Unfortunate Hero's Retirement Life

After the kids left the martial hall, Heero beckoned his hand toward the worried Xu Lingxun.

Yes, since the boy entered the hall, he looked hesitant and perturbed. But he still obediently approached his master.

As soon as Xu Lingxun arrived in front of him, Heero pulled the cloak. Showing the mutant child that hidden beneath the cloak.

He had guessed this since Xu Lingxun entered the hall. And also from the other kids, he heard Xu Lingxun tried to protect the mutant child from the mutant adult.

Added with Xu Lingxun's concerned look and a bulging cloak on his back, he already knew everything from the start.

And so, he sent his other disciples away under the pretense of punishment. Even though he had explained the mutant was also a human, it was not the right time to let the kids face the actual mutant. Their minds were still heavily influenced by the doctrine mutants were monsters.

The mutant child shivered fiercely under Heero's gaze. She was scared of Heero even though he merely looked at her.

Dark-blue colored skin, two fangs showed up on her lips and her arms were covered in violet snake scale.

"I am sorry, Master! I can't just let her die outside there, I… I…" Afraid Heero would be angry, Xu Lingxun tried to explain in a flustered manner. But little words came out of his mouth.

"N-no! D-don't b-blame this big brother. D-don't hurt him, he was helping me. P-pwease don't hurt him. It was my fault… Y-you can hand me over to the government, but don't hurt him…"

All of sudden, the mutant child talked for Xu Lingxun. She thought Heero would angry and hit or did something to Xu Lingxun hence she begged for him.

"Don't worry, I am not going to hurt him or hand you over to anyone, " Heero smiled gently. At the same time, his pupils turned blue.

He did a quick scan of the mutant child through the Mystical Eyes.

"R-really? B-but I am a mutant…" She spoke with an expression, "I am dangerous, you know!" which was cute in Heero eyes.

"I know!" Heero nodded, still with his gentle expression.

The little girl was still dubious and continued with curiosity, "I am a mutant, a monster! Are you not afraid of me?"

This time, the little girl spoke smoothly. Blinking for a few times, the little girl met with Heero's eyes.

"You are not a monster, but a cute little girl in my eyes, " Heero rubbed the little girl's sticky hair.

At first, the mutant child flinched and wanted to avoid Heero's hand. But she decided to stay still. And somehow, it calmed her down when Heero caressed her. Just like a puppy who was longing for love.

"Master, you…" Xu Lingxun was shocked by Heero's action. He thought he would be scolded for bringing the mutant child back with him.

After all, the Hero League regulated that mutants were prohibited from entering the city. So, bringing a mutant into the city meant he had broken the law and it could inflict trouble for his Master.

"Let's talk later! Wash her up and clean her wound!" Heero pointed at the little girl's feet.

"Bring her to the rooftop after that. We have to treat the wound first before it gets worse. Go! I will wait for you two on the rooftop!"

He pushed his disciple to get the little girl to wash her body. However, Xu Lingxun was hesitating and his cheeks reddened.

"What's wrong? Are you sick?" Heero put his hand on Xu Lingxun's head before he shook his head.

"You are fine. What's wrong with you?"

"Master, I am a male and she's a girl…" Xu Lingxun did not finish his words, but Heero got what he implied.

Heero rolled his eyes and slapped Xu Lingxun's head, "What are you thinking about? She's at most eight years old, how can you have such a thought to eight years old little girl, "

"I am seven, " The little girl chimed in.

"See, she even seven. How old are you? You are just thirteen, how can you have a dirty thought while you're only thirteen. Just go and wash her up already!" Heero pushed the boy out.

As for the little girl, she let out a giggle for the first time while Xu Lingxun embarrassedly picked the cloak. He covered the little girl and headed to his hostel.

After the duo left, Heero's smiled faded away and replaced with a saddened sigh.

"Such a little girl, but she has to suffer…"

*** ***

Thirty minutes later, on the rooftop of Miao Miao Noodles Shop

Heero was waiting for his disciple's arrival with a frown on his face. He had found the cause of the mutation. The gray energy that usually mixed in with the colorful energy, it was the cause of the mutation.

The gray energy integrated into her flesh and mutation was the side effect. The gray energy was also the reason why the mutant's body was much stronger than a normal man.

"No wonder they could not detect the cause…" Heero muttered as he came into a sudden realization.

"They" in his mouth were the scientist who could not find the root of the mutation. After all, their technology could not detect those energies so it was impossible to find what caused the mutation.

Heero actually could solve the issue, it was quite easy for him in fact. He only needed to extract the gray energy out of the girl's flesh.

It was easy for him, but he was not cruel enough to do that to the little girl. Extracting the gray energy which had become a part of the girl's body, meaning the little girl had to endure tremendous pain.

It was almost no different from extracted her flesh from her body. Such a little girl had to suffer such amount of pain, Heero was quite sad.

Moreover, he could not wait for the little girl to grow up to extract gray energy. It would be too late by then.

While he was bothered by this, the door creaked open. Xu Lingxun came with the little girl on his back.

As soon as they reached the rooftop, the little subconsciously shoved the cloak that covered her. She looked at her surroundings as her amber glinted excitedly.

"Beautiful…" The little girl muttered in a low voice as her eyes glued to one Luminous Hyacinth.

While at it, the little girl also sucked the air greedily. For the first time in her life, she breathed in such a clean and refreshing air.

Subconsciously, tears flooded her cheeks while she cried in regret, "If only mommy is here… if only mommy is here…"

She repeated the same words while crying, causing Xu Lingxun to panic.

"What's wrong, Moira? Why are you crying? It's okay! It's okay, I am here. No one will hurt you…" The panicked Xu Lingxun tried to calm the little girl but to no avail.

Heero shook his head and picked the little girl from Xu Lingxun. He embraced the little girl and caressed her back.

"It's okay~ It's okay~ Your mommy must be happy to see you arrive in such a beautiful garden, "

"R-reawy? But mommy is already dead, she can't see Moira anymore…" Moira sobbed.

"Haven't you heard? Once you die, your soul will fly to the sky!" Heero pointed out the bright sky.

"Your mommy is watching you from the sky, so don't cry or your mommy will be sad, "

"Moira doesn't want mommy to be sad, Moira will not cry anymore, " The little girl wiped her tears and looked at the sky, "But Moira can't see mommy…" Tears began to swell in her eyes once again.

"Of course, you can't see her. We humans can't see the soul, but your mommy can see us from the sky! You have to be happy so Mommy will be happy too, "

"Mnn… Mommy, don't be sad, Moira is happy now. You have to be happy too in the sky!" Moira wiped her tears and showed a beautiful smile to the sky.

"Good girl… Good girl…"