"This video was sent to me by my old friend. Her husband is a diplomat from Britannia, and this video was recorded by her husband on the Faroe Islands. At first, she was just curious, but she did not expect it to really be Yu-sama. Such divine power truly inspires awe, and he is even respected as a new god on the Faroe Islands."
Seeing Nakano Yu admit it, Tachibana Chika nodded and explained the origin of the video.
At first, Tachibana Chika did not think that Nakano Yu was the cause of the world-destroying scene in the video. She had only heard from her old friend that it happened on the return from Britannia, where she had been invited to attend a wedding.
It was the second son of the Nakano family and a young lady from the Katsura family. At that moment, Tachibana Chika realized that it might have been caused by Nakano Yu.
After all, she and the Nakano family were old acquaintances. In Neon, there is only one Nakano family, that of Nakano Maruo.
Speaking of which, her friend was also friends with Nakano Reina. It was just a pity that, after giving birth to a child, she had for some reason moved to Britannia and had only recently started considering returning to Neon to live.
Perhaps... she still doesn't know about Nakano Reina's death?
Thinking of that, a trace of sadness appeared on Tachibana Chika's cold expression.
She was not a robot; she had emotions too. In middle school, she and Nakano Reina had been good friends. If it weren't for Reina, she might not have even attended middle school, considering her physical condition. Even now, she could not stay outside for long.
"Aunt Tachibana didn't show me this video just to confirm if it was me, right? If there's something, say it directly before Marika is here."
Looking at Tachibana Chika, Nakano Yu asked. Tachibana Chika's personality wouldn't do something so boring; she just wanted to use this as a way to start a conversation.
"I want Yu-sama to marry Marika as soon as possible! The sooner, the better!"
Hearing this, Tachibana Chika no longer hesitated, uttering a shocking sentence that surprised both Nakano Yu and Tachibana Gen, who was beside her.
"No, no, Chika, you need to think carefully. They are still children. Isn't this a little too hasty?!"
Before Nakano Yu could respond, Tachibana Gen quickly approached his wife. He had just learned today about the engagement between Nakano Yu and Tachibana Marika. He had not even accepted that his fresh little daughter had long been reserved, and now Tachibana Chika wanted to take things even further.
This pace was too fast; Tachibana Gen could not accept it immediately.
"No, it's not fast at all. There's only one year left."
Casting a dissatisfied look at Tachibana Gen, Tachibana Chika shook her head, her expression serious, without a trace of humor.
"One year? What does that mean? Also, when was my engagement to Marika even decided?"
Looking at Tachibana Chika, Nakano Yu slightly frowned, feeling that something was wrong.
"Didn't Reina tell Yu-sama about the engagement?"
Seeing Nakano Yu ask, Tachibana Chika was confused. She thought Nakano Reina would tell Nakano Yu about this, but now it seemed that Nakano Yu didn't know at all. Still, it didn't have much impact; it was better to explain now:
"As for the engagement between Yu-sama and Marika, it was actually decided when you two were born. Reina and I decided it. At that time, I happened to meet her at the hospital, and we agreed that if your genders were the same, you would become friends; if different, you would be engaged."
"At first, I thought Reina only gave birth to the Five Sisters. Only after returning to Kyushu Island did I learn about your existence."
After finishing, Tachibana Chika sat calmly, waiting for Nakano Yu's response.
Nakano Yu, on the other hand, was completely confused. He didn't remember Reina ever mentioning the engagement with Tachibana Marika, but... Tachibana Chika didn't look like she was lying.
"I accept the engagement, but I have one question. Why are you, Aunt Tachibana, in such a hurry for me to marry Marika?"
Sighing, Nakano Yu looked at Tachibana Chika. He had nothing to lose from this engagement, and Marika was also very happy about it, so he had no reason to refuse.
However, Nakano Yu was curious why Tachibana Chika was so eager to marry him to Tachibana Marika, and Tachibana Chika still hadn't explained what that one year meant.
"...Marika's health is getting worse and worse. According to the hospital report, Marika has only three years left to live... Within those three years, she needs to give birth to the future heir of the Tachibana family."
After a brief silence, Tachibana Chika sighed and recounted all the news she had received a few days ago, as well as the reason she was in such a hurry to unite Nakano Yu and Tachibana Marika.
"What?! Chika, what are you talking about?!"
Hearing this, Tachibana Gen's face changed, full of disbelief. His good daughter has only three years left to live?!
No, impossible! It must be a misdiagnosis by those incompetent doctors abroad! Absolutely impossible!
He hadn't spent much time with his daughter in the past ten years; how could she have only three years left?!
At that moment, Tachibana Gen was like a madman. He reached out to grab Tachibana Chika by the shoulder, wanting to ask what was really going on, but his hand froze in the air.
He knew his wife had weak health and feared he might hurt her.
It was just... all these years he had entrusted Tachibana Marika's care to Tachibana Chika, and now Tachibana Chika suddenly tells him Marika has only three years left to live. And he is her father! How could he accept this?!
