"It's fine. I just want to know what you were doing in a place like this... You should go home, your family might be worried about you..."
                          


                          
"I don't have a family anymore..."
                          


                          
"You don't have any relatives to go to?"
                          


                          
"I don't have any..."
                          


                          
- Silence –
                          


                          
-  Her eyes were full of sadness and despair. I don't know why, but I felt like... I wanted to protect her... For a little girl to say those things, I know she's been through a lot... I just can't leave her there... So, I took her with me.
                          


                          
~At Abu-sama's mansion...
                          


                          
"You want to quit from the Assassin Squad?! But why, Gintoki?"
                          


                          
- The moment I submitted my resignation letter, I know that Abu-sama would be surprised. I was his best bodyguard and I was also the leader of the Assassin Squad, so I was really expecting his reaction.
                          


                          
"I'm really sorry, Abu-sama, but I have my reasons..."
                          


                          
"And what would that be?"
                          


                          
- Silence -
                          


                          
"I just... I just want to live a normal life. No assassinations, no threats, just normal."
                          


                          
*sigh* "I understand. I was waiting for you to do this. Why did it took you so long?"
                          


                          
- I was surprised with what Abu-sama said.
                          


                          
"I knew that you didn't really like your job, but you still kept on doing it. Why is that so?"
                          


                          
"It's because... *clenches fist* Because I want to protect people who can't protect themselves... I want to use my strength to defend them..."
                          


                          
"So, you found someone else that you want to protect, is that so?"
                          


                          
- I just looked down on my feet.
                          


                          
"It's true, I can't protect myself against those stronger than me, but I have enough people to protect me. So don't worry. Well, you have served me for such a long time, and you have the right to choose your own path. I respect you, as a man, and as a friend."
                          


                          
- He reached out his hand to me.
                          


                          
"Gintoki Sakata, thank you for everything. May we encounter each other again in the future."