bookcurios Chapter 107 The Escaped Past
Chapter 107 The Escaped Past
"Long time no see... Mayu." At this moment, Lucy found that his throat was unbelievably dry. He really didn't expect to see Mayu Haneda, his "sister" here.
During the period when his mother had just disappeared, he had been adopted, although it was only a few days, and Mayu was the only daughter in the family that adopted him.
He never took the initiative to mention Lucy in that past, and neither did the people around him.He kept escaping, self-righteously comforting himself that as long as he left, the danger would not befall that "ordinary" but happy family.
He tried his best to bury this past in the depths of his memory, so hard that if he hadn't met him by chance today, he would have almost forgotten it.
But now, this past that he didn't want to mention was suddenly dug out, exposing the bloody wound to the sun without any cover.
What happened at that time made it impossible for him to face the Haneda family to this day.
Lucy suddenly realized that he was just a self-righteous coward...
"It's been so long... You don't seem to have made much progress, Lucy (brother)." The girl was as proud and reckless as a bright red rose, and Lucy's words were soft like sweet words between lovers, but in Lucy's ears It sounded like he was mocking that timid and cowardly self.
Facing Mayu's cold gaze, Lu Xi suddenly had the urge to run away.
Ah... It has always been like this, his essence has not changed in the slightest, using the excuse of hating trouble, armed with indifference, and constantly avoiding the trembling self in a certain corner of his heart.
What Shinyu said was right... After so many years, he really hasn't improved at all.
Looking at her sister whom she hadn't seen for a long time, Lu Xi tried hard to raise the corners of her mouth, and there was a bit of bitterness in her smile.
"Mayu-chan, is this someone you know?" Mayu-chan's friend at the side saw Lu Xi's handsome face brighten up but flinched a little, because no matter how dull she was, she could tell that there was something wrong with the atmosphere between the two of them.
"Well, someone I know, can Mari-chan help me buy two buckets of popcorn? I'll follow up after a few words." Mayu smiled and said a few words to her friend, and after she left, she looked at Lucy and went straight Sitting next to Lu Xi.
Feeling the weight around him, Lucy's hands trembled involuntarily... He knew that he could no longer escape, this was a responsibility he had to face and bear.
Show some courage, Lu Xi, if you run away, you will look down on yourself for the rest of your life!
"Put away your smile, which is uglier than crying. I don't know how I thought I wronged you. But I really didn't expect to see you here. It turns out that you are not an old antique without any entertainment. Woke up?" Sitting next to him, Mayu's calm and calm tone was completely different from his usual domineering look, which made Lucy gradually calm down.
"Well...waiting for someone." Lucy replied in a low voice, and then the two fell into a long silence, which felt extremely long in just a few seconds.
Just as Lucy didn't want to see her, she didn't want to see Lucy either.
However, with Lucy's temper and leisurely mind going to the movies with his friends, it should be considered a good time. Dad, that worrying guy, can also feel at ease, I really thought of looking at Lucy's handsome side face.
But this face...it's really pretty, making her a little jealous...
"Uncle... is he okay?" Lu Xi asked after a long time, his voice a little hoarse, he paused for a while when he said the word uncle, hesitating.
"Why... Even father, you don't want to call? I want to see why he doesn't go back and have a look by himself." Zhenyou said, the words shot straight into Lucy's heart like a sharp knife, making him tremble violently.
"I'm not qualified..." Lucy said in a low voice.
Lucy recalled that home, and recalled the faces of her adoptive parents. It should have been a very warm memory.
He has a gentle but strict father, and a lively and enthusiastic mother. Although he is dependent on others, he really likes that family. The family with only three people besides him makes him feel very happy and at ease.
His new father, Tsukasa Haneda, was a professional chess player, probably one of the top ones, because during that time he saw a lot of people visiting his adoptive father.His adoptive mother Naoba Haneda is a housewife, but she is not bad at chess. It is said that she is from the same society as her adoptive father.When he was still living there, he could often see Haneda's father and Nanoha's mother playing chess in the yard, although most of the time ended with Nanoha's mother's defeat.
