IRON ANGEL
Leona's Choice

At exactly 07:00 am Leona finally reached the city of A, the little girl glanced left and right, until now she was still confused, confused, what to do in this strange city? But he doesn't know anyone.

Until finally the girl decided to go to a halfway house, armed with the information she had received earlier from one of the passengers while on the same train, the little girl stepped up very quickly, she stopped the taxi with her tiny hands and asked the taxi driver to drive her to a place that was currently on her mind.

The taxi driver did not ask much, he immediately drove his car to the address desired by the passenger, until finally after traveling for 30 minutes, the taxi arrived at the intended place, a halfway house called "Mother's Love"

Leona got out of the taxi then reached into the shabby bag she was carrying and gave some money to the taxi driver, the driver's eyes immediately glared in disbelief, the girl he was carrying turned out to have quite a lot of money, whereas before he thought if the girl was just a street child, considering the clothes and also the bag she was carrying looked so shabby and dirty.

"This money is too much, non." said the taxi driver while returning some money to Leona, but the little girl shook her head.

"Take it! Uncle needed it more than me," said Leona then immediately set foot into the halfway house.

After meeting with the housekeeper Leona was finally given permission to live there, the little girl will start her life like other orphans, he even thought about immediately finding a job, even though there was still a Black Card belonging to both of his parents, yet Leona could not use it at will, however the enemies of his father and mother could definitely track him down later on if he used both cards left by his parents.

The halfway house is not too big, there are only 4 rooms, in each room can be occupied by up to 20 children. Until now there are only about 45 people living there, on average they are poor children and orphans, who have no family or relatives.

Leona's arrival was immediately welcomed by the other children, although with very minimal facilities, but the halfway house looked quite comfortable, the children who lived there dressed quite decent, and the house was very comfortable, they also get to eat 3 times a day even with a makeshift menu.

Since living in the halfway house Leona never let out her voice, the little girl was as if mute, even her friends just kept her playing, but Leona always shook her head while occasionally hugging the shabby bag she was carrying.

A man looks at Leona from a distance, the man's face twitches many times to see the difference between Leona and the other children, although he was 5 years old, his eyes looked so sharp, even the occasional man saw rays of anger and resentment in the boy's eyes.

"What's up, young master? Did anything catch your attention there?" asked one of his subordinates, but the man called the young master only shook his head slowly, he seemed to recall his childhood living under the pressure and shadow of the father who was the chairman of the largest mafia in the city of C.

"The girl reminds me of my childhood," said the man, pointing at Leona, who was sitting in front of the halfway house alone, he even ignored his other friends who were currently busy chasing and playing.

The man immediately picked up an object in his pants pocket, a marble that he sometimes took with him everywhere just as a reminder of childhood.

Shuuut..

With the same speed and strength the little girl threw back the marble to the owner, making the man immediately singled out her sweet smile.

"He's the one I'm looking for! Only those who have grudges and the desire to be strong can be my people, prepare people to watch over the little girl, one more year I'll pick her up." said the man while recapturing the marbles thrown by the little girl, he got into a luxury car followed by his subordinates.

While Leona only frowned, whether there was a problem with the man to dare to throw marbles at him, even though until now he did not know a single person in town A.

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One year passed very quickly, Leona was currently peddling her merchandise while the occasional 6-year-old little girl rubbed the sweat that poured from her forehead, the days were getting hotter, and the days were getting hotter, but until now there has not been a single person who came to buy the fruits he sold, even though his finances are dwindling, the state of the halfway house is also not okay.

A black-clothed man suddenly appeared dropping a wad of banknotes in front of Leona and a folding knife, he wanted to see what kind of thing the little girl was going to pick up, unexpectedly Leona did not even glance towards the money, the girl's eyes were focused on the folding knife that was currently before her.

His hand held the knife straight away, his eyes flushed back, implying his grudge was starting to stick back, yet the girl still did not have the strength, yet, so he must raise himself first before he builds up his strength and seeks allies, to destroy the enemies he has known.

"What would you choose? Money or a knife?" asked the man while crouching in front of Leona.

Hearing the question asked by the man, Leona immediately turned her head and raised the knife in her hand.

"A very good choice! I will train you from now on!" said the man while leaving Leona who was still confused.

The little girl looked at the pile of money that was before her, even though she did not need the money, in fact, the halfway house that has been his residence for the last 1 year requires funding for the cost of eating his friends and also home repairs that have suffered damage and leaks everywhere.

Without hesitation, the little girl put the money into a bag of black crackles, then rolled back the goods. He stepped out to head back to the halfway house, preparing if the man in black came to pick him up.