After retirement I became a guardian of troubled youth

The Grim Reaper before.

It should be 1126.

Hikaru Ueno recalled for a while, but did not remember any contact between them, and asked doubtfully, "How did I give it to you?"

Osamu Dazai seemed to have expected that Ueno would ask such a question, and replied without thinking: "The last time that god of death came to you in the middle of the night."

He sighed, a little disappointed: "Brother was not thinking about us at the time, and he didn't notice that I was not asleep at all."

Hikaru Ueno recalled for a moment, silent.

A certain kid pretended to be sleeping like that, and sacrificed himself to "fight" with two other kids. Even if he tried to identify him, he couldn't tell whether he was asleep or not.

However, he still nodded slightly, and said to the boy, "I'll pay attention next time."

Although I don't know if there will be a next time.

Osamu Dazai waved his hands and said with a smile, "It's okay, after all, he is my brother."

Hikaru Ueno: "So you..."

He originally wanted to ask the three children what they meant by "help", but another child standing next to him interrupted him and spoke first: "How did you come here?"

Hibari Kyouya almost regarded Nishiki as his own territory.

If there are three children like this in his territory, it is impossible for him not to know.

So what happened to these three junior high school students who came from other cities and "fall from the sky"?

"He flew here." Osamu Dazai blinked and responded briskly, "After all, if you want to be your brother's brother, you have to have something special."

He pointed and said, "He can fly."

Pointing to yourself: "I'm very smart."

Pointing at Luanbu, before he could make a sound, he was interrupted by Luanbu himself: "I'm very cute."

Kyoya: "...?"

Osamu Dazai also nodded in cooperation and asked him, "What about you?"

Xiao Tsunayoshi, who was still on the slide just now, ran over at some point, grabbed Gongmi's clothes and made faces at the three of them, saying, "Brother Gongmi is really good at fighting!"

The young man in Chuya seemed to suddenly become interested, he raised his eyebrows, and looked at Kyouya with interest.

"Ah, Chuya is also very good at fighting." Osamu Dazai spread his hands, "It's nothing special."

Gang Ji was full of anger, as if he was suddenly aroused with an inexplicable desire to win: "Brother Gong Mi is very scary!"

"Well, Chuya too."

The two masters who were named and compared silently glanced at each other and silently looked away.

A little bit of pity flashed in the opposite pair of eyes that looked over.

Tsunayoshi quarreled with Osamu Dazai again, but couldn't think of anything for a while, he clenched his fist, closed his eyes and said indiscriminately: "Brother Kyoumi, brother Kyoumi knows how to eat rabbits!"

The cueed Tutu who was posting with Gangji's mother moved her ears for no reason.

Gangji's mother touched the rabbits, held three scarves in the other hand, looked in a certain direction, and sighed sadly: "They ran so fast that even the scarves fell off. I don't know if they will still Will come back again."

Tutu rubbed against Gangji's mother.

Osamu Dazai was obviously shocked for a moment when he heard the phrase "eat rabbits", and cast a surprised look at Hibari Kyouya.

Kyoya...

Kyouya silently looked away: "..."

Osamu Dazai turned his eyes to Chuya, and asked tentatively, "Chuya, can you?"

Nakahara Chuya: "...I can't!"

While shouting, he raised his hand and knocked Osamu Dazai on the head.

In fact, Nakaya's knock was really not heavy, but Osamu Dazai wailed immediately, covered his head and squatted down, and complained to Hikari with tears in his eyes: "Brother, look, he hit me!"

Hikaru Ueno could probably see how many hands Nakaya played.

Basically a little pain.

He said "Oh" without emotion, and brought the topic back to his own question: "What are you here to help?"

Osamu Dazai didn't speak, squatted on the ground and drew circles, muttering that the world is getting worse and people's hearts are not the same, and his brother doesn't love him anymore.

Ranpo and Zhong also looked as if they were used to it, they ignored him and explained to Hikaru Ueno on his behalf.

1126 This note to Osamu Dazai is different from ordinary notes, the handwriting on it seems to change according to certain rules.

Osamu Dazai and Ranpo studied it, and judged that the state of Hikaru Ueno was displayed on the note.

There are only three keywords above.

The first is where Hikaru Ueno is located.

The second is his current state.

The third estimate is the reminder given by 1126.

In the beginning, those three words were: Huangquanjie, confinement, don't worry.

Some time ago, the first two of the three words became: Bingsheng, on task.

About half a month ago, the second word changed again.Going "off the rails" from the mission.

But at the same time, the last "don't worry" has also been heavily bolded.

So Ranpo and Osamu Dazai speculate that this "derailment" refers to the fact that Hikari Ueno picked up a new child at the place where Hikari Uedo made Namiseri.

Now it seems that it is.

The note was last changed this morning.

What has changed is the last word that has not been used except in bold.

From "don't worry" to "go soon".

Since Hikaru Ueno "derailed", the frequency of the three children reading notes has increased a lot.

