Ding.
A single 1 Jenny coin was placed into the rabbit coin bank held by Moirs by [Silva Zoldyck].
[Pre-marital Contract (2/999)]
According to the agreement between Illumi and Moirs, the coins were on a prepayment basis. The act of placing a coin into the coin bank signified their agreement to the terms and the commencement of fulfilling the contract.
There was also a hidden benefit to this: the real Silva Zoldyck would not inexplicably produce a 1 Jenny coin when meeting Moirs.
Illumi was not reckless; he seemed to deliberately emphasize this, not wanting Moirs to mistake him for someone else.
Moirs couldn't help but wonder what would happen if she let the real Silva Zoldyck know that Illumi had impersonated him.
...Likely, nothing would happen.
In the eyes of both Silva and Kikyo, Moirs was merely a madwoman. And who would believe a madwoman?
Whatever.
She was a madwoman anyway, unlike normal people. Whatever she did was wrong, and also... right.
Moirs felt a bit nervous, her heart racing.
Finally, the door opened, and [Silva Zoldyck] walked towards Moirs.
Moirs clasped her hands in front of her chest, tilted her head up to look at him, her eyes shining with an unusual light, like a devout and fervent believer.
"Moirs." [Silva Zoldyck] bent down and cupped her face. "You like Daddy more than Mommy, don't you?"
"..." With a smile as if lost in a hallucination, Moirs reached up to tug at [Silva Zoldyck]'s hair.
She didn't manage to pull it, as [Silva Zoldyck] caught her wrist, stopping her midway.
So, she opened her mouth and bit down on [Silva Zoldyck]'s arm, with no intention of letting go.
"Moirs." [Silva Zoldyck] had to use one hand to stroke her head and comfort her. "Don't rush. I will give you everything you want."
"Dad... Daddy." This was the first time Moirs had made a sound today.
After "Mommy," "Daddy" was the second word Moirs had learned to pronounce. She had practiced it for a long time but had never found the opportunity, or rather, the courage to say the word to Silva. This was because she knew her feelings for Silva were somewhat abnormal, and she worried he might sense something amiss.
"...Daddy." Her voice was almost pleading.
Only when facing the fake, when facing [Silva Zoldyck], did saying "Daddy" come out more smoothly than she had ever imagined.
"Daddy... Daddy..."
She was so terrible.
"Dad... Daddy..."
She was close to tears.
[Silva Zoldyck] finally responded to her need and stroked her head.
"Dad... Daddy..."
[Silva Zoldyck] hugged her.
"Ba... Baba..."
Moirs' eyes were filled with tears.
She was truly enthusiastic, truly devout.
When [Silva Zoldyck] lifted her up and dangled her in mid-air, she started crying.
She had long given up trying to analyze [Silva Zoldyck]'s unpredictable actions. She cried when she was unhappy, no different from an infant following its instincts.
...
...
...
Like the end of a dream, when Moirs' mind finally cleared, the person by her side was Illumi, not [Silva Zoldyck].
"Sister." Illumi leaned close to her ear and said, "You really like Daddy. If you wish, I can undergo surgery. Next time you meet with Daddy, there won't be even 0.01mm of distance between you."
"..." Moirs looked at him as if she were still in a dream.
"It can be restored anyway, so it's fine to do it." Illumi asked her, "Do you want it?"
One wish for Illumi's surgery, one wish to meet [Silva Zoldyck] again.
Ding.
Ding.
A total of two 1 Jenny coins were placed into the rabbit coin bank held by Moirs by Illumi.
[Pre-marital Contract (4/999)]