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【Otaku Holy Grail War All Day】

【city center】

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"Master. In your opinion, what is the god of this world thinking?"

The mysterious creature, as beautiful and vulgar as an asexual doll, stands on the rooftop of a high-rise building, quietly asking questions with an expression as profound as a philosopher and innocent as a child.His soft voice instantly melted into the howling wind, as if no one could hear it.

However, an answer as ethereal and melodious as he really came from the side of the beautiful creature.

"Who knows... Maybe he thought too much, maybe he didn't think about anything. From the perspective of an outsider, could Enkidu not understand God's conception?"

"...To be honest, I really don't understand it. However, it seems that Gilgamesh and I have never really understood God."

Hero Enkidu.

The only best friend of the oldest king during his lifetime, a clay figurine conceived by the gods but killed by the gods because he disobeyed the will of the gods together with Gilgamesh.

If you want to list the tragic characters played by the gods, this hero can be said to be perfect.He is more considerate of the desperate situation of "Pillar of Man" than other heroic spirits, which may also be related to his life.

As for the [Watcher] girl who summoned his Master and leaned over the fence on the roof looking into the distance——

She probably understood what was happening within her field of vision better than Enkidu.

"Believe it or not, Enkidu. The god of this world loves the world with all his heart."

"... At the expense of those girls?"

"At least this sacrifice is more meaningful than your death, in terms of realism."

The girl twisted her long hair tied into twin ponytails, and smiled dryly as if mocking herself.

"But... you can't say that. It's really not a way to make people feel at ease by sacrificing some people to save the majority."

"so--"

"but."

The girl's eyes darkened.

"Even if sacrifice is unavoidable, this is the 'best' method God has thought of."

"The best...?"

Enkidu frowned his beautifully shaped thin eyebrows, and repeated it puzzled.

"Yes, Enkidu should also think about it. Isn't the development of human society up to now all based on the sacrifice of some people?"

Not moralizing or showing off knowledge, the girl just stated the facts calmly.

"Whether it is a slave society in the past, a feudal society or a modern society, some people will always be oppressed, while others enjoy a good life by oppressing others. Where there are people, there is inequality. The human world is like the Egyptian pyramids Likewise, there must be a top-down stratification.”

"That's right..."

"Human society depends on inequality—some scholars seem to have put forward this theory. Believe it or not, God seems to accept this statement anyway. In this sense, it is said that those who are oppressed are the world's 'Pillar of man' is not an exaggeration."

Listening to the orderly narration of a girl's academic report, the haze on Enkidu's fair face became more and more intense.

"Master, that is to say..."

"As you might expect, the 'God' who has compassion for humanity has made a decision. He wants to create a world that can exist without stratification—a world free of all oppression, deprivation, and inequality, where all A world where people can live and work in peace and contentment on the same level... Well, that’s the land in front of you and me.”

Although the utopia constructed in the words is extremely beautiful, the girl looks down on the city under her feet with eyes full of pity.

"In this world, fate is fair to everyone. Everyone will gain something while lacking something else, but there is no fundamental difference in level... This is the basic idea of ​​'God' when constructing the world .”

"...Although it is tyrannical, it is still an ideal idea."

Enkidu murmured in agreement, his eyes stained with a deeper layer of doubt.

"It's unbelievable. From the perspective of the concept, it is obviously such a fair and perfect world... Where did it go wrong?"

"From the beginning."

The girl smiled wryly, raised her chin and looked up at the sky, and gently moved her lips with a bit of tiredness.

"As I said before, God determined that 'sacrifice is necessary'. Therefore, he pressed the cause and effect that should be shared by the entire world on a very small number of special human beings, and let these people act as the 'pillars' that support the world. That is It is said that instead of millions of 'unfortunate' people in the world, the human pillars bear this negative energy that is vital to the balance."

"Please wait a moment, Master. In this way, the so-called 'fairness' is just..."

"So, there was no fairness in the first place. Isn't this nonsense? How can there be absolute fairness in the world. It is because of injustice that the world can become a world."

There is no fairness in the world - what a simple and crude philosophy, but what an unshakable philosophy.

