She couldn't bear to part with her sister.
Moreover.. she was unwilling to let her Sister do anything foolish because of her.
Those eyes were filled with sorrow, yet not a single bit of it was for herself.
Just like much earlier, every time she negotiated with the Black Organization, the content was always about her sister.
Even before this mission began, she could not restrain herself from asking Gin about Miyano Shiho's situation.
..
Miyano Akemi did not know what on earth had happened.
Just as she did not know why, in the final moments of her life, the moment she looked at Gin, she saw such profound sorrow in that cold and ruthless man's eyes.
An overflowing, profound sorrow was tightly entwined by a shroud of green, restrained by the Master so that it would not be revealed.
No—
Perhaps even its Master did not realize how much his unintentional gaze had revealed.
The pitch-black muzzle aimed at the powerless woman, in the next second, a gunshot rang out.
In the instant darkness descended, Miyano Akemi never imagined that she would actually have the chance to open her eyes again.
..
The moment she regained consciousness, Miyano Akemi almost began to question her very existence.
However, what happened next shattered her worldviews even more.
She saw a corpse.
The brown-haired girl lay there, completely unaware, connected to several medical tubes, with precision medical instruments beside her to monitor her various indicators.
Her face was pale, without a trace of color, her chest did not even seem to rise or fall. Her long eyelashes appeared to tremble from time to time, but upon closer inspection, it seemed to be merely an illusion caused by the movement of the air.
Miyano Akemi looked closer and discovered the gunshot wound on the girl.
A fatal gunshot wound.
The girl was well cared for; the former bloodstains had been carefully wiped away, her entire body appeared just as it had before her death—
Although all signs indicated that the girl was already in a state of brain death.
Or perhaps, to put it more bluntly, she was already dead.
Miyano Akemi was at a loss.
She did not know why Gin had taken the risk to spare her life, let alone why he had brought her to see this girl.
Then, she learned the Truth that she could not bear.
..
Everything's origin stems from her parents' research.
Around the time Shiho was born, a large number of Researchers defected. Upon their escape, they divided the research materials containing the results of the 'Silver Bullet' into several parts and handed them to different people.
One of the core research materials was held by an Old researcher, through a series of coincidences, it was handed over to Shiratori Midori.
Black Organization members had searched for it secretly many times, but fearing they might alert the target and cause the destruction of the research materials, they did not make a grand spectacle of it. However, even after searching through Shiratori's family home multiple times, they still came up empty-handed.
In the end, they set their Target on Shiratori Midori, the one who had last come into contact with that Researcher.
After finding a casual excuse to bring Shiratori Midori into the Black Organization, what followed was years of surveillance.
However, even though she was forced to join the organization, the organization would provide his with a suitable arrangement regardless of his abilities, but no one expected that Shiratori's talent would be so extraordinary.
Because she could not find any relevant clues for a long time, the Organization high-level members, who had almost ruled out the possibility of Shiratori being in the know, gradually felt at ease and wanted to recruit this girl.
—If it weren't for her coming into contact with Miyano Shiho again.
“Her lifelong misfortune was brought upon her by all of you.” Gin's voice was cold, bone-chillingly cold; those few simple words seemed to plunge Miyano Akemi into the depths of midwinter.
That person's face was deathly pale.
She did not know if it was because the pressure from the man beside her was too strong, or if the surging Guilt was about to drown her, but in this instant, this overly kind woman knelt on the ground.
Drip—Drip—
She shed tears.
For the misfortune of others.
The Silver-haired man seemed to have said something else, word by word, like the low murmur of a demon, yet tinged with a profound desolation. She listened in silence, without a word, her thin lips trembling.
After a long time, once Gin finally left, Miyano Akemi suddenly raised her hand and covered her mouth tightly.
She let out a mournful cry.
..
Gin was right.
She thought.
This is our sin.. it is the sin of the Miyano family.
I must atone.
Miyano Akemi looked at the brown-haired girl lying unconscious on the bed, a flash of determination appearing in her eyes—
She is my responsibility.
After a long silence, the woman turned her head and looked toward the closed door.
She remembered what this man had told her before; he said he wanted to bring Shiratori Midori back to life.
Miyano Akemi grit her teeth tightly, her eyes filled with sorrow.
This man has gone mad.
She thought.
But.. no matter what happens, she will do everything in his power to help him.
