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At Old Charlie's answer, Arthur let out a thoroughly helpless sigh-
"Having such an outstanding grandfather really puts a lot of pressure on me!"
There was no doubt that Mr. and Mrs. Winters, Arthur's parents, had died in the struggle between "Blood" and "Death" over Old Charlie.
As Old Charlie grew stronger by the day, he had displayed all kinds of exceptional qualities.
How could "Blood" and "Death" possibly not want complete control over him?
And every human had a weakness.
Old Charlie was no exception.
His weakness was his family.
So "Blood" and "Death" had targeted Mr. and Mrs. Winters.
The result?
Already knowing the answer, Arthur looked at the smiling Old Charlie, who seemed to have long since forgotten the deaths of his son and daughter-in-law.
Yet the index, middle, and ring fingers of his right hand, resting on his walking stick, tapped out a precise rhythm.
This was a Medium's secret code.
Or rather, it was one of the Creados family's exclusive codes, devised by Old Charlie.
To deal with different situations, Old Charlie had designed five special encrypted languages. Finger tapping was only one of them.
And the gist of this message was that he would keep those two bastards' attention on himself, leaving Arthur to kill them.
"Arthur, you're outstanding enough yourself."
Old Charlie spoke while tapping out his message.
"Of course."
Arthur raised his chin and crossed his legs.
The tip of his foot swayed back and forth.
Naturally, this was another secret code.
After that, the two conversed openly while exchanging an endless stream of coded messages beneath the surface-
Arthur: That's a little difficult.
Old Charlie: Where there's a will, there's a way.
Arthur: As my dear grandfather, don't you intend to give me a little more help?
Old Charlie: Going