My Daughters Have Regressed - Chapter 191
191 – A Child Who Loses Little by Little #3
191 – A child who loses more and more #3
It was already evening.
Phrygia’s nightlife was particularly beautiful even on the Pangea continent.
The light coming from streetlights here and there and the windows and show windows of stores that are open until night…
The reason I liked this freesia was because this scene was very similar to that of the 21st century city center.
But this light was cold rather than warm.
In this world, there were many times when it was impossible to even enter a store without money.
Hina walked around her street, clutching a bag containing about 10,000 ren in her hand.
The weather was warm because it was summer, but for some reason it looked quite bleak and it felt like snow was blowing down.
Maybe there was a time when snow flurries really blew.
What will Hina do now?
And where did Imp Horohoro go?
Turbuk, trudge-.
Hina continued to take her small steps.
Although her clothes were shabby like rags, Hina’s appearance was such that she was a pretty girl, so she attracted people’s attention.
“Look at that kid. “The clothes she is wearing are old, but her hair is long and her face is pretty, so I think she is a girl who ran away from a rich family.”
“Is she the little girl who ran away from her mansion because she hated her boring home? Why not kidnap her and hold her ransom?”
“Yes, let’s catch the nymph big time before she becomes the king of thieves.”
I heard voices whispering in the darkness of the alley.
Even Hina, who has sensitive senses, must have heard it.
Zek-.
Hina immediately took out a black cloth flag as if to say, “Look at this.”
Flak flutter-.
She then used the flag as her handkerchief to blow her nose.
“Look at that. It’s the mark of the Shadow Council. How could a kid like that make a mark…? ?”
“You cannot be kidnapped if you bear the mark of the Council. Judah’s laws are especially lenient toward children. It’s a pity, but I guess I’ll have to give up.”
I see.
Hina studied hard, so she must have known what that mark was.
He probably stole it because he knew that if he kept it, he could avoid many troublesome things.
As she was thinking that, Hina, who had been walking for a while, stopped in front of a store.
Stop.
It was a bakery.
A bakery where the warm fire from the oven can be seen brightly even through the window.
Although the bread displayed near the show window did not look freshly baked, it looked quite delicious.
Hina, who had been wandering around all day, closed to the shop window.
“It looks delicious…”
Jalang-.
The money left in my pocket is about 10,000 ren.
Hina was like all of René’s 10,000 assets.
Money that cannot be spent carelessly.
The way she looked at the money and the bread seemed to be filled with agony.
“It reminds me of the old days.”
Looking at that scene, I inadvertently let out a word.
Then Salome, who had been quietly looking at Hina, looked at me.
“What a long time ago.”
“You remember Kowloon’s living quarters, right? It’s the bandits’ living quarters that emit flashing lights at night. “It was the perfect place to starve to death if you didn’t have money or skills.”
“…”
Salome closed her mouth.
But it was clear that those eyes were reminiscing about the long past.
I also thought about the past.
Kowloon’s wild vegetables.
It was a place full of all kinds of thieves, robbers, and criminals, and it was a place that remained a strong memory in my life.
Because it was like my ‘cradle’ where Ha Tae-ho, an ordinary person, was born as Judas the thief.
I can’t forget it.
I was poor at that time.
To an excruciating degree.
Because my teacher Salome never gave me a single penny.
There was nothing I could do to fill my stomach other than steal. Since Sanchae in Kowloon is a place where people live, there are bakeries and bars.
However, as it was a den of thieves, it was not easy to steal items or steal food in such a place.
And then, if you get caught or caught, you’ll get stabbed, because it was a daily occurrence.
I really suffered in many ways.
Dangling, dangling-.
While thinking that, Hina entered the bakery.
The bakery lady, who was baking bread in her personal oven, looked at Hina and gasped as if she was slightly surprised.
Those eyes lightly scanned Hina’s head from her toes, and the sight of her looking like a child from a rich family and wearing a shabby robe made her tilt her head as if she were very strange.
Then she asked.
“Hina, what are you looking for?”
Did you know Hina’s name?
Well, Hina, Cecily, and Naru are famous people in Frisia. It wasn’t strange even if I knew the face and name of her.
“…”
But Hina frowned at her surprise. She then spoke softly.
“Hina is not Hina…” ” . Just a guest…”
“… ?”
“It’s cold winter now… Hina is separated from her parents, has no money and is hungry… And she got bread from this store… They’re trying to steal… !”
“… !”
The lady at the bakery stiffened as if she felt something deeply shocking to her. The sound of her freezing and crashing was almost like an auditory hallucination.
Sseukseu-.
Hina packed her bread in her pocket.
The bread was freshly baked and looked delicious.
There are breads that look the most delicious even on the shelf, right? Hina took it and put it in her pocket.
Perhaps because of this, the bread stalls where the bread was displayed lost the bread that looked the most delicious, and about 10% of the bread overall looked tasteless.
“Hmm?”
The lady at the bakery was looking at this scene with interest. Of course, Hina frowned as if she didn’t like it.
“Come on Hina, stealing is bad… I should say… ! And then she hits Hina on the palm of her hand with her cane and tells her she’s reporting her to security…!”
“Aha.”
The lady nodded her head as if she finally understood.
She then caught Hina’s hand her stealing bread and then took the stick that was placed near her and slapped Hina’s palm her her her.
It was a whip that made a loud sound but didn’t seem very painful.
“You can’t steal. It’s bad. If you want to eat bread, earn money through fair labor. Rather, where are your parents?”
“…”
“Missing child? Stealing while stealing. “It would be a good idea to report it to security.”
