I have become stronger, but also shorter [comprehensive]

——Although the process seemed very sloppy, they still stayed in the end.

No.

Just wait and see what happens temporarily, and continue to observe this orphanage with the intention of examining.

It has nothing to do with the two adults who accidentally lost their junior high school students and turned them into babies because they were afraid of guilt and wanted to hide outside for a while!

Well, since I'm not in a hurry to go back, I'm going to stay here for a while.

If nothing else, the orphanage - it's actually pretty good.

Because definitely can't count on Saitama and Erik, the two big(?) men to take care of shrunken baby Kusuo himself.

will die.

People with super powers will definitely not die, only men who are mad because they are in a hurry.

"Saitama, this is just right."

"What's good?"

"Are you stupid! In this way, boy Qi Mu can justifiably be thrown into the care of a woman!"

This point, Eric quickly thought of it as early as the beginning.

It would be torture for him to stay with a brood full of little ghosts, let alone take care of a baby—even if this baby is essentially a junior high school student, and it is a hundred times easier to raise than ordinary babies.

Saitama (suddenly realized): "Oh! Forgot to have this trick!"

Eric (satisfied): "Of course, this way we don't need to work hard--"

"Eric, it turns out that he is an irresponsible man with a child."

"...Do you want to be frozen into ice by me when you say such misleading words?"

"Don't, don't! Is it okay to say that? Kusuo, he is our common child——"

"That's enough, you, it's disgusting!!!"

The two joked, the scale was quite high, and the voice was so noisy that the third party who was involved in it somehow couldn't pretend that he didn't hear it.

"You are all enough, don't think that my body is restricted, and even my intelligence and hearing have regressed together!"

"I'm really convinced." Baby Kusuo rolled his eyes at the two very unceremoniously, and his words were as sharp as ever: "It's really unlucky for anyone who wants to have a parent like you."

Eric clasped his hands: "Hmph, don't worry, it's impossible for me to have offspring anyway."

Saitama Wangtian: "Although it is a very distant thing, I think I should be able to be a good parent..."

Baby Kusuo continued to be rude: "I don't know, I don't care, it doesn't matter, it has nothing to do with me. So can I invite you out?"

"Babies need a lot of sleep, even me. Swimming into the nursery, you two, seriously disrupting my sleep!"

The trespassing baby room duo said in unison: "Damn!"

No matter how much noise there was behind him, the baby Kusuo didn't respond.

He fell asleep in a second, and he didn't care about his friends staring at him beside the crib.

So happy and contented, as if he really became a little baby who only knows how to eat, sleep and eat...

"Why did Sage fall asleep again so quickly?"

Emma, ​​who came out from the side, looked down and was puzzled by the pink-haired baby's quiet sleeping face: "He just woke up 10 minutes ago, shouldn't he be sleepy?"

Two people: "..."

understood.

Baby Kusuo simply disliked them, so he didn't want to talk to them at all.

This makes people very unhappy.

Because I was unhappy, so——it was Saitama who made the first move.

"Hey."

Amidst the girl's exclamation of "Oops!", as soon as he stretched out his hand, he picked up the sleeping baby.

"Don't sleep with Kusuo! Come with us to feel the bright sunshine outside, the more sunshine you can thrive!"

"Well, I agree. Why don't you sleep, you will become stupid if you sleep for a long time!"

Baby Kusuo opened his eyes suddenly at this moment: "No matter how stupid you are—"

The following words did not fall smoothly, because they were blown away by the gust of wind before that.

Saitama scoops up the baby Kusuo and runs away.

Anyway, there is only one baby in the whole baby room, so don't worry about disturbing innocent children.

The man's movements were swift, so fast that he could only see a phantom.

He walked out the door of the baby's room and came to the corridor where there were just two or three little ones playing around in circles. With a sway of his body, he avoided a few small "obstacles".

- Don't worry about bumping into people.

Saitama jumped directly from the window several floors above the ground and jumped down.

After falling, you stepped into the grass covered with eyes, and the air mixed with the fragrance of grass after the rain was extremely fresh, coupled with the bright sunshine that Saitama said, it was just pleasant.

However, after the decisive man landed on the ground, his hands were empty.

The baby Kusuo escaped from under Saitama's hand the moment he jumped down, and was suspended above Saitama's head at this moment.

A baby with dead fish eyes floated in the air, expressing his contempt for men through the dead fish eyes.

With short hands and short feet, paired with a pink baby onesie with flowers, it looks... a bit cute.

However, the little baby, who was a little cute by the contrast, was condescending, looking down with indifference: "Childish."

