"I heard people say that there were dozens of people ahead who were punished for crossing the boundary, having their bones and flesh pierced by the ink line of the City God's followers. It was terribly cruel."
News spread faster than the night march, and even Little Second Brother felt a bit afraid.
Children are most easily scared, but he just warned himself not to cross the line, while still craning his head forward.
As the night march drew closer, Little Second Brother wiped his eyes with his sleeve, staring carefully, not daring to blink at all.
"Father, Mother, you must come back, if you do, Little Second will still be the happy Little Second."
Little Second Brother's mother sold cigarettes in the theater, and his father showed movies there. The family wasn't affluent, but his parents' love for Little Second Brother was indisputable.
