Chapter 131 Not a Bad Guy

My name is Nakajima Atsushi, I am 18 years old and an orphan. I was sent out to sweep the floors of the orphanage where I was taken in a week ago.

The director said that I was already too old and could not create value for the orphanage, and that I should not waste resources in the orphanage anymore, so he kicked me out.

Actually, I understand this point. Others would have left the orphanage to make a living at such an old age. If I stayed in the orphanage, I would have been competing for resources with the children who came later. And those resources were not supposed to be given to a child of my age.

...But, I still feel a little unwilling, because I always think I am the special one.

It's not something that's easy to talk about, but from childhood to adulthood, I was treated differently from other children in the orphanage. Other children were disciplined, but I was "disciplined", including but not limited to whipping and electric shocks.

Occasionally, wild animals would destroy the attached vegetable garden in the orphanage. The orphanage cannot always rely on the funds obtained from the charity of the society, nor can it completely rely on the insignificant security funds provided by the government. The vegetable garden in the backyard of the orphanage is a means for the orphanage to be self-sufficient. The orphans living here have to engage in farming activities for their own survival resources.

The problem is, every time a wild animal ravages the vegetable garden, the director will say it was me and lock me up in a confinement room for "discipline." But it was clearly done by a wild animal! The marks left behind could not possibly have been made by humans!

I have always wondered why I was the only one treated like this, but I could never find the reason. I could only attribute it to the fact that I was too useless and unlovable. You see, after being kicked out of the orphanage, it has been a week, and I still haven't found a way to support myself. I can only wander around like a homeless person to see if there is a chance for me to survive.

But precisely because of this specialness, I thought I would always stay in the orphanage in this situation. After all, I am different, right?

But I was kicked out.

I'm homeless now and haven't had a proper meal in a week.

The worst thing was that the beast that had appeared in the orphanage before seemed to have followed me out. I might have been regarded as its prey.

Because I was penniless and extremely hungry, and there was no kind-hearted person who could give me some food to tide me over, in order to avoid starving to death, I could only, um, go against my conscience and use some not-so-righteous means.

For example, rob a little money to save your own life first.

After filtering out those who seemed to have no chance of success and those who seemed to be in a bad situation, Nakajima Atsushi finally found a target who seemed to have a chance of winning and who would not face a survival crisis because of the small amount of money he wanted to rob.

They were a pair of thin young men and women, who could be lovers, or siblings. The man was wearing a burgundy shirt and trousers, looking elegant and refreshing, while the woman was wearing a long white dress, looking gentle and graceful, and seemed to be one of the weaker types.

He had been watching by the river for so long, and finally someone appeared whom he could attack without getting beaten up, so he went for it.

…and got a “get out of the way” response.

Then he encountered an even more embarrassing thing - his stomach made a long series of loud growling noises in front of the person he robbed, and both people on the opposite side heard it.

Akutagawa Gin burst out laughing, and then felt a little disappointed.

Just four years ago, they also had a hard time getting enough to eat, let alone fresh food. They had to rely on her brother to snatch the expired but still good food from the supermarket.

"Forget it, my brother and I are just about to go out for dinner after a walk, so I can take you with us."

Akutagawa Ryunosuke frowned and looked at him sternly: "Only this once."

Nakajima Atsushi immediately stood up straight and said tightly, "Yes!"

Nakajima Atsushi followed the brother and sister along the river bank for a while. Just as they were about to enter the highway from the road ahead, they saw a foreign man squatting on the river bank. In front of him lay a person who was unknown whether he was alive or dead.

Corpse, corpse? Murder case! ?

In broad daylight...!

I've always known that Yokohama is unsafe, but I never knew it was so dangerous!

Nakajima Atsushi shrank his neck nervously, wanting to remind the brother and sister to leave quietly and not get into such dangerous trouble. However, before he could remind them, the two of them had already walked over and greeted the person squatting beside the corpse.

"Mr. Howard."

Lovecraft looked up and responded, "Captain."

After greeting each other, Akutagawa Ryunosuke lowered his head to look at the corpse, and when he saw it, his brows wrinkled.

"This is... Mr. Dazai?"

He is not very familiar with Dazai Osamu. All we know is that he is a friend of Mr. Ace and a friend of Mr. Oda, the guardian of Kosuke and the others. He seems to be a member of the Port Mafia, but after the Mimic incident, he seems to have left the Port Mafia with Mr. Oda.

"I just picked it up in the water. It looks like it's not dead yet." Lovecraft didn't stay in the house every day. He would occasionally come out to soak in the water. Today, he suddenly picked up someone.

Akutagawa Ryunosuke's face became serious. Dazai Osamu was Mr. Ace's friend, and he couldn't just stand by and watch him die. Thinking of this, the corner of his shirt turned into a wine-red beast head and tried to press on Mr. Dazai's stomach, trying to use his supernatural power to give him first aid.

There was no other way. No matter how well prepared one was, there would always be something missing at sea. As the captain, Ryunosuke Akutagawa had no choice but to develop all kinds of strange uses for "Rashomon".

However, the burgundy Rashomon disappeared the moment it touched Dazai Osamu.

