-Yes boy! replied Nina energetically forgive me! I w w wanted to tell you but even on my last moments I could not do it -I r r raped my o own sis sister?- I asked her while I left Nina s lap and and kneeled in front of her are you trying to tell me that thanks to a mistake of yours, I ended up molesting my OWN SISTER? I grabbed her by the shoulders and began shaking her violently m my Saint Meow my Saint M Meow I did to her what they did to me!
-Forgive me boy! Forgive me! Nina cried while trying to look at me I swear that I never imagined her feelings for you would go so far! I was a prideful idiot! Forgive me!
-F Forgive? I f forgive you didn t do anything wrong now me I am worst than a monster - that was when what was left of my sanity slipped and I finally became insane.
I felt my brain burn, so much was the image and feelings frenzy rushing through it; I just wanted to disappear, I always believed I had no real family, the one they told me was mine hated me and were mean to me; however I always had a caring sister near to me and that also loved me! All this was denied to me because of a critical mistake of a nekomimi that had absolutely no intention to cause me any harm! I felt the despair crushing me completely, I was murmuring I want to die, allow me to die, I don t want to exist anymore, I have no reasons to exist anymore ; to the point I was feeling pain in my chest, I believed that it was just a matter of time so that a heart attack take me away; that was when the miracle happened, I felt something wet on my cheek, I felt a strong hug around my neck, paws fur on my nape, and someone saying in my ear:
-Please dear don t say that it hurts a lot listening that from you I felt sniffing beside me, followed by sobbing a lot of people would become really sad if you departed your workers Enmie me -A Akira -chan - I said on the moment her image came to my head, I hugged her instinctively next, that was when an energy similar to the one that Enmie s paws radiate flooded me, however instead of being white, it was light pink, very potent, calming me very quickly in sequence, I opened my eyes on the very exact moment in which Akira continued.
-I know that this is a very egoistic wish - Akira then faced me as if she felt I had opened my eyes but if you need to live now that Yumi isn t among us anymore live for your workers specially live and be strong for me because I will always take care of you dear always -Y You are right Akira-chan - I replied hugging her stronger I have been a fool of course I lost a lot of things, that are hurting me even now however I cannot forget that we had someone that tortured herself her whole life for trying to do the right thing I then looked at Nina together with Akira isn t it right, my dear great-grandmother?
-Yes! Nina replied completely in tears although today I know I was partially motivated by pride I was just wishing for the best I made a mistake but wanted the best for everyone can you forgive me little man?
-No Nina, however it isn t for the reason you are thinking I began explaining, since her look became sad but because, if you believed you were doing the best at that moment, you had no intention of causing harm, because of that there is nothing I need to forgive you for, just to say thank you for all the care and love you gave me for twenty nine years of my life! So now, go in peace and rest your deserved rest.
-Thanks boy, that is all I needed to hear she smiled then for the last time and said see you another time! as soon as she bid farewell I blinked, as soon as I saw her again, it was already Enmie that was there, with her eyes closed.
-Enmie! Akira and I called her at the same time, seeing she tilted to her side as if she was about to fall down, however she came back and placed her paw on the bed are you alright?
-Y Yes I am just completely exhausted - she then looked around to see where she was and thought for a moment let me guess, Nina communicated with you through my body, correct? to which we just nodded, all of us, as a reply I imagined, she has been asking me frequently to allow her to have a last talk with you from everyone s face I assume everything is solved, correct?
-Yes Enmie, thanks for the help I bowed before her, even if I was still kneeling your help was of utmost value to us!
-You don t need to thank me Richard Enmie then pointed to Akira you overcame your test, we can say that for now you are free from those that wish you ill.
-I overcame my test? I asked, completely confused I tried hurting my little nekomimi here, then I almost became insane, how could I have overcame my test?
-Simply Richard Enmie then smiled to me remember when I said you needed to allow more of that feeling to enter your life, or you wouldn t have a chance against this new challenge? to which I replied just nodding, with Akira looking at me without understanding much so, in case you didn t have given it a chancel, Akira s voice asking for that other Richard inside you to leave wouldn t reach your heart, you wouldn t let go of her and as a consequence we wouldn t hear her coughing and find you; worse, we would indeed probably find you by your horror scream when you find out that you had just murdered her.
