Ember Gun

  Fantastic Kestrel's Bizarre Adventure

  Opened his eyes, the target was the gray ceiling, and the breeze held up the curtains and swayed gracefully, disrupting the morning light passing through the windows, reflecting fragmented silhouettes on the wall.

  The man's eyes widened, and he paused for a few seconds, breathing like he was breathing again after drowning.

"get up!"

  He shouted in full spirit, a carp rolled up from the bed, but with too much force, his head hit the ceiling and a headache was hit.

  Covering his head and turning on the bed, he slowly turned around and looked at this cramped and messy room after the pain eased for a few minutes.

It’s not a room, it’s just a storage room in the attic, which is full of messy things, boxes and dust everywhere, but a small bed is placed here, so it’s more or less a room. , Which is his bedroom.

   "Ah...how long is the internship period."

  Kestal sighed and complained.

There is no salary during the internship period, just food, drink and accommodation. The Kestrel has been here to work for almost a month. He does all the dirty and tiring work. The working environment is bad. He doesn't know when the internship period will be the head. In such a comparison, the staff dormitories that have been cleaned out of the government agencies are all looking pretty.

  If he can, he really wants to resign, but when it comes to resignation, someone’s words rang in his ears.

  "Resign? Your internship has not ended, that is to say, you haven't joined the job, how can you resign?"

  Thinking of this, Kestrel's expression was distorted, and he grabbed the work clothes in grief.

   "Damn, damn, these **** bosses should be chandelier."

   He cursed, lowered his head, changed his clothes in this cramped room, and walked to the door numbly with his waist.

  Kestrel is not too tall, but in this narrow attic, he feels like a giant living in a cave.

   Stopped at the door, Kestrel paused, thinking about the **** employee training before, patted his face vigorously, revealing a stiff smile.

   "Yo! Lucas, good morning, what do you think of my smile?"

  Kestrel turned his head and asked with a smile on his face.

  No one responded to him. As far as his eyes were, there was a dusty spider web with a small spider hanging on it.

  This is Kestrel’s only roommate. Maybe it’s too much pressure. Kestrel has already started to name this spider and talk to him.

   "Oh? I think this smile is also good... What a handsome face, right? Bye bye, Lucas, see you tonight!"

   Kestrel opened the door as he said, his energy is not good, he is full of vitality, but if there are other people around, he will more or less worry about this guy's mental state.

   "Yo! Good morning! Everyone!"

  Walking on the promenade, Kestrel waved to the guards passing by, and everyone nodded and smiled.

  Kestrel’s working hours are not long. The people here are quite fond of Kestrel. Not only is the Kestrel’s personality good, but the most important thing is that this guy is very capable. When he comes, many tasks are much easier.

  In their words, "If he is a tool, it must be the best one!"

  Kestrel is also dull, or it may be that the person is numb. Faced with such compliments, he feels unexpectedly good.

   Then... and then it's the topic.

  Kestrel was standing in front of a gate, and there were whispers and whispers behind the door, as if thousands of monsters were being held behind the door.

  He has a slightly sullen expression and takes deep breaths repeatedly. If possible, he hopes to give himself a shot of Florund's medicine before pushing the door open.

  Kestrel once thought that the most frightening existence in this world was demons and those things related to demons, but after coming here, the Kestrel realized that the world is huge, and the scary things are not only here.

  "You can, Kestrel, you can, believe in yourself."

  Kestal hypnotized himself, slapping his cheek repeatedly.

  Finally, he put his hands on the door, summoned all the courage, and pushed the door open.

  In an instant, the silent world collapsed, and it was replaced by the whispers of thousands of evil spirits. They laughed and laughed, as if they were talking about some vicious curse, and they came with gusts of wind and thunder.

   "It's the moon!"

   A crisp voice sounded, and the Kestrel was like an elderly old man, his legs trembled twice, and he raised his head helplessly, showing a stiff smile.

   "Children...good morning!"

  He tried to make himself look happier, and the children also cast their eyes on here and ran for joy.

  The children are in groups, while the Kestrel inhales and exhales, mobilizing the muscles of the whole body.

   "Believe in yourself, believe in yourself, none of the demons can defeat you, right?"

  Kestrel gave himself a psychological suggestion, but halfway through the suggestion, his thoughts were interrupted by pain.

"moon!"

  The child’s shout was close to his ears, Kestrel only felt a hammer hit his chest, then his body began to lean back, his vision began to rotate...

   "Mr. Moon!"

  The exclamation of the paramedics sounded around.

Accompanied by the exclamation and laughter of the children, the Kestrel fell in relief and fell heavily to the ground. The next moment the children surrounded the Kestrel, pinching their faces, rubbing their heads, and a few more Opening his mouth, it was a mouthful against the Kestrel's arm, as if the Kestrel was some kind of humanoid toy.

  Kestrel looked up blankly. He felt that he was a particularly tough molar rod, bitten by a group of ungrowth puppies, and dragged on the ground.

  His heart was empty, and grief came from it for a moment, and he could only confide in it through gritted teeth.

   "Lorenzo, **** you..."

  Damn Lorenzo, **** job, and what’s more, Kestrel seems to have no reason to refuse all this, just because...

  Thinking about Kestrel's thoughts like this, his thoughts drifted away.

   "Mr. Moon is really liked by children."

