Wiping the tears from the corners of her eyes, Ichika spoke in a sorrowful voice, looking as though she was about to righteously eliminate a member of the family.
The moment she finished speaking, Nakano Yu raised his hand and firmly flicked Ichika on the forehead. Immediately afterward, the young man's annoyed voice could be heard:
"Ichika, don't talk nonsense. Eucliwood is just a necromancer I... happened to meet by chance. Right now she has nowhere to go, so I brought her home."
"Hmm~ Huh? What did you just say, Yu?"
Ichika held her head after being flicked by Nakano Yu, looking aggrieved, but when she heard the girl's identity from Nakano Yu's mouth, she suddenly froze, and her eyes lit up as she excitedly looked at Eucliwood behind Nakano Yu.
Ichika's reaction obviously made Eucliwood feel a little embarrassed. Even Eucliwood, whose emotions had not fluctuated much for a long time and who was not easily affected, could not help but move closer to Nakano Yu.
"Eucliwood is a necromancer, but she carries magical power. Everything she says becomes reality because of the influence of her magical power. Because she's afraid of hurting others, Eucliwood doesn't speak easily."
Nakano Yu lightly nodded his head, explaining Eucliwood's current situation.
"Eh? Words becoming reality? That sounds incredible, but... wouldn't that be very painful?"
Hearing that, Ichika looked at Eucliwood, who was hiding behind Nakano Yu, with surprise. But while speaking, she suddenly realized something, and a trace of pity appeared in the way she looked at Eucliwood.
In Ichika's opinion, turning words into reality was very powerful, because if you wanted something, you only needed to say it and it would come true. But then she thought about how people always carried emotions within themselves, and sometimes spoke without thinking.
If in anger you said something terrible to someone close to you, like "Go to hell" or "I never want to see you again," when that became reality, you truly would never see them again.
Maybe at first it would not feel like much, but the calmness after impulse, and the change in the habits of the people around you, were exactly what was most fatal.
Just like when Nakano Reina passed away while they were still young, their father, Nakano Maruo, behaved with a cold expression, neither crying nor smiling, like a cold machine.
But Ichika knew, she had seen it. That night, when Nakano Maruo returned home late, he subconsciously called out their mother's name, but no one answered him.
At that moment, Nakano Maruo cried very painfully. Ichika had never told anyone about this. It was Nakano Maruo's secret as a father, and also his most vulnerable side as a father that could not be revealed.
Probably because of that, this child had chosen not to speak, but instead remain mute.
"Hello, my name is Eucliwood Hellscythe, and I am..."
At that moment, Eucliwood held out her small notebook to Ichika, and on the paper was a line of tiny handwriting.
With just one glance, Ichika felt that something was wrong. She raised her head toward the girl and saw that she was motionlessly looking at Nakano Yu. Only after a long moment did Ichika speak to remind him:
"I'm telling you, Yu, it seems she still doesn't know your name."
"Haven't I introduced myself yet?"
Hearing Ichika's words, Nakano Yu finally reacted, looked at Eucliwood, and asked.
Seeing Nakano Yu like this, Eucliwood calmly nodded her head. Although she showed nothing on the surface, her vigilance toward Nakano Yu inexplicably relaxed a little.
Eucliwood was not the type of person who judged someone's character only by appearance, but after everything that had just happened, she felt that Nakano Yu truly would not harm her.
"Oh, I was so focused on how to solve the problem with Eucliwood's magical power that I didn't get the chance to introduce myself."
Seeing Eucliwood nod, Nakano Yu finally realized it. He had talked with Eucliwood for so long, yet he truly had not said his name, but it still was not too late to introduce himself.
Thinking about that, Nakano Yu formally introduced himself to Eucliwood:
"My name is Yu. Eucliwood can call me whatever she wants. This is Ichika."
"Hello there. If you don't mind, you can call me big sister~"
Ichika smiled and waved at Eucliwood, trying to appear as friendly as possible.
However, when he heard Ichika's words, the corner of Nakano Yu's mouth inexplicably lifted.
Eucliwood was a necromancer from the Underworld. How long she had lived, honestly, Nakano Yu could not clearly remember, but one thing was certain: Eucliwood could easily be Nakano Maruo's grandmother, and now Ichika was trying to be her big sister.
Faced with the kindness radiating from Ichika, Eucliwood was secretly happy, but she did not dare show her emotions. She could only calmly nod her head, then, as if remembering something, quickly took out her notebook and drew a cute smiling face before handing it to Ichika.
Looking at the cute smiling face, Ichika was stunned for a moment, then smiled, though there was also a little sadness in her smile.
As a girl, Ichika's maternal instincts were extremely prone to overflowing, especially when she saw a girl like Eucliwood, who existed only in novels and carried a tragic fate, Ichika could not control herself even more.
"Alright, Eucliwood is older than Ichika. Stop standing at the entrance already, hurry inside and sit down."
Rubbing Ichika on the head, Nakano Yu helplessly said.
"Oh, oh."
Coming back to her senses, Ichika walked over to Eucliwood and generously led her toward the living room, not forgetting to urge Nakano Yu to cook:
"You can safely leave Eucliwood to me, Yuu, hurry and make dinner! I'm hungry."
"Yes, yes, yes."
Seeing Ichika like that, Nakano Yu smiled and waved his hand, then walked past the living room and directly entered the kitchen.
In the kitchen, Nakano Yu took vegetables out of the refrigerator, along with eggs, meat, and some seafood. After preparing all the ingredients, Nakano Yu raised his hand and controlled the Wind to begin preparing dinner.
Because he had the Wind, the amount of time Nakano Yu spent cooking was greatly reduced. With the help of the Wind, Nakano Yu could do multiple things at once, so his speed naturally increased.
However, after using the Wind to begin frying the dishes for tonight's meal, Nakano Yu did not remain idle. Instead, he used Peeping Eye.
Nakano Yu wanted to know how to solve the problem with Eucliwood's magical power.
When he brought Eucliwood home, Nakano Yu had secretly tried using Cut Through to sever the suppressed and rampaging magical power within Eucliwood.
In fact, Nakano Yu's Cut Through truly could sever that magical power, but at the same time, a problem appeared.
Namely, the magical power within Eucliwood was not constant, but continuously regenerated itself.
After Nakano Yu severed a small part of the magical power within Eucliwood, that severed part would regenerate again after a short period of time.
The regeneration speed was not very fast, but it represented one thing: using Cut Through could not completely cure Eucliwood; it could only temporarily prevent the magical power from harming her.
There was no other way; Nakano Yu could only seek the answer to his question from Peeping Eye.
Peeping Eye naturally did not disappoint Nakano Yu. Along with a slight pain in his eyes and brain, Nakano Yu finally learned how to solve the problem with Eucliwood's magical power.
It was just that... Eucliwood herself probably would not agree to that solution.
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