Unfortunate Hero's Retirement Life

Heero could not help but look at Ryan White strangely. It was as if the position between the two were reversed.

"Then I will choose my way to force it out of your mouth with my means!"

He had a confession concoction. For normal people, they would confess and tell him everything with just a little dose of it. For someone with a bloodline like Ryan White, he needed to add the dose. It was that simple.

"Oh, wait a moment," At this time, Niadin stepped in. He approached Heero and asked in a whisper, "What do you want to do with my potential disciple?"

Heero cast a surprised look at Old Man Niadin. He had noticed Niadin took an interest in Ryan White. However, he did not expect Old Man Niadin was considering to take Ryan White to be a disciple.

"I am going to use my confession concoction if he doesn't tell me,"

"What? How can you use that concoction to him? He just recovered from the Abyss Parasite," Old Man Niadin was shocked when he heard that.

Confession Concoction, just like its name, it was a concoction for an interrogation purpose. It was a famous concoction in Dramonia, famous for its side-effect.

Especially for someone with a strong constitution like Ryan White. It needed a high dose for the concoction to work on him. A high dose also meant a bigger side-effect.

"I can't allow that!" Before Heero could respond, Old Man Niadin continued. He did not agree to use the confession concoction on Ryan White.

Ryan White looked at Heero and Old Man Niadin dumbly. He did not know what they argued was, but he could tell they were arguing about him.

"I have been waiting for a week. You should know that, Old Man? I can't wait longer than this or I can't even trace their trail!" Heero did not back down.

Old Man Niadin was silenced at this rebuttal. The fact Heero had been waiting for not using the Confession Concoction earlier was something he could not refute. And it was what Heero was trying to say as well.

Old Man Niadin looked toward Ryan White for a moment. He could see a strong determination for revenge from the eyes. Looking at this expression, Old Man Niadin could read that Ryan White would not back down as well.

"Better you tell him before you regret it," Old Man Niadin tried to persuade Ryan White, "Or you can't even dream about revenge,"

Ryan White could tell the old man was serious with his words. However, he was at the point of nothing to lose. Even though he lost his life here, it just meant ending his suffering.

He did not reply to the old man, indicating he would not change his stance.

Old Man Niadin failed to persuade Ryan White, he then turned toward Heero, "Extended time, I will help you to get that information, tomorrow morning. Give me time until tomorrow morning,"

Heero shook his head, "Now or I am going to do it. I am serious!"

Old Man Niadin rubbed his forehead. He was running out of ideas. The only choice was to persuade one of them but that was also the problem. Persuading these two was not as easy as it seemed.

He secretly glanced at Sun Zhou Yi, asking for his help. However, Sun Zhou Yi shook his head vigorously. There was no way he could face his Master, no, he did not want to.

Old Man Niadin massaged his forehead and forced to think another way. The best way to solve this issue.

"What about this, I will help you in finding these bast*rds you are talking about. In exchange, you give me more time to persuade this ungrateful brat!"

Heero shook his head and changed the deal to his favor, "Nope, I want to change the deal. I want you not only to help me find them but also to help me fight them! Take it or leave it!"

Old Man Niadin fell silent, he could not immediately agree to that. He had decided not to join the worldly affairs and live a life in seclusion.

"Don't worry, I am not going to ask to fight them but I want you to protect my people when I am not here! The people live in Xing Town and also my family," Heero added an explanation.

"Deal?" He then offered his hand for a handshake. If Old Man Niadin reached his hand, it meant he agreed with the term.

After some thought and hesitation, Old Man Niadin reached Heero's hand. As soon as his hand grabbed Heero's hand, Niadin saw a change expression on Heero.

Heero's solemn face instantly turned into a wide grin look. The old man felt he was being deceived, it was as if Heero had been waiting for this.

"Should we make an oath?" Old Man Niadin shook those thoughts away and asked.

"There's no need for an oat, I believe a Dragon's word!"

Heero smiled and released the old man's hand, "In that case, I will give you more time to persuade this brat!"

After that, he turned around and bid farewell to Sun Zhou Yi. He achieved his goal with a bonus on top of that. He was quite happy.

"Wait!" Before he could get away, Ryan White called out.

Heero turned around and looked toward Ryan White.

"Why? Why don't you want to accept me as your disciple? Is this because of our conflict?" Ryan White asked it out. He wanted to know why Heero refused to accept him as his disciple.

