After retirement I became a guardian of troubled youth

When Ueno Hikaru took Kuroba Kaito home, he was surprised to find that the lights in the house were already on.

The two stopped a few steps away from home and looked at each other.

Xiao Kuaidou froze for a moment, his eyes lit up instantly.

He grabbed Ueno Hikaru's arm and dragged him home, and asked expectantly, "After you came, you haven't really met your mother, have you?"

Hikaru Ueno was startled, and nodded.

During the time he lived here with Kaidou, Ms. Chikage had been living abroad and never came back, and the few meetings she had met were all through video calls.

and so……

Ueno Hikari's gaze shifted from Kaito to the warm yellow lights at home.

Is it Ms. Chikage who is back?

His eyes widened slightly.

"She has been looking forward to meeting you again!" Xiao Kaito's state can almost be regarded as excited.

He ran out a few steps quickly, staggering Ueno Hikari, and then stopped suddenly the moment he pushed the door open, turning his head to look at Ueno Hikari.

Hikaru Ueno cast him a suspicious look.

Kaito grinned and took an exaggerated deep breath, telling him, "Don't be too nervous!"

Hikaru Ueno shook his head, smiled and stroked the boy's hair, looking as usual.

"I'm also looking forward to meeting her again."

Kaito turned around and pushed open the door, and ran into the house excitedly.

Hikaru Ueno was just about to raise his heels when his steps suddenly stopped.

In view, the boy poked his head towards the kitchen, and then happily jumped in.

Hikaru Ueno pursed his lips and closed the door gently.

Kuroba Kaito's voice was cut off by the thick security door, so he couldn't hear it at all.

Hikaru Ueno lowered his eyes and was silent for a moment, then turned behind him.

A young Reaper wearing a clean white shirt and jeans stood quietly behind him, with a nervous expression on his face.

Hikaru Ueno glanced at him indifferently, as if he was not surprised by the young man's appearance, he nodded and asked, "What's the matter?"

The boy swallowed his saliva, clenched the scythe in his hand, and looked more nervous than before.

Hikaru Ueno frowned slightly, and asked again.

The young Reaper murmured, "That, that, senior 1126 said, there is something wrong with the 'Eye of the Underworld'..."

"what is the problem?"

The young man explained in a panic, and his voice became tighter: "The Eye of the Underworld previously secretly retained a part of the energy, and now that part of the energy is starting to eat back at Senior..."

Hikaru Ueno interrupted him: "Need me to go back?"

The young Grim Reaper cautiously raised his eyes to look at him, and quickly nodded a few times.

This situation is not too unexpected.

In other words, the Eye of the Underworld did not leave much behind, which would surprise people instead.

The young Reaper on the opposite side was still secretly looking at him, as if he was some kind of demon that could eat people.

Hikaru Ueno raised his eyebrows, and when the young god of death looked over again, he lowered his eyes and looked at him.

Little Reaper was startled, and shrank back a bit.

Hikaru Ueno asked, "Am I scary?"

Little Reaper shook his head in a panic: "No, no, no."

Obviously there is.

Hikaru Ueno chuckled and said, "Let's go."

"Huh?" The young Death God was stunned.

"Back to the Underworld."

The young Death God asked in astonishment: "Just, just go back like this?"

It seemed that he didn't believe that he would agree to his request so easily.

Hikaru Ueno walked towards him and asked indifferently, "Or what else do you want to do?"

The young God of Death shook his head again and again, tremblingly stretched out his hand towards him: "I, I will take you back."

Hikaru Ueno glanced down at his outstretched hand, expressionless, and stretched out his hand to pinch the hanging cuff of the young Shinigami.

The young Death God was stunned for a moment: "Huh?"

"No?" Hikaru Ueno raised his eyebrows and explained coldly, "I don't like to have physical contact with others."

The young Reaper was obviously frightened by him again, he shook his head in a panic and said "no problem, no problem", closed his eyes forcefully, and brought him back to the Underworld.

The moment before the figure disappeared, Hikaru Ueno glanced back at the closed gate of the Kuroba House.

When he looked over, the door happened to be pushed open by someone in the room. The joy on the young boy's face hadn't completely subsided, and his whole body looked bright and dazzling.

