"How did you end up here?"

Sure that the footsteps outside were gone, Wood couldn't help but ask the doubts in his heart, judging from the traces here, it was obvious that this girl had been hiding here for a while.

Putting aside the opponent's combat ability, normally even the cursed children who run to the residential area to find food are basically wandering after the 20th district, after all, they themselves still live in the outer area.

It's rare for a cursed child to have the guts to settle in a residential area, let alone in the heart of Osaka City.

"It was IISO who brought me here......"

Xiao Katagiri trusted Wood very much, and he didn't hide it, and he told Wood about it from beginning to end.

As Wood had guessed, Kokatagiri was once a starter, and although the ranking was not high, it barely entered the top 10,000. Half a year ago, the owner died in a battle against antigenic intestinal animals, and only then did he become a little tramp.

Hearing Katagiri's words, Wood couldn't help but be stunned for a moment: "Then why don't you go back to IISO and ask them to reassign you a promoter, instead living in this place yourself?" ”

"No way!"

Xiao Katatong's face changed, and his eyes were full of fear and resistance to humans: "If I don't protect my master, I will be killed by them when I go back." ”

Wood was stunned when he heard this, and couldn't help but fall silent, because from this sentence it was clear how the promoter of Kokatagiri treated her during her lifetime.

It is hard to imagine what kind of experience can make a little girl who has just turned ten years old feel viscerally afraid of the 'human' community itself, hiding in a small warehouse and living alone by stealing things for half a year, afraid to communicate with anyone.

If it weren't for her red eyes, she probably wouldn't have dared to communicate with herself......

Not continuing on the topic, Wood chuckled, "There's a gathering place for the Cursed Sons in the Outlying District, why don't you go there?" ”

Xiao Kata's eyes lit up obviously, but then they dimmed: "I've heard of it, but ...... I don't dare to get out of here, if I get caught, they will definitely kill me. ”

The corners of Wood's mouth twitched, this kid still didn't let people speak, why can you turn to such a pessimistic topic as soon as I open my mouth, although Wood also knows that the little Katagiri is like a trained baby elephant, and he doesn't dare to resist the restraint of the rope.

But you communicate so much, how can I continue?

I can't say: It's okay, I've tried the hardness of the human head, and I can step on it with one foot......

While Wood is more realistic, it's a bit surreal.

However, the little girl was interested, and her little eyes were full of curiosity: "Have you been to that gathering place?" What does it look like inside? Isn't there a lot of houses where everyone can have one meal a day? ”

Hearing this, Wood smiled, and subconsciously raised his hand to rub Katakiri's little head, which was also a habit that Wood developed in the gathering place.

Katagiri's body was obviously stiff, obviously not used to being touched like this, and the little head subconsciously shrank back, but after seeing the smile on Wood's face, although it was not gentle, but very pure, the little face narrowed its eyes slightly red, and it was not dodging.

"I just came out of that gathering place." Wood smiled: "It's a big, big yard, the size of a small town, and there are many, many houses in it, all of which we built together, little by little, one by one, so that it gradually became a home, a home that belongs to us alone." ”

"We grow agricultural crops in the open space in the big yard, so that we can eat enough at every meal; We cook and eat together inside; We study together in it and watch TV together; There are often little girls climbing up and down in the yard, laughing from morning to night, and even sleeping does not stop......"

As he spoke, Wood suddenly wanted to go back to the gathering place, even though he had been through so much, but he was as strange to this world as these cursed children.

The only place that can give him a sense of belonging is the home that everyone has built little by little.

The food was not very good, but it was able to eat enough.

The stay was not very good, but it was able to shelter from the wind and rain.

When you think about it, it seems that your initial goal has been achieved, and it has far exceeded your expectations.

Wood picked out some interesting things in the gathering place and told them to Katagiri, causing the little girl to giggle, and her little face was full of envy and yearning.

"Do you like it there?"

Wood was stunned for a moment, then nodded: "Well, I like it very much." ”

Katagiri tilted his head and wondered, "Then why don't you stay there, but run out." After that, she also patted Wood on the shoulder with a serious look: "Little sister, it's very dangerous outside!" ”

Wood: "......"

Are these little girls so weak in their ability to identify gender?

After talking for so long, I still haven't recognized myself as a man.

Moreover, at the beginning, Xiaoya was at least called sister, but now she has become a little sister, if she didn't feel that she had taken off her pants, this little girl wouldn't be able to understand it, and he really wanted to show his proof of being a pure master.

Wood raised his finger and pointed at his Adam's apple, "...... Don't look at me short and red-eyed, I'm actually a man, and I'm older than you! ”

"Men?"

Katagiri blinked, and then rolled his eyes: "You lie, boys look very manly, except that you are taller than me, the whole person looks soft and weak, not a man at all." ”

“？？？”

Paralyzed, can I beat her?

