Xia Jing thought about it for a while, and immediately understood her reason.

She ...... I must have thought that my sister's illness would be cured one day. ”

"That's right, Ye Ya firmly believes that her sister's illness can be cured, so even if she is taller than her sister, she still believes in it, which is why she is so stubborn."

Ye Ya is stubborn and upright.

Of course, this also causes her to be unable to adapt when faced with some helpless things in this world.

Lan Yang was the same that time, Ye Ya couldn't understand the fact that she had erased her heart.

I don't want to give up, I refuse to admit it, I don't allow that to happen.

The more she drilled into the horns, the more stubborn she became.

Unable to let go of his dreams, he became unable to accept reality.

"I see...... Ya, doesn't she think admitting is a sign of vulnerability?"

It's just because she's trying to make herself strong, just because she feels like she has to be strong.

However, I didn't realize that it was actually a manifestation of escaping from facing myself and not having the courage to face reality.

"But that stubborn attitude is a portrayal of weakness. If she continues like this, she will break sooner or later."

The sand bent his neck and hung his head......

"Xia Jing, I beg you—can I ask you to be Ye Ya's pillar?"

…… He bowed deeply to Xia Jing, who had only been staring at him with a cold gaze a moment ago.

"There's nothing we can do about it. Only human beings can shoulder this responsibility...... No, it's you. Only you can make Ye Ya die. If it were you, maybe she would be willing to show her weak side. If it were you, maybe there would be a way to help her find her weaknesses. So, I ask you."

It is not an exaggeration to say that such a number of etiquette is too much for adults to write books to children.

Xia Jing closed his eyes.

Thinking back to Ya's people, Yaya's strength, Yeya's weakness, and then-

"Miss Sand, please keep your head up."

Xia Jing's mind conjured up another person's face.

"Don't worry, I'm not alone...... I'm not the only one who can support her."

"What do you mean by that?"

"There's another person who Yaya and I can rely on. Ye Ya and I both admired her very much. Just thinking about that person can become strong. So ......."

There's nothing wrong with that.

Human weakness and strength - Ye Ya once said that rituals are actually to use the strength derived from human weakness.

If so.

That person's strength should make up for Ye Ya's weakness.

That person's weakness should support Ye Ya's strength.

Because that person is in Ye Ya's body, guarding her forever-

"There must be no problem."

Xia Jing is categorically guaranteed.

"Even if Ye Ya really breaks it one day, Fang Yuan and I will straighten her up."

……

Not only is it a lie to claim that there is something to go to the Lost House, but he also did not go to the Lost House at all.

After wandering around aimlessly, Yasuno sat alone on a bench in a neighboring town's park.

Anno would find out that this park was purely by chance, but it was not as simple as going to the trouble of coming to the neighboring town.

Half of the reason is unconscious. As for the other half, it's because Ah Ye's family is in this town.

Having said that, Anno's eyes still didn't see the light of determination.

Holding the juice she had bought nearby, she watched the children play in a trance.

"I feel like an office worker who has been made redundant." She whispered.

Look up at the park's clock. It's almost noon.

Is Xia Jing home? The biggest reason for leaving home is nothing more than that he will feel embarrassed when he looks at his face, and on the other hand, he doesn't want to stare at his parents too much.

「…… I think I'll just defect and join the Prosperity faction."

There was a look of discouragement on his face, but he immediately denied his thoughts.

How can you say betrayal, betrayal.

"Forgot to ...... Isn't it better?"

That's what Ah Ye said to Anno before.

Forget what is up to you. Let's see if you want to forget me, or if you forget to fight.

Forget Ah Ye, in other words, as a member of the family, to join the battle and fight against Ah Ye?

Forget about fighting - does it mean giving up your identity as a deer and pretending to be a human to live a peaceful life?

However, Ah Ye did not propose to Anye the option of forgetting Ye Ya and the others.

This means that Ah Ye does not think that he is right to be in the situation of the prosperous faction right now. I am also well aware that what I am doing is wrong.

Even so, Ah Ye won't change his will.

Her actions and choices are based on efficiency, not on whether they are right or not.

If her purpose is only to ensure the personal safety of her childhood sweetheart Wang Chuan-

Ye Ya's ideal should be to just ask his own side to calm down this civil strife. Actually, this conclusion is not wrong. However, Ah Ye also decided on his own course after evaluating Ye Ya's thoughts.

