After retirement I became a guardian of troubled youth

When Hikaru Ueno woke up again, he found that he had been stripped naked and thrown on the bed.

The feeling of not knowing an inch is really strange to him.

Hikaru Ueno was stunned for a moment, looking down at his body.

It is true that his clothes were thrown somewhere, and now there are only bandages on his body, tightly wrapping his upper body.

The pain from the wound on the back was much less than before.

The body is still unavoidably weak, but it does not affect normal life.

As long as he doesn't hit him twice like this time, he will still look like a healthy, ordinary human being.

There was no one in the room, and the kid named Kuroba Kaito brought him back, bandaged his wound, and then disappeared.

Yes, Ueno guessed that Kaito's kid did all of this.

After all, at that time, at that place, except for Kaito Kuroba, who was avoiding the god of death, there was no one else still there.

Hikaru Ueno sat up and looked around the room.

The dark green curtains were drawn, making it impossible to tell the time outside.

The dark blue sheets exude a faint fragrance, as if they have just been washed not long ago.

Books and magazines are neatly arranged in the cabinet next to it, and there are two cups full of water on the coffee table in front of the cabinet.

On the opposite wall was a huge poster of a high-spirited magician, covering almost the entire wall.

It is not difficult to guess that the man in the poster is Kuroba Kaito's father, Kuroba Pirates.

Kuroba Pirates disappeared a year ago, and his life and death are unknown. Shortly thereafter, Kuroba Kaito's mother also went abroad, leaving the child alone at home.

So from then on, Kaito Kuroba basically relied on his neighbor Aomori's family for three meals a day.

Ueno Hikaru also checked the soul state of Kuroba Pirates.

He was still alive, but he didn't know why he hid and didn't show up again. No one could get any news about him.

Hikaru Ueno stared at the poster for a while, and suddenly there was a soft "click" from the door.

The boy in home clothes cautiously poked half his head in.

He happened to see Hikaru Ueno, his eyes widened for a moment, he pushed the door open in surprise, and asked, "Are you awake? Do you feel uncomfortable?"

Hikaru Ueno shook his head, said "thank you", and looked at him silently.

The two looked at each other, Kaito's gaze moved down silently, and then he suddenly realized something, and his body froze.

His eyes wandered, and he explained uncomfortably: "Well... your clothes are all stained with blood, so I will throw them into the washing machine for you."

Seeing the child's embarrassment, Ueno Hikaru chuckled and said, "It's okay, thank you."

"No, no, no." The child waved his hand, and after a while, asked curiously, "How did you get hurt so badly?"

He scratched his cheek, hesitated, and said, "Aren't you amazing?"

"Hmm." Ueno Hikaru looked down at the bandages on his body.

In fact, this kind of injury is not bad for him, after all, he has healed a little during this period of time.

However, the children probably have never seen such a scene, and it is normal to be surprised or frightened.

He didn't explain, and asked first: "Scared you?"

Little Kaito shook his head like a rattle, saying "No no no".

But it looked like he was frightened.

He shook his head for a long time, his movements gradually slowed down, and he became a little embarrassed again, and whispered: "I'm just...a little curious."

After Kaito finished speaking, he suddenly remembered something, and hurriedly added: "Ah, but, you don't have to say anything you don't want to say!"

Ueno Hikaru was helpless, but also felt a little funny, raised his hand and rubbed the boy's head, explaining: "I got a little punishment."

Kaito subconsciously asked: "Punishment? Why?"

Hikaru Ueno thought for a while, and replied, "Maybe it's because... I'm too good?"

Kuroba Kaito cast a blank look at him: "...?"

Hikari Ueno laughed, and changed his words under the cute gaze of the children: "Because I'm not good."

Kuaido raised his eyebrows.

Hikaru Ueno thought about it, and explained in human terms: "I didn't work hard, so after being taught a lesson by the boss..."

Xiao Kuaidou understood, and answered: "Fired?"

Hikaru Ueno pondered for a moment, shook his head, and corrected his statement: "I fired the boss."

Should be able to count like that?

After all, the Eye of the Underworld... probably almost disappeared.

Kaito: "..." The kid looked him up and down with shock and disbelief, and said "Oh" in doubt.

He thought of something again, sat cross-legged next to Ueno Hikaru, and asked, "By the way, what happened to the man who chased me the day before yesterday?"

