After retirement I became a guardian of troubled youth

Hikaru Ueno stayed with Kaito from late winter to early spring.

At the beginning, several gods of death who received the mission came to the door, but they were all easily driven away by Hikaru Ueno.

Later, the god of death gradually learned, knowing that when looking for someone, he had to carry Hikari Ueno behind his back.

But Kaito wears the necklace he gave him, and after one narrow escape, only Kaito "plays" with Shinigami.

Hikaru Ueno has been here for a long time, and he has gradually become familiar with the lifestyle and rhythm of life here.

Prepare three meals a day for Xiao Kaidou, and go to various places with him on weekends.

Mr. Nakamori asked a friend to find him a job as a librarian, which is very suitable for him. He works leisurely, has little communication with people, has weekends and weekends, and can leave work on time every day.

Hikari Ueno usually goes there directly after sending off Kaito, and picks up Kaito on the way after work in the afternoon.

This job is mainly to help him pass the time when he doesn't have Kaito, and help him deepen his understanding of the human world by the way.

Oh yes, and the most important one.

Every morning, look forward to the magic specially prepared by the children.

The little magician's magic reserve is extremely rich, and he can give Ueno Hikaru a small surprise every time.

For example, the surprise this morning was the black headband that suddenly appeared in the quilt, and there was a little golden dove on the headband, which looked very cute.

Hikaru Ueno's hair was already completely white, and it was much longer than before. Kaito trimmed it down to his waist and tied it up with the hair tie.

The low ponytail was tied behind the head, adding a bit of soft laziness to the coolness.

It was the first time for Hikaru Ueno to have the experience of tying his hair. He was unfamiliar and curious.

He sat in front of the dressing table, watching Kaito kid working behind him, and his eyes fell on his nimble fingers.

A pair of hands belonging to the great magician of the future, dexterous and with a touch of immaturity, fluttered through the white hair fluently.

The black lace around the boy's wrists was flipped into his hair.

Ueno Hikari raised his head following his movement.

After a quick pause, he looked down at him, and asked a little embarrassedly, "Does it hurt?"

In fact, he has never done this kind of thing, he just watched other people do it a few times.

Hikaru Ueno wanted to shake his head, but remembered that the child was still holding his hair, so he had no choice but to say: "No."

"Really?" Kaito relaxed, looking at him worriedly.

Hikaru Ueno: "Really."

But Kid Kaito was still a little bit worried, so the high ponytail in the concept turned into this kind of baggy look in the end.

Hikaru Ueno stood in front of the mirror, shook his hair, and smiled with satisfaction.

Kaito leaned over, stroked his chin, looked at the long-haired young man in the mirror, nodded in agreement, and praised his skill.

He raised his hand to fiddle with the little pigeon on the headband, and showed it to Ueno Hikaru.

"When I'm not around, it's equivalent to my incarnation." Xiao Kaito said with a smile, "Don't feel lonely!"

Hikaru Ueno smiled and nodded, and the little pigeon followed suit.

Today is Sunday, and Kaidou's class is planning a "short spring outing", of course without parents.

This is the first weekend that Hikari Ueno will spend only by himself after arriving here.

It may be unavoidable to be a little uncomfortable.

So Xiao Kaidou thought of such a way to "comfort" a lonely big friend.

Before leaving the house, Hikaru Ueno suddenly felt a little inexplicable uneasiness. He grabbed Xiao Kaito who was about to get into the car, took out the necklace hidden in his clothes, and added a layer of "information transmission" and "positioning" on it. .

In this way, the function of this necklace is almost the same as the one he gave Chuya before.

Moreover, the buff of "blocking the touch of other gods of death" was added.

The teacher in the car had already started to urge him, and Kaito held the pendant to look at him, waved to him, and jumped on the school bus with a smile.

Hikaru Ueno saw through the car window that the child suddenly performed a tricky magic trick when passing by Qingzi, which scared the little girl, and then jumped to hide at the end.

The school bus carrying Kaito and other children slowly left the field of vision, Hikaru Ueno touched the little pigeon tied in his hair, turned and went home.

Their return journey was around three or four in the afternoon, and before that, Hikari Ueno had several hours to consume.

But in fact he had nothing to do.

Hikaru Ueno sat for a while looking at the scenery outside the window, and decided to try some new food.

Although there is still no sense of taste, it is still very pleasant to make some small pastries.

Near noon, he suddenly received a video call from Kaito's mother.

The other party still smiled and looked energetic and in a hurry.

