Charlie made the trip primarily because of Nanako Ito’s face; he felt he could offer his assistance if needed.


    However, given that Yuhiko Ito has undergone amputation and is no longer in critical condition, Charlie recognized that his help wasn’t necessary. He also preferred to avoid any awkwardness by not meeting Yuhiko Ito directly.


    Without pressing the matter, Nanako Ito gently said, “Charlie, please wait here for a moment. I’ll go in to see my father!”


    Charlie nodded in response, “Sure, take your time.”


    With a slight nod, Nanako Ito proceeded to the ward apanied by her aunt, Emi Ito.<h3 style="background-color:DodgerBlue">


    Inside the ward, Yuhiko Ito had just awakened. After losing both legs, he was on an analgesic pump that kept his pain at bay, but his concern for Nanako in Kyoto kept him restless.


    He had just dreamed that something terrible had happened to Nanako in Kyoto, prompting him to wake up suddenly and instruct his sister Emi Ito to send someone to bring Nanako back to Tokyo urgently.


    To his surprise, when the ward door opened, it was not just Emi Ito who entered but his beloved daughter, Nanako Ito, as well!


    “Nanako?!” Yuhiko Ito eximed in disbelief, “What brings you here?”


    Seeing her father pale and bloodless, with thick gauze wrapped around his legs and knees—his lower legs nowpletely absent—Nanako burst into tears, crying, “Odosan!”


    She rushed to the bedside, grasped Yuhiko Ito’s hand, and sobbed bitterly.


    Only then did Yuhikoe to his senses. The sight of his daughter safe before him filled him with relief and joy. “Nanako, I truly didn’t expect to see you alive. Just being able to see you now makes everything worthwhile…”


    Through her tears, Nanako replied, “Odosan, you’ve been through so much…”


    Yuhiko smiled reassuringly, “No, no, Nanako. Deep down, I know that surviving is the greatest blessing. I’m already very content!”


    Suddenly recalling something, he eximed, “Nanako, what about your legs… how are you able to walk?”


    With a choked voice, Nanako exined, “Odosan, I was nearly killed by a Tenglin Ninja tonight…”


    “What?!” Yuhiko gasped in shock, “The Tenglin Ninja tried to assassinate you?”


    “Yes!” Nanako confirmed, “The Tenglin family sent six ninjas to Kyoto to take my life…”


    “Six ninjas?!” Yuhiko’s worry deepened. “But Kyoto didn’t have ninjas to protect you. How did you manage to escape?!”


    Nanako quickly replied, “Thanks to Charlie Wade… he saved me…”


    “Charlie Wade?!” Yuhiko’s eyes widened in surprise. “You mean that Chinese guy?!”


    “Yes!” Nanako responded eagerly. “It’s Charlie Wade from China. He not only defeated the six Tenglin ninjas but also healed my injuries with a miraculous medicine. I feelpletely restored—better than ever!”<fna046> N?w ?ovel chapt?rs are published on </fna046>


    “Is that true?!” Yuhiko asked incredulously. “Nanako, you’re not deceiving your Odosan, are you?”


    Emi Ito chimed in with a smile, “Brother, didn’t you see Nanakoe running in just now?”