Regressor’s Life After Retirement

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[Things got bigger]

Lily’s first day of running away from home.

When he returned to his lodgings in the evening, he went straight to Lily’s room.

smart. I knocked, but there was no answer. The great man waited for a moment and then flung open the door.

“What are you doing here without even eating dinner…”

Daein stopped talking.

A room where the closet and desk are both open and clothes are scattered on the bed.

Lily was nowhere to be seen.

“Where did you go?”

Daein looked around the room and saw the letter Lily had left on the desk.

– Don’t look for me! –

That was written in crooked letters in the letter, and next to it was a pair of [Guardian’s Bracelet] that belonged to the great man.

He took off his bracelet to prevent his location from being traced and ran away from home.

A clear declaration of running away from home.

But the great man snorted.

“No matter where you go, where will you go?”

I looked at the clock and it was a little after 9 PM.

I’m sure he’ll be back before 12 o’clock. The great man could have made a bet with that.

“You should know that if you leave home, you’ll be in trouble.”

Daein took a leisurely shower, changed into comfortable clothes, and lay down on the sofa.

I also watched TV, used my smartphone, and took out the novels and comic books I had bought to read and looked through them.

10:10.

The great man glanced at the door, then immediately turned his attention back to the TV.

“…You’ve lasted so long on this little topic.”

10:50.

The great man threw the comic book he was reading on the floor.

“It’s so boring. “I should order some chicken.”

11:45.

A quick glance. I couldn’t stop looking at the door. Daein nervously tore off the chicken leg.

“What time is it and it’s still not here?”

12:30.

The great man deliberately turned off the light earlier than usual and went to bed. But all his nerves were directed toward the door.

He was sure.

‘Little guy. I guess their intention is to wait until I fall asleep and then sneak in. ‘I feel like I’m going to get scolded, so I won’t say anything.’

The little boy is probably waiting outside the building for the window lights to turn off right now.

When the lights go out, I try to sneak in on tiptoes.

Although I felt embarrassed, I decided to let myself be fooled once.

‘I’ll have to scold you tomorrow.’

I especially put the remaining chicken in the little boy’s room.

-And at 3:05 in the morning.

Daein kicked off the blanket and got up from the bed.

“You damn kid!”

Daein roughly put on some clothes from the closet. Then I opened the door and went out.

“Just try to get caught. “No chicken for the next month.”

But even in the morning, Daein could not find Lily.

***

The second day of Lily running away from home.

Since the morning, Daein has been looking for places where Lily could go, one by one.

“Lily? “You didn’t come yesterday.”

The owner, who has been running [Dak Chicken] in the market for 18 years, shook his head when Daein said he was looking for regular customers.

Daein gave the owner of Drug Chicken Chicken his business card and the price of the chicken in advance and said,

“If you come today, please contact me. Please fry up a chicken for me as well.”

The boss asked in a worried voice.

“Is something wrong?”

For the past few months, Lily has been dominating the market vendors’ cuteness.

It was so cute that they were eating whatever was given to them – and how much they were buying – so much so that if I bought one, I wanted to give them another.

When Lily went to Gaia and did not return for three months, market traders called Whitehouse to inquire.

“no. “It’s no big deal.”

Daein gave a vague answer and left the chicken restaurant. The next destination was the bakery next to it.

However, although I visited all the markets, the answers were all similar.

“Lily? “I didn’t see it.”

“You didn’t come yesterday….”

“Why? “What’s going on?”

The only time I found a small clue was when I left the market and stopped at a hamburger restaurant downtown.

“Oh, I came last night.”

The employee of the hamburger shop, who had become familiar with Lily and Daein by coming in and out without any hesitation, spoke.

“He came yesterday and ordered the Monster Burger E set and ate it. But it was a little strange.”

“It’s strange. What?”

The employee tilted his head as if it was really strange.

“I usually order three sets, but yesterday they only ordered two. Also, there are leftovers that you couldn’t finish even the second one, right? “It’s my first time seeing Lily leave food behind…”

‘Are you in any pain?’ Daein asked the employee if he had seen where Lily went after finishing her hamburger.

