My Daughters Are Regressors Chapter 193: Child Who Loses Little by Little (5)

“Out of the 27 won on this list, I found that 3 live in Freesia. So were closer than I expected. These won are like sisters to .”

Nine-fingered Enrico carefully tucked the worn notebook into her inner pocket as if it were a priceless treasure.

“The Kowloon Mountains were a hellish place, but it’s also where I received my greatest blessing. Helping those children was just imitating that person…”

Enrico recounted a vivid mory of being helped by soone when she was a young girl. That’s why she couldn’t easily ignore young children in need, just as she once was.

This was the reason Hina, searching for the Shadow Council in the dead of winter, received help from Enrico and ventured underground.The whimsical good deed of an old apostate thief saved a woman, whose own act of kindness helped Hina, which ultimately benefited .The world may seem fragnted, but viewed this way, human lives appear to be one interconnected mass.

Finally, guided by Enrico, we entered the Shadow Council.Hina’s brief journey ended here as well.In the past, Hina had entered the Shadow Council and secured the position of ‘Priestess of Gluttony’ using her knowledge of the future… and well, the rest is the story we know.

“You did well.”

I gently patted Hina’s head as she gazed at the thieves’ guild. Hina grinned with a deeply satisfied expression.

“Hina worked hard…!”

Indeed, she did.Hina had worked diligently.It was a very challenging mission as she had to conceal her identity even from her parents, but Hina silently gave her all to her role.

I wondered if she wanted to show us that yesterday and today. Hina enjoys praise, so perhaps she was seeking recognition.Well, it would be disheartening if no one acknowledged her hard work.

“Oh, you did wonderfully. Let praise you. Co here.”

I vigorously rubbed Hina’s head and chin with my palms. Rub Rub—, Rub— Rub— Rub— Rub— Rub—. While being patted, Hina blushed, seeming both pleased and embarrassed.

“Oh, you did so well. Hina is the best. Hina is smart and articulate! Great at roughing it too! You’re the embodint of life’s truths!”

Rub— Rub— Rub— Rub— Rub—.Hina’s face was now as red as a ripe tomato.I continued to shower Hina with more praise.

“Hina is the best! Hurray for Hina! Aruru, garuru, aruru! Hina Barjudas is the greatest! Everyone, let’s praise Hina Barjudas!”

When I raised my clenched fist high, the ruffians of the Shadow Council who had been watching us tensely exchanged blank looks.Soon enough, they started clapping or raising their hands, shouting “Wow!” or “The best!” They were quick to catch on.If they hadn’t clapped, I would have treated them to so spiral shurikens.

“Long live Princess Hina!”“Princess Hina is the best!”

Hearing the loud cheers, I felt even more elated and grabbed Hina’s waist, swinging her around.

“Hina, how can you be so amazing? Hina is completely Hina! This won’t do. I have to bite your cheeks, nom-.”“…Th-That’s enough… You can stop praising …!”“Oh really?”

Swish—.I gently set Hina back down on the ground.How disappointing.Praising soone turned out to be quite enjoyable. I should do this more often when the children deserve it.

However, Salo clicked her tongue, seemingly displeased.

“You should have switched roles with Naru. If Hina had gone to the Kingdom of Ordor to find you, things might have gone a bit smoother.”

Is that so?Maybe.But if you ask whether Naru could have played the role of ‘Priestess of Gluttony’ properly, well… that seed unlikely….Therefore, Hina was the only one suited for this role.Salo seed to realize this too and added:

“If you’re too competent, you often end up taking on roles that put you at a disadvantage. Hina, is there anything else you want to do now?”

We only had today left.Moreover, it was already lunchti.Hina appeared lost in thought for a mont.

“I wanted to be praised, and I’ve been praised a lot, so I don’t have any more wishes…. But if there’s sothing I want to do now, it’s food….”

I see.She must have been hungry.

We took Hina and Horohoro up to the surface.We went to a renowned expensive restaurant in the central streets of Freesia, where als cost at least 150,000 rene, and sat down to eat.The food was expectedly delicious.According to Hina’s evaluation, “It’s as delicious as what Brigitte makes!”

After finishing our al, we headed to the zoo.The restaurant owner had ntioned visiting the Freesia Zoo every weekend, saying it was quite enjoyable.The aforentioned zoo was both expansive and grand, housing a wide variety of animals.

