Owari No Seraph-Ichinose Guren, 16-sai no Catastrophe Volume 5 & 6

Chapter 1

2 October.

Guren Ichinose was being brought to the penitentiary.

The same one his father was being held in. Seeing his son enter the prison, father seemed rather lethargic.

".....Why are you, coming here?"

Guren looked at his father– Sakae Ichinose's face.

He did not resemble his father that much.

Gentle eyes, milky skin. A stoic personality.

Father had always been gentle with Guren as he showered him with praises.

He said Guren was like his late mother; very strong-willed.

Therefore, you will definitely become a better Head of the Ichinose House compared to me.

He longed for the father who wasn't competitive and was carefree and calm no matter what happened.

However, the present father was sapped of energy. His hair was dishevelled and he looked unsightly. His white hair was also very obvious. Dark circles adorned his eyes making him look quite a bit older than usual.

Even though Guren could not remember his father's exact age at this point in time, he was sure that father was not this old when they last met at Nagoya.

Guren asked.

".....You were interrogated?"

Father gave a gentle smile.

"No, I lack sleep. That's all."

"...."

"Rather than this, Guren, the things about you. Why are you here?"

"......"

"Is it because of me? Because I dragged you down."

"This is not father's mistake."

"But Guren."

"It's alright. I was not interrogated. Still alright."

"Really?"

"Really."

"Then, why are you here?"

Hearing this, he frowned.

Why come here?

He was here to look at father.

He was here to meet father.

Kureto allowed.

"....."

Before the execution, they could meet once. Hiragi-sama graciously granted that.

To have a chance to come here and meet father was hard to come by.

His hands were shaking. It seemed as if he was even a little careless, he might be swallowed by flames of fury. Because the Oni in his body was already prepared to exploit this. Therefore, he tried hard not to let his emotions swell. However, depiste this,

".......Father, I'm sorry."

His voice was shaking despite all.

Father replied him calmly, as usual.

"What."

"I could not.....save father."

"Then I'll be executed?"

"Yeah."

"So it's like this."

"This is all my fault."

But father smiled.

"This is not your fault."

"But."

Father interrupted his words and placed his hand on Guren's head. Just like when he was a child, caressing his head. As he was already taller than father, he did not look up like he used to when he was a child.