   "Yeah, yeah, and he seems to like children very much."

   "It's great, work is a lot easier."

   Saying that, the caregivers all looked from a distance, and no one dared to come close. They knew the terrible things of these bear children.

  It is the time to grow the body, and it is also the most energetic and the most troublesome moment.

  Kestrel stayed on the ground for a long time, then slowly got up, he seemed to have really gotten used to all this, and said hello to the other nurses.

  In his career in the cleaning agency, the Kestrel has trained with good physical fitness. There are still a few children hanging on his body, like a load, walking out of the door under their clusters.

   "Let's go, children, it's time for the wind."

  Kestrel’s voice is dry and his eyes are haggard. On the contrary, there are excited children, who are impatient, like puppies preparing to break out of the cage.

   "Lorenzo, what have you funded, or are kids like this?"

  Kestrel muttered to himself, the next moment he was tripped by a cheering kid and fell heavily to the ground.

  ...

  Kestrel sitting on the fence, there is a green field in front of him, boundless, the children ran and jubilantly on the grass field, wrestling with each other entertainingly.

  The breeze blew, and the fresh air poured into the nose, making Kestrel's expression shocked.

  This is a rare time for Kestrels to relax in a day, and it is also this time that Kestrels realize the beauty of children...The premise is that these guys keep a distance from themselves.

  He felt like a shepherd dog, grazing these children, lest they run too far, or some other problems.

  In a daze, the whole person is like a tree growing randomly, time and space are alienated.

  "Are you still used to work? Mr. Moon."

  The old man’s voice sounded, calling the Kestrel’s thoughts back. He turned his head and saw the "boss" with a cane.

  Kestrel has two bosses, one is Lorenzo, whom he hopes to hang on a street light one day, and the other is the actual owner, Lorenzo’s landlord, Mrs. Van Lud.

  The old lady smiled at the Kestrel and leaned against the guardrail.

   "Yes, a new life I have never experienced before."

  Kestrel thought for a while, and said frankly.

"how?"

   "Well... probably, some are too laid-back. Although these children are really annoying sometimes, to me, all of this is strange, very novel, and very interesting."

  Kestrel is babbling.

   "I was introduced by Lorenzo. You probably know what I did before. How do you say it? When you wake up every day, you just sharpen your knife, then go to a certain intersection to chop someone, and then come back to sleep.

  Every day is very rushed, very scared, afraid that after going out today, there will be no chance of coming back. "

  Kestrel watched the children rolling in the grass, which reminded him of his own past, but at that time he was rolling in the mud of Xiacheng District. Thinking of this, he had a cold war.

   "Like the living dead, already dead, only the corpse is acting. After all, the end is doomed.

  But it’s over now, there is no need to hack anyone, and there is no death chasing me...

  Like a sinner released after serving his sentence, I am finally free. "

  Kestrel looked at Mrs. Van Lud and smiled. Madam Van Lud also smiled and nodded. She stretched out her hand and patted the Kestrel, muttering in her mouth.

   "It's great... Where is Lorenzo? How is he."

   "Huh? That bastard?" Speaking of Lorenzo, the Kestrel looked startled, and then began to complain endlessly.

   "He has a very good life, very good, how can this guy Ho De!"

  Kestrel’s expression was distorted, and Mrs. Van Lude also laughed.

  The two chatted, chatting about the stories since Mrs. Fanlude left. The Kestrel picked up something to say, sometimes sad, sometimes happy, and laughed constantly.

   "Ah... it feels good to spend the rest of my life here."

  Finally, the Kestrel sighed like this.

   "I thought you would like the bigger world and see different scenery." Mrs. Van Lud said.

  Kestrel waved his hand quickly and vetoed, “Enough, enough. There are enough bizarre adventures in this life. I think it’s better for me to retire directly.”

   "Then why did you choose this? I mean... I don't feel like you are going to come here on the initiative. Are you deceived by Lorenzo?"

   Hearing this, a familiar figure flashed past Kestrel’s eyes, and he laughed a few times, not knowing what to say.

  At this time, the children ran over, surrounded the Kestrel, chattering.

   "Moon! Moon!"

   "Tell a story, tell a story!"

   "Kestrel's bizarre adventure!"

  Hearing this, Madame Van Lourdes showed a puzzled look, "Who is the Kestrel?"

  Moon thought about it seriously.

  "A friend of mine, a mutual friend of Lorenzo and I."

   "It looks like you have experienced a lot together?"

   "Yes, a lot of interesting things... Kestrel is the boss, and Lorenzo is just an assistant." Kestrel said without changing his face.

   "Don't bring bad kids."

"certainly!"

  Kestrel was pulled towards the grass by the children. Everyone sat on the ground, and the lively dogs calmed down and listened to the story of the Kestrel quietly.

   "Where did we come from?"

   "Kestrel rescued Lorenzo from Gallunalo!"

   "Yes, this is it!"

   "Okay, let me think about how to continue..."

  Kestrel looked at the blue sky, all kinds of past come oncoming, there are no more ferocious demons around, but a group of innocent children, everything seems particularly peaceful and peaceful.

  The figure in the memory appeared in the distance, overlapping with the memory.

   "Moon! After speaking, I brought the children back for lunch."

  Gloria shouted from a distance, while the Kestrel smiled and nodded.

  (End of this chapter)