I don't want to be an elf!

"Yes, listen to Miss Honjo, go to sleep." Elder Matsuzaki chimed in.

So the cursed children obediently returned to their rooms.

However, some children in certain rooms were clearly more curious and secretly opened a crack in the door, wanting to eavesdrop on what was happening outside.

"If I tell you to go to sleep, then go to sleep."

As the dormitory supervisor, Hina Shiraishi diligently closed the doors one by one, saying, "Don't cause trouble for your older sister!"

"What just happened?" Elder Matsuzaki asked. "Could it be that a Gastrea broke in?"

"No, it was my enemies who sent people to assassinate me."

"This is really dangerous."

"I'm sorry, I didn't intend to involve the children, but I didn't expect him to act so quickly."

"No, it's good that you're not hurt."

"There shouldn't be a next time, please rest assured, Elder Matsuzaki."

"I hope so," Elder Matsuzaki said with a wry smile. "However, if Miss Honjo needs help, I'll risk my old bones and fire a few shots."

"Haha, forget it then." Honjou Nia laughed. "If I really find myself in a situation where I need help, I'd rather Elder Matsuzaki take the other children and escape."

"Those who attacked this time were all... by you."

“Nini has taken care of one, but the other one is still a child, and I can’t bring myself to do it.”

Honjou Nia shrugged helplessly.

"Could you help me find a rope? I'm going to hand her over to my colleague."

Chapter Thirty-Seven: The Final Fate of Little Hina

Two hours later, Kisara Tendo and Rentaro Satomi arrived.

Although it was still the early hours of the morning, a time when every normal Tokyo citizen should be asleep, and even the busiest shopping streets at night had already passed their peak hours, the two, who were still half asleep, were immediately jolted awake after receiving a call from Nia Honjo. They took a taxi and rushed to the shelter.

"You're all so late! Did you even consider my feelings?"

Sitting on the ruins of the church, Honjou Nia scratched her stomach without any regard for her image, yawned, and asked, "It's been more than two hours since you arrived. If you hadn't come soon, I probably would have fallen asleep."

"You bastard! Did you even consider how we feel?!"

Tendo Kisara was so angry his nose almost twisted. He grabbed her collar and said, "Waking me up in the middle of the night, and then immediately bringing up something as serious as Hiruko Kagetane attacking you, you know that almost gave me a heart attack?"

"It's no big deal. Xiao Mu, you're always so tense. You'll age very easily if you stay like this."

Tendo Kisara exclaimed in exasperation.

But you have to hold back, you have to hold back.

She couldn't afford to mess with this guy; she'd have to rely on Nia Honjo for revenge.

At that moment, Rentaro Satomi, who was observing his surroundings, also saw the corpses lying not far away, and his expression became complicated.

"Did you really kill Hiruko Kagetane?"

“It wasn’t me, it was Nini.” Nia Honjou gave a wry smile. “My opponent is that little girl.”

"I know how troublesome this guy is. Even I'm not 100% sure I can defeat him, let alone kill him."

Even with the corpse right in front of him, Rentaro Satomi still found it hard to believe: "How did Nibekol kill him?"

"Who knows? Compared to me, a pure, kind, and weak woman who can't even kill a chicken, Nini is much more terrifying."

Upon hearing this, Kisara Tendo and Rentaro Satomi gave each other a look that said, "You don't have to say it, but please don't treat us like idiots."

However, the two did not linger on this topic.

In their eyes, the mother and daughter were extremely mysterious beings.

This is true both in terms of family background and ability.

Therefore, Rentaro Rima and Kisara Tendo were in tacit agreement that if the other party did not want to talk, then they would not talk.

Maintaining an appropriate distance is one of the conditions for maintaining a good cooperative relationship.

“Hiruko Kagetane, this guy is an international fugitive, and there’s a bounty on him,” Tendo Kisara said. “I can help you report your achievements. Once the government recognizes them, you’ll not only get the bounty, but your police officer ranking will also rise.”

"Ranking doesn't matter, what's the bounty?"

"I'm not too sure, but it's definitely in the millions."

"That's not attractive to a billionaire like me."

"If you don't want it, I can keep it for you."

"I want."

"Cheapskate"

"A miser".

