"I want to protect her, but I don't believe her."

Even if she already has what a person has, I still don't believe her.

Because she forgot something. Of course, she also forgot Aoi, which is why I handed over the things to ‘him’ instead of being ‘him’ by myself.

Aoizi is the girl her father once adopted. Compared to the playmates she grew up with, Aoizi is more like our sister.

That time was very happy, happier than later, and it also made me slowly get out of my disgust with Kongli.

I used to be a half demon, so I remember that she still looked unconscious after eating Kongli a little bit. But it doesn't matter. As long as I'm not a half demon, I can protect her, even if my father is gone in the future.

Finally, it was when we were five years old, and Aoiko was ten years old. She said that she wanted to go out to buy things with Aoiko. My father and I had no doubts, after all, the relationship between the three of us was so good.

Since my father helped me remove the demonic power from my body, I have been practicing Yin-Yang Technique. My father was very happy and tried his best to teach me all Yin-Yang Techniques.

Until dusk, Kuizi and her had not come back. I was worried that they would be caught by monsters, so I went to find them with my father. At that time, we didn't live in the village. We lived in a house in the mountains. Every time we met with demons, the demonic energy in the mountains became stronger.

I was searching on the mountain path when I suddenly smelled blood. I searched wildly along this smell, hoping not to be any of them.

I was ready to fight with monsters, but when I arrived in front of them, my mind was blank for a moment.

Kuizi fell into a pool of blood, and saw that it was me who opened her mouth slightly.

"Run quickly."

Kuizi said.

But who is the person in front of you?

She seemed to hear my footsteps, so she turned her head: "Brother, Kuizi... Kuizi, she is dead."

"..." I couldn't say a word.

In the darkness, I saw that her and I were covered in blood. She clearly didn't understand anything... Her hands turned into sharp claws and finally pierced into Aoko's chest.

"No--"

It's too late...

I know... Aoiko is no longer saved...

Anger filled my chest and I grabbed her: "You...you..."

Before I could finish, she opened the things in her hand to me like a treasure: "Here, this is Kuizi's heart... Isn't my brother the most..."

I looked at the bloody thing in front of me and trembled all over: "...Why?"

She seemed to not understand, and tilted her head and asked, "Brother, what's wrong with you?"

"Don't call me like that!" I shouted loudly, "Don't come over!"

She stopped and looked at the things in her hand again: "Hey, brother. I said that I don't like Aoi. I told my brother about this, right? But my brother is not happy with this, so I have been patient and force myself."

"...You killed her." I fell to the ground and cried helplessly for the first time.

“…Why do you cry…”

She didn't understand, how could she understand...Does she understand human feelings? She is a half-demon... She doesn't have that kind of heart...

She slowly approached me and tears began to fall: "It was obviously Aoi Chiu... Every time she took me to play, she would tell them that I was a half demon. No one was willing to play with me... Only my brother and my father were willing to accompany me... But Aoi Chiu just came back and told me that she wanted to steal you all..."

"You are a monster, I don't believe you. Aoiko is sensible and understands what kindness is better than you. You can't be with us anymore..."

From that time on, my disgust for her was all transferred to all the monsters. I don’t believe that Aoiko would treat her like that, she was a cunning half-demon.

She stopped and lowered her head: "So, will my father kill me if he comes?"

I wiped my tears randomly and stood up: "Don't tell my father that I'm going to retire you now."

"...So that's how it is. My brother never likes me, right?" She seemed relieved. She raised her head and looked at me, "It's okay, I just like my brother. I like my brother and my father very much, so you can punish me no matter how you want."

My hands that were running the Yin-Yang Technique were trembling a little, but in the end I put down my hand.

"Ao—"

A strange sound suddenly sounded around us. Her speed was very fast and immediately rushed behind me. Then, a fishy smell came from behind me.

It's a group of evil ghosts.

Only evil spirits can attract evil ghosts, but Kuizi...

While I was still in a daze, she had already killed several evil ghosts. However, she was outnumbered and there were more and more evil ghosts, and she was injured several times in a row.

Is there no way?

Is my father trapped?

