Lucius-san's expression as he appeared was a complicated one.
　I can't use 《Emotional Sensing》 and I can't know for sure, but I can tell that she is full of sadness.
　The tone of his voice in the words he said to Toa was sad, and he seemed to have already understood the situation.

　I don't know Lucius-san at this time, and that doesn't mean I know the current Lucius-san.
　But it's an expression that is unlike this person who wants to hide his emotions.

　I thought I understood why Elektra-san sometimes called Lucius-san "that man".
　This person is probably a very sensitive person.
　That's why he feels sadness easily. Just like me.
　But he hides it.
　I don't know if it's the right thing to do, but I'm trying to be strong in doing so.
　Perhaps I'm trying not to show my weaknesses, even in front of Elektra.
　Ms. Electra knows that, and that's why she sometimes uses words like a stranger, like distance.
　I don't know if that's what she intended to call it.

'Toa, stop ... stop it ...'

　It's not a simple emotion.
　Deep down, I'm sure he wants to kill Cassandra.
　No. I'm not so sure.
　How much does this Mr. Lucius know?
　Do you realize that Cassandra was used for good by Ignotus?

But....

　"You're not dead yet?" Toa has an expression on his face, as if to say, "I'm sorry, I don't know what to say.
　He has a young voice, but his tone of voice is firm.

"You shouldn't do that. That's not what the Toa should do.

'But your sister will be pleased, won't she? .....

'Rosalia wouldn't want that. Rosalia wouldn't want to see Toa like that.

Your sister....

'Toa you know what I mean.　Just don't do it again.

　Tears ran down Toa's cheeks.
　His expression did not move.
　But does he feel something in his heart?

　Lucius turned his gaze to Rosalia, who was floating in the lake.
　But she didn't try to run up to her and her feet didn't move from there.

''Lucius I'm sorry.''

　Cassandra looked up into Lucius' face as she fell to the ground.

'My, it's my fault...'

Shut.....

　Lucius' expression, looking down at Cassandra, is complex and mixed.
　His eyes are set.
　So does that mean that Lucius-san doesn't know that Ignotus did it?

Father what is the matter with you?

　Then I heard Toa's voice, clearly different in tone from the one I had heard earlier.

'Father, my sister isn't here!　I've been looking for him for years and he's gone! .............What is this place?

　Toa was scurrying around as if he didn't know why he was there.
　His expression was natural, like a young child....

　But when I suddenly looked back, I realized.

''Huh?　My sister....sir? .....

　Gradually, Toa's expression begins to change.
　Tears run down from her cheeks again, and her expression gradually begins to change to nothingness again.

''Sis-sama........Sis-sama ah!　Oh, sister!　Oh, sister!

　What ... what's going on ... what's happening to Toa?
　The Toa begins to grieve and scream, as if now for the first time knowing of Rosalia's death.

　As if the same scene as before was repeated again, a gust of wind began to blow around Toa.

''Sis-sama aaaaaaah!''

　Toa continues to scream as if she is delirious.

　But do you see Rosalia in Toa's eyes?
　It felt like ... it wasn't the Toa anymore.
　Even that sadness felt like it was something else than the Toa's again.

'Toa!　Enough!　No!　Any more and you will be swallowed up by the Control!

　Control.........that's right. The current Toa isn't Toa.
　Lucius-san said.
　He said that the inherent skill 《Domination》 gives the host another personality.
　Is this the other Toa?

Not good?　We need to kill him properly, don't we?

　It wasn't a child's eyes anymore.
　He was looking at Lucius-san with open pupils, tilting his head slightly at an angle.
　The corner of his mouth was raised to one side thinly, and he smiled like a child who had played a prank.

''Toa, forgive me........''

What are you apologizing for?　It's not your father's fault, is it?　Because this is Cassandra's fault. Cassandra put a knife in my sister's hand and that's why she's dead.　Well my sister is dead. And she's not coming back. Do you really think he's going to be able to handle that?　You can't?　So I'm tempering it, okay?　I don't want this boy ... to break the Toa.

'Toa? .....

　For some reason, Lucius-san had an inexplicable expression on his face at that time, as if he was a bit surprised.

''You are... what?　Isn't that by "control"?

'What are you talking about?　I'm me, right?　Toatrica?　You know that. --Dad.