She seems to have chosen a day when Kaito was not around to call. At first, she mysteriously confirmed to him several times whether Kaito was there, and then she relaxed and told him that the day after tomorrow, she needs him as Kaito of "parents" go to school to attend classes.

This matter is kept from the children, the purpose is to give students and parents a double surprise.

Ms. Qianying happened to be unable to leave, so she came to ask Xiao Kuaidou while he was away.

Ueno Hikaru readily agreed and looked forward to that day.

Although it can be regarded as sending four children to school, he has not seen what the school is like.

This time, it happened that there was an opportunity to fulfill his little "wish".

Oh yes, Ms. Chikage also said that she needs to prepare a gift for Kaito as a bigger surprise.

Ueno Hikaru pondered for a while facing the darkened screen, and decided to make a unique piece of chocolate for the children.

The one with his name engraved on it.

Kokaito didn't hide his preference at all.

Hikari Ueno knew that he had a soft spot for chocolate from a very early age.

So the originally idle afternoon suddenly became busy.

He had to get acquainted with this kind of thing first, to make sure that what he gave the child was a really nice and delicious piece of chocolate.

For him, "practice" is always more effective than "theory".

So Ueno Hikaru came to the nearest supermarket, picked up a shopping basket skillfully, and began to sweep the chocolates on the shelves.

This behavior naturally attracted a lot of attention.

But now, he can already walk through these gazes freely.

After all, Ueno Hikaru itself is an extremely eye-catching existence.

At first, he always wanted to lift his collar to cover his face, but after being brought out by Kaidou more times, he gradually got used to being stared at.

Hikaru Ueno went to check out with a shopping basket.

There were quite a few people at the moment, and there was a long line of people at the checkout. Ueno waited expressionlessly, keeping a "one-meter distance" from the people in front of him very strictly.

It seemed that he was... a bit special.

When he was still one person away, Ueno Hikaru had already been accosted by exactly 5 men and 5 women.

The young and beautiful brothers and sisters are not afraid of embarrassment, even if he has a cold face that can freeze to death, there are still people coming to try how cold it is.

But this kind of thing...

He is also used to it.

I got used to it when I lived with Hibari Kyouya.

But at that time, the people who approached him were usually some uncles and aunts.

Probably because, in a place like the vegetable market, mysterious young men like Ueno Hikaru are really rare.

The moment he put the shopping basket on the table, a strange message came back from the necklace given to Kaito.

Hikaru Ueno frowned suddenly, startling the little cashier brother who was about to scan the QR code for him to check out.

Holding the scanning gun, the little brother tentatively asked him, "What, what's wrong?"

The necklace was forced to leave his owner.

Also, there are other Shinigami appearing near Kaito.

Shinigami couldn't touch that necklace, and Kaito himself would never take it off, so... it could only be one of his classmates.

Hikaru Ueno frowned, recovered from the careful greeting of "How are you?", let go of the shopping basket, shook his head at the person, and said softly, "Sorry."

The cashier froze for a moment and looked at him blankly.

"Sorry, I won't buy it." Ueno Hikaru said again, ignoring the other party's reaction, turned slightly sideways, and left the supermarket directly.

There were quite a lot of people around here, so he walked around to a somewhat dirty alley behind the supermarket before avoiding the crowd and using his teleportation ability.

The wound left by the Eye of the Underworld healed very slowly, and the wound on his back hadn't fully healed yet.His ability that was almost hollowed out before has only recovered less than 30.00%.

But less than 30.00%, it is enough for him.

In the next second, Ueno Hikaru appeared at the entrance of a small cave.

He looked around, dazed for a moment.

There were no figures around, and no human voices in the distance.

Instead, there was a faint whimpering sound coming out of the cave, but that was definitely not Kaito's voice.

This is not the place where children should come for a "spring outing".

He stared at the cave, pursing his lips.

Two seconds later, Hikaru Ueno noticed something strange.

The cave is surrounded by a very thin "membrane", which divides the inside and the outside into two worlds.

That's why he didn't teleport directly to Kaito's side.

Obviously, this layer of film came from a god of death in the underworld, and it was also the god of death who was tasked to take away Kaito this time.

After his ability was weakened, his perception also decreased a lot. This layer of membrane has probably been carefully arranged for a long time. It is completely transparent and as thin as a cicada's wing. Balance was found.

Hikaru Ueno's black eyes narrowed slightly, a sickle appeared in his hand, and the sharp tip of the knife touched the film.

This god of death... probably spent almost all his energy on this thing.

