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He enjoyed his first day in school learning a lot of things. He learned how to interact with human beings and their habits and nature. It was also his first time to eat the lunch box that his mother prepared for him. Though he felt like his other classmates were outcasting him for being weird, he decided to be friendly instead. His main goal is to find a bride but having a few friends is better. When he arrived at the school gates, a wide smile formed on his lips. Hanahime ran towards him and he carried her in his arms while showering her with tiny pecks. The little princess giggled while hugging her big brother.

"Yuuki-kun!" A classmate called him and he turned to take a look. It is his seatmate. He smiled at her but then, Hanahime started crying. The prince immediately took her from Yuuki's arms, knowing that she is irritated with something or someone.

"You dropped this earlier." She handed the pen to him and he accepted it. It was the pen that his mother bought for him when they went to the mall. He smiled once again at her and then, he excused himself since they needed to go home already. She looked at them while smiling but she noticed Hanahime glaring at her.

On the other hand, Yuu just arrived back to his kingdom. He saw Katarina sitting on her throne, pondering what would be her next move. Their daughter will give birth soon and he was thinking if she would do something harmful to their daughter once again. He ignored her and she smiled faintly while staring at him. She completely lost him, that was what she thought. She got up from her seat and followed him. She hugged him from behind and he let out a deep sigh.

"Katarina, I don't have any energy to deal with your plans or anything that will harm my daughter." She tightened her hug and they stood up on that spot for a few minutes. He released himself from her grip and proceeded to their bed chamber.

"Your.. daughter." Her voice trailed and he nodded. She never considered Gia as her own daughter, so he is her only parent. He changed his clothes and then, she just watched him walk around.

"What do you want me to do?" She finally asked and he shifted his attention to her. He massaged his temples and took his seat on the couch across from her. She knew what he always wanted.

"It's not a want, Katarina. I need you to accept Girisha as your own daughter. You gave birth to her. You are her mother." She started crying softly when he said those. He shook his head as he doesn't know why he is not feeling hurt anymore when she is crying.

"You know, if you really can't accept her, perhaps it is much better for us to get separated. I don't want to be in a marriage in which I couldn't even feel that we are a family." He added and she shook her head. She knelt in front of him and held his hands while crying hard.

"No, please. Yuu, I can't do that for now. Please, don't leave me. You love me, right? Tell me that you still love me." He didn't answer anymore. He left her in their bed chamber quietly and she started breaking things that her hands could reach.

Later that night, he went back in front of his granddaughter's house. He looked around to know if they were already asleep and then, Yuuki felt that someone was outside. He smiled and rushed downstairs to open the door for him. The lights went on as Fuyu was just there, waiting for her son to welcome Yuu. Yuuki scratched his head lightly while looking at his mother. He knew that she would get mad.

"Okaa-san." Yuuki called for his mother and then, she gestured for him to let the older man inside their house. She crossed her arms as she noticed the clothes he was wearing. She could tell that he dresses like his father and his husband.

"Your name is Yuu, right? What can you do to prove to me that you're my real grandfather?" She asked and Yuuki closed the door behind him. He watched the two grown-ups talk while Sho was just sitting on the stairs and listening to them.

"Your mother, Girisha, is my daughter. I can show you how her mother gave birth to her." Yuu answered and he reached for her hand. She stared at it first before slowly accepting it. She closed her eyes and the moment she opened it, they were already in an unfamiliar place.

He led her the way and then, they found Katarina sitting on the ground while drawing the summoning circle with her own blood. She kept on mumbling how much she wanted a son until she slit her wrists and scattered her blood on the summoning circle. Another figure arrived and it was Yuu. He rushed to Katarina's side and grabbed the knife to throw it away. The princess looked at him and saw that he was enduring the pain of his past.

While watching the whole scenario, she couldn't help but to feel the connection between them until she finally saw the newborn baby. She covered her mouth and started crying when Yuu's past self pointed the knife at his daughter but eventually froze when the little one started crying. He put the knife down and carried her in his arms. Her eyes widened when she heard the baby's name.

"My Girisha.." He whispered and they followed his past self. They found him in another place and there was a married couple in front of an unknown gravestone. He smiled faintly while giving his daughter away. That was the only thing he could do to protect her from her own mother.

"Please.. take care of her." He said and the married couple asked him why he was giving his child away. He just smiled faintly at them and then, he walked away to go back to his wife. Her gaze shifted on the married couple and she saw how happy they were.

"Gia.. Let's call her Gia." The woman said while smiling softly. Fuyu clenched her fists tight when she found another figure from afar. She forced a smile when she realized that it was her father's mother.