We still can't let the squirrel be too idle; we should airdrop two of its natural enemies over there.
Barbara saw it; it was a negative comment.
I was angry, but then I thought it might be the fault of my own god... Oh well, I didn't see it.
Yes, the scenery on this island is just as beautiful as it was last time I went.
Barbara, who was unaware of the matter before, now knows about the squirrel, but it doesn't matter, she can choose to read selectively anyway.
"Oh my, so many little squirrels have left," Wendy laughed.
Actually, it's not unfair to the squirrels by doing this, since they've been released to a place without natural predators and are thriving.
Perhaps it's too good; the entire mountain and all the islands are covered with squirrels, and it has become their territory.
Paimon exclaimed, "So, the Dark Realm is actually the Squirrel Empire!"
Fischl, hands on hips and stamping her feet, angrily shouted, "How dare you! How dare you!"
You see, it's urgent.
She was anxious, but she was very cute.
Fischl's adorable pose in the illustration brought smiles to everyone's faces. All we can say is that we should spend more time playing with this princess in the future; her reactions to teasing her are just too cute.
Compared to the joking group, Manyo was much more reliable. He said he smelled the scent of his hometown and planned to board the ship to take a look, so everyone naturally wanted to go with him.
They crowded onto a wave boat and arrived at the first island, which was covered with maple trees and divided into two high mountains.
On a small beach in front of the big island, there is a potted plant that looks rather strange and out of place with its surroundings.
This bonsai is truly from Manyo's hometown; it's a family heirloom.
Curious, everyone observed the bonsai, and when they touched it, they were teleported into a room, which was the 'Maple Plains Mystic House'.
Everyone was inside the mansion, except for the mansion's owner, Wan Ye, whose whereabouts were unknown.
There's no other way; it's more important to reunite in this location. Let's find Wanye.
Then the reader sees the exploration process written by Lin Qiu, which is simply a maze, no, it is more than just a maze!
The story involves upside-down layouts, room transitions, and various secret passages. Just reading about the props and puzzles in the text and illustrations is enough to make readers sweat profusely.
I'm getting dizzy from looking at the illustrations so much, Qiu Cheng, do you have any clues?
Kaedehara Manyo shouldn't have to go through so much trouble to get home normally, right?
If it's that troublesome, wouldn't you wet your pants if you got up to use the toilet at night?
Beidou looked at Wanye, her eyes filled with doubt.
“No, my family doesn’t have that kind of trouble,” Wan Ye explained. “It must be the island that’s causing this.”
Beidou nodded, thinking that made sense; otherwise, the Wanye family's "anti-theft measures" would be ineffective even against their own family members.
You might wake up one morning to find someone lying on the ground with mysterious water stains next to them.
Most likely, it's because they got up to use the bathroom in the middle of the night and got confused.
Fischl breathed a sigh of relief, wondering if Wan Ye would find her house "ordinary" and boring if they went to visit her after they got along well.
That's great, they're all just ordinary people.
The group's exploration in the story was quite fruitful, and they found various pieces of information, including a letter from Manyo's father.
The above content was written when Manyo was six years old. At that time, the Kaedehara family was not as powerful as before, but it was still a wealthy family. Unfortunately, Manyo's mother left not long after giving birth to Manyo.
After that, the Kaede family gradually declined. After the death of Manba's father, Manba dismissed his servants and began his wandering journey.
Manyo wrote letters during his wanderings, but those letters were all burned by Manyo himself, to be shown to his father.
Now, in this illusion, those letters that had been burned have been restored, allowing everyone to learn about Manyo's early life.
Wan Ye: My First Half of Life
[Kaedehara Hisamichi (Grandpa Manyo): "I've been so busy with my career these past few years that I haven't had time to spend with my grandson. I hope he won't follow my example and spend more time seeing the world when he grows up."]
The Kaede family abandoned sword forging, but they did not decline; in fact, they were quite busy during his grandfather's generation.
The busy work is no longer in forging knives, but in the art of bonsai; it's so elegant, so incredibly elegant.
Wan Ye has lived up to what his grandfather said. Now, Wan Ye is no longer bound by worldly things; he is the free wind of the world, wandering through it all.
Wan Ye sighed inwardly, never expecting to see these words again under these circumstances.
When he was a child, his grandfather seemed to care a lot about the Kaede family, and taught him the Kaede family's ancestral bonsai techniques and forging techniques.
He also told Manba that the Kaede family would eventually fall into his hands.
In retrospect, it seems that his grandfather actually loved him more than the Kaede family.
Perhaps this 'incompetent head of the family' won't be scolded when he goes to see his grandfather in the future?
The Kaedehara family declined under his leadership; he was the last head of the family, not his father.
If you consider the Kaedehara family as a large clan, then it's gone; but if you consider it as a legacy, then it still exists!
Manyo inherited everything from the Kaedehara family; he is still alive.
As long as he remains in the Kaede family, he will not disappear; as long as he remains in his friends' "sight," he will not fade away.
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Character Voice Lines - Kaedehara Manyo: About the Kaedehara Family
"My home? It's so warm there, a warmth I still remember even after years of wandering, a source of motivation for me to keep going."
"If I had the chance, I'd really like to let you see it too."
Chapter 434 Manyo's First Half of Life
Inheritance, friends, and expectations—these all rest on Manyo's shoulders, but Manyo never feels they are a burden.
This is what he is driven to keep going, the warmth he can still feel in the cold wind of the night.
Some people need healing from their childhood, while others' childhood is the "wind-up" of their lives.
Although Kaedehara and Kamisato are somewhat similar, both lost their mothers at a young age and their families fell into decline.
