[ Unpleasant. It's a very specific choice of words, though Chizuru feels a little glad that he can admit it in the first place. Maybe it's since she just knows way too many people back home who might rather die than admit to a single sad emotion..

But since it's a little harder to address than his question, Chizuru decides to focus that first, and to save this for later, once she might be able to address it a bit more gracefully. ]

Yes.

[ She slowly nods. ]

Um.. He isn't my biological father though. [ Maybe it's a weird detail to mention, but she at least wants to be a little honest with Viktor in return for the heavy memories they just witnessed.

Especially while she's still dancing around the reason just why she can heal so quickly, somewhat glad that Viktor isn't asking about that right now. Offering this up in exchange feels a tad easier. ] I didn't know that yet back then.. but my father and mother died a long time ago. He took me along as his daughter after that.