"What's the matter?" The head of the family slowly turned his head, his expression was as majestic as ever, and asked in a deep voice.

The maid came back to her senses, quickly lowered her head, removed the name of one of them, and whispered,

"That, that, my lord, the young master of Xiuzhi seems to be gone......"

"You don't have to worry about this."

After the maid left, the man turned his head back and looked at the black-haired boy in front of him, who had been silent, with a rare approving smile on his face.

"Well done, Yuu."

The man closed his eyes and nodded in satisfaction. One of the things he hesitated the most before was Yuu's personality, although he seemed to be perverse and arrogant, he was actually too indecisive and kind to others.

If he hadn't given Shuji Tsushima a chance, the latter wouldn't have had a chance to enter his field of vision.

Such a person is not the heir he wants.

Fortunately, Yu Tsushima did not let himself down.

"You are more ruthless than I thought, not only did you make him leave willingly, but you were so ruthless that you were willing to appoint a killer to deal with it. Well, this is very good, after all, as the head of a clan, you must be decisive, unscrupulous, ruthless, and not leave any hidden dangers for yourself. On your shoulders, but the entire family, even if the person in the way is your blood brother, you don't have to show mercy—"

"That's how everybody in this position climbs up."

Yuma Ichinose lowered her head slightly, looking like she was listening to her father's teachings, but her inky eyes were completely empty.

"—If you kill him, no one in this world will know your secrets."

Whether it's the secret of "Yu Tsushima" or the secret of "You're not Yu Tsushima", now there is no second person in the entire family who knows about it - at least until the end of the game, and that's enough.

Killing him to prevent future troubles was the right choice.

"—So, you betrayed his dependence and trust in you."

Don't forget, it's just the game. No matter how realistic it is, it's just the world of the game. And the goal of the game is just to beat the level, so don't make a mistake.

Therefore, there is no need to have any hesitation and regret, and there is no need to have any unnecessary guilt and regret.

As a player, you just have to enjoy the game.

Ichinose Yuma slowly closed his eyes, and the sound of falling stones in the courtyard outside the verandah sounded in his ears.

"Smack!"

The water suddenly tilted out.

……

"Tomorrow I will announce to the public that you are the next head of the family, so prepare well when you go back."

Tomorrow...... Then tomorrow this quest will be over. Ichinose Yuma still reverberated in his mind what the other party had just said to him, and only then did he realize that he had walked out of the Japanese room.

"Young Master You." The maid, who was in a hurry, didn't expect to be imprinted on Yuma Ichinose, who was about to go back to the room, and was stunned for a moment, and immediately bowed respectfully.

“… Well. Ichinose Yuma was still in a trance, but nodded. After seeing something in the other person's hand, he asked, "What's that?" ”

"Young Master You, this is a letter I just received, saying that it is for the master."

"Who sent it?"

"This ......" The maid hesitated for a moment, and when she thought that the other party was already considered the official heir, she did not hide it, "In fact, there is no name of the sender, but it is just that important matters related to the family must be handed over to the master by hand." ”

Family matters. Yuma Ichinose curled the corners of her lips mockingly in her heart. Anyway, for him, the game will be over after tomorrow, and he doesn't bother to bother with any important family affairs.

Seeing that Yuma didn't say anything, the maid bent her knees slightly and walked in the direction of the Japanese room.

Ichinose Yuma had his back to her, and he had just taken two steps but stopped for some reason, standing in place.

At this time, what kind of letter is so urgent that it needs to be handed over to the head of the family by hand?

He suddenly remembered Osamu Dazai's smiling eyes.

…… Wait a minute, isn't it in his plan that I won't go to the station?

The inky pupils suddenly constricted.

Not good! That letter was—

Yuma Ichinose was so shocked that she didn't have time to care about her image, so she turned and strode down the hallway, trying to catch up with the maid. However, after a corner, the maid's figure disappeared into the retina.

Damn, what are you doing so fast one by two!

Yuma Ichinose cursed in his heart, and his foot bag slipped on the wooden floor and almost fell.

When he hurried to the Japanese room, it was too late.

The envelope that had been opened was scattered on the low table, and in the hand of the middle-aged man in the kimono was the beige letter paper, and the ink of the brush was faintly through the letter, but it was difficult to distinguish. In the next second, the man raised his head, and there was a little more doubt and ...... in his majestic eyes

The coldness that pierces the bone marrow.

At that moment, the blood in Yuma Ichinose's body seemed to stop flowing and coagulated in her veins. He heard himself crunch his back molars and squeeze out the guy's name word by word.