The little that was left was spent on "causing" a kid to snatch Kaito's necklace.

When the tip of the knife touched the film, a layer of ripples appeared. Hikaru Ueno applied a little force, and the film sank little by little until it reached a certain point. With a sound of "Bo", a small opening was torn open.

An extremely thin silk thread drilled in through the small opening, and expanded into a membrane against the rock wall inside, blocking the membrane of the crack from the outside.

The tip of the sickle turned, and in the next second, with this small opening as the center, the entire membrane collapsed and shattered in an instant.

The membrane under Ueno Mitsubu can temporarily block the Shinigami's perception of this membrane. The time is very short, but it is enough for him to reach Kaito's side.

In the next moment, the sickle drew an arc, and Ueno Hikaru disappeared in place.

……

Kaito Kuroba was brought to this cave in the name of "adventure" by a classmate who acted more presumptuously and played well with him.

He is aware of his particularity now, so he has always been more cautious about the surrounding environment.

But children of this age always have a competitive mentality, and the god of death who "visited" during this period is only near misses.

So, after confirming that the necklace was still there, he followed this classmate here.

This cave is a little far away from their "camp", but it's not too far away. Xiao Kaidou stood at the entrance of the cave and looked in, and was persuaded by his classmates to go into the cave with the reason of "everyone is here".

But the cave was much deeper than he had imagined, and the further he went in, the colder and darker it became.

Just as he thought about leaving, the trembling classmate who had been following behind him suddenly jumped up, pushed him to the ground, and tore off his clothes trying to pull the necklace off.

Kaito Kuroba was not unwarranted, and he did occupy the upper hand in this "necklace battle" at the beginning.

But just when he was about to win, this man suddenly rushed towards him like crazy, his speed and strength were much greater than before.

Kuroba Kaito had no time to dodge, and the necklace was ripped off, causing a burning pain in the back of his neck.

The kid didn't give up after snatching the necklace, pushed him to the ground again, beat him hard a few times, and said "why".

Why.

Why?

Kaito's whole body hurt from his beating, his head was dizzy, and his heart was even more at a loss.

He had already guessed that the child was "ordered" by some god of death to take the necklace, but...

why.

Kaito tried his best to block the opponent's fist that was swung down again, turned over and hid to the side, suddenly felt a fishy and sweet taste in his mouth.

The cave suddenly lit up, and the child was lying on the ground, staring at him with scarlet eyes, as if he had some blood feud with him.

But he wasn't rushing up.

Kaito Kuroba supported the rock wall of the cave and stood up, looking at the blurred figure that appeared at the end of the cave.

A sickly young man with a pale face, extremely thin, and even coughing uncontrollably as he walked over.

This is the god of death who came to kill him this time.

The weak Grim Reaper looked down at the boy with blood red eyes indifferently, and kicked him to the side.

It seems that this child has completely lost its use value.

After finishing all this, the young man looked up at Kaito Kuroba, and suddenly smiled.

Stiff and cold.

Although both he and Hikaru Ueno belonged to the expressionless type, the feeling they gave when they laughed was completely different.

Kuroba Kaito couldn't help but shuddered, staring at the god of death, wary of his next move.

The young man suppressed his smile and raised his left hand, which had been behind his back.

Kuroba Kaito shrank his pupils.

The Grim Reaper was holding a translucent plastic bag in his hand, which emitted a faint blue light.

It contained the necklace given to him by Hikari Ueno.

He subconsciously glanced at the boy who fainted aside.

During the scuffle, he didn't notice at all that the necklace had disappeared.

Seeing him looking at the child, the god of death seemed to be suddenly interested, and asked him, "Do you know how I did it?"

Kuroba Kaito gave him a cold look, with a smile on his face: "It's nothing more than some annoying tricks."

He remembered what his father had said and put on his "poker face".

"Really." The God of Death chuckled and continued on his own, "I'm not as vicious as you imagined."

There was weakness in his voice, but there was also something sickly sticky about it.

Kuroba Kaito replied calmly: "Really."

"Yeah, I just slightly enhanced his jealousy of you."

The young man kicked the unconscious boy with his toes, and snorted softly.

"You see, he has become like this."

"What about you?" The young man asked suddenly, taking another step closer to him.

"Do you want to become like this, to be a mad dog in the eyes of others, or do you want to obediently leave this world with me?"

Kuroba Kaito's heart tightened, but his face remained calm.

He glanced quietly to the other side, estimating the escape route.

Kaito can probably guess why Hikaru Ueno suddenly touched the necklace again while he was away.