Even the omnipotent creator of the world in people's eyes cannot realize the absolute fairness of human society.

All God can do is to minimize the injustice that exists in the world.For example, he can minimize the number of people who suffer unfair treatment: from the unfortunate people all over the world, to a handful of unlucky people.

If the operating mechanism of other parallel worlds is a pyramid with the most unfortunate people as the cornerstone, then this world is a majestic building supported by a few pillars.

"Don't look at Hu Tao as a stubborn girl, Kaori as a careless and naive girl, and Shibata Aya as a sick seedling who will collapse in a gust of wind. They all have genuine godheads, and they will undoubtedly become heroic spirits after death. .And you can see clearly the price they paid for their so-called demigod bodies."

Enkidu remained silent, and only looked down at his hands, which were like fine white jade without any mottle.Those hands, together with the "hero Enkidu" itself, are also created by God, so they are so holy and flawless.

But if he had to decide for himself, whether he would be willing to be born into the world as a clay figurine, and finally had to accept that unreasonable way of death, may also be unknown.

Perhaps infected by the seriousness of the topic, the girl and the clay figurine quietly looked into the distance together, and stopped talking for a while.

Enkidu's brightly colored long hair fell down like running water, and the soft hair fluttered with the wind, rippling a translucent blue lake light, covering his delicate and neutral face.

"..."

Whether he sinks into the past and cannot extricate himself, or expresses his protest against the absurd will of the gods in silence, the onlookers don't know.

After a long time, he flashed his thick long eyelashes and asked in a warm voice:

"...Then, Master. Shibata Mamoru, who tried to disobey the will of the gods, do you really think that he is an evil that must be eradicated?"

"Are you asking for the message from me, or the opinion of the human being 'Mashima Kase'?"

The girl asked cautiously, her pursed lips reflected a trace of sarcasm intentionally or unintentionally.

"Naturally, it's the Master's opinion."

"Well, I don't think it's difficult for him to understand. Although the death of Human Pillar was God's will, human beings have never seen this invisible and intangible god, right? Since they have never seen it and are grateful to him, why do people believe in it? , to obey that illusory thing."

The girl who called herself "Kase Mashima" squinted her starry eyes and smiled slightly, turning her face to the gloomy Servant.

"So, leaving aside the defiant Oldest King before you met, I don't think there's anything wrong with what you did with Gilgamesh."

Enkidu's tightly frowned eyebrows loosened, and he was about to speak——

"But, do you think Shibata Mamoru is the same as you?"

Facing the Heroic Spirit's inquiring gaze, Kashi spoke calmly.

"It's not the same, Enkidu. Indeed, you all disobeyed the will of the Creator, but think carefully about what Shibata did. Didn't he want to use other human girls as tools to open up a way for his daughter? Didn't he hesitate Did he choose to sacrifice others? In the final analysis, both Shibata and the God he hates save others by sacrificing some people, but what God wants to save is the majority struggling in the sea of ​​suffering, and what Shibata wants to save is only his own. Family. If you agree with Shibata's approach, you must also agree with God; if you deny God, then you can only deny Shibata Mamoru."

The girl stopped talking and breathed a sigh of relief, then stared at the pupils that were as clear as flowing water at the source of the heroic spirit, and spoke firmly and clearly.

"They are the same. And they are not like you, Enkidu. You have sacrificed no one but yourself."

Perhaps shocked by the girl's sincere words full of compassion, Enkidu did not refute.

"You sacrificed no one" - indeed.He doesn't recall ever sending anyone to a tiger's mouth for his own selfishness.But even so, he finally left his friend as king alone in this world where no one understands him, and no one can go forward with him.

(Though, he seems to be living life to the fullest these days.)

The king, who died alone during his lifetime, did not want to meet a drinking buddy who could toast and drink together in the Holy Grail War full of swords and swords.

Even though Enkidu couldn't meet with him as he wished because of his position, it was a blessing to see the scene where he and Rider and Red Saber were chatting happily with each other after all.

The only thing that bothered him was the woman Wang was interested in in this world...

"...Miss Himizaka will be very sad if she finds out everything."