Despite similar experiences, they have led drastically different lives, which depends on their choices.
Ayato Kamisato was not alone, so he chose to revitalize the Kamisato family.
Later, when Ayato looks at the full moon in the night sky at the Kamisato house, he will be glad he made his choice, because he now has the ability to protect his sister.
The cold night wind didn't reach my sister.
Kaedehara Manyo was completely alone, so he sold his property, dismissed his servants, and packed his bags.
When he embarks on his journey alone, leaving the Maple House and looking at the full moon in the night sky, he feels grateful for his choice, because he is truly beginning to experience the world.
The cold night wind blew on him, and also on the load on his back.
There's no right or wrong in their choices; both of them have forged their own paths in life.
These are all paths they can be proud of, lives they have experienced in retrospect, a mix of joy and sorrow.
No one will regret it, except for a few people in the story.
They ran around in the maze of the Kaede family's house for who knows how long before they finally found Manyo.
After exchanging information, the group discovered some problems. This secret realm was created based on Wan Ye's memories, but it was not exactly the same as the memories.
The islands outside will change according to the shape of this bonsai.
The island will change as you manipulate the bonsai; whatever the bonsai looks like, the island will become.
After some fiddling, the group returned to the 'Manyo House'.
This time, Manyo seems to have grown up, and he has been communicating with his father much more.
Manyo's house has also become somewhat dilapidated, with some areas even lacking walls and roofs, completely unlike its former 'luxury'.
During this journey, everyone learned that the disbandment of the Kaede family was actually the idea of Manyo's father.
But Man-yo didn't want his father to bear the stigma of being "unable to manage the household," so he only truly sold off the family property after his father passed away.
Readers have realized that there are subtle differences between these two 'Manyo family residences,' mainly in terms of 'luxury.'
The first time I came, the Wanye family was quite large and wealthy. The second time I came, they were a small and humble family. What about the third time?
Soon the readers will know that when they come to the Manyo family for the third time, the place is already in a state of disrepair.
The illustrations depict decay primarily through a sense of 'fragmentation,' with a complete room broken into several pieces floating around.
[Kaedehara Manyo (flashback): "The Kaedehara family has finally disbanded under my watch."]
He was actually relieved because the stigma of being 'unable to manage the household' would no longer fall on his father.
He abandoned everything, no longer bound by life and family, and wandered everywhere, becoming the freest wind in the world.
He crossed mountains and seas, gazing at the forests, and he would write down what he saw and heard along the way for his father.
He is growing up well and experiencing the world properly. He is happy and is not lying to you.
He was sixteen years old at the time.
Over the course of ten years, he experienced the highs and lows of life.
After the Eye Hunt Order was issued, Manyo became a wanted criminal. He fled through the mountains and forests of Inazuma, trying to evade capture by the Eye Hunt Order.
But he is not alone. There is another person's voice in the story, and a light in the illustrations to guide everyone forward.
[Kaedehara Manyo (recalling): "It is said that the Eye of God signifies the vision of the gods."]
[Friend: "Hmm, I have this too, but being watched by the gods, is that always a good thing?"]
In reality, Wanye took a deep breath, never expecting to 'see' his friend again under these circumstances.
The friend was not depicted in the illustration; only a 'Thunder Spirit' was shown. But Wan Ye knew that this was his friend.
The 'Thunder Spirit' guided the characters in the story, leading them step by step, stopping frequently.
Then, a scene appeared where a cyan orb of light and a purple thunder spirit were traveling together. Although they were just two orbs of light, everyone felt as if they were two people traveling together.
[Kaedehara Manyo (recalling): "I asked myself, this journey is fraught with hardship and displacement, should I go? Where should I go? And how should I get there?"]
Everyone has experienced confusion. Fortunately, he met a friend during his time of confusion and distress. The two relied on each other and walked together on this bumpy road.
Unfortunately, the duel took place before the emperor, and Rai Ling remained there forever, while the rest of the way, Tomoyo, went on his own.
'All I know is that I cannot let his burning desires be encased in a cold idol.'
Zhen Wei was slightly annoyed, her lips pursed and turned downwards, and she frowned as she looked at the shadow.
Ying's face was expressionless, but she was actually somewhat panicked. She looked left and right and finally pulled Lin Qiu over.
She wouldn't lecture Ying here; she just glanced at Ying twice and continued reading the story.
Manyo was hiding when a boatman on the beach waved to him; he was waiting for Manyo.
Manyo found it strange that someone would specifically wait for him to pick him up and take him abroad.
It turns out that the boatman was someone arranged by the shrine's magistrate to wait for Manyo here so that he could take him away from Inazuma.
Two people with similar experiences eventually found their paths intersecting in life.
[Kaedehara Manyo (flashback): "The sky is turning overcast, is it going to rain? Will this rain...stop?"]
The road ahead is long, and my sword is my only companion. Though I wander the world, I have never lost my true self.
As for this 'rain,' it actually refers to Wan Ye's state of mind. Just like Shui Long, if there is 'rain' in one's heart, then one will see rain everywhere in the world.
If your heart is bright, then the world will appear bright to you.
In layman's terms, when you're in a bad mood, everything seems terrible; when you're in a good mood, everything seems perfect.
Finally, the illustration shows the Death Star hovering before Manyo's eyes, which represents Manyo's life up to this point.
The rest of the story is fairly well-known; the tale of Manyo returning to Inazuma has also been written by Hayashi Aki.
No wonder every time everyone enters the Kaede family's residence, he is always left alone at the end point, unable to leave. It turns out that he has already walked this path.
He's moved on, he's let go, and the rain has stopped.
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