✦1314✦Nanbaka✦Reverse-harem✦

♡53♡ Water & Diamond Arc - Rose

Michiyo was running, she was running to the private hospital wing of Nanba Prison because she was given permission from Kenshirou to see Musashi. 

"No.314, wait!" Samon called out to her, "Don't run!" 

Michiyo did not stop, she did not stop for anything. The moment she heard Musashi was in critical condition, she couldn't stay calm. 

Samon met up with Kenshirou, who was standing outside of the room Musashi was in. Kenshirou allowed Michiyo inside, and he watched the inmates through a giant glass.

Opening the door to his room, she saw how the ventilation mask was on his face and bandages covering the cuts on his body. Silent tears began to fall, she sat on the chair and held his very warm hand to her cheek, crying against him. 

"Musashi..." What happened? Things were peaceful, weren't they? Why was it happening now? Who did this to him? Who tried to kill him? 

Kenshirou entered along with Samon. "No.634 sustained both external and internal injuries. It was as if he was breathing in dust made out of diamonds during the whole time." 

"That explains why he had to have the ventilation mask on..." Samon said to him. "What happened?" 

"A masked assailant with pink hair entered the prison. As to why the assailant only targeted No.634 is another question." 

Michiyo shook her head at Kenshirou's words, "It's because of me." The ability to manipulate diamonds, pink hair, it all pointed to her little sister whose name she had yet to know. She only knew her as Specimen 1315, the last time she saw her was when Michiyo was still a child. 

Musashi began to cough, he was awake now. 

"Musashi...!" 

"Ra..n..fa?" 

His voice, he was very weak. It must be hard to speak after breathing in dusts made out of diamonds. 

"Don't speak. Don't..." Will he lose his voice just like he had lost his sight? She didn't want that, she didn't want him to take in all of the misfortunes. Why was it always him? Why him? She wondered why him who had done nothing to others were punished whereas she killed people before was allowed to come out of everything unharmed. "Why is it always you...?! You're always getting hurt...! It's because of me, isn't it? Harming you is no different to hurting me." 

Musashi just breathed in and out, listening to her painful words of guilt. 

"I'm so sorry, Musashi...because of me...!" 

Musashi weakly shook his head in front of her. He smiled a little and he used his fingers to tap against her cheek. He was speaking to her with Morse code, something he had learnt and taught to her too. 

"Eh...?" Michiyo looked at him and she focused on what he wanted to tell her through Morse code.

Please don't say that, Ranfa. It's not your fault. I was too careless back there.

Michiyo shook her head, "It's definitely because of me." 

And I am telling you it's not. 

She looked at him and she could only tell him she was sorry for involving him in something dangerous. 

Perhaps this is a punishment...for that time.

"That time?"

That time...you remember the option for you to follow me? That option wouldn't have been given to you if it wasn't because of me...

At the German prison, Musashi was given a sheet by the man with the scar. 

"What...?"