"I think so. Although she herself has never harmed anyone like you, Himi Sakaya..."

Jia Shi shuddered exaggeratedly.

"Compared to "Shibata", who has recently become a member of the Jinzhu family, "Himizaka" is really amazing in dealing with the gods. In terms of the decisiveness of "sacrificing some to save others", no one can match them .To be honest, it’s unbelievable to me that Walnut and Fuyuki can look like human beings. Sure enough, blood doesn’t determine everything.”

"Himizaka"——

Sunny hillsides.

The girl who ran wildly with her sword in her hand without looking back did not know that there was a snake covered with pitch-black scales that never sees the light of day behind this surname.

"Miss Himisaka, seems to think that if she is not a human pillar, she can gain the warmth of her parents."

"Ah, did you spy on her mood when you were connected just now? Hey, it must be her happiness to think so. But because of her stupid brother, she will soon have to forget this whimsical idea.  … ...The 'unfairness' that the human pillar must bear is far more than short-lived."

This is the last master of the Otaku Holy Grail War, the messenger who also came to convey the order of "God" like Enkidu - the girl Mashima Kase made the last comment behind the scenes.

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Himi Saka Fuyuki is a coward.

Although no one has ever criticized him so much, he himself knows it beyond doubt.

And if viewed from an absolutely objective third-person perspective, he is indeed a coward.

If you want to ask why, you must first point out one thing: Apart from the [monitor] Mashima Kayo who shared the viewpoint with the "God", Fuyuki is the only human in the game who has seen all the causes and effects clearly.

Even though he saw through everything, he still couldn't muster up the courage to speak out.

(Obviously, I have called Hu Tao so many times.)

As soon as the words came to his lips, they always turned into the lines of a sister-controlling stalker who has always been full of abnormalities.

Really, it's easier to just be a stalker all your life.

Fuyuki was especially ashamed that he had even seriously considered taking this idea into action.

Pretending to see nothing and understand nothing, just hide behind the scenes and wait for everything to end.Until an hour ago, he still planned to follow Hu Tao's orders to be a heartless and useless elder brother, at most pretending to shout twice in the mansion at the top of his voice, and to close the door after the play so as not to hear the sound of gunfire outside the window.

If Nero hadn't said too much, "Runner, the King of Heroes said that your sister seems to have provoked a duel with that Toyo Assassin", Fuyuki probably wouldn't be able to take this step anyway.

The younger sister's determination is like pouring cold water on her head, which makes Fuyuki realize the reality that she has never wanted to look directly at:

——As long as he continues to escape, Walnut's misfortune will never come to an end.

The so-called human pillar, to put it mildly, is a glamorous and inviolable flower of the high mountain that sits in the world, but to put it bluntly, it is a trash can that swallows all the misfortunes in the world.

I clearly know this better than anyone else.

Obviously, only myself can completely end my sister's disasters in these years.

Why did I—want to escape?

I can't be cowardly anymore.

She can no longer let Walnut go through life and death for responsibilities that should not be hers.

Fuyuki made up his mind, so he ordered Nero to stay outside the church to monitor the situation of Walnut all the time (by the way, hold back the restless hero Wang Xiao), and embarked on the journey alone.

To settle everything with Shibata Mamoru, all he needs is himself.At first Nero found it unbelievable, and refused to let him go to the meeting alone, but when he explained the ins and outs of the story to her, the Roman emperor also reluctantly admitted this.

"...That's right. This is the cause and effect of your two families. To draw a conclusion, one person is enough. There is no room for our heroes from other worlds to intervene in the entanglement of grievances and grievances in this world, and the laws of heaven and morals."

So she stayed and tidied up the palace for the Master whom she devotedly served.

(Thank you for understanding, Nero. Yes, I should have been alone.)

Whether it was Kawashima, Komatsu, or even Walnut who was involved in the core of the conspiracy... this disaster should not have happened in the first place.

These girls should look like girls, go shopping arm in arm with friends on holidays, order a cup of delicious cold drink at street stalls when they are tired from walking, and debate which celebrity is more handsome, talking and laughing.They shouldn't spend their youth befriending the sword or the whip, meeting each other day and night to study tactics, or spending make-up time working their biceps.

