live a peaceful and happy life, I need to grow up fast. But how?
I tried all sorts of things, I pierced my ear, but It didn't helped me grow up so I took it off. I tried smoking but I thought that my Aunt will be very sad If I continue this, so I only got a bit of whiff then stopped already.
"I wanted to grow up, but I don't know how. This a dilemma."
While I'm walking at the riverbank, thinking my problems again and again, I met them. The Deadly Sins, at that time, they're still an unpopular gang. The rain is pouring down and they're at the riverbank too.
They're fighting other gangs, punching and kicking them. I just thought that I don't want to involve myself in that fight. But for some reason, my feet refuses to leave, as if a glue or a very sticky gum was stuck to it.
I just stared at that gang, fighting each other. While the droplets of rain drips down my cheeks and face, I just stared at them. After half an hour of fighting, the Deadly Sins was victorious.
"Are they protecting their turf or something?"
Of course, this is the line of thought of someone who don't get involve with gangs. But what I saw is that day is something unbelievable.
They just helped a kid! The kid was already freezing cold from the rain and one of the members stretched his hand at the kid. Even though I lacked information at that time, I still have an idea what going on.
The other gang was extorting or bullying the kid for money then the Deadly Sins came to stop them. Instead of being happy, I was filled with anger and irritation.
"How!? How the hell can you help someone you don't even know!? Is this even a gang!? If you're going to help people then build a community service, not a biker gang, you bunch of idiots!"
I unconsciously shouted those words at the Deadly Sins. I don't know why I did that, but those words are my true feelings.
"You have something against us?!"
A member with spiky hair suddenly shouted against me too. I backed down a little, simply because I'm afraid. I was preparing to run away when a man with bandages wrapped around his fists stopped the guy, and talked to me.
"I understand why you would think that. You're right, If we want to help people, we should be at the community service not here. But... this is a biker gang made by a bunch of people who doesn't know his place at this world."
The man clenched his fists and pointed it towards me.
"I'll guess that you're a human who found his place to this world. So you'll never understand the situation we're in."
Doesn't understand!? I don't know my place to this world too! I want to grow up so that my Aunt can now live happily, but what comes after that!? I'll lose my place in this world if my Aunt leaves!
I was so frustrated! I gritted my teeth so much that It has few breaks. I'm so frustrated that I walked towards to that man and held his collar, I shouted to him these words.
"I don't understand!? I have a place in this world, I will accept that! But...! I want to have a place different from that place! I want my Aunt to live happily, that's why... I have to leave that place. I don't understand? What kind of bullshit is that!?"
"Then, join us."
"Huh?"
While I'm still holding his collar, he stretched his right hand towards me and asked.
"If you want a place, then join us. If you don't find your place at our gang, then you can quit anytime. How's that sound?"
I removed from his collar and stared at his eyes. Not a hint of lies can be found, just a sincere person wanted to help.
"If I doesn't find my place at your gang, I will quit."
"Glad having you."
This is the time when Kenji Miura, stretched his hands to me, and I joined the Deadly Sins. Truth to be told, I found my place at the Deadly Sins.
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It's already 2 years since I joined the Deadly Sins, and I can say that... I really found my place here.
"Can you reach it, Yukimura!?"
"Stop shouting, can you? I can do this!"
In the first place, we're not doing anything special. The leader is just carrying me so that I can reach this tree where the cat is standing. Apparently, a kid was crying because his cat climbed the tree and can't down.
In the end, we got the cat, and the number of casualties? If you're going to count my wounds on the face because of this cat, then there's one casualty.
After we did that, the two of us took a seat in a nearby bench.
"Here."
"Okay, you have my thanks."
The leader offered to give me drinks. Since It's free, why not? It's so hot even though It's still spring. While here I am, thinking about the hotness of spring, the leader asked me a very weird question.
"Yukimura, have you found your place in our gang?"
"What kind of question is that?!"
"I'm the one who invited you to our gang, so It's going to be weird if you haven't found your place, yet you're enjoying it."
I stood up, walked towards the trash and dropped the can where I drunk then replied to the leader with a smile.
"I found my place now, so you have my thanks!"
"I see, then let's go back."
We don't know at that time, that the place we're supposed to be heaven for us, became hell already. By the time we got back to the hideout, all of the members are already lying down.
And in the front, there's a man who has a average bodybuild and has a bit of muscles to his biceps. He wears a tuxedo and has a bloody red necktie.
"What happened here?!"
"Oy, Leader.... you came back. I'm glad..."
Just before he answered the leader's question, he already fell unconscious. I couldn't read the leader's expression but this time is an exception, I could tell even from a glance that he's... angry.