“I don’t know because I didn’t ask where exactly we’re going. But I saw it go out and go to the right. The kid was so upset…”

“Thank you.”

The man leaving the hamburger shop turned to the right. I was planning on checking out all the restaurants there.

“…Just try to get caught.”

*

The evening of the second day.

Daein returned to the guild after wasting everything and sighed in frustration.

“Where on earth are you hiding?”

In the city, it is nearly impossible for a red-eyed kid to avoid people’s eyes.

But no trace could be found.

As if she had evaporated overnight, Lily was last seen at a hamburger restaurant and disappeared without leaving a trace.

All the following techniques Daein had learned in the past in the martial arts world were of no use.

‘Could it have gone outside the control area?’

No matter how angry I was, I didn’t think I would have done that.

It would be difficult for someone who is already accustomed to eating chicken and pizza to go out and grill a monster.

“huh? Why is your expression so dark?”

It was Abraxas. Today, after working as an interpreter at the Blue House and returning to the guild, she tilted her head when she saw Daein’s dark expression.

“what. “What’s really going on?”

“…Have you seen the kid?”

“Lily? I saw it. “Yesterday…”

Abraxas was surprised before answering.

Before he knew it, the great man was glaring at him with his eyes wide open.

“where? “When did you see it?”

“…in my room. Yesterday evening. “I asked for some money…”

“You gave me money?”

Hearing the sharp voice of the great man, Abraxas scratched his head, wondering what he had done wrong.

“Besides money, there’s this and that… Is it related to Lily?”

The great man sighed deeply and said.

“Tell me in detail.”

**

Yesterday evening.

Abraxas returned to his lodgings after finishing his job as an interpreter and was resting comfortably in his room.

At that time, I felt someone knocking on the window.

Knock knock-!

When I opened the window, Lily, wearing a roasted chestnut seller’s hat and armed with thick clothes, was floating in the air.

Lily’s expression looked serious.

“As. “Can you give me some money?”

“money? “What are you doing with the money?”

“Please don’t ask. “This is serious.”

Seeing his cheeks puffed out like a puffer fish, Abraxas took money out of his pocket as if he were giving his nephew pocket money.

“And you know… can I ask you a favor?”

Lily’s request was a bit strange.

But it seemed like fun, so Abraxas nodded willingly.

*

The great man said with an expression of bewilderment.

“So you paid me to dye my hair and disguise me?”

“All I gave him was a simple spell and a few artifacts. Oh, maybe I shouldn’t have given you the invisibility cloak.”

[Invisibility Cloak] was an artifact that literally turned the body transparent. There are several levels, and the higher-level invisibility cloaks can fool the sense of smell and hearing.

“Of course the thing you lent me was of the highest quality, right?”

Abraxas said with a proud expression.

“of course. This is from my rare. “If you decide to hide, you will never be found.”

The great man put his hand on his face and sighed.

Only then did Abraxas look at the great man’s eyes and speak.

“I never thought Lily would ask for such a favor with the intention of running away from home. “Because I never said anything like that.”

“I decided to go out. “It’s wrong to search quietly.”

“What are you going to do?”

The great man thought for a moment and said.

“I have to inform the guild first. It’s no longer a joke. “We have to find it before the situation escalates.”

Daein wasn’t really worried that Lily would get hurt. There are less than ten superhumans in Seoul right now who can hurt Lily.

What he was worried about was quite the opposite.

Although we almost forget about it, Lily was a disaster that burned down half of Seoul.

And I’m still a child. The embers of disaster have not gone out. It could still spread in either direction.

‘I won’t starve because I have money, but… where do I sleep? You might get caught up in an unnecessary dispute, and then strange people might get involved.’

If the opponent was a monster, I wouldn’t worry.

However, people with cunning intentions are dangerous. Because they can easily trick at least one innocent child.

Daein informed the guild of Lily’s runaway.

As expected, there was an uproar.

“What? “Lily ran away from home!”

Baek Chang-soo immediately stood up from his seat.

“Why are you saying that now!! “Should I report it to the police?”

The great man shook his head.

“I think it would be better not to tell the police. Other guilds will soon find out.”

“What does that have to do with anything…”

Baek Chang-su remained silent before speaking. He realized what Daein was worried about.