Unlucky bear child, why am I a man or not, do I have to take off my pants to prove it to you?

What do you mean I'm not a man at all!!

Wood was so angry in his heart that he couldn't help but complain about his height again.

But it's been more than half a year since he became a vampire, and Wood has been measuring his height almost every day for half a year, but unfortunately he hasn't grown even a millimeter.

Although he didn't want to admit it, Wood vaguely guessed something, which was probably a side effect of breaking through the limiter and becoming half a weirdo.

Vampires belong to a type of undead, which means that from the moment he becomes a vampire, his height and appearance have basically been fixed, and he wants to grow taller...... It's more practical to find a way to freely convert into a one-meter-nine man.

But now being turned around by a little girl and saying that she looks like a mother, can you bear it?

Of course......

still have to endure, although Wood is shameless, but taking off his pants to prove himself in front of a ten-year-old girl, this is not something that can be done shamelessly.

With a dark face glaring at Katagori for a while, Wood raised his hand and pointed to his throat, trying to open his mouth to highlight his apparently underdeveloped Adam's apple.

"See, I have an Adam's apple."

Katagiri looked at Wood with a cute face, and only grinned half-loudly: "It's good if you're happy." ”

Wood's movement froze: "......"

"You haven't answered me yet, why did you run out?" Katagiri asked innocently, not knowing what a huge critical blow his words had given Wood.

Wood smiled bitterly, and didn't bother to argue with this girl about his male and female problems.

After checking the injuries on his body, although he had not fully recovered, after the blood replenishment just now, it no longer affected his movements, which made Wood a little glad that he did not hurt his bones.

Otherwise, if the bones are broken and want to recover completely, it will definitely not be enough for a day or two, after all, he has not yet reached the point where he can be reborn with a broken limb.

Remembering Katagiri's question just now, Wood shook his head: "It's because I like it there that I have to come out." ”

"Huh?" Katagiri had a confused look on his face.

Wood didn't explain, but chuckled, "Come home with me, back to that gathering place that belongs to you alone. ”

Go home?

Listening to this unfamiliar word, Katagiri couldn't help but be a little distracted, and a complex look gradually appeared on her face that she shouldn't have at this age, with yearning, expectation, and joy, but more than that, it was ......

Fear.

The fear of the unknown, the fear of leaving this room.

About......

Fear of all mankind!

"Don't worry, I'll definitely take you back." Wood said softly.

Katagiri raised her head and looked at Wood's dark eyes, for some reason, those eyes gave her an inexplicable sense of security.

"Hmm!"

Katagiri nodded vigorously.

Wood smiled and stood up to leave, but was then stopped by Katagiri.

"Do you have anything to take?"

Katagiri shook her head, turned around and rummaged through the pile of clothes in the corner of the room, and finally took out a pink dress and handed it to Wood.

The corners of Wood's mouth twitched, and he looked down at the rags on his body, "Hmm...... I know what you're trying to say... But there are some things you have to understand, I really am a man. ”

"But if you go out like this, it's very noticeable, in case you are stopped by the Self-Defense Forces patrolling the streets......" At this, a flash of fear flashed in Katagiri's eyes.

“……”

It made sense, and Wood had thought of it, but he felt that at his own speed, he wouldn't be so easy to spot with Katagiri on his way through the night.

But looking at the fear in Katagiri's eyes......

"I understand, but it's absolutely impossible to wear a skirt!"

……

In the middle of the night, a curved crescent moon hangs high in the sky.

It's midnight, and normally there are very few pedestrians on the streets at this time, except for a few night owls.

But Osaka is a different city now, with the streets lit up and glass bottles filled with fuel are discarded everywhere as the lighters are lit, causing the streets to burst into flames.

Pedestrians swarmed the streets, shouting frantically, but no one dared to move forward.

Because it is at the junction of Wards 16 and 17, densely packed Self-Defense Forces are intercepted here with shields in their hands, and guns are pointed at the rioting residents.

Although an order has been issued from above, anyone who dares to forcibly cross the area can be killed directly.

However, these self-defense forces are also residents of Osaka Ward, and especially after learning the cause of the riot, they sometimes have the idea of questioning Qiwu Xuanzong, but they know better than these residents the strength of Qiwu Xuanzong.

Over time, it became the current stalemate, and in just one day, hundreds of people were shot and killed by the insane residents, which made many people jealous, but also made many even more crazy.

In the alley next to the main road, ten young figures are quietly hiding here.

All of these ten people were little girls under the age of ten, and it was from the gathering place that they came here to look for Woodanna and the others.

"Why are so many people gathered here at this time?"

Little Erin asked with some panic, she had never gone so far into the residential area, especially seeing these dense humans around her, which made her feel extremely nervous when she was the youngest of the ten.