“Dad… Mom…! Look at that…! It’s a dog squirrel…! They say it’s called a dog squirrel because it’s a squirrel but barks like a dog…!”

Kong— Kong—!When Hina carefully reached out her hand, the dog squirrel scampered away with a Pitter- Patter—. It wasn’t surprising, as dog squirrels are known to be wild animals that don’t take to humans.

Hina chased after the dog squirrel, running across the field with Horohoro.The afternoon sun was already setting.Salo, sitting on a picnic blanket, sighed as she watched Hina running around.

“The kid is too modest. We finally ca out for an outing and we ended up at the zoo. Hina’s lack of greed is her flaw.”“Is that so? Then Salo, what did you want to do?”“?”

Salo opened her narrow eyes. She kept her mouth shut for a while, as if lost in thought, with the red sunset reflecting on her face.It was almost ti for dinner.We didn’t have much ti left either.I said to Salo, who seed to be still pondering:

“It’s your first ti coming to the zoo with your family too, right?”“Well, yes. As you know, my dad wasn’t the type to bring children to places like this. Co to think of it, I wanted to see the zoo too.”

Salo tried to speak nonchalantly, but it was hard to miss the way she quickly averted her gaze, as if sowhat embarrassed.Although Salo had criticized the zoo for being too ordinary, this kid was actually enjoying her ti here.The proof was the armful of ‘Hug ’ dolls shaped like flying squirrels that she had bought.

It was a mont that reminded that although Salo acts very mature, she was still a minor just a few years younger than .This kid is actually the sa age as my younger sister.My younger sister is still living comfortably at ho, asking our parents for allowance, going out to play all she wants, and not studying.If Salo had been born into a normal family, would she be whining to her parents for allowance and traveling to eat delicious food every vacation like my sister?

I tried to imagine it.However, I couldn’t quite picture Salo whining.Salo is a rather stern and quiet person.She’s a bit far from the type to be spoiled.In that sense, Salo is very similar to Hina.People with a quiet side tend to lose out compared to those who chatter about this and that.

“Alright. I’ve decided. Let’s end today with a bang.”

I stood up.Salo looked at with an expression that said, “What is this guy up to now─.”

I picked up Salo and placed her on top of my head.I was giving her a piggyback ride.

“Hey! What are you doing! Put down!”

Salo seed very flustered.She appeared to be unable to get her bearings as the gazes of people nearby suddenly focused on us. After all, it wasn’t a common sight in this world for an adult man to give an adult woman a piggyback ride.

“Hey! I said put down! You… you crazy bastard! People are staring!”“Salo, I’m in the process of stealing you.”“What do you an stealing!”“If you had lived in a normal family and grown up normally, you would surely have been rumored to be as beautiful and modest as so princess. Then, I would have definitely targeted you and stolen you. Like this.”“What nonsense are you suddenly spouting!”

Pitter- Patter—.I ran around the park carrying Salo.Salo must have been really embarrassed, as she curled up her body and covered her face with her hands. Thanks to that, her chest was touching the back of my head, which felt quite nice.

“…You crazy bastard! I said put down…!”

Salo’s resistance made it feel like I was really stealing soone, which was sohow thrilling.This is why people kidnap princesses and noble ladies.

“Salo! Tell everything you want!”

Pop—.I left the zoo carrying Salo. My destination was the 3rd district of Freesia, a street that sold luxury goods and precious items even among high-end brand stores.

Jingle—!When I forcefully pushed open the entrance with its cheerful bell, the clerk’s eyes widened in surprise.

“Aren’t you Mr. Judas…? Mr. Judas, what brings you here today…?”

While he was adjusting his glasses, I put Salo down on the floor and shouted.

“I’m not Judas, I’m a thief! Salo, stuff everything you see into your pockets!”“Wh-What!? What did you say!? What am I supposed to do?”

Rustle rustle, rustle rustle—.I stuffed the jewels and accessories displayed in the showcase into my pockets. The store clerk, as if finally coming to his senses, stamped his feet and shouted.

“Th-thief…! Thief! Thief!”

Beep—.When he pressed a button under the counter, strange iron bars ca down at the store entrance, blocking our escape route.

Rattle— Rattle— Clang—!!!In such high-end shopping districts, devices like this are usually installed to subdue thieves and robbers. At that mont, Salo shouted as if led by instinct.

“There, behind the clerk, there’s a back door! We can escape through there!”“Good.”

I escaped through the back door with Salo, brushing past the clerk. This whole process took less than 5 seconds.

