"Alright, we will come to the next universe. This universe is called Cote: Ayanokouji's Return. " The supervisor spoke.

"What does that name mean?" I see everyone looks confusing, only some adults and I still keep silent.

"Don't be surprised, Kiyotaka!" The supervisor turned to tell me.

I saw the supervisor glancing at that man, which made me suspicious. Perhaps that man also changed in that universe Cote: Ayanokouji's Return.

What is my feeling right now? Even I can't determine.

I saw that man frown. Perhaps he noticed the look of the supervisor, immediately voluntarily realized himself also changed in the next universe.

Perhaps president Sakayanagi, Tsukishiro, teachers, Ryuuen, Sakayanagi, Nagumo, Horikita-senpai and a number of people also realized this.

I decided to focus on the screen, waiting for the next surprise.

Kiyotaka's perspective

Ever since I remember, everything around me has always been.

White room.

A training institution for artificial geniuses.

A arena where weakness and emotion is unacceptable.

Damn it, this was revealed too early. I glanced at the man with an eyebrow. President Sakayanagi sweating worried that his school students would happen if he knew about White Room.

"So you have been trained at White Room from an early age, Ayanokouji-kun?" Horikita turned to me and asked.

Instead of responding properly, I nodded slightly, my mood was not enough to answer her as kind as usual.

"So this is the reason why you are so scary, the monster." Ryuuen muttered, while others participated in the terrace, they were trembling when they recall that day.

"But it's not happy at all." Sakayanagi areca is uncomfortable.

"But if he is a genius. So why is he in class D? " Hashimoto suddenly asked a lot of weight.

"Surely that fool has failed. A child like it will not be a genius, that person is me. "

I was curious where he was confident from here, Miyamoto. Can you say that after knowing the nature of White Room?

"I'm more curious about your ability, Ayanokouji-kun." Matsushita looked at me with curious eyes.

I unconsciously thought that I was in the mirror.

"No wonder he is so bad." Kei whispered.

"Great! He was provided with a training program to become a genius. To participate must have to spend a lot of money, right? " Keisei looked at me and asked.

In his eyes a bit uncomfortable, he was suppressed down, he was smart enough to realize that I was always restrained in groups of groups.

But even if I have money, I don't want to go to White Room, it's just a situation.

Every morning, I set a goal - become faster, stronger, smarter, better.

Nothing other important.

My father, Ayanokouji Atsuomi, is the founder and executive of this facility.

"This is the answer for you, Keisei." I casually replied.

Keisei's glasses suddenly broke.

"Woah! So is Kiyopon a rich? Does your father need a daughter -in -law? " Haruka jumped up, his eyes glowed like a star. Her words also made that man face.

"I will answer this question. Right now, I can't say my family is rich or not. To maintain that basis, our side has attracted big investors by proving. Just show them the results, they will send their children to White Room to implement the training program. The final conclusion, my family is not rich, at least now, and in the past or in the future I don't know. " I answered very frankly according to my own thoughts. That man did not show any objections.

"It sounds like a real business." Akito raised an uncomfortable eyebrow when imagining business and children as a trading object.

Through this project, he wants to restore our previous glory of our family.

The Ayanokouji family used to be one of the most important and respectful families in Japan.

Unfortunately, over time, the family's power and reputation began to weaken until the bottom touches.

In my father's time, we were just a normal and stable family.

But my father has the ambition and full of the previous glory of the family.

"What are the adults in the house at the time?"

I could not help asking a very clear question, even though my voice was still steady. But everyone realized, I was annoyed to know about my family incident.

If the family does not weaken, maybe I lived as a normal and rich person.

Unfortunately, he did not have enough talent to make his dream come true.

That's why he created this brutal facility and locked me in it right after I was born.

"Brutal? Catching up right from birth?! " Everyone suddenly exclaimed in a surprise, except for some people still remain calm.

Only one person shows a clear contempt to that man.

"Hah ~ I cannot do it myself, then sacrifice my son's life to realize your delusion. It is despicable! " Ryuuen broke out and expressed discomfort to that man.

That man just glared at, saying nothing. And Ryuuen has no fear at all.

"Damn it, for the first time I had to agree with Ryuuen. You are a despicable item, Ayanokouji's father! " Sudou scratched his head, then decided to frankly cursed at that man.

He remained silent.

