Right the next morning, Kiyo returned the house to the landlord.

Oh damn, forgot to visit...

So he went to the market, bought a bunch of incense, picked flowers from Kikyo Hill, and made his way to the cemetery.

Machi Cemetery is a relatively large area, with more than a hundred graves. They are always taken care of by the people here, to show respect for the deceased.

Kiyo went in there, searched for nearly ten minutes before finding his parents' graves, then turned off the CVP and put it in his bag.

He burned ten incense sticks, planted five for each person, clasped his hands, closed his eyes, and prayed a few words.

Mom, Dad, I'm here. I'm sorry that during my four years in Chushin, I couldn't return to my hometown. Please excuse me.

Thank you to my parents for giving birth and raising me, even though we've only been together for 5 years. I'm sorry for.. having become an assassin that no one can tolerate.

At that point, Kiyo began to feel a lump in his throat, quietly put down two bouquets of flowers for each gravestone and left.

"It's not your faults... It's because of the villains who torment those innocent children..."

"Huh?" - Kiyo turned back.

Looking back, there was no one there.

"Am I hallucinating?"

Kiyo continues to search for Tomoyo's grave.

When he arrived, there was already a bunch of yellow daisies there.

Kiyo noticed that on the wrapping paper, there was the word: Stone Lotus.

Stone Lotus.. isn't that the flower shop of the Kanryo's family? Did he come here?

Kiyo made the same gesture as before with his parents.

Tomoyo... I'm sorry I couldn't go to school with you guys... But thank you for being a childhood friend and precious class president to me and everyone.

Please don't blame yourself for dividing the class.. It's not your fault, it's Cosmic Vietnam.

Kiyo quietly placed the flowers next to the bouquet beside him, then stood up.

Outside the cemetery gate, he caught a glimpse of someone, curly brown hair, wearing a black jacket, a red scarf, carrying something behind, the figure look alike Mattia.

Who is like..

The man quietly left.

Far away from that cemetery, Kiyo turned on the CVP power.

"Geez... why Dad just keeps turn me off?" - It flew up, voice a bit sulky.

"There are important things I have to turn you off." - Kiyo sighed. "Can we go to Xenoge now?"

"Alright!" - CVP's ​​voice is back to normal.

Looks like Sunny didn't install anything malicious on it...

He bought a ticket, then got on the train.

The train passed by houses, then fields, then hills. The rumble of the train followed Kiyo into his sleep, like a loop on the track.

Two hours later, the train stopped, everything stopped too.

"Arrived at Sirun City, the capital of the Republic of Xenoge."

Kiyo woke up, quickly taking down his bag with CVP.

"Do you have a map of this city?"

"No.."

"Wait, now how to convert CVD money to this country?"

"Or let me find the bank.."

Kiyo went behind CVP, let it find it on its own.

"Here it is!" - It flies in front of the bank.

Kiyo had about five thousand CVD in his wallet, probably enough to eat in this city. He entered, speaking Xenoge but with a bit of a heavy accent of Cosmic Vietnam:

"Hello. I'm from Cosmic Vietnam, I want to change two thousand CVD to this country's currency."

The man at the counter looked up, took his two thousand and said:

"No problem. Please wait a moment, five minutes."

Exactly five minutes later, he got 250 XNE. He immediately put it in his wallet and continued on.

"House number 127, Pebble Town... Um... CVP, do you know where it is..?"

It shook its head.

"Haiz. Maybe we should go ask the people around."

Luckily Kiyo took a family photo when he was three years old, so maybe his relatives will notice.

So he went to ask people around in human language, struggling to find that place.

Kiyo went to look for house 127, an old woman with a cane, white hair, went to open the door, saw him, and said in a Cosmic Vietnamese voice:

"You need something?"

"Do you know the two people in this picture?"

He took Kiyo's phone and looked at the photo again and again.

"It's my daughter and son-in-law! My grandson too... Then why are you asking about them?" She asked surprised.

Kiyo somewhat emotional said:

"Grandma, I.. I'm the baby in the picture! See, do I look like that?"

He looked closely at Kiyo's face, then looked at the screen, and said:

"That's right, my grandson! Wow, your face looks like your father.. Come on, come in, come in!"

Kiyo followed the old woman and closed the door.

In front of him was a creamy yellow room with wooden furniture, an old TV, square tile floor, ceiling fan.

"Let me make water for you.." - She was about to pick up the cup.

"No, let me, you just sit down."

Suddenly, there was the sound of footsteps coming down from upstairs.

"Who did you just open the door for? Why don't you wait for me to open it?"

Kiyo looked up, intending to ask who it was.

"It's your aunt." - said the old lady.

"You mean... my mother's sister?"

"That's right. And how are you under Machi, tell me."

Kiyo drank water, recounting everything in his hometown, except the part about being an assassin, and also his current job.

