Raikou's room was slightly smaller than Eiji's, furnished very simply with almost no extra items in sight.
She sat on the edge of the bed, gathering her black hair in front of her, revealing her smooth back.
Despite being in her thirties, her skin remained as fair and tender as a young girl's, with beautifully defined back lines that were quite captivating.
In fact, even though Raikou had a sowhat unfavorable reputation outside for things like having a child before marriage, she never lacked suitors.
Unfortunately, several blood-stained scars completely ruined this aesthetic.
Eiji stepped forward.
First, he crushed the gray starling in his hand, mixed it with water until it beca a paste resembling traditional Chinese ointnt, then gently applied it to Raikou's back.
"How does it feel?"
"A bit cold..."
"Uh, let wrap it with bandages, then you can put your clothes back on."
Eiji scratched his cheek.
At this ti of year, the evenings were still sowhat chilly.
He took bandages from the dical kit, wrapped them around her back a few tis, then helped her change into loungewear.
"Is this so kind of special dicine?"
Raikou moved slightly, speaking with great surprise.
"I can barely feel any pain now. How is it so effective? What's it made of?"
"Chocolate."
"?"
Raikou looked completely bewildered.
dicine made from chocolate?
Although I haven't experienced much of the world and don't know much about many things, even I know chocolate is for eating, not for making dicine!
"I'm not lying, it really is made from chocolate!"
Eiji said with a serious expression.
That's right.
The gray starling familiar was indeed made from chocolate by Alice.
Quite a childlike approach, isn't it?
This was characteristic of Alice's fairy tale magic.
Because it was made from chocolate, it could be discarded whenever necessary without any heartache. Moreover, it was very simple to make with extrely low costs. Most importantly, it even had healing effects!
Fortunately, the previous monsters were just corpses, and their blood didn't have the ability to create subordinates, otherwise the trouble would have been much greater.
"Well, I'll believe it for now... So what were those monsters about earlier?Raikou's expression was subtle but she didn't press further, instead asking about another matter.
Those monsters - their bodies like charcoal, fat burned into hard lumps, walking unsteadily - no matter how you looked at them, they had nothing to do with the human species.
"About that, I'll clean up the monsters as soon as possible."
Eiji paused.
He hesitated internally for a while, ultimately deciding not to reveal the truth.
"Can't you say?"
"No, not yet."
Eiji shook his head, his expression showing resistance.
"I hope you can believe . I'll definitely handle this matter properly afterwards, and these monsters won't appear in the city again."
"Of course Mom believes in Eiji!"
Raikou imdiately responded.
Her face was filled with trust in Eiji.
"Really?"
Even Eiji himself was surprised.
Shouldn't ordinary people try every possible ans to understand the truth when they learn about such things?
Sotis he really couldn't understand why this mother always had unconditional trust in him?
"Of course it's true!"
Raikou smiled, and for so reason, her expression beca filled with nostalgia and happiness.
"Actually, that's exactly how Mom and Dad t back then too! Suddenly surrounded by strange creatures, then Dad descended from the sky... it's just like today!"
Eiji's face darkened.
"You should completely forget about that man!"
It was definitely fake!
No, not that Minamoto no Raikou's story was fake, but that scumbag was absolutely insincere!
Maybe he deliberately arranged for those strange creatures to appear, then pretended to be the hero saving the beauty to win over Raikou, making her completely devoted to him!
But, co to think of it, does that an my suspicious, non-existent father wasn't an ordinary person either?
Doubt began to grow in Eiji's heart.
"Ali always has such prejudice against your father."
Minamoto no Raikou held her face in her hands, looking helpless.
"Even though you're father and son... ah, but—"
When she ntioned "father and son," Raikou's expression suddenly beca hesitant.
"But what?"
Eiji asked curiously.
"Well, Ali, please don't get angry when I say this!"
Raikou's face was full of hesitation.
She hesitated for a long while before gritting her teeth and deciding to tell the truth.
"Ali, you might not be my biological son!"
This wasn't sothing that could be hidden - Eiji had the right to know, that's what Raikou believed.
"Such good news... cough, such a thing?"
He almost blurted out "good news" but managed to stop himself just in ti.
Eiji looked excited—no, shocked.
"Ali really doesn't want to be Mom's child that much?"
But Raikou saw right through his thoughts, her heart imdiately souring as her eyes instantly grew moist.
She hadn't shed a single tear even when injured by monsters earlier, but now large teardrops were falling one after another.
"That's not true at all!"
Eiji firmly grasped Raikou's hand.
"Whether we're related by blood or not, we're still family! That's what I've always believed!"
To be reasonable.
From the very beginning, he had thought his so-called father didn't actually exist, that he was just simulated by this Singularity.
He already suspected that he and Raikou might not actually be blood-related, but he still treated her as soone extrely important to him.
Don't ask if his filial feelings had ever beco corrupted.
"Think about it - wasn't Souji adopted too? Don't I treat her like my real sister?"
To stop Raikou from continuing to cry, Eiji quickly tried to comfort her.
"Eh? Ali, how did you know Souji was adopted?"
Raikou was shocked, her tears freezing in her eyes.
"Dad disappeared after I was born, and you haven't had any other n. Souji is a year younger than - if she wasn't adopted, how else would she have co along?"
Eiji rolled his eyes. I'm not stupid, you know.
"Even Souji herself knows about this. Only you think we don't know."
Of course.
The real answer was that when he was one year old, he personally witnessed Raikou bringing the abandoned Souji ho.
"Ah, this..."
Raikou didn't know how to respond.
"Anyway, even if we're not related by blood, we're still definitely family."
Eiji emphasized.
"Yes, Ali is right!"
Raikou nodded repeatedly.
"By the way, why did you say earlier that I'm not your biological child?"
Eiji continued asking, his gaze sharp.
"I asked you before if won need ten months for pregnancy, didn't I?"
As soon as this topic ca up, Minamoto no Raikou's expression turned sorrowful.
"You all believe that ten months of pregnancy is common knowledge, but back then, I had you, Eiji, after just one night!"
"???"
Eiji suddenly beca confused, a series of question marks appearing above his head.
"Wait, explain this to carefully..."
How could soone give birth to a child after just one night!
Reverse Nezha or sothing!
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