Tokai didn't tell Teio much.
After all, the Tokai Family was gone, and letting Teio know too much was not a good thing.
So, Tokai only narrated a part of the content as much as possible.
Then, as if it were a matter of course, Tokai Teio directly came to a conclusion.
"Isn't this all the Tokai Family's problem?"
"Mm... From that perspective, yes, it is."
Saying this, Tokai fixed her gaze on Teio: "Then, have you forgiven me?"
Tokai's eyes were filled with worry as she looked at Teio; she was very afraid that Teio would still reject her.
But, just as Mochizuki knew, Teio was a good child, so she cared about something else.
"Mom didn't do anything wrong, it's just..."
Thinking about the story Tokai had told, Teio only thought of another question: "Where's my dad?"
"She..."
Rudolph's story had not been mentioned in the previous narrative.
And Teio was not as sensitive to these matters as Mochizuki, so in this situation, it was natural for Teio to ask this question.
It's just... how to answer.
Tokai, pondering this question, was silent for more than ten seconds, then she continued: "As for her, just assume she's dead."
"Oh..."
Seeing Aunt Shizen's reaction, Teio roughly understood why she didn't want to bring up the matter.
Tokai Teio, realizing this, simply nodded and then asked a crucial question: "So, Aunt Roman knew about this a long time ago?"
She silently turned her head away.
"Only I was kept in the dark!"
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A few hours later, Tokai and Tokai Roman returned to the sanatorium, carrying a bag of vegetables and meat.
They then saw Aunt Shizen and Tokai Teio already sitting together.
Seeing this, Tokai Roman breathed a sigh of relief.
Mochizuki, on the other hand, immediately said, "Mom, time to cook!"
"Ah, okay."
Saying this, Aunt Shizen stood up, took the ingredients from Mochizuki's hand, and then looked at Roman.
Tokai Roman was stunned for a second, then nodded.
After that, she would help in Aunt Shizen's restaurant.
This was mainly because of Aunt Shizen's physical condition, which required her to be looked after a bit.
If it weren't for this, Aunt Shizen could handle the work there herself.
After Tokai Roman was taken away, only Teio and Mochizuki were left in the room.
"Hmm..."
Teio made a very ominous sound while staring at Mochizuki.
Hearing this sound, Mochizuki silently turned her head: "Wh-what's wrong?"
"You also kept it from me, along with Aunt Roman, didn't you?"
"Can I deny it?"
"No."
Hearing this, Tokai silently turned her gaze back to Tokai Teio's face: "It was wrong of me to keep this from you, but there are some things that even if explained directly, Teio, you wouldn't believe, would you?"
Mochizuki paused for a second, then continued, "This is for your intelligence, Big Sister."
"Why do you make it sound like I'm not smart at all?"
Teio paused after saying this, then continued, "No matter what, I'm your Big Sister, Big Sister!"
"En, en, Big Sister is right."
Saying this, Tokai found a seat and sat down: "Big Sister is right."
Although Teio saw through Tokai's perfunctory response, she was quite pleased with it.
However, Teio quickly raised another question: "So what about..."
"...the accommodation? What should we do?"
Seeing Teio's worried question, Tokai just sighed: "Don't you know, Big Sister?"
"What, what?"
"One of our reasons for coming here is to move. Aunt Roman found a house near Tracen Academy. Living there would solve both Mom's work needs and going to school."
"Eh?"
Seeing Teio's reaction, Mochizuki knew that Roman probably hadn't told Teio about this.
So she continued to explain: "In the morning, you can take the train, or you can find someone to pick you up."
Saying this, Mochizuki looked at Teio: "See which one you prefer."
"I see, but someone to pick us up? Didn't the Tokai Family already fall? How can Aunt Shizen still manage something like this?" Teio responded, her face full of confusion.
Mochizuki was silent for about ten seconds in response to this question.
The people who would pick them up were Representative Chiaki and Maruzensky.
There was only one reason why those two would pick them up.
That was because both of them had a certain interest in Aunt Shizen, and perhaps precisely because of this, they understood even more the importance of Teio and Mochizuki to Aunt Shizen.
Therefore, it was not strange that they would choose to pick up Mochizuki.
Realizing this, Mochizuki was silent for about ten seconds, then shifted her gaze.
She didn't know if telling Teio the root cause of this matter was a good thing.
But... "Well, it's people Mom knows, Representative Chiaki and Maruzensky." Saying this, Tokai looked at Teio: "They are both top Uma Musume at Tracen Academy. You can get to know them in advance now. How do you feel about it?"
"Eh~~~"
After hearing Mochizuki's words, Teio's attention shifted from why someone would pick them up to another point.
And looking at Teio, whose attention had been diverted.
Tokai just felt a sense of relief.
But, the next second, Teio asked an even more crucial question.
"Does Aunt Shizen know Miss Rudolph?"
Hearing this, Tokai was stunned for a second, then remembered what Miss Rudolph looked like.
"Her, well, I'm not too sure. After all, Mom couldn't compete due to her health, so she probably doesn't know her."
"Alright, let's stop discussing matters of daily life here. Perhaps it's good for us to discuss other things."
Tokai, choosing to avoid the topic, immediately threw out the next topic after saying this, to prevent Teio from thinking too much about it: "For example, Mom's past."
"Oh, right. Aunt Shizen hasn't said a word about her life there. Was there something bad?"
"How should I put it? It wasn't necessarily bad, it's just..."
Recalling someone she had been separated from for a long time, Mochizuki then continued, "It's not really suitable to explain... is it?"
Staring at Mochizuki, Teio immediately responded: "Can you tell me?"
"Alright."
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