Saitama: "Hey!"

In this "showdown", it seems that the baby Kusuo, whose sleep was disturbed, won.

But he didn't win a complete victory, and immediately after that, a new turning point appeared.

Boo boo boo, boo boo boo!

First of all, on the window sill that Saitama just turned over, there was a row of small heads.

Then below, there were many little ghost heads popping up around Saitama's body.

What they have in common is that their eyes are staring straight at the little baby floating above, the pupils are bright, and the eagerness and admiration are almost overflowing——

"Whoa, whoa, Sage Sage! Hug!"

"Sage~Sage is flying again~"

"Sai Qi, come down quickly, let my sister hug me~"

In the orphanage, the baby Kusuo seems to be the most popular individual. He is not rejected at all because of his unique ability, but the attractive effect is superior.

Except for the children one, two, three piled up on the window sill, the children who were holding hands and singing in circles on the lawn a few minutes ago seemed to be able to teleport, and all of them came here at once.

The superpower baby flies slowly in the sky.

It wobbled, going up and down, not flying straight into the house, but circled around the grass.

Below, are the children who are holding their hands up to the sky persistently, and they are being spun around in circles together by him.

For a while, the scene of dwarf white radishes circling in circles with long dragons became a beautiful landscape in the lawn.

"Well, it seems that I don't need to take him to the sun." Saitama said.

People with superpowers can get plenty of sunlight in circles.

Tsk, on the surface he said not to disturb his sleep, but actually playing with the brat was quite unambiguous.

"It's only been a few days. Has he already integrated into it? Isn't the speed of adaptation a little fast?"

Eric raised his doubts.

Only a few days have passed since the day he broke into the orphanage.

Although he and Saitama discussed to stay, obviously, they did not directly live in the orphanage.

It doesn't matter where you live, even if you live in the wind and sleep in the open.

In short, the only person left behind is the smaller Saiki Kusuo.

Baby Kusuo was just able to stay in the orphanage for a while, and Eric and the two of them turned around the entire divided space including the orphanage during the time they were acting alone.

They were right, the location of the orphanage was still the same as what they had seen from the edge of the forest.

Surrounded by cliffs, this large, almost hexagonal piece of land looks like a deserted island.Every house in the separated space is an orphanage, and there is almost no difference.

Without being noticed by anyone, they also went to another hut that was slightly hidden by the shadows among the trees, and there were also such huts in the five divided spaces.

Since Eric always insisted that there was something wrong with the orphanage, this secretive and rather sneaky room naturally became the object of suspicion.

Coincidentally, when they went in to find out, two figures, one big and one small, appeared on the hillside in the distance.

The night that was covered by the fading twilight also sank into the earth, as if bringing tranquility everywhere at the same time.

Although this is not the orphanage where Isabella is, the situation should be similar.

An unknown nun held the hand of a child, and the two walked across the lawn, through the path in the forest, and soon came to the fence that was locked but could be easily climbed over.

It looked like a quiet and warm scene, but when viewed from behind, it made people feel shuddering inexplicably.

Reflected by the dim moonlight, the figures cast on the ground were indistinct and mixed with the shadows revealed among the grass.

The shadow of the tree on the side seemed unwilling to be lonely, fell in the darkness, the breeze blew, and the overlapping rustling sound reached my ears, I don't know why it feels particularly cold.

"Crack-"

There was no wind, but the iron door with the lock suddenly shook and rattled.

Then, the iron door opened quietly.

The nun led the delicately dressed girl into the closed door and walked towards the house that was already lit.

The cold wind also carried their conversation.

——Adoptive parents... take you...

——After leaving...everyone in the orphanage...

The information obtained from the conversation was that the girl was adopted by an "outside" family, and the nun took her through the last section of the road inside the orphanage, and was about to send her to the "outside" world.

— thud.

— thud.

The house that one big and one small are about to walk into is very dark, not as clean and bright as the place where everyone in the orphanage lives, and weird sounds come from inside at this moment.

It was like the muffled sound of some kind of blunt instrument hitting the ground continuously.

It is also like the sound of footsteps pacing heavily and waiting anxiously during the period.

The nun held the little girl's hand tightly, and there seemed to be a strange light shining in her eyes.

The iron bars that are usually locked.

The mysterious door that is dark and cold, and the house behind the door.

And, more weird clues——

"Leave it alone during the day, why do you have to wait until night to send people away?"

Saitama said coldly.

Maybe it's because of a guilty conscience, or maybe it's because of the darkness that we can do things that can't be seen.

