Purity Online - The World For The Fallens
After Story 1: Seven Years Later
Ryugai POV
Seven years have passed. I am 24 years old now. People in this city have begun to forget what happened in the past. They no longer know who Ryugai is. Yes, once the Purity Online experiment was over, I was immediately released from the detention house. I tried to live my life as usual, but at that time the level of difficulty increased to many times because it was very difficult to go back to school with a face known as a serial killer.
Finally, I was forced to find a job while working part-time. After several years of living like a vagabond and being hated and avoided by many people, I finally found a kind person and allowed me to live in his apartment. I then got a job at an orphanage that was a bit away from the apartment where I lived so I needed to take the train to commute there, but that was okay. At least they accepted me sincerely and did not consider me a demon to be shunned.
It turns out my guess was wrong all along. Good people are not just delusions. There are some people in this world who are really kind and willing to help me. Right now, I'm playing around with the orphans that were put in the orphanage. Yes, I have no problem getting this job even though the salary is not too much. Those innocent children ..., I don't want them to be the same person I was in the past.
Yeah, I know. You must think that with my intelligence, I should have gotten a more decent job like a scientist, a doctor, or something, but I have absolutely no regrets about getting this job. I also have no regrets about my past and I have no regrets about being a serial killer, because it was sin that brought me to the world of recovery. A world where every soul polluted by darkness is purified. Virtual world of Purity Online healers.
If it wasn't for the money, then what was my purpose in working here?
Because I want to create a world of happiness. I want to create a world where my former self no longer exists. A world where absolute justice is served and everyone gets the rights he deserves. A world without suffering. A world where everyone can smile without a burden. A world without weeping and without lamentation. Without anyone cursing his destiny. Without anyone blaming the Creator. A world like heaven. Where everyone can get the happiness they deserve. I want to make that world happen ....
I smiled as I looked at the children who were laughing happily. I turned my eyes towards the window. Behind the glass, a vast blue sky stretched adorned by clouds as white as cotton.
"Dad ..., mother ...."
"Like when you protect my smile, I will also protect the smiles of these children."
I looked at the four element rings attached to the fingers of my left hand. Memories from the Purity Online beta test flooded my mind. The memories of my four old friends were projected back in my mind. Shiro, Arai, Genbu, and Akiyama. And also that one annoying girl, Yuukaru. I also don't know why these rings can get carried away to the real world. Yaahh .., just think of it as a memento from the developer. At first I hated those developers, but now I'm very grateful to them. Without them, my heart might still be frozen.
(Illustration by: my friend :3 wants a tag but the person doesn't have an account here)
Unknowingly, tears began to bathe the corners of my eyes. I hurried to remove it. Yuukaru's face was again drawn in my mind, making my face slightly heated up and maybe a bit flushed.
"Ah, no. I'm just nostalgic."
"Cocky-smiling?" The other child looked at me with a dirty look. "Silver's a boyfriend, huh?"
"Ah, you guys!! Young children don't talk about boyfriends!!!"
"Run!!! Brother Ryugai rampaged!!!"
"Hey, don't run away, yeah!! Bad boys!! Haha."
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"As long as we believe and hope ...."
"Then we will definitely meet again ...."
"Although we are now far apart ...."
"Isn't that right, Yuukaru?"
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To be continued
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