My job is to take good care of all the children who need care, so that they can feel happy and have a sense of home.

I don't know why, maybe it's because of time, but I've grown to love children more and more. Their smiles, their gentleness, everything about them is so memorable...

"Just like making pancakes when I was a kid, it's been a long time since I've done this. Yes, that's right, it's very well done."

Watching the other person diligently mixing the dough, preparing to eat the chicken wings, I don't know why I smiled. Perhaps it was because the moment was so heartwarming, or perhaps it was because I had finally found someone who could inherit everything from me...

"Don't worry, I can do all of that, teacher. Is it just the two of us?"

"It's just the two of us, but don't worry about them or anything, I can handle it. If it really comes down to it, I'm fully prepared... Ah, my head is a little dizzy again. After I finish this part, I have to send it to them. I really hope they can come and help..."

"Yes, I know..."

"Ah, that's it... It looks like the first batch of children has arrived. I'll go distribute some food to them so they can have something to eat. I didn't bring much candy, so I hope there aren't too many children coming..."

I chatted with the children for a while. They were overjoyed by my arrival. The sweet candy in their mouths made each of them smell like candy.

"The pancakes are ready. Thank you, brother! You helped me; otherwise, I couldn't have done it alone..."

"Thank you, Mom! Thank you, brother!"

"I'm not your mother, but you can call me that if you want, since I can be a mother if you need one..."

When I'm with children, I feel as if all my pain can be temporarily stripped away from my body. It's because they are pure, they are beautiful, and everything about them can be temporarily ignored.

"Here, brother will give this to you..."

His tone was obvious, as stiff as his body, but he did it anyway. He put on a less-than-skilled smile that didn't look gentle, but rather somewhat aggressive, like the cold laugh of prey that has been targeted.

"Wow!"

The child was so scared that he hid behind the other children. Okay, okay, I admit my dear little mint is a bit too aloof, but he's not that scary, is he?

"It's okay, please believe me, my brother is a very good person. He's just a little unsure how to express his feelings, so is that alright?"

Bending down to look directly at the child's face, the child finally emerged from behind another older child, carefully took the pancake, and then smiled at him.

"I think I'll go help out in the kitchen. The teacher thinks I might not be as popular with the kids..."

"That's why we need to communicate more, right? Ah... these are the children's portions, all taken care of. The children arrived early, now we need to work together to get things done..." Luckily, at least this time there was no disturbance or violence, so it was relatively safe. But after everything was finished, it was already evening. We had been busy from day to night, constantly distributing food, finally managing to get everyone barely enough to eat. Sigh...

As we were leaving, the child gave us a special fruit from the desert, a fruit that carried both the bitterness of the desert and its own sweetness.

"..."

"What are you thinking about?"

"Why didn't the gods help them? I mean the gods they worship."

"...Who knows? I also read a fairy tale about the indigenous people of that country who, because they didn't have faith in any gods, were harmed by others, and the gods even turned a blind eye...and in the end, those gods even helped the people who harmed them. It's just a boring fairy tale, who knows if it might be true?"

"...Do you think it's possible for a person to become a god?"

"Ascension? As things stand, I'm practically a half-immortal from being an ordinary human, but I'm still far from being a god... It takes a lot to become a god: my body needs to enter a semi-elemental state to better bear the power, I need to wield a special authority, and I need to have followers who believe in me..."

Have you really considered these things?

"Oh, right, this is a graduation gift I'm giving you in advance. It's something I made from the beginning. Although it's not perfect now, it's a gift for my most outstanding student."

That fountain pen, which was made a long, long time ago, can finally be given away.

"...the most outstanding disciple?"

"She's also my best and favorite student! Okay, okay, I admit it's not perfect, so don't look at it for too long..."

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