āIt was created by fusing Halās duplicate ānucleusā with the ānucleusā of āQuarthāā¦?ā Um, does that mean that heās not [Hal] himself? ā
Thatās right. Halās body is divided⦠so you can call her a child.
Kids⦠well, thatās what happens, right? My senses somehow feel like clones.
If my clone were created, I would call it a son. I feel closer to my brothers.
But she has a memory of Hal, right?
āYes. It looks like that Hal over there has planted his memories on her.ā I just woke up yesterday, and your memories and emotions seem to have come forward. Yesterdayās girl is not her natural personality. ā
āWait a minute. I donāt know anymoreā¦ā
Hal planted the memories? Original personality? Thatās confusing.
āI mean, is that like a double personality?ā
āDual personality⦠yes, it might be close to that.ā
Eternity came out to me in a clamorous manner, and I was given an easy-to-understand metaphor. Dual personality. Well, I guess I know a little bit about that.
āShe doesnāt seem to really know who she is either. Itās becoming unstable, like Halās memory.ā
I glanced at Hal sitting next to Melās explanation. Certainly, unlike yesterdayās calm (before meeting Ende), I could see a restless, anxious complexion somewhere. I wonder if this is his personality.
Itās a bad way to say it, but was Hal trying to use this child to sum up the [Crystalline Realm [Freisia]]?
āYes, but that didnāt happen. This is because the coup took place before this child was fully awakened. The few remaining militants like Gila suddenly attacked Halās camp. Hal was afraid that the power of this child would pass over there, and he transferred his memories and made the crystal beast follow my sound of life as an escortā¦..ā
I wonder why it appeared in the world of the future⦠āIn the future, did you unlock [Prison], which seals the sound of Melās life?
But why did you say that� [Because you knew this would happen]?
āThen weāll fit inā¦ā
What happened to Hal after that?
āI donāt know. She had only so many memoriesā¦ā
Mel gave a sore expression. My brother may be dead. Thatās depressing.
āHowever, no matter what happened, I threw away [Crystal Realm [Freudia]].ā I donāt deserve to be in that world right now. ā
Mel says something like that. Itās my home, I suppose. Maybe you should worry a little more? I thought, but Mel left the [Crystal Realm] [Frazia] with such determination. Iām sure it is now.
āSo⦠what do we do with her?ā
āI think Iāll take it back if I canā¦ā
āEndemuon is the problemā
āAhhā¦ā
Lise told me not to look up to heaven. [M]
It is more obvious than the sight of fire that I will be like yesterday when I let him meet Ende.
After all, itās too pathetic to say that Ende is the only one who lives apart.
āCanāt you just hit me like you did when you were Nay and make me do it by hand?ā
āEven I was patient with Mel at that time, but I would have liked to hit you even harder.ā Thatās how youāll never get up again. ā
Thatās how Nay talks about his mood at the time. āNo, how much I resented youā¦ā
But thatās not the case now, is it?
āWell, well⦠I think the food he makes is delicious, and I think heās a attentive man who notices the detailsā¦ā
In response to Melās words, Ney shrugs his teeth and answers badly. āThis one has softened a lotā¦ā āI wish Hal would do the sameā¦ā
āI guess Iāll just have to get used to it a little bitā¦ā
āFirst of all, I need to tell you not to attack meā¦ā
Even at home, I felt sorry for Ende. You donāt have to hate it, so I think itās better to stop just having a murderous intent.
āWell, Iāll leave it to you.ā By the way, is it okay for her name to remain āHalā? ā
Itās a different person to have memories of Melās brother, Hal. I think you should read it under a different name.
Thatās right. I think thatās fine when the personality of [Hal] comes out, but I was wondering if I needed this childās original name.
ā⦠am I not [Hal]?ā
[Hal] looked up at Mel with anxious eyes.
āItās okay. Even if youāre not āHalā, youāre like my niece, so I wonāt kick you out.ā You can stay here forever. ā
āā¦ā¦ Wait a minute. Something like a niece? Eh?ā
I felt something catching Melās words and accidentally pinched her mouth. No, itās like my younger brotherās child, so itās a āniece-like thingā that suits me, in words.
