บท 182: The Gallery

After the "footage" from Kir's eyes, he sat with his head in his hands.

"Any questions?" Kiryu asked.

"So she just... put you in control. Told you to-"

"Told me to have fun and keep you alive. Also told me what would get Maledict to back the fuck off. Honestly, our new dad's got some big fucking blind spots in his thinking. And our bio-mom has..." Kiryu shook his head. "In case you haven't figured it out by now, between the seals and the dungeon and losing half your friends, you've been dancing to her tune this whole time."

"What do you mean?" Kir asked.

"I mean exactly what you suspect. Bio-Mom can see the future. Or could, at any rate. That message your dad got was pre-recorded, the same as mine. Only in mine, she was staying in some ratty old shop, and she only had one wing. Also, that tech she used on us had the same feeling as the tech you're focusing on right now."