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< This child grows up >
My blurred image naturally blended into the surrounding scenery.
My personality is [hidden]
It is the power to hide one’s existence by becoming one with the surrounding objects.
Abilities well suited to reconnaissance, espionage, and assassination.
In the past, this ability was used to scout dangerous areas or perform intelligence missions.
I don’t know how many times I almost died.
I shuddered as I recalled old memories.
“Look at that suffering again.”
In this life, I had no intention of telling anyone about my individuality.
-Get out! I’ll kill you!-
I don’t know who that person is, but he has a really bad temper.
The voice sounded further away than before, indicating that the owner of the voice was not in one place but was moving.
It felt like I was running away from someone or something.
I increased my movement speed.
But soon after, a problem arose.
Sssssut.
Even though I hadn’t used it for very long, the hiding power started to disappear.
“this···.”
The problem was the amount of mana I had. I unconsciously thought about the mana I had before I regressed and used my ability.
If I think about it, it was over a year after I awakened as a superhuman that I was able to properly utilize my stealth abilities.
I grumbled as I unhidden before my mana ran out.
“It’s so frustrating. I need to increase my mana quickly.”
Luckily, I knew a few ways to quickly increase my mana.
It will be common sense for everyone in the future 20 years from now,
A method that only I know in the world now.
If you use that knowledge, you can build up mana in your body at a rapid pace.
-Get out! Don’t come near me!-
The voice was getting closer. I looked around. I saw a half-collapsed building.
Tadah!
He ran up the wall of the building and up to the rooftop in an instant. He then jumped between buildings.
WHISTLE! WHISTLE!
In an instant, the background passed by.
Even without using [Stealth], hiding my presence or approaching stealthily was one of my specialties.
After a while, I arrived at my destination and lowered my body to look at the situation below.
A young girl trapped in a dead-end alley between abandoned buildings.
And the rough guys approaching the girl.
I briefly summarized the situation unfolding before my eyes.
This is a human trafficking scene.
During this time, public security was still unstable, so such crimes often occurred in back alleys or on the outskirts of the city.
But this isn’t just the outskirts of the city, it’s a restricted area?
Even if they’re part of a criminal organization, how did a kid like that get in here?
I looked closely at the girl.
He must be only about 10 years old now.
Her red hair, which reached down to her waist, resembled a burning flame.
Her face was so pretty that I would bet my entire fortune on her, saying she would be a great beauty when she grew up.
But his expression was as ferocious as that of a wild beast, and he was holding a sword that did not suit his small hands.
“Get out! Before I kill you all!”
The girl’s words were the common language of the Gaia continent, so the men could not understand them.
Even if they understood, they weren’t the type of people to just back down.
The men were out of breath, perhaps exhausted from chasing the girl.
“Whew-. F**k…. Why is that little piece of shit going so fast?”
“Huh… Huh. But what country is that?”
“What do you know? The important thing is that foreign women are sold at a higher price.”
The shoulders and arms of the guys slowly approaching the girl had tattoos of coiled red snakes.
The moment I saw that, I realized who they were.
Crime organization
Murder, robbery, kidnapping, human trafficking.
They were scumbags who would do anything for money. Of all the criminal organizations that emerged after the First Gate, they were one of the largest.
The Red Snake organization’s leadership included superhumans, making its power stronger than that of most guilds.
Since they had connections with the military and police, going in and out of restricted areas was nothing to them.
In short, a pretty creepy opponent to mess with.
The men dispersed, surrounded the girl, and slowly approached her.
“Little one. When you speak nicely, follow your brothers.”
“I’ll take you to a good place. I’ll give you food and a place to sleep. You don’t have a mom or dad, do you?”
The girl, like the men, had difficulty understanding what the other person was saying.
Even if I understood, I didn’t seem naive enough to believe it and follow it.
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“I warned you! You brought this on yourself!”
The moment the girl screamed venomously,
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Red and blue flames bloom on the girl’s left and right.
The two flames circled around as if escorting the girl.