As if subconsciously, Kaito Kuroba looked directly at Hikari Ueno.

The two looked at each other unexpectedly, and were taken aback for a moment.

In the next second, Ueno Hikaru's figure disappeared in place.

Kaito Kuroba grabbed the doorknob and stared blankly at the deserted street.

"Kaitou?" Ms. Qianying came over with a pot of soup and asked doubtfully, "Hurry up and come in with light sauce."

Xiao Kuaidou managed to regain his senses in a trance, opened his mouth, and said softly, "...he's gone."

"Eh?"

Ms. Qianying hurriedly put down the soup and came to the door.

The door has been closed.

Kuroba Kaito leaned his back against the door, silently raised his head to look at her, his eyes were a little red.

The boy's voice was muffled, with a weak cry, as if he was wronged or complaining about something: "He left without saying anything."

Kaito Kuroba lowered his voice little by little, and muttered softly, "He still owes me a necklace."

It is clearly agreed that I will send another accessory.

"He also owes me a chocolate he made himself."

Mingming promised him that he would prepare such a surprise one day.

"He also..." He agreed to witness himself becoming a world-famous great magician.

Heiyu Kaito's murmur suddenly stopped, and after a while, he laughed abruptly.

The weak and helpless laughter sounded like he was laughing at something.

He blinked vigorously, and when he raised his eyes to look at Ms. Qianying again, there was already a usual smile on his face.

It is the "poker face" that a magician must have.

The boy spread his hands smartly and said, "You probably won't have a chance to meet again in the future."

Ms. Chikage stared at Kaito for a while, then bent down and rubbed his head.

"Fight fast."

"Huh?" Xiao Kaito bent his eyes and tilted his head to look at her.

"Leaving without saying goodbye definitely does not mean disappearing forever." The woman's hand was warm, and her voice was rare and gentle.

"One day, you will meet again somewhere."

Like, she has always believed that she will meet Black Feather Pirate One again somewhere.

At that time, that man will still give her an unforgettable moment as he did when they first met.

Kuaito blinked.

Tears flashed by.

"So, at that time, let's have a reunion dinner with my brother again."

It will also bring along a certain Mr. Great Magician who pretended to be dead and left without saying a word.

"……it is good."

Kuroba Kaito nodded very lightly.

……

After a period of "breeding", the power secretly hidden by the Eye of the Underworld has become quite impressive.

After all, the Netherworld was originally his territory, and "cultivating and healing" in such a place must be more effective with less effort.

1126's inability to completely restrain this part of energy is enough to prove this point.

Hikari Ueno's back injury is almost healed, but his strength has only recovered [-]%.

It has just been able to suppress this part of the energy.

He stood by the shattered fountain, looking down at the young Death Grimm who was wrestling with a cloud of black gas in the center.

It was 1126, and it had changed a lot since the last time they met.

The body is thicker, the edges and corners of the face are more distinct, and the eyes are cold, looking more and more like a powerful death.

1126 seemed to sense the movement of the outside world, raised his eyes, and met Hikaru Ueno.

Hikaru Ueno held the sickle, sighed softly, and stepped into it.

He could probably guess that 1126 was counted into his account.

With 1126's current ability, it may be difficult to suppress the power of the Eye of the Underworld, but it is not impossible.

The reason why he specially called Ueno Hikaru back.

One is to reserve more power for yourself to prevent other hidden dangers in the future.

The second is... I want to empty Ueno Hikaru again.

This kind of "complete exhaustion" has been experienced three times, and this god of death can basically be regarded as useless.

It is impossible for the strength to return to the peak period, and perhaps, at most, it can only be restored to [-]%.

Hikari Ueno, who only retained 1126% of his strength, is nothing to fear for [-], who has completely replaced the Eye of the Underworld by then.

Swinging the sickle in front of him, brushing aside the flying rocks, Ueno Hikari stood beside 1126.

Even though he has made it clear that all he wants is to live in the world, even if the two have made a promise long ago, 1126 still cannot trust him.

All creatures in the Underworld are like this.

Hikaru Ueno can understand.

He is not interested in the Underworld at all, besides, [-]% of his strength is enough for him to protect himself.

