"I'm not a child anymore!!!"
Sade roared.
Ever since he had first gained consciousness, he had spent his days in the nutrient fluid inside a glass cylinder.
Back then, he had been very small, his body unstable. A little old man with his tongue sticking out often stood before him, observing him while scribbling notes.
Different people came by during that time—some had long ears and carried sticks, while others had fat upper bodies and held books...
There had also been a mysterious man with Black Long Hair.
From the moment he became conscious, he had been fed vast amounts of knowledge about the outside world.
Most of it concerned a vague figure named Joy Boy.
He had been told to become "him," to become another "him."
Everyone had expected that of him, except for the man who always wore a smile at the corners of his mouth and had deep, unfathomable eyes.
He had said:
"Being just Joy Boy would be boring. He'll definitely bring plenty of surprises to the world."
Soon afterward, through some mysterious force, my consciousness skipped over the ignorant stage of childhood.
Not only had his consciousness matured; his body had grown massive as well, filled with terrifying power.
He had been a monster by nature. Even the laboratory's elite guards had been no match for him.
There had been an innate awareness and command in his mind: follow the will of the man with Black Long Hair. It had seemed like instinct.
And so, under Vegapunk's care, he spent a brief childhood in the laboratory.
Mr. Kuma had once said,
"You are Joy Boy, a warrior who brings laughter and liberation to the world!!!"
Though Sade did not entirely agree, he still cherished the time he spent with Kuma in that lonely laboratory.
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