【GaloLio】The way home

In the words of Captain Ignis, Promepolis is now in the post-war era. The largest disaster has just passed, and small-scale disputes and conflicts have become acute due to the compression of resources. The real peace here is still far away. very far away.

This winter is still suffering for many people.But the instinct of human beings is always to continue to survive, to regain life one after another after disasters, to seek hope in despair, and to guide future life.

Due to the unfavorable weather conditions, the outdoor work of urban reconstruction slowed down significantly; people's energy was shifted more to indoor activities, interspersed with various scattered ceremonies.

In the first month of winter, Gallo and Leo participated in several burner funerals. The scale was small, but the ceremony process was well arranged, and it was probably the little comfort left in the world for the family members of the deceased.

There is also a modest wedding, invited by a woman who is no longer a Burner.Outside the impromptu wedding venue, Gallo and Leo, dressed in formal gowns, stood side by side, watching the veiled woman cuddle up to her human groom exchanging vows under the blessing of the priest, and the smiling couple kissing each other Then burst into tears.

"Brave men, unite in fire and blood!

Brave people, will fight until the last ray of hope burns out! "

The priest who was once the Burning One chanted high-spirited words aloud, and sent special blessings to the newlyweds.

The youth and the teenager exchanged glances tacitly, and quickly turned their attention back to the people in the venue.They applauded heartily for that precious happiness.

Be it Gallo, who is a firefighter, or Leo, who has regained his human identity as the former leader of the Crazy Burner, joy, anger, sorrow, marriage, life and death, these scenes that belong to the human world will be played in their hearts. Performed over and over again in my life.

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In the second month of winter, Leo finally applied for a warrant and was allowed to visit Canro and Mace in a prison in the suburbs, accompanied by Gallo.

The decision on the Anonymous Act related to Leo, and the news that the two main members of the original Burner were imprisoned, only aroused a little splash of public opinion at the time of the incident, far less than the fund liquidation and urban reconstruction of the Fossett Consortium The news brought waves.

Every corner of the world is changing, and the constant bombardment of information makes people's brains tired and even numb, and the events of concern are finally compressed to one hand and can be counted.

Gallo thinks this is a good thing for Leo.The boy and his companions, from the past when they were defined as "terrorists" to the present when they no longer have the ability to fire, the ultimate goal is to obtain equality and dignity that are not above others, and do not need to succumb to others. I don't want to be overly concerned by society.

In just a little while, after a written test for the FDPP that Leo took, the two cadres of the original Burner will be released from prison.Even if I have to endure several years of surveillance and the requirement of community service that takes almost half of my life, at least I have regained some freedom.

As soon as Leo sat down at the designated meeting place, the tempered glass curtain opened upward with a "swipe".

The eyes of the three met, and Kanro, who was wearing a plain blue prisoner uniform behind the reinforced glass, jumped up from his seat and shouted "Boss! Boss!" with unconcealable joy on his face. Didn't hit the glass.

"Hey, don't get excited."

"Uh, sorry... It's been a long time since I saw the leader's face."

"Fufu, you guys..." Leo's tense shoulders relaxed, and he actually laughed out loud, "It's great that I'm more energetic than I thought."

The two backbones of the original crazy burner obviously did not expect such a reaction from the boy, and their eyes widened in surprise.

The youngsters, who could no longer control the flames, and could no longer release and control powers countless times beyond their own physical capabilities, did not show the disappointment they were worried about.There was a gentle smile on the face that once showed extreme anger and indifference, and the light in the eyebrows and eyes no longer entangled the gloom of the past.

Mace moved his gaze thoughtfully to Gallo who was standing in the corner, and nodded earnestly at him with gratitude in his eyes.

The meeting time was limited, the three of them moved the seats under them, approached the communication port on the tempered glass, and started a low-volume conversation.

At first, they talked about their recent situation. Leo asked the details of the life of the two in prison very carefully, which actually made the two adults on the opposite side feel embarrassed: "That... Chief, we are not children, we can take care of ourselves La."

Leo also seemed to realize that he was different from the usual talkative, and heard Gallo's giggling in the corner, and his face blushed: "...you don't need to use the title (Boss) anymore."

Kan Luo scratched his face in distress: "It's hard to change the habitual address."

Mace looked at his former leader calmly: "You're right, it's time to call you by name... Leo."

The young man nodded gratefully, and after a moment of silence, he spoke again: "?? I should have been sitting there, but I escaped punishment just because I was underage. I am so lucky." He clenched his fist subconsciously.

"First... Leo," Kanro quickly changed his words, "you know the best, don't you? We burners have long been aware of being reduced to ashes, and going to jail is just a child's play."

"During the period of staying in the prison, the food is okay, and the work is paid, and I can rescue some companions after I go out." Metz added.

"You have sacrificed enough for us," the two adults who were no longer subordinates looked at the boy seriously, "From now on, please live for yourself seriously."

The corners of Leo's eyes were moist.

For teenagers, the prospect of complete freedom and even admission to public office in the near future is an unimaginable and unexpected direction of fate.He didn't really expect to be accepted or understood or sympathized by the world, but he felt a bit of relief in such a reconciliation—perhaps a selfish relief.

Human civilization and social order may stagnate or even regress because of Fossett's actions, but if he is regarded as the "former leader of the terrorist organization" and has the opportunity to make choices in the rebuilt society, will it be more or less for other Burners? Bring some hope yet.Is it a little bit farther away from the goal I set at the beginning?

Leo's gaze quickly swept over Gallo who had entered the dozing mode in the corner, and bit his lip lightly.He whispered such thoughts to his former companions.

The two people on the opposite side exchanged glances and laughed heartily.They poked their hands out from the long and narrow gap at the bottom of the tempered glass, and the three of them solemnly touched each other with fingers instead of fists.

No one will be the first to give up.