So what we have to do now is try our best to hold on to the time and wait for Hikaru Ueno to come.

But the god of death on the opposite side obviously didn't want to do what he wanted.

Because in the next second, the god of death had already arrived in front of him, without giving him any chance to escape.

Shinigami pinched Kuroba Kaito's chin, forcing him to raise his head and look at him.

"Or, would you like a third option?"

he said, glancing contemptuously at the road leading outside.

"Let's play a small game first, and then you will leave this world with me?"

He seemed to be very interested in the expression of the kid in front of him. He stared at Kaito's face for a few seconds, then suddenly laughed aloud, and said, "It's ok, I don't mind, I have a lot of time."

He paused, as if he suddenly remembered something, and said, "Oh, by the way, you still have a 'Patron Saint' by your side, right?"

Kokaito didn't say a word.

"Don't worry." Death tilted his head and coughed twice, then looked at him again, "He won't be here before the game is over."

Kaito's pupils shrank suddenly.

The god of death suddenly let go of him, and took a few steps back indifferently.

Xiao Kaito fell down and hit the ground.

Reaper held up the plastic bag containing the necklace again.

He raised his other hand and slowly pinched the bright blue protrusion in the plastic bag.

It's that sapphire.

Grim Reaper looked at Xiao Kaidou, and said with a smile, "Look."

In the next second, there was a "click".

The piece of sapphire was directly crushed by him, scattered in the bag, it shone brightly for a moment, and then completely lost its luster.

Reaper snorted, and threw the bag aside casually, "By the way, before the game starts, let's introduce ourselves first."

He probed the non-existent dust on the baggy sleeves and said, "I am 192."

"I wish you... a happy game."

……

When Ueno Hikaru teleported to Kuroba Kaito, the boy was being held in mid-air by a very sickly-looking Grim Reaper.

Kaito grabbed his hand, struggling feebly with a painful expression on his face.

Ueno Hikaru's already ice-cold face instantly became colder.

The moment he saw the situation clearly, he made a sudden move, clamped the wrist of the god of death, and folded it back forcefully.

This time, Ueno Hikaru almost exerted [-]% of his strength.

The sick and weak Reaper let go of his strength in an instant, and let out a suppressed cry of pain.

As soon as he let go of his hand, Xiao Kaito fell straight down.

Ueno Hikari leaned over slightly, helped the child on the way, and gently held the child in his arms.

The weak God of Death shook off his hand, staggered back two steps, held his wrist, and glared at him viciously, with unconcealable surprise and panic on his expression.

He coughed twice, raised his voice and asked, "How is it possible? How did you find this place!"

Ueno Mitsuri ignored him, put Kaito aside, and asked with concern, "Are you all right?"

It seems that there are no other living things in this space except them.

Kokaito bent over and coughed weakly and hoarsely, and raised his eyes to look at Hikaru Kakino.

He couldn't speak now, he could only lean on the rock wall and shake his head vigorously.

Hikaru Ueno looked at him like this, pressed his thin lips together, and touched the boy's head.

The soft light purple light hugged the boy, but within a short while, Kaito Kuroba found that all the discomfort in his body had disappeared.

He froze for a moment.

"Wait here for me." Ueno Hikaru's hand lightly pressing on his head turned suddenly when he spoke, and accurately blocked an object that was shot at a high speed.

It was a stone that can be seen everywhere in this cave, but with the blessing of that god of death, it turned into a murderous aura that could easily kill people.

Kaito nodded obediently, and looked at the young man's back.

Hikaru Ueno walked recklessly among the densely packed stones, without even holding a weapon, and easily blocked all the opponent's attacks with just his hands.

Then, in the blink of an eye, he was in front of the god of death.

A stone suddenly shot towards his face.

Ueno stared at the Grim Reaper expressionlessly, tilting his head slightly.

The sharp stone slid across the side of his face, leaving a slender bloodstain on it.

Drops of blood flowed out along the trace.

Hikaru Ueno didn't seem to feel the injury, he raised his hand indifferently, grabbed the neck of the sick and weak Reaper who was stuck on the wall, and lifted him up a little bit.

An extremely suppressed struggling scream overflowed from the death god's mouth.

He grabbed Hikaru Ueno's arm with difficulty, exactly the same as Kaito just now.

Even the expression is more painful than his.

next second.

Kuroba Kaito's field of vision was pitch black, and all the voices in his ears disappeared immediately.

He froze for a moment, and suddenly realized that Hikaru Ueno had somehow blocked his sight and hearing.