Year 9987, Day 45 of the Month of the Flowers.
Some days have passed since one hundred million humans from Earth had arrived, the Earth no longer existed, it was a destroyed world, and they could never return. In these days to differentiate them from the natives, the natives began to call them Earthlings, and now, many of the leaders of each nation were debating what to do with these Earthlings.
From the Sacred Empire, the Supreme Pontiff said that earthlings should be allowed to live, since they were brought to the Great World of Gea by the gods, and, therefore, it was the will of the gods that they be here, therefore that it was normal for earthlings to be considered from now on as inhabitants of this world.
Even so, not everyone agreed on it, so much so that in the Kingdom of Arcadia there were two thoughts, the first was reinforced by the First Prince, who said that it was better to use humans as cheap labor force, or even that they are enslaved, because he saw them as invaders who had come to unbalance the peace of the Great World of Gea, and who did want to live and "Coexist" should be enslaved, and thank with their lives the opportunity to live in this world .
The other thought came mainly from the Second Prince, who thought that they should help the earthlings to adapt to this world, to support them and thus, in the future, they become grateful citizens of the kingdom who are willing to help improve the kingdom and may a new age of prosperity come to the Kingdom of Arcadia.
The King listened attentively to the opinions of his children and citizens, but he also did not know very well about what actions to take with respect to earthlings, they were "Invaders" as the First Prince said, or "Future Citizens" as the Second Prince told him over and over again. Only the future could tell, but it was vital that he knew what to do, as the fate of his kingdom was at stake for that decision.
"You are a monster!" - A man in the uniform of the Restaurant of the Crimson Swordsman said, pointing to Luciel.
"I…"
Since he came to work at the restaurant, everything was normal for Luciel, but when the Priest Phillip came to visit to see Luciel, that was when his identity as an inhabitant of another world, as Earthman, was revealed.
Since then, several workers felt uncomfortable around Luciel, but the worst of all was a waiter named Nito, a man with brown hair and yellow eyes.
"Nito!" - Susan was furious when she saw the scene that happened.
"No! I will not agree to work alongside a dirty invader! " - Nito said as he approached Luciel and spat in his face. - "It's a relief that your disgusting parents did not accompany you here, I hope they burn in hell."
"Nito!" - yelled Jared, another waiter who worked in the restaurant who tried to calm the situation.
"Seriously, don't you see, this brat and the others who have arrived are bloody invaders." - Nito said hysterically. - "It's better that we kill them right now if we don't want to be enslaved by these cursed ones."
"..." - Luciel was silent, when Nito mentioned his parents, Luciel burned with anger and sadness. Courage for what he said, and sadness to think that maybe they really are dead.
Many clients turned away from Luciel, and Nito tried to hit Luciel when a hand stopped him.
"Nito." - With a barely audible voice, Don Armando looked at the man who had been his employee for three years. - "What do you think you're doing?"
"What we should have done to find out the identity of this monster, kill it."
"Nito, are you an idiot? Don't you see the boy, he's just a boy. "
"Yes, but it will grow, and it will become a threat to all of us."
"You're an Idiot."
"It's good that he is alone, it would be worse if his family had come with him." - When Nito said that, Luciel could not take it anymore, going to the exit.
"Luciel!" - Don Armando went after him, while Nito was fixing his clothes and massaging his hand, which was stopped by Don Armando.
"I hope he never come back."
And, saying such words, he received a slap.
"!" He was surprised, he did not think someone would slap him. - "Mrs. Julieta?"
"Go away." - said Don Armando's wife.
"How?"
"Go away!" She yelled. - "You don't work here anymore."
"But…?!" - He tried to say something, but when he saw the faces of Mrs. Julieta and Susan, he understood that such words were serious. - "I am fired because of a monster ..."
"No Nito, I fire you for being a cruel person who said such words to a child."
"You must be kidding."
"No, and now, get out!"
...
At the entrance to the town, Don Armando had caught up with Luciel.
"Stop! Where do you think you are going?" - He asked while looking at the young boy.
"I'm going away! I will go in search of my family! " - Luciel said.
