episode_0015

Classroom guided by Garnold

Inside, there was a group of children in the most healthy condition in the orphanage.

In particular, the most visible places were occupied by guys belonging to Dezley’s gang, and through this she has been giving others the impression that the orphanage is well-run.

However, even though she was using a method that had worked well for others, she was starting to sweat a little.

“I feel this every time, but the kids here seem to be really extreme. Some get fatter as the years go by, while others get uglier every time I see them..”

“Haha.. We are trying to do our best in that regard too.. but it’s not that easy to fix children’s picky eating habits.”

“Of course.. Just because you say it doesn’t mean the person cutting the steak will put blood in his mouth.”

“!..ha.haha.. that’s true.. these.. some of these kids originally grew up in fairly wealthy homes.. so it seems like they’re still adjusting..”

“… ”

Garnold answered Elios’s words with a forced smile.

But she began to feel a chill down her spine at the fact that Elios’ gaze was turned towards her as he told her that story.

‘Anyway… this princess bitch seems unnecessarily quick-witted..’

Fortunately for Garnold, however, she said nothing more and quietly turned the fire around.

“Well.. Let’s skip that part. Since we’re here, I think it’s right to help you out a little. Guide you.”

“ㅇ.. Yes.. As you said, I have prepared the laundry and ingredients for preparing meals. This.. this way..”

Garnold, who guides Elios out with a bit of urgency

As she felt the pressure in the gazes looking at her growing stronger as they went on, she couldn’t let Elios stay here for long.

And because of this, she failed to notice one important fact.

At that moment, Desley and some of the other children were not in the classroom.

*

A shabby but fairly spacious orphanage.

However, contrary to expectations that it would be noisy, the front yard of the orphanage was empty.

“No one is here.”

“I heard that someone high up is coming to visit today. Maybe everyone is locked up in a classroom or storage room or something…”

“Warehouse?”

“Yes, when the higher-ups come, sick or starving children are locked in the warehouse all day long. They say the subsidy will be reduced or something.”

Zeros questions Arachne’s words.

Then she looked at his face with a bitter expression and said:

And, looking at Arachne locking eyes with Zeros, Cattlena spoke in a slightly cold voice.

“They are some terrible guys. The slave thing is a problem, but if it’s true, that story needs to be addressed as well.”

Arachne nodded at those words, but her gaze still did not leave Zero next to her.

Noting that fact, Catlena spoke to Arachne in a somewhat firm tone.

“So? Where is that warehouse?”

“Right here in front. That building over there.”

Arachne points to a large but rather shabby place with her finger.

Katlena nodded and spoke to the guard who had been standing behind her ever since she left the hospital.

“You go and tell your sister that we are here. We will search that warehouse and head over there right away.”

“Okay, my lady.”

A bodyguard who carries out the princess’s orders without question.

So, after preparing herself for the possibility that she might upset her sister by being delayed, Katlena followed Arachne into the warehouse.

And.. right after the three of them entered the warehouse..

*

A wide but dark place with little light.

Arachne was searching frantically for something, rummaging through the piled up junk in the corner there.

From Katlena’s perspective, it honestly makes her want to tell her to organize things a bit more.

However, as the saying goes, if you want to hide a tree, hide it in the forest, so considering that this was her way of securing herself, there wasn’t really a problem.

‘Even so… if what this child says is true, what will happen next? Even if it’s a given that this orphanage will be blown away, what will my sister think about that… I honestly don’t know.’

Katlena wasn’t sure how Elios would react to the fact that such a problem had occurred at the orphanage she was both sponsoring and thanking.

Of course, given her personality, it was clear that she wouldn’t just let it go. Perhaps, this incident itself could have made Katlena feel uncomfortable.

‘Of course, on the other hand, this could be an opportunity for my sister to look at me in a slightly more favorable light… but please, please, it has to happen that way.’

Katlena feels both anticipation and anxiety in this situation, which can be considered a gamble in its own way.

At that moment, a voice full of joy finally came out of Arachne’s mouth as she was diligently searching through the junk.

“Found it. Here.”

Arachne takes out a crumpled piece of paper along with those words.

At this, Katlena immediately began to examine the contents, and Zeros, who was watching from the side, asked in a quiet voice.

“I’m just asking out of curiosity, but how did you get your hands on this?”

“That’s… When you’re out of your mind at dawn, sneak into the director’s office, wait until night, and use the key you copied in advance…”

“..Hmm. I think I get the gist.”

Even just hearing the rough outline of the story, it’s a scene that brings to mind something like a scene from a prison escape movie.

At this, Zeros began to feel inwardly amazed as he realized that the boy who looked to be only about 10 years old was not ordinary beyond his imagination.

And the same was true for Katlena.

‘This girl… If Unnie Helios sees her, she might get quite greedy?’

With that thought in mind, Katlena looked over the contents of the document once more.

It contained information about children who had been taken away as slaves and the resulting profits.

In other words, it’s like a kind of ledger.

With this much evidence, it would have been possible to have an investigation into this orphanage, even if it would have been difficult to punish them.

“Okay. This seems to be enough evidence, so let’s get started right away.”

“Ah..”

Arachne shows a bright expression on her face at Katlena’s words.

Her expression began to show an unmistakable sense of joy at the fact that she had finally achieved her long-cherished goal.

at that time..

-bang!-

“!”

“Ouch!”

The next moment, the warehouse door slams shut.

Immediately after, a look of bewilderment began to appear on Arachne’s face, and the expressions of Katlena and Zeros also hardened slightly.

What they see before their eyes is a group of rambunctious boys.

And in the center of it all, there stood a person whom Katlena could vaguely recognize.

“ Are you hiding in this place?

A boy speaking in an arrogant voice.

Catlena automatically frowned as she looked at the face of the guy who had roughly grabbed Arachne earlier.

And at the same time, as she looked at him, a voice filled with cold anger began to flow out of Arachne’s mouth.

“Dazley.. you little shit..”

A guy who has always been the henchman of the orphanage director, abusing children, and even going so far as to carry out the dirty work of selecting those who will be taken away as slaves.

Although he is young, he is a vicious being who makes you think that if there is a devil in the world, it would be like that.

The guy had a nasty smile on his face,

He started to approach us with a lot of momentum, accompanied by three or four children holding clubs behind him.