“…You won’t be able to hide it for long.”

The great man nodded.

“Everyone will be watching us, so we will find out sooner or later, but it would be better to delay it as much as possible.”

Baek Chang-su nodded with a heavy expression.

“I understand. Let’s free up the people we trust and look for Lily. You’ll be able to find it before other guilds notice. “Don’t worry too much.”

First, Daein, who took action against the guild, picked up his cell phone and called someone.

When the signal rang a second time, the person on the other end answered the phone.

-yes.

The owner of the heavy voice is Choi Seong-min.

He was the representative of the [Swift] guild, which had maintained a friendly relationship with Daein since he helped during the Red Fog.

Although the guild was small, Seongmin Choi was a man with great resourcefulness and ambition.

Daein decided to give it a try and believe in its abilities.

“CEO Choi. Could you please find someone quietly? “Next time, I’ll buy you a proper dinner.”

Of course, the evening was not just about a meal. Daein was investing in the [Swift] Guild.

-Please leave it to me.

After hanging up the phone, Daein immediately left the guild.

Abraxas followed behind and asked.

“Where are you going?”

“I’m going to do everything I can.”

*

[Emerald Lake]

After hearing the news of Lily’s disappearance, the Nunnuns fiercely waved their short arms and strengthened their resolve.

[Great! Don’t worry!]

[Lily is our friend!]

[We’re looking for a friend!]

All the Nunnuni, led by the chubby Nunnuni who served as the leader, flew into the sky at once.

*

[Lolow Autonomous District]

After hearing the news of Lily’s disappearance, the Lowlow people flocked to Daein.

“We will help too!”

“All you have to do is launch the small Rubelon!”

“I also have a friend [Ron] with detection abilities!”

Kiri declared, representing the feelings of all of them.

“Construction will stop until Lily is found! “Everyone please find Lily!”

““Yes!””

The Rorou people scattered in perfect order.

It was only then that Daein realized that the first place in the Earth people’s popularity poll was a little boy.

*

[White House Guild Workshop]

Jang Young-shin, who had stayed up all night, looked at Dae-in with red, bloodshot eyes.

“…I’ll find it with that.”

Where Jang Young-shin’s finger pointed, there were a hundred compact-sized mini drones.

Search drones all designed to find Lily.

After a while, a hundred drones rose into the sky at once.

Weeeeeeeee!

[Producer] Each one was as fast as a hummingbird due to the magical power of the characteristic.

*

-5th day after Lily ran away from home-

Similar stories were being exchanged among the leaders of many superhuman guilds.

“They say Lily is missing from Whitehouse.”

“Lily?”

“That girl who works with fireworks on Team 7.”

“Now I know who it is. “Is that why you’ve been wandering around the city so much these days?”

“They were searching not only in the city but also outside the control zone.”

“If you haven’t found it yet, does that mean it’s dead?”

“Then there’s no way you’re wandering around the city like this. “He’s not an ordinary child, but a superhuman…”

“So there’s a saying that he’s not missing, but running away from home?”

Up to this point, it was just a story that everyone talked about as ordinary gossip.

Everyone pays attention to the latest trends in the same industry.

However, the thinking of people who are more perceptive and quick-thinking than others and competitors who aim to be the best in their industry goes a little further.

“Isn’t that the little foreigner? “There are no parents, and of course there will be no legal guardian.”

“The rumor is that he is the younger brother of the renter’s team leader….”

“That’s nonsense. The landlord’s parents are both Korean. “You can figure that out with just a little bit of research.”

“There’s no way they’re cousins, so they’re completely strangers.”

“The landlord just picked the kid up. “It’s like picking up a lottery ticket on the street.”

“But not now, right?”

In the office, conference room, and car,

quite a few people were thinking and saying the same thing.

“The landlord could have been Lily’s guardian until now.”

“But there’s no law saying that will continue to be the case, right?”

“You’re a fool not to look for an unclaimed lottery ticket.”

It wasn’t just the superhuman guild. Sharp-witted businessmen and criminal organizations were also interested.

They gathered their thoughts around the same time and gave the same instructions.

““Find the kid.””

[Things got bigger] End

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