Akutagawa Ryunosuke was stunned.

Superpowers...?

He had little contact with Dazai Osamu and had never had any conflicts with him, so he didn't know that he was a person with special abilities.

Akutagawa Ginmi's brother was stunned, and Lovecraft was just squatting on the side watching, with no intention of saving anyone, so he had to go himself.

When Nakajima Atsushi saw Akutagawa Ryunosuke's special ability, he was so scared that he took two steps back, and he lost his balance and fell to the ground, hurting his butt.

My goodness, I just robbed a person with special abilities! How brave he is!

I want to die!

After being rescued, Dazai Osamu coughed up some saliva and woke up. He wanted to complain about the person who rescued him out of habit, but when he looked up and saw that it was a pretty girl, he immediately swallowed the words back.

"It's Xiaoyin."

"Yeah." When Akutagawa Gin saw that the person was rescued, he stopped and stood up without asking him why he was here.

Dazai Osamu glanced behind them and raised his eyebrows and asked, "Your new companion?"

Akutagawa Ryunosuke shook his head.

Dazai Osamu did not ask any more questions. He just asked that question casually, and he knew that the boy was not one of their companions. With his intelligence ability, he knew exactly who the members of the Asuka Pirates were.

"Forget it, I'm leaving first. You guys can go shopping by yourselves." He patted the sand off his clothes and left, dragging his wet and heavy clothes.

After Dazai left, Akutagawa Ryunosuke asked Lovecraft, "Gin and I are going to have dinner, do you want to join us?"

Lovecraft thought about it and refused, saying, "You guys go eat, I'll be back soon. If the captain is free, please bring me some dinner."

"Yeah." Akutagawa Ryunosuke responded, glanced at Nakajima Atsushi who had just gotten up, and said, "Let's go."

"Ah, oh!" Nakajima Atsushi hurriedly followed.

The three of them sat down in a family restaurant. The Akutagawa siblings each ordered a bowl of omelette rice. Nakajima Atsushi felt a little embarrassed, but his hungry stomach made him order several bowls of tea rice in a row, and he still wanted more after he finished eating.

Akutagawa Ryunosuke glanced at Shima Atsushi's wolfish eating habits with some disdain and silently moved his bowl away.

Akutagawa Gin looked at the pile of empty bowls with some amazement, until he burped, holding his stomach and letting out a sigh of satisfaction.

The last person she saw eating such an outrageous amount of food was Mr. Ace!

Seeing that he had finished eating, Akutagawa Ryunosuke called the waiter to settle the bill, and then said to Nakajima Atsushi, "When you're done, leave. Don't follow us."

He had no filter towards Nakajima Atsushi, who had the same appetite as Mr. Ace. It was normal for a strong man like Mr. Ace to have a big appetite, as his body needed that much energy. But for a weakling to have such a big appetite, he could only be called a glutton.

Hearing Ryunosuke Akutagawa rushing to chase him, Nakajima Atsushi's heart tightened, and he immediately stopped him and said, "Um, Mr. Akutagawa, I just heard that person call you captain. That is, can I find a job under you? I am very hardworking! I will never be lazy!"

Although I don't know which company the captain belongs to, he should have the authority to recruit a worker.

Although he felt a little ashamed for taking advantage of others' kindness, he really couldn't find a place willing to accept him. It was rare that someone was willing to help him, so he should try his best anyway, right? At most, he could work hard to repay them in the future!

When Akutagawa Gin heard this, his expression immediately became subtle, and even Akutagawa Ryunosuke, who usually had no expression, had a subtle expression.

He slowly spoke: "Do you know what captain I am?"

Seeing that his expression was not right, Nakajima Atsushi asked hesitantly, "...what?"

Akutagawa Ryunosuke slowly curled up the corners of his mouth and smiled: "I am a pirate captain."

Nakajima Atsushi was stunned.

Nakajima Atsushi's pupils tremble.

"Sea!...Pirate Captain?" He shouted out the first syllable in surprise, then immediately stopped, lowering his voice and repeating it in a low voice.

“Yes.”

"No, I can't..."

Nakajima Atsushi still couldn't believe it. She looked quite elegant, but she was a pirate! ? His eyes turned to Akutagawa Gin... Could this girl also be a pirate! ?

Akutagawa Gin noticed his gaze, pursed her lips and smiled, "I am my brother's crew member."

Really, it’s really…!!

Nakajima Atsushi cracked.

Akutagawa Ryunosuke looked at him with amusement: "Do you still want to be my crew member now?"

Nakajima Atsushi didn't answer immediately. From his heart, he definitely didn't want to be a pirate, but from the perspective of survival...

He hesitated and said, "I can do chores for you, but there are some things that are more serious that I may not be able to do..."

He didn't want to do anything bad. He wanted to prove to the dean that he was not a worthless person who only caused trouble to others. Besides, if he hid in the sea, the tiger chasing him in the dark would not be able to get on the boat, right?

and……

Nakajima Atsushi looked at Akutagawa Ryunosuke timidly, with a gleam of trust in his eyes: "Anyone who is willing to treat me to a meal without asking for anything in return must not be a bad person."