If Yayana's side wins, it doesn't matter if Ah Ye dies in battle. As long as the idea of coexisting with human beings can be widely spread, the clan that may be unfavorable to Wang Chuan will also disappear.

On the other hand, if Ye Yana's side is defeated, and Ah Ye is on the side of his own family, this reason alone will put Wang Chuan's life at risk. Because human beings who are close to their enemies write about prosperity, they are often the target of quick desire to get rid of them.

That's why Ah Ye decided to join the prosperity faction. If the family wins, at most they will lose their own lives; If the prosperity faction wins, it will only need to protect Wang Chuan's safety from the inside - all actions have been the result of this brilliant calculation.

Divide the world into "important people" and "others", put them on the scale, and discard the lighter ones. This is the realization that Anno can't learn anything. Because of this, Anno can't come up with a way to stop Ah Ye's behavior.

Anno got up from the bench and threw the half-drunk juice into the trash.

Then she let out a long sigh and walked back in a trance.

At this moment, someone called Anno from the side.

「…… Anno-san?"

Ah Ye turned his head almost reflexively to look back.

"Ah......h

It was Wang Chuan with a surprised face.

"How so!?"

Yasuno muttered in a voice that no one would hear. Speaking of which, since she came to the vicinity of Ah Yezi's house, the probability of encountering Wang Chuan, who lives next door to her house, is naturally not low.

"What are you doing in a place like this?"

Wang Chuan asked.

"Ah, uh...... I—"

Anno looked flustered, but then he squeezed out a smile that was not an exaggeration to say that it was hypocritical.

"I'm going for a walk."

"Huh? Do you live around here?"

"No, my hobby is to find a random strange place, wander aimlessly and then go home."

「…… Curious, interested."

Although the relationship between the two at school is not bad, they are not close enough to talk alone. Perhaps because of the relationship between the poor and the unequal, Wang Chuan did not particularly sarcastically and ridicule An Ye's strange interest, but just gave a mediocre comment.

"Ah, that...... So what are you doing?"

"I'm going home after shopping."

On closer inspection, he was holding a plastic bag in both hands.

He also wears tracksuits. This dress that vaguely exudes a sense of home, which feels very different from his impression of school.

"It's lunch and dinner at our house."

"Ah, you'll help with the housework too, huh? It's scared to death."

The conversation was smoothly opened.

So An Ye also teased Wang Chuan with an expression of peace of mind.

"Hmm." I nodded my head and said casually, "Because I don't have a mother at home, I do all the housework."

"Huh......

"Why, don't you know?"

After Anno's shocked reaction, he immediately showed a "miserable" expression.

「…… I'm sorry, I don't know."

"Oh, didn't that guy Xia Jing tell you?"

"Xia Jing already knew?"

"He's been to my house before."

Wow, Wang Chuan didn't look sad at all.

"You don't have to mind, anyway, my mom hasn't been seen for the past few days."

"That...... What's wrong with your mom? Well, just asking. If you don't want to say it, I don't have to know."

Could it be that the reason why Anno asked him sharp questions was because he inadvertently expected him to mention Aye's name?

"Haha."

Wang Chuan smiled bitterly, stepped over the bushes separating the park from the road, put two plastic bags on the bench, and sat down himself. Yasuno ran to the vending machine in the middle of the park and bought two bottles of juice and came back.

One of the bottles was handed to Wang Chuan.

"It's rare to meet outside, please."

"Is that okay? Thanks."

After Anye leaned his back against the fitness pole next to the bench, Wang Chuan spoke, "My mother has a man outside and ran away from home. I think it was when I was in elementary school. Actually, I didn't feel sad at all from that time, and all I thought was "yes~". After all, it's not for no reason, and my mother is not the kind of mother who is very gentle with her children."

"Really? But in the eyes of a third party, that kind of encounter feels quite heavy."

Anno replied, because showing a sad expression at this time was a faux pas.

"I think so."

Wang Chuan smiled faintly, and then nostalgia appeared on his face.

"On the contrary, Ah Ye cried into tears. Have you seen it before? That's her."

Wang Chuan's name made Anye's expression stiffen suddenly.