It is to prepare me to become a leader, who can achieve this goal and rule Japan in the future.

In 12 years of life, I have never experienced anything that a normal child can consider being happy or scary.

"Japanese rule? !!"

Everyone was once again surprised.

"It seems that your father's plot is not small." Nagumo glanced at me.

"The crazy plot has gradually expanded. Even I don't know what to say. " I answered.

"Wait, so he's a genius?" Miyamoto

Why are you suddenly so smart, Miyamoto?

Thanks to my special achievements, I was honored as the masterpiece of White Room.

It does not bring me satisfaction or joy.

My father was always cold when communicating.

For him, I'm just a tool to implement his plan.

"Considering my biological son as a tool ... it's cruel!" Ichinose couldn't control it, she wanted to scream but tried not to scream.

"Poor Kiyotaka!" Airi

"So this is the cause of those eyes that contain your darkness, Kiyotaka." Yousuke was also hard to control, he seemed to recall my eyes that day.

Although he did it for my family's honor, I never knew what it meant.

Until one day he appeared and said he would take me to America with him.

Some foreign sponsors are interested in the project and decide to introduce White Room's work results to the world.

I am allowed to show my skills and knowledge as an artificial genius.

Although that did not make me have many emotions, I was curious to know the world outside the white world that I saw immediately.

"Wait! Meaning twelve years of life, you have never been out of the world? !! " Matsushita King exclaimed first.

Everyone began to realize, the nature of White Room was not good. Even a newborn, they dare to lock him up to twelve years old. It is cruel, that's how they think, follow that thought.

I never thought that my life would change so much for this.

We flew there with a private plane.

Although we were close to each other for hours, the room was still completely silent.

Both me and my father have nothing to say.

When I approached the southern coast, a surprise happened.

The right wing of our aircraft caught fire.

The captain tried to control the aircraft, but there was no way to continue the journey and we tried to land.

Unfortunately, the fire quickly spread to other parts of the aircraft and not long after that there was an explosion at the back of the plane, as a result, my head hit a hard and unconscious object.

It seems that the universe is more troublesome than I thought.

"What the hell is that? !!" Sudou could not stand up and shouted, he was annoyed to see his classmate who was in a life -threatening situation.

Everyone in the cinema began to panic. Even the man could not keep the usual cold expression. Only I am still indifferent, even when I see my own death.

Exactly, I don't think I'm dead. The supervisor will not allow me to react to a universe, where I died from the beginning, it would not be interesting.

But I was curious about how to survive.

"Don't be so hasty, foolish. If the other monster died, the supervisor would not let us react at all. " Ryuuen shouted at the people in panic.

"Fufu ~ seem to be awake." Sakayanagi giggled as usual.

"But looking at this is not fun at all." Ichinose annoyed looking up on the screen.

"See you. Looking at yourself in a dangerous situation and the face is still indifferent? " Matsushita stopped by my ear and asked.

"That is another universe." I answered.

"But looking at myself in an accident is not comfortable at all, even if it's a different universe." Matsushita said.

"I guess I'm quite optimistic!" I shrugged.

Matsushita shrugged at the same time, it seemed that she had just predicted how I would act to do it at the same time at the same time, except for the expression on the face.

Suddenly, I saw that the man's face was a bit wavering when I saw me in a dangerous situation. Regardless of the universe, he didn't want his masterpiece to be damaged? He was more obsessed than I imagined.

I don't even have time to think if I'm dead or not.

When I woke up, the first thing I felt was my body aches.

The burning smell of my nose and my vision became dim.

My body was soaked and salty in my mouth, probably seawater.

"Fortunately, he is alive."

The fact that I am alive is sure. Why are some people still happy because of such obvious things.

When my vision began to focus and my brain recalled what happened, I heard a small voice.

Atsuomi: "I am in the end, Kiyotaka."

Although I immediately realized the speaker, I still could not believe that he could speak to that tone.

I turned my head to my voice and saw my father.

Despite being wet, his body had many burns.

He lies in his own forever.

After a while of observation, I realized that his ear and left arm had died.

Some people are weak, unable to control and vomit on the spot. The supervisor uses the magic of cleaning and eliminating all odors.

Atsuomi: after the explosion ... there..y.. had lost consciousness. Luckily we managed to dance with you into the sea before we fell. Carrying the shore with just one hand is really troublesome.

