Father and Daughter

Lin Qiye walked over to Amamiya Haruki, gave him a careful once-over, and after confirming that he had no fatal wounds, sat down beside him.

"How was it?"

"It cost me some lifespan, but it's nothing serious."

Amamiya Haruki raised his head and looked at the backs of Yurina and Uncle Kyosuke walking together in the distance before slowly speaking:

"What about you? How did you come back with him?"

"We killed an Oracle Envoy, but he self-destructed in the end. Uncle Kyosuke saved me."

"Did you ask him what happened?"

"I did. It was more or less what we thought..."

Amamiya Haruki, Lin Qiye, and Shen Qingzhu sat side by side in the corner. The first two recounted the trap Yurina Kurotetsu had laid, while Shen Qingzhu could not understand a word they were saying. He simply pulled out a cigarette, lit it, and exhaled a long stream of smoke...

On a street drizzled with fine rain, Yurina walked beside Uncle Kyosuke. She stared down at the tips of her shoes in silence.

Uncle Kyosuke wanted to say something, but he did not know where to begin. In the end, he had wronged Yurina far too much. He could even guess what kind of man she thought he was...

After struggling for a long time, Uncle Kyosuke finally opened his mouth. No matter the outcome, no matter whether Yurina could forgive him, he wanted to explain everything to her.

Before he could speak, Yurina, who had been looking down all this time, suddenly said:

"Dad, all these years... you must have had it really hard, right?"

Uncle Kyosuke's body trembled.

Yurina took two steps forward. When she realized Uncle Kyosuke had not followed, she turned back slightly. After hesitating for a moment, she softly said:

"I'm sorry, Dad...

Before,