After retirement I became a guardian of troubled youth

Zhong Yuanzhong also visited his colleagues who were hospitalized due to injuries in a hospital that cooperated with their company.

It is said that Mori Ogai also came here early in the morning.

Hikaru Ueno sat on a bench outside the hospital and waited, watching the pedestrians hurrying to and fro at the door, he couldn't help feeling a little emotional.

He was very glad that he had chosen to entrust Chuya and Shuji to Mori Ogai.

Now it seems that this is indeed an excellent and kind man.

Perhaps without the guidance of Mori Ogai, these two children would not have grown into what they are today.

A strange itching suddenly appeared on the ankle.

Hikaru Ueno was slightly startled, and looked down with his thoughts gone.

A small snow-white milk cat curled up under the bench, its long tail curled up and gently rubbed against his trouser legs.

Although it is a small white cat, it is probably a domestic cat that has been abandoned by its owner for a long time.

The hair on the body is a bit dirty, revealing a bit pitiful. .

Hikaru Ueno froze for a moment, and his body tensed up involuntarily for a moment.

The little white cat obviously also felt his change, and shrank in a little scared, then carefully raised its small head to look at him.

The jewel-like crystal clear blue eyes were wide open.

It's a bit like Zhongye.

Hikari Ueno stared at it.

After a long while, probably feeling that there was no threat, the little white cat called lightly, then moved out on its own initiative, the tip of its tail cautiously poked his ankle lightly, as if to test.

Even if he has got rid of the identity of "Reaper", he will still be more or less instinctively feared by spiritual creatures.

Such as human cubs, or animal cubs.

The little white cat was probably relieved after the trial, and quietly got out from under the bench, stepped on his shoes with its soft paws, and crawled along Ueno Hikaru's legs to his knees, unable to fall off the ground. Hanging on the edge, looking up at him with his head tilted.

Hikaru Ueno was stunned, and stared at the little white cat for a while, then cautiously stretched out his hand and touched the little white cat's head with his fingertips.

The kitten let out a "meow~" and moved forward on its own initiative. Its tail hooked his legs, and its head rubbed against his fingertips, looking quite comfortable.

Ueno Hikaru subconsciously withdrew his hand, and received the kitten's suspicious gaze.

He hesitated for a moment, then stretched out his index finger again.

This time the little white cat didn't rub against his finger.

It moved forward again, raised its head, and put Hikaru Ueno's index finger in its mouth.

The first knuckles were wrapped in the wet mouth, and the tip of the teeth rubbed against the fingertips, feeling a little tingling.

He had indeed hugged a cat before when he was in Poirot's Cafe, but this level of close contact was really the first time in his long life in a hundred years.

Hikaru Ueno stretched out his hand in a daze, letting the little kitten suck and bite his finger as food, maybe even lick it twice.

The little white cat had a great time playing with his fingers. The whole cat stuck to it and hung directly on his hand. Its long tail also swept back and forth happily.

It took a while for Hikaru Ueno to fully adapt to this kind of touch. With difficulty, he looked away from the little white cat and looked at the gate of the hospital again.

The two came here after lunch, and now it was almost sunset.

Chuya has been in for a long time, I don't know if there is any important matter to discuss with Mori Ogai, but he hasn't come out yet.

This afternoon, the number of patients coming to the hospital seems to be increasing.

Ambulances were coming and going, and there were many more pedestrians around the hospital than at noon.

Hikari Ueno was somewhat worried, and his brows were slightly furrowed.

The little white cat hanging on the forearm seemed to feel something, let go of his fingers, licked his knuckles, looked up and gave a soft "meow".

In the next second, the pitch of that soft "meow" suddenly rose.

The weight hanging on the forearm disappeared instantly.

Ueno Hikaru reacted, and when he looked back, the shadow of the kitten was no longer in his field of vision.

A moment later, a faint but intense meow came from somewhere behind.

The sound seemed to have been covered up layer by layer. If Ueno Hikaru's hearing was not different from ordinary people, it would be impossible to hear this sound.

He immediately turned around following the sound, looking at the lush grass behind the bench.

Only then did he realize that the grass here seemed to be a little too long—compared to the grass of Mi Hua.

Weeds more than an adult male's knees were densely packed in the entire area. There was no wind, but some places were still rustling during the period, as if something was hidden inside.

Such a piece of grass is indeed somewhat abnormal.

The source of the little white cat's voice was in one of the trembling areas.

Hikaru Ueno confirmed his position, without any hesitation, he directly stepped into the grass.

The surrounding weeds seemed to have the spirit of animals, and the moment he stepped in, they swarmed over and squeezed him in the middle.

Some weeds had sharp thorns on the stems, which cut his trouser legs while rubbing, leaving shallow scars on his ankles.

There were also a few weeds that directly climbed up, circled around his calf twice, and the tips continued to grow upwards, as if to completely wrap him in it.

Hikaru Ueno lowered his eyes, stared at the weeds expressionlessly, and slowly raised his right hand.

