I suddenly became a yakuza boss.

Thank you for your patronage!

Amidst the cashier's grateful voice, in the illusion, the battered and bruised Yakuza man in purple sunglasses was carried off the stage by the salesperson...

Nighttime, on a street.

A young man carrying a large bag full of items and a well-dressed junior high school girl walked together on the shortcut from the river to the station.

"Let trouble go away~~~ Use smiles to save happiness~~~~ Smile~~~ Look at everyone, everyone is smiling~~~~"

The little girl next to her clapped her hands and sang the nursery rhyme in a childlike voice, but her lazy tone always made it sound out of tune, almost like the tune of a Japanese drama.

A few thugs dressed in unconventional styles, carrying bottles of liquor, walked past Li Xuan, chatting and laughing, and accidentally bumped shoulders with him.

"Hey!" A tall, thin young man grabbed Li Xuan's shoulder and yelled, "You bumped into someone and didn't even apologize..."

Before they could finish speaking, they saw the well-dressed blond man turn around, and as the little girl next to him clapped her hands and sang a strange, theatrical song, a demon in a terrible mood, ready to kill, appeared before them in the darkness.

A truly chilling scene!

"...Is there something you need?" Li Xuan turned his head and stared at them, asking.

"No! No! I'm sorry!"

The street thugs were so frightened that their faces contorted. Unable to look the other person in the eye, they covered their faces with their hands and apologized.

Li Xuan didn't understand why they had called him back, and then he saw them escape using all sorts of bizarre running methods...

Under a clear blue sky, the river gurgled and flowed as Li Xuan pondered opportunities to make amends.

They could either sell the property at a loss to cover costs and focus all their efforts on securing the construction project. Or they could simply harass the president of the corporation, but that kind of intimidation would be far less effective.

In any case, there must be a way to remedy the situation.

"Ok?"

As he was thinking, he inadvertently passed by a construction site and was shocked to see that the contracted construction company was the same Zhushe that was competing with him.

It's incredible; you can see this company's contracted projects everywhere in Chiba.

Jealousy makes people ugly, and Li Xuan's face was distorted ugly enough.

Just then, he felt his clothes being tugged.

Li Xuan, pulled like that, glanced at Chu curiously and asked, "What's wrong?"

The evening breeze was refreshingly cool, and the petite and delicate little girl seemed worried about him; children are always observant of adults' expressions.

Chu asked, "Um, are you still in a bad mood?"

Li Xuan paused, somewhat surprised. Was his reaction really that obvious?

However, looking at the girl's expression, he realized it was unfair, and his anxiety subsided somewhat.

"You don't need to worry about that, it's just a minor issue at the company."

Li Xuan comforted her.

What kind of situation?

The young bird, full of curiosity, asked a question.

Having just suffered a great loss last time, Li Xuan became cautious. He began to use his brain to explain the situation in the safest way possible.

"Did you see that building under construction? Well, my company is having trouble with a bid because of competition from this company. If I don't find a way to eliminate the competitor, I'm going to be in trouble."

Looking at the construction site, which was about 30% complete, Li Xuan calmly told Chu about his troubles.

"..." Hina looked at the building, her cute face expressionless. After a moment of silence, she asked, "So, this building was built by Ah Xuan's enemies?"

Li Xuan pondered a solution and said, "I suppose so..."

The chick stopped talking.

She stood quietly on the riverside walkway, motionless.

The river breeze caressed the lovely girl in the black dress, her short hair flying wildly and her clothes fluttering in the wind.

"Alright, let's go back..."

Li Xuan looked curiously at the little ghost who had suddenly become quiet. How could it be so sneaky one moment and so quiet the next? But when it was quiet, there was always an inexplicable eeriness about it.

“Ah Xuan’s enemy is my enemy.”

Chu's eyes were fixed on the deserted construction site, and she suddenly spoke.

Suddenly, the wind stopped abruptly.

[Buzz—!] A muffled sound, as if the air had been frozen in place.

Chu stretched out her hand, as if the space itself could sense it, and Li Xuan beside her also felt a strange sensation.

The construction site was quiet at first, without any movement. But suddenly, the four-story building collapsed in an instant with a huge rumble. The massive structure collapsed, creating a spectacular scene.

The ground shook continuously, and a cloud of dust rose up.