She didn't miss a single sentence, drank water, and then said:

"Is that so. You have a stable job like this, maybe you can get married."

"Oh, now I have no intention of..." - Kiyo laughed, shaking his head.

"Well, I'm joking, but these days we need money to live. You can do that when you want, it's up to you to decide. I'm old now, what else can I do but sit here with my children and grandchildren." - She said happily.

The woman upstairs came down now, put the broom away. She came out, saw Kiyo, and asked her:

"Uh, Mom... This is..."

"That's my grandson."

"You mean.. this is my eldest sister's child?"

"Obviously. You can tell what's going on right here."

"Hello auntie." - Kiyo bowed.

"Oh, I should have come down earlier. I'm sorry, let me make tea-"

Kiyo was a bit hesitate:

"C'mon, you just sit down."

So the people in the house fully reunited, sat down to review the stories of the past.

According to his grandmother, Kiyo's mother was a once-famous playwright in this country, and his father was a construction engineer.

They met in Machi when his mother was performing at Cosmic Vietnam, fell in love, got married and gave birth to a son.

During those few years, all three lived a peaceful and happy life, until a traffic accident took the lives of his parents.

Hearing her story, Kiyo suddenly remembered when he went to the funeral of the two.

A five-year-old boy was bewildered, standing helplessly among the crowd. He didn't know where they were, unable to find them.

Until the neighbor one day revealed the truth.

At that time, he was quite calm on the outside, but no one knew how much pain he was in inside, to the point repressing it for a long time.

Grandma took out an album:

"These are pictures of your parents."

There were photos from when his mother was a baby until the wedding, she still kept. And family photos too.

Like father, like son; both have many similarities, except for hair color. I look like my mom in the hair part..

If nothing happened, Sunny and I would have...

Grandma suddenly looked at the clock:

"Oh, is it time for lunch? Come on, grandson, come in and eat." - She patted Kiyo's shoulder.

It's been more than ten years since he had a meal with his blood relatives. He never truly feel what it is like to live with his true relatives.

Thanks to that meal, a little hope had sprouted in him.

During the three days off, Kiyo gets to spend time peacefully with his family. Going for a walk, watching TV, chatting,... Just simple things like that are enough to make him happy.

Thanks to that day off, Kiyo learned why her grandmother and aunt didn't take Kiyo back to Xenoge from the orphanage.

Firstly, foreigners are not allowed to adopt orphans in Cosmic Vietnam, this is the main reason. Second, the two found Kiyo happy to be there, so there was no need to worry.

On the return day, Kiyo booked the train ticket and packed his suitcase.

His aunt asked:

"You're getting back?"

"Yes." - He nodded.

"Ah, wait for me."

She holds a bouquet of blue flowers. Its wings were in full bloom, eerily sparkling, like crystal.

"This is a Juste flower, the symbol of Xenoge water. It's so beautiful, you can plant it in the garden; still fertilize and irrigate as well as other species."

"Thanks aunt." - Kiyo received the precious flower bouquet.

"Grandma also sent me a cake, take it and eat it." - She handed over a packet of cakes.

"Yes, thank you two."

Kiyo took the souvenir, walked out the door:

"I'm going home!"

"Goodbye, see you soon!" - The other two said in unison.

"G-Goodbye, granny." - CVP shyly.

"Aw, the robot is so smart. Alright, go home okay? Take care." - Grandma waved her hand.

Kiyo boarded the train, handed the ticket to the person in the station, and sat down.

"Wow, that's fun. It's more comfortable than in Chushin. I'm going to work tomorrow."

"Pi." - CVP cried out.

"What's wrong?"

"Wheezing.." - Suddenly CVP closed hits eyes.

Strange, I haven't done installing closing eyes function, have I?

Or is the battery low? Then I should charge it later..

It was past noon when he returned home, just charged CVP's ​​battery, before he had time to eat, someone knocked on the door.

He immediately opened it. It was a tall guy in a military uniform.

"Eh... what did you come here for?"

"Mr. Cosmic Vietnam wants to meet you at the office of the National Assembly building. Please follow us. This is an order from our superiors."

"Haiz, what do you guys want? What did I do?" - Kiyo sighed.

"We're not arresting you, he just needs to see you in person." - He said slowly.

"Okay." - Kiyo put on his shoes, locked the door and left.

Not just one person, but two bodyguards walking beside him, one on each side.

Neighbors around saw, gossiped, avoided all three of them.

They must have thought I was taken away.... This is such a shame.

They led Kiyo to a four-story building, the length of a whole street. The exterior is designed according to the classical architecture of the late 19th century, with solid and sturdy motifs.

Cosmic Vietnam flag hangs on the roof, fluttering in the wind.

Stepping up the four granite steps, they led Kiyo to the elevator, to the top floor - where he was waiting for him.