Iām caught in the middle of ānieceā.
Mel smiles bitterly when she realizes my question. [M]
āYesterday, I put this girl I noticed in the bath and found outā¦ā
āIt was a girl.ā
Lise continues Melās words. Seriously?
No, I certainly didnāt think it looked like a girl. Since [Hal] ās personality had emerged, I thought he was completely a boyā¦
So, from the standpoint, will it be Halās daughter, Melās niece?
āI guess the dominant species will also take a bathā¦ā
But if you were to create the next ruling species on your own, wouldnāt you be the same as your parents?
āIs it because I fused the core of [Quarth]ā¦?ā I donāt know where it is. ā
Well, if the kernels of āQuarthā are fused, isnāt it a stand-alone thing?
However, the girlās body contains the character of a man, [Hal]. Isnāt that tough?
āThere is originally no gender disparity in Freise, so especiallyā¦ā
Thatās right. This race has nothing to do with men or women⦠Itās just that homosexuality is disadvantageous when it comes to fusion when making children. It seems that thereās hardly anything lustful about what I heard sneakily from Endeā¦
āAnyway, this child who has a different personality than āHalā also needs a name.ā
Then āLilā is better for āLiseā and āMelā
āWait! Then āMelā and āNayā would be better!ā
Lise and Ney began to fight over Melās proposal. āNo, itās not your childrenā¦ā
āLilā¦?ā
When I said āLilā or āMayā, the name that seemed to be a combination of the two leaked from the mouth of the person who was trying to name it.
āLil⦠itās not bad.ā Would you be willing to give it to Lyle as long as youāre okay with it? ā
When Mel asked her that, she nodded tinyly. Lil. Well, itās easy to call, isnāt it?
āGreetings, Lil. I greeted [Hal] yesterday, but I am the king of this country, Mochizuki Winter Night.ā If you have any problems, Iāll talk to you. ā
Lil nodded to my words. Youāre a silent girl. I feel like Iām close to Elna among my children. No, when [Hal] ās personality comes out, it feels different again.
āMy name is Mochizuki.ā Ahh⦠heās like a relative of His Majesty the Prince. ā
Everyone here, with the exception of Lyle, knows that Eternity came from the future, but because of the troublesome explanation, he decided to pass it through his relatives.
I mean, technically, Lil came from the future, too.
āIām going to talk about Lilās power as a [Quarce]ā¦ā¦ā
That jewel Freise that Lyle presumably createdā¦ā¦ āQuarthā. Whether we can properly control it. Thatās the problem.
It would be terrible if they were to appear all over the town. If the people are in danger, they shall not be regarded as rulers of the land.
āAccording to [Hal], that power wonāt trigger unless it feels life-threatening at the moment.ā If you are worried, I think you can seal the sound of this childās life just as we do. It seems that if the order does not arrive in the ground, the quarce will not be born. ā
Danger of life? Was it self-defense?
Hmm, surely if the guard crystal beast dies and is left in the woods with the beast wandering around in a nuclear state, it will be in danger.
Those Qarths only hunted the beasts around them. I was only devoted to protecting Lyle. I donāt think Iām going to run around on my ownā¦
However, since there was a possibility, Mel was right to use [Prison] to seal off the sound of life.
Reject Liil and create a barrier around the nucleus in her body that only blocks the sound of life. This shouldnāt give birth to the Quarth.
But when this happens, itās not a quotient. We need to protect ourselves.
Thatās what Nay thinks.
Yesterday, that combat skill that was fighting Ende belonged to [Hal]. Originally, he wasnāt a good fit for combat, but he put a wheel around it and said Liil didnāt have the strength to fight.
āIn the first place, Liil was born to lead a fighting force calledā Quarce ā.ā To be sealed is to be sealed with limbs. ā
āYou have the ability to be a Freys, right?ā like using your hand as a sword. ā
āWell, I guess I can do that⦠but I canāt help myself.ā
I donāt think itās that dangerous if we donāt get out of town. I thought it was overprotective, but I kept it out of my mouth.
