“What is that?”

“Why are there so many beggars?”

“Is there a festival going on somewhere?”

By the time the two left Banish Alley a few hours later, Henry had already rescued hundreds of debtors.

“S-sunlight…!”

“Thank you, thank you so much…”

“Sniff, I will never do anything even close to gambling.”

“Sniff, sniff…”

Although the reactions were all different, most of them shed tears of happiness when they saw the longed-for sunshine.

“Why don’t you go ahead and say something to them?”

“There’s no need. Everyone lives their own life according to how they want to live it. If they’re smart enough, they won’t make the same mistake twice.”

Even though Henry had saved them all, he didn’t want to show it off.

* * *

Henry went to a clothing shop with the accountant and administrator that he had hired. The reason for the visit was simple: it was impossible for the new hires to go straight to work wearing a suit when they had come from nothing.

Henry and his beggars arrived at Shuzume, the shop that he had previously visited. Henry left the beggars outside to wait while he went inside the store...