A Former Police Officer Who Died And Get A Second Life!-Chapter 100: An Unexpected Reunion

"No, not yours specifically, but for demons in general. I would like to know things like what might upset the stomach if eaten, or what is poisonous and should be avoided."

Since he hadn’t expected to meet one of Cari’s kind here, he wanted to ask what to be careful about when raising them from now on.

Since he hadn’t even explained that, the man who was suddenly asked such a thing looked exasperated.

"What? Are you making fun of us that much? I’ll kill you, you know."

Qiong Xing didn’t understand why the man was angry.

He had only asked about food preferences.

Not understanding at all, Qiong Xing tilted his head in confusion.

...

"Do demons have any foods they’re bad with?"

The moment he was asked that, the first thing that came to mind was, Is this guy an idiot?

Was there really anyone stupid enough to ask their kidnapper something like that?

Ah, apparently there was.

Even though he understood he had been abducted, he didn’t cry or scream, and even after learning he was a demon, this was his reaction.

It was helpful that he wasn’t noisy, but this unprecedented reaction irritated him.

"What? Are you making fun of us that much? I’ll kill you, you know."

What the hell was with him?

Since earlier, he kept asking what they disliked, what was dangerous, he couldn’t understand the point of asking that now.

Even if he knew, what would it change?

"I’m not sure what I’m being scolded for, but my child I mentioned earlier is a demon, so I thought if there were anything I should be careful about, I could be told..."

"Huh?"

A demon? His child?

What the hell was this guy talking about?

"Um, I took my child in without knowing, and since I am young and has never raised a child before, and doesn’t have anyone who seems like I would know to ask, I thought it would be helpful if you could tell me."

Took the child in? Without knowing?

No one to ask? Of course not.

There was no way anyone would teach something like that.

"Hey... are you seriously asking that?"

"Huh? Is there anyone who asks as a joke?"

"......."

There’s no way there is!

Ah, this is so irritating.

It felt like they were having a conversation, yet nothing was lining up.

"I’ve never seen an idiot thinking about something like that in this situation, I’ve never heard of an idiot asking something like that, and above all, you asking me that makes you a huge idiot."

"...I’m sorry."

Why is he getting depressed there?!

Where did the momentum go from earlier when he was asking stupid questions like an idiot?!

"Haa... what are you planning to do with that kid?"

"What to do? ...Nothing in particular? I’m just hopes he would grow up healthy."

He looked genuinely puzzled as if that were truly his honest feeling. 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮

Grow up healthy, huh...

"...Name."

"Name? Ah, my child name? His name is Caribert, but I like to call him Cari..."

"Haaah!? Are you serious?!"

At the familiar name, he couldn’t help but think, no way.

"Are the eyes red? The hair? The age?"

He couldn’t help but confirm.

Maybe...

"The eyes are red. The hair is white, and the age isn’t exactly clear, but around three years old..."

"Seriously?! Where is he now?!"

Found him!

He had to meet him immediately.

Driven by impatience, he urged him, but Qiong Xing only tilted his head in confusion.

Hurry up and tell me!

Irritated, he pulled a knife from his chest and shoved the man down and straddling him.

When he stabbed the knife into the floor right beside the man’s face, several strands of hair that reached his shoulders scattered loosely as the man showed a surprised expression.

"Hurry up, say it!"

"Say what?"

"Huh?"

He turned around, wondering whose voice that was and in that instant he was blown away.

He understood that he had been kicked from the sheer force that slammed him into the wall and from the pain in his side, but the pain was so intense that he could not get up.

"Elias, Leander, Joa!"

At that delighted voice, he somehow lifted his face and saw three large beastmen he didn’t recognize standing there.

He had let his guard down in his excitement.

Seeing his fallen companions behind them, he realized defeat.

But...

"Don’t move! Do you not care what happens to this guy?!"

Forcing himself to stand through sheer willpower, he took the man hostage to stop the beastmen from moving.

"Qiong Xing!?"

"Qiong Xing!?"

"Qiong Xing!?"

The beastmen glared at him and he held them back by pressing the knife to the man’s neck.

His companions seemed to have been taken down, but it wasn’t over yet.

There were still things he wanted to ask.

Dragging the man toward the entrance, he stopped at a voice that sounded like a scream.

"Mama!"

"Cari!? Why are you here?!"

At the figure that appeared from behind the largest beastman, his breath caught.

There he is! He found him!

"Cari!"

Throwing the man aside as no longer needed, he ran toward Cari.

"Mama, don’t come near me!"

"Guh!"

At that moment, he was blown back by a violent mass of magical power and pinned to the floor.

As it gradually grew heavier, he could no longer remain on his knees and when he collapsed, the force increased even more.

"Cari! Stop!"

"No! He bullied Mama!"

The voice he knew was clearly hostile toward him and the joy of finally meeting began to fade.

"Cari!!"

"Why? He bullied Mama! Mama said bullying is bad!"

With his body being crushed, he could no longer muster strength and his consciousness began to fade.

He finally met him...

"Cari, please stop. I’m fine. Mama is fine. See? Come here."

"Mama!"

With the sound of hurried footsteps, the pressure that had been crushing his entire body disappeared.

As he coughed from the sudden rush of air into his lungs, he was pressed to the floor again.

"Damn it, let me go!"

"Are you stupid? Like hell we’d let you go."

"Don’t think you’ll die easily."

"You picked the wrong target."

He glared back at the three who looked down at him coldly, but the outcome was obvious.

Even so, unable to give up, he struggled with all his strength, but he was outnumbered.

There was no way someone smaller and weaker than them could win against three of them.

"Damn it!"

He had finally met him.

"Leander, please stop."

"Why!"

"That person is probably Cari’s older brother. Right?"

He could not hide his surprise at the sight of Qiong Xing hugging Cari and smiling gently.