At that time, Mayu was still a little one, yelling every day that he would never become a chess player in the future, and Haneda's father probably adopted him as an heir and disciple to train him.
Even though he was living under the fence, he didn't have the slightest dissatisfaction. It was really a very happy time.
But the good times don't last long...
[His existence was discovered by the monsters there. 】
Because he attracted youkai, Haneda's father, in order to protect him, injured his most important hand as a professional shogi player.
That irreversible and unhealed scar became a thorn in Lucy's heart.
Haneda's father's comfort, Naye's mother's tears, and Mayu's crying and accusation when she was young.
This once made him on the verge of collapse when he was young.
At that time, Mayu was right, it was all his fault...
Because of him, father, he is...he is...
— Lost the ability to play chess.
Thinking of this, Lucy couldn't help but burst into tears.
That was his father, Tsukasa Haneda's most important hand as a professional chess player!He knows better than anyone how much Haneda's father loves shogi.
He had heard his father say more than once that he wanted to be a chess player for the rest of his life until he was old and could no longer see the chessboard clearly and hold the chess pieces.
But because of him, it was doomed to fail.
Haneda's father is such a person who loves shogi, but because of his fault... what face does he have to face him... to face his still warm smile and forgiving touch.
Just because he knew that his father would not blame him, Lu Xi couldn't forgive himself!
He doesn't want to be hurt because of anyone because of himself, he hates that!When he was young, he only wanted to stay away from this home, thinking, if he wasn't here...wouldn't this incident have happened?
thinking about...
[It would be fine if he wasn't adopted. 】
[As long as he leaves the monster, he will give up his family. 】
So he ran away, from that home, cowardly, selfishly escaping everything.
Then he tried his best to forget this matter, and immersed himself in his own small world. He secretly thought that as long as he left them, he would be happy.
As long as he left, no one would be hurt because of him, he kept trying to convince himself, and in the end he also thought so.
At that time, for the first time, he had an idea of whether it would be better if he didn't exist in this world.
But now he is extremely grateful that he was born in this world, met Joichiro, and encountered various people and things.
"Ah... that's right, but I don't think you can decide whether you are qualified or not." After listening to Lucy's words, Mayu was very calm, and even wanted to laugh a little.
"I didn't expect that we would still be able to get along so peacefully." In the past, as long as the two of them stayed together for a long time, they would quarrel. She can probably guess a little bit.
It's jealousy.
Jealous of Lu Xi who was given high regard by her father and separated from her parents' doting, jealous of Lu Xi's excellence and talent... If it hadn't been for that time, Lu Xi would probably have become a professional chess player far surpassing her father by now.
At that time, she made a fuss about not becoming a chess player, not because she didn't like playing chess, the real reason was...she didn't have that unique "talent".
She clearly knew that she couldn't be a person like her father, couldn't meet his expectations, couldn't devote her whole life to shogi.
But at that time, she was still young and willful. Her thoughts at that time were probably that compared to day-to-day shogi, she was constantly losing. She preferred anime, playing with classmates, and those beautiful new clothes.
So she was destined not to be what her father hoped, but fortunately, her father did not force her.But when "Luci" appeared, which was exactly what her father expected, she couldn't help being jealous.Although Lucy worked hard to get along with her at that time, she was still immersed in her own little world that might be abandoned.
It's ridiculously silly.
She knew that there must be his reasons for Lu Xi's departure. After all, since childhood, Lu Xi was a stupid guy who foolishly wanted to let everyone live in peace and take all the mistakes on his own head.
"I still hate you, Natsume Lucy, I hate you who often make daddy sad!" She stood up and said to Lucy, her voice was not loud and did not attract the attention of the people around her.
Every time she saw her father staring at the old chessboard in a daze, she knew that he was thinking about Lucy.She has always been very guilty, and she has always wondered if it was because of her that Lu Xi left, after all, her parents were so kind to Lu Xi.But Dad kept telling her it had nothing to do with her, it was his own fault.
At that time, she vaguely guessed what happened between her father and Lucy, but between the sad and tired father and Lucy, of course she would rather blame Lucy, whom she had always hated, and Lucy, who made her father sad.