"I... only learned this news the night before last, and immediately hurried back to Tokyo."
Tachibana Chika looked at Tachibana Gen, momentarily speechless. Tachibana Gen had actually married into the Tachibana family, and had cared for her well all these years. This was the first time he spoke to her in such a tone.
Tachibana Chika also knew he was not right about this, but... she did not want this either. She knew her own body would not last many more years. Perhaps five years after Marika, she would leave together with her.
Tachibana Chika was very calm about this. Her and Marika's weakness was hereditary in the Tachibana family. Her weakness was even worse than Marika's; she was almost stillborn at birth.
Sometimes she wondered: "Why is the path that leads to death called life?"
What meaning does her life have?
She received the answer to that question when she was ten: to inherit the position of head of the Tachibana family and continue the family line.
And now, this answer also applied to Tachibana Marika. Her life exists to inherit the position of head of the Tachibana family, even if it only lasts a few short days.
"...I understand, but if your plan is for Marika to inherit Tachibana, then I refuse. Marika will be fine."
After a long silence, Nakano Yu stood up, raised his gaze to Marika who was still busy, and spoke.
The kitchen was not far from the living room, and Tachibana Chika had not intentionally lowered her voice. Perhaps Marika had known about this for a long time, and even so, decided not to tell him?
Lowering his eyelids slightly, Nakano Yu clenched his fists. He wanted to kill God!
God of life, God of medicine, anyone as long as he could solve Marika's current problem.
"Yu-sama, even hospitals can only regulate our bodies and relieve the pain for Marika and my illness, they cannot cure it."
Seeing that Nakano Yu would obviously refuse, Tachibana Chika quickly tried to persuade him. She was very worried that Nakano Yu would not agree, and that Tachibana Marika would not be able to give birth to the future heir, which would lead to the collapse of the Tachibana family.
Kyushu Tachibana, if it weren't for their main branch, the side branches would have long since fallen apart. No one was willing to stay in a family burdened by a curse. If the main family does not continue the lineage, the curse would fall on the side branches.
"Mother? What are you talking about? Come drink some tea. Father hid the tea so well I almost couldn't find it."
Just as Tachibana Chika wanted to plead with Nakano Yu again, Tachibana Marika approached with a smile, holding a cup of tea. After placing the tea beside Nakano Yu, she gently sat next to him and held his hand.
"Hey, Yu-chan, drink the tea quickly. I've been diligently learning the tea ceremony these past years!"
Looking at the young man beside her, Tachibana Marika excitedly encouraged him.
However, the more Tachibana Marika behaved like this, the more pain Nakano Yu felt in his heart.
Currently, there were two ways to solve Tachibana Marika's problem: first, kill the heretical God and gain the ability to heal Marika; second, hope that the system, during the refresh of abilities in a few days, would grant the ability to heal Marika.
At present, he had one chance for an independent choice of Authority. If it really appeared, he could immediately obtain that Authority.
But relying on the system was too dependent on luck. Nakano Yu did not believe the system would be so random, so he planned to kill God himself!
Among his current Authorities, he possessed "Insight into Fate." As long as he felt loss and doubt, "Insight into Fate" would give him a solution. This Authority was like a weaker version of omniscience.
If he used "Insight into Fate" to find out how to summon the heretical God, or a way to save Marika, it might not directly solve the problem like omniscience, but it would surely guide him in the right direction!
"Thank you, Marika."
Returning to himself, Nakano Yu took the cup of tea and sipped it.
Tachibana Chika and Tachibana Gen also stopped talking when Marika entered the living room. Tachibana Gen worried that Tachibana Marika did not know about this and that it would be a shock to her.
Tachibana Chika, on the other hand, observed the relationship between Tachibana Marika and Nakano Yu. Seeing their closeness, she realized that her opportunity might not be affected, and stopped trying to persuade him.
Sometimes deliberate action is indeed worse than going with the flow. She could only trust that Tachibana Marika now understood the importance of continuing the Tachibana family.
Thinking, Tachibana Chika sat upright, took a sip of tea, and then frowned slightly. Just as she wanted to scold Marika, she remembered Nakano Yu was there, so she just put the cup on the table and stopped drinking it.
After dinner at the Tachibana household, Nakano Yu said goodbye and left. However, before leaving, Tachibana Chika received a call and hurriedly explained that something had happened in the Tachibana family, and left before they finished dinner.
As for that, although Tachibana Marika outwardly looked much more relaxed, Nakano Yu knew that Marika was also looking forward to the evening with the family, but...
However, now was not the time to think about that. The most urgent thing was to quickly find a way to solve Marika's problem.
After returning home, he briefly talked with the Five Sisters. Having already had dinner, Nakano Yu took a shower and returned to his room.
Sitting on the bed, Nakano Yu's amethyst eyes were gradually covered with silver light.
"I must find out how to solve Tachibana Marika's problem."
As he pondered, the young man's eyes suddenly shone with silver light, and then a sharp pain appeared in his eyes. Along with that pain, Nakano Yu learned three ways to solve Marika's problem.
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