"Tch, that guy is a living gold, catch him and sell him to the slave market!"
"Keep looking, don't let him get away."
In the alley at the corner of the street, a green-haired boy with a bruised nose and face was quietly hiding behind the trash can, not daring to make a sound.
After the footsteps gradually disappeared from the distance, he breathed a sigh of relief, stood up with support on his aching body, and walked towards the alley.
Crossing the alley, there was a deserted alley. The green-haired boy took a look and found a strange room.
The high iron bars and the dark and damp space looked like a place where someone was being held captive.
He tried hard to look inside and saw a slightly trembling figure curled up in the corner.
Looking at that figure, the green-haired boy felt that the other figure was the same as himself.
He sat outside the iron fence, leaning against the cold wall, opening his mouth and singing softly the songs he had loved since childhood.
The song spread through the iron bars into the dark space and into the ears of the crouching figure.
The curled up figure gently raised its head, stopped trembling, and sat there quietly, silently listening to this song full of hopes and dreams.
For more than ten days in a row, the young man came here to practice his songs every day, constantly showing off his singing voice on this stage with only one audience member inside the fence who could not speak.
Every time the 'performance' is over, he will smile confidently towards the figure huddled in the corner inside the fence.
[Remember when we met? Neither of us were in a good situation, Tezolo.]
Another day.
Separated by a wall and iron bars on both sides.
Inside the railing, under the high wall, in the shadows, the blond woman's hands and feet were shackled, her eyes were blank.
But facing the young man outside the railing, who was smiling and singing to her in the sunshine, she still tried her best to smile and gently encouraged:
"You sing so beautifully."
The green-haired boy's eyes lit up, he ran to the railing, held it tightly with both hands, and asked nervously and expectantly: "Really?!"
"Um."
The blonde woman nodded tiredly, and sat on the ground holding her legs with two thin arms. The aqua blue dress on her body was a little dirty, but this did not affect her beautiful appearance.
It's just that this beautiful face is a bit more haggard and desperate, so desperate that even people can't have the emotion of 'pity'.
"My name is Gilder Tezzolo! Just call me Tezzolo! My dream is to become a world-famous musician and let everyone in the world hear my singing on a unique stage! What about you? You
What's your name?"
Tezzolo looked at the blonde woman who looked a little tired, calmed down his emotions, sat on the ground, and communicated with the other party through the fence.
"Stella, Stella...my dream...I just want to be like you and be able to bathe in the sun as much as I want."
Stella raised her head and looked at the sky outside the fence. The sunlight hit her face through the narrow gap in the fence.
Warm and gentle.
Tezzolo opened his mouth and stared blankly at Stella at this moment. He thought this sister was so charming...
Does a thief like me...qualify to be her friend...
Tezzolo lowered his head. He was just a little gangster who was driven away by his biological mother and wanted to steal money everywhere for a bite to eat. And this kind of person usually does not end well. For example, now, he steals money and goes to the casino to gamble.
The result was a huge loss, and now I have no money to pay off my debts, so I am evading arrest by the traffickers everywhere.
Only in this small space between two people can he find his own happiness and freedom.
"OK!"
"Um?"
Stella was stunned for a moment and looked at Tezzolo who was inexplicably excited outside the fence, a little confused.
"You will be free!"
"I am a slave...I will never be free. One day I will be bought by someone else."
Stella looked at the shackles on her wrists and ankles and smiled sadly, she had long accepted her fate.
"Okay! Let me buy you away! Let me set you free!"
Tezzolo clenched his fists, stood up and looked at Stella inside the fence. He must...must let this woman, his only audience, be free...
"...I understand, I will wait for you."
Stella was stunned for a moment, and a light began to appear in her eyes, as if she was beginning to have expectations for the future.
[Do you still remember our first communication? You made that promise to me, that you would give me freedom. In fact, I know... that is impossible, but... the feeling of being so valued by you.
, a little happy.]
【With your kindness, I already feel very happy.】
Three years, three years later, Tezzolo stopped stealing and worked hard.
He stopped all the dirty work and never stopped working hard except for the never-changing 'performance time'.
He worked hard to earn every penny, which lasted for three years.
Stella confirms to Tezzolo every day: "Although one day I will be bought by others, my heart will not be bought."
And every day Tezzolo promised Stella: "Yes! I will buy your heart!"
[Actually...my heart has already been bought by your singing, so I say...my heart will never be bought by others.]
Three years later, he finally raised enough money to fulfill that promise.
Tezzolo walked towards his stage with all his strength, he wanted to fulfill that promise.
He wants to tell Stella: "I love you."
However... when he came to the iron fence, a stupid pig with a bubble on his head was pulling an iron chain, and what was tied to the iron chain was Stella, who he longed for.
The sun was still shining brightly, but the sunshine on this day made Tezzolo feel extremely shady.
"Stella!"
Tezzolo ran towards Stella's figure desperately. He didn't know who that stupid pig was or what his identity was, and he didn't care how powerful the people around him were.
He wants to save the woman he loves back.
"Tezolo, no!"
Stella struggled, trying to stop Tezzolo who was charging towards her.
No way...that's a Celestial Dragon!
Bang.
"Idiot! If you have money, you can buy everything! This woman already belongs to me!"
Tezoro was pushed to the ground by the guards around the Celestial Dragon. The Celestial Dragon glanced at the dirty Tezoro with disgust, spat, turned around, and dragged Stella to leave.
"Tezolo...my life has become extremely happy because of your appearance!"
Stella's eyes still glowed with the same light they had when they first communicated, but this time there was another emotion in the light...'love'.