He started coughing up blood.

Finally, my mind started working at a faster speed.

I saw the plane crashed away from us.

The burning smell that I smelled was from that.

I tried to stand up.

Although I still feel pain, my body is not hurt.

I slowly approached my father.

His life was actually like a thousand pounds hanging hair.

Seeing him like that and understood him like that, I had a feeling that I had never known before.

Kiyotaka: "You saved me? Why? Why did you do that? What benefits you have to do. If he only thought of saving himself, his ability to survive would be higher. Why are you wasting it to save me? "

I have the same question in this cinema, sympathize with me in that universe. Deep in my soul, if only that man in my universe was the same. Maybe I will feel a little warm.

"Don't say that, Ayanokouji-kun. No matter how your father treats you, maybe he just wants to be good for you, maybe he doesn't know how to show it."

How can you say such nauseous things? Does he. . .care about me? Even if he dies, he doesn't show it. That man in the other universe is just pretending, he is just protecting the Masterpiece that he has worked hard to create.

That's all. . .

That's really just like that.

"Ichinose. . . I have lived under the control of that man all my childhood. I absolutely have the right to hate, hate and even kill that man for everything that happened to me. Do you understand?" I just plan to answer vaguely as usual. As soon as I opened my mouth, I said something different from the plan in my head.

But those words are not fake. I know those words are reflecting the true feelings in my heart.

"Ayanokouji-kun. . ." Ichinose just looked at me in disbelievable look in fear.

In my eyes now, there is probably only a gloomy and scary night. The darkness inside my eyes, it's pitch black.

Other people in the cinema caught my eyes, they started to get scared and tremble.

"Great!" Only Ryuuen was both scared and extremely excited.

I can't understand that.

Logically, he should prioritize his life in such a situation.

Trying to save me is actually suicide. After knowing this man for the past 12 years, this action is not what he will do.

Atsuomi: "To be honest. . . I'm as surprised as you. . . Why did I save you?"

His face showed that he was also confused by this development just like me.

After thinking for a few seconds, he looked into my eyes. That look is something I have never seen in him in my entire life.

"How. . . How is this possible?!" Tsukishiro on one side observed, he couldn't control himself and exclaimed.

Even I was dumbfounded on the spot, not even strong enough to turn to look at that man.

A hand grabbed my shoulder.

Matsushita?

"Crying is bad!" A sincere advice from Matsushita.

Crying?

Can someone like me still cry?

Are you kidding me?

The joke is not funny at all.

Even I can joke better than you, Matsushita.

Atsuomi: "I guess so. . . Cough. . . I want you to live."

He spoke in a very soft voice, unlike him at all.

A strange feeling in my heart suddenly surged.

My brain began to try to understand the statement of this man's personality.

Kiyotaka: "Do you want me to live? Does becoming a Masterpiece of White Room have such unexpected benefits?"

That's right, I'm in the other universe, don't let that man fool you. He was strong enough to realize that he was just acting.

That's right.

That man is just deceiving us to make us completely his tool.

Even on the verge of death, this man still thinks about achieving his purpose through me.

Atsuomi: "I was. . . Think like this. . . at first. . . but no. . . not like that. . . If it was anything else. . . even if it was the Masterpiece of the White Room. . . I would probably let him die there."

Although life is drifting very quickly, this man still speaks with firm faith.

What kind of joke is it? Even if Matsushita jokes are not funny, don't let me see such a bland joke?

It can't be like that. . .

Kiyotaka: "What are you. . . trying to say?"

I asked him hesitantly.

This whole scene made my ability to judge the situation unstable.

Atsuomi: "It was because you were my son that I saved you."

DAM!!

I couldn't hold back anymore.

I used all my strength to escape from the invisible power that was holding me down. Even the supervisor on the other side was surprised.

Everyone was startled by the noise, looking at me.

Only that man was still unbelievably stunned, even he didn't think he would say those words.

I didn't say anything, my inner emotions were very chaotic, my heart rate beat faster than usual for the first time.

Does that man consider me his son?

What kind of joke is it?

That's a bad joke!

Kiyotaka: ". . ."

What?

What the hell is this dying old man saying?

He saved me. . . Because I am his son?

What a bad joke is this?

Does he want to see me smile at the end of my life?

