Chapter 2 Simply put, the orphanage was located on the outskirts of the capital. There are a lot of children, but not many people. The building, which was renovated from an old school, was cold and drafty. Still, the day the patrons came, things looked quite decent. The children strung flowers made of scrap fabric on the building and wore hand-knitted ribbons on their hair. The nobility and nouveau riche would pat the heads of such children once, and after dropping some money, they left with the illusion that they had become outstanding people. And, like beans in a drought, someone would take away the children one by one. (t/n: like beans in a drought means, in some rare cases) Most of them were looking for a young maid or needed a playmate for their child, rather than adopting. It was kind of like taking in a pet. Nevertheless, the children in the orphanage desperately wanted to leave. No matter where they went, it would be better than the orphanage. Peop...