It is not an exaggeration to say that I destroyed my sister's blooming season.

There is no excuse and absolutely no compensation.

The young man raised the back of his hand and looked at it carefully. The three bright red patterns that made him sleepless a few days ago have disappeared.In this way, he is no longer the master, and even if Hu Tao finds out that his brother is missing halfway, he has nowhere to find his whereabouts.

Of course, the phone card has long been unplugged.After all, he was not willing to break the small card like a romantic drama, and carefully pressed it on the bottom of the drawer before leaving.

Fuyuki didn't leave any news of running away from home. He hoped that his sister would just treat him as a vanished person and bury this hopeless brother in the crematorium of memory along with all the hard work in the past.

That's enough.

At least, in the end, I can no longer trouble my sister.

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——20 years ago, the hospital——

【Sing it...】

【Your child is the chosen one. 】

【He is a noble person who will offer himself to the world. 】

【Your child will be more outstanding than ordinary people, and will reach God's feet earlier than ordinary people. 】

[Then, he will become the cornerstone of the world and be with Almighty God forever. 】

【God bestows supreme blessings on your children. 】

【Congratulations.Cheers.Then, praise the goodness of God. 】

【——The mother of "Human Pillar"——】

……

Facing the 3D surround sound effect that repeatedly echoed in her ears, the blond woman lying on her back on the hospital bed just flipped her gray-blue pupils mockingly, and said to her husband who was sitting on the edge of the bed.

"Qiu Ren, it seems that your plan didn't work out. Even if you deliberately married a foreign woman like me to dilute Himizaka's bloodline, God still has a special liking for our family. You clever little trick , God didn’t mind at all.”

The woman's pale face was deeply painted with exhaustion after giving birth, but the sparks burning in her eyes seemed to be angry and sad, diluting the sense of lethargy on her haggard face.

Seeing Rijian Banqiu's gloomy face and saying nothing, the woman forced a smile and continued:

"However, I am very lucky to be pregnant with twins. Even if one child is destined to be chosen as the pillar, the other child will always be in love..."

"What's the use of that."

The man interrupted brutally.

"There's one more? Don't be joking, what's the use of that child. In the end, it's not the water that was poured out of the basin, breaking the lifeline of Himisaka..."

"Autumn people."

The woman's sallow cheeks were flushed, and she stretched out her hand from under the quilt to comfort the two babies who suddenly became restless beside her, seeming slightly annoyed.

"It's unnecessary to say something in front of the child, and the child will hold a grudge. Anyway, this is the child we will raise with one hand..."

"You are the one, stop joking with me. You don't know the history of Himizaka, so you can easily say something about raising one..."

The man also got angry, raised his voice and blew his beard and stared at his wife.

Seeing that the woman bit her lower lip tightly and refused to give in, he simply strode around the hospital bed and approached his two newborn children, and picked up the one wrapped in a pink swaddle.

"This kind of thing...!!"

"Qiu Ren, what are you doing?! My daughter is still so young, are you trying to kill her?! We managed to—"

"What's so difficult! You finally got pregnant with the right pair of twins, but you want to watch your son die early? Don't worry, my dear. Other family members don't know, I know very well... the way to keep my son alive."

"Wh... No, you can't do that! Fuyuki and Walnut are both my children, you can't hurt either of them!"

Without waiting for her husband to reply, the woman rushed over with her exhausted and weak body, and hugged the two babies who were crying loudly as if they had a heart-to-heart.

"If Fuyuki is destined to not live long, it's his fate. We accept our fate. But you can't use walnuts to die. Otherwise, when we white-haired people send black-haired people, what kind of face do you want me to see her? How are you going to tell her that the one who killed her was not some god, but her brother and father!!!"

The author has something to say: the countdown to the end Chapter 5 has been updated, clap your hands together.

At this point, I think smart girls understand everything.Why did the parents throw away Walnut early, why was Walnut able to find clues about Renzhu from his hometown, why Fuyuki had a sick obsession with his younger sister... In short, the Himi Saka family, like the Shibata family, is also a hopeless What about the stupid family.Mother Walnut is worthy of sympathy. For the setting of Father Walnut, please refer to Master Chong, and by the way, the patriarchal concept that has not died out in China and Japan (.)

