"Seeing you really disgusts me," the woman said, staring at Mahiru with an unconvincing look of disdain. "Unfortunately, you resemble your father in a very annoying way."
"Well, there's no need to worry too much, as this will be the last time you see me," the woman continued, making it clear that she hadn't come to see Mahiru out of a desire to see her.
"I think that's enough, ugly hag," a captivating and magnetic voice emerged beside them, clearly angry.
"You!!..." Hearing herself being called an ugly hag, Sayo could only glare at the source of the voice in anger. "You, Nifuji Akira, the fiancé of that girl Mashiro."
"That's right, and I'm also Mahiru's boyfriend, so I hope you won't talk to my girlfriend like that," Akira said with a dark expression, clearly furious. If it weren't for Mahiru, Sayo would have been reduced to a bloody mist.
"Mahiru's boyfriend? Are you dating your sister's fiancé?" Sayo couldn't help but stare at Mahiru in shock, not expecting the quiet and obedient girl to do something like this.
"That's right, I'm dating Akira-kun," Mahiru nodded and held Akira's hand, her confidence growing with his presence.
"Well, I don't really care, but your name is Akira, isn't it?" Sayo said, slightly surprised, but it didn't mean she cared about Mahiru's life. "Even if you're her boyfriend, I don't think you have the right to intervene in the conversation between me and her."
"Conversation? Don't make me laugh; it was clearly just a one-sided scolding and contempt," Akira said, his frown becoming more pronounced. "And you should thank Mahiru because without her, you'd be nothing more than a beggar on the streets, or at best, a corpse in Tokyo Bay."
Akira didn't hide his intent to kill, clearly wanting to take the lives of Sayo and Makoto for what they had done to Mahiru, but Mahiru had stopped him, refusing to let him do it.
"You..." Sayo couldn't help but take a few steps back, clearly frightened by Akira's murderous intent.
"Get out of my sight before I change my mind and turn you into a pool of blood and crushed flesh," Akira said, his decision not to kill her clearly influenced by Mahiru, who was holding his hand tightly and pleading with her eyes for him not to harm Sayo.
Despite the way her parents treated her, Mahiru wasn't the type to be ungrateful. Even though they never paid her any attention, she couldn't deny that thanks to them, she grew up and lived without any major problems until now.
Hearing Akira's words, Sayo didn't hesitate to leave quickly, not enjoying the experience of facing Akira's killing intent and feeling her death in a thousand ways just by looking at her.
"Let's go inside," Akira said, pulling Mahiru into his apartment, where it was clear she was feeling down and sad.
"..." Mahiru didn't say anything and allowed Akira to pull her along, staring at him with bright eyes and a flushed face. Akira was always like a prince on a white horse, always helping her when she was in trouble, and he had even dared to declare that she was his girlfriend in front of her mother.
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"You're really kind," Akira muttered, playing with Mahiru's cheek as she slept. She had asked him several times not to do anything to Sayo and Makoto because, despite their inhumanity, they were still her parents. She eventually fell asleep after finishing her crying.
"..." Akira stared at Mahiru, who was peacefully sleeping on his lap, then picked her up in a princess carry and took her to his bedroom, as sleeping on the couch wasn't really comfortable.
{Akira: I've finished my work, and if it's convenient for you, I can come treat you now or we can postpone it until tomorrow.}
After covering Mahiru with the blanket, Akira took out his phone and sent a message to Mai, who was in the neighboring apartment.
Although Akira felt sorry for leaving Mai despite promising to help with her treatment, he was certain that if he could go back in time, he would do the same thing, as Mahiru's place in his heart was something Mai, whom he had only met a few days ago, could never reach.
But that didn't mean he would ignore her, as after Mahiru fell asleep, he decided to go and help her.
{Mai: No problem, I'll be waiting for you.}
Seeing Mai's reply, where it seemed she didn't mind being treated even at this late hour, made Akira feel even worse, as it was clear Mai was extremely afraid of Divine Concealment.
{Akira: I'll be at your place in a moment.}
After sending this message to Mai, Akira stared at Mahiru for a moment, kissed her on the forehead, and quietly left the room so as not to wake her.
After leaving the bedroom, Akira walked toward the entrance, changed his shoes, and headed to the neighboring apartment to treat Mai.
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