Under the clear moonlight, Sakurajima Mai and Rosen were about to part ways in front of the luxury apartment.
"Thank you for bringing me back."
After saying this, the girl brought up what she had seen and heard at the Yotsuya residence earlier.
"Is Miko really okay? Her father should have passed away, right? And he became a localized spirit."
"If she says she can handle it, then it's fine."
Rosen shrugged.
"If there's any real danger, I'll sense it immediately, but I guess she probably wants to resolve it herself, after all, even though he's a spirit, he's also her father."
"Her father, huh... If there's a guarantee, then I can rest assured."
Sakurajima Mai nodded.
She imagined that if it were her own mother, she probably wouldn't bear to let Rosen act.
But speaking of her father,
Sakurajima Mai seemed to have no memory of her father at all; in the past, she had even specifically asked her mother several times about him.
But her mother always evaded with various excuses until, later, she got so annoyed with being asked that she directly told her, "You don't have a father."
Sakurajima Mai just took it as angry words.
Perhaps it was because her father, whom she had never met, had abandoned her and her mother back then.
Perhaps this was also why her mother was so strict with her.
"I haven't heard about your father."
Speak of the devil.
Rosen also recalled that Sakurajima Mai, whether in the original work or now, had never had any other men appear in her family.
"I don't know, maybe he's already formed a new family with some woman now."
Sakurajima Mai felt nothing, after all, her father was just a "stranger" to her.
However, Rosen, upon hearing this, instantly had many thoughts.
Adolescent Syndrome, in the original work, has a certain degree of contagiousness.
Perhaps Sakurajima Mai didn't have a 'father' in the physical sense at all; rather, her mother conceived and gave birth to her unilaterally.
It's like how men in Journey to the West could get pregnant by drinking from the Women's River; in this world, it's highly possible.
I can pay a little attention to it later.
"Goodbye."
Sakurajima Mai waved goodbye to Rosen and then walked through the door.
It wasn't that she was wary of Rosen and didn't want to invite him into her home; it was entirely because her mother was still home.
If her mother found out that a boy had brought her home, there's no telling what she might do.
After all, when she was an idol, her mother strictly controlled her contact with male fans.
Little did she know.
Rosen had already glanced towards a corner of the apartment.
He met the gaze of the woman who was secretly staring at him.
"That young man..."
The mature woman, dressed sophisticatedly with the same jet-black hair as Sakurajima Mai, furrowed her brows slightly.
The young man who brought Mai home gave her a very special feeling.
However, special as it was, she was more concerned about her daughter's relationship with him.
Although she had retired many years ago, she still hoped Sakurajima Mai could re-enter the entertainment industry.
As a celebrity, having a boyfriend would greatly affect her future career development.
The door opened.
Sakurajima Mai walked in.
Seeing her mother come out of the bedroom, the girl knew that the scene just now had been witnessed by her.
"What is your relationship with him?"
The calm tone carried a commanding air.
"That's none of your business, Mom."
Although she had been very flustered earlier when her mother forgot her, seeing her mother lecture her with such an overbearing attitude again, Sakurajima Mai still felt extremely annoyed.
"I'm going back to my room; I'm very tired today."
Sakurajima Mai walked into her bedroom.
Before she left, the woman looked at the handbag in the girl's hand.
It seemed to contain something like black stockings.
Recalling the man who brought Sakurajima Mai home, she immediately had a bad association.
.....
Rosen didn't continue to take a taxi home.
On one hand, he had run out of cash.
Taxis in Japan are quite expensive, and they don't support online payments yet, making them a bit troublesome to use.
On the other hand, he planned to test his flying speed.
As a god personally appointed by the life tree, although he couldn't test his destructive power at the moment, speed was very simple.
So, after determining his direction, Rosen ascended and immediately activated his divine power to fly towards his home.
Boom!
The atmosphere emitted a muffled thunder-like roar.
Almost in a single breath, Rosen saw his house.
Sakurajima Mai's residence was over ten kilometers in a straight line from his home; normally, even at a speed of 120 kilometers per hour, it would take about ten minutes.