The startled men hesitated and stepped back.
“What the heck! What the heck is that?”
“Superpowers?”
But the surprised men only hesitated for a moment.
The two sparks the girl had created were so small that they were barely the size of baseballs. They were also dangerously close to being blown out by even a strong wind.
Fish tasting.
The flames dimmed and then went out. The girl staggered and fell to the ground, perhaps due to the recoil from using her ability.
The men who had stepped back in surprise approached again.
Rather, the spark the girl had just shown just fueled their greed.
“Wow! That girl was a superhuman!”
“How much can I get if I sell it?”
“f*ck. It’s worth it to call. If you catch it and tie it up properly, you can use it as a slave for life.”
The men tightened their siege with increasing persistence.
One of the three made a phone call to someone.
“Yes, bro. I found the kid who ran away near the gate that appeared earlier. This is awesome. He’s a superhuman!”
I could roughly figure out what was going on as they went back to their conversation.
‘That kid. He was a dimensional refugee.’
It will be about a year before the dimensional connection gate between the Gaia continent and Earth becomes permanently connected.
But even before that, there were instances where the gate would connect briefly, although unstably.
Those who were caught up in that phenomenon and crossed over to another dimension or who crossed over were called ‘dimensional refugees’.
It was a very rare case.
So much so that if the later returnees had not proven the fact, no one would have believed it.
By the way, what do I do with this?
“Kid. Give up and come here.”
“My brothers will buy you something delicious.”
A child from the continent of Gaia who fell to Earth.
A huge criminal organization that kidnaps the child and sells him into slavery.
I don’t want to get involved with annoying guys…
I couldn’t help but criticize him for being cold-hearted.
In these turbulent times, most people were exposed to such crimes.
It was not possible to reach out and help everyone every time.
Isn’t this a situation where we could easily turn a huge criminal organization into our enemy?
Why would you take that risk to save that kid?
“···Yes.”
I sat up from my seat.
Gaia continent language.
A year later, there was a world of difference between having several people who knew the language and being alone.
If we could also get information about the continent of Gaia here, it would be the icing on the cake.
After making my decision, I jumped off the building.
It ends quickly.
“Brother Salmosa sent the kids. He told us to just block them so they can’t escape.”
The other men nodded at the man who ended the phone call. A faint smile appeared on their lips.
“Will we each get a share too?”
“That’s what you’re talking about. If you have that face, you’re a superhuman, you’re a special product.”
“Huh. If you raise him well···.”
Men giggling. And a girl in despair.
Although she was barely able to hold the sword with her trembling arms, the girl looked visibly exhausted.
The men surrounding the girl also knew that and were completely off guard.
Well, even if I hadn’t let my guard down, those guys wouldn’t have been able to stop me.
-Phew!
“Ugh···!”
Before the first one fell, I cut the second one’s Adam’s apple.
Choaack!
Only then did the first one fall to the ground and the third one spot me and try to scream.
“What are you···!”
But he couldn’t finish his words, because the knife I threw pierced his heart.
Thud. Thud. Thud.
The three guys fell to the floor one after another like dominoes.
It was the first murder since returning.
Of course, there was no emotion whatsoever.
Because I don’t expend any emotion in cleaning up the trash.
I looked back at the girl. The guy was staring at me, frozen like a stone.
“Are you from the continent of Gaia?”
The girl’s eyes lit up with surprise as I spoke in fluent Gaian.
“Just follow me. Let’s get out of here before the others arrive.”
“How can I trust you?”
His arms and legs were shaking so much it was pitiful. The little boy was already too weak to resist.
It was easy to just take them by force.
But there was a simpler way to calm the child.
“Are you hungry?”
The girl’s eyes shook violently.
“Wh, what···.”
Gulp.
You can’t fool a superhuman’s ears. I’ve been hearing your stomach growling a lot since a while ago.
I said it with a particularly kind expression.
“Follow me and I’ll give you food.”
After a while, the little boy followed me, pretending not to be able to win.
< This child grows up > End
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