No.
Absolutely not let them know I liked being petted by Shai, especially now that I was being petted by Shai.
I crouched down, avoided Shai's hand, and rushed to the blanket at the end of the seat, pulled it open, covered myself from head to toe, and squatted down to hide myself, wrapping myself into a ball.
"?!" x3
"Mores!" Kikyo was pulling my blanket, "Child, what are you doing?!"
"..." I tightly gripped the blanket and refused to let go.
The blanket was subjected to an additional pull, and judging by the direction and strength, excluding Shai, it had to be Illumi.
The original work mentioned that the main gate of the Zoldyck family was called the "Gate of Trials," and there were seven of them. The smallest gate weighed two tons, and the weight doubled successively. To enter the family gate, one had to have the strength to push open at least one "Gate of Trials."
A regular blanket, under a pull of tons of force, was obviously no match for it and immediately turned into strips of cloth, no longer able to hide my flushed face.
My abnormal behavior and complexion made Kikyo feel like she was facing a great enemy. She grabbed my shoulders and sternly questioned, "What exactly do you like most about Dad?!!!!!!"
Seeing Kikyo's extreme reaction, the heat on my face intensified. I reluctantly mouthed, "Pet... pet..."
"Pet what?!" Kikyo's electronic eyes' red light suddenly extinguished, which was more terrifying than the frantic flashing red light when she was angry. "Pet where?!"
What do you mean "pet where"? I didn't know what Kikyo was thinking. In any case, if I didn't tell her everything, Shai would face social death before turning thirty.
"...Petting my head," I chose kindness, sacrificing my own dignity to give Shai a way out.
"That's it?" Kikyo patted my head. "...That's it?"
"..." I nodded.
"Mors, it must be because I don't pet your head enough that you like Dad more?!" Kikyo said sourly, hugged me, and patted my head as she spoke. "Honestly! If you like being petted, you can tell Mom! Mom can pet your head every day!"
No, it's not like that. The reason is a bit complicated. I'm not a nurturing game where petting your head increases favorability. Besides, even in a nurturing game, there's a limit to the daily increase in favorability.
The weather was quite dry today. I felt that if Kikyo kept petting my head, my hair would generate static electricity.
While contemplating how to persuade Kikyo not to overdo the head-petting, another hand appeared on my head. It was small; it was Illumi's.
"..." If I hadn't been held by Kikyo and unable to escape, I would never have let this little brat put his hand on my head.
"If you pet my head..." Illumi blinked at me. "Sister, won't you think I'm a bad person anymore?"
Given that Shai and Kikyo were present, I couldn't directly say the word "scram." So, I bared my teeth at Illumi, expressing my displeasure in a way that only Illumi could see.
"..." Illumi ran his hand against the direction of my hair growth, messing it up.
"!" Unable to break free from Kikyo's embrace, I glared at Illumi.
Kikyo reluctantly let go of me only when my hair started to generate static electricity from the petting. She also promised to satisfy my hobby of being petted every day. httpδ:/m.kuAisugg.nět
No way! Just occasionally would be enough! I'm not as desperate as you think!
"Then let's continue with the questions," Kikyo looked at Shai. "Oh, sorry, dear, where were we?"
"No need, everything that needed to be said has been said," Shai replied. "The remaining time is for rest. The children need to maintain their strength to accept the punishment."
Although the reason for the end of the Q&A session was not pleasant, it was good to end it sooner. I breathed a sigh of relief.
As soon as the airship reached Kukuroo Mountain, I reported to Kikyo that I would be away for half an hour, as I wanted to check something in the back mountain.
Yes, if I could confirm whether the place where I buried the hawk had been disturbed, I would know if the feather pen Illumi took out in the game was mine.
When burying the hawk, I didn't make any marks to prevent others from finding it. I also didn't plan to pay respects regularly, so my memory of the location wasn't very accurate. Following the path I usually took to the back mountain, and digging under several trees, I couldn't find the cardboard box I had buried.
No, I remember it was around here!
Time was of the essence. The half-hour I had requested passed quickly. My hands covered in mud, I found nothing and looked around in bewilderment.
"Mors, time's up, you need to go receive your punishment," Kikyo said. "Don't worry, I'll have someone help you find what you're looking for."
Knowing the purpose of the game's assessment, yet slaughtering indiscriminately; harboring murderous intent towards his own brother again; picking up food from the ground at random; and deliberately mouthing off to Kikyo and cutting off his long hair.
The consequence for the four offenses was severe.
I won't describe in detail how severe it was, but I ended up in bed for two full days before I could get up.
The only consolation was that when I was able to get out of bed, Kikyo told me that the item had been dug up.
Because they were worried that I might do something rash due to my severe injuries, they told me the news a day later.
Upon careful inspection, everything in the cardboard box was still there... Could I have wronged Illumi? Was he not as insane as I thought?
No, I will not apologize to Illumi! The reason my hawk was buried in the ground was because of Illumi!
It was my oversight; I should have completely destroyed the evidence.
To be safe, I personally threw the cardboard box into the garbage incinerator and watched it turn into ashes.
This way, it's fine.
This way, it's fine.
This way, no one will ever be able to take it away again.