He shifted his gaze from the member towards the man with the tuxedo.
"What did you do?! Answer me! Depending in your answer, I might beat you black and blue!"
I never saw the leader being this angry before. While he's angry because of the members, I'm here, shaking my legs because of the fear. I'm not really the battle type, I'm just a support type that helps my teammates.
"I want this gang, I demanded that I'm going to be the new leader starting now, and you're going to call me, "The Founder." That's what I said to your members but they suddenly attacked me. It's just self-defense, you know."
"Assuming that what you said is true, why do you want this gang?"
"Because, I want to be the strongest, in every aspect! Strength, Intelligence, Agility, Teamwork, etc! I want to be the strongest of all! I noticed that you have a great teamwork despite being a gang. If I have underlings like you, then the Teamwork aspect is as good as completed."
That's the answer that he gave us.
"Don't joke with me!"
The leader was so angry that even I was terrified. But when I saw the leader rushing in towards the tuxedo guy and was about to punch him, I felt a sense of relief.
I know how strong the leader is. He's really strong that even the world champion will going to have a hard time. That's what I thought.
In a flash, the leader's body suddenly came flying towards me. My strength is not enough to stop it so I fell at the ground too.
What kind of monster is that guy?! To be able to defeat the leader! No, that kind of punch is unbelievable. The leader can probably do that kind of attack but he'll end up with broken bones!
But this guy punched the leader like he was flicking a fly. Just who is this guy? The leader was rendered unconscious because of that attack. While here I am, to scared to even stand, the guy asked me a question.
"Hey, do you know... the Soul Seals?"
"The Soul Seals?"
What the heck is that?!
"It's one of the reason why I want this gang. This gang will be my nest of Soul Seals. I'm going to make all of you, succumb to despair, depression! And the Soul Seals will come to you! More people with depression, much higher chance of getting a Soul Seal."
I don't know what the hell is this guy saying! Is he a guy escaped from a mental hospital somewhere! He slowly approached me and walked towards me. Please... please... help me!
"Starting tomorrow, the despair will begin."
Those words was the last thing I heard from him, after that, I passed out because of the fear.
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The despair literally started today. The underlings of that guy tortured us physically. Slapping some whip to us, punching us and treating us like a punching bag, lit a fire to our bodies and more.
The underlings did that to all of us. For the first time in my life, I want to rely to the police. For our mental torture, we were shown the live torture of our friends.
Seeing my comrades and friends being tortured to the extent that they already want to die! What shit is this!? Just because of this Soul Seal!! If he gets what he wants, is he going to stop this?!
Then, I wish from the bottom of my heart, that a human who holds this Soul Seal will appear! I don't know who it is, just please, make him stop this!
My wish was answered, the torture only lasted for 2 weeks, and after that we were assigned a different task.
"This little girl here, holds the Soul Seal. I changed my mind about you. You should just guard this girl. I'm going to breed Soul Seals in a different gang."
From the bottom of my heart, I feel relieve. The thought that other gang will suffer never even crossed my mind, that's the kind of coward I am.
The kid that was entrusted to us was this girl, Karuizawa Reiko. The dogs of that founder made a cell for her, but It's not a good one. We couldn't just retort that, and we just obeyed.
That little kid, she cries almost every night. But after a week, she settled down. I don't know if she got used to it or whatever. Even if all of us wants to save her, we can't just do that.
One day, an underling of that guy came to check if the girl's still alive even after that kind of training. Even I myself was surprised that a little kid lasted a week in that kind of training.
While that underling is here, I asked something to him.
"Hey, just what is a Soul Seal? Why would that guy go s far for that thing?"
"Well, you have a right to know that."
Apparently, he explained me what are those Soul Seals. He explained it all to me. What kind of things are they, their uses, and how would a single Soul Seal affect the world.
Their origin is unknown, all that's certain is that 1 month ago, March 2019, that guy was in the brink of despair because of a huge debt. But a Soul Seal came to him and he was able to achieve power greater than any power.
He just forgotten his debt and decided to be the best with that power. That's why he's making biker gangs his breeding ground for Soul Seals.
I just can't believe that, but that's the only explanation that I can think of why that guy has a huge amount of strength.
I shared this information with my friends, but they didn't believed me. It's only natural, something like this is not believable. But the leader believed in my words, and advised everyone to always put on a smile.
Honestly, this leader of ours believed me easily. But I still want to go back, to those days where we are still a free man. Where all of us good for nothings will band together to build our own places.
I just can't give up! I finally found my place, I just can't let it go! Before I knew it, I was already depressing over this fact and for some reason, a Soul Seal came to me.
Yes, that Soul Seal... is the Foresight.
END OF CHAPTER 21
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