"Tai Jae Ji-"

【Drop】

【Main quest failed - GAME OVER】

[The game rating is being settled...... Settlement Completed】

[1. Main quest score (B+) (Fail) (Completion: 90%)]

[2.Comprehensive score of side quests (B)]

【3.……】

【…… Player [Yu] triggers the hidden route. Hidden task ...... in progress Settlement completed, overall score (S-) (completion: 99%)]

[Overall Score: A Score Reward: Identity Card Selection]

The system screen in front of me kept flipping the game-ending score, and the ears were ringing non-stop. This is like adding fuel to the fire for Yuma Ichinose, who is already upset and irritable.

The system kept urging him to do and claim the reward.

[Players are free to choose the following identity cards in the next dungeon, or give up the reward and draw the identity card immediately......]

“…… Any ID card is fine, as long as you don't be in this neurotic family like this week! It's crazy, okay! ”

Yuma Ichinose simply vented his anger on the system. The system silence in the brain seemed to be analyzing the meaning of the player's words, and after a while, I heard the cold and calm electronic sound,

【…… Players have claimed their rewards】

"......" Yuma Ichinose opened her mouth and suddenly deflated.

Really, what kind of anger he was giving to an electronic program.

"Abominable, abominable. That guy really had a back hand, and in the end he took me again. Damn, that stinky boy, I haven't beaten him every time I play chess......" The anger and frustration of overturning at the last moment made Ichinose Yuma forget the guilt and guilt in his heart for a while, and sat cross-legged in the initial space and cursed.

"Tsk, but as a first-time play, this score should be okay...... Ahhh ”

Yuma Ichinose clenched his fist and slammed the ground without feeling any pain.

"Okay, let's start the second week now, and the first thing I do when I go back is to beat that guy first! Then ......"

And then how to do it?

Yuma Ichinose opened her mouth.

He remembered the confused and lonely figure of Osamu Dazai under the moonlit night. Only when he sees himself will there be light in his eyes, like a drowning man finally hugging driftwood, and like grasping the last straw that saves his life, he clutches his hand tightly.

"'Elder Brother ......'"

He sat there for a long time, and after a long while, he muttered to himself, "What am I going to do......"

"Hidden Route...... Yes, since there is a hidden mission, there should be another kind of 'solution' to the game! ”

"Let's do it another week, maybe we can ...... this time"

Yuma Ichinose took a deep breath and made up her mind.

【Drop】

[A bug has been detected in this copy, and it is locked and repaired, and cannot be entered]

“…… You game or die!! ”

……

The dream stopped, and the voices behind it became blurred.

It turns out that I have forgotten a lot of things...... No wonder I drew such an identity card as the second copy, it turned out that I was judged by the system to receive a reward before... It's really a big family background without rules, and it directly gives me the whole orphan background that I can play at will.

Yuma Ichinose thought in a daze.

The sensations in the limbs returned to the control of the brain, and the somewhat unfamiliar bed underneath made people drowsy.

It's been a long time since he's slept in such a soft bed, and he's thankful to know that in the environment of Bowl Street, he can find a safe and leaky place to sleep.

In the haze, Yuma Ichinose seemed to hear something.

“…… Brother, are you awake? ”

"Hmm, didn't I tell you not to stay at the door of my room......"

Yuma Ichinose yawned as she rubbed her sleepy eyes and sat up from the bed. The voice in his ears was so familiar that he instinctively answered......

Wrong!

This is no longer the Tsushima family!

This voice—

Ichinose Yuma's previous hazy sleepiness suddenly vanished. It was as if someone had struck a big bell in his ear, and the piercing bell made his ears buzz, and his head instantly sobered up.

He turned his head stiffly, and his pupils constricted in an instant with a face that he would never forget.

The black-haired boy was lying on the edge of the bed, his bandaged wrist resting on his delicate face like a kraken.

He seemed to be very happy when he woke up, as if he had been swept away by the sun, and suddenly showed a bright smile.

However, those beautiful iris eyes were staring at themselves, filled with darkness deeper than the abyss, and a shuddering fear. Endless filth flowed in his eyes, as if he was about to turn into black mud in the next second, enveloping him and devouring him completely.

Yuma Ichinose's face instantly turned pale, and it seemed as if he felt the blood in his whole body begin to flow backwards.

"Too ......"

The voice was stuck in his throat, as if he had been choked by someone, and he couldn't swallow it.

And the black-haired boy in front of him also opened his lips slightly, the corners of his mouth rose slightly, and the familiar tail note seemed to have a sticky and sweet smile like honey.

"Ah, I don't think I've been talking to you for a long time."

"Good morning, brother~"