"That's the god of death," Ueno Hikaru paused, "same as me."

Kid Kaito's eyes widened in disbelief.

Hikaru Ueno looked away under his gaze and said, "...This was my mistake at work. Sorry."

"They were ordered by...my former boss to kill you. I am here to protect you. I am not sure how long this hunt will last, but before it is over, I will ensure your safety .”

Kaito looked at him hesitantly, and tentatively said, "But you are seriously injured, is it okay?"

Hikaru Ueno nodded, and said seriously: "Please believe me. From now on, your life will come first to me."

He hesitated for a moment, as if worried that Kaito Kuroba still didn't believe it, he raised his hand in front of the boy and spread his palms.

A silver necklace lay there quietly, and the pendant was a sapphire set in the center of a silver-gray meniscus.

Crystal clear and shiny, it seems to be able to light up the whole room.

Kaito froze for a moment, looked up blankly, and asked him, "This is?"

Ueno Hikaru didn't answer, just leaned over and put on the necklace for him.

Kuroba Kaito didn't know what to do, but unexpectedly cooperated.He leaned forward and lowered his head to facilitate Hikari's movements.

He also took off the young man's blood-stained black gloves, and now that his fingertips were inadvertently touching the skin, the ice-cold Kuroba Kaito shuddered.

Ueno Hikari noticed his reaction and shrank his fingertips.

"Very cold?" His voice was a little deeper than before, revealing a slight sense of loss.

Kaito Kuroba subconsciously and urgently denied: "No, no."

"It's okay." He shrugged, using his index finger and thumb to make a small distance, squinting one eye, looking at Ye Guang through the small gap.

The boy smiled and said to him, "It's just a little bit cooler than other people's."

Hikaru Ueno looked at him like this, chuckled again unconsciously, bent his eyes, looked at the boy, and said, "Thank you."

Kaito was taken aback, retracted his hand, lowered his head and muttered: "What is there to be thankful for?"

As soon as he lowered his head, he happened to see the necklace that Ueno Hikaru had just put on him.

The magnificent blue seems to contain the power to directly hit the soul, making people unable to look away for a while.

He suddenly felt his head being pressed, looked up in confusion, and happened to meet Ueno Hikaru's gaze.

Ueno Hikaru said: "Don't take it off."

Kaito didn't ask, but nodded obediently.

The reason for not allowing it to be taken off is easy to speculate. There must be some unique design in this necklace, so that the gods of death who come to him in the future cannot attack him, or can block their attacks.

In short, it is something that can save his life.

Kid Kuroba Kaito felt that he had a very accurate eye for seeing people. This brother seemed very sincere, and he was not someone who would lie to him.

The alarm clock lying on the desk jingled, he jumped out of bed, turned off the alarm clock, and looked back at Hikari Ueno.

Ueno Hikaru was also looking at it in a daze at this time.

He showed a big smile and asked, "Going to eat? Uncle's house next door."

Ueno Hikaru looked at him silently, without saying a word.

Kuaido was stunned for a moment before he suddenly realized something, "Ah!", and ran out in a panic. After a while, he came back with a lot of clothes in his arms and put them heavily on the bed.

The boy lay on the pile of clothes, raised his face and said with a smile, "These are my father's leftover clothes, try to see if they fit?"

Hikaru Ueno looked at the pile of clothes and nodded, "Okay."

……

Half an hour later, the two of them appeared at the door of the next door. When Kaito Kuroba rang the doorbell, he was still educating Ueno Hikaru earnestly.

"You must pay attention to the season and matching when you wear clothes. You can't pick up what to wear." He raised his hand and patted Ueno Hikaru, took a step back to look at the young man, and nodded in satisfaction.

"Look, how suitable is the suit I picked for you."

The beige sweater and the long white down jacket made the already fair complexion a few shades whiter, with a bit of youthful air, which just rightly neutralized the cold face of the young man, making him appear to have changed. Much softer.

Hikaru Ueno looked down at himself and nodded, "Thank you."

The turtleneck was just enough to cover his jaw and mouth, which relieved the discomfort of fully exposing his face.

This was enough to satisfy Hikari Ueno.

He tugged at the collar of his sweater, trying hard to see if he could retract the tip of his nose.

The tip of the nose, which was rarely exposed to the cold winter, was a little red from the cold, which added a bit of cuteness to this icy young man.