At least in the human world, if there are other death gods coming to the door, [-]% of the power can already drive those death gods away.

After all, no matter what, that is "sixty percent" of the strongest god of death in the underworld.

Putting this kind of power into the world is still an undoubted "overflow" state.

1126 showed him a smile as usual, and said in a slightly weak tone, "I'm sorry to trouble you."

Hikaru Ueno didn't respond, and the sickle in his hand pulled out a flower, piercing the darkness in front of him.

The cloud of black air dispersed in an instant, and then reunited in the blink of an eye.

Hikaru Ueno's complexion did not change at all, followed by another blow.

1126 lowered his eyes, a faint apology flashed across his pupils.

……

The recovery after draining the strength is more and more difficult every time.

In addition, 1126 also moved a little "little hands and feet".

When Hikaru Ueno opened his eyes again, seven years had passed.

The entire Underworld has completely changed its appearance, and it looks more like the world.

1126 became the well-deserved power holder here, even greater than the power held by the "Eye of the Underworld" before.

After all, the Huangquan world now is not the same as it was back then.

The scale of the underworld has expanded several times, the number of creatures has increased geometrically, and various emerging industries have flourished day by day.

They even started "foreign trade and cultural exchanges", and had much closer contacts with the world of Huangquan in other countries than before.

When Ueno Hikaru went to find 1126, he almost thought that he was already in the world.

1126 fulfilled the previous promise.

Now the working mode of the underworld is very similar to the world.

Ueno Hikaru was led by a little death to go through the resignation procedures and received his "pension" and "work allowance".

Of course, these are common currencies in the underworld, and cannot be used in the human world.

1126 also knew his needs, so he directly replaced his money with the human wealth that Hikaru Ueno needed most urgently.

He gave Ueno Hikaru a house.

That house is in a place called Mihua Town.

It is relatively remote, but it is quiet, and it is a place that Hikari Ueno would like.

His neighbors are only three people.

A girl, an old man, and a young man.

There is no need to socialize too much, and you won't be interrupted from your daily life.

All in all a great place.

Moreover, it was a three-story detached villa, even if several people lived together, there would be no problem at all.

It can be said that Hikari Ueno's needs are met in every aspect.

"But..." 1126 hesitated for a long time, and spoke again before sending him away.

Hikaru Ueno: "?"

"Because you have left your job now, some of the rules and shackles of Huang Quanjie have lost their effect."

Hikaru Ueno nodded, waiting for him to continue.

"So..." 1126 said, "After you come to the human world, there may be a phenomenon of capacity overflow at the very beginning."

"But don't worry, you will get used to it slowly."

"Okay." Ueno Hikaru responded coldly, turned and left without looking at him again.

……

1126 probably left him with a little kindness in the end.

The house he chose for Hikaru Ueno was indeed a good one.

It is spring noon.

The three-storey building stands in the courtyard, and the blooming flowers in the flower beds exude bursts of fragrance, and the trees on both sides cast fine light and shadows, shaking gently in the breeze.

The two houses next to them were very quiet, and the cars passing by on the wide road made a little noise.

Tranquility, full of the breath of the world.

Hikaru Ueno stood in front of the iron gate for a while, took out the key from his coat pocket, and opened the gate.

He is still wearing the original set of black clothes, covering himself tightly again.

When he stepped into the gate, Hikaru Ueno faltered, and looked up at a certain window of the neighbor's house.

Hikaru Ueno was still very sensitive to other people's sight. At that moment, he clearly felt that someone was looking at him from that place.

But when I looked over, there was no one there.

He hesitated for a moment, then stepped directly into the door and walked into the small building.

A floor plan of the entire house was placed on the table in the living room on the first floor, clearly marking the purpose and structure of each room. Hikari Ueno walked around the room according to the picture, and pasted the picture on the door by the door. the wall.

There are all kinds of household and daily necessities in the house and they are all brand new, which is completely ready for immediate occupancy.

Hikaru Ueno entered the leftmost bedroom on the third floor, looked at the empty bedside table, was silent for a while, and took out a photo from his small personal space.

This is a group photo he took with four children before.

