Christmas at the age of fifteen.

The day Nana's parents died.

Now that it's settled, I've taught Toka, but the truth is that Nana disappeared from the book that day.

Toka was the last person to see him, and he disappeared from the city.

When I heard about the situation, I didn't feel comfortable until Sister Ron tried her best and found her wandering in two neighboring prefectures a few days later.

It would have been impossible to get out of that city by spraying a watch net for the Hawksmiths.

I was worried.

I couldn't have been worried.

Because I knew it.

I knew how important my parents were to Nana.

My parents and I, there are only three of us, the few things that are important to Nana. That was all the reason to live for her.

There were not two of them. Nana's fragile and unstable heart broke down. I let him die right in front of me.

I was stunned by the facts that Toka had told me.

I've never seen Nana cry.

I've seen the pain of the injury and tears appeared in my eyes, but I didn't shed tears.

Nana laughed, even when she saved my life from the raging dog.

I thought my heart was broken.

A frozen heart that has melted little by little since we met. I thought it broke down before it melted away.

When I heard that Nana had been found, I hurried to Sister Ron's personal lab.

Because I thought I had to support Nana.

The found Nana was isolated in an extremely sturdy room.

Don't let your stupid beat disappear again.

And most of all, to keep watch so you don't commit suicide.

Nana!

I called Nana to shout from outside the room at the beat she had reached.

A door with a lattice window. I'm sure you'll hear me.

Even though I knew I had no choice, I felt sick as if I were holding a prisoner.

What can I tell you?

How can I comfort you?

A voice came from inside me thinking about it all the time.

"...... No way"

It's thin. But I heard Nana's voice clearly.

"I can't. I can't do it anymore, Rin-chan."

The sound of tears falling.

Nana said so in a gruesome tone, weeping quietly.

"If we stay together, we can't. Both your father and your mother are gone. If Rin-chan's gone, I won't be able to cum anymore."

".........!"

I lost my parents in front of me. As far as I could tell, it was such a terrible accident that the body could not even be held in its original form.

Even imagining how shocked it was, Nana's heart was horribly broken.

That's for sure.

Definitely, though.

Blood was flowing from his tightly clenched hands.

I saw a floor that was supposed to be much harder than concrete, scored like tofu.

Even though you can't see your expression through your back, it's a boiling rage.

A spectacular emotional storm that inadvertently creates a cold sweat.

It was the first time I saw Nana's outburst.

Loss of a loved one.

To the man who killed my parents... no, to the world itself.

And anger at myself for failing to protect my parents.

Unbearable sorrow and fiery anger.

Nana was desperate to put up with a burst of strong emotions.

It's not just grief that makes words so unusual.

As a result, I was desperately suppressing myself from getting rampant.

It's been a long time.

Deeper than my family, Nana and I are connected.

That's why I understand.

Now she knows that she's keeping her humans close by.

I heard that he was wandering around the city with his faint eyes.

I heard that even after I was trapped here, I was still lying silently.

Nana must have heard my voice now that she's exploded her emotions after the accident.

Since I heard the voice of my beloved Lin-chan, the emotions that I was holding down were overflowing.

She's standing on a near equilibrium, so desperate that she could kill me if I made a mistake.

It's impossible for Nana to hate me.

I can't dislike it, so Nana is desperate to endure it now.

So I'm sure this rejection is the last stand. She knows she can't stop if she hurts me anyway.

I can't heal Nana by opening the door here and hugging her. Rather, it spreads the wounds, and even the worst can happen.

That's how I squeezed my hands and looked at Nana, who was desperately enduring it.

I was a little relieved.

(... I see. You're trying to be stronger.)

I'm not throwing everything out.

Without relying on me.

It's not like I'm going to lose my life.

I'm trying to swallow the passion somehow.

I'm trying my best to solve it on my own.

I really want you to rely on me.

I want to comfort you and spoil you as much as I can.

But it's not my fault that Nana is trying to do what she wants.

Because Nana is neither my child nor my slave.

We are equal best friends.

I held my breath and said this in a shivering voice.

"...... I see, Nana." Let's keep a little distance....... I'll be back again. "

How much pain did it entail to narrow down the words? At least, it was the worst pain I've ever had in my life.

It was as painful as being literally torn apart.



"Is that okay, Lin?" Yeah, I told you, but now Nana is weak enough to know when she's dead.... I can't heal Nana. You're the only one who can do that anymore. "

"It's okay. I really want to do the same... but Nana is trying to change." I don't want to stop it, so it's okay now. "

On the way home, sister Ron called out to me, and I answered clearly.

Nana grew up stronger than I thought.

Even if I was shedding tears of pain now, I think I will be able to recover on my own someday.

I don't know how long it will take.

A week? A month? Or maybe it will take years.

Still, I can't heal Nana where I am right now. Rather, it will only hinder growth.

"That's why I'll leave it to Sister Ron." I have to... be strong, too. "

"... wow. Lynn, who knows Nana best, says so. I'll take care of her until she's well enough to see you again. You're very good at counseling. But, well... you just have to go home after all that crying face."

"... do you have such a face?"

"Oh, I see your face." You ruined my pretty face. Come on, if you want to cry, I'll lend you my heart. It's not soft because it's raw and hateful. "

Sister Ron said that and hugged me tough.

I was stroking my head with a pom-pom, and my whole body was relieved.

"...... you're stupid, aren't you?"

Yeah, but you're not wrong.

When I heard the words of my gentle cousin [Ah-ai], my patience was destroyed.

That day, I cried.

Although I had lost to Nana in the game and cried, it was the first time I had cried like a child with such a pitiful voice.

Because my first farewell with my best friend, who I was supposed to be with forever, was unavoidably hard.

I cried all the time until I was tired and asleep.