CH 224.2

Chapter 224.2 : (Johnny’s POV) Actually a Tsundere?!  Unraveling the Past of the Passionate Mohawk Boss!!

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My name is Johnny. I’m the leader of a gang in Resta. The name of our gang is Johnny and the Seven Devils.

After making a mess out of Heinrich’s troop, we separated ways from Keigo’s group and seeked refuge in a nearby town. We went against the noble so of course we wouldn’t be able to return to Resta for a while at least. 

However, not long after that, I heard a rumor saying that Heinrich had been overthrown and then exiled from Resta. 

Come to think of it, Keigo Okuda has a few friends in town. They must’ve rallied the people in town and instigated the revolution.

It seemed Donny had also returned to his original position as the leader of the town’s soldiers. If Heinrich had been overthrown and Donny, who also fought against Heinrich’s troops, was able to return to his original position, then the situation at town must’ve already changed. 

I checked with Donny through the ‘back door’ whether it was already alright for us to return to Resta or not before we took the route back home. 

Then we returned to our hideout, which was located in the slum of Resta. 

“Ahh… Shit. This place is still as depressing as ever.”

Although one of our merits was our jovial characteristic, we actually had a pretty harsh childhood. We were orphans, living in the slums. Our mother worked in the entertainment district, gave birth to us and then abandoned us not long after. We didn’t exactly know who our parents were.

Pickpocketing and theft were our daily activities. Everyday, we gathered iron scraps from mountains of trash. But despite everything, we still loved this town. 

Even after we became an adult, we would go to the slum. Find some kids and offer them a job. The main task we liked to give them was ‘fetching water’. It was a very hard job to do. Our gang and the children of the slum had a give and take relationship. Everyday, I would casually give a pat on the back of the head of the little kids that had completed their job and gave them a copper coin for their effort. 

When we returned to Resta, the little kids came running to greet us.

“Here, take this and go buy some food for yourself.”

I gave those brats the remains of the money I received from Heinrich. 

“Thank you Johnny!”

“I got it already so hurry up and scram!! You lot reek of piss!!”

After I said that, the brats scattered around in all directions. 

I’m sure with that, they will be able to survive for another day. 

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Two kids died in the slum today. Even a simple cold could be fatal here. We wrapped the kids’ bodies in cloth and carried them to the crematorium. If we left the rotting body as it was in the slum, it would become the source of an epidemic so the guards would pay us money for taking care of the body.

It’s shitty but money is money. If this money can be used to keep the other brats fed then it’s good money. I have to accept it gratefully. 

“How pathetic. I’m so powerless….”

Sweats were dropping out from my eyes. After all, a gang member doesn’t cry. 

It was at this moment when…

“Good afternoon, Johnny.××〇〇、〇△◇××？　〇〇△….”

On my way back from the cemetery near the church after I mourned for the kids, I met with Keigo Okuda. 

That guy asked me to do a certain job. As usual, I still couldn’t communicate verbally with him so we had to communicate through writing. 

After hearing the details of the job from him, I decided to accept it. Or to be precise, there was no way I would refuse it.