Chapter 244

Miss Ningguang: "Every gamble Mr. Sandgold takes, he stakes everything he has!"

Miss Ningguang: "To be honest, I truly admire him for this."

March 7th: "I suddenly wonder—if this is all intentional on Sandgold's part?"

March 7th: "The Harmonious Sandgold says that every choice Sandgold makes carries a strong self-destructive tendency!"

March 7th: "In other words, when Sandgold gambles, he thinks, 'If I lose, then I might as well not live'?"

March 7th: "That's why he stakes everything—including his own life."

March 7th: "Because he no longer cares about anything in this world, so he's given up?"

Amber: "I think the same."

Amber: "Otherwise, why would Mr. Sandgold destroy himself?"

Paimon: "Could it simply be that Sandgold is deeply loyal to the company?"

Lumine: "Hmm... I don't think Sandgold is that kind of person."

Lumine: "The only thing he truly cares about is his family."

Lumine: "He wouldn't go this far just for the company, would he?"

Lumine: "Of course, it's hard to say."

Lumine: "Maybe Mr. Sandgold is also deeply affectionate and righteous?"

Miss Sushang: "Hmm... at least so far, apart from his family, he hasn't shown much deep affection or righteousness."

The video continues.

【The foundation has vanished... It's another Harmonious illusion again.】

【.... Huh?】

Sandgold suddenly spotted Kaka Washa's figure.

He couldn't help but let out a soft exclamation.

【Hello, we meet again, sir with beautiful eyes.】

Sandgold walked up to Kaka Washa,

and Kaka Washa immediately greeted him.

【.... Yes. We meet again.】

【Have you found your mom and dad yet?】

Sandgold asked gently.

【Of course, my sister is there too. We just played hide-and-seek.】

【It was so fun! On the way here, Dad even took me to see "banana skin movies."】

Kaka Washa said happily.

【You mean film movies.】

Sandgold corrected him with a smile.

【Yes, that's it.】

【Put a lot of paper drawings together, and they become moving murals.】

【Put me, Dad, Mom, and my sister together, and we become a family.】

【You should try it too, sir!】

【You've been frowning the whole time—have some fun at the amusement park!】

Kaka Washa invited Sandgold to play the film movie game.

【.... Alright.】

Sandgold paused, stunned for a moment,

then nodded.

Then he followed Kaka Washa to the side of the film movie prop,

and began playing with him.

【How's that score? Not bad, right?】

【....】

【.... Boring.】

Sandgold achieved a very high score in the film movie game,

wanting to share it with Kaka Washa.

But when he came back to his senses,

he realized Kaka Washa's figure

had vanished sometime earlier.

Colette: "Little Kaka Washa was so adorable."

Colette: "Especially those big eyes, like gems..."

Colette: "I think I saw light in those eyes!"

Colette: "But now, Mr. Sandgold's eyes have lost all light."

Tighnari: "After enduring so much hardship and suffering, the last glimmer in his eyes has surely been worn away..."

Furina: "Kaka Washa has so many scars on his body."

Furina: "His clothes are torn and ragged..."

Furina: "Clearly, he's lived a very hard life."

Furina: "Yet his face still wears an expression of happiness and contentment."

Fungina: "Is it because he had his parents and older sister with him?"

Nahida: "I think so."

Nahida: "For Kaka Washa, as long as his parents and older sister are with him, that is enough."

Nahida: "Everything else is unimportant to him."

March 7th: "Sigh... too bad this is all an illusion created by the Harmony."

March 7th: "But I really wish this scene had really happened!"

March 7th: "Because this Kaka Washa has a mother, an older sister, and even a father!"

March 7th: "The original Kaka Washa never even saw his father..."

Stelle: "So the Harmony's power is just constantly hitting him over and over, is it?"

Stelle: "That's kind of lowdown!"

Stelle: "I hope Sandgold can hold up under these blows—don't let him really give up!"

The video continues.

【......】

The Harmony's Sandgold reappears,

but this time he is unusually silent.

【Why aren't you speaking?】

Sandgold watches this scene,

and asks in return.

【You've truly piqued my interest...】

【I admit there are still parts of you I don't fully understand.】

The words spoken by the Harmony's Sandgold,

are unlike his usual self.

【You're being surprisingly sincere this time.】

Sandgold smiles faintly.

【Sincerity is one of my few precious qualities—no need to emphasize it.】

【Did you see that maze?】

【Before you walk out of it, I will fully understand you.】

【Our journey through the Shadow City isn't over—your life's flashbacks continue...】

【And I have no objection to stretching this process out, very, very long.】

After the Harmony's Sandgold finished speaking,