　It's like looking at a freak.
　I don't know why, but Lucius-san was puzzled.
　The Toa in front of him is a different personality born from the side effects of the 《Control》 so to speak.
　That would be a no-brainer from Lucius-san's explanation.
　What on earth is so questionable?

　But as if to leave the problem behind, Lucius-san looks down with a cloudy expression on his face.
　And after looking up and saying one word, "I'm sorry"...

'Go to sleep' - he muttered.

　It was probably Lucius-san's 《domination》.
　Then Toa's eyes became empty, and when he did, his eyelids slowly dropped.
　As soon as the Toa lost consciousness and fell forward, Lucius-san quickly supported him.
　At that time, the wind had already stopped, and there was the figure of a father holding his daughter in his arms as he endured his grief.

''Maricius........''

...Yes, yes!

　Lucius called out to Maricius, who was peeking out from behind a tree on his back.

'Take Cassandra back with you. Don't come near this place again....

　Then Lucius-san's figure holding Toa disappears with the smoke.
　Everything, including the lake and the forest, was enveloped in a curtain of black shadows, and I was returned to darkness again.
　And the sound of the raindrops that had been falling disappeared as well.

　Only a bad aftertaste remained, and I resented my helplessness, knowing that there was nothing I could do about it.
　This should have been a memory of the past, but a regret was born within me.
　Maybe it's because I have [Emotional Sensing].......I don't know.
　Maybe I have read Lucius-san's emotions that are showing these things to me.
　But I don't know that.



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　--then the vision changed again, and all at once the black curtain was removed.

　A garden. The usual garden.
　Then he found one person there, a young Toa.

'Why are they all so little?'

　Toa mumbles to himself in front of a flower bed.
　No, not really.
　There were pixies around Toa that he had only seen once before.
　It's almost too much trouble to count them.

'They're not small!　I'm still big in this, you know?

　The Toa is suddenly angry, as if the pixie has been badmouthing him.
　But it's not an exaggeration.
　The Toa immediately smiled.

　Apparently the Toa could understand what the pixie said.
　Nem said. The pixies don't speak back, he said.
　But the Toa is the only one who talks to them.

'Electra, how's the Toa doing?'

　Then I turned around and saw two figures behind me.

''Well I don't know. Looking at it like this, it looks like nothing has changed from before.... but it's different, right?

　Electra-san was leaning against the white pillar of the balcony, staring at Toa with vacant eyes.
　'It must have something to do with Rosalia-san's death,' she said.

'Oh, no. The Toa just forgot about it. Temporarily........

Why would that girl take control of the Domination when there's no way she could have had that....

'This is all I can do. It must be the blood of Ursula's blood that runs deep.

'She can't do it now!　You know that much!

....

'It just takes a lot of mental strength, you know?

....

　Lucius didn't try to answer, he just listened in silence. That's all.

　At that time, Electra-san, who was lying on her face, turned her attention to the garden.

........Toa?　Where's Toa!

　Lucius-san's expression changes to a blood hue at those words.

''The Toa isn't here Lucius!　There's no Toa!

I know!

　Lucius-san pushes aside his impatient expression and rushes to the garden.
　But when I checked the area, there was no Toa.

''Toa!　Where are you!

　He called out to her, but there was no answer, and there was no sign of the pixie.
　The garden was silent.

　Then I closed my eyes for a moment as I felt a sudden dizziness shake under my feet.
　And when I opened them, for some reason it wasn't a garden but a forest.

''Where........is this place?''

　No voice. So it's still a memory.
　And we are probably still in the Great Forest.
　But it was a forest area unique to the great forest.

　The sky was covered with many large trees that rose high into the sky.
　The roots are thick and protrude from the ground. Everything is huge.
　The trees don't grow without gaps either, but rather an open space.

　That's when I spotted Toa in front of me.

'I want to go this way!　Leave me alone!

　For some reason, Toa was being swarmed by the pixies.
　He's trying to shoo them away with his hands as if he doesn't want to.
　But if you look closely, you can see that the expressions on the pixies' faces are strange.
　They look as if they are in trouble....

　They held their hands out in front of them, seemingly urging us to turn back to the Toa, as if to say "No, no, no".

'Why!　Why can't you all just follow me?　You all want to see your sister too, don't you?

　From what Toa said, he probably wasn't wrong.
　I mean, this is a dangerous place.
　The pixies know this, and they are trying to get Toa to leave.