The door in front of him opened, and the little girl with long brown hair raised her head and asked Kaito why he came so late, and walked over aggressively, grabbing his arm.

The next second, the girl who was just about to pull the boy into the room paused, turned her neck stiffly, and looked at Hikari Ueno who had been standing silently beside Kaito.

"...!!!"

The girl stared blankly at Hikaru Ueno for a few seconds, then looked at Kaito in a daze, and asked, "Kaito, who is this?"

Without that imposing appearance, even the voice is much lower than before.

The little girl pays more attention to etiquette in front of outsiders, especially in front of a handsome brother.

Thinking of her reaction just now, she couldn't help but blushed, and lightly pinched Kaito's arm as if complaining.

Kaito yelled in pain, pulled out his arm and rubbed the place she pinched, and explained vaguely with a long voice: "Ah, this is——"

Perhaps it was because Kaito had been out for too long, and when Kaito was thinking of something to say, a man in his thirties poked his head out of the door and called out to the girl, "Aoko? Isn't it Kaito?"

"Ah, it's Kaito." The girl came back to her senses and explained to her father, "But Kaito also brought a..."

Kaito Kuroba was suddenly blessed, and quickly followed her words: "Cousin from afar."

"Cousin from far away?" The man opened the door a little wider, frowned and looked at Hikaru Ueno, his face full of vigilance.

"Ah, that's right." Kaito blinked, and suddenly changed into a look of ease, apparently having prepared the next lie.

"Isn't there no one in our family to take care of me now? Then my mother was still a little worried, so I asked her a relative's child to take care of me."

After Kuroba Kaito finished speaking, he looked at Hikari Ueno, and secretly winked at him.

Ueno Hikaru received his gaze and nodded in cooperation: "Yes."

Kuroba Kaito waited for a while, and found that his "distant cousin" had no more to say, so he raised his hand and poked his distant cousin's waist, suggesting that the other party should say more.

Hikaru Ueno didn't move his hint, and looked at Mr. Nakamori sincerely, who was also waiting for the next step.

Kuroba Kaito was helpless, cleared his throat, and pretended not to be embarrassed at all to explain: "My cousin is not very talkative, uncle forgive me."

"He just graduated and couldn't find a job to stay idle at home, so he was driven over to take care of me."

"By the way, you can search here to see if there is any work you can do."

Hikaru Ueno gave a cooperative "hmm".

"Oh oh oh." Police officer Zhong Mori came back to his senses, responded again and again, welcomed them into the door, and asked casually, "What's your name?"

Kuroba Kaito's heart tightened, and the words had already blurted out: "Ah, Kuroba——"

Ueno Hikari said at the same time with him extremely calmly: "Ueno Hikari."

Mr. Nakamori paused, and cast suspicious glances at the two of them.

Hikari Ueno looked at Kaito, innocently.

Kuroba Kaito laughed awkwardly, touched his head and said, "Ahahaha, I forgot that my brother took his mother's surname."

……

Perhaps Ueno Hikaru seemed too clean and sincere, but Mr. Nakamori finally forgave their "innocuous" little mistake and accepted Kaito's "distant cousin".

During the meal, the people at the table chatted very happily, and Mr. Nakamori finally promised Hikari Ueno that he would help him find a suitable job.

Have a nice chat.

means——

Mr. Nakamori asked a question.

Hikaru Ueno answered indiscriminately.

Kuroba Kaito looks for help.

Aoko Nakamori listened to fun.

All in all, after a meal, everyone was very happy.

Except for the Kaito kids, who were frightened by Ueno Hikaru's divine response from time to time.

For example, "kick the boss".

For example, outrageous answers such as "over a hundred years old", "my hometown is in another world", "college major is the classification and treatment of the soul".

The whole Mr. Nakamori was stunned for a moment, thinking that Kaidou, a distant cousin, was good at telling jokes, so he patted him on the shoulder vigorously, laughing until tears came out.

Hikaru Ueno saw that Mr. Nakamori was happy, and he was also very happy.

I think it is a good sign to be recognized by the humans around Kaito when I first arrived.

Kid Kuroba Kaito: ... as long as you are happy.

At the end of the meal, Mr. Nakamori suddenly remembered something, and mysteriously took out some tickets from his wallet.

