The Crown in the Glass Castle 5

"How do you manage to get a Brittonia official into Morocco?"

Harasaki asked Miyako curiously after he followed her outside from the dark, suffocating chamber, taking the fresh air.

"I don't have to,"

Miyako replied, turn facing Harasaki,

"Brittonia got information about Jeramiah's family whereabouts I just made "Hitman" part up to frightened him."

"Haheha...."

Harasaki laughed shortly, knowing she made a fool out of Jeramiah expertly got him to confess.

"You seem... depressed. What's the matter?"

Harasaki asked Miyako, still seeing her gloomy.

"I am not sure depression is the right answer for me Katsuo-san."

"Oh?"

"Things we do... it just keeps on going it have no happy ending."

"Well that's life. You too young to worry about those kinds of things."

Harasaki response passionately, after understanding Miyako's gloominess.

"Want one?"

"No thanks, I don't smoke."

Harasaki gently patted her consolingly on the shoulder, offer her cigarette from the pack with her refusing he takes one and light it up.

Since Harasaki recruited Miyako from the temple, he took a keen interest on her wellbeing more than anyone. Developed a deep concern for Miyako's during her training as a adolescent, sullen, overly mature teenage.

Miyako never received a fatherly love but she had Harasaki to fill it up and Harasaki as a divorce bachelor who never experienced the happiness for having a child.

"So... Now you will tell me what's with the gloomy face? I am sure philosophical remarks about human life is not the main cause?"

Harasaki exhaled the smoke, again asked her the same question knowing it's wasn't the case for her unhappiness,

"You know, I'm always right beside in time in need but if you don't want to—"

"It's Hyoubu Masamune,"

Miyako finally revealed her problems to Harasaki in a soft, emotional tone,

"For the first time in my life I found someone who cares about me either than professional concern. Made me realise I could let my nebulous nature behind and start over, revive my inner warmth, but then..."

"Then what?"

"Then Masamune joined the Terrarium Knights. What happened to his sister, really messing him up, unwilling to talk to me, unwilling to meet with anyone, staying as loner, he's became cold, unapproachable by any sane man, something I used to be."

It's quite simple for Harasaki to figure it out that Miyako is in love with Masamune but leaving her behind and joined Terrarium left her devastated. Harasaki knew that Miyako is the person who has a cold demeanour that needs to be warmed up, demeanour-wise. And her cold heart, and frosty demeanour has melted long time ago.

Harasaki took long breath, finishing the cigarette, straightforwardly said to her,

"Look girl, I was married for 14 years, my wife, only love of my life, after marriage we both agreed that we don't having any kids, love each other forever. While I was in the Imperial army commander post for the Brittonian Military during the First Continental War occasionally went home, fighting against the Empire's enemies while she stayed home supporting me. Still miracle is a bitch, she got pregnant, nevertheless without my permission she aborted the child. For this she and I had a massive argument, I still wanted a child, I only agreed because she wasn't in the mood. We quelled and quelled and few months later, she filed a divorce."

"And then what?"

Miyako questioned, fully emerged herself into Harasaki's early live, he never mentioned any of it to her.

After a little scoff of disbelief with self-mocking Harasaki continued,

"After the divorce, she remarried and have three kids!"

"....."

Miyako has no words to express Harasaki's feelings.

The thing Harasaki don't usually do, he revealed a bit of his personal life to Miyako as well as his professional life when he was a regular serviceman soon to be become a regiment Commander during that time he was half merciless as he is now, during his youthful glory days as a Imperial commander of the 150th regiment he was considered be a ruthless brute routinely abuses the Imperial Guard's reserves to overwhelm the enemy with endless waves of poorly-trained, disposable conscripts. He was also been known to use his troops to clear minefields for tanks and bog enemy units down so that the artillery can shell them, ultimately he sacrifice his entire regiment of his own men in order to capture a city in Korea during the First Continental War against the Chinese Confederacy, earning the nickname 'Wild-scar'.

His regiment has been refound more than a dozen times in recent years due to casualties, and it's rumoured that he's killed more of his own men than he has of the enemy. And of course, since this is the Imperium of Brittonia, he's routinely awarded medals and commendations for inexplicably defeating the enemy with these brutal tactics rather than court-martialled and shot for wasting the Empire's resources. Afterwards Harasaki return to the TYZ as a war hero transferred into Lex Unit as he was promoted as Major.

"I... I am sorry... I didn't know you have such a history."

"Don't be it's all the past, now I have a good time banging any women I like without regrets or get into my comrade's nerve without remorse."

Harasaki let's Miyako's apology side and happily respond,

"Reason why I told you this, because things didn't work out for me it doesn't mean you will meet the same fate. You should never give up, focused on your work, don't let those petty little things wary you down, young girl like you, the thing you that truly desire will eventually come to you if you really want it."

"Hmm...I am such a whining bitch, aren't I?"

Miyako express her through smiling, finally realising her unnecessary sadness.

"Thank you, Katsuo-san you will always be the one I can count on."

Miyako smiled, gives Harasaki a small hug, showing the upmost gratitude towards her father-figure Harasaki.

"Not you worry, when time comes you will again be met up with Masamune, that Bastard should be lucky for having such beautiful woman like you."

"Haha... Okay..."

Miyako laughed, while hugging Harasaki,

For what they lack in life Harasaki and Miyako gradually make unbreakable father-daughter relationship working for the Empire.

*Ring,*

While they having a wonderful conversation, Miyako received a notification to her phone.

"What it said?"

Harasaki asked while Miyako checked on the phone,

"An emergency alert, there is an assassination attempt on the Supreme One's life."

"What the fuck!?"