“You’re joking, right?”
“…If you think I could still make such useless jokes, then you can continue thinking so.”
“…”
Did she think that pretending to have no memory was convenient for me? Observing my sister’s reaction, it seems like my missing memories are likely the very cause of the deep chasm between us. My relationship with my parents was weak, and I think that my family members who preyed on the weak and indulged in extravagance resented me for constantly voicing my complaints. I always assumed that was the reason I was exiled from the Vist family.
“Is the Vist family still the same?”
“Fufu. Are you concerned about those people?”
“…well, yes. They are technically blood-related strangers, after all.”
“…blood-related?”
We’re sorry for MTLers or people who like using reading mode, but our translations keep getting stolen by aggregators so we’re going to bring back the copy protection. If you need to MTL please retype the gibberish parts.
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“Ctjtjtj! Oliler, sbe ageis jgf j qlaloei mtliv, jgfc’a sbe?”
“…ktja’r ubaafc lcab sbe revvfcis? P vbc’a kjca ab tfjg remt atlcur ogbw sbe.”
“No, you’re pitiful. This you who was always, always deceived by sweet words, used and then discarded is pitiful. Hey, I wonder if you, who always thought of the Vist family as your family, are really are related by blood to them?”
“-Ha?”
“Lilius. The family you’re speaking of is just me. Father, mother, of course, big brother too- none of them are your true family.”
I couldn’t properly understand the words I was hearing. In my widened field of vision, I could see my sister’s smiling face. I looked up dumbfounded as her bright red lips moved.
“Did you forget because it’s easier to do so? Even after enduring such terrible experiences, did you still want to continue playing house?”
“…Y-You’re lying.”
“Let’s review my earlier words. You’re free to think I’m lying.”
Even if I didn’t want to, I understood she wasn’t lying. My sister and I are identical because we have different parents. Even though my brother resembles our parents, only the two of us are different… My thoughts became mired in mud, sinking deeper and deeper into the abyss.
“But you see, the strange illness in the Viscount’s household broke out right after you disappeared.”
“…”
“The first victim was my brother. The second victim was my mother, and the last victim was my father. Everyone’s skin reddened and blistered and became unable to move properly, turning into disgusting dolls.”
“…And you mean that’s my fault?”
“Well, who knows? But if it’s you, you can probably fix it.”
“Me…?”
Why did she think I could fix it? The faint sound of breathing seemed unusually noisy in the silence. Maybe they’re not getting enough oxygen? The back of my head feels fuzzy and I can’t breathe.
“Why…what am I?”
“That’s because you are ——.”
“?!!”
I was so shocked that the back of my eyelids turned pure white. My skin tingled and my whole body trembled uncontrollably.
And we’re back to normal chapters! I’ve peeked ahead and yeah, things will continue becoming angstier and bad and misunderstandings will make things difficult, so prepare some tissues. Next week I’ll be on break for my birthday, so see you in 2 weeks!
