If not for obsessions weighing them down, who would be willing to linger in the past? After Tomoya Aki revealed the truth because of Sogo Doma's scheme, the guilt and memories binding Eriri had been completely severed...
Tomoya Aki would never have imagined that the situation he had so carefully orchestrated would become utterly unfamiliar once the truth was exposed. After all, no one had ever told him!
In fact, Eriri had not even told her own parents about Tomoya Aki. Kind-hearted by nature, she had been thoroughly frightened by Sogo Doma. The second son of the Doma Family casually talked about murder, skinning people... If her diplomat father learned of Tomoya Aki's true nature...
Eriri thought about it and decided Tomoya Aki would probably be fed into a meat grinder. If that really happened, how would she ever face her father afterward?
Better to keep it hidden. Anyway, she already knew Tomoya Aki's true nature, so she could just treat him as she had before—as if he did not exist. Before, she had still needed to put on an act. Now that she knew the truth, she did not even need to pretend!
Sogo Doma had always disdained such an approach. If something like this happened to him, he would sort the other party out in minutes. After that, when they were given a grand funeral, he would spit on them first. It could not be helped—anyone capable of scheming against him must have been a respectable person in life, so spitting on them would not be a loss...
If anyone dared scheme against Umaru, then their entire family ought to be neatly gathered together. He believed the final scene would definitely be one of a joyful family reunion. Probably...
As for Eriri, sorry, he had merely wanted to