Chapter 87: He is your illegitimate child.
[one]
"...Hmm, so your process of saving the world, Sora'aki, was simply knocking out Zero and giving Akai another child...?"
"Something feels off, but that's definitely it." Morofushi Sora'aki nodded.
Morofushi Hiromitsu pressed his forehead, feeling a bit of a headache: "Hmm... it's a little messy. Give your older brother some time to sort out the information."
After pondering for a long time, Morofushi Hiromitsu spoke heavily, "Why did Akai have an extra child after knocking Zero unconscious?"
Morofushi Sora'aki: My brother's focus is always so strange.
[two]
Morofushi Hiromitsu seemed to have a big heart; regarding the mysterious events his younger brother mentioned, he only cared about two things.
"Will it pose a danger to you?" Morofushi Hiromitsu asked earnestly. "Are you having fun?"
"No." Morofushi Sora'aki replied earnestly, "And I'm very happy."
Morofushi Hiromitsu then smiled again and reached out to ruffle his younger brother's hair: "That's good."
"If you encounter any difficulties, please tell your brother anytime, okay?"
Morofushi Sora'aki nodded obediently.
"Besides that, do you get headaches lately?" Morofushi Hiromitsu was still concerned about this.
Morofushi Sora'aki thought for a moment and then said, "No, I just sometimes get confused, but I've never had a headache."
Whether it was the memory palace technique that came in handy or the help of the little stone, Morofushi Sora'aki has been in a pretty relaxed state lately.
Relieved, Morofushi Hiromitsu smiled and said, "But I'm also very curious about Akai's child. If anything fun happens later, please take me along, okay?"
Morofushi Sora'aki nodded, but Morofushi Hiromitsu never expected that his younger brother would keep his word. He had just agreed, and that very night, while he was sleeping, his younger brother personally sent him off from this world (literally).
[three]
Gender-Swapped World.
Miyano Shi crouched down, meeting the eyes of the shrunken Miyano Akemi. He himself wasn't actually very old, barely a teenager; the advantages of his mixed-race heritage were perfectly displayed on his face, his slightly curly brown hair falling over his forehead. He asked, "How old are you? What's your name?"
"...Miyano Akemi." Miyano Akemi replied. She was still somewhat unable to understand what was happening in front of her, and could only answer the question instinctively.
Miyano Shi looked up, his eyes conveying the message, "You still say this isn't your child?" Miyano Akemi didn't answer her age, but based on his experience, she was probably a 6-7 year old.
Miyano Shi calculated his brother's age. Seven or eight years ago... "Personally, I don't mind having another niece and brother."
"But I remember you only met Rye/Moroboshi last year."
Miyano Shi knew that his brother wasn't the kind of person who acted casually, so there must have been some unexpected incident that he didn't know about.
Miyano Shi calmly recalled, "So, it wasn't love at first sight for my brother, but rather some kind of connection from the past?"
Miyano Akira took a deep breath, then said helplessly, "Give me some time. I'll talk to this child first. You can go back now, Shi-kun."
"Oh." Miyano Shi nodded. "Then I'll come again tomorrow."
However, before leaving, Miyano Shi reminded him, "Remember to take precautions next time."
Miyano Akira: "...Shi-kun!"
After his younger brother, who always loved watching the drama unfold, left, Miyano Akira smiled gently and asked, "Akemi...may I call you that?"
He asked gently, "Can you tell me who your mother is?"
Miyano Akemi: ...Why don't you ask Dad? Do you also think I'm your child?
[Four]
Leaving aside the Miyano family's affairs for the moment, another protagonist in the Miyano family's internal discussions is currently sitting on the sofa in the safe house, treating her own wounds.
Just last night, she asked if there were any sisters of Scotch, almost sparking an internal fight within the whiskey group. Fortunately, the two women still had some brotherly affection and didn't take advantage of the situation.
There wasn't much food in the safe house, so Bourbon went to a convenience store. Scotch was sitting on the other side of the sofa, installing and inspecting a sniper rifle, though she was probably actually monitoring her.
Rye didn't care much about it. Even though it was to keep her upper body cool while treating her wounds, she didn't feel shy or embarrassed.
After she finished treating her wounds and put on a short, loose-fitting top again, Bourbon returned with a convenience store dinner meal.
As the three of them sat peacefully at the coffee table in front of the sofa, preparing to have dinner (or a late-night snack), some noises suddenly came from the room where Scotch was staying.
The three people, who had seemed quite ordinary before, suddenly turned sharp and looked at the room of Scotch.
As they approached, the door was opened from the inside.
"Where exactly is this place...?" Before Morofushi Hiromitsu could finish his sentence, he received a huge gift the moment he pushed open the door.
Almost the instant the attack arrived, Morofushi Hiromitsu reacted accordingly. After instinctively blocking it, he met a pair of familiar purplish-gray droopy eyes.