Even if this conversation has the meaning of inducing inquiry from the beginning, once it really cuts into the topic of Ah Ye, it is still difficult to hide the waver.

Anno tried his best to feign calm.

"Ahh Uh, you mean Sister Aye?"

"yes, yes. That's the man."

Wang Chuan didn't notice Anye's vacillation, and said lightly as if he was just gossiping, "She also said unashamedly that I want to be my mother. What will I replace the missing aunt as your mother, so you are absolutely not allowed to cry, like this...... I didn't shed a single tear."

Wang Chuan looked as if he thought it was ridiculous—but he seemed to feel a little happy.

"Sister Aye...... She'......"

Anno couldn't help but bite his lip.

She lowered her head and looked away, not wanting Wang Chuan to see the clue from her expression.

Ah Ye's personality always remains calm and composed, and is indifferent to anything. At least that's what she looked like when she was in the village - but she was like Ah Ye when she was with Wang Chuan.

Which one is the real her? Probably-whether it is the personality shown in the village, or the side of Wang Chuan's childhood sweetheart, it is the true face of the girl Ah Ye.

So—

「…… What?"

Anno couldn't help but imagine the picture of Ah Ye, a girl with a strong poker face.

"Please, don't make a fuss......

Yasuno muttered to himself in a low voice.

His expression was distorted, his heart was beating faster, and he was trying to tangle his left heart. The throbbing never calmed down.

The expression on his face was neither sad nor painful—

"Thank you for telling me so much, Wang Chuan—"

Yasuno realized some kind of emotion welling up in his heart, and exhaled at the same time.

She squeezed out a smile as much as she could, and her mood at the moment must not be detected by the friends in front of her.

"Today's wanderings have had an unexpected reward. It's like a blind cat can also run into a dead mouse."

"It's not that useful information, is it?"

Wang Chuan smiled wryly, as if he hadn't discovered Anye's original intention.

"Really? It would be fun to reveal the secret that you are good at cooking to the school, right?"

「…… Preferably."

"Isn't it possible that a girl will arouse her maternal instinct when she hears it? Don't you want to be popular?"

"Please spare me."

Wang Chuan shrugged his shoulders jokingly.

"Haha, don't worry, I won't tell anyone."

Goodbye.

Anye waved goodbye to Wang Chuan.

"Well, be careful on the road."

Wang Chuan also got up from the bench and waved lightly to An Ye.

It wasn't until he turned around and left the park that Anno took off the mask that hung on his face.

Instead of expressions of sadness and pain, they emerged naturally.

"Want me to forget?"

She muttered under her breath.

"Be less self-righteous...... I have taught others a lesson."

There was an irrepressible anger in his tone.

What was she kidding? An Zhi thought to himself.

Does Ah Ye want to teach him that he has already forgotten about it?

Forget Wang Chuan as a person, and forget his feelings for Wang Chuan.

The implication of her words is that she has long forgotten the strong idea of sobbing to Wang Chuan and saying "I will be your mother", and gave up without any nostalgia? With just such a little thought, what right does she have to take it, my purpose is to ensure his happiness' This kind of words put gold on her face? Can such an approach also be called enlightenment?

Anno thought back to himself two days ago who was shocked by Aye's momentum and looked embarrassed. It's no wonder that Xia Jing and Ye Ya will be taught a ruthless lesson. The whole person became so cowardly and haggard, and in the end he even wanted to rely on his parents to solve the problem.

As the head of the divided family, he relied on the previous generation to solve the siege, and there is nothing to be ashamed of in this matter.

The shame is that he just wants to hide under the umbrella of his parents and bring trouble to his friends-

Anno's steps became unwavering.

She looked straight ahead, pursed her lips slightly, and hurried all the way home.

……

Natsukei left the Yasuno house about ten minutes before noon.

Because it was close to lunch, Anye's parents generously entertained Xia Jing to stay and eat, but unfortunately the refrigerator at home was already filled with the meals prepared by his mother before going out to work. If he didn't go home and eat it, he was embarrassed to his mother, so Xia Jing had to refuse the other party's kindness.

When I got home, it was past noon. Both parents went out, and Xia Jing was the only one left at home. After eating a microwave-heated lunch, Xia Jing returned to his room and took the golden branch to do many experiments. I didn't expect the process to be quite interesting, and two hours passed in the blink of an eye.