Conan: I'm really not the mastermind behind the scenes

boy.

Upon hearing the genders of the two children, Karasuma Mochizuki frowned slightly.

She knew very well that the family had a genetic disease with an extremely high incidence rate, very high in men and less so in women, and many members died at a young age.

Her two children, Sakura and Goldvasel, were both healthy and able to run and jump. Then there were her two sons…

“I saw the photos, and they look exactly the same except for their eye color. They all look a lot like Perrin,” Karasuma Sakura continued. “The younger brother looks more lively, while the older brother seems to be unwell and is completely leaning against the chair.”

really.

Karasuma Mochizuki's heart sank.

Karasuma Sakura loved her two nephews so much that she saw them not only as her own brother's blood relatives, but also as blood relatives of her husband, and even as looking so much like him.

As for her grandmother, Karasuma Mochizuki, she was caught in a delicate dilemma.

To be honest, she had no affection for these two grandsons who had suddenly appeared out of nowhere; she was now more worried about what Godivaser was up to.

Women become mothers from the moment they become pregnant, while men are different; they don't truly become fathers until the moment their child is born.

The woman left Godivassel early in her pregnancy, and it wasn't until ten years later that the two teenage children were found.

Goldwasser... Considering his age, Goldwasser was only seventeen when he became a father. Could he really have any affection for them?

Karasuma Mochizuki was unaware of the situation, and she maintained her usual approach to this sensitive topic—neither asking nor interfering.

Compared to them, who were far away in the United States, she, who remained in Japan, faced a new problem.

Rum came from the United States.

A few years ago, the first Rum died, and the second Rum was his son. He inherited his father's codename and took over the position, becoming the second-in-command. He had been in the United States before, and being a high-ranking official through connections, he disliked Goldwasser very much.

Karasuma Mochizuki, who was in charge of the medicine, had to meet with him after his return. To her surprise, she discovered that he had lost sight in one eye and had replaced it with a prosthetic eye.

Seeing Karasuma Mochizuki's undisguised surprise, Rum's face darkened: "It was done by MI6, and that guy is dead now."

Karasuma Mochizuki didn't investigate the veracity of those words: "Why was your whereabouts exposed?"

Rum didn't answer, but just gave her a gloomy look.

Karasuma Mochizuki vaguely guessed what was going on, and then she asked Goldvasel on the phone. Rum losing an eye was a serious matter, and for someone of her status, asking about it wasn't inappropriate.

Godivaser pondered for a moment: "You'll have to ask Artemis about that."

Artemis was the younger of the twins.

As he said back then, his child's name was taken from mythology, from a god of the moon and hunting.

“I put him on the lookout for an MI6, and he got caught. Then, to get away, he sold Rum’s address.”

Goldvasel sighed, "That kid is really something. He's so careless and so blatant about selling things. I found out he was the one who did it as soon as I investigated."

Karasuma Mochizuki did not comment on how outrageous it was that Goldvasel had sent his ten-year-old son to spy on MI6 agents and then openly discussed it over the phone.

She tentatively asked, "You want to raise your second son?"

There was a fanatical faith within that family, and based on her understanding of Godivassel, he was, in order to subdue others, outwardly a devout believer regardless of his inner beliefs.

The doctrines of that religion place great emphasis on the eldest son. To put it bluntly, even regarding inheritance, there's a strict rule that the eldest son inherits double.

“What are you saying?” Goldvasel said. “Of course I would prefer to raise Anatoly. He was the first child born to Lyudmila and me. He is intelligent, loving to his brothers, and the best child.” Karasuma Mochizuki listened to his usual tone and seemed to grasp something vaguely, but that feeling was only fleeting, so quick as to be like an illusion.

She didn't say it.

……

Rum's return did not have any impact on Karasuma Mochizuki. Karasuma Renya did not let him interfere with the pharmaceutical matters, but instead let him do intelligence work.

Several years passed in the blink of an eye, and when his granddaughter Karasuma Haruna was three years old, an unexpected event occurred.

“Mom, Haruna...she has been diagnosed with DMD (Duchenne muscular dystrophy).”

On the phone, her daughter's voice was no longer as light and cheerful as before. She no longer acted coquettishly towards her, and at the end, she couldn't help but cry.

Karasuma Mochizuki listened to her fragmented description, his brows furrowing deeper and deeper.

Karasuma Sakura stayed in the United States for love, but she didn't forget that she came to study. After giving birth and graduating from university, she found a job at a television station and hired a nanny to take care of her child.

At first, they didn't notice anything wrong, but as Karasuma Haruna grew up and started to crawl and walk, they realized that her development was slower than that of other children her age.

While other children can run, she can barely stand and is very prone to falling, requiring a lot of effort to get back up.

The nanny noticed the problem and immediately reported it to Karasuma Sakura. She consulted the family doctor, who only knew about adult symptoms and didn't know much about children's development. She then went to the community hospital, where the doctor examined her and said it was just ordinary developmental delay and suggested waiting.

Another year passed, and the child was three years old, but the symptoms still had not improved.

Karasuma Sakura couldn't hold back any longer, and she mentioned the matter to Goldvasel, who immediately brought her a professional doctor who provided the diagnosis.

"They said this is quite rare, and girls are usually just carriers and rarely develop symptoms..."

That's why it wasn't detected at the community hospital at first.

Karasuma Mochizuki didn't know what to say.

"You..." It took her a while to find her voice, "What did your brother say?"

"He said he would find a way. His company has relevant treatment drugs, but they have only been tested on boys before, and there are too few female samples. He is worried about the side effects and dares not give them directly to Yangcai."

As Karasuma Sakura spoke, she wiped away her tears, her voice gradually calming down.

Karasuma Mochizuki remained silent.

She knew that the US branch of the organization had been researching this genetic disease and had made some progress. Drug research there was consistently faster than in other regions; the less people valued human life, the faster the medical field often progressed.

However, the current results are only to alleviate the symptoms, not to cure the disease.

"Then listen to him," Karasuma Mochizuki gently comforted her. "He won't hurt you."

She wasn't sure herself when she said those words, but that was all she could do to comfort her daughter.

"Ah."

Karasuma Sakura believed it immediately.

She trusted all the people she loved and believed they would not harm her.

“Oh, right, there’s one more thing,” she said. “My brother said he’s gotten into trouble, and someone is watching him for revenge. To protect the two children, he’s planning to send them away. He wants to send Artemis to me and Perrin, change his name, and go through the formal adoption process.”

"I agree." (End of Chapter)