After Rudolph also entered the room, the two of them looked at each other.
More than twenty years had passed since the last time the two stood together in this room.
And during that time... The two, looking at each other, didn't speak.
They just looked at each other.
After more than ten seconds of silence, Tokai Nature finally couldn't hold back.
"No matter how much you look, I won't turn back into how I was then, or do you prefer me from that time, you pedophile?"
Facing Tokai Nature's pointing and accusing, Rudolph just shook her head: "No."
Seeing Rudolph's response, Tokai Nature took a step forward, and in a posture closer to Rudolph, asked the other party: "Then what are you looking at?"
"I'm looking at you."
"That's unexpectedly disgusting, those words."
"And I'm also looking at Tokai."
"Eh!"
Rudolph's sudden words made Tokai Shizen freeze for a second, then she silently turned her head.
Looking at Tokai Shizen's reaction, Rudolph just took a deep breath.
After her nasal cavity was filled with the smell of a room that hadn't been ventilated for a long time, Rudolph spoke again: "Ever since that incident happened."
"I always thought about the possibility of reconciling with Tokai, but in the end, I could only get an impossible result."
Rudolph said this, looking at Tokai Shizen, and then continued: "After all, I did such a thing; it's basically impossible to return to the way things were before."
Rudolph's words were heavy and subtle.
This made it impossible for Tokai Shizen to interject.
After all, Tokai Shizen had witnessed most of what happened with Tokai, and it must be said that after those events occurred...
Even after Rudolph apologized...
The fact that Tokai was still willing to see Rudolph was due to Tokai's good nature.
If it were Tokai Shizen, she wouldn't even mention seeing Rudolph, let alone go to see her.
Thinking of this, Tokai Shizen just looked at the other party with dead fish eyes: "So you knew you went too far."
"Yes, precisely because I realized that, I went so far."
Rudolph did not deny Tokai Shizen's slightly accusatory words; she just responded frankly.
Then she continued: "However, perhaps not everything can be used…"
"Eh, don't say that. Tokai's brain was messed up for not accepting your money. If it were me, I would definitely have taken it."
Rudolph's words made Tokai Shizen a little embarrassed.
After all, Tokai, no matter what, appeared because of herself, so when she saw that for some reason, she hadn't accepted Rudolph's sincere apology...
Tokai Shizen genuinely considered dealing with her.
You know, that was several hundred million yen before Japan's economic bubble had fully grown.
It was more than enough to buy a few houses.
Tokai actually said she didn't want it and just let it go.
And looking at Tokai Shizen's pained expression...
Rudolph just showed a slight smile: "Will she accept it now?"
"I don't know, probably not."
Saying this, Tokai Shizen sighed: "I don't know what's wrong with her head."
Seeing Tokai Shizen's tone of hating that iron can't be made into steel, Rudolph was silent for a few seconds, then asked another question: "What about you?"
"Me, of course…"
Before she could finish her sentence, Tokai Shizen saw Rudolph's serious gaze.
Facing the other party's extremely serious gaze...
Tokai Shizen just lowered her head: "…No."
Hearing this answer, Rudolph just closed her eyes, then reopened them.
Her crystal-purple eyes held something Tokai Shizen could not understand.
And looking at Rudolph like this, Tokai Shizen just thought for a few seconds, then picked out a suitable sentence from her memory bank: "Are you ascending to heaven?"
"No, I just realized some things."
Saying this, Rudolph walked behind Tokai Shizen, and then gave the response she should have: "Shizen."
"Hmm?"
Rudolph lifted Tokai Shizen directly and said the words Tokai Shizen had said to her a few days ago: "About meeting you…"
"I'm very happy."
"Whether it was before, or now, it's all…"
"Very happy, very happy…"
Her words did not carry joy like Tokai Shizen's.
Her words carried sadness.
Rudolph's words made Tokai Shizen freeze for a second.
Then, she noticed something.
"You knew…"
"Hmm… I felt it before you picked me up."
Saying this, Rudolph slightly turned her head so that Tokai Shizen couldn't see her expression: "I could only fully confirm it today, after all, you've been sleeping for a little too long…"
"Is that so…"
Tokai Shizen didn't say much about Rudolph's words, after all, that was the truth.
She just reached out and turned Rudolph's face towards herself, then she spoke again: "Then, don't tell anyone else, okay?"
"It's good that they don't know about this. Anyway, most of them only know Tokai."
This was the most difficult choice Rudolph faced.
But she still responded:
"…Okay, I will."
"Hmm, will you be able to take good care of Tokai for me then? She has several troublesome Uma Musume around her."
"I know…"
Her voice already carried a slight sob, but she continued to answer: "It's Chiaki and Maruzen, right?"
"Mhm, it's those two. The others don't have any problems for now, but Tokai doesn't know how to refuse those two, so…"
"I know…"
After seeing the other party's response, Tokai Shizen spoke again: "Can you put me down?"
"Hmm…"
With her feet on the ground again, Tokai Shizen looked at Rudolph, then gently clapped her hands on the other party's face.
A not-so-loud sound rang out:
"Alright, don't be like this. I don't even care, so what are you still caring about?"
Saying this, Tokai Shizen raised her hands, poked her face with two index fingers, and then spoke again: "You're back here, can't you be a little happier?"
"This is an invitation from your cute childhood friend who fell from the sky, you know~"
Looking at Tokai Shizen poking her face with her fingers, Rudolph just took a deep breath, then suppressed the emotions in her heart.
Then, she looked at Tokai Shizen, and responded with a slightly trembling but almost normal voice:
"Hmm, indeed, I should be happier."
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