-A... Are serious? I asked, astonished.
-Very serious Enmie stood up slowly, complementing you wouldn t also be able to leave your insanity state when you find out your sister s history; in both cases, didn t you see a pink light enveloping you? There is the motive you surpassed your problem, that is what I was referring to! she then began walking towards the door the chat is very good, however I am exhausted, I will talk to you better tomorrow, alright?
-Yes! I replied to Enmie while I was standing up and headed towards all the people present that were standing at the door.
Slowly I said I was sorry and asked for their forgiveness to all people involved in my alcoholic rush and tried to regain lost time; I got control of the Montecchio business for the rest of the following day, aiming to check how everything was working, then I came back home and remembered that more than a month had passed since Yumi passed away, meaning that the next diary s part was available! I ran to my bedroom and asked Akira to wait me at the dining room, preferably together with Dawn, now that she was almost healed of her wounds.
As soon as she left the room, I turned on the monitor where Leandro s device was set up and as soon as it started, it presented the following message next dairy part available, do you wish to visualize it? ; I pressed the option yes and then I input our personal password, moments later the image of my disturbed friend appeared on screen, looking at me with challenging eyes, saying:
-You had a lot of patience to get to the semi-last part of the diary! he then laughed out loud you are either Richard or really must be very obstinate into discovering what is into the two next parts, aren t you? Well anyway, sit and relax, because the show is about to start!
-You know Richard the screen then showed a sane Leandro, however much older than the previous part of the diary, on the corner it showed 08/22/2018 , which meant, twenty and six years old after Miyu Platina left my life, I always led my life as I used to in the past; no, even worse, as I had said I would never want to feel the pain that happened to me when she left on that fateful day; however I admit today that I was just fooling myself, I searched on every woman that I took to bed traces of Miyu, I never took her out of my head; I was pondering about it when my old man forced me to have more responsibility and go with him to a city far to the west, almost at the noble and plebeian beaches.
-You know how those meetings where you negotiate propriety buying are way too much boring for me Leandro then made a nausea face that is why I simply fled of it on one of those days, disguising myself as a middle class plebeian, I passed at simple cafes and shops, but they were really good quality, that was when I saw her; that black hair, that silhouette, even after eight years, could only belong to one person! Desperately, I ran to her side and called Miyu? Miyu Platina? to which the woman looked at me and replied Yes, I am called Miyu Platina, but how do you know my name ? Wait a moment that voice it cannot be -Richard, I thought that at that moment I would tell her all I suffered because of her, everything I felt in these long eight years without her presence - Leandro continued, with tears on his eyes all I managed to do was to break out crying, hugging her in sequence; she was so disconcerted that it took her almost a minute to understand what was going on, that was when she also began crying and hugged me back strongly, exclaiming Leandro! Leandro! I cannot believe it! You around this area? ; after all the emotions were controlled, Miyu explained that after that murder attempt and consequently murder of her father, her mother didn t want to run the risk of living in a dangerous place and decided to move, that she couldn t allow her to go alone, as she thought that maybe my love wouldn t last because she was a plebeian, she decided to depart without saying goodbye.
-Of course I told her she was very silly for thinking I would leave her over something so banal as social status, however we discovered that both of us were still single! That we had never been married! Leandro was smiling while saying this immediately the feelings of eight years ago came back with a two hundred fold more strength and on that very same day we went out on a date to eat and chat; on the end of the day we decided we didn t want to separate ourselves anymore, however her mother was always against our relationship and wasn t well on her health, that was why she wouldn t be able to move so soon from there; that was when she had a brilliant idea!
-That project of my old man needed that a Capuleto came at least once a week to check numbers among other bureaucratic stuff Leandro then grinned for that, to please the old man Miyu suggested that I offered myself to come and deal with the business coming not only once, but TWICE a week, taking all the load from his busy shoulders and still giving us an opportunity to meet ourselves! Of course my dad found it weird at first, but with my sweet-talking I assured him of my intention, what was immediately accepted by him, that would deal with the details later; Miyu just made one request, as just herself and her mom knew me as Capuleto Leandro, I should come disguised in a way like I was at that moment, that was also approved on my behalf.