"This isn't the time to discuss money, is it?" Rentaro Satomi said speechlessly. "We should be discussing other issues."

"That's right."

Kisara Tendo glanced at the girl beside the corpse and gestured with her lip: "What are you going to do with that guy?"

"Actually, I also want to ask you something," Nia Honjou asked. "Do you want to take her away? Her fighting ability is pretty good, you know. I remember Kogisara doesn't have an Initiator yet, right?"

"Are you kidding me? She's a murderer too." Kisara Tendo rolled her eyes.

"And what about the boy?"

"No, no, Enju won't agree." Rentaro Satomi shook his head like a rattle-drum.

"Hey, hey, hey, you heartless bunch aren't planning to dump her on me, are you?" Honjou Nia's eyes widened. "I'm her father's killer, you know. If I take her in, I might get killed one day."

“Then why don’t you just hand her over to the government?” Rentaro Satomi suggested.

"Doesn't your conscience hurt?"

"It's not like I'm the one paying for it. You're the one who should be worried about your conscience, right?"

"Young man, you're despicable right now!"

The three of them discussed Hiruko Kohina again.

This hot potato was passed around among the three like a football, with none of them willing to take it in.

However, apart from Tendo Kisara, who was rather ruthless, Satomi Rentaro and Honjo Nia were not quite in favor of sending Hiruko Kohina to the government.

As a murderer and a cursed child, his fate after being sent to the government was predictable.

They were either executed immediately or assigned to some kind of experimental facility.

This choice is especially agonizing for Nia Honjo, who knows about Hiruko Kohina's past.

Hiruko Kohina is not a bad person at heart.

However, since she was destined to be used as a weapon by Hiruko Kagetane from birth, there is no need to discuss whether she is good or bad.

“Actually, I don’t think you need to have such a big psychological burden,” said Kisara Tendo. “This child’s gastrulation factor seems to be constantly active. With this kind of unrestrained use, I estimate that her erosion rate is almost 50%. Even if she is not sent to the government, she won’t live for long.”

"That's true."

"really."

So, are you going to send it or not?

"Are you going to deliver it or not?"

"Yeah, are you going to give it to me or not?"

Seemingly having overheard the three's conversation, Hiruko Kohina, who had already woken up but was still grieving over her father's death, raised her head.

“My dad told me before that if he died, I would live with the person who killed him,” Hiruko Kohina said blankly. “I’m very useful. I’m good at killing people and Gastrea. I’ll definitely be of help.”

"Forehead......"

Upon hearing that this was Hiruko Kagetane's will, Honjo Nia turned pale.

What makes a truly great international dad?

Raising five daughters to raise one to be a Gu poison, and then having her die so that she would follow her enemy—that's incredibly audacious.

Generally speaking, wouldn't the best approach to dealing with a daughter left behind by an enemy be to eliminate her completely and prevent any unforeseen complications?

Or is it that Hiruko Kagetane guessed that the person who killed him would definitely be a righteous person and wouldn't kill the child, so he said that?

"Wait, let me check first."

Nia Honjou sighed, summoned her angel, and asked the Whispering Scroll, "Does Hiruko Kohina harbor any hostility towards me?"

【No】

"No? Why?"

For Hiruko Kohina, Hiruko Kagetane's orders were absolute. If he ordered Hiruko Kohina to serve the person who killed him, then Hiruko Kohina would do so.

"Hmm, it's so twisted."

Nia Honjo didn't want to delve into the relationship between Hiruko and her father.

As for children like Hiruko Kohina, who had no choice from the beginning and were merely used as tools, she would not hesitate to help them if she had the ability to guide them onto the right path.

Just like Izumi Kyoka from the Bungo Stray Dogs world.

Originally, she planned to hand this hot potato over to someone else, but since Hiruko Kohina was willing to follow her, her father's killer, and had no intention of seeking revenge, it wouldn't hurt to take her in.

"Alright... Anyway, there are already so many cursed children here, one more or one less won't make a difference."

Nia patted her head.

"The shelter happens to be short of a gatekeeper, so you can help protect the children here."

Chapter Thirty-Eight: Enterovirus Blocking Formula

time flies.

A month has passed since Hiruko Kagetane's attack.