"A master artifact craftsman from Huaxia came to Sakura Island for some reason. While he was staying here, he befriended a young Sakura Island person, Uehara -san.
"This master artifact, for some reason, or perhaps because he was bored, tried crafting some Sakura-style spiritual artifacts. He gave them to Uehara -san as a memento of friendship.
"Uehara -san isn't a Spiritual Ability user. He's just an ordinary person who coincidentally got acquainted with a powerful Spiritual Ability user from overseas. He obtained those spiritual artifacts by pure chance."
Just a coincidence, with no special background, powerful bloodline, or abnormal seals … that was the simplest explanation.
"And if their relationship isn't as simple as it seems, and there's a hidden secret …" Seiji paused for a moment. "Then apart from asking that old Mister Zhao, there's probably no other way to find out the truth."
A moment of silence fell between them.
"I think that Seiji is correct," Summer Night agreed as she looked towards Mika.
"Uehara-san, you have two choices now. The first is to accept Seiji's explanation and treat those Spiritual Artifacts as mementos that your father obtained from a friend despite their age difference. Then, you can tell your mother what to do with them and let her decide what to do with them to end this matter."
The second is to make a phone call and try to contact that old Mister Zhao from Huaxia and have a discussion with him … that might be pointless, but it might also reveal a deeper secret. "
Mika fell silent as she looked at the investigation report again. She stared at it for a while.
"I … want to make a phone call," she said in a soft voice.
"I've already decided to face the truth, no matter what the truth is … whether it's a coincidence, or something else.
I don't think that ending this matter without making a phone call doesn't count as ending at all. It feels more like running away.
Even if the truth is as Seiji says, and it's just a coincidence, I still want to thank that old Mister Zhao. I want to thank him for becoming my father's friend and giving my father such a precious gift. "
The twintailed girl slowly smiled.
…
Huaxia, Tiandu City.
An old man in a wheelchair was looking at the night scenery in front of a floor-to-ceiling window in a luxurious mansion.
When one grew old, they would always reminisce.
The things he had experienced in his life, the things he had done, the happy things, the sad things, the helpless things, the things he regretted …
Tonight, Seiji recalled the time he had spent in Sakura Island.
That was to recuperate and to avoid the world.
However, whether it was for recuperation or for hiding from the world, there were better places than that. In the end, the real reason for choosing to go there was …
Thinking of that young man's face, the old man's heart was filled with complex feelings.
No matter how many times he thought about what had happened back then, his conclusion was that he had not done anything wrong.
However, even though he had done the right thing, he had never regretted it. But in the end … he had abandoned that child with his own hands.
And that child knew nothing about it.
He was just a baby when she abandoned him.
When she saw him again, he had already grown into a young man … a somewhat clumsy but kind and cheerful young man.
Facing this strange foreign old man, although the young man was a little confused, he did not stay away from him. Instead, he sincerely cared for him.
From the young man's point of view, the two of them had become acquaintances and acquaintances with a strange, lonely old man by chance. However, that was not the case in the old man's eyes.
On more than one occasion, he wanted to tell the young man the truth, but in the end, he didn't say anything.
That was an incredibly peaceful time … so peaceful that there was nothing to reminisce about. But for some reason, that child's voice and smile were clearer than many of his memories to this day.
"Master, there's another call from Sakura Island. The caller says that her name is Mika Uehara, and that she's Uehara's daughter." The maid's voice came from behind him.
'Mika Uehara …'
Seiji blinked as he recalled something.
"Uncle Zhao, my child has been born! She's a cute little girl. My wife and I have named her Mika. Her full name is Mika Uehara.
One day, I'll take her and my wife on a trip to Huaxia. I'd like to visit you at that time … if you don't mind my family bothering you.
Please take good care of yourself, Uncle Zhao. I hope to see you again in the future. "
… The idiotic young man who said such a thing didn't take good care of himself and left his wife and daughter behind. Honestly …
Seiji sighed.
He pressed a button on his wheelchair and turned it around to face the maid.
"Give me the phone."
…
This was the first time in her life that she had ever made an overseas call.
When the other party picked up the phone and greeted her in Huaxia language, Mika strongly realized that she was attempting to contact a stranger in another country.
After she decided to make this call, the president of Sakura Island told her that she could speak some Huaxia language and that she could help. And at this time, it was the perfect time to call someone from Huaxia.
Mika actually didn't want to make this call immediately, but she couldn't back down after what she just said, so she could only muster up her courage.
She dialed the number recorded in the investigation report.
When the call connected, just as the report said, it was a young woman who answered the call.
Summer Night explained the situation to the woman in Huaxia language and requested to speak with Zhao Guanlou.
The woman on the other end responded in Huaxia language after hearing this.
"She told us to wait for a moment," Summer Night explained.
A few moments later.
"I'm Zhao Guanlou." An elderly voice spoke in Sakura Island's language.
There was no need for an interpreter.
Summer Night signaled to Mika with her eyes.
"G-good evening, Zhao-san. I'm Mika Uehara," Mika hurriedly spoke into the cell phone. "My apologies for suddenly bothering you."
"Setsuya's daughter … what business do you have with me?"
"I … I'd like to ask Zhao-san if my father left behind some treasures … some spiritual artifacts. Did Zhao-san give them to me?"
The other end fell silent for a moment.
"How did you know that they were spiritual artifacts?" the old man responded with a question.
"Er … I … accidentally used a board game … I was playing board game with my friends and saw an illusion …"
"Are you a Spiritual Ability user?"
"I … yes, I'm a Spirit Controller," Mika responded.
The other end fell silent for a moment again.
"It's inconvenient to talk over the phone, so let's talk online … do you have a computer?"
Summer Night indicated that Mika could use the computer here. Mika immediately replied, "Yes."
"Give me your email address," the old man requested.
Mika gave him her email address.
"A piece of software will be sent to this email address in a moment. Download this software to your computer, install it, and run it."
"Okay …" Mika agreed.
Their conversation ended there.
Summer Night got up and left, bringing a laptop for Mika to use.
Mika logged into her email.
After waiting for a while, as expected, a new email arrived with a small piece of software attached to it.
Mika did as the old man instructed and downloaded the software, installed it, and ran it.
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