The girl who appeared at the beginning, like Enkidu, is a bystander of this farce, because God cannot directly interfere in the human world, so she can be regarded as a spokesperson.But she is not as non-mainstream as God, she is a good girl who can understand human feelings.As for those mysterious and mysterious topics that discuss social justice, I have no conclusions, and interested girls can think about it by themselves.

The last episode of the next chapter, "Family", is the growth story of Himisaka twins full of warmth in the malice of the big universe.It is said that Xunlei's summary of FZ Kiritsugu's childhood is "First two episodes of Memories Killing, and then I will send out the bento later"... Cough, I didn't say anything.

49 Families

Himisaka Fuyuki has always felt that his body is like a man-made product.

The maker is the father first, and then the inexplicable god.

In the final analysis, what is the meaning of the existence of "Himizaka Fuyuki".Who really needs Himisaka Fuyuki?

Without the presence of the walnuts, even thinking about it would have given him a headache.

Therefore, Fuyuki had already vaguely noticed it.

From the perspective of artifacts, my sister is actually more pathetic than myself.Even myself, who is the only one under the banner of "thinking for Walnut", is eager to draw comfort and own existence value from my sister.

It must not be to protect his sister, but to redeem himself.

If he had really thought about the slightest bit for his sister, he would have already—

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【25 years ago】

Eloise, an Italian girl who went to the East with her parents, fell in love with Akito Himisaka at first sight in college.

At that time, the autumn people were in full bloom, with an ideal oriental youthful appearance from head to toe, in line with all the poetic and romantic fantasies of Western girls.

Tall and thin without much muscle, with narrow shoulders and long legs, his face is as clean and elegant as a ronin handsome man in a Dahe drama, and he is a bit aloof from the world.He is always dressed in a neat and soft white shirt, which complements the thick black hair, making him look more and more ethereal, and walking is as light and graceful as dancing.

At that time, the girls who were interested in Akito Himisaka could circle the court three times, and all of them were willing to be his Yulemi, even if they were drunk by this famous swinger and thrown away.However, in the sea of ​​thousands of people, he looked at Heloise paranoidly one after another, and finally he took the initiative to throw a soft green olive branch to her.

"Come on, Ai Luo. I've figured it out, there won't be anyone more suitable than you."

After reading so many love stories about women with troublesome faces, she knew that men can also be charming with a smile.

For Eloise, Autumn Man is a sparkling dream in her youth.

The enthusiastic girl with a spring heart bursts into the gentle hometown of the beautiful oriental man. There is no cure, and she will die with no regrets.

Not to mention that this man is also carrying the blood of the legendary demigod—of course, before he mentioned it to the girl with a mysterious face, Eloise knew nothing about the so-called "god" and "human pillar".Fortunately, she is not a devout Catholic, otherwise she would definitely have a good theory with Qiu Ren.

With a tragic and touching life experience, handsome appearance, unrefined aura, and gentle and considerate personality.

What is this man missing?

He is the best Tom Sue.

After two years of a sweet and happy love journey like a fairy tale, Eloise has grown from a girl full of colorful soap bubbles to a charming girl full of colorful bubbles. woman.

Within three years of marriage, she had two miscarriages for Qiuren.

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【20 years ago】

——Our family is the darling of God-sama.

Qiuren smiled softly.

Yet that smile had gone from being the source of Héloise's happiness to the nightmare of robbing her of the child in her womb.

Because she knew that every time Qiuren said this sentence with a face of intoxication, he would inevitably follow up with another sentence:

——So, it is necessary to pass on such a beautiful bloodline.

My own husband has been crazy since a long time ago.

No, not only the husband.

The same goes for Qiuren's father, brother, cousin, even grandfather, great-grandfather...

The men who inherited the surname "Himizaka" were all, without exception, intoxicated by the favor of the gods they imagined, and stubbornly instilled this understanding into the next generation.