After a while, he looked back blankly and forcibly moved forward.

The dark purple light on the tip of the right finger was fleeting.

He hesitated for a moment and didn't use his ability.

After all, it is still in a state of out of control. If you use the ability forcibly, you don't know what will happen.Although the condition of these weeds was abnormal, it only caused him some troubles, not to such a serious degree.

Hikaru Ueno curled up his fingertips and walked step by step to where the little white cat was.

Even though only a dozen seconds had passed, the kitten was already far away from him, as if something was forcibly dragging it somewhere.

Ueno Hikari stood where the sound came through last, bent down, and stretched out his hand to the center of the grass.

He fumbled in the crazy weeds for a while and caught a shaggy tail.

When the cat was lifted up along the tail, the little white cat almost turned into a little red cat.

There were a bunch of large and small wounds on the kitten's body, many of which were oozing blood, watering the weeds in this area.

The weeds were wrapped around its limbs and tail, growing upwards with Hikaru Ueno's lifting up, and finally even reached the height of a human.

Hikaru Ueno held the kitten and looked coldly at the tip of the grass that was still wobbling in front of his eyes.

He lowered his eyes to the roots of the grass, and said indifferently, "Release."

The tip of the grass shook a little more violently, as if shaking his head vigorously.

Ueno raised his eyebrows, raised his hand, and grabbed one of them.

These weeds seemed to feel threatened, and they became even crazier in an instant, tightly entwining the kitten's limbs.

Ueno's face was even colder, and he grabbed all the grass into his palm with a hook of his fingers, and gathered five of them and squeezed them hard.

A handful of grass was snapped off at the waist, turned yellow instantly, and fell to the ground.

The little milk cat trembled violently, then twitched its tail and hid in Ueno Guang's arms, as if seeking shelter from him.

Hikaru Ueno held it in his arms, covering its body with one hand.

In the next second, the surrounding weeds suddenly rose up, pressing down on him like an iron cage.

The weeds that were several times thicker were densely stacked together, intertwined into a circle of impenetrable walls, trapping Hikari Ueno in it.

The tip of the grass at the top condenses into a huge knot, blocking out the light without leaking.

The air was compressed and became extremely thin in an instant.

The kitten in his arms was shaking much more than before, as if he was afraid of some unknown enemy.

Hikaru Ueno stood silently in the cage made of grass, closed his eyes, and sighed helplessly.

He didn't know why Yokohama had such a situation.

But now it seems that he may have to make an exception.

The power of the god of death has the ability to absolutely crush these creatures, but if this power does not only affect these weeds, but even affects the surrounding humans, it will not be so good.

The fingertips retracted slightly, and a little dark purple light lit up, which was particularly eye-catching in the pitch black.

He embraced the cat with one hand, raised the other hand, and tapped it on the grass wall in front of him.

The dark purple light flickered suddenly.

In the next second, before Hikaru Ueno could really use his ability, a huge crack suddenly appeared in the grass wall in front of him.

The gap broke from somewhere, went straight around, and split the wall in two.

A cold light flashed before his eyes.

Pieces of dead weeds piled up beside Ueno's bare feet.

He froze for a moment, and looked at the anxious young man in front of him with a little surprise.

Nakaya was holding a dagger in his hand, with two stubborn grass wrapped around it.

Seeing his gaze, Zhong also froze for a moment, then subconsciously let go.

The dagger fell to the ground with a "clang", and was instantly swept away by the weeds that replaced it, and disappeared.

Zhong Ye was silent for a moment, and then asked a little awkwardly: "That...brother, are you okay?"

Hikaru Ueno shook his head and looked at him quietly, as if he felt a little strange.

Zhong uncomfortably touched the back of his neck, and turned his eyes away: "What are you looking at?"

Ueno Hikaru didn't answer his question, and directly concluded: "Your work is very dangerous." There was a hint of dissatisfaction in his tone.

As soon as he finished speaking, there were a few chuckles behind him, followed by a somewhat familiar adult male voice: "There is no way to do this, after all, what we are doing is 'rescue' work, so it is There will inevitably be some forced sacrifices."

Mori Ogai circled around, and Kazuya fought side by side, gracefully reaching out his hand to Hikari Ueno, with a decent smile on the corner of his mouth: "Long time no see, Mr. Ueno."

Hikaru Ueno stared at him for a while, then slowly stretched out his hand, and shook him quickly.

Mori Ogai's smile deepened a little.

——At least this can prove that Hikaru Ueno accepted the explanation he gave.

He glanced at the circle of withered grass around him, smiled, and said, "It's not safe here, let's go to another place and talk about it in detail."

Hikaru Ueno: "?"

"I also heard that Mr. Ueno plans to stay and help this time." Mori Ogai paused, "During this time, I have collected some information about this incident, and I will tell you in detail."

Hikaru Ueno nodded and looked at Nakaya.

The kitten that had been huddled in his arms quietly poked its head out, gave a "meow", and then jumped from his arms to the top of Zhongye's head.