mtl008 Chapter 609 - 609
Chapter 609 - 609
To put it quite simply."Raikou, trust me, having a baby only takes one night!"
After meeting that man back then, Minamoto no Raikou quickly fell in love and was then tricked into bed by him.
That man confidently declared this.
Then after one night of passion, he disappeared, leaving Minamoto no Raikou with only the promise that "I'll definitely come back to marry you in the future," replaced instead by the infant Eiji left by the bedside.
However, even as Eiji grew into an adult, that man never returned even once.
Not only did he never send any child support, there wasn't even a single message from him.
"What a scumbag!"
Eiji immediately cursed that man vehemently.
"How could there be such a man!"
What nonsense about having a baby in just one night—clearly a lie!
He must have already had a son but didn't want to raise him, so he found Minamoto no Raikou as the perfect sucker, then created this "baby in one night" lie and illusion before dumping his son on her to raise!
Damn it, this setting is just too bizarre!
How did this Singularity come up with such a weird setting!
Goetia bears full responsibility!
"That's not what happened at all! Actually, back then I was the one who wanted to have a child!"
Minamoto no Raikou hurriedly tried to salvage her dear one's image.
And the facts were indeed as she said.
After the two got together, they lived lovingly together for several months. It was just that she suddenly wanted a child, and that man agreed, which eventually led to the current situation.
"There should be limits to being naive about the world!Eiji rolled his eyes, feeling countless points of complaint stuck in his throat, unable to hold them back.
"N-No, that's not it..."
Minamoto no Raikou guiltily averted her gaze.
"?"
Eiji slowly formed a question mark in his mind.
"Don't tell me you were originally from a prominent family, fell in love with that man, and then got kicked out of your home because you got pregnant before marriage or something..."
"How does Eiji even know that?"
Minamoto no Raikou was utterly astonished.
My son is so amazing!
What can I say.
"Too many settings!"
Eiji violently threw the bandages to the ground.
There were just too many points to complain about—he didn't even want to complain anymore!
Anyway, Goetia bears full responsibility!
He's the one who made this Singularity like this!
Even if you're going to create settings, at least make them normal!
Speaking of which, this Singularity's Japan seems to have a Minamoto clan, a top-tier political family—that must be the family Raikou came from, right?
"Never mind, what happened back then doesn't matter. I don't care anymore."
Eiji sighed numbly.
After all, it's just a Singularity—these are all just settings!
If he can't become a UO, all these settings will be erased eventually, so no matter how complicated they are, it doesn't matter!
"You should rest well. I'm going out for now."
Eiji sighed wearily.
He got up from the bed and headed toward the door.
But suddenly, someone tugged at the corner of his clothes.
"Eiji, how about sleeping with Mom tonight?"
Minamoto no Raikou reached out her hand, looking at him with pleading eyes.
Eiji glanced down slightly.
Her hand was trembling faintly.
It seemed she wasn't as calm as she appeared on the surface—tonight's events had still impacted her significantly.
"Okay."
Eiji nodded seriously.
The night grew deeper.
Eiji and Minamoto no Raikou lay down together on the bed.
Enveloped by his pleasant scent, Raikou quickly fell asleep.
This scene felt inexplicably nostalgic.
When he was young, he used to sleep with Raikou too.
Back then, however, it was him curled up sleeping in Raikou's embrace.
Now, it was Raikou curled up, sleeping in his arms.
After Raikou fell asleep, Eiji carefully withdrew his arm and silently left the room.
Inside the room, deprived of that fragrance, Raikou deeply furrowed her brow.
She had a dream.
A dream where she was herself, yet not her current self.
It wasn't a very happy dream.
...
"Brother, how is Mother?"
In the living room, Souji had just finished cleaning the dishes and looked worriedly toward the upstairs.
"She's already asleep. Her injuries will heal soon."
Eiji put on his jacket and walked to the entrance.
"Are you going out?"
Souji looked at him with surprise.
"Yeah, there's something I need to do. I probably won't be back tonight."
"Be careful."
With Souji's reminder, Eiji left the house.
In front of the yard stood a small, exquisite doghouse, which Souji had built by hand. Unlike ordinary doghouses, this one was exceptionally clean.
Inside lived a golden dog, which immediately bounded out joyfully upon seeing Eiji, circling around his legs.
"Good boy, protect my family."
Eiji patted the dog's head and then walked out of the yard gate.
The golden dog watched his departing figure, its eyes revealing a thoughtful, almost human-like expression.
Elsewhere.
The shopping district.
By night, the area was almost entirely covered in silence, with all the surrounding lights extinguished without exception.
The police tape remained outside the fast-food restaurant, barring entry to outsiders.
But when Eiji arrived, someone was already waiting inside the taped-off area.
"Just as you guessed this morning, it was an unnatural fire."
The girl swept her long black hair behind her back, her expression very serious.
"There's no doubt someone broke into the shop and suddenly set the fire. The owner turned on the fire hydrant to fight it, but ultimately couldn't save the place."
"Given how densely packed the shops are in this shopping district, it's almost impossible for the fire not to spread. So we can be sure it was the work of a special individual, at least a magus."
Aoko Aozaki reported the results of her earlier investigation to Eiji.
"This evening, my mother was attacked by three ghouls."
Eiji nodded silently to show he understood, then changed the subject.
"This morning, I saw the bodies in the shop—two tall, one short, a family of three. They match those ghouls exactly."
Thanks to a certain sister, he had seen the outlines of the bodies.
"Is your aunt okay?"
"She's injured, but overall, it's nothing serious."
"That's good. So, the arsonist was indeed a Dead Apostle?"
Aoko concluded with understanding.
Coming here to stage an accident was to create followers, after all.
Even though they were at the scene of the accident, Aoko remained very calm.
"The problem isn't there."
Eiji nodded, then shook his head.
"The three ghouls I killed this evening—their entire bodies seemed charred, completely different from the dead and ghouls I've killed before. They're a new type of ghoul."
"What?"
Aoko was slightly taken aback.
"Doesn't that mean...?"
"Exactly."
Eiji affirmed her guess.
"There are at least two city lord-level Dead Apostles in this city now!"