Chapter 58: What is your name?
May saw them keeping their heads down while waiting for a decision when she listened to their life story.
She knew these children's lives were miserable, but listening to these stories from the child herself, she felt sad knowing these children's conditions and her life at the orphanage in Tier 2 city provided by the government is much better than what they had to endure.
So she decides to give them a chance, and it is definitely not because she finds both of these twins adorable; it is because she is sad knowing their condition, as they have nowhere to go and no family to support, and the fate of these two cute children would be miserable in a slum.
So she would give them a chance, and it's their choice if they wanted to come with her or not. She can take these two children in the military, but she doesn't have the power to take people as she wishes from Tier 3 cities, that said given her performance in past years.
She can easily add them to her team as her responsibility, and she always wanted to create an elite team of her own who would only be loyal to her, so these two should be the first ones to join.
But in the future when she reaches the rank of the general she won't have to care about picking people as she pleases however it is for the future now she has to focus on the present and she knows that day is not as far as she had never doubted capability.
As May said in her cold voice while looking at them.
"First, keep your head up. Look at me. I am not going to punish you or anything, but I have a purposal for both of you."
Ava and Isla, hearing her voice, look directly toward her while hearing the word that she has a proposal for them and is not going to punish them. Both of them know they don't have anything that the beautiful red-haired lady sitting in front of them couldn't get herself.
Now they were even more grateful for her; now she doesn't even punish them or even give them the opportunity to repay her, as they are ready to accept whatever she intends to tell them, given their loyalty to them has already reached the maximum.
After she saved them, they were a little specific, but now they are completely loyal to her, as a bright expression appeared on both their faces, just thinking about what the proposal was supposed to be, as this was the first time something like this happened to them.
May, seeing their cute reaction, was pleased and said in a proud voice, looking directly at them.
"I give you a chance to come with me and join the military in my elite squad that I am going to create, and you two are going to be the first members in, so think carefully before answering you; life would change completely."
May stopped for a second and looked into their light brown with a serious expression on her face said in a strict voice.
"And don't think this is some joke. Being in the elite squad, you could even lose your life and could never betray in any condition, so think carefully. You even had to sacrifice your life while being in my squad."
"You can answer after some time there is no hurry and even if you guys rejected the, proposal I wouldn't hold anything against you, you can live your life as you are."
"And don't worry about food, clothes, or anything else; I will take care of everything for you, and both of you don't have to worry. Eat three full meals every day without worry, and you will even get a salary from the military as you would technically be part of the military"
"You would get time to relax and have some fun, but the training wouldn't be easy. It would be very tough"
"So think carefully and decide."
Ava felt scared upon hearing this, as she had never even held a gun in her hands.
As they didn't know if they would be up to par to join her in her elite squad, knowing she could even invite someone more experienced.
She even felt more grateful knowing this was clearly a chance given to them out of pity or anything, but that didn't change anything to them as they were already fully loyal to her and also didn't want to miss this golden opportunity.
Because the next time military soldiers come to recruit soldiers would be in 7-8 years and their age wouldn't meet their criteria, they didn't hope to participate in selections.
Even if they were given, many chances to join the military by recruits, they would reject them and choose her all the time, seeing her kindness all this while.
After a few seconds of thought, Ava got why she wanted them to join them, as they hadn't thought of ever betraying her.
Given how much she helped them and knowing they would be able to join her in her squad, which would mean they would get to live with her in a Tier 2 city, probably even in the legendary Tier 1 city, Ava felt very excited knowing this.
So they don't have to worry about hiding their identities and food ever again, as they would get to live with her, and she knows the red-haired lady is very kind, and she wouldn't treat them badly as they already had their answer to her question.
But she is not delusional enough to think their life would be easy, as it would be much easier than a slum, but they work hard given how many times she warms them and she takes each of them very seriously.
Ava was pleased that the beautiful lady possessed not only intelligence but also crazy fighting skills.
Ava looked at her little sister, seeing her puzzled expression, probably thinking.
'Why are taking so much time? There is food. Just say yes!'
Ava could see unfiltered excitement on Isla's face, hearing about food and looking at her with a hopeful expression on her face. She probably doesn't even know what she's getting into, as Ava said in her calm voice.
"Don't worry, Isla, we are going to join, so don't look at me with those puppy eyes."
Isla heard her words said in a cheerful voice, while jumping a little in excitement.
"Yay, I know you would not disappoint me, Ava, or I wouldn't talk to you if you rejected the food," as Isla had not eaten anything since yesterday.
While they got to bathe and change into new clothes, they didn't get any food, which was what she cared about the most, so hearing about food was delightful to her.
The reason for this is that both of them don't ask the soldier, thinking it would be pretty shameful for them to ask themselves.
But they don't know that May had ordered the soldiers that if they asked for food, they would give them as much as they wanted but also warm them and remind them to not eat too much as it would affect their health.
Now that May heard them talking about food while getting excited, she had to ask them if they had eaten by asking the soldier, as she had told them, so she probably thought they would have asked for food and said in her usual voice checking if she was correct.
"Both of have you eaten asking the soldier. I have told them to get you food if you ask them."
Both of them felt embarrassed upon hearing this question; they hadn't felt embarrassed while trying to escape to Tier 2 city by entering the truck sneakily.
Now that they receive nice treatment, they feel embarrassed to ask for anything, hoping to get some food by themselves, as they are very shy when treated so nicely and they can endure for 6 to 7 hours, but after that, it wouldn't be good for them.
They shyly replied in embarrassment about their own contradicting behavior while trying to look in a different direction.
"Ma'am, we thought it would be rude to ask for food, so we didn't say anything."
Their words made May feel perplexed as she knew that this kid, who had the guts to enter the military truck sneakily, was embarrassed about asking for some food.
She finds their behavior funny, but she doesn't make fun of them, knowing they would be hungry right now, and said with a cold voice with a slight twitch in her ear as she couldn't control her ear seeing their cute behavior.
"Don't worry, I will send someone to give you guys food as much as you want, but be careful when eating so that you both won't get sick."
May, who had talked to them all this while, had noticed she hadn't asked them for their names and she was talking to them without it all this time, so she asked them.
She had to know the names of the soldiers who would be members of her elite squad in the future and they wouldn't even get some training insight directly from her and sometimes even get the chance to train with her so she had to know their names.
She is also a very proud woman. She knows for a fact she can change an ordinary person into an elite.
But there would be a need for some talent, as with only hard work they would reach a limit, but they would definitely be stronger than the pest she had beaten a few hours ago, so she doesn't worry about their learning ability; she would turn them into a strong woman like herself.
"But you guys haven't mentioned your name yet, so tell me now."
Ava and Isla, hearing her asking about their name, felt excited knowing someone as great as she had asked their name herself. It felt very good knowing a beautiful red-haired lady recognized them.
Even if she mentioned them without their names, they wouldn't mind, but now both felt excited; even Ava, who was usually calm, felt excited as these were the names their mother had given them, so being recognized by them felt good to them.
Ava and Isla locked eyes, exchanged nods, and simultaneously beamed with smiles on their adorable faces, speaking in unison with cheerful voices.
"My name is Ava. "
"My name is Isla"
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