The location is a certain street in Binsheng.

The person who took the photo was Mama Tsuna.

In the photo, Hikaru Ueno is standing in the center. Although the lower half of his face is blocked from the arc of his mouth, the smile in his curved eyes directly penetrates the photo.

On his left is Dazai Osamu who is pressing Nakahara Nakaya's head. The young man is pressed down by him, his eyes are extremely fierce.

Nakahara Chuya's hand was stuck on Osamu Dazai's neck, forcing him to show a somewhat painful expression.

These two hideous teenagers who are entangled with each other are in stark contrast to the two people on the right of Hikaru Ueno.

Luanbu is smiling at the camera with a lollipop in his mouth, his head is naturally tilted in the direction of Yeguang, looking intimate.

Hibari Kyouya stood on the outermost side, keeping a little distance from the others.

He stood sideways, with his hands crossed over his chest, his tightly pursed lips and the duckweed crutches in front of him showed his displeasure.

But at the same time, the inadvertent smile in the black eyes quietly revealed his true emotions.

It looks awkward and cute.

Hikaru Ueno looked at the photo for a while, and the corners of his mouth raised unconsciously.

He thought for a while, put down the photo, turned around and went to the neighbor's house.

It was the family who had peeked at him from behind the window just now.

Not long after, a young man with squinted eyes and a gentle smile opened the door for him.

The young man wore a pair of black-rimmed glasses, and the collar of his thin coat was turned up, blocking his neck.

"Hello, what's the matter?"

Hikaru Ueno hesitated for a moment, and cut straight to the point: "Do you have a photo frame at your home?"

The young man was stunned.

"I have a photo I want to frame, but there's no frame."

"Ah, there should be some." The man smiled and let him into the house. "You sit here for a while, and I'll find it for you."

Hikaru Ueno sat down on the sofa and nodded his thanks.

Youth did not leave for too long.

Not long after, he returned to the living room with several photo frames of different sizes, and asked Hikari Ueno about the size of the photos.

Hikaru Ueno didn't know about the size of a photo, so he took the photo out and found a frame that could just fit it in the pile of photos.

The young man glanced at the photo and asked curiously, "May I ask, are these children your younger brothers?"

Hikaru Ueno froze for a moment, nodded, and showed him the photo directly.

Maybe it's the reason why he has been silent for many years, or maybe it's because he can finally live in the world with peace of mind without the burden. Hikari Ueno said a lot today.

He told this strange youth who called himself "Okiya Subaru" the story between him and his four younger brothers, of course, it was a version omitting those unnatural factors.

"They are very cute brothers." The young man laughed and said, "You must be very happy."

Hikaru Ueno looked down at the photo and nodded solemnly.

Okiya Subaru asked tentatively, with a natural familiarity in his tone: "Then, will you pick them up to live with them after a while?"

Hikaru Ueno froze for a moment, then shook his head.

Okiya Subaru was puzzled.

Hikaru Ueno thought for a moment and explained: "I won't look for them deliberately. If we can meet by chance, it means that our fate is not over yet. If they are willing to come and live together at that time, I am very happy."

Perhaps still affected by the "desire" soul that was extracted, he doesn't have much desire for many things now.

For example, the reunion with five children.

Hikaru Ueno is happy to leave it all to fate.

He could also vaguely feel that the fate between them was not over yet.

It would be a surprise to each other if they could meet by chance.

He expected that surprise.

After chatting with Okiya Subaru a few more times, Ueno Hikaru returned home with the photo frame.

He put the photo on the bedside table, looked down at the photo, was silent for a while, then suddenly stretched out his hand.

Through the glass, the young man's fingertips lightly touched the cheeks of the four teenagers.

Lying on the bed in a black windbreaker, Hikaru Ueno curled the corners of his mouth and whispered, "See you by fate."

The wind gently blew the light curtains through the open windows.

This is the world he was looking forward to.

Here are the teenagers he misses, and the "reunion after a long absence" that he secretly expects.

Goodbye bye.

Ranpo, Xiuzhi, Zhongye, Gongmi.

Hikari Ueno placed an empty photo frame beside him, and squinted his eyes.

Goodbye bye.

Quick fight.