Akiha Tohno
Chapter 63 - Akiha Tohno
"Akiha..."
"Brother, are you alright?"
Bell snapped back to the moment.
"Yeah, I just woke up... By the way, is there anything you need, Akiha?" Bell asked, though he hadn't fully processed the memories yet.
It was enough for him to manage this girl.
"No, I just wanted to check on you," Akiha replied, her voice tinged with concern. "Are you adjusting to life here?"
"Yeah, it's okay..."
"Kohaku, bring my brother a change of clothes," Akiha commanded a maid who had been silently observing from the sidelines.
The maid bowed respectfully and left the room to fetch the clothes.
"Brother, wash up and come to the dining hall. I'll wait for you."
"Got it, Akiha," Bell replied with a gentle smile.
Akiha stared at Bell, momentarily captivated by his smile.
"Akiha?"
Snapping out of her daze, Akiha hurriedly left the room.
"Hmm?" Bell looked confused but shrugged it off.
Never mind...
Knock, knock.
"Come in!"
"Master Shiki, here are your clothes. Please take them," Kohaku said, bowing before leaving the room.
Bell examined the clothes before heading to the bathroom. Taking a deep breath, he looked into the mirror.
'So, my facial features are the same as Bell's. Only my hair is black, and my eyes are identical.'
'But why can't I see those death lines like the original Shiki does?'
'I'm not even wearing those glasses.'
[Try to think of your eyes as a switch. When you need it, you open the switch. When you don't, you close the switch.]
The system prompted him with a suggestion.
'Open.'
The moment Bell thought the word, his surroundings transformed. Everything was overlaid with horrifying, jagged lines.
It was terrifying.
'Close.'
The world returned to normal.
'System, has everything happened exactly like in the storyline?'
[Yes, your current timeline is when Shiki returns to the Tohno household after living with relatives.]
[This is your second day at the Tohno household.]
'I see...' Bell sighed, thinking for a moment.
With his current strength, he could defeat anyone—except Arcueid if she went all out.
SHIKI, Roa, and Nrvnqsr Chaos.
"I hope you're doing okay," he murmured to himself. "If not, take care... After all, your end is approaching."
After showering and dressing, Bell made his way to the dining hall at Akiha's insistence.
"Brother, eat this. It's good for your growth."
"Brother, try this..."
"Brother..."
Akiha, as if possessed, kept urging him to eat more.
Bell, who had always missed the warmth of family interactions, felt a newfound sense of belonging. Unconsciously, a gentle smile crept onto his face.
Seeing him happy, Akiha smiled too.
After finishing breakfast, the sibling duo headed to school together.
As they walked along the road, Bell's thoughts drifted to the five heroines of Tsukihime: Akiha, Ciel, Satsuki, Kohaku, and Arcueid.
According to the storyline, Shiki had romantic interactions with Ciel and Arcueid only.
But now that Bell was Shiki, he intended to involve all five of them. After all, winning over a heroine brought him rewards.
Akiha, Kohaku, and Satsuki should be straightforward...
Only Ciel and Arcueid might pose challenges.
'Conquering Arcueid should be easy as Shiki. But Ciel... She might be a problem if I try to sail on two boats.'
Ciel had a complicated relationship with Arcueid.
Sometimes they were enemies, other times allies.
The only thing they shared was their mutual hatred for Roa.
'I need to find a way to completely kill Roa...'
'And figure out how to solve Arcueid's problem.'
'System, is there a way to suppress Arcueid's blood impulses and free her from the Crimson Moon's influence?'
[Player, it seems you've forgotten something important.]
'Hmm?'
[All the rewards or items you've received come from the gacha. Don't expect me to just hand you solutions.]
[You need to gacha.]
Bell's eyes widened. He had almost forgotten about the gacha system. He'd been so engrossed in earning rewards that he overlooked his ability to pull items using money.
With his current income, he could easily afford 300+ pulls.
Bell wasn't worried about getting the item he needed to "fix" Arcueid. The system's rewards had always helped him in critical moments, as if guided by fate.
So, Bell trusted that he would get what he needed eventually.
After hugging Akiha goodbye, Bell headed in a different direction.
The two attended separate schools.
Bell silently appreciated Akiha's gesture of walking him partway.
He vowed to save her one day. This girl wasn't just sustaining her own life—she was keeping him alive too, sharing half of her life force with him.
This thought made Bell's heart ache.
According to the system, Bell hadn't transmigrated into this world immediately.
He had been reincarnated as Shiki, with no memories of his past life until now.
Returning to the Tohno household had triggered those memories.
This made Bell feel as though he had transmigrated just recently, though he had actually been here for 16 years.
The most remarkable thing was that, even without his memories, he had still protected Akiha, just like the original Shiki.
No—calling Shiki the "original" seemed unnecessary. After all, he was Shiki now.
Bell and Shiki were one and the same.
Soon, Bell arrived at the school gates.
As he gazed at the entrance, he noticed a familiar face.
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