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One bowl of tea on rice, pickled plums, slivered nori, and leftover chicken from dinner. Then all covered in boiling hot water. It was all so delicious..
That was what was on Atsushi's mind as he stared out into the distance for a moment. Food, what he desperately needed. At this rate, he felt like he might die from starvation. He didn't have any money, nothing to trade for food. All he had was the clothes on his back from the orphanage, worn and tattered at the edges. Kicked out, left to fend for himself on the streets, no guarantee that he'd live for long. Especially with that damn tiger chasing him down.
It was at that very moment he made his decision, right then and there. He was going to have to fight for his very own survival. It was a dog eat dog world, and he refused to starve out here! He knew exactly what he was going to do. The next person he saw, whoever they were, he was going to rob them for all that they had! Their money, wallet, or even jewelry. He had to. He just had to.
He glanced to the side, waiting for the first person to pass. Aaaand it was a guy who sped past on a motorcycle. Okay, so maybe not that guy. The next person right here and now, he'd steal from!... Then the military doing some sort of drill or training all passed by. Okay, maybe military personnel didn't carry their wallets on them during training.. But Atsushi wasn't going to be discouraged! The absolute next person he saw, he'd steal from!
Then, he saw a man in the river. He was genuinely debating whether or not to skip that guy.