Eric didn't express his thoughts directly, but the indifference emerging from the frowning brows was far colder than the glacier.

Seeing the scene in front of him clearly, the dissatisfaction that had faded in the boy's heart resurfaced again, and with the unexplained disgust, it had already climbed to the top.

In fact, the feelings he got were full of violations.

Half of it was complete sanity telling him that there was nothing wrong with it, and that if there was any obscurity, he and Saitama would have figured it out long ago.

The other half came out of nowhere, because something disgusting happened right in front of his eyes, but he couldn't stop his irritability.

The combination of two diametrically opposite emotions becomes doubly irritable.

There is only one solution to get rid of this double boredom.

— Push that door open.

Right here, right now.

As long as you see the scene inside clearly, you can clear up your doubts and reveal whether it is the real light behind the door, or a deeper darkness disguised.

"As a result, I couldn't help meddling in my own business again."

"If I don't find out what this shitty place is for, I will never let it go."

After expressing his attitude, Eric did not forget to add a patch that fits his personality very well: "Oh, don't get me wrong, all I care about is what kid Qi Mu did at that time. Is there any conspiracy in the orphanage? What happens to the little ghost has nothing to do with me, and I don't care."

Saitama: "Yes, yes, don't care, don't care, I understand you and I understand you."

Eric ignored him.

The nun and the little girl brought by the nun had already walked in, opened the door for a while and then closed it, closing the light tightly.

And when the light and shadow intersected, the silver-haired boy also appeared inside the door.

The conversation ahead stopped abruptly.

Ignoring the shouting question that was turned into a noisy voice, he raised his eyes, his gaze was enough to cut through the space, and went straight forward——

……

……

"That's why you thought it would break through the darkness of the orphanage, such as human body trading and other incidents. But in fact, it is a normal handover. The adopted child got on the carriage and was sent to a town dozens of miles away. Entering a house well—"

"..."

"You really followed the road for dozens of miles, and didn't come back until you were sure there was no conspiracy?"

"..."

"It's been hard work." Baby Kusuo said, "But you are really free."

"How is it possible... I said, how could it be so simple!" The emaciated silver-haired boy was furious.

"Of course it's good that nothing happened, but—why didn't it? My intuition tells me that it's definitely not easy here?!"

He still didn't believe it.

He still has a problem.

However, after working hard and tossing most of the night, the conclusion I came to was still "no problem".

Last night, the two not only followed the carriage for dozens of miles, but also went back and forth in the towns where humans lived. When they turned back to the orphanage, they did not forget the independent building where the baby room was located.

Doubtful places have been searched.

no problem.

At least on the surface, there is no problem.

The independent building should only be the management office closely related to the orphanage.

This place accepts countless young children who have lost their parents and have nowhere to go. The young children will be brought up by special personnel, and after they are one year old, they will be assigned to five affiliated orphanages.

Orphanages are just ordinary orphanages, at best, the conditions are especially good, not like a pure welfare institution.

"Eric, look away!"

A hand stretched out from the side and patted the boy's shoulder firmly.

"This can only show that the nuns like to stay up late at night, taking advantage of the dark lights to quietly send the adopted children out."

Saitama said sternly: "Just because you think there are problems in others, you must find problems from others. This is not good, and it will make you appear narrow-minded——"

Eric: "I'm getting sick of it! Get your hands off you idiot who doesn't know anything."

Saitama: "...Oh."

The man retracted his hand silently, then took a closer look, and found that his friend's face was full of "don't mess with" and irritability.

'What's bothering him.For no reason, why do you call me an idiot? '

Saitama pondered.

Of course, he couldn't come up with any tricks.

Because he did miss a certain key information that appeared extremely hidden and was extremely difficult to be discovered.

The only silver-haired boy who noticed this message suddenly raised his eyebrows.

He raised his hand and grabbed it to the left——the superhuman opened dead fish eyes and looked at him calmly.

The eyes of the two collided, and the meaning was only known to each other.

"You must have done it."

"Oh."

"The sense of disobedience is too serious, you have not only gone back in time, idiot, you - what else did you do?"

"Because it's quite cumbersome to explain from the beginning, I'm going to wait a while."

"Hey!"

"Wait, stop, stop, what are you doing, big eyes and small eyes?"

If Saitama hadn't stopped him, the dwarf might have thrown and thrown the idiot.

Oh, OK.

Although the three of them sat side by side on the top of the building, a random tilt could create a risk of falling, but throwing any of them down would be no problem.

