Asaba Qi Ye

"Still thinking about your father?"

"Mm." Yurina nodded. "All these years, I never had much of a favorable impression of him. On top of that, I thought he'd run off to avoid paying debts, leaving Grandma Crane and me to drift from place to place, so I hated him even more...

But this time, I suddenly realized that he seemed different from what I knew.

Debt, wanted notices, searches by the underworld, pursuit by the authorities... perhaps what lay behind all this wasn't as simple as I thought."

Lin Qiye nodded in agreement.

"So, you plan to..."

"Go to Osaka." Determination appeared in Yurina's eyes. "No matter what, I want to collect his belongings and see him one last time. Maybe... I can learn something about his past."

"Alright." Lin Qiye asked again, "What about Grandma Crane? Is she willing to let you go?"

"I already had a proper talk with Grandma. She never wanted me to take risks, but I insisted. Later, she gave up trying to persuade me and just told me to be careful on the road." Yurina continued, "I've already arranged a nursing home for Grandma Crane and paid all the fees. Someone will come pick her up tomorrow."

"A nursing home?" Lin Qiye froze. "When did you arrange that?"

Yurina lowered her head and fell silent for a moment. "The day before I killed myself..."

"You'd already planned what would happen after you died?" This time, Lin Qiye was astonished. "I always thought you'd just acted on impulse."

Yurina shook her head. "Back then, those thugs were searching for me like mad. They smashed up our home and stationed people at road intersections to block me. If it were only me, I wouldn't be afraid of them. But Grandma Crane is old. If I dragged