My Daughters Have Regressed - Chapter 192



192 – A Child Who Loses Little by Little #4

192 – A child who loses little by little # 4

The story after I gave up my memories and defeated Nocturne.

I always had similar dreams when I closed my eyes.

It was a dream in which I was floating as if I was swimming in a black sea, and something was bubbling up from deep below.

Those things rising like bubbles were memories.

Memories that remain strongly in the soul of ‘me’.

For example, what you see now was like that.

“Half-penny, a person’s conscience is shaped like a triangle.”

According to Salome, the shape of conscience is a triangle.

Every time you do something that goes against your conscience, a triangle-shaped conscience spins around in your mind?

Then those sharp points would pierce my heart and my heart would ache.

That’s why people often say that when they feel guilty, their conscience is pricked.

However, Salome said that the spinning corners of the conscience will eventually wear out, and eventually the conscience will wear out in a circle.

“Then, no matter how bad you do, you won’t feel guilty. All famous thieves have reached this level. I don’t know if you can reach this stage.”

When Salome saw that I was not good at stealing, she said the above.

All famous thieves have no conscience.

Salome’s expression she looked a little bitter as she said that.

When I think about it now, I’m confused as to whether it was a facial expression to deceive me or if it was real.

“Snix’s thieves don’t usually kill people. But Nocturne’s robbers steal things and even kill people. There will come a time when you too will kill someone.”

What I am saying is that Salome’s educational methods she were strict.

He’s a very Spartan teacher.

“In that sense, I’m going to deal with one person today. “He’s an old man and a weakling, so even a half-assed thief like you would be able to take care of him in no time.”

“Why should I kill him?”

“The old man has the treasure my father wants, but he won’t give it to him. So he decided to just kill and steal it. He’s a piece of trash anyway. “He is a wicked person who will not shed tears even if he dies.”

“…”

“But you have a tongue like a snake. “It would be better not to be fooled by the lies he is trying to trick you with.”

There was something called retribution in the world.

It is said that most thieves and robbers cannot close their eyes comfortably because of this.

That day, I headed to the cabin where the old man lived.

I tried to sneak in as quietly as possible, but I was caught because the old cabin floor was so creaky. The old man was a light sleeper.

“… Nysho.”

He was an old man with sparse gray hair and all his teeth missing.

Her face was covered with wrinkles, as if she had swallowed up all the loneliness, so it was hard to tell how old she was.

Thump, thump-.

He took his cane and waved it from side to side.

It was only then that I realized that I couldn’t see his eyes

“… “What show?”

“I came to kill you and steal your treasure.”

I said to the old man.

I’m only saying it now, but in fact, the conscience in my heart was a circle from the beginning.

Perhaps that was why there was no hesitation whatsoever in deciding to kill the old man in front of him.

In the first place, this old man was a villain among villains who kidnapped and sacrificed young girls in this Kowloon mountain village for a very, very long time.

Rather, I thought it would be a good thing to eliminate it from the world.

“You are paying for your sins, so don’t blame me.”

Sereung-.

I vividly remembered the sad sound of the dagger being pulled out from my waist.

However, the old man laughed with all his teeth missing.

“The price of sin. It’s an interesting story. I mean After I became blinded by sunlight and couldn’t see things, I began to see something strange. “It is you who will have to pay the price, not me.”

“I guess it’s true that you have the tongue of a snake. No matter what I say, my heart won’t change. However, if you obediently hand over your treasure, you won’t know.”

“If you’re talking about treasure, you might be talking about this ‘crystal ball.’ It’s a great item. It was also the first thing I stole when I was still chasing the light…”

The old man reached into his shadow and took out his crystal ball.

Taking things out of the shadows.

Although I thought it was a very strange technique, I was completely taken by the brightly shining crystal ball.

“Take it. Things are useless to people who need to die. But please do me one favor. My conscience was worn down and became round like this bead…”

He took out one of his ledgers with wrinkled hands.

When it unfolded, I saw something quite strange.

“Lame Ailena: Blonde. Blue eyes. 7 years old. There is a large wound on the left leg.”

「Skinny Nanari: Brown hair. Freckles. Amber eyes. 4 years old. There is a burn mark on the nape of the neck.”

「Nine Fingers Enriku: Black hair. Black eye. Barbaroi. 9 years old. There is no ring finger on the left hand.”

…

It was strange personal information.

Since I was quick-witted, I was able to quickly figure out that this was the name of some girls.

27 names.

There are also 27 children that this old man is said to have kidnapped and sacrificed.

Maybe it’s that list.

“Cough-. My life is not long. There isn’t much left. Even if you hadn’t come to kill me, time would have killed me. If you are going to kill me and take my treasure, take this too. This is my real treasure… My cologne, my treasure…”

The old man continued to cough again and again.

It seemed like it wasn’t a lie to say that his life was short.

He lay down on the bed as if he was exhausted.

And then he closed his eyes and didn’t wake up again.

I put the crystal ball and notebook I received from him into my shadow.

As I went outside, Salome looked at me.

“Is the old man dead?”

“He’s dead. But I couldn’t find the treasure.”

“Cunning inspiration. Did you hide it? So, Banpoon, how does it feel to have committed your first murder?”

Yes.

Was this my first murder?

Actually, I didn’t feel anything.

As I said before, the conscience in my heart was round from the beginning.

So─, why am I thinking about this?