That's right.Perhaps since decades or hundreds of years ago, the Himizaka clan has been completely insane.

Their madness is not without reason.

Since the genealogy records, there have been at least seven or eight people who were born in the "Himizaka" family successively, and all of them were women without exception.In contrast, there is always a couple in the same generation who will give birth to a healthy and lively boy.In other words, even if the girl in the clan dies young due to the burden brought by the human pillar, the surname "Himizaka" will be passed on without any influence.

Himizaka, a sunny hillside.

How brilliant, how beautiful, and how enduring.

This is the proof of God's grace.

——However, the generation that Eloise caught up to happened to be some exceptions.

Except for Himi Sakaaki, the other adult males in the clan have already married and established businesses, but they only gave birth to girls as if they were suddenly pranked by the gods.

No one doubted that they would fall out of favor someday, so no one paid attention.There is a girl in my family, and there will always be a boy named Himisaka from someone else.

Himizaka will not become extinct.Absolutely not.

Everyone thinks so optimistically.They are already crazy, and lunatics have always lacked vigilance and IQ.

In the end, Qiuren was the only young man who could possibly conceive an heir.

All eyes were on Qiu Ren.

Bring on the boys.

Bring on the boys.

Bring on the boys.

That is the absurd curse that runs through Himisaka Akito's entire youth.Maybe he was a heroic and ambitious young man before he played in love, but he was forced down by the elders of the (self-proclaimed) demigod clan so day and night, and his mental score can be divided into three or five.

Boys must be born who will grow up healthy.

Himizaka is indestructible.

As for the reason why it cannot be extinct... During the long time of narcissism, the Himisakas have long forgotten everything.

And the end of Eloise's alluring dream is such a feast of demons dancing wildly.

The men in Himi-zaka gave birth to too many girls in one breath, and now everyone is exhausted and complaining about taking care of their extra daughters, and no one wants to give up to support the poor Qiu family.

Naturally, Qiuren and Eloise did not have the spare energy to afford a series of upbringing and education for their daughters.

They can only passively wait for the arrival of the boy.

Eloise is pregnant, it's a girl, knock it off.

Pregnant again, still a girl, then get rid of it.

Fortunately, the pair of twins, Fuyuki and Walnut, arrived in time, otherwise Qiuren might simply give up on Heloise and find another happy relationship, just like the pile of beautiful things he simply abandoned before marriage.

Even so, Eloise did not escape until the end.

Because she loves him after all.It's not that I loved, but I loved until the end.

Therefore, even though her heart was torn apart and her heart was ashamed, she tolerated her husband's madness for the last time.

—— Himisaka Akito has meddled in the secret method of first aid passed down from generation to generation by the tribe, and through a ritual similar to black magic, he transferred the ability and burden of the "Pillar of Man" to Walnut.

Fuyuki was saved, as was Himizaka's precious incense.

Walnut is dead.

The father thought she was an eyesore, and the mother felt guilty and sad when she saw her. As a result, the two of them escaped from the infant Walnut.They sent her to the home of a relative who had pushed her back and refused to help. Seeing that Qiuren and his wife had successfully given birth to an heir, the host of the family reluctantly agreed.

In order to save trouble, the mother pretended that she had never given birth to or buried this daughter in order to forget her sorrow.Of course, they would not tell Fuyuki about the existence of the twin sisters.

In the sense of kinship, [Himizaka Walnut] died as soon as he was born.

……

【14 years ago】

Himisaka Fuyuki's mood today can be described as ups and downs.

This day was originally Fuyuki's sixth birthday, and he made an appointment with his parents to celebrate at home.Unexpectedly, while his mother sang birthday songs for him, she shed tears. Although she quickly prevaricated and said that she was too moved, the father on the side still lowered his face and scolded harshly, while the mother just lowered her eyebrows and said nonsense. should be.After that, my mother was in a trance, and even put an extra pair of bowls and chopsticks on the table.In Fuyuki's eyes, it was just a trivial matter, but his father's face changed as if he had seen a ghost, and he almost threw the table at his mother on the spot.In the end, the father cursed and the mother went back to their rooms crying, and the birthday party that Fuyuki was looking forward to broke up unhappy.

