Chapter 1: Black Immigrants
Naru carefully stared at the crystal clear grape bunches on the fruit stall in front of him. The luster peel made his eyes hurt slightly. In the blink of an eye, he couldn't help swallowing, and then his eyes became more focused, looking at the grapes and the fat big woman guarding the stall.
He knew very well that although that woman was as fat as a tumbler, she could run faster than a rhino when she was angry. If he was noticed by a fat woman when he started, even though he was thin, he would definitely not be able to run away from that woman. In the end, he would be beaten and the fruit in her stomach would be squeezed out by her palm-like big hand.
Naru has not eaten for several days, and if he can't eat, he will be weak and die of death. So he must succeed in this operation. He doesn't want much. Just a bunch of sweet and juicy grapes can make him, who is thin and light, persist for a few more days.
As for what to do after that, whether to continue to focus on this fruit stall or find other stalls, that is not the issue he needs to consider now.
The fruit stall is placed next to a narrow and crowded stone road, with all kinds of vendors, drinks, snacks, and groceries on both sides... For a small city located on the border of Diro, with a population of only tens of thousands, this commercial street condenses all the prosperity of several neighboring blocks, so it is clean and tidy, with traffic. But on both sides of the road, it is full of thin children, with bright eyes full of desire for everything on the street. They are orphans of war. Diro and the surrounding small countries have brought about a large number of orphans. The government is unable to manage and unwilling to manage. They are like dandelion seeds sent by the spring breeze, floating with the wind and passing by the wind. More than half of these children do not live to adulthood, and even adulthood, most of them will die quickly in the muddy bottom of society or in the gangs.
Naru is one of these children, but it is slightly different from the companions around him.
He is smaller than most people. He has a huge head against the skeleton-like torso. His limbs are slender and slender, but he looks shaky under this body proportion.
He did not have the foot strength that his companions had trained in constant pursuit and escape, nor did he have commendable intelligence, nor even friends. But he was the most tenacious and ease-seeking one among these children.
Because he has a special ability that belongs to him.
Under the gaze of his surrounding companions, Naru slowly stood up and climbed over the barbed wire on the outside of the street with some difficulty.
From here, be careful. These weed-like creatures are forbidden to step on this street. Once discovered by the patrol, they may even be beaten to death. A companion of Naru who was once able to speak lost his life last week. His ribs were beaten to pieces by the baton, and a sharp part happened to pierce the heart.
Naru didn't want to be beaten to death, so as soon as he stepped onto the street, he activated his ability.
At the same time, outside the street, the children strapped on the barbed wire opened their eyes wide and witnessed the incredible scene.
Naru's figure disappeared before their eyes.
It may not be accurate to say that disappearance is because once you stare at it, you can still see Naru's thin figure, but if you are not careful, your attention will be distracted from other places and you will turn a blind eye to Naru.
No one knows why, the children only know that Naru, who is stupid, slow and thin, often lives better than his tall and strong companions. Every time he set foot on the street, he can make a fortune. Sometimes when he gets rich, he will also share food with others. So even the strongest child will not bully him.
Naru approached carefully. He knew that his ability could allow him to avoid other people's sight, but this ability was limited. A slightly larger action might make him appear, let alone steal things from other people's shops.
I set my sights on the fruit stall because the fat woman was drowsy and unable to concentrate because she was so careful that she could take away the tender green grapes that he had been staring at for almost one morning.
Naru approached step by step. Although his pace was small, the block was small, and he soon approached the fruit stall.
The distance was already very close, and Naru seemed a little nervous. Although he knew very well that he would basically not be discovered when his ability was activated, it was this caution that allowed him to live successfully to this day.
Dodge pedestrians, avoid the surveillance camera placed in the middle of the street, avoid the fat boss lady, and pick the bunch of grapes... Today's work is over.
However, just when Naru had reached a distance that was only one step away and could reach out to touch, the laughter of two girls suddenly came from behind him.
"Sister Qiuyue, you see there are fruits here, it looks very fresh. I really want to eat them. Is it good to buy them for me?"
"...Zhaoyue, you are really, the fruits here are very expensive, and our funds are limited."
"But those grapes look really delicious. I rarely see such beautiful grapes on Sakurajima. I can buy them for me, okay?"
Listening to the conversation of the girl behind him, Naru was surprised.