She stood beside me, but her face was extremely calm. She was not an ordinary person...I should have known it long ago...

"Brother! Be careful!"

She screamed, but I felt a pain in my abdomen.

Being attacked...

I curled up, looking at her crying in a daze but couldn't say a word of comfort.

"Brother..." She cried and called me, "Brother... I'm sorry, I should be patient... don't ignore me..."

I fainted. The overwhelming darkness swept over me, a little confused and a little uncomfortable.

When I woke up, my father was coming in with medicine.

"Come on, drink." After my father handed it to me, he knelt down next to me.

I drank it all, but I felt something was wrong.

"Father, Aoi Chi..." I was anxious to explain.

The father shook his head: "You should ask A Zi first how she is. She is your sister."

I felt disgusted: "Even father, do you want to help her talk?"

My father gently touched my head: "She has lost most of her demonic power to save you. If she hasn't woken up these two days, she will die like Aoiko."

Although I was shocked, I still insisted: "...but she killed Aoi."

When I thought of the gentle and sensible Aoiko leaving like this, I couldn't help crying: "Why did things turn out like this?"

My father didn't say anything, just kept accompanying me quietly. After I calmed down, I realized that I was in a very conflicting mood.

I still remember the first time she called me brother. I learned to speak very quickly, but she was two years old and still stuttered.

"A Zi has always wanted to get your recognition, so she tried her best to pretend to be an ordinary child." The father said, as if recalling something, "She just wanted you to notice her. But A Xi, when did you start to ignore her? Aozi has to say that she is the most sensible child I have ever seen, but A Zi is your sister after all."

Ignore her...

I was anxious to refute my father: "I didn't ignore her... Before this, she has always been the person I want to protect the most. I...she doesn't go to play with us, I did everything I can..."

My father stood up and brought the basket on the low table to me. It was filled with paper cranes, semi-wilted flowers, and empty cicadas.

"…Kuizi said she was a half demon, so she no longer went down the mountain to play with you." My father picked up an empty cicada and gave it to me, "She knew she was different from you, and in order not to cause trouble for you, she endured it silently alone."

I looked at the empty cicada pupa, shining in the sunset, and knocked it out: "All monsters are the same. From the beginning of her eating Kongli, I knew she was different. Even if it was my fault, why did she take revenge on Aoiko? She should be at me."

The cicada fell to the ground and broke into residue.

The father put the basket aside and said, "Akuizi's death is my responsibility, but now, I just want A Zi to be safe and sound. You have a good rest."

After my father finished speaking, he stopped looking at me. I knew that I had disappointed my father, but after all, it was because of me that she died. I can't forget that scene...

I didn't fall asleep that night.

After all, I got up, walked through the most familiar side, and walked several times before walking to her room. My father's Shikigami Gu Huoto was guarding outside, and when I saw it, I kindly helped me open the door carefully.

"...The child kept saying sorry. Lord Mi said that if she woke up in a few days..." Gu Huniao stopped talking, maybe she was worried about me.

I walked into her room and something seemed to be hanging on the door. I turned around and saw that it was the garland I gave her on a whim. It was obviously withered and was still hanging by the door.

The other side of the door was filled with paper, and the words were written on it were like "being obedient".

"sorry……"

Her small voice was like an innocent baby.

I wanted to escape, it was too uncomfortable. But I couldn't... My father was right. If I could look at her well, this wouldn't happen now...

I knelt in front of her, and the moonlight shone on her snow-white hair and face, but the red demon patterns on her neck emitted a strange light.

I stretched out my hand and finally held her hand.

"…It's not your fault, don't apologize."

As if she realized my existence, her hand tightly held my hand.

"...I'm sorry, brother...I'm sorry..."

She repeated this sentence, full of anxiety, and tears kept flowing out of her closed eyes.

"I should say sorry, I'm not a good brother..." I felt guilty and slowly leaned my forehead against her hot forehead, "...When you wake up, we will pick flowers together. I will take you out to play, no one will say you are a monster...No one..."

Her bra wrapped around my neck, and like we used to, she always liked to lean on my shoulders.

After that night, she still didn't wake up.
To be continued...