Hearing the other party introduce herself, everyone was quite surprised.
After reading the diary, the person everyone sympathized with most was the youngest daughter, Miyuki. After all, she had initially seemed like nothing more than an ordinary girl, only to have her family fall apart and eventually become her father's sacrifice. It could be said that Miyuki was the most innocent person involved in the entire affair.
Of course, one could say that Miyuki had accidentally allowed the child to die while looking after him. But no one could stay vigilant every day for a thousand days, and Miyuki was just an ordinary girl. It was impossible for her to guard that child twenty-four hours a day. Her sister only needed to find an opportunity to act. Not to mention, Miyuki trusted her sister deeply and would never suspect her, right?
But...
"You—you're still alive? Miss Miyuki?"
Looking at Miyuki before them, Sakuya couldn't help asking. Hearing Sakuya's question, Miyuki wore a complicated expression.
"Alive... ? I don't know if I can still be considered alive."
"I'll handle this."
Duanmu Huai patted Sakuya on the shoulder, then looked toward Miyuki.
"Back then, your father said he wanted to resurrect the whole family. Did the ritual succeed, or did it fail?"
"The ritual... succeeded."
"Huh? It succeeded?"
Hearing this, Sakuya and Yellow Hair were even more astonished.
They had all assumed that the ritual had failed. How had it succeeded?
Compared with the others, Duanmu Huai remained very calm. He merely raised an eyebrow.
"Explain."
Miyuki quickly told them the story.
Indeed, among the Old Ones, there were some gods capable of bringing the dead back to life. But the god that father had chosen was not one of them. Instead, he had chosen another god.
He longed to return to