"Are you crazy! It's dangerous out there, if you go out, you can die. "
"I rather die than stay here. " - Luciel said.
"No, you don't mean it, you don't know what death is, or the pain one goes through before reaching it."
"... I ... I can't take it anymore, they treat me like a monster ... they reject me, they distance themselves from me ... who knows ... who knows if one day they will kill me." - Luciel said with tears in her eyes. - "And not only that ... I want to look for them, find them, show that damn thing that my family is still alive, and that we are not monsters or invaders, that we are good and honest people."
"..." - Don Armando saw Luciel's face, and he knew that Nito's words had hurt Luciel a lot. - "I understand, and I know you want to look for your family, but you have to listen to me Luciel, it's dangerous out there, come on, let's go back to the restaurant, I promise you that Nito will not bother you again."
"No ... I ... I'm going!" - Luciel said as he left town, while Don Armando watched him go.
'What do I do?' - thought the old man, who did not know whether to go after him or stay.
...
A young man was running while being chased by a Wild Dog, a Monster that inhabited the outskirts of Vermont County with great freedom, after all, the security outside in the county was terrible, although that could be attributed to its remoteness from the capital and having the Great Dark Forest as a neighbor.
…
In the basement of the restaurant, Don Armando saw Luciel sleeping. He had recently finished trying to heal his shoulder wound, but it would take many days for the wound to heal.
"Armando." – Mrs. Julieta, Don Armando's wife had come down to see her husband.
"It was my fault, I should have stopped him, I should have gone after him immediately, but, I thought it was none of my business to get into the boy's life, to stop him, but… in the end I went after him, and almost… if I was just late for a few moments, he would be dead by now."
"It was not your fault."
"Yes, it was." - Don Armando said as he turned around to see his wife.
"It wasn't, it was Luciel's decision to leave here, run, flee, it was his decision." - she said. - "I don't know if it's okay for you to worry so much about him ... he ... screams when he sleeps."
Mrs. Julieta once passed by the restaurant at dusk to pick up some things that she forgot, when she heard screams coming from the basement, when she went down, she saw Luciel asleep who was screaming suddenly.
"He is very traumatized ... he has many problems, problems that are not our responsibility."
"Probably, but he has already suffered a lot, not only because of the trauma, not only because of his shoulder injury, not only because of Nito's words ... he ..."
"I know, he wants to go back to his family, he wants to feel loved, loved, but, that is not our duty, it is not our responsibility, you only hired him at Glover's request and because you felt sorry for his situation, you did that. everything to help the young man. "
"No, you don't understand, I… when I accepted him at the restaurant, I promised to help him in whatever way was necessary until he was an adult capable of taking care of himself, but… just a few days have passed and I have already failed to protect him… twice in the same damn day. " - Don Armando said, disappointed with himself.
"..." – Mrs. Julieta looked at her husband and caressed his cheek. - "I know you feel guilty my love, but he is not your responsibility, you should not take care of him, there are others like him here."
"Yes, but they are so busy fixing their current lives, that although there are some who come to visit the boy and chat with him, I still don't think they realize the problems that the brat carries with him."
"It may be, but still you shouldn't ..."
"I have made many mistakes in my life, before I met you, I witnessed death and despair, witnessed pain and fear… when I saw him for the first time, that shy and nervous young little boy, that little boy who does not have confidence in himself, who lacks courage, and look, today he had the courage to leave, it was crazy, but he did it, not only to flee from people like Nito and his hurtful words, but because deep down, he really wants to be reunited with his family."
"Still, you've done enough for him."
"Hm." - Don Armando smiles and hugs his wife. - "No, I have not done enough for the child ... today ... when I rescued him, when I saw his face look at the sky with sadness in his eyes, see his lost gaze, with pain and without knowing what to do, see him realize his mistake At that moment, I realized that ... 'I want to take care of this boy', that was what I thought about, and, in that way, I realized that from that thought, Luciel, the boy would be my responsibility. "
"Armando ..."
"Yes, he is my responsibility, and from now on I will take care of Luciel."