Now that she can finally express her feelings frankly, a corner of her heart can't help but heave a sigh of relief, probably because she has held back these words for too long.
"Dad never blamed you, go back and see him when you have time, he misses you very much..."
Lucy recalled his father's face in his memory. He was really a very gentle and serious man who fulfilled all Lucy's fantasies about his father. Although the contact was only a few days, he taught Lucy to be gentle.
Back then, Shikigami acted as a relative and he insisted on leaving his father before agreeing.After careful investigation, even though he was reluctant, he still respected his wishes and told him that he could go home at any time.
He really felt sorry for Haneda's father.
"It seems that someone you know is here, and I'm going to watch my movie too." Mayu looked up at the figure of Shiroichiro who was rushing here and said arrogantly. It's none of her business.
Although he didn't know Joichiro, but from the wolf-proof eyes, he could feel that the relationship between him and her cheap brother was definitely not simple.
"Sorry for being late." Joichiro stood in front of Lucy and looked at the girl in front of him vigilantly, because no matter how he looked at Lucy, he looked like the one who was being bullied.
Although Lu Xi was not really bullied, Joichiro's presence gave him courage and a sense of security, his body seemed to be filled with strength instantly, and Lu Xi's eyes gradually returned to their former brilliance.
It's like being sprinkled with sunshine, and Joichiro is his sun.
Looking at Joichiro's vigilant look, I really want to laugh, but my father will probably be very happy, and Lucy also met the right person.Speaking of which, my father is really too timid. He obviously always wanted to see Lucy but never dared.
"I will visit after a while." Lucy wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes, stood up and said to Mayu with a smile, this time the smile was not forced at all.
"Then father will probably be overjoyed." Zhenyu was a little surprised at the sudden change in temperament of Lucy. It seems that she was wrong, and it's not like she hasn't made any progress for so many years.
She didn't miss the light that burst out in Lucy's eyes the moment the man came over, but Lucy's whole body became alive in an instant, just like a black and white photo was dyed with color.
"I'm sorry at that time." Mayu's voice was low and inaudible. At that time, she spoke too much, but it is a fact that you killed your father, so don't expect her to forgive Lucy.
Looking at Mayu's face, Lucy suddenly realized that the girl who had been wary of him taking away her parents' love had really grown up.
Looking at Lu Xi's loving eyes that you have finally grown up, she regretted the act of apologizing.
"By the way, you don't know, right? You don't know that father's left hand was injured, and the chess player..."
is the right hand.
Looking at the back of the girl who simply left, Lu Xi added some unfinished words in his heart.
This is really... great.
"Lu Xi, what's the matter?" Shiro Ichiro was at a loss looking at Lu Xi who burst into tears suddenly in his arms.
"It's a good thing..." It's really great that my father can still play chess.
"Joichiro, decisive time, can you go somewhere with me?" Lucy asked solemnly, licking her dry lips.
It's time for him to go home too.
"Of course, I will accompany you everywhere." Lucy wants him to accompany him, no matter where he goes, this is enough reason.
Lucy looked at the clear sky above his head, and a certain lock in his heart was loosened.
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Haneda's father had a depressed face: "My son ran away for so many years because of a misunderstanding!"
It's just that he can still pick up the pawns!
Everyone, the nest is still there. Everyone knows what happened a few days ago. I am waiting to see the situation, so I haven't updated it.
Sorry for dragging on for so long, I was in a bad mood because I accidentally wrote too much and changed the version
Originally, if you don't die, you have to be disabled, and Xiao Mayu is also more willful and surly, which is equivalent to the villain who bullies Lucy.
Later, I think the theme of Natsume World is gentleness, so I changed it haha
Although at the beginning I just wanted to write about Lu Xi encountering the psychological shadow Joichiro the hero saves the beauty, and by the way, I want to show off that I have a good life.
But that character wrote that I thought it was too disgusting, so I deleted it if it was too disgusting
By the way, I cut it out of context, okay?Why are you not looking forward to the next chapter at all?
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