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Author's Note: Gin did it on purpose; actually, this blame shouldn't be placed on Miyano Akemi's head; he is simply venting anger, will later exploit Miyano Akemi's kindness.
She certainly knew the Truth, but that didn't stop him from misleading Miyano Akemi.
Miyano Akemi was far too kind-hearted, taking this matter as her own responsibility and feeling a great deal of guilt.
..
In the end, it was actually Gin who brainwashed Miyano Akemi, making her believe that she held responsibility for Shiratori Midori, so that she would protect him in the future. Although Miyano Akemi herself did not possess great strength, she was, after all, Miyano Shiho's sister, both Amuro Tooru and Akai Shuichi felt Guilt toward her. With his protecting Shiratori Midori, his circumstances would be much better.
But Gin did not expect that, in the mind of Akemi after being brainwashed, he was also a madman who "couldn't handle the blow," and she also took him as her own responsibility.
Gin..
Chapter 138: I'm not being kind, I'm just..
For some reason, facing Miyano Akemi's hesitant expression, Gin felt a sudden, inexplicable surge of irritation.
This irritation was not severe; it merely coiled around him faintly, becoming undetectable if one could simply ignore it. However—
For Gin, it was already obvious enough.
The Silver-haired man frowned slightly, then casually glanced at the Long-haired woman with a gentle expression opposite him. He blinked, feeling that everything was normal, couldn't help but wonder if he had been overthinking due to being too tired lately.
Amuro Tooru seemed to want to say something to Miyano Akemi, but because Gin was present, he could not speak plainly.
In fact, Miyano Akemi was not very close to her. As a child, Furuya Rei had received help from Miyano Elena and felt grateful to her, which led him to care a little more for the two children of his old acquaintance.
Even during his time as an Undercover, he had few opportunities to interact with the Miyano sisters—and to prevent any accidents, Amuro Tooru had even less intention of revealing his identity.
This resulted in the current awkward situation.
However, at the same time, he was also wondering in her heart: Gin.. just how much does he know?
His question was answered by the person involved the very next second: "Take your time chatting.. you can talk a bit about Miyano Elena."
Amuro Tooru: ……
She suspected Gin had peeked at the script.
Compared to the complicated Amuro Tooru, Miyano Akemi, who had everything figured out clearly and was given a precise Arrangement, was much more simple.
Anyway, she was nothing more than Gin's target, so she might as well just follow his arrangement honestly.
The long-haired woman's eyes widened, her pupils even dilating slightly from shock, her long eyelashes casting a thin shadow under the light. Miyano Akemi stared at Amuro Tooru with a suspicious gaze: "You.. you knew my mother?"
As the conversation began, Gin silently left the living room.
He wanted to smoke a cigarette.
..
Standing on the rooftop, gazing at the scenery outside, the uniquely cool air of the mountains swirled around him. Gin slightly lowered his eyes, frost condensing on his eyelashes, even the breath he exhaled materialized into a thin mist.
He stood silently on the balcony, his fingers twitching before he reached into his coat pocket and pulled out a pack of cigarettes.
Using his fingernail to slice through the plastic wrap, the transparent film hung listlessly to one side. Gin applied pressure with his thumb, easily opening the cigarette box.
He took a JILOISES out of the newly opened cigarette pack.
The Villa in the mountains seems conspicuous, but the surroundings are vast and deserted, its elevated position allows one to easily spot any potential ambushes, while the balcony's location is also very convenient for launching a counterattack.
Meanwhile, not far from the Villa, there were several scattered trees—these were man-made, with a density that neither interfered with the line of sight to allow an enemy to hide, nor was it enough to prevent a Helicopter or similar aircraft from landing.
Gin himself is a professional Sniper and a top-tier Assassin; in a place meticulously selected and arranged by him, the difficulty of an Assassination could almost be described as "colleagues making things difficult for their own kind."
His target was not Miyano Akemi, but Shiratori Midori.
If Amuro Tooru were able to walk into one of the bedrooms and observe it closely for a period of time, he would discover the passage beneath that unremarkable undercover.
Inside the Secret Room, there were two corpses.
Shiratori Midori's, and, the one he stole, Snow White's.
Before this, this Villa had always been looked after from time to time by Shimabukuro Kimie—which was also why Shimabukuro Kimie told Nana she was very busy with her Work. After Miyano Akemi's faked death, Gin brought her here to look after Shiratori Midori.