"You are right! It's because of our conflict! I am not that dumb to take you as my disciple. Why would I teach my love rival to be strong?" Heero grinned at Ryan White, "I am someone with a big heart but sometimes I can be petty as well!"

After that, Heero left the camp. Leaving Ryan White who stared at his back dumbfoundedly.

"Fair enough," Old Man Niadin nodded at this exchange.

*** ***

Abyss Parasite might affect someone's mind. However, it was more like invoking someone's deepest desire which also impaired someone's judgment.

The conflict between the two started with Bai Xin Yue. That meant, deep inside, Ryan White was still harboring a feeling for his wife.

That would be stupid of him if he still accepted Ryan White even after knowing this. Moreover, this guy tried to kill him a few days ago and now he suddenly acted strange like this.

Added to his workload of the Hero League, he had no reason to accept Ryan White as his disciple.

"Also, why did I decide to take Sun Zhou Yi as my disciple?" All of sudden, he questioned himself. He tried to recall why he chose Sun Zhou Yi.

"Ah, because of that…"

Sun Zhou Yi tried to protect his Hong Yu at that time but he was beaten up by Iron Fist Martial House.

Heero went out of the dungeon. In the night, the academy was quiet and empty. The students and the disciple of the martial house either went out to play or stayed in their respective dorms.

Heero walked through the empty and dimmed hallway. Even outside of the academy it was quiet. The atmosphere changed when he came out of the academy area. He entered the original district that was still bustling with a lively atmosphere.

It was midnight but people were still loitering around the district. The nightlife of the original district always burst with life. People even called the district an undying district.

Even after Heero expanded the district into a town, the original district was even getting boisterous at midnight.

Looking at the flow of people here, he subconsciously smiled. He never planned this, at all but it was amazingly built. What he had in his mind was to rebuild something he lost in the past. A village where he was born and a district where he stayed in Morabaka City.

It was of course never the same but he was happy for what he has built so far. With satisfaction filled him, he walked into the lively crowd.

When he took the fifth step, his smartwatch vibrated. He stopped and looked down at his smartwatch. It was Bai Xin Yue who sent him something.

"What a coincidence…"

He was just thinking about it and now she sent him something.

He unlocked the smartwatch and found a report. It was today's progress of work and there was also a list of heroes that had registered for revaluation tests. The first one thousand heroes were ready for the revaluation test.

"She's still working at this hour…" Heero murmured.

He then sent messages to Han Ying, Hong Yu, and Seo-Yeon that he won't go back tonight. After that, he turned around and headed back to the academy. Working at this hour, he knew where she was now.

She must be in the fifth-floor office in the academy. Heero went there and sure enough, the light was on, indicating Bai Xin Yue was still working inside.

He did not knock on the door but open it secretly, making sure did not make any noise to disturb his wife.

Heero successfully snuck into the office and he saw Bai Xin Yue looking down on the table with only a desk lamp as the source of the light. She was focused more on the work or maybe he was too sneaky so she did not notice him.

He sneakily circled to Bai Xin Yue's back. She still did not notice him even though he was right behind her. Heero shook his head and snuck his hand onto her waist.

"Aaaaa!" 

Heero sneaked his hand onto her waist and she screamed out aloud. She was startled by the hands.

"It's me! It's me…"

"Hah…" Bai Xin Yue let out a long breath. She was startled as she truly did not notice Heero coming in.

"You are scared of me," Bai Xin Yue could not help but complain. Even though she complained, she let Heero hug her and leaned back, smelling the familiar scent.

Heero also closed his eyes and smelled her wife's scent before he whispered in a gentle voice, "You should take a break, don't overwork yourself,"

"I am almost done with work…" She gave a light kiss to his cheek as she replied.

'Oh, he's more clingy than usual…'

"What's wrong?"

Heero then told her about Ryan White, everything.

From Heero's voice, she could hear that he was worried about something. And from the story of his, she could tell what he was worried about.

"Are you worried about his feelings for me?" She asked with a smile. It was rare to see her husband jealous like this.

"I-I mean… I mean you are a childhood friend…" Heero a little bit stuttered.

Indeed, he was quite concerned about this. He had investigated Ryan White and found out he was Bai Xin Yue's childhood friend.

"If you don't appear in my life, Ryan White may be my first choice, and Ryan White is just my past," She finished her words with a kiss on the lips. It was her answer, she had chosen him.

Both spent their night in the office.