In order not to quarrel every day on this matter, they made a plan to watch it alone for a day.

This day happened to be Osamu Dazai's turn.

Therefore, Osamu Dazai, who was still working, noticed almost as soon as the handwriting changed this time.

He was in command of a group of people clearing out a small rebel branch on the lower level of the port maifa.

It's just a small branch, and Osamu Dazai has always planned carefully, even if he is not present to watch, it doesn't matter at all.

As for the reason for his presence, it was because of Mori Ogai's request.

But this is a special situation, and the order of Chief Mori will of course be invalid.

After Osamu Dazai left the branch, he went to the airport and dragged Chuya down who was just about to board the plane.

Mori Ogai happened to send Chuya a business trip.

So, Osamu Dazai staged a tearful scene of "Have you already disregarded your family for money!" at the airport.

Attracted a large audience at the airport.

Ranpo was contacted by Osamu Dazai on the phone.

He was fine at the time, and was dragging other members of the detective agency to go shopping and buy snacks.

In order to prove the authenticity of what he said, Ranbu also took out the peanut crisps he had just bought from his pocket.

After being tortured all the way, the snacks in the small white paper bag are completely unreadable.

Luanbu was stunned for a moment, and crouched beside Dazai Osamu holding the small bag.

Kyoya who had been watching was silent.

Ueno Hikaru had actually mentioned these three people to him before.

The three "brothers" described by Ueno Hikaru gave him the impression: cute, strange, and unreliable.

Looking at it now, it’s hard to say whether it’s cute or not, but it’s definitely weird and unreliable.

Obviously, it has been said for a long time, but it has completely missed the point.

I don't know if these three people are just running the train with their mouths full of words, or they are deliberately avoiding key content.

Of course Ueno Hikaru also felt it, so, after squatting in disorder and sticking to Shuji, he shifted his gaze to Chuya: "So, what can you help?"

The youth in "Honest Man" is different from the other two.

What's more, he didn't have any other trains to run, so he could only glance at the other two people, and honestly said: "Help you avoid punishment."

Hikaru Ueno was slightly taken aback, a little surprised.

He looked at Osamu Dazai and asked, "Did he even tell you this?"

It was already beyond his expectation that 1126 would leave messages for the three children. Now listening to what they said, it seemed that the god of death had given Osamu Dazai a very comprehensive account.

Osamu Dazai shook his head and said, "I heard it myself that day."

Hikaru Ueno: "..."

It was he who was careless.

Do not blame 1126.

Osamu Dazai asked him suddenly: "Brother, don't you wonder why that god of death contacted us?"

Hikaru Ueno was stunned for a moment, shook his head, and said truthfully, "I can probably feel it."

Through certain behaviors and attitudes when getting along.

Most of the gods of death, after the death of human beings, their souls reach the underworld, and after a long period of purification and testing, they are finally completely cleared as human memory and given the title of "god of death".

But there are also a small number of gods of death who were originally born in the underworld.

They come directly from the Eye of the Underworld.

For example, 1126.

One of the important reasons why these gods of death are extremely rare is that the souls generated by the Eye of the Underworld are extremely unstable and can easily collapse due to various external shocks.

So those gods of death, most of them can only exist for a short period of time.

Like 1126, it should have lived for a very long time.

Although no one knows about it, in the realm of the underworld, a god of death like him can basically be regarded as the incarnation of the eye of the underworld.

It's quite normal for an avatar to have a little bit of his own subjective consciousness.

Luanbu stroked his chin and said, "Well, so, he really came from that special place in the Underworld? The one that manages all the gods of death."

Osamu Dazai interrupted and asked, "He has very high authority?"

The two teenagers looked at him at the same time, with the same understanding in their eyes.

Hikaru Ueno was startled.

Although Osamu Dazai's guess was not completely accurate, it was considered relatively close to the real situation.

Such reasoning can still be made under the circumstances of poor intelligence.

The IQ of these two teenagers is really amazing.

Ueno nodded.

Osamu Dazai looked down at the note he was clutching in his hand, and remained silent, as if thinking about something.

After a moment of silence, Hikaru Ueno asked, "How are you going to help?"

Osamu Dazai cast his eyes on Kyouya, and said with a smile, "It will be good to help you complete the task."

Ueno Hikaru probably guessed what he was thinking, and denied it: "He is not my task target."

Osamu Dazai froze for a moment, then looked at the child who was shrinking behind Kyousya.

Hikaru Ueno: "Neither of them."

"It's okay." Ranbu said suddenly, a little sullen, "Even if it wasn't before, after what happened just now, it must have become a 'yes'."

The Grim Reaper was just about to leave when they got around here.

Fortunately, the three of them heard the most critical information by coincidence.

Dazai Osamu: "Even if you really go back obediently within five days, they will definitely count your mission as a failure."

The young man squinted his eyes, covering the dark and unclear look in them.