He forgot that I couldn't change the facial expression and was he the culprit who caused that?

Just one of his words made my brain explode.

Kiyotaka: "What? Did you save me, because I am your son? What kind of reasoning do you think? Why did you say that? Is your brain also damaged?"

Anyway, I can always understand his cold reasoning during the years in the White Room.

'Because I want you to rule Japan in the future, you must be the best and defeat other opponents no matter what. I can't show anyone my weak side. You can't be weak.'

That's a brief summary of what he always wanted from me.

So why did he suddenly say that?

Wait. . .

Kiyotaka: "Are you trying to manipulate me like this? Because he knew he would die, no one could control me. And since we are on another continent, it will be difficult for the White Room management to find me. Is that your last plan? Make me feel a little emotional with your goal at the last minute, let me go back to the White Room by myself?"

My words made him smile.

It was just a slight smile, almost invisible.

There was only a small glimmer of life in his eyes, but he still smiled. A self-mocking smile.

Atsuomi: "Hehe.. cough, cough.. I can't blame you for this.. cough.. As I said.. I'm as surprised as you.. I guess so.. stories about seeing your whole life before you die.. are true.."

Kiyotaka:". . ."

Atsuomi: "But this time... I was wrong... if on that plane... there were me and your grandfather... he would have abandoned me without saying a word... he is a cruel and cold person... but I admire him... all my life... although... in his eyes were full of disappointment... cough, cough..."

Kiyotaka:". . ."

Atsuomi: "I created White Room... based on his philosophy... he wanted me... an ordinary person... to become a genius... who could rule the whole country... but I failed miserably... or... I know I can't do that... it's too late for me... that's why... I created that environment... so that you... don't have to go through the same thing... like me... so that you can have a bright future... but in the end... because of my selfishness... because of past trauma... I have become exactly like him... and you have lost many things... cough, cough.."

Although it became more and more difficult to talk, that man still kept talking.

Tears began to flow from the corners of his eyes.

Why is this so?!" I froze looking at the image of him crying, his whole body stiffened and fell backwards, sitting on the chair.

"Ayanokouji-sensei. . ." Even president Sakayanagi didn't know what to say at this time.

"It's unbelievable!" Tsukishiro was next to him, he said in a sarcastic and scared voice.

Kiyotaka: ". . ."

The next words stuck in my throat.

My brain stopped working, my heart was beating faster and faster.

This cold steel man is crying. Seeing him like that, the strange feeling in my body is surging violently.

What's going on?

Atsuomi: "I saved... my life... because... I am my father... because I am not my father... throughout my life... Father was not proud of himself... like now... Too bad... when I realized this so late... After all, dad is such an idiot... hehe... but this feeling... is not that bad... cough, cough."

I still kept silent listening to what he said, but for some reason my vision became blurred.

Atsuomi: "I don't want to... manipulate you in any way... I also don't want you to forgive... because I don't deserve it... you don't need... go back to the White Room... or go back to Japan... as your father... I just ask you... one thing... ho..."

Kiyotaka: ". . ."

Atsuomi: "Have fun. . ."

With tearful eyes and a small smile on his lips, that man, Ayanokouji Atsuomi, said his last words and died.

"I'm sorry. . . Kiyotaka!"

Right after that man in the other universe said the last word. Then that man in the cinema also said the first word when entering here.

An apology from him?

"W-What?"

"I'm sorry for everything, Kiyotaka!"

That man lowered his face to the ground, his hands hugged his head tightly, tears kept falling and seeping into the ground.

Huh?

Huh?

What did he just say?

What did he just say?

No, no, it can't be like that.

No, no, it can't be like that.

The cold man, the creator of White Ron, the manipulator and the steel politician.

The cold man, the creator of White Ron, the manipulator and the steel politician.

That man, who has not expressed feelings to me all his life, who has taken away all my emotions. . .

That man, who has not expressed feelings to me all his life, who has taken away all my emotions. . .

That man, who despises weakness.

That man, who despises weakness.

What is the last word he wants me to be happy?

Is he crying and apologizing to me so miserably?

What is this. . .

What is this. . .

Kiyotaka: "WHAT THE HELL IS IT??"

"WHAT THE HELL??" I couldn't control myself on this side but exploded right in the cinema.

I rushed over, grabbed the man's collar with both hands.

