In Fuuto: Starting as a Kamen Rider 01

She sat stiffly on the edge of the sofa, her hands tightly intertwined, her knuckles turning slightly white from the force.

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She lowered her head, her long eyelashes concealing all the emotions in her eyes. She looked like a child who had made a mistake but didn't know what to do, seeking only last refuge.

"What happened."

Su Chen slowly walked out of the laboratory area, which was a few meters away.

He keenly sensed the melancholy emanating from her, a sorrow that almost solidified into reality.

He did not immediately ask for the specific reason.

He simply walked calmly to the bar as usual and warmed a glass of milk for her.

The pure white liquid swayed gently in the transparent glass, emitting a faint aroma of milk.

He gently handed her the cup of warm milk that could bring her some comfort.

Wakana reached out with trembling hands and cupped the warm cup.

The warmth from her palms seemed to finally dispel the slight chill in her heart.

Her stiff body relaxed slightly as a result.

She slowly raised her head.

Those beautiful eyes, which once shone with the unique brilliance of an idol and were as bright as stars, were now filled with deep grievance and earnest pleas.

Tears welled up in my eyes, but I held them back.

"I...I don't know what to do."

Her voice finally broke into an uncontrollable sob.

Hot tears still uncontrollably slid down her cheeks.

She poured out all the recent changes that had happened in her family to Su Chen without reservation.

"Ever since...ever since Kirihiko 'disappeared,' the atmosphere at home has become so scary."

"It's so cold."

She repeated it, as if only in this way could she express the chill that penetrated to the bone.

She confided all the fears that had been building up in her heart to Su Chen.

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She told Su Chen that her father, Sonozaki Ryubei, the man who once held a place in her heart like a mountain, had become more unpredictable than ever before.

They are also more ruthless and cold-blooded.

He seemed to vent all his unspeakable resentment by exerting absolute control over company affairs.

Every corner of the entire "museum" was shrouded in a low-pressure atmosphere that made it almost impossible to breathe.

The occasional glances he gave me no longer held even the slightest trace of the warmth I had felt in the past.

All that remains is a cold, scrutinizing gaze.

And blatant exploitation.

In his eyes, she was no longer a daughter, but more like a tool whose value could be assessed at any time.

Her older sister, Sonozaki Saeko, became even colder than before.

Even more unfamiliar.

It's as if he has a different soul.

She almost never speaks to anyone in her family anymore, including herself.

They leave early and return late every day, their whereabouts are unpredictable.

She always exuded a faint yet chilling murderous aura that sent shivers down one's spine.

The murderous aura was so real that Wakana trembled involuntarily every time she got close.

The older sister no longer even goes back to her original room.

She moved into the house that Wuyan used to live in.

That room, once filled with laughter and joy, is now only filled with cold memories.

The way her sister looked at her also began to resemble how she would look at a completely insignificant stranger.

It was filled with undisguised scrutiny.

There is also a chilling indifference.

It was as if all the sisterly affection between them had vanished into thin air.

"That home is no longer a home."

Wakana's eyes were completely red, and tears rolled down her cheeks like pearls from a broken string.

"It was less a home and more a cold, enormous tomb."

"It imprisons souls wearing thick masks."

"Everyone has ulterior motives and says things they don't mean."

"I...I'm so scared, Su Chen."

"I feel like I'm suffocating."

She clutched her chest, as if she truly couldn't breathe.

"Mr. Su Chen."

She raised her tear-filled face, her eyes filled with unconditional reliance on Su Chen.

"In this home, in this cold city, only in front of you, only here with you, can I feel a trace... a trace of real warmth."

"Only then can I temporarily take off the heavy mask of 'Princess of the Wind City' and be... be a real me, someone who can cry and be afraid."

Every word she spoke was imbued with profound loneliness and helplessness.

After experiencing the almost twisted betrayal of a perverted fan.

After witnessing firsthand Su Chen's immense power, which was like that of a god descending to earth.

And then, day after day, he deeply felt the chilling, bone-chilling cracks within the family, cracks that could freeze a person to death.

This was once the most admired and high-ranking idol princess of the capital.

She had completely come to regard Su Chen as her only and final harbor in this cold and cruel world.

She came here no longer simply to seek refuge.

She came seeking... an absolute spiritual refuge.

The final resting place of a soul.

She feared that if she didn't grasp this lifeline, she would completely sink into that endless darkness.

Chapter 49 The Princess's Favor, the Knight's Promise, Establishing a Relationship, A New Journey

Su Chen listened quietly to Sonozaki Wakana's story.

He didn't interrupt.

He didn't rush to offer empty words of comfort like "I'll take care of everything."

He was just sitting across from her.

Look at her with a calm and focused gaze.

Like the most patient listener.

This allowed her to release all the unease, grievances, fears, and confusion that had been building up in her heart for so long.

He is very clear.

At this moment, what Wakana needs is not a specific solution to the problem.

All she needed was a "listener" with whom she could let down her guard and reveal her complete vulnerability, someone she could feel absolutely safe with.

When Wakana finally stopped crying and was only sobbing softly, a brief silence fell over the office.

In the silence, only her aggrieved breathing could be heard, rising and falling slightly in the air.

Su Chen looked at the girl in front of him, her face streaked with tears.

Her cheeks were flushed red from the intense emotional turmoil.

This made her appear exceptionally pitiful.

He knew it.

This princess, who was once high and mighty in Fengdu, has been completely changed after experiencing a series of family upheavals, the coldness of family ties, and betrayal.

She had come to regard him as her only and final support in her life.

Su Chen could feel that heavy trust.

Her heart was completely open.

It's like a book that its owner has opened himself, revealing all its secrets and vulnerabilities.

He stretched out his hand.

With a touch of coolness in his fingertips, he gently wiped away the glistening tear stains remaining on her cheeks.

The movement was as gentle as a feather brushing against the skin.

Wakana's body trembled slightly at the sudden, gentle touch.

Her sobs stopped abruptly.

The blush on "180's" cheeks, caused by excitement, spread uncontrollably to a deeper shade, reaching his ears.

Her eyelashes were still trembling slightly, with wet tears clinging to them.

"I see."