-Richard! I knew you had a lot of justice sense into you the date then changed to 06/05/2019 the day after the beneficent ball I organized however to lurk streets in search of Damsels in Distress, this is the first time I hear something about it! I imagine that now you might be with a what the hell he is talking about? kind of face, well I shall explain! Yesterday was the first time I managed to convince Miyu to come with me to an event, specially because it was one that was aiming to raise funds to the victims of the rainstorms of the previous weeks; of course I gave her enough money for her to buy the so disputed waltz with you! But that made me severely jealous!
-Don t take me wrong Richard, I trust you, but I know you have a very special thing for nekomimis! Isn t that right Yumi-chaaaaan? that hurt when I heard it but Miyu was astonishingly beautiful, in a white dress, all donned with diamonds, that was when we had our first light argument, I was so jealous of her that I didn t want her to dance with you, when she knew she could enter even if she didn t have that invitation, we came to an agreement that we would hand it to someone and as soon as we said that, a pretty nekomimi, with stunning blue eyes shouted Give it to me! , we were so surprised at first, but then she told us her history about having being saved by you and loved you quite a lot since then; her name was Kikuri if my memory isn t failing on me, I felt very proud of my friend and brother Richard!
-Now regarding our lives, we casually meet every week, I gave her an engagement ring and I intend to propose to her when I am back there he then looked at me with a hint of sadness I shall have to be absent from her for three weeks, being responsible has its own disadvantages, as I will have to deal with things on the opposite side of Verona from where she lives; she understood it well, but she had a sad tone on her voice, well this must be something that is just my imagination!
-Today Miyu called me saying that she needed to talk personally with me as soon as possible, as you can see I am in the middle of my trip to southeast Verona he then showed the hotel bedroom with his camera, the date was 08/15/2020 she was with a very sad voice, I asked if that was due because she thought I was cheating on her or because she didn t want me on her life anymore, I know you never saw that insecurity in my Richard so get used to it, she denied both possibilities, as I was in the middle of a meeting I had to hang up quickly, but she did mention about it being related to health or something like that; for her to be that sad I believe that it might be about her mother that, probably might not be well at all, since she said she was not doing very well lately, don t you think? I think that was why she said she also needed to deal with other little more serious subjects, regarding me, her and our relationship; now I am even anxious!
-I hope you have really liked this part Richard said the disturbed Leandro, showing up suddenly if you got this far without trying measures for trying to hack me, I am sure you are my dear friend and brother, however for your own safety the next part of the diary will just be available only in forty eight hours! then in the monitor appeared 47:59:59 and the regressive countdown began.
That is something I thought for a moment while my stomach began rumbling, reminding me that it would be almost dinner time, the diary is almost getting to the day where the nekomimi extremist elimination operation took place, I believe that Leandro might be worried that as soon as I am with the truth, I might be in danger? It is hard to know before these forty eight hours, so I need to do something before that , little did I know how serious was the last diary s part revelation to be; that was when Akira entered the room bringing with her a broad smile and the last month s letters, saying in sequence:
-Dear, it is so great you are better! I brought you the letters then handed to me a great amount of letters and came to tell you that dinner is served! Do you wish to eat with us?
-Yes I replied smiling while I fondled her head, taking an hourglass, under Akira s curious look, that asked nothing to me let s have dinner!
After everyone sat at their places, I placed the letters and hourglass on the table, all were looking for me with attention waiting my sign so as they could start eating; I was about to grant that permission when I noticed that a lot of those letters were the very same ones of threats, as I was receiving before the kidnapping; however with dates after that event took place! That just reinforced the need to do what I had to at that moment, hence why I stood up from my seat and, after cleaning my throat, said:
-All here must be somehow aware that I, Montecchio Richard, was chosen by Your Highness the King to carry an investigation regarding a possible traitor among the nobles and deal with the nekomimi revolution I then looked at everyone, that just nodded as reply however, lately things have become way dangerous, as my enemies now began trying to use all kinds of tricks in order to get me unstable I then pointed to Akira and a recovered Dawn as for instance the kidnapping of those two, might get innocently involved in such disputes and be hurt in my stead; such thought is unbearable to me, that is why I decided to adopt a radical choice, I will turn this hourglass upside down, the sand will take approximately five minutes to completely fall down, while it is going down, I shall let any slave from the Montecchio house to leave me and flee, so that way, not be hurt in the upcoming conflicts.