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Chapter 68 Sponsored Content
Umezaki Yus.h.i.+ro gazes at his daughter . She"s looking at him seriously and waiting for an answer . He wonders if he should tell her the truth or not . Will that carefree smile leave this world if he does?
If he denies not knowing that man, she won"t believe him . "He"s my old student . "
It"s a gamble that he is willing to take .
She seems upset . "Then, what is his name?"
"Ichihara Kiyos.h.i.+ . "
He"s sure that Kiyohira won"t tell her the real name . That"s what they decided on . She didn"t recognize him or find him familiar when she saw Kiyohira . That"s a good sign . That"s also a bad sign . Either she will remember at once or she will never remember it . Then, it"s better if she never remembers .
Yuhara Kozue senses the tense air between father and daughter . "Umezaki san, you must be hungry . What do you want to eat? It will be my treat . Professor, where should we take Umezaki san?"
He"s ignored by both father and daughter pair .
"I don"t want to go abroad . " She tells her father, "I will partic.i.p.ate in the gaming tournament . "
Umezaki Yus.h.i.+ro sighs . "If you want to go to play games, you can play in the E country . It"s quite famous there . "
"Father, are you hiding something from me?" She doesn"t beat around the bush anymore . "You don"t want me to come to T city . You don"t speak about my past . Is there something bad in my past that you want to hide from me?"
He purses his lips and wonders how much he should reveal . His daughter has already sensed something is wrong .
"I will tell you everything if you leave T city with me" He puts up a condition . "I will answer all of your questions . "
She shakes his head . "I won"t leave . I will play in that tournament . "
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His daughter is blessed with his mother"s stubborn nature . "Why do you want to play in the tournament so much?"
"I don"t want to go to college and find a new career . I want to become a gamer coach in the future . I will play in the national tournament . If I win, I will go to the world champions.h.i.+p and represent my country . " She looks at him with determination . "I won"t ruin my present and future because of my past . If you don"t want to answer me, I won"t ask you anymore . If I don"t ever remember on my own, I will accept it as my mind"s decision . But, I won"t leave T city . I won"t run away because there is something that you don"t want me to know . It"s also your decision whether you want to leave me prepared or not . "
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[How does she look now?]
"Beautiful . "
[Rie chan was always pretty . Tell me something new . ]
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"Can"t you come and look at her?"
[I am afraid of not being recognized . ]
"Hmm . "
He knows what it feels like .
[Does she look healthy?]
"Yes, her cheeks are rosy . "
The way she blushed was cute .
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[I miss her . ]
He misses her too .
"She wants to play in the e-gaming tournament . "
[Even without memories, she wants to take the same path . ]
"She loves gaming a lot . "
[That"s true . She will become a champion in no time . She is a genius in gaming . ]
"It"s not good if she plays . The professor knows that too . "
[He told me that he"s taking her to another country next week . She will probably never return . ]
"Is that so?"
So, today is the last time .
At least, he could see her for one last time .
***
The father and daughter pair keep their silence during the entire mealtime . Yuhara feels like he can experience the pressure from both sides . The silence is killing him . He doesn"t even feel this much pressure when the professor asks him about his thesis .
"Umezaki san, do you want to eat more?" Yuhara asks with fake excitement in his voice .
She stuffs her mouth with the cake and drinks water without a word .
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Yuhara turns to his professor . "Professor, do you want to order some wine?"
He mimics Rie"s actions and adjusts his gla.s.ses .
No progress .
After a long silence, Umezaki Yus.h.i.+ro speaks with a mild voice . "What if I tell you that you will regret knowing about your past?"
"That"s for me to decide . " She tells him with a clear voice, "I deserve to know . "
He knows that he cannot force her to come with him . She might do something hasty again if he does that . He wants to protect her, but he doesn"t want to cut her wings and keep her as a prisoner . She has a dream now . She"s right that it should be her decision . He will reveal it to her . She might change her mind and come with him . If she remembers everything later, it will be easier for her to accept .
"Let"s take a stroll through the park . "
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He holds my hand . "I fell in love with your mother at first sight . It was beautiful love that didn"t last long . Your mother was a wonderful person, but she had been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia not long after we got married . She gave birth to you and gave you that name . She called you the blessing of her life . But, the happiness didn"t last long . She became sick and ran away from home with you in her arms . I looked for her everywhere . A few days later, she died in an accident . "
I listen to him quietly . His voice is pained . He must have gone through a lot during those times . It seems that I didn"t know my mother even before I lost my memories .
"She left you with her friend"s family . I didn"t know that you were there . " He walks slowly . "I couldn"t find you for 26 years . When I found you, you were someone who suffered a lot because of other people . Your adopted parents abandoned you when you were only 8 . You were raised by your adopted grandparents . You were badly bullied at school . After graduating from high school, you stayed at your home . You didn"t like going or meeting with people . You lived the life of a hikikomori . "
I, hikikomori? That"s hard to imagine .
My father creases his forehead . "Things changed when your adopted mother died . The Kamiyama family got involved . An old scandal was brought up again . People used you to criticize the Kamiyama family . The eldest son of the Kamiyama family decided to take action to save his family"s reputation . He broke your house and dragged you to live with him . He forced you to work . He didn"t know about your crumbling mental state . You had a severe eating disorder . "
I step in front of my father . "Are you sure that you are talking about me? I had an eating disorder? I can eat more than you and Yuhara together can . It sounds like someone else"s story . "
He pats my head . "Little one, I am glad that you feel that way . "
"Is that so?" I am extremely doubtful of the validity of this story . "Please continue . "
It doesn"t hurt to listen .
"He trigged your condition . Then, you found out that your first love and your best friend left you because of your suicidal thoughts and depression . You tried your best to hold on . That was when I found you . I couldn"t tell you that I was your father . You wouldn"t have believed me . "
I wait for him to tell me more .
"I don"t know what exactly happened later . You ran away from Kamiyama house . When the eldest son tried to force you to come back, your mind crumbled completely . You lost your sanity and lost eight years of memory . I was trying to treat you back then . You started to make progress . Then, one day, you were kidnapped . "
It feels like something is itching in the back of my mind and trying to break out . Something else presses its foot and keeps it buried . My feet falter a bit . My father supports me .
"Are you okay?" He asks me anxiously .
"I am fine . " I grin at me, but my heart is beating rapidly .
He scans my face . "You don"t look fine . "
"I will tell you if something happens . " I squeeze his hands . "Don"t stop . I want to hear everything . "
He releases his breath . "When we found you, you were on the brink of death . Your body was beaten badly . Your kidnapper tried to burn you alive . Half of your body was burned . You had broken bones . You had a miscarriage . You barely survived the surgery and slept for two months . In those two months, I lived like a lost man . I only found you and I was already losing you . "
I freeze . "Miscarriage?"
He stares at me . "Yes, you were two weeks pregnant . "
I touch my belly . I was pregnant . I lost my child because of someone . "Who was the kidnapper?"
"We don"t know yet . " My father tells me with a grave tone, "That"s why I don"t want you to stay here . That person will try to kill you again if she finds out that you are alive . "
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