Genshin Impact, it's you who rejected me, why are you all in such a hurry if I just give up?

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"I'll have someone accompany you to the Kamisato family in a bit..."

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At night.

Thomas sent someone to secretly take Kanoin Heizo to the Kamisato family to look for clues.

He himself would return to the Kamisato family openly and honestly, seeking Kamisato Ayaka's help to cover for Shinoin Heizo, while also trying to see if he could persuade Kamisato Ayaka.

When they arrived at the Kamisato household, Thomas was accompanied by a maid this time.

The only people on the way were the two of them and the sound of their footsteps echoing on the wooden floor in the corridor. The silence made Thomas a little uneasy.

"We're here, let's go in."

Thomas only realized he had arrived at the head of the household's door when the maid's soft voice rang out.

The huge screen at the entrance blocked the view.

Thomas had just stepped inside when he heard the door close behind him.

Turning my head, I could only see the young maid's expressionless face through the crack in the closing door.

For some reason, Thomas felt his unease reach its peak.

However, thinking of the Eightfold Divine Child, Thomas suppressed his unease. Even if Lin Jiu'an had extraordinary abilities, he couldn't possibly deal with the Eightfold Palace Master.

Thinking of this, Thomas regained his optimism. He walked around the screen and went in, where he saw Ayaka Kamisato working behind her desk with her head down. It was as if he saw Ayato Kamisato's figure. His vision blurred for a moment, and then he walked to the desk.

"Miss."

Ayaka Kamisato then looked up and saw Thomas, smiling as she said, "It's Thomas, is there something you need?"

"Did you kill the head of the family?"

Thomas looked directly at Ayaka Kamisato and asked her question, word by word.

Ayaka Kamisato's smile gradually faded.

Before Ayaka Kamisato could speak, Thomas, seeing the change in her expression, continued.

“We all know you were forced.”

"Yae no Kami has already promised me that he will help the Kamisato family overcome their difficulties."

"Take action to solve the problem."

"It's not too late if you turn back now."

"As long as you and Yae no Kōji go to General Raiden about this, the general will naturally take action to deal with Lin Jiu'an. At that time, you will be able to get rid of his control, and the old lady will return to your side."

As Thomas was speaking, he noticed that Ayaka Kamisato's expression seemed to have become somewhat strange.

The gentle smile that usually graced his face gradually faded, though he was still smiling, but the corners of his mouth were slightly upturned, making the smile seem mocking.

"Young Miss, you..."

Before Thomas could continue, Ayaka Kamisato said gently, "Thoma, I want to know, what am I in your eyes?"

“You are naturally the eldest daughter of the Kamisato family, and the head of the Kamisato family.”

"Then let me ask you."

Ayaka Kamisato's smile grew even brighter: "Have you ever cared about my feelings?"

Thomas was taken aback.

Meanwhile, Ayaka Kamisato continued talking to herself.

"Are you following the orders of the patriarch?"

"You're still doing what you think is good for me."

"Miss..."

Before Thomas could finish speaking, Ayaka Kamisato coldly said, "That's enough."

"Your act of being so concerned for my well-being just disgusts me."

"I once trusted you."

I used to think of you as an older brother.

“I tell you everything about him.”

"But how did you treat me?"

“Whatever I say to you, you turn around and tell my brother the same thing.”

“I gave you that letter and asked you to deliver it to him, but you conspired with my brother. I didn’t realize that you and my brother had been lying to me all along until I heard that he had been arrested.”

“I wanted to leave the Shinri family to find my mother, but you helped my brother stop me and keep an eye on me.”

"I think..."

"Everything you did was just what you thought was good for me. When did you ever ask me what I really wanted?"

"Let bygones be bygones."

“I can let it go since it was your brother who asked you to do it.”

"But I clearly told you not to investigate this matter, yet you dared to disobey my orders and secretly investigate, and even went to Yaeguchi to interfere in my Kamisato family's affairs, trying to arrest me?"

"Who do you think you are?!"

“You’re nothing but a servant, a dog of the Kamiri family. You would have starved to death long ago without the Kamiri family.”

"you tell me!"

"What right do you, you dog, have to disobey my orders as the head of the family and investigate me?!"