“…”

That was because the crystal ball located on the first floor of the cabin looked exactly like the one I knew. Although it was dusty and cracked, it was an item that could not be forgotten.

“Hina, do you know what this thing is?”

I asked Hina, who woke up in the morning and was yawning sleepily.

Hina did not respond and continued to yawn.

Cook-.

When I stuck my finger into Hina’s mouth, she jumped up and frowned as if she was startled.

“Grrr… !”

“Do you know what this thing is?”

I showed Hina her broken crystal ball and asked.

But she shook her head as if she didn’t know anything.

“… Molu.”

“Okay? Then I have something to give you.”

Zek-.

I put my hand into the shadow.

Then, I took out one of my treasures that had been buried deep inside for a long time and placed it in Hina’s hand her.

It was a bead about the size of Hina’s head

Hina was amazed at the sight shining brightly in rainbow colors and said, “Wow.” Salome was also surprised to see that.

“That’s the ‘Orb of Saint Alejandro.’ It’s a treasure that disappeared after the apostate Wellington stole it from the church… Judas, didn’t you say you couldn’t get it? “You lied to me!”

“It is the fault of the person who was deceived.”

I was looking at Hina.

Hina was holding out her old beads, which she held in her hands.

Since the rule was that like things should be combined, the beads merged together to become one.

“Hi-Hi… !”

“The bead the witch had started shining again…” ” ! Actually, this horohoro was played with when the witch wasn’t around and it cracked and broke… !

I understand why the beads broke and cracked.

Knock-.

At that time, someone knocked on the first floor door of the cabin.

When Hina opened the door, a woman in her 20s with long black hair was standing in front of the door.

She covered herself with a robe, so all that was visible was her head and face.

Barbaroi similar to Garot?

Her black eyes were very sharp, like a peregrine falcon, and it was clear that she was someone who lives in the ‘back alleys’.

“I came to the hut where the shaman of gluttony lives because I heard it felt familiar. She wondered if the shaman had returned… “You guys are those kids back then.”

“… Yes, yes.”

“It’s horohoro!”

The Barbaroi woman, Hina, and Horohoro seemed to know each other.

The woman touched her eyelids with her fingers as if she was a little tired and sighed, “Huh.”

“Yesterday, I heard there was a kid asking questions about the ‘Shadow Council’, so I was wondering if it was possible. Was it you guys this time too?”

“… Yes, yes.”

Hina nodded her head. From the looks of it, it seemed like today wasn’t the first time I’d experienced something like this.

This black-haired woman had previously visited the hut where the ‘Miko of Gluttony’ lived, and she must have met Hina.

Hina said.

“Take me to the “Shadow Council”… ! Then I can tell you what her sister is curious about…! Because Hina is a shaman of gluttony… ! There is also a mark of the Shadow Council… !”

“The shaman of gluttony has been active for 10 years. There is no way for you, who just turned 6, are a shrine maiden. Anyway… And she said you shouldn’t steal Shadow Council symbols, right? Impersonation is a serious crime. I have to take you underground again…”

I see.

She also had a rough idea of how Hina came into contact with the people in the underground.

Pot-.

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Then Hina stood in front of the dark-haired woman holding her crystal ball.

“Hina, I can see various things with this… ! The question my sister wants to ask when she meets the shaman of gluttony… Let’s try it now… !”

The dark-haired woman frowned at Hina’s confident story her her her her.

She then looked at me and Salome’s face and asked in protest, “What the hell is going on?”

I just shrugged.

“When you meet a fortune teller, if there’s anything you want to ask, just ask.”

“…”

The dark-haired woman gave an expression of incomprehension.

And then she sighed and said.

“There is something I am looking for. It’s important stuff. It’s hard to explain what it is, but it’s a treasure I must find. Do you know where this is?”

That’s a very poor explanation.

Hina soon held her bead in her hand and gave it strength.

What will happen in the future?

When she was staring for a while, Hina finally shouted.

“… I don’t know! Because astrology… She hasn’t learned from Bridget yet…”

I see.

The black-haired woman said, “Then that’s right.” “I’m a fool inside,” She said, and she pooh-poohed – she laughed. The sight of her smiling while scratching the bridge of her nose was somewhat bittersweet.

It was then that I noticed that the ring finger was missing from the woman’s hand

“Nine fingers…”

“Yes, Nine Fingers Enriku is my name. I may not be as famous as you, but I’ve made quite a name for myself in the thieves’ community, right? “Because picking locks and traps is my specialty.”

“I see.”

I put my hand into the shadow.

For some men, an old notebook became a more precious treasure than a crystal ball that could show anything.

I took out the notebook and handed it to the woman.

“What is this? This… This text…”

Nine-fingered Enriku took it from me, and his shoulders and hands trembled as he looked at the words written on the note.

Palak, Palak-.

Enriku’s hand stopped flipping through the papers one by one.

Perhaps he found an item with his name written on it.

“The old man said he kidnapped children and sacrificed them. But in reality, he was stealing children from Kowloon’s living quarters and sending them back to the outside world. Right? Enriku, like you.”

For young girls, the thief’s living quarters would have been no different from hell.

The old man saved the children while suffering from the stigma of being a villain who sacrificed people. Of course, he was also a real villain who fell into bad ways after stealing items from the sanctuary.

But I thought I knew why he spent his whole life saving girls.

He must have been a person with a round conscience from the beginning, like me.

A round conscience is not sharp, but it bounces around like a ball, so it often leads to unruly actions.