Yes, it's about me.
"You?"
After hearing what Miyuki Shiba said, Yunyi looked at her with a puzzled expression.
"Should we invite Tatsuya along?" Yunyi asked again.
Miyuki Shiba shook her head. She had a vague feeling that it was best not to let her brother know what she was about to ask.
Yunyi frowned. He looked at Miyuki Shiba and felt that there was something strange about her. However, after thinking for a moment, he agreed to her request.
"Come with me, this isn't a good place to talk," Yunyi said, leading Miyuki Shiba upstairs.
In an empty room on the second floor, Yunyi invited Miyuki Shiba to sit down.
"There's no need for all this formalities between us, right? Just ask whatever you want to know. But I can't guarantee I can give you an answer."
Miyuki Shiba nodded, and after a moment of contemplation, she asked, "I want to know, why did my relationship with my brother turn out like this?"
"Change?"
Yunyi shook his head and said, "You're wrong. Your relationship with Tatsuya didn't become like this; it has always been like this!"
"What do you mean?" Miyuki Shiba asked in surprise.
"You should know better than I do what happened to Tatsuya. He was ostracized by the Yotsuba Clan not just because he was a 'fake' magician, but because Yotsuba Clan was afraid of him! This 'monster' in their eyes, this 'monster' they themselves prayed for, they had to put a collar on him and shackle him."
Upon hearing Yunyi's words, Miyuki Shiba's hands clenched into fists. Her nails had dug into her flesh, and blood slowly seeped from her fingers. However, Yunyi had not yet finished speaking.
"Before you were born, the person holding the shackles and collar was your mother. But you should still remember her condition. With that kind of body, her lifespan was destined to be short. After she died, Yotsuba Clan was no longer able to control Tatsuya. That's why you were born."
Miyuki Shiba's body trembled, and a guess surfaced in her mind.
"Don't misunderstand, you're not a cyborg or anything." Yunyi sensed what Miyuki Shiba was thinking and quickly tried to reassure her. He didn't want Miyuki Shiba to explode or break down before the conversation was over. At that point, even if he opened his mouth a few more times, he wouldn't be able to explain it clearly.
"From a biological perspective, you and Tatsuya are indeed siblings, and your parents are Tatsurou Shiba and Miya Yotsuba. However, after you were born, it was determined that you inherited your mother Miya Yotsuba's Non-Systematic Magic, and this was adjusted."
" Yotsuba Clan modified your DNA, making you the most perfect altered being. Then, your Miya Yotsuba and the current head of the Yotsuba Family, Maya Yotsuba, together performed surgery on your brother. An artificial magician surgery, that's how Yotsuba Clan recorded it, right? He had almost all his emotions erased, except for his feelings for his sister, for you. From then on, Yotsuba Clan made him your guardian, concealing all his light and hiding him in your shadow. And from that moment on, the one who held the collar and shackles changed from your mother, Miya Yotsuba, to you, Miyuki Yotsuba!"
"This is all I know about your birth."
As Yunyi finished Kanon, the room fell silent again. Miyuki Shiba's head was lowered, and Yunyi could not see her expression, but he could tell from the aura emanating from her that she was on the verge of collapse.
In fact, what happened today was a huge blow to Miyuki Shiba. Especially what Yunyi said, it was like another devastating blow to her already fragile spirit.
Seeing that Miyuki Shiba was on the verge of collapse, Yunyi naturally wouldn't just stand by and watch. Although he had given up on winning over the brother and sister, they still had value to him. If he were to drive Miyuki Shiba to the brink of collapse now, and then have a life-or-death battle with Tatsuya Shiba, it would truly be beyond his expectations.
"But you don't need to be too pessimistic. I have some great news for you. Do you want to hear it?"
Upon hearing Yunyi's words, Miyuki Shiba immediately raised her head. Tears were streaming down her face, but her eyes were icy cold.
"Don't look at me like that. I'm not the one who made you like this. If you hate someone, you should hate the right person, right?" Yunyi pouted, feeling annoyed by being stared at like that.
Miyuki Shiba wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, composed herself, and then said, "Please continue."
Her voice was a little hoarse, but Yunyi didn't care.
"Is it good news for you that you can marry your brother?" Yunyi asked.
Miyuki Shiba glanced at him, then lowered her head again. "Please don't joke like that!"
Yunyi smiled but didn't say anything more. He got up, walked to the door, opened it, and met the gaze of Tatsuya Shiba outside.
"You came pretty quickly. Come in. What I'm about to say is something you should already know."
Yunyi welcomed Tatsuya Shiba in, then peeked out and saw the twins standing not far away. He waved to them and said, " Tatsuya have something to talk about. I'll have him come find you in a bit."
"Oh, then let's go back and wait." Izumi Saegusa responded, then pulled the curious Kasumi Saegusa and turned to leave.
After the door closed, Yunyi looked at Tatsuya Shiba and asked, "Do we need to prepare ourselves mentally?"
Tatsuya Shiba remained silent for a moment, then finally shook his head. "Please speak."
"When I said you two siblings could get married, I wasn't joking. As I just said, you've both been 'reformed'—uh, sorry. That might not be the best word. Tatsuya, you were indeed reformed, but your sister's was more like a 'adjustment.' In any case, you've both had this kind of experience."
"And Miyuki's adjustments to you completely freed you from constraints Tatsuya. This constraint wasn't something that happened overnight. In the Yotsuba Clan's plan, this constraint will continue until the day you both pass away. Just as I predicted before, if Miyuki were with someone else, Tatsuya, you would break down. So, to prevent such an outcome, Miyuki was adjusted to be the perfect younger sister for you—someone who could become your wife, bear your children, and without the various problems that come with incest."
"Of course, both of you are exceptional magicians. Whether it's Tatsuya's ' Decomposition ' and ' Regrowth ' or Miyuki's Cocytus —uh, is that what it's called? Yotsuba Clan doesn't want to give up such talent easily."
"Sigh~" Tatsuya Shiba sighed, "I won't ask where you got all this information. But Yunyi, can you tell me if you've said these things to anyone else?"