Like last time, a time limit was suddenly added to the task.

"That place" in the underworld will always find a way.

Hikaru Ueno raised his eyebrows, motioning for him to continue talking.

"If you not only go back obediently, but also bring a soul back, then things will be completely different."

"Your behavior has met their expectations, and they will naturally not trouble you again."

The boy blinked.

Ueno Hikaru denied without thinking: "No."

Osamu Dazai hasn't revealed his specific plan yet, but he can already guess it.

Hikaru Ueno cut off their thoughts straightforwardly: "I will not take your souls there."

Not necessary and not worth it.

Punish this kind of thing...

Anyway, it's been so many times, it doesn't make any difference if it's more or less.

Chuya looked at Ranpo and Osamu Dazai who had fallen silent, unwilling to speak: "But—"

Hikaru Ueno lowered his head, resting his index finger on his mouth.

"No but." He said decisively.

"What if there are no previous two punishments?" Osamu Dazai asked suddenly.

"If you hadn't been drawn 'anger' and 'desire'..."

He didn't know what he thought of, so he suddenly laughed, looked up at Hikari Ueno, and asked, "Have we already killed the Underworld?"

Hikaru Ueno froze for a moment, and really thought about what he said.

Osamu Dazai's speculation is not impossible.

His thoughts about the world and these children are likely to make him further loathe the Underworld, and these operations of the Eye of the Underworld...in fact, it is easy to anger a person.

but.

There is no need.

Hikaru Ueno shook his head and pressed the boy's head: "There's no need to think about this."

He rubbed Dazai Osamu's hair, looked at Kyouya, and asked for his opinion: "Go home first?"

With things like this, today's picnic must be in vain.

Gong Mi had a straight face, very indifferent: "Gathering is prohibited."

Hmm, so a picnic together is even more unlikely.

But live together for the time being...

"There are only three of them." Hikari Ueno looked at Kyouya.

Gong Mi was watched by him, silent for a while, defeated, raised his chin coldly, reluctantly agreed.

But I still want to emphasize one sentence: "No gatherings are allowed."

……

But in fact, people are already at home, and it is impossible not to gather together.

Hibari Kyouya's house is indeed not small, and each person can fit them in a room.

But none of these three new children are obedient.

When I just returned home in the afternoon, everyone was superficially cooperative and all was well.

Barely endured until dinner time, it was already a mess.

The two families divided the bento and ate lunch separately.

In the evening, the three children clamored to eat the meal made by their brother, pushing Ueno Hikaru into the kitchen.

Kyouya didn't stop.

To be honest, he really wanted to.

Although Hikaru Ueno can't taste the taste, the dishes he makes are always delicious.

So he acquiesced to their brief gathering.

Not long after, Kyoya who was reading silently in his room was interrupted by a continuous loud voice.

The source of the noise came from Ueno Hikaru's bedroom.

The sound could pass through the entire courtyard, but it was very noisy.

Gong Mi, who was accustomed to a quiet life, suddenly felt angry.

He suppressed his anger and pushed open the door of Ueno Hikaru's room, and saw three "brothers" making a fuss as expected.

Hibari Kyouya held a duckweed crutch in his hand, and said coldly, "Be quiet."

"And," he added, "no crowds allowed."

Chuya looked at his weapon, raised his eyebrows, and said, "Oh?"

……

So Hikaru Ueno, who was ready to eat with the children, opened the door and received an intimate collision.

When he pushed open the door, Nakamasa jumped back to avoid the abductee that Kyouya swung.

Hikaru Ueno subconsciously raised his hand to stop him.

Then with that turn, there was a strong wind, and it hit Hikaru Ueno's arm heavily.

For a moment, the whole room fell silent.

Zhong also froze in his arms, motionless.

Gong Mi quickly retracted the duckweed crutch, stood where she was, and silently tilted her head.

Osamu Dazai and Ranpo, who were cheering for the two of them, misfired at the same time, sat cross-legged on the bed, pretended nothing happened, and started "you shoot one and I shoot one".

Hikaru Ueno: "..."

He lowered his head and looked at Zhongya, and asked calmly, "Are you discussing?"

Zhong also avoided looking: "... Ang."

Ueno Hikaru looked at Kyouya again: "Teaching the people who are gathered together?"

Gong Mi muffled: "...um."

So Ueno Hikaru looked at Osamu Dazai and Ranpo, and put his hands between the two boys.

"Are... fanning the flames?"

"Add oil and vinegar?"

"...No, no." Osamu Dazai struggled, "It's just watching the battle."

Luanbu nodded guilty: "Yeah."

Hikaru Ueno nodded and said, "Very good."

Then, under the mixed gazes cast by the four children at the same time, he continued: "But this location is not very good."

He took four small children to the kitchen.

Under their anxious gaze, they put away all the dinners they had prepared.

Then he pushed Chuya and Kyousya to the stove.

"Why don't you try to learn how to cook?"