Tsukishiro rushed over very quickly, with the intention of stopping me before things get worse.

But I easily kicked Tsukishiro's chest, causing him to go straight backwards.

"Ayanokouji-kun, please calm down first." President Sakayanagi stood up in panic.

For the first time, I clearly felt that my face had changed.

But I don't know if I'm expressing resentment, fear or any emotion? Because I still have no experience for this.

My emotions are also confused right now

I screamed.

I screamed.

Kiyotaka: "AFTER ALL THIS TIME.. AFTER ALL THE TORTURE, AFTER ALL THE WORDS ABOUT NOT SHOWING WEAKNESS AND EMOTIONS.. AFTER ALL THE WORDS ABOUT RULING JAPAN.. YOU SAID THAT YOU WANT ME TO BE HAPPY..??!!"

Kiyotaka: "AFTER ALL THIS TIME.. AFTER ALL THE TORTURE, AFTER ALL THE WORDS ABOUT NOT SHOWING WEAKNESS AND EMOTIONS.. AFTER ALL THE WORDS ABOUT RULING JAPAN.. DID YOU SAY THAT YOU APOLOGIZE TO ME..??!!"

I saw his regretful face.

I really want to punch him.

A hand placed on my shoulder.

Matsushita?

What's wrong with you today? You've seen my private story a lot.

I think you are very annoying.

But. . .

This trouble made me calm down. I let the man sit on the chair.

After that, Matsushita and I returned to our seats.

It's a scream from myself.

I screamed at that man's corpse without knowing why I screamed.

This is something new to me.

I can't believe this is true.

Just a few hours ago, he was still my cold father and I was his emotionless Masterpiece.

And now. . .

Obviously, he could escape from that plane by himself, leave my face and die.

There are many children in the White Room and although I am extraordinary, there are still some people who can replace me to become Masterpieces in the future.

Why among everyone, he does that?

And now. . .

"I saved your life. . .because. . .I am your father."

"Father. . ."

My inner feelings are confused.

I don't know if I can really call that man father or not.

I knelt down.

My vision is getting dimmer.

Feelings that I didn't know exploded inside me.

My eyes began to secrete fluid and flowed down my cheeks.

I touched my face and then I realized.

I cried.

I cry for my father.

I also really cried, for the first time in my life I cried for someone else. That first person is that man.

"It's really fun." Sakayanagi smiled contentedly with this result.

"Looking at him cry makes me feel uncomfortable." Ryuuen also can't tease me in this situation.

"I. . .don't know what to say." Horikita muttered awkwardly.

"I never imagined the scene of him crying." Kei whispered to himself.

"Poor Ayanokouji-kun!" Even Satou cried when watching this.

"Kiyopon. . ." Haruka also cried. And I see in her eyes that she has no regret for forming the Ayanokouji group.

Akito turned his face away, so that no one would see him cry. Keisei took a book to cover his face. Airi sat crying in Haruka's lap.

Ichinose remained silent, not saying anything more comforting or advising.

That man. . . My father was also stunned by the scene on the screen.

Remembering his words, the warm feeling in me after I woke up.

It's a strange feeling that I've never known before.

In all the abilities of my brain, there is only one definition that can describe this feeling.

Love.

Family love that I have never felt before.

Realizing this makes my tears flow more.

What a wonderful feeling.

But it took me 12 years to feel that.

Maybe that's why my reaction to that is much stronger.

I still cry in front of my father's body.

Looking at his face, I now understand why he smiles.

I think he also realized this family's love before he died.

Kiyotaka: "Father... thank you for letting me realize this feeling for the first time... You... will be happy... I will try my best to be happy... but I will not let my father's dream be shattered... I am my son... Father's will, I will receive and make it a part of me... I will make the Ayanokouji Clan dominate the whole of Japan... I promise..."

"Is there too much? There is still one more part to end. But if you can't stand it anymore, I'll end it here." The supervisor looked at me and asked.

I cried more and more.

I just cried non-stop, not knowing how to calm down.

I took the initiative to hold Matsushita's hand, begging her to answer for me.

Matsushita looked at the current situation, self-consciously understanding that I had no endurance to continue reacting. She shook her head at the supervisor.

So the first episode of the second universe, I COTE: Ayanokouji's Return has ended.

The atmosphere in the cinema is both tense and awkward.

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