“Judas, haven’t your skills gotten a bit rusty!?”“Salo, I think your reaction was a bit slow too!”

Salo and I laughed heartily as we fled together through the back door. How long has it been since we’ve done such a simple theft?Salo pointed her finger at another store.

“Look there! There’s a pet shop!”

We entered the pet shop located in the 3rd district. It was a store that sold things like white lizards and purebred cats.

Crash—!Salo broke the glass window with her fist and stuffed a flying squirrel into a sack. The owner, who was feeding the animals, shouted in surprise at the sudden commotion.

“Thief…! Thief! A robber is stealing the store’s fluffy flying squirrel! Oh no! Thief! Wicked thieves are robbing the store!”“Haha! Let’s run!”

Salo, with the flying squirrel in the sack, escaped back to the street. Soon, we could hear loud sirens wailing in the distance. Wee-oo Wee-oo—.The guards of Freesia were quite competent, so they must have imdiately dispatched upon receiving the robbery report.We could feel the blue-armored guards closing in on us from all directions, making Clank— Clank— sounds.It was a critical situation for a thief in many ways.

Pop—.I grabbed Salo’s waist and quickly ran up the wall of a nearby building. The guards could only look up at , who had suddenly climbed onto a high roof, like dogs that had been chasing chickens.

“…Isn’t that Judas? He’s the only thief in Freesia who can move like that.”“Yeah. What is he doing now?”“I don’t know, but we received a report, so we have to catch him.”

The guards started climbing up to the roof.We might get caught if we stayed like this.

“Salo, be careful not to bite your tongue.”

Pop—!In an instant, I accelerated and sprinted across the rooftops as if flying. It must have been a speed Salo had never experienced before, as she tightly hugged my neck and scread.

“Kyaaak!”

It was quite a cute scream.I stopped at the green park of the zoo where Hina and Horohoro had been playing. Hina, who had been waiting for on the picnic blanket, was happy to see .

“Dad…!”“Hina, there’s no ti to explain. We need to run away. If there’s anything you want, steal it quickly!”“……!”

Hina showed a shocked expression.But as if she understood sothing, she nodded and hugged the pink rabbits that were quietly grazing grass near the fence.

“Hehe… as expected… it’s more fun to steal than just looking…”

While Hina was stealing the zoo’s rabbits, Horohoro also hugged rabbits in both arms.

“Mwehehe, imps are originally little devils…! We like doing bad things…!”“…Escape! …Exit!”

Hina pointed her finger at the back gate of the zoo.Indeed, it’s important to keep an eye on escape routes wherever you go.We ran away from many things and people, each holding the items we had stolen.The sun was already setting, and darkness was the best curtain to hide a thief.

When we arrived ho, guards dispatched from the Freesia Principality had surrounded the Junk Mansion. Brigitte and Cariote ca out to the garden to greet us with frowning faces.

“Judas, what on earth did you do with Salo and Hina that made the guards co to the mansion? They say you stole things and robbed stores?”

Being too famous of a thief can be a problem too.Does this an I can no longer enjoy robbing things enthusiastically?

In the end, we had to return the stolen items to the guards and compensate them for the damaged goods.Since both Salo and I knew this would happen, we didn’t feel any regret in returning the items.We just wanted to experience the thrill of ‘stealing’ sothing. Salo, perhaps because she hadn’t done anything thief-like in a long ti, stretched and said, “I feel refreshed, like sothing old has been cleared out.”

Of course, the store owners grumbled, “You talk about theft like it’s so kind of sport. We were really shocked,” but still.

“Rabbits….”

Hina seed quite reluctant to return the pink rabbits to the zoo.I thought about buying her one after returning it, but Hina soon seed to make up her mind and handed the rabbits back to the guards.

“Stealing other people’s things is indeed bad…! If Hina wants to beco an SSR princess, she shouldn’t do bad things like this…!”

That’s true.I didn’t expect to hear such words from Hina.Anyway.The day ended like this.

Hina went into her room, brought out a large sketchbook, and diligently drew what had happened yesterday and today with crayons.It was a picture diary.

“When I look at it later… I’ll surely rember what happened today…!”

I see.Hina repeated the hard days because she wanted to rember them.Like Naru, Hina didn’t have much ti left, so it seems she repeated her actions and wrote a diary hoping that her future self would recall today’s events soday.

Another day passed like this, with our parting with the children approaching and having to et them once again.