Lyle is, so to speak, an exile from the world we abandoned. For them, it may be like guilt.
āFor now, Iāll leave Liil to you.ā Please donāt let me do anything dangerous. ā
āAll right. Thank you, Winter Night.ā
In this case, it means ādangerā to Brunhilde, not ādangerā to Liil.
āAnyway, one thing settledā¦?ā No, thereās something about Lyle and Ende, but Iād like you to take care of it because itās a family situation.
Eventually, with Alice returning from Ladiesā Education, everyone in the Freys family left.
āHmm⦠well, Iām glad it didnāt become an important [treat].ā
When I got tired and leaked into the sofa, I put my hand on my chin so that Eternity could think about it.
ā⦠I think Alice seemed a little strange.ā Was the education of the ladies strict today? ā
āI see? It looked normalā¦ā
As far as I can see, it seemed like the usual Alice. I felt a little weak, but even Alice is not high-stressed all the time.
Did you break your stomach?
āāā
My God, Alice came to the castle that night. Whatās going on in the middle of the night, anyway?
āI ran away from homeā¦ā
āHuh!?ā
Alice muttered that, and at the same time my own smartphone called me. Oh, itās just from Mel. Good timing.
āYes, hello.ā
Winter Night? Perhaps Alice hasnāt been there?
āOh, Iām coming.ā Whatās going on, whatās going on? ā
āThatāsā¦ā¦ā
According to Mel, Mel was too concerned about Lil, so Alice woke up and ran out of the house.
Huh? Thatās why you ran awayā¦
Excuse me, could you stay here today? I think now Alice is being so stubborn as wellā¦ā¦ ā
Well, I didnāt mind. I was always worried when I saw that the energetic Alice was wrinkled between her brows and her mouth was in the shape of a letter.
Sitting on the sofa, Alice looked quite unhappy, but she still held her eternal arm and grabbed it like a pillow.
In the meantime, I told Yumina and the others what I heard from Mel.
āHaha⦠youāve been so nervous because Mel and the others care about Lil.ā
āHmmm⦠but I donāt think thereās anyone that Lil can rely on, so I donāt think thereās anything I can do about itā¦ā
Mel and I didnāt plan on making Alice play with our claws. I was just trying to help a child thrown out of this world by myself.
Darling, itās impossible for a child to understand that much.
āIs that soā¦ā
āI think youāll understand if you stay forever, but I wonder if itās my parentsā negligenceā¦ā
āThereās always something about having siblings.ā I donāt know if itās winter nights. ā
āI know. Iāve been praised by my older brother, and Iāve cried with regret.ā
Hilda nodded at Elseās words. Huh? Is there so much? āI certainly didnāt have any brothersā¦ā
I have a sister now, but I donāt know how she feels because she doesnāt live with me.
āI also understand [I].ā even compared to onee-sama⦠ā
āAhh⦠my dear brotherā¦ā
Whoa, Lou and the Yaichi faction, too.
āI have a younger brother, but Iāve never felt like that before.ā
āHmm⦠maybe you donāt feel that far away from your age.ā
Lindsay answered Suuās question with a bitter smile.
Me and Yumina, Sue, Sakura, and Lean donāt have brothers and sisters who are close to their age, so I donāt really know. No, Alice and Lil arenāt sisters either. It looks like a cousin [cousin].
āAhh, but compared to Sister Yumina, Iāve felt a bit confused.ā I see, thatās how it feels. ā
Huh? With me?
Sue said that she had been compared to Yumina by other aristocrats at a party between aristocrats, and she felt uninteresting at that time.
Sue and Yumina were cousins too. It would have been comparable. Did you go to the Understanding Faction?
āI donāt think Iām comparing Alice and Lil, so I think itās a little differentā¦ā
āThe point is jealousy.ā I wonder if it feels like Iāve taken my parentsā love from meā¦? ā
Leanne makes such an analysis. I see, youāre jealous.
The previous story is also suitable for the affection of other siblings, and the anxiety that it may not be suitable for you, and the envy for your siblings, is it that kind of thing?
