To feed the baby, I entered the hospital. As I expected, it was equally dilapidated inside, but what I didn't anticipate was... the baby I had just found was only the first one. There were more than ten babies on the floor, all weak but still alive.

So, for the following time, I took care of these babies. The war ended the next morning, and when I saw the signal flare for the assembly, I hesitated for a moment. Although I had no intention of leaving, I felt I should at least say something. Due to losing the communication equipment during the battle the day before, I had to go directly. But when I arrived, all my teammates had already left in the helicopter, probably thinking I had died. With a strong gust of wind arising, I had no choice but to return to the hospital.

It seemed that the helicopter crashed because of the strong wind, and everyone on board perished. When I learned about this, I firmly believed that these children were Heaven's arrangement. As everyone perished and the headquarters thought I was dead too, I had a stroke of luck and left the military. I felt I couldn't abandon these children. Fortunately, I had accumulated considerable savings from my years as a mercenary, so I found a remote place to take care of these children.

Before long, I discovered the reason why these children were abandoned. It was not due to any other factor, but because they all had congenital defects. The first child I found had problems with their vocal cords, so they couldn't speak. The other children also had various issues. However, I continued to take care of them. But as I saw the children growing up, I realized a serious problem. They needed to go to school. Children should receive an education. Perhaps it was because I never had the chance to receive an education myself that I strongly felt the importance of it.

So, I tried to send the children to school, but as expected, we were rejected with various reasons regarding the children's disabilities. They said it was a waste of time. Should these children be denied an education just because of this? They hadn't done anything wrong. Why were they treated so unfairly? These children also had the right to receive an education.

But this was ultimately just my "naive" idea, and in the end, there was no turning point in this matter.

With no other choice, I had to become a teacher myself to educate these children. I had never been to school before. Even though I knew some things as a mercenary, it was difficult to teach. So, in despair, I had to choose to learn first and then teach these children. Perhaps many would find it laughable, but that was my situation.

In the beginning, just as expected, no, it far exceeded my expectations. The process of self-learning was extremely difficult. Even things that seemed simple to others took me a long time. And because I had to teach the children after I finished learning, I had very little time. I couldn't let my clumsiness delay those children's lives. They were different from me; they had their own lives. For my own clumsiness, I could only compensate with a significant amount of time.

To be honest, that period was even tougher than being a mercenary. Even though I regularly trained my body, it took a toll. But as long as I thought that it was all for the sake of those children, my body would be filled with strength. Perhaps it was because of this thought that I was able to endure.

However, what was comforting was that it was only the beginning. Slowly, the situation started to improve. I continued with the method of learning and teaching at the same time, and the children were smart and learned quickly.

At that time, I felt like I finally understood for what purpose I was alive. I found my sense of worth. I experienced a joy I had never felt before. I thought that as long as I raised these children well, my mission would be complete. I didn't aspire to be with the children forever because I was well aware that my hands were stained with blood that couldn't be washed away... So, I didn't naively believe in a good outcome for myself. But even so, at least I wanted to wait until these children grew up. Yes, at least until that time. Therefore, for that distant but also near future, I felt no fear at all.

But in the end, fate played a big joke on me.