Chapter 2The Albino Girl and the Four Princes
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The rent was due, and with no money to renew, the landlord kicked us out.
I spent 33 dollars to buy back the old robot Sion used to possess.
Holding the simple robot with peeling paint, I walked on the street, feeling quite desolate.
He jumped down from my arms, bashful yet heroic.
"The sponsor absolutely cannot let Cub suffer!"
Three minutes later, a bodyguard in a suit drove a black Cayenne and took us to a villa area.
I stared dumbfounded at the magnificent palace-like house built with white jade bricks.
This Sion really had something. I wanted to believe in miracles again.
He looked at the luxurious villa with joy on his face too.
"Good lord, 300 dollars to live in such a villa, even if only for three months, it's worth it!"
"Thinking of my poor background, I've never lived in such a good place."
"Cub, this is your home from now on, don't be polite."
He jumped on the bed and started rolling on the latex mattress. The snow-white mattress was covered with peeling paint.
Although he was a robot, I could feel he was happy.
I looked at him and smiled genuinely for the first time. Happy people are happy in everything they do.
Calling me Cub, actually, he was the Cub.