Chapter 131: Chapter 129: Behind The Truth (1)

"How's your family?" Gramps said.

"They're good, or should I say they've gotten worse especially Nee-san and mom."

"What should you expect after the things that happened to you? Things will go back to normal?"

"... Fair enough. But still, they're going overboard with everything."

"That's expected, even I as a parent would do the same. I admit I'm not a great father figure to my sons, but that doesn't mean I don't care about them. It's just that we're in a special kind of circumstance where I need to act in a way for them to grow stronger. Losing one's family will take a toll on someone, especially on your parents and sister."

"Ugh... Hearing your scolding voice always gives me the unpleasant feeling."

"You're still not used to it? Get used to it."

"Great advice, thanks a lot."

"Tch, that tongue of yours is still the same as ever. Where did you even learn that?"

"From you."

Gramp easily accepted my response. "Is that so..."

"Seriously? Are you getting senile now?"

Gramps coughs twice before responding. "Anywho, the doctor already told me the details about your condition. You really ought to keep this a secret from your family?"

"Yes, I don't really know why, but I got a feeling that they would send me away once they learned the truth."

It's just my family instinct kicking in. From the years that I spent with them, I cultivated the necessary instinct to foresee my parents' reaction, like a child who knows what their mother's reaction when they got home with a wound on their knee—basically, full-time nagging for the entire day or something worse.

"Truth... Haaa... I bet they would. Do you know how much of a hassle for me to talk things out with them?"

"Hm, now we're on that topic, why did you even do that?"

"For Sayuri, as you may have guessed she's still alive, somewhere in this world. Once we found her, I was hoping that you're there to meet her."

"I'm  glad..." Tears are falling from my eyes because the beacon of hope shines brightly. "But it doesn't still explain my question though? You could contact me while away, though?"

"Too lazy. That's how old I am, we are not proactive like before. I can't travel anymore like I used to do, weaker than before."

'Bullshit.'

"Just tell me, stop going in circles. I know what you're trying to do."

"But, it really is."

As I said, our conversation went into full circles, going in a loop, and ended up in a battle of endurance. In the end, I raised the white flag, admitting my defeat as my priority right now is not on that topic, but to the topic of Sayuri. The old man knows his way of pissing me off and his patience was also top-notch, as expected.

"Ha, I give up."

"This old man doesn't know what you're talking about. And, that's not how you talk to your elders! You ungrateful child!"

Furthermore, throughout our conversation underneath his confusion, he's surely smiling. The fresh air going through the tiny gaps of the door touched my skin, giving me a shivery vibe. Taking a quick look at the door, I saw a little pair of eyes staring through the gaps of the door.

-Staaaaaaare

"Asuka?"

"Nii-chan!"

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"Wait, Asuka-chan!"

At the door, Asuka pops up, rushing to me with her signature thousand-watt smile along with Yuki who was following her from behind. Because of that, we got interrupted by them, not really, only Asuka. She immediately sat beside me, facing the old man.

"So, this is her child, huh? What a cute little fella. She's truly an innocent angel. I hope she will grow up like this, unlike a certain someone." Gramps quickly glances an eye at me.

"Grandfather..."

"I know, I know, he's an angel too."

His complimenting words sent a shiver down my spine. "Hyiii! Stop that! It's disgusting!"

"See? But for now, can you guys leave us first? We are not done with our talk."

"O-Okay..." Yuki lowers her head and proceeds to take Asuka away from my arms, when Asuka noticed it she pouted her cheeks like a squirrel with bloated cheeks. We got sidetracked for a bit, but immediately went back to our normal composure.

"Anyway, Shiori already told me everything about how you picked her up and also the remnants of her family's properties. But the question that I have to ask is, is that girl still alive?"

"What a direct question. It's true that I ordered them to do until she's old enough to take over, a way to preserve the name of her family with its prestigious honor and history. Plus, I pitied the girl since she's the reason why my people were able to locate you. You could say, it's my way of appreciation. As for the other question, I'm not sure."

"I see... Haa..."

I lay down on the soft tatami mat. The response that he gave was not something I expected coming from him. For quite some time, that question has been bothering me a lot. Now, that he answered it, I don't how to feel or react to it. Fear? Cautious? Instead of having the sense of fulfillment since the old man answered it, yet it only made things complicated.

"What about Sayuri-nee? Why does it have to be her who needs to go? Can't you just let someone do it?"

The hint of anger in my voice was apparent, and I understand that it was conveyed properly to the old man. He fully understood the reasoning behind my voice. It's the first time, I've ever raised my tone to him. He's way more threatening to anger than my own mom, from what I've experienced before. There's always something about authoritative figures and the frightening feeling that they emit.

"What do you think about Shiori-san's family?"

"A noble?"

"Not an ordinary one... I'm against it at first, but there are no other options because the cunning woman who kidnapped you was someone to not mess with. The reason behind it would be because Sayuri had a close relationship with that woman."

"Huh?"

"Sayuri was the one who begged me to let her do it since that woman trusts her. Infiltration would be difficult since Azumi doesn't hire anyone in particular. From Shiori-san's words, the maids that are serving her would often change per week or even just days. But, we unravel that. I learned that those maids will be gone after a few weeks or so, moreover, she's picking personnel that doesn't have any connection to society."

It made my brain paralyzed. Unknowingly, I found my arms and leg quivering in fear, remembering the dark times. But I held it off to not let the old man worry, I stayed firm and clutched my chest, letting the air pass through my nose and out of my mouth. Not sure, if he's able to see from the table that's above me, blocking my sight of him.

"Psycho bitch..."

"Language, please. Maintain your composure, Tatsuya. Once you lost control of your emotion, there's no going back. Enslaving yourself to your emotions will lead to your own demise and suffering, however, we humans are so focused on how we feel, we essentially enslave ourselves to our so-called emotions. Strong emotions like anger for example are poison—"

"Akh... Buddha's teaching?"

"Indeed. It's called 'The Four Noble Truths'."

"I'm familiar with it! You're the one who forced me to learn that!"

"Oh, yeah. I forgot. My bad. Then, why didn't apply that to yourself? I explicitly told you to take into your heart and meditate, not just read it."

"I-I... It's too boring..." I scratch my cheeks. 

Who wouldn't be bored? A scripture of boring texts, as a kid myself, I can't do it. Most of my time was spent with either playing around, but props to myself I still did read it despite how boring it was for me. I stayed down on the floor, as the old man continues on with his lecture. Because of that, I'm already at my wit's end. But in the end, it helped me to take my mind off from fear.

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