Li Xuan then saw the building in the distance simply vanish...

"..."

Li Xuan's hair was whipped around by the airflow, and he stood there in astonishment, watching the scene unfold.

"My value lies in carrying out the orders of adults."

Chu said calmly.

“I will eliminate Ah Xuan’s enemies for you.” Chu asked expressionlessly, “Will that make you happy, Ah Xuan?”

“…” Li Xuan fell completely silent.

Only then did he realize what kind of girl he had taken in.

"Ah Xuan, the enemy has been wiped out. You should be happy..."

Chu smiled, as if she were a good child who had helped an adult solve a problem. She looked at Li Xuan and said.

However, she saw Li Xuan in the darkness, who showed no sign of joy and whose face was even angrier!

Chu didn't understand why Li Xuan was even angrier.

"What are you doing..." Li Xuan asked in silence.

"I...I'm helping Ah Xuan..."

The young girl, still shaken, stammered in response.

Li Xuan looked down at her and said, "I didn't ask you to help me, at least not like this. Do you know what you've done? Is this the kind of thing a brat like you would do? Which bastard boss sent you to commit this crime?!"

Chu was already intimidated by Li Xuan's imposing aura, staring blankly at him, not daring to utter a sound.

"I...I thought doing this would make you happy...the enemy is gone, and you can make a lot of money..."

"Absolutely not... How could I be happy doing something like this?"

Li Xuan looked at Chu and said, "Let me emphasize this to you, you shouldn't have done such a thing..."

This is something only gangsters would do.

This is a crime!

Yes, he is a yakuza, but he has no choice; he has to survive!

If you start out in the underworld, you'll stay in the underworld for life.

He'd fallen into this dark pool, ending up in loan sharking and debt collection work, and there was no way to clear his name. Therefore, he always hoped that others who had choices would live good lives.

“I can earn money. I promised you you could stay with me, so I can guarantee your livelihood. This is my job.” Li Xuan said coldly to Chu under the night sky, “Just live your life well, be a good child, and fulfill our promise... It’s reasonable for you to use this ability to protect yourself, but don’t use it recklessly anymore.”

The chick watched the adult in the night.

He takes on the responsibilities of life and his troubles, and he finds a way to handle them.

A long, long time passed before Chu grew up to be thirteen years old, and only then did she understand for the first time that this might be what adulthood is all about...

Chapter 006 The Beginning of the Legend

The streets are quiet and deserted late at night.

This place is quite far from the riverbank; both sides are lined with houses and shops, exuding a vibrant atmosphere of daily life.

Chu followed beside Li Xuan. He didn't say much along the way, and Chu sensed that Li Xuan thought she was wrong.

She was still somewhat confused about the reason, but she didn't dare to ask Li Xuan.

However, it seemed that Li Xuan's shoulders only relaxed a little after he arrived here.

The two stopped at a convenience store.

"Child, life is not easy."

Li Xuan put his hands in his pockets and said to Chu beside him.

"..." Chu looked at him, remaining silent.

Li Xuan and Chu looked at the group of shop assistants still working and cleaning inside the store. There were middle-aged women and high school students who were a few years older than Chu.

Li Xuan looked at Chu and said, "You seem to have very powerful abilities. Although I don't understand your background, I felt just now that you were genuinely planning to help me..."

“If that’s really the case, there are many things you can do to help me, but you need to think about how to help me,” Li Xuan said. “That company is indeed my competitor, but even competitors use different methods, so I need to think about how to do it.”

He said calmly, "I can't live like everyone else in the same way for some reasons, but you are different. You should cherish your current situation."

Chu's mouth moved slightly; she wanted to continue explaining, but she noticed Li Xuan's gaze as he looked into the convenience store, so she looked in as well.

"I earn about 1000 yen per hour. I watch the shop all day long, I can't use my phone, I have to stand at the door the whole time, and I work a shift all night to earn a living."

Li Xuan described the true face of society, saying, "How to put it, living in this place, you can make a living, but you can't really live a good life."

"I stand like this for about six hours a day, working 156 hours a month selling goods and doing other jobs, earning around 15 yen..."

"!"

After obtaining the total number, Chu was able to distinguish whether it was too much or too little.

It was more than four times less than the supplies Li Xuan was carrying...