Chapter 193: Child Who Loses Little by Little (5)
“Out of the 27 women on this list, I found that 3 live in Freesia. Some were closer than I expected. These women are like sisters to me.” 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 me imitating that person…”
Enrico recounted a vivid memory of being helped by someone 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 me.The world may seem fragmented, 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.