Prologue (Ayato x Yui)

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Summary
Ayato screams as he's thrown into the fountain. Cordelia looks down at him coldly and tells him to cool his head there. Ayato is struggling as he calls out for his mother, but she asks him "Who said it was fine to rise?" and presses him down again. Ayato gasps while Cordelia informs him that he's still being punished. She tells him that he can't be inferior to anyone else. He can't even be equal either. He must always be the strongest. If he can't do that then he isn't her child! If he isn't the best then she doesn't need him. Her business with him will be finished. Ayato screams out that he doesn't want that and starts to cry. A man, Richter, appears and comments lightly on how she's as radical as ever. Cordelia smiles sweetly and replies that she isn't at all. This is punishment and she's doling out training.
Ayato calls out Richter's name, but he ignores Ayato and addresses Cordelia to ask if she called him here to give punishment? Ayato gasps, but Cordelia giggles and tells him that she doesn't want him to punish this child. She wants him to punish that person who neglected her and is infatuated with "that woman". The two of them start to kiss and she pants out his name.
Richter murmurs about how she's so cruel to use him while knowing of his feelings. Cordelia smirks coyly and points out that while she's using him, he's doing the same to her. She tells him that he wants to use her blood, doesn't he? To win against "that person". Richter groans out her name as she kisses him hard and then she giggles before suggesting that they leave. He bows his head and the two of them leave.
Ayato cries out for his mother before screaming out in denial. Ayato wakes up abruptly and is breathing harshly from his dream. Meanwhile in Yui's room, she wonders why she woke up. She feels like she had a bad dream but she doesn't remember it. She decides to drink some water until she hears glass shattering in the distance. Alarmed, she runs off into the kitchen where Ayato is screaming and throwing things around.
She asks him in alarm what he's doing, but he continues to yell why in anger as he breaks things. Yui yells at him to stop and latches onto his arm, which makes his eyes widen. She notices worriedly that he's injured his hand and then asks him what happened and what's wrong? He falls silent as he sees her and Yui tells him that they need to treat his wounds. Suddenly he pins her down and she yelps his name. The strength in his arms is stronger than usual! Ayato is panting as he bites her harshly. Yui screams out in pain but Ayato ignores her and drinks desperately from her. This isn't the normal Ayato! Yui hesitantly says his name as Ayato realizes out loud that he's also using her blood. She's confused but he just whispers "I'll pass through everything.. I'll kill... him."
Yui is wondering what he means by exceeding everything. Killing? What does he mean? Who is that person? Ayato smirks as he tells that person to prepare themselves because it isn't going to remain like this. She notices that even though he's smiling, somewhere it feels sad and empty. Ayato's eyes widen and she realizes that, without thinking, she returned his embrace. But that's because he somehow seems helpless.
Ayato murmurs her name before saying that he has no idea what will come from this anymore.

Translation(Yui's POV)~
Flashback

Ayato: UwaaaaAA—!!

(splashing sound)

Ayato: *coughs and gasps for air*......!

(splashing sounds)

Cordelia: Stay there and cool your head a little.
Ayato: No way......Mothe...r...
Cordelia: Who said that you could get up?
Ayato: Ugh......!
Cordelia: Not yet. This is a punishment, after all.
Cordelia: You can't be inferior to anyone.
Cordelia: Even being equal is bad. You must always be the strongest, or else.
Cordelia: If you can't do that, then...... You're not my son!
Cordelia: I don't want you if you're not the best. I'll be done with you.
Ayato: No! I don't want that, Mother! Uuu, ugh......
Richter: ......oh dear. It seems you're as extreme as ever.
Cordelia: Ah, Richter. That's not true. This is just a punishment. I'm disciplining him.
Ayato: Richter......!
Richter: In that case......
Richter: To summon me to such a place...... Is it so I can be used as another form of punishment?
Ayato: !?
Cordelia: Ufufu, I don't want you to punish this child.
Cordelia: The person who neglects me and is infatuated with that woman......I want to punish that person......nn...... *kissing sounds*
Richter: *more kissing*............
Cordelia: Richter......
Richter: You really are a cruel person, aren't you...... Trying to use me even after you are fully aware of my feelings.
Cordelia: Oh my, aren't you the same, taking advantage of me, as well?
Cordelia: You're using my blood, aren't you?
Cordelia: In order to win against that person.
Richter: ......Cordelia......
Cordelia: ......nn *kissing sounds*......ufufu. Let's go somewhere else.
Richter: ......yes......
Ayato: N-no......don't, Mother! *crying*
Ayato: Stop it......Noooooーo!!

Present day
(in Ayato's room)

Ayato: ―――tch!
Ayato: ......haa, haa.

(in Yui's room)

Yui: Haa, it seems I've woken up.
Yui: (I feel as if I saw an unpleasant dream, but......I really don't remember any of it.)
Yui: I should get a drink of water......

(sound of breaking glass)

Yui: Eh......?Wh-what was that!?

(Yui runs out of her room and into the kitchen)
Ayato: UwaaaaAAAー!!

(more glass breaking)

Yui: Wha......!
Yui: A-Ayato-kun!? What are you......
Ayato: Shit! Why this—!!

(more breaking sounds)

Yui: St-stop it! Ayato-kun!!

(Yui runs up to Ayato)

Ayato: *gasp*......!?
Yui: You hurt your hand......!
Yui: What's the matter? What happened?
Ayato: ......ugh......
Yui: Ah, if we don't hurry and treat the injury......

(grabbing sound)

Yui: Eh......!?
Ayato: ......damn it......

(grabbing sound)

Yui: Ah......! Ayato-kun!?
Yui: (The power of his arms grabbing hold of me......it's more powerful than usual......!)
Ayato: ......*biting sound* haa......!
Yui: Nooo! Ow, it hurts!
Ayato: ......*sucking sounds*......haa. Nn......
Yui: ......ah.
Yui: (As I thought......this isn't the usual......Ayato-kun.)
Ayato: Nn......*sucking sounds* haa......
Yui: Ayato......kun?
Ayato: That's right......I, too, am using this person's blood......
Yui: Eh?
Ayato: I'll surpass everything. I will......kill that person.
Yui: (Surpass everything......? Kill? What does that mean? Who is "that person"?)
Ayato: You'd better be prepared. This isn't anywhere near over?
Yui: Ayato-kun......
Yui: (Even though he's smiling......somehow he looks lonely......it's an empty smile.)

(Yui wraps her arms around Ayato)

Ayato: ......!
Yui: (Ah......W-without thinking, I embraced him.)
Yui: (After all, more than usual......he looks so helpless.)
Ayato: Yui......
Yui: Eh......ahh, yes......
Ayato: Already, from here on......I don't know what'll happen, you know......nn...... *kiss*

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