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I have a favor to ask.
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"A favor? What is it?"
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Please take me with you. I don't want to leave Mee and Mitya.
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For a while, we were eating onigiri (rice balls) with all our hearts, crying, but not feeling sad at all.
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I said this after I had eaten every grain of rice, or for that matter every grain of salt on my hands, until I could no longer taste it.
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I don't want to leave my sister Mitya.
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I want you to take Hannah with you.
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"Hmm. What do you think, Ai?"
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"The number of orphans we will take in will be five. I think we can accommodate them and it will not be a problem.
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"Well, let's take him with us. Hannah come with me. Me too. Okay?
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"Yeah, I'm in."
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You sure?
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I thought you said you were only taking me.
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I mean, are you planning on five?
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Does that mean they are taking five orphaned children from this favela?
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"Um, are you going to find other children and take them from here?"
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Yes, that's right. That's the plan.
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"Then, would you be willing to take our people with you?"
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"My friends? Wow, orphans have friends?
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"Yes. Yes. We are always together. Please take them with you. Please.
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Please.
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I bowed to the boy whose name was Alphonse.
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Seeing this, Mee imitated me with him.
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"Right. Well then, let me introduce you to my friends. If you do what I say and work for me, I'll take you with me."
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"Okay. Okay. Well, wait here. I'll go get him.
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"Do you want me to come with you?"
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No, I'll bring you to a dirtier place than this. Oh, I'm sorry we're so dirty.
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"Oh, by the way, it's really dirty. Let's clean it. Yes, it's clean.
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What?
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What did you just do?
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The boy touched me and me and said something.
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Just like that, our bodies were clean.
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We had been so dirty, but we were cleaner than when we had washed ourselves with water.
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"You're so pretty, girl!"
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"Oh,...... I'm in trouble. It's not that ...... clean."
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"Hmm? Was it bad to be clean?"
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"Well, you know, I get attacked when I walk around here dressed nicely."
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"Oh, I see. Oh, by the way, some guys came up to me just now. I see... So you can get hurt just for walking around looking pretty. Well then, I'm going with you after all.
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"But I'll get dirty."
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"Don't worry. I can clean it right off, just like before. Let's go. Let's go see the others.
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With that, the boy starts to walk away.
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We hurried after him and headed for the place where we usually sleep.
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I knew that I was almost attacked several times along the way, targeting the beautiful Ai.
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But each time, the boy fights them off.
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This boy's name is Alphonse.
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He is the brother of the king of some other country.
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Is it true?
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I don't know why the king's brother is here, but I do know that he is very different from ordinary people.
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We talk as we move.
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I was surprised when I heard why Master Alphonse was recruiting people.
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Recruiting mercenaries?
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No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.
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Of course it's impossible for me and Mee to be mercenaries.
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I heard that while I was walking, and I couldn't help but stop and say so.
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But it seems we don't have to be mercenaries.
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Mr. Ai is going to educate orphans.
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And the educated children can do whatever they think is good for the mercenaries.
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Even if they say that, I still think it's impossible.
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Because I don't think orphans like us can do a decent job.
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But we can't not do it.
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I couldn't say out loud that I couldn't do it to be with Mee.
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And I felt differently.
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Mr. Alphonse walking in front of us.
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A boy younger than me, but with a strong body unlike us.
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Just by following behind him, the scenery was completely different from that of the usual favelas.
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Usually, I check my surroundings and move around without any danger.
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Orphans are the lowest of the poor.
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Worst of all, if you even caught their eyes, they would treat you as a thief and beat you up.
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You had to be careful not to attract the attention of others.
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But now it's different.
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My clothes are in tatters, but I still walk around in the most beautiful condition I have ever seen.
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Normally, I would have been attacked for that, told to get cocky and give me those clothes.
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There is no such unreasonableness.
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I can't see the approaching people, but Master Alphonse is knocking them down.
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I guess the sight was too unnatural.
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Before I knew it, other people were opening the way for us to walk.
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Mee holds my hand and smiles all the time.
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I don't think I've ever seen her say anything other than "I'm hungry" recently.
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Just the fact that Mee is smiling like this is enough for me to make up my mind.
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I will follow her.
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Maybe I will think that this decision was a mistake.
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But if I refuse, I will never see these people again.
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We may not be able to leave the favelas either.
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I introduced my fellow orphans to them and persuaded them to leave together with the five of us.
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