"Wait, Kusuo, why are you here." After stopping, Saitama suddenly reacted: "Aren't you playing hide-and-seek with the children below, why are you hiding up there?"

Baby Kusuo flashed up on the roof by himself and joined the queue.

"I didn't play with them, they chased me without authorization. I'm tired, it's time to find a place to sit."

——The explanation given is quite reasonable, but it is very pitiful for the little ghosts who are still wandering around the bottom and can't find anyone.

Saitama said "oh", but Eric just "hum" perfunctorily.

The teen may not have listened to their conversation.

Or the green lawn.

The children who couldn't find Sage didn't seem disappointed, they were still groping and looking around persistently.

Many children were scattered all over the lawn, and many of them were still walking unsteadily.

For their safety, the black-haired nun stood guard under the tree. As long as she opened her eyes, she could have a panoramic view of all the children's whereabouts at any time.

"Isa-Bella."

It's a nun's name.

The silver-haired boy looked at the distance with a seemingly emotionless gaze, without many traces, but the place where he could settle seemed to be at the nun's place.

He may not even realize it himself.

However, both Saitama and baby Kusuo should have found out.

Saitama thought, Eric seemed to dislike Miss Isabella very much.

Well, although since coming here, Eric's mood has been a little strange, his nerves have been a little too tense, and he feels that this is suspicious and that is wrong, and it is not surprising that he suspects Isabella.

But... how to put it.

He seemed particularly concerned about Isabella.

Moreover, it is most obvious when Isabella is in the same frame as the children.

In this case, I still have to say something, and I can't just sit here in rows.Saitama thought again.

Would it be too sudden to ask Eric directly what he was thinking?

Not very good, as expected, still not very good.How about something else?say what?What should I say?

While thinking about these head-scratching questions, out of nowhere, a flash of inspiration—probably the wrong one—said Saitama finally had an inspiration.

He blurted out: "Eric, I seem to have heard you say that you can't have offspring? Is it true? What's wrong with you?"

Eric (choking violently): "Cough!"

Saitama (suddenly realized that the meaning was wrong): "Hey!"

Baby Kusuo: "Pfft!"

"...Are you trying to piss me off on purpose!"

"I really didn't mean to!... I'm sorry I was wrong, I just wanted to change the subject."

Fortunately, Eric has not died of anger.

He understood what Saitama meant, that is, if he was choked at the beginning, he would not be angry with those who cared about him later.

It's okay to tell them the truth.Although, this matter, he himself has only recently come to his senses.

"I'm not interested in women, well, I should be."

"What?"

"I don't have feelings similar to love for the opposite sex, and I never think about who I want to continue offspring with, understand?"

"That is to say... your sexual orientation is not a limp girl, but—"

"probably."

"..."

"..."

"Oh." x2

Eric: "What kind of indifferent reaction is this?!"

No, although it's a good thing if the attitude doesn't matter, it's too indifferent.

"What, it turned out to be this, I thought you really had something wrong." Saitama heaved a sigh of relief, and said what was in his heart.

"I'll be surprised if you like the opposite sex." Baby Kusuo also heaved a sigh of relief, "It's normal, that's right."

Saitama: "My friend, I support you. If you like me, ah, it's a bit distressed, but I seem to..."

Baby Kusuo: "It's not that I don't know the past between you and your apprentice, as long as it doesn't involve me, it's over."

Eric: "..."

Really - simply.

It's clear that I got support, but I'm really not happy at all.

"There is another key point! I don't like little ghosts, let alone raising them myself."

"What? Don't you like it? But, you get along very well with the children. It's not a very fulfilling thing to raise a cute child who is just born as white paper little by little..."

"There will be no such thing."

"Eh?"

"I won't, raise another child. I won't, do something stupid like this again."

"..."

do not know why.

The words slowly uttered from the mouth of the silver-haired boy made the other two people not hold back their voices.

They would not know where the weight that seemed to weigh on their hearts all of a sudden came from when the young man's voice appeared.

...that's right.

From the moment he came to the orphanage, the boy's mood fluctuated between calm and chaotic at times.

It is fire.

The heart fire flickered from the silence, and it was ignited by the laughter of children and the gaze of a woman with a loving heart.

They watched him.

Just like in the past, "she" and "he" are also watching him.

Eric regained some memories.

He remembered.

A long time ago, "he" had saved a girl.

"He" also raised a child who was destined to part ways with "him".

'E... Rick...'

Whose voice is it, so distraught.

'king……'

Whose voice is it, like a heart-wrenching cry after being left behind, abandoned, and forgotten.

— King.