　From the words and actions, does Toa see the ghost of Rosalia-san?
　No one was supposed to be there, but Toa said, "There's my sister over there! He appeals to the pixies.
　But the pixies are shaking their heads and gesturing with their bodies, pleading with them to leave.

　Then I hear a loud howl that echoes throughout the forest.
　It was a cry that reminded me of a wolf.

　As if the direction of the wind had suddenly changed, the trees in the area begin to rustle.
　It felt as if the forest was being enveloped in fear, so much so that the sunlight shining through the trees made no sense.
　And the pixie still urged them to turn back with a gesture.

　But to no avail, their desperate persuasion was suddenly met with a howl even louder than before.
　As it should have been, the figure had appeared directly behind the Toa.
　The Toa slowly turned around and then looked at the figure.

''.......What?''

　I've seen it in Razhuisen one day.
　But that was prepared by the Empire in attacking the royal capital, and it wasn't a wild creature.
　This was an actual S-ranked monster........

　-- it was a leowolf.

''Wang Wang?''

　It's undoubtedly that giant wolf.
　But Toa walked up to Leo Wolf with a smirk, as if he wasn't afraid.
　Leo Wolf was showing off the large, gleaming fangs that peeked out from its large mouth.
　Obviously threatening.

''Who are you?''

　Why Toa doesn't run away, I don't know.
　The one in front of him is a wolf as huge as an elephant.
　The next moment it could have been swallowed in one go.
　But Toa was smiling and taking it easy.
　And he tilts his head questioningly toward Leo Wolf.

　But at that moment, when a shadow appears, a great deal of blood spurts out from the neck of Leowulf - a great deal of blood spurts out to imitate his mane.
　And then the head of the LEOWOLF left its body and slid down to the ground.
　The ground shook with the impact, followed by an even bigger shake as the torso also fell, and a little smoke danced around the area.
　Leo Wolf was doomed.

''Toa!''

　It was then that I heard a voice.
　When the smoke cleared and my vision cleared, I saw Lucius-san holding Toa in his arms.
　Electra-san, who came late, was also visible and ran to them.

''Father ... mother ... why are you here?　Yes!　My sister is waiting for me at the lake!　Come on!

Tor....

　Hearing those words, Electra couldn't help but clench her mouth and tears came to her eyes.

'Toa. Let's go home.

　With a look of sadness on his face, Lucius smiles at Toa, who can't hide his sadness.
　But Toa only gives him an innocent question mark.

'Are you leaving?　With your sister waiting for you at the lake?　Why?

"Rosalia is...

　Choking for words, Lucius replied with a sad, unnatural smile.

'I have a sudden errand to run. Rosalia isn't going home today she's not at the lake anymore.

What do you want?　What?

It's work. Rosalia's a princess, so she's a little busy.

　Lucius-san speaks softly as she smiles.

''Hmmm.......then when will you be back?''

He'll be back tomorrow. Until then, I will wait for you at the castle.

　The next thing you know, Toa starts to turn over.
　Then Electra squatted down and looked into the Toa's face.

'Toa?　Let's go to the castle and be a good boy, shall we?　That way, I'm sure Rosalia will be back sooner than you think.

Really?　Is your sister coming back?

　Immediately after the question, Electra-san turned over and hid her face.

'Mother?　What's going on?

　Curiously, this time Toa looks into Electra's face.
　Then Lucius-san calls out softly, "Electra.
　Electra-san raised her face with a weak expression, as if she couldn't bear it, and looked at Lucius-san.

'Come on, Electra ... toa. Let's go home. Let's all wait for Rosalia's return.''

...yes!

　Toa smiled an innocent, adorable smile and shook her father's hand.

'Electra. Come on, let's go home.

Well....

　Slowly standing up, Toa takes Electra's left hand with her other hand.
　Then Electra noticed Toa's hand and gradually her smile returned to her face.

　In her left hand was her father's figure, and in her right hand was her mother.
　The young Toa's back moved away as the two of them pulled her hand away.
　As if watching over them, the pixies were above the three of them.
　With a young smile between them, and an occasional skip between them, the Toa moved away.

　Then the three of them disappeared into the light that was shining through the trees in the distance.
　Then, as if it were the last time, the vision filled with light and turned all white.

　The last thing I saw was Toa's profile, with an innocent smile on her face.