It was said that it was a new ice skating rink opened this year, and it was very popular. He managed to get a family ticket from his subordinates, so the four of them could go together on weekends.

Mr. Nakamori doesn't care about "one adult with three children".

Little sister Aoko Nakamori was the first to raise her hands in favor, her eyes were bright and big, and she looked extremely excited.

Kuroba Kaito has never been on the ice, so he is very curious about this sport.He also knew that he had a strong athletic talent, and he was already gearing up for a big fight when he heard the news, but he didn't show it too obviously out of reserve.

When Ueno Hikaru was in the Underworld, he would occasionally step on the ice and cross the river directly. He had no interest in this sport, but he had to accompany Xiao Kaidou, so he agreed to pretend to be interested.

So this matter was finalized.

The first group activity of the two families was set at this skating rink.

Kaito Kuroba waited excitedly for the whole week, looking forward to the long-awaited Saturday.

They made an appointment to leave at 09 o'clock, arrive at about 30:[-], have a meal together at noon, and return in the afternoon.

However, the highly excited Kaito woke up before six o'clock, and quietly went to Ueno Hikaru's room.

Hikaru Ueno temporarily lived in Kaito's parents' room.

Mr. Reaper still doesn't need to sleep now, but he was a little curious about the motive of Xiao Kaidou sneaking in quietly, so he lay motionless on the bed, hoping to see what surprise a certain kid would give him.

The surprise prepared by the little magician must be related to magic.

Xiao Kaidou stood beside the bed rubbing his paws, and threw himself into his arms with a "owwow".

The wound on his back was accidentally bumped, Hikaru Ueno suppressed a muffled groan, put his arms around him and looked at his little friend with a smile.

"Good morning!" Xiao Kaidou lay in his arms, looked up at him, and handed him a small white handkerchief.

Hikaru Ueno was startled.

Little Kaito held up a handkerchief, and said with a smile: "Did my brother have a delicious dream ~ I'm drooling."

Hikaru Ueno patted his head helplessly, and said, "You were all in my dream last night."

He scowled, made a fierce look, and said, "I've been eating your soul."

Xiao Kaidou gave a disdainful "cut", as if he didn't like him at all.

The white handkerchief dangled in front of Hikaru Ueno, and suddenly turned into a cute little white dove.

The little white pigeon tilted its head in Kaito's palm, jumped forward, and landed on Hikari Ueno's face.

The little paws touched the cheeks, not painful, but itchy, bringing a very strange feeling.

Hikaru Ueno smiled slightly, and picked up the little white pigeon dancing on his face.

Xiao Kuai Dou's eyes were shining, and he asked him with a little pride: "Is it fierce?"

Hikaru Ueno nodded and handed the little white pigeon forward.

The little white pigeon bounced around in his palm, stopped in front of Kaito, tilted its head and stared at him for a while, then suddenly raised its head, and unexpectedly pecked the boy's nose lightly.

Hikaru Ueno smiled with his eyes bent, and praised: "Amazing."

Xiao Kaito rubbed his nose, laughed too, blinked happily, and said, "I still have a lot of powerful magic tricks, I'll show you later~"

Hikaru Ueno supported him to sit up with one hand, and replied, "Okay."

Feeling the happiness of the two of them, the little white pigeon also jumped in the palm of Hikaru Ueno, and yelped twice.

Kaito jumped off the bed, and took Uedo Hikaru's other hand: "Let's go, let's eat!"

The little white pigeon responded first: "Cuckoo!"

From the third day onwards, the two of them stopped eating next door.

After all, Hikari Ueno can cook, and his level is not bad.

Kaito raised his head and stuffed the whole soft-boiled egg into his mouth, his cheeks puffed out cutely.

"Eat slowly."

Ueno Hikaru handed over warm fresh milk.

It's so cool to eat at home.

You can order food whenever you want.

Xiao Kuai Dou couldn't speak with something stuffed in his mouth, and gave Ueno Hikaru a thumbs up with his eyes bent.

His "distant cousin" means that everything is delicious.

After Mr. Nakamori came to eat once, he even had the idea of ​​introducing Hikaru Ueno to work in the cafeteria of their police station.

After eating, Kaito slipped around the house and performed several magic tricks for Hikaru Ueno in one morning.

At this time, Kaito did not expect that in just a few hours, his long-awaited "skating trip" would turn into a "nightmare" for him.