"Huh? Sakura, Lorelei, what are you doing?"
A familiar voice, an intimate name, in this world, belongs to only one person.
Sakura and Lorelaia couldn't believe their ears.
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He is not, how could it be
Let me first explain the status of Sakura and Lorelaia.
Lorelaia was facing the main door of the Matou family, backing out, and Sakura was pushing her from the front. Because Sakura had just started to develop, and Lorelaia had almost developed, Sakura was completely blocked by Lorelaia, and the two girls could not see what was happening behind them at all.
It was different with Tsuruya and Kariya; they were both tall (compared to minors, they were actually not very tall, only about 173 or 174 cm), and they were standing at the door, so they could see clearly what was happening in front of the house.
When he saw the short figure wearing a grey cloak with only a pair of deep blue eyes showing, he was immediately surprised and delighted.
"son!"
"Shinji!"
"Hey, father, uncle, did you know I was coming back today and come out to welcome me?"
Shinji waved his hand and walked past the two girls who were stiff as if petrified.
"By the way, is there anything to eat? I haven't had lunch yet and I'm starving."
It was this action that released Sakura from her "petrification". The girl took a step forward and stood in front of her brother.
"Brother, is it really you?"
"What? You can't even recognize your brother? I love you so much." Shinji stretched out his left hand and rubbed his sister's head.
Feeling the familiar touch, Ying suddenly felt that the whole world became brighter. All the pain and sadness disappeared without a trace, and what remained was only joy that filled her whole body.
"Ah, it's my brother, it's my brother, my brother is back, my brother, I missed you so much."
Sakura held Shinji's hand and kept rubbing her head against the latter's palm.
"Okay, okay, stop acting like a spoiled brat. I've only been away from home for a month."
Shinji comforted his sister, and caught a glimpse of Lorelaia staring at him in a trance, and said with a smile:
"Long time no see, Miss Lorelaia, why are you coming to my house instead of staying at home to receive the inheritance of the seal?"
"Shinji, is it really you?" Loreleija murmured.
"Uh, why are you saying the same thing? And the strange expressions on my father and uncle's faces, it seems something happened that I don't know about. Forget it, let's talk about it after we get in. Compared with the historic Barthelmero family, it's a bit shabby, don't mind it, young lady."
Shinji said as he took his sister's hand and walked into the house.
Loreleija, who was following behind him, shook her head repeatedly. She didn't mind, not at all. At least it was much better than the feeling given by the Barthelmero family. Besides, your safety was more important than anything else.
When she thought of this, Lorelaia's steps became unusually brisk.
The Matou family, which had just been shrouded in a gloomy cloud, suddenly saw the clouds and fog dissipate, and the sun shine brightly.
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The scene returns to the living room of the Matou family again. Broken teapots and teacups are scattered on the floor, and the tea has even spread directly under the coffee table.
Under Shinji's strange gaze, Sakura stuck out her tongue embarrassedly and trotted off to get the mop.
After sitting down again, Shinji swallowed the fruits on the coffee table while continuing to ask questions: "Tell me, what happened? Why did you come to Japan? What happened before?"
Lorelaia was indeed the Lord in charge of the Law and Politics Department. She had recovered from the short time of a few minutes from the door to the living room. "You ask me? I want to ask you something. From that night till now, you haven't come home or to London for such a long time. What's worse is that there is no news at all. What are you doing?"
"Well, it seems that you already know about that. You can't blame me for that." Shinji swallowed a banana and said, "You know better than me how difficult that old monster Oteng Luoche is. I have been busy running for my life during this period."
"Then you should also spread the message. Even if we can't help in time, at least it can make me and your family feel at ease."
Loreleija's words resonated with Tsuruya and Kariya.
"Ms. Loreleija is right. We were all very worried when we had no news from you for a month."
"Yes, yes, especially Ying, who stays by the phone every day, afraid of missing your call."
As if in response, as soon as Kariya finished speaking, Sakura, who had just finished cleaning the floor, ran out of the kitchen, sat down next to Shinji, and held Shinji's arm tightly.
"Brother, why didn't you call me back for so long?"
"Because my phone got soaked in water and broke." Shinji scratched his cheek. "During this period, I spent most of my time in the water. I was worried that I might be discovered by Ottenroche's followers, so I didn't dare to go to places where people lived. I just floated along the Po River for half a month. It was not until my injuries stabilized that I found an airport nearby, slipped on a plane to Japan, and hid in the cargo hold to sneak back."
"Brother is injured!" Sakura's expression changed instantly, and she reached out to pull Shinji's cloak, "Where are you injured? Let me see, is it serious?"
Shinji quickly held Sakura's hand to prevent her from lifting her cloak: "Don't look at it. I'm afraid it will scare you."
"No, I want to watch." Ying refused.
"I just won't give it to you." Shinji refused to let go.
The brother and sister immediately started a fight.
However, Shinji could guard against Sakura, but he couldn't guard against another girl who cared about him.
While Shinji wasn't paying attention, Lorelaia quietly left the sofa, walked around behind Shinji, and pulled off his hood.
Then, Lorelaia was stunned, Sakura was stunned, Tsuruya and Kariya were also stunned.
"Shinji, Shinji..."
"Brother, brother..."
"Your hair—"
"—And eyebrows, why are they gone?"
That's right, hidden under the cloak was a bald head, a bald head without a single hair, so smooth and shiny that it could reflect Loreleija's own face.
"So, I told you guys to stop looking." Shinji touched his new hairstyle, even though he had no hair, "I couldn't even look at my own reflection when I was drifting, let alone you guys."
"You still haven't answered how you lost your hair?" Lorelaia asked.
"It was killed by Oteng Luoxie. There is always a price to pay for escaping from that thousand-year-old immortal."
Shinji said it casually, but it didn't sound so casual to Lorelaia.
Shinji's head was very clean, with no wounds or scars, proving that his head had not been directly injured. But he said that it was Ottenroche who wiped it out, and it hadn't grown back after such a long time, so there must be a reason for this.
Lorelaia shifted her gaze from the conspicuous bald head to other parts of her body that were still covered by the cloak, and one of them caught her attention.