Chapter Twenty-Four: The Deaths of Thomas and Kanoin / "Love"? (4K5)

Thomas's mind went blank when he saw Ayaka Kamisato's cold and mocking expression.

"letter"?

Thomas's first thought was about Kira.

But then I thought about it again and it didn't seem right. Where did Ayaka Kamisato give him the letter?

But no matter what, looking at Ayaka Kamisato with such cold indifference in her eyes, Thomas knew that all was lost.

"Direct statements" are always a tactic used only in the final stages.

"Miss."

“No matter how you see me, I am truly doing this for you and for the good of God’s family.”

"You shouldn't continue making this mistake..."

'Pfft!'

Just as Thomas was making his last stand, a sword pierced his body.

The words stopped abruptly.

A look of astonishment appeared in his eyes.

First, he glanced at Ayaka Kamisato, whose smile was growing increasingly sarcastic, then slowly lowered his head to look at the blood-stained tip of the sword that had emerged from his abdomen.

'Pfft!'

"wrong?"

Accompanied by the man's voice, which carried a faint hint of mockery.

The sword was pulled from his body.

Thomas knelt on the ground, clutching his wounded abdomen and gasping for breath. He felt his life force rapidly draining away, and his elemental power seemed to be being absorbed by something, making it difficult to use.

The main problem is.

The man's voice didn't come from behind him, but from further away.

Thomas turned his head with difficulty and saw Lin Jiu'an leaning lazily back in his chair, swirling a wine glass that swayed in the dim candlelight.

And behind him.

Thomas turned his head, his pupils immediately contracted, and a chill and a deep despair rose to his head.

"Ye...Gongji?!"

The person standing behind him is actually the Eightfold Divine Child?!

Thomas suddenly understood why Ayaka Kamisato's smile to him was so sarcastic, and he couldn't help but give a bitter, desperate smile.

"Why?" Thomas still asked.

He doesn't understand.

I don't understand how a powerful demon with hundreds of years of life and eightfold palace experience could get mixed up with someone like Lin Jiu'an.

"why?"

Yae no Miko smiled, still with that dignified and charming smile, but it sent a chill down his spine for no apparent reason.

Why don't you ask yourself why you're so nosy?

Why don't you ask yourself that question?

"Are you worthy?"

Thomas clutched his abdomen, breathing heavily, gritting his teeth and trying to suppress the dizziness caused by blood loss through the pain.

still have a chance.

Yae no Miko was unaware that she had sought out Shinoin Heizo.

He was trying his best to maintain his elemental power. As long as he could find an opportunity to make a fuss, and let Shinoin Heizo discover the clues and go to the Heavenly Commander and the Thunder General, he would still have a chance to turn the tide.

at this time.

Suddenly, footsteps and the sound of heavy objects being dragged could be heard outside the door.

The door is opened.

He looked at Kanoin Heizo, who had been dragged in like a dead dog and thrown next to him.

"It's over."

Thomas was utterly devastated.

Ayaka Kamisato waved her hand, and an ice shard pierced into Heizo Shinoin's body.

Suddenly.

Heizo Kanoin awoke from the pain and cold.

Looking around, he saw Yae no Miko, Ayaka Kamisato, and Lin Jiu'an, who was leisurely sipping wine with his legs crossed.

And Thomas, kneeling on the ground, severely injured.

"I remember telling you before that I hate dogs."

"It seems you didn't listen to what I said."

"That's true, it was my fault. If dogs could understand human speech, then they wouldn't be called dogs."

Lin Jiu'an sighed: "Since that's the case, and it's the last time anyway, I'll be patient for once."

As Lin Jiu'an spoke, he looked at Kanoin Heizo, whose eyes were darting around and who was clearly flustered.

"Only fools think they're smart, smart enough to want to know everything."

"Since you're so eager to know the truth, then I'll tell you."

"After all, you're all going to die soon too."

"The dead don't reveal secrets."

"And I have always been kind, and I always like to fulfill people's dying wishes."

"The truth is very simple."

“I gave Ayaka two choices: either she would die herself, or Ayato Kamisato would die. In the end, she chose to die for Ayato Kamisato, and then she poisoned him.”

"You see, sometimes the truth is the simplest one, so simple that it can be summarized in a single sentence."