Tokyo: After years of stagnation, the heiress of the yakuza arrives.

"Hmm... how long has this been going on?"

On the other end of the phone, a voice that sounded thoughtful and questioning came through.

"I'm not entirely sure either. I usually get home quite late, so it must have been a while ago. I'll ask the other family members later to see if I can get a definite time or something..."

"Xiao Gao, is Xiao Qing's condition serious?"

The beautiful woman asked with a worried tone, "What's on the other end of the phone?"

"It's hard to say. You should prepare for the worst. My preliminary diagnosis is... it seems to be schizophrenia."

The woman on the other end of the phone, named Xiao Gao, sounded somewhat heavy.

Upon hearing this, the beautiful woman's face turned several shades pale: "Schizophrenia? Is it that serious?"

"It's just a preliminary diagnosis, Ritsuko-neechan, don't worry too much. We'll need to see more details later... How about this, when is Qing available? I'll go over there."

"No, Xiao Gao, you know our Xiao Qing's situation. If she finds out we said she has schizophrenia, she'll get angry and run away from home. What if she does that?"

The beautiful woman spoke in a low voice, and kept glancing towards the second floor, as if afraid of being overheard.

"Hiss...that's true, Xiaoqing's situation is rather special..."

Actually, the woman on the other end of the phone, named Xiao Gao, had one more thing she didn't say.

The more Miyazaki Kiyoshi is like this, the more he fits the various characteristics of schizophrenia: aloofness, stubbornness, coldness... I used to think it was just due to his personality and the things he experienced in his childhood.

I never even considered the possibility of schizophrenia, but now it seems... that's not the case.

It's very likely that they were wrong before, or rather, they overlooked the fact that schizophrenia was the right path. If they had taken their medication earlier, perhaps the atmosphere in the Miyazaki family wouldn't be like this now.

Simply put, it means... he's sick.

However, to ease the beautiful woman's worries, they decided to postpone discussing the matter until she came to see for herself before drawing conclusions.

"What should we do then?"

The beautiful woman's anxiety was unmistakable. She was no longer the calm, decisive, and extreme ruler who stood at the highest point of the Japanese judicial system during the court hearings. Instead, she was a self-reproaching mother.

"Xiao Qing has become like this because of me. If it weren't for what happened when she was little..."

"Hey, Ritsuko-neechan, there's no need to talk about this anymore. No one could have predicted that Kiyoshi would have that kind of ability. Even if they did know, there's really nothing they could do. You can hide it for a while, but can you hide it forever?"

"Kiyoshi is very smart. She knew it was bound to happen sooner or later, and she didn't even have to wait until she grew up to come into contact with the real dark side of society... It's not your fault, Ritsuko-neechan."

Hearing this, the beautiful woman felt even more guilty: "Xiao Gao, there's no need to comfort me. This is my fault. I lied back then..."

The sound of two people talking could be heard continuously in the hall...

Self-blame and regret are the main themes.

Half an hour later, their call finally came to an end.

"Alright then, Ritsuko-neechan, you can try to gauge Qing's attitude towards this matter. Once you've convinced Qing to stop resisting it so much, I'll come over again..."

"Okay, thank you for your help, Xiao Gao."

"Beep beep beep..."

After the two hung up the phone, the beautiful woman's worried expression did not disappear; in fact, it deepened.

The only thing to be thankful for now is that Xiao Gao had visited their home before, and they were good friends from their school days, so even if he suddenly came to their home, it wouldn't seem out of place.

Otherwise... a doctor, for no apparent reason, comes to visit our home, and it's for spiritual reasons at that.

Given their daughter's intelligence, she'll surely figure it out. Once she figures out the cause and course of events, it'll be all over.

The mother-daughter relationship was completely severed.

I knew the mother-daughter relationship was rather cold, but I didn't know it could be this cold, even worse than that between strangers.

It was like completing a task; after meeting, we exchanged greetings and ended the conversation. There was no family atmosphere or interaction that should belong between parents and children...

Well, actually, it wasn't like that when I was a child, because when I was a child, my dear minister had already started isolating everyone equally.

Time has not healed everything; on the contrary, it has made things worse. Now I have completely isolated myself in a world where I am all alone.

Those around them cannot set foot in that world!

This is something the beautiful woman, as a mother, understands very well...

Over the years, she has desperately tried to make amends and salvage the relationship, but unfortunately... the results have been poor, and all she has ever received is indifference and calm.

There wasn't a single ripple, nor any hysteria; she knew her child was "sick," very sick, and needed to see a doctor.

A place where you can enter the isolated world within their daughter's heart...

But here's the problem!

Where can we find this person?

Over the years, not a single person... not even one person has piqued her daughter's interest.

What utter despair.

Even the beautiful woman was willing to tip the scales in her hand, and as long as her daughter could be cured, all conditions were open to agreement and negotiation!

If the other party doesn't want her bargaining chips, there are still her husband's, and her family's...

These factors combined have, in a sense, created a world of their own in Japan... a world where one hand can control everything!

Unfortunately, it's expensive but unavailable!

It's unlikely anyone could stomach the "fat meat" that the Miyazaki family is throwing out...

The beautiful woman sat on the sofa and sighed. After a while, she got up and stood up, as if she had made a decision. She looked towards her daughter's room on the second floor.

stomping on...

I went upstairs and walked over.

The second floor.

The beautiful woman stopped at the door, her fingers about to knock halted, and instead, she tiptoed and eavesdropped at the door.

Xiaoqing, don't blame Mommy, okay? Mommy was just too worried about you. Please forgive Mommy for doing something excessive and annoying again...

After reading the disclaimer, I felt guilty, and then... I continued eavesdropping.

inside the house.

"Da da da..."

Kiyoshi Miyazaki lay on the bed, a philosophy book beside him, tucked under his pillow, his phone in his hand, texting someone on the other end.

Note: ...Evil alien.

"Da da da..."

enter!

"Beep beep beep..."

delete……

"Da da da..."

"Beep beep beep..."

After endlessly typing and deleting, back and forth, Miyazaki Kiyoshi finally sent a message that satisfied him and was complete!

"Are you there?"