The two conversed some more about lighter topics, as they joined the others for lunch. Julian was particularly interested about the breakthrough.

"So, what exactly does it actually feel like?" Julian asked out of curiosity.

"Like the biggest epiphany possible in the human experience." Rui replied. "For a moment you no longer care about anything in this world. You experience true happiness and satisfaction, and your mind has absolute clarity."

"Hmmm..." Julian hummed, engrossed in Rui's explanation. "Remarkable, really."

"Hey! Pay attention to your food, you haven't even touched it yet!" Myra, the head cook of the Orphanage, insisted. She had always been quite strict about all matters regarding food and meals.

"Yes yes." Rui laughed.

"You're as strict as ever." Julian sighed with a resigned smile.

Rui proceeded to inquire about the Orphanage affairs, wanting to catch up on having missed a whole year of their lives.

"You must have seen the fully-fixed roof when you came right?" Lashara asked, while showing an affectionate smile to Julian. "Julian was the one who paid for all of that."

"It wasn't that big a deal." Julian smiled modestly.

deal? You're too

maintenance, while also able to expand its housing capacity a bit,

have been far more children out on the streets these days." Lashara sighed with resigned melancholy. "I've wanted to do something for

these children end up this way?" Rui

is because there naturally aren't enough caretakers. Another part of it is..." Lashara's

tilted

it is because of a series of child trafficking busts." She

him like he was no more than goods in demand. This was in one

talk about such matters while eating." Lashara sighed. "I'm glad that increased

become full-fledged adults, although a lot of them no longer resided in the Quarrier Orphanage, several had chosen to

was constrained by the number of caretakers present, the housing capacity and funds at hand. Julian singlehandedly increased

you be staying for the

for the first day, I'll have to return

was celebrated in some form or the other across the entirety of the nation,

visit the outer districts this time as well?" Rui

the luxury of taking the adolescents to the outer districts where they could visit the

paused. "But since you won't be here

well for me." Rui nodded. "I

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