His voice was harsh, as if he was reading a Korean language book.
Well, this is what happens when an ordinary person suddenly has to act.
But in my eyes, this was depicted as excitingly as a real situation.
Hina said.
“You can’t report it… ! Hina, you have to help her mom and her dad… !”
“…”
The lady looked at Hina.
She then looked at the faces of me and Salome, who were watching this scene.
We just shrugged.
Snipsssss-.
Soon, Hina joined her aunt in helping her with tasks such as cleaning and sweeping the floor of the store and storing unsold bread in a cool place.
Now I see that the baker’s leg is limping.
Is her left leg uncomfortable?
About an hour passed like that.
“This is the end of today’s business.”
Her aunt wiped her hands with a wet towel.
Then, as if she had failed to make it, she handed Hina a very ugly, small bread.
“It’s my responsibility to help you today.”
“Small…”
“But you got your fair share of the work. If you can come tomorrow, come too. If you don’t have a place to sleep, you can sleep at my house?”
“…”
Hina slowly looked around the warm bakery.
It must have seemed like a great offer to sleep here.
But Hina shook her head.
“Hina… I have to go to the back alley… ! It’s so warm here… Hina’s heart will weaken… !”
Pot-.
With those words, Hina left her store and ran out into the street.
The baker’s wife, who was watching the scene, came out and asked Salome.
“Hina’s mom and dad, right? “What is she doing now?”
“Well.”
Hina thinks back to her difficult past and wants to recreate it. We chased after Hina again.
Hina walked around her street with one of her warm buns in her arms. She then asked some rather dark-looking people.
“… Do you know the way to the Shadow Council?”
“Shadow Council? What is that?”
“I know the way to the Shadow Council… ?”
“Know. But I can’t tell the little boy.”
A series of rejections and inquiries.
It got late and the moon rose highest in the night sky.
Perhaps because she had been walking around all day, Hina looked tired and hungry.
Hina trudges around helplessly and finally curls up in a corner of a back alley. It was only then that she took out the bread she had hidden in her arms.
Then she took a very small piece of it and put it in her mouth.
“Mom… Dad…”
Hina finally shed tears at the end of a tiring day.
Looking at that scene, Salome also blushed around her eyes and said, “… Joy.” She snorted and turned her head.
I answered simply.
“Why are you calling me?”
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Gugit-.
Hina frowns as if asking when she cried.
“… You can’t answer… !”
I see.
As I was awkwardly scratching the bridge of my nose, someone appeared.
She was a small girl.
“That place is the location of this horohoro… !”
This guy was an imp.
Imp Horohoro.
Horohoro appeared and circled around Hina.
Then Hina looked at the bread in her hand and said, “… “It must be so delicious,” She said with envy.
Hina looked back and forth between Horohoro and the bread in her hand.
After thinking about it for a few seconds, he tore off half of the bread and held it out to Horohoro.
When Horohoro received it, he ate it hungrily like a person who had been starved for a long time, and then he shouted, probably coming to his senses.
“Follow me!”
Hina followed the suspicious imp Horohoro.
Horohoro passed through alleys and alleys and arrived at a cabin located between large stores. It was a very old and strange looking cabin.
It feels like a devilish grandmother will appear.
However, there seemed to be no one on the first floor.
The feeling of being empty for a very, very long time.
Horohoro took out a ladder nearby and steadily climbed up to the second floor. Then he opened the window, went inside, and said, “Come up…” ” ” !” He shouted softly.
Hina followed him and went up to the second floor.
The second floor resembled an attic, and a small candle was burning.
And miscellaneous items such as broken glass bottles and shiny stones were piled up like treasures, and there was a lot of fruit such as peaches, strawberries, and apples, as well as dry bread and cheese.
I thought I couldn’t see it earlier, but did I collect something like that?
Horohoro said.
“Horohoro, I had no strength due to the cold and hunger… ! The friend gave this Horohoro something to eat, so Horohoro should also give something to eat to his friend his…! Eat as much as you want!”
Horohoro said.
Soon, Hina looked around slowly and ate all the food that Horohoro had worked so hard to save!
That’s right.
I ate what seemed like enough food for a week.
Horohoro was surprised.
But then he laughed and said, “Muh-huh.”
“With pink hair and the appearance of eating anything, she looks like a gluttonous witch… ! For reference, the Witch of Gluttony is a woman who lived on the first floor of this house and is like a benefactor who picked up the horohoro… !”
“Witch… ?”
“The witch was amazing… ! She was good at using magic and had an incredible knowledge of what would happen in the past and future… ! Her hair was pink too…! She liked peaches best, but… !”
“… A witch who knows the future and the past…”
“But she disappeared three years ago… Horohoro, I wanted to see the witch, but somehow I’m waiting. And you, the witch, feel the same way! “What’s your name?”
“I am… “Hina.”
Chuck-.
Hina and Horohoro extended their hands to each other.
Soon the children laid down blankets in the old attic and fell asleep together.
I also sat and slept next to him.
━Horohoro, let’s go together-.
━I’m telling you to come quickly… !
I had a dream of two children running through a back alley.
Both were old and shabby, but looked quite fun.
Slurp-.
At that time, I opened my eyes to the sound of something moving.
“Where are you going?”
“You can sense my movements. That’s pretty cool, Judah. I can graduate now.”
It was Salome.
Salome said she spoke as if she had taught me when I was a novice thief. She then crept down the stairs and opened the door to the first floor.
An old and musty cabin.
It seemed like it had been untouched for a long time, but there were traces of a ‘wizard’ living here and there.
Salome asked.
“Where did the witch who lived here come from and where did she go?”