These eyes were gentler than the ones he remembered, and when they saw him, a hint of surprise appeared in their drooping eyes.
Morofushi Hiromitsu: ...Zero?!
Morofushi Hiromitsu almost instinctively stopped, and then he was subdued by the three women.
Morofushi Hiromitsu: "..."
Bourbon squinted, pressing down on him, and whispered, "What's your purpose?"
Morofushi Hiromitsu gave a wry smile: "...Could you give me a chance to explain?"
Scotch reached out and touched his face, confirming there were no signs of makeup or disguise, then nodded to Bourbon: "It's the real face."
Once Rye was certain that the two of them could control the familiar-looking man, he voluntarily released her grip and stepped back a little, then hesitated before asking, "Scotch, how many brothers and sisters do you have?"
Scotch: "..." I only have one sister, really.
[five]
Actually, when Sora'aki explained it to him, Morofushi Hiromitsu only believed half of it. Mainly because even as the older brother, Morofushi Hiromitsu sometimes struggled to keep up with his younger brother's thought process; Sora'aki's understanding was sometimes quite different from that of normal people.
But this skepticism vanished upon seeing the three ladies before him; Morofushi Hiromitsu realized he had misunderstood his brother. His brother was telling the truth!
Speaking of which, Akai, you really did undergo gender reassignment surgery... no, you were influenced by your younger brother—so are we all women in this world?
Morofushi Hiromitsu was tied up, and his bitter smile became more pronounced. He faced three women with dangerous auras. One looked very much like him, almost like a twin, and the other looked almost exactly like his dear childhood friend, except that she was not as tall as his childhood friend and had softer facial features.
Morofushi Hiromitsu: "If I said I didn't know, would you believe me?"
Then he saw the three women's faces, which were more or less mocking smiles.
Morofushi Hiromitsu sighed.
From their way of addressing each other, Morofushi Hiromitsu could not determine the names they were using, so he turned his attention to the green-eyed woman with waist-length black hair in front of him.
"Please give me a chance to explain, Akai."
Rye, whose real name is Akai Shuu: "...!"
The other two ladies who heard this surname were speechless.
Bourbon immediately narrowed his eyes: "...Akai? What do you mean?"
Scotch: "Isn't your name Moroboshi Dai?"
Morofushi Hiromitsu made an exaggerated expression of sudden realization: "Ah, sorry, you can pretend I didn't say anything."
Bourbon felt that the expression on the man's face was somewhat familiar—wasn't that the same expression her childhood friend always had when she was playing pranks?
Scotch, however, recalled for a moment: "I remember, that boy called you Shuu-nee back then... right?"
"Akai...Shuu?" Scotch squinted and called out the name.
Rye was tired, and Rye didn't want to talk.
Rye: "Why did you believe him so easily?"
"And Scotch, his appearance...you should also give an explanation, shouldn't you?" Rye countered.
Scotch decisively retorted, "There are plenty of people in the world who look alike. Didn't you ask me today if I had any sisters? Maybe the person you met is a relative!"
The Male Scotch retorted righteously, "Who has a family involved in organized crime?!"
Rye was speechless.
[six]
Morofushi Sora'aki felt like he had forgotten something, so he decided to try to recall it.
He has now packaged up Miyano Akemi from the [Partial Faction Reversal World] and sent her to the [Gender-Swapped World]. In his plan, to avoid the other three people offending the Grim Reaper, he simply decided to knock out and shrink those three guys who, in a sense, also affect the maintenance of the world and send them over.
However, since Morofushi Sora'aki only had two hands, he decided to attack two of them first.
He carried the shrunken children on one shoulder and then dialed the phone numbers of Hagiwara Kenmi and Matsuda Jinko in the "Gender-Swapped World".
"Hello, I want to call the police."
After a long silence on the other end, Hagiwara Kenmi said in a hoarse voice with an extremely complicated tone, "Um, Sora'aki-chan, could you check what time it is?"
Morofushi Sora'aki glanced at it and replied, "3:30 a.m.
Hagiwara Kenmi was almost in tears: "That's right, it's already three o'clock, and I have to go to work tomorrow!"
I was just woken up by Morofushi Sora'aki to pick up an injured and escaped criminal. After finally getting over that, I got another phone call. Doesn't he know that girls need beauty sleep?
She continued, "If it's not something serious, can we talk about it tomorrow?"
Then she heard Morofushi Sora'aki say, "But I saw your illegitimate child."
Hagiwara Kenmi, who was still half asleep: "..."
Then Morofushi Sora'aki hung up the phone, took a picture, and sent it over.
In the darkness, Hagiwara Kenmi opened the photos sent to her phone. Looking at the two familiar faces in the photos, all her drowsiness vanished in an instant.
Seeing that familiar curly hair and those familiar features, Hagiwara Kenmi got out of bed and dialed the number back without hesitation. Without giving Morofushi Sora'aki a chance to speak, she said, "Give me the address, I'll be there in five minutes!"