The girl's dialogue was in Sakurajima's language - for some reason, he happened to understand it, so he knew that the two girls were also eyeing the bunch of grapes.
This is really bad. There may not be a bunch of grapes on this fruit stall for several months, and Naru really wants to eat grapes.
But now that things have come to this point, of course he would not be stupid enough to compete with two Sakurajima girls for grapes, but would retreat carefully to the side so as not to be discovered.
Next, he watched two young and beautiful girls wake up the sleepy fat female stall owner, and used a few valuable banknotes to buy the bunch of grapes, two handfuls of bananas, a basket of fruits, and most of the stalls. The female stall owner was so happy that she jumped around in the spot, causing a slight shock to the ground. The girl was carrying all the fruits and laughing and preparing to leave.
Naru just watched quietly. Such things had happened too many times and had become numb.
However, just as Naru was about to turn around and leave, the girl's voice suddenly came from his ears.
"Seeing that you are so focused, do you want to eat too?"
Naru subconsciously turned his head and was facing the girl named Zhaoyue's eyes. The distance between the two was less than ten centimeters, and he could even feel the girl's breath!
This time, Naru was so scared that he was out of his body.
He was actually discovered! He was clearly activated his ability, but in the eyes of the people on the street, he was no different from a stone, and now he was discovered!
"Shh, don't shout, if someone finds out, you will be miserable."
Naru nodded subconsciously, with cold sweats behind her back.
Not far away, two tall patrolmen in black, holding batons in their hands, walked by with their mighty power. If they were seen lying in front of the fruit stall, there was no need to say much about the consequences.
"If you don't want to be discovered, just follow us... Don't be so scared, it's not that you're going to kill you. Please eat fruit, will you come?"
Looking at the fruit basket that the girl was shaking in front of him, Naru felt that even the fire in front of him was not concerned.
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Naru followed the two girls away from the bustling commercial street and came to a hotel, which was the most prosperous hotel in the small town. The boss said that he was the mayor who had been re-elected for 5 terms. Therefore, even in the border city of Diro, even if someone died in this small town every day, the hotel can still provide safety to the guests.
The combination of two Sakurajima girls and a black child seemed very strange, but the hotel received countless strangers, and no one would question the combination.
Qiuyue and Zhaoyue took Naru into their room, which was a standard double room. As soon as Zhaoyue entered the door, she threw the fruit basket on the ground, and then said to Naru: "You eat first, we have to wash up first."
Naru pounced at the fruit basket without any hesitation or doubt.
"Oh by the way, remember to leave a few grapes. I really haven't eaten grapes for a long time, at least I haven't eaten grapes from the world."
Although Naru didn't fully understand, he obediently divided the grapes into half, and then put them into his mouth one by one, and savored them carefully.
Until the two girls finished washing up, they had not finished eating half of their grapes.
Zhaoyue nodded with satisfaction and said to Qiuyue: "I like this child. Although it is a bit ugly, she is proficient and polite. It is much better than the previous batch."
"That group has been sent to the labor camp for re-education by Wang Ye. Although this child is a little weak in ability, it seems that it is worth cultivating."
Naru looked at the two pretty girls in confusion while holding grapes, trying to understand what they meant, and then guessing what they wanted from themselves.
"We are here to pick you up home."
"Go back... home?" Naru asked in a daze.
"Well, a home belonging to wild species." Qiuyue said, seeing Naru's reaction was dull, and asked, "Don't you know? Now our wild species have a common home."
“What is a wild species?”
"Oh my God, it turns out you don't know anything." Zhaoyue covered her face and shook her head helplessly, "Have you ever wondered what happened to your semi-invisible ability? Child, congratulations, you are a rare Apocalypse!"
Naru was still confused, but there was more spirits gathering in his eyes, but there was also a hint of fear.
"There are many people like you in your home, so don't worry about being discriminated against, let alone someone thinks your special comes to catch you..."
Before Zhaoyue finished speaking, she was interrupted by Naruna narcissically: "Can you... have enough food?"
"……sure."
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After coaxing Naru to fall asleep, Qiuyue and Zhaoyue stretched their arms at the same time: "Now, this month's indicators will be completed!"
"Yes, it's finally done. A total of 100 people were drawn in a month. The work pressure of this immigration team is so great. That guy Kanako is simply a domineering president..."
"But the commission is quite generous, so we both hope to advance next."
Chapter completed!