The mother's sad and crying face always lingered in Fuyuki's heart, and the sunny boy who had always been carefree experienced insomnia for the first time that night.He tossed and turned for a long time and couldn't fall asleep, so he simply got up and planned to go to the kitchen to get a glass of water.

Unexpectedly, when he rubbed his eyes and passed the living room, a ray of light leaked out from the gap in the door, and his parents were arguing loudly in a rare way.

"What do you mean? Are you trying to block me?!"

It was my father's piercing voice.

Occasionally, my mother would talk about my father in school days with nostalgia, he was as handsome and elegant as His Royal Highness.But in the eyes of the young Fuyuki, his father was just a savage uncle who shouted at his mother all day long.

Time is really a butcher's knife, he whispered to himself.

I can't grow up to be that kind of man.

"I don't know... I'm sorry, Qiuren, I really don't know what's wrong with me... Today, Hu Tao is six years old like Fuyuki. When I think about how she lives, whether she is hungry or not Dong, have you been bullied, I will..."

"Shut up—I tell you to shut up, do you hear me!! There are no walnuts, that child is already a god's puppet, and I offered it with my own hands! Do you understand, she has nothing to do with us!!"

"But, Hutao...every time I think of her, my heart trembles. Qiu Ren, think about it carefully, what our parents did to her..."

"Nothing, I just did what a man in the Himisaka family should do."

Father's voice was like a frozen stone, cold and stiff.

(……walnut?)

An unfamiliar name that has never been heard before.

But the rhyme of that name sounds so warm that it makes one's heart tighten.

Fuyuki couldn't help subconsciously walking a few steps closer, and then—through the crack of the door and across the living room, his sight met his mother's red, swollen and tearful eyes.

"...!!"

At that moment, the mother, who had always bowed to her father and was as weak as a reed in the wind, suddenly puffed up her chest as if she had made up her mind, and wiped away the tears all over her face in two or three strokes.

"Why, have you cried enough? Don't want your daughter anymore?"

Father impatiently paced back and forth in the room with his hands behind his back.

"I think, even in my dreams. Walnut and Fuyuki were originally twin brothers and sisters. How could a mother not want the twins born in her womb to be reunited?"

The blond woman spoke lightly, her tone was surprisingly calm.

"Today I see it through, Akito. You don't love me, walnuts, or even Fuyuki at all. For you... you men in Himizaka, women and children are just to maintain your narcissism It's just a prop."

"Huh...? What are you talking about, you stupid girl—"

"Isn't that so? In order to successfully give birth to a boy who can inherit the name of Himizaka and not be selected as a human pillar, you married me who was born in a foreign country. I hope that my blood of a foreign race will make the gods respect your son. On the one hand, you foolishly believed that women have no right to inherit the family line, took away my two unborn daughters, and then sacrificed the third to protect my son... You let Fuyuki's twin sister replace him and become an unfortunate and... A short-lived human pillar. Do you dare to deny that, Qiuren?"

"Hmph, are you trying to say that I treat you badly? Don't forget, because every time you see your daughter you cry until you faint, I had no choice but to send her away..."

"It's you who don't want to see my daughter, Qiuren. Now you are satisfied, but I regret it—I shouldn't have escaped in the past six years. No matter how much pain and self-blame I have, I shouldn't have left My daughter is alone. But it's too late now, my debt to Hu Tao cannot be washed away with an apology... I have no right to go back to her. So, at least let Fuyuki and her..."

"What?! Why do you think I went to such lengths to make Walnut a pillar? If Fuyuki finds out about this, I don't know what he will do with his temper..."

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The skinny young man at the door was already trembling all over his body and his knees were weak, but he still held on stubbornly, clenching his teeth desperately to stop the tears from flooding his cheeks.

—Sorry, Dad.

——Thanks to my mother's kind explanation, now I... know everything.

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【12 years ago】

The first time Fuyuki met Walnut directly was on a dull afternoon with dark clouds.

He and his mother slammed into the door carrying big and small bags. His uncle looked a little gloomy when he saw it, but seeing that Dongshu was the only seedling in the clan