Iām getting a little worried too. āAm I putting my love into my childrenā¦?ā
Well, well, anyway, Iām talking about Alice now. I think youāll understand if you talk about it because youāre an honest girlā¦
When I tried to talk to Alice, I was pulled back by Yuminaās sleeve. Huh? What the hellā¦?
Does Alice hate Lyle?
āā¦ā¦ I donāt hate it any more than you doā
So what are you angry about?
ā⦠I donāt knowā
On the sofa, Alice talks to Yuuki. Yumina said to me, āImagine! āIāve been sending my gaze. You want me to leave you to it?
āLil came to this world where there was only one person who knew about it. If it werenāt for Grandma Tokie, we might have done the same. I wonder if sheās still worried.ā
ā¦ā¦ā¦ā¦ā¦ā¦
āIs Alice mad at herself now?ā I couldnāt be gentle with Lyle like that. I hit Mel and the others with frustration. I canāt forgive myself, but I donāt know what to do⦠is that it? ā
āā¦ā¦ hitā¦ā¦ How can you know that forever?ā
Aliceās face turned bright red as she said that and smiled for a long time. What a smart choice of words⦠āNo, youāre really my sonā¦?ā
āThereās a difference between my father and the cloudsā¦ā
Thatās right, itās my son!
āI donāt want you to learn that careā¦ā
Behind me, Else, Yumina, and Yaesu all talk about what they want. No, I donāt want it to be the normal standard. I think most of the men in the world are on the same level as me, right?⦠isnāt that right?
āIāve said terrible things to my mothersā¦ā
āItās for everyone to say something thatās not in their mind. Even I sometimes throw terrible words at Silver.ā
{Huh? Itās not even in my heartā¦? Sometimesā¦? ā
Silverās voice of doubt was heard from Silver on his waist, but as soon as Gu Yu smiled and gently stretched out his hand to the handle, the silver demon sword fell silent.
āIf you do something bad, you can apologize.ā Mel and the others forgive me. ā
āLiil tooā¦?ā
āIām sure Lil will forgive you, too.ā Arenāt you like your cousins? [M] Besides, they are still newborns. Alice has to teach you a lot as a sister. ā
āOnee-chan? Iām your sisterā¦?ā
As the flowers bloomed, Aliceās face flushed. I just said I didnāt realize it.
Since Alice is from the future, is she going to be younger? I thought so, but I didnāt say it to my mouth. No, because Liil is from the future, isnāt it wrong?
Alice!
Thinking about the lack of such benefits, Van! and opened the balcony window, and Ende jumped in.
Youā¦! Donāt come in through the window!? Come through the front door! Thereās still a gap between our guards at Castleā¦!
āHey, I thought you were supposed to be staying with Alice today?ā
āI was the only one who came here because I was worried!ā I wonāt let you in the house anyway! Iāll stay too! ā
āMy dadās with meā¦ā āNo, I donāt mind because I have a spare roomā¦ā
āAlice, your father will be with you all day.ā
āIām going home. Iām sorry, Dad.ā
Huh?
Leaving Ende alone, who had spoken out in the distance, Alice turned to me and bowed.
āLadies and gentlemen, Iām sorry for the disturbance!ā Iām going home! See you soon! ā
As usual, Alice jumped off the balcony and left.
Yes, you should remember that your father and daughter, Oko, use the door. [M]
āHey, Alice!?ā
Ende also leaves the balcony to chase Alice. Thatās why I opened the doorā¦!
ā⦠well, did you manage to settle down?ā
āMaybe. Iāll just have to solve the problem inside Alice.ā
Eternity grows tremendously with the feeling that it is reeking.
āSomehow, youāre used to itā¦ā
āWell, when you have so many sisters, you often act as an arbiter.ā
āAh, thatās how you get used to itā¦ā Is it my part of the blame that my son got used to women like this?
It must have been a necessary skill for a family full of women to spend their time without the waves⦠ā
I stroked my eternal head at the thought of my son. [M]
Immediately Don! and Yumina pushed me and took away my role. Iāll sew.