The ten people present, except for the leader Anna, although the rest of the girls felt a little nervous like Erin, they were much calmer than Erin. Except for Xiao Ya, who is in charge of exploration, and Xiao Erin, who is in charge of contacting bats, it can be said that the rest of them all have the combat power to fight against stage 1 gastrators alone.

Of course, only theoretically, after all, they had never fought with proto-intestinal animals.

Anna looked at the situation on the main road, and couldn't help but have an anxious look in her eyes: "No matter what, we have to go over, it's been a day, and Brother Wood still hasn't sent the slightest news back." ”

The faces of the rest of the people couldn't help but darken.

"Brother Wood's words, there must be no problem."

"Well, Brother Wood said that all the news on TV is a lie!"

“……”

Several little girls spoke one after another, with firmness on their little faces.

Anna nodded, then gritted her teeth, and a hint of murder appeared on her little face: "Xiaoya, you use your ability to see which direction there are fewer people, let's break through." ”

The girls were stunned, but no one refuted, and now they all wanted to kill Osaka Castle immediately.

Even, if it weren't for Anna's stopping, when the news of Wood's death was reported on the news, everyone in the entire gathering almost collapsed, ready to avenge Wood.

Later, after persuading for a long time, I let these little girls stay in the gathering place and wait for news.

"Xiaoya?"

After not getting a reply for a long time, Anna couldn't help but turn her head to look at where Xiaoya was, only to find that Xiaoya was staring in one direction in a daze.

The rest of the people glanced at each other, and they all saw doubts in each other's eyes.

"Sister Xiaoya?"

Erin, who was beside Xiaoya, pulled Xiaoya's sleeve.

"Huh?"

Xiao Ya came back to her senses at this time, but there was a hint of nervousness on her face: "Someone is following us." ”

"Huh?"

Anna was stunned when she heard this: "Is it wrong?" ”

"Absolutely not mistaken." Xiao Ya shook her head, pointed to her yellow eyes and red pupils that were different from others, and said: "After my ability is activated, as long as there is no obstruction, I can see everything within a fifty-meter radius of my center, and I have seen those people six times today." ”

"Those people have been following us since they left the gathering place, and now they are hiding at the top of the building behind us and observing a few of us."

Leaving the gathering place to start?

Although the little girls were small, they were not stupid, Anna's face sank, and she whispered directly: "Don't look in that direction." ”

As soon as these words came out, several little girls who wanted to look up to confirm stopped their movements, and when Wood was away, the entire gathering place was managed by Anna, so they were still very obedient to Anna's orders.

Anna, who has experienced many battles, is much more mature in comparison.

"Can you confirm how many people there are?"

"Thirty people, fifteen of them are cursed sons like us, and they should be policemen." Xiaoya said softly.

Anna nodded, and her little face collapsed.

The rest of the girls shivered in unison, as if the temperature around them had suddenly dropped a lot, and they only felt that Anna exuded an aura that made them feel terrified.

Murderous!

Pure and incomparably murderous, it's hard to imagine what a ten-year-old girl can have.

Anna's eyes gradually turned red, and she had clearly turned on her abilities.

"Erin, you ask the bats in the air to find out if there is any uninhabited place, stay away from those self-defense forces, and you won't be found if you make a sound."

Erin nodded and opened and closed her mouth a few times.

Immediately, at a height of forty meters above their heads, a cloud of black fog gradually dispersed under the cover of the night.

"When we find the battlefield, we must get rid of those policemen as soon as possible, if I guess correctly, those policemen must have been sent by Brother Wood's enemies."

Anna raised her head and swept her gaze over a few people, making a few little girls instinctively straighten their backs: "There is no time for you to get used to it slowly, we must deal with them immediately, and now Brother Wood's whereabouts are unknown, so we must not waste time here." ”

Everyone's expressions tightened, and a look of determination appeared on their faces.

"After the battle begins, give priority to ensuring your own safety, and never show mercy to your subordinates, and kill those humans directly, as for the cursed son...... Anna paused, with a touch of ruthlessness on her little face: "Dare to stop us from saving Brother Wood, and kill !! ”

"Huh?" Xiaoya's face changed: "Is this really good?" ”

"We don't have any other choice, what if something happens to Brother Wood because we're late?" Anna Dao.

Xiao Ya was silent for a while, and nodded firmly.

The rest of the people, including Erin, nodded vigorously, and their little faces showed murderous intent.

Villain!

Brother Wood has always said that he is evil, but that is for humans.

For us, Brother Wood is the only family member!

If Wood saw this, he would probably feel laughing and crying, he had always treated these cursed children as ordinary children, but he ignored them...... The Cursed Sons are the best people in the world to fight.

……

In Osaka Castle, two short figures in the night are heading towards the outer districts, one of them in a pink dress, reaching out to pull down the skirt from time to time, and his face is full of black lines......