They opened the door to the room, brought Kiyo in, and left.

He was sitting facing the window.

"Welcome to my office. It is an honor to be invited by the President of the country to meet like this..." - Cosmic Vietnam returned.

Only now did Kiyo get to see him. He has straight black hair, short to his neck, bangs swept to the left. In addition, he was also wearing a black and gray suit.

Kiyo sighed sadly.

"What do you want..?"

"Hey, don't stress things out. Come on, sit down." - He clicked his hand, and from nowhere, a chair rushed behind him, then stopped in front of the table.

Kiyo quietly sat down and got straight to the point.

"Cosmic Vietnam... did you kill Tomoyo and get everyone in my class brainwashed?"

"Who told you?"

"Sunny.." - Mentioning that name also made him feel sick.

"Ah, the guy works at the network administrator.." - He nodded.

Cosmic Vietnam smiles:

"That's right."

If he simply confirmed that, then everything that happened in his class was real, and Tomoyo died not from a traffic accident, but he murdered her right in front of everyone's eyes!

All of Sunny's gestures the day before towards Kiyo were enough to prove everything.

"Impossible... WHY DID YOU DO THIS?! They all have a bright future for them, yet you took them all away..." - He gritted his teeth.

"Simply, out of desperation."

"What?" - Kiyo rolled his eyes.

"From birth to now, I have had a taste of hopelessness myself, and throughout my life it has delighted me because it is as unpredictable as hope. I want every individual in the country have to taste it like me." - CV smiles sinisterly.

He really is the worst...

Cosmic Vietnam gently clapped:

"Now I won't waste your time anymore. What I want to discuss with you is... asking you to return to being an assassin."

Kiyo was stunned, because he had worked so hard to escape and was still caught.

He smashed the table.

"No way! I'm not going back!"

"Hmm." - CV glared at him.

"Huh..?"

"We have a deal. You have two options: First, if you refuse then you won't have to be an assassin, but your adopted brother Ryota will be killed, and Sunny too.. Second, if you agree, then the other two are safe, but you'll have to do your old job."

He gave me two contracts.

"You will sign one of these two copies, which is equivalent to one of those two options. The choice is in your hands, I will do nothing but force you to follow the contract you just signed."

Kiyo felt his blood boil.

It can't be... Now he's even playing a signing game?? What a trickster... As for the lives of the other two, about Sunny, I have nothing more to say, but Ryota..

He just entered high school, went into design with that Karin girl... Both of them have bright futures, if Ryota dies, Karin will quit, and maybe she will hate me for the rest of her life. ..

No! I can't let Ryota die for my sake.

Kiyo picked up the pen and said decisively:

"Fine. I'll accept being an assassin. As long as Ryota is safe."

"Good. Sign it."

Kiyo quickly signed it.

Cosmic Vietnam looked out the window and said:

"Chushin's main assassin camp has been rebuilt, anyone who opposes it will die. It's still the same. Today is Monday. You can go back."

Kiyo quietly walked out.

Ryota.. I'm sorry for doing that disgusting job again.. But this is for your life.

This time, no one took him home.

Everything around was still bustling as usual, while he was about to suffer because he had to perform exactly like the contract he just signed.

Suddenly he heard a familiar quarrel.

"You just said this bouquet is 100, why are you asking me for 300??"

"Did you know that the whole country is having inflation?!"

"Inflation in your head! Reduce the price, or let me do it??"

That girl was wearing a nurse's uniform, carrying a large syringe.

"If you can't buy it, go home, what are you doing here?" - The guy raised the sharp pliers.

Looks like it's Kaori and Kanryo...

Kiyo sighed, entering:

"Stop, stop. What are you two arguing about?"

Kaori pointed to Kanryo:

"This guy is pushing the price of flowers up here!"

"What?! I told you it was inflation, didn't I??"

It seems that recently the news has reported that our country has inflation...

But according to Kaori, at first Kanryo said the bouquet was 100, but when he paid, he said 300... Is Kanryo scamming? Or is the explanation not clear?

"Kaori, who did you buy it for?"

"Genjitsu."

Kanryo bangs the table:

"What did you say?! Are you going to flirt with him now??"

"Eh, act like Genjitsu is yours." - Kaori chuckled.

"C'mon, calm down. Now give me that bundle here so I can see."

Kaori reluctantly gave it to Kiyo.

"This is 100? What kind of business are you doing, Kanryo? Why are you cheating customers like that? What if you lose your job?" - Kiyo looked at him.

Kanryo was mad and had to confess. Kaori gave 100 and said:

"Good."

Kaori went to find Genjitsu sitting near the sidewalk shop, but he didn't accept it.

Waiting for Kaori to leave, Kiyo went there. Genjitsu saw, but said nothing. So Kiyo had to go back.

They have different personalities now than before... Look at what you've done, Cosmic Vietnam.