{You shook your head hard, forcing yourself to calm down.}
{Maybe Grandma had a different purpose for leaving those items to you and your sister.}
{First, the mirror left to your sister. According to what Dad and Mom said before, it was supposed to suppress the awakening of the Bloodthirsty Aberrant Demon bloodline.}
{But the actual outcome contradicted that entirely. Your sister awakened the Bloodthirsty Aberrant Demon bloodline not long after receiving the mirror.}
{Therefore, that claimed function must be false. In fact, it was likely the exact opposite of what they said.}
{The mirror very likely had the effect of assisting in the awakening of the Bloodthirsty Aberrant Demon bloodline!}
{It also had a powerful attraction to the Female Ghost. This is something already confirmed.}
{In other words, Grandma may have deliberately drawn the Female Ghost toward your sister.}
{But what was the purpose of attracting the Female Ghost?}
{Judging from the Female Ghost's actions, what she wanted most was to uncover the truth and to enter your sister's mirror.}
{To uncover the truth might reveal your mom's involvement in the disappearance of those girls.}
{To enter your sister's mirror, the Female Ghost would need a willing invitation from your sister.}
{Which means that before receiving such an invitation, the Female Ghost would never harm your sister. Instead, she would do everything in her power to protect her.}
{So then, was the Female Ghost brought in to protect your sister from Mom?}
{This was the conclusion you arrived at, based on the known function of the mirror left for your sister.}
{Next came the Pocket Watch that Grandma left for you.}
{Its known abilities: first, to provide absolutely accurate time; second, to break through the Illusory World.}
{In addition, many rule-based events required the Pocket Watch. Its importance was beyond question. But this aspect, Grandma likely didn't know.}
{So, its primary functions were accurate timekeeping and breaking illusions.}
{That suggests Grandma was worried you might lose track of time or lose yourself in the Illusory World.}
{Both functions were tied to preventing disorientation.}
{So far, we know that such disorientation is related to the Bloodthirsty Aberrant Demon bloodline. Thus, Grandma gave you the Pocket Watch likely because she feared you might lose yourself due to that bloodline.}
{That implies Grandma suspected that if you awakened the Bloodthirsty Aberrant Demon bloodline, you might lose control.}
{From a bloodline perspective, the easier it is to lose control, the stronger the Bloodthirsty Aberrant Demon bloodline must be.}
{Therefore, the Pocket Watch likely had another function: suppressing the awakening of the Bloodthirsty Aberrant Demon bloodline!}
{Without the Pocket Watch, you might have awakened your bloodline much sooner, possibly even before your sister.}
{And once awakened, due to the overwhelming strength of that power, you might have fallen into complete madness and become a monster driven only by bloodlust.}
{In other words, Grandma gave you the Pocket Watch because she didn't want you to awaken the Bloodthirsty Aberrant Demon bloodline too early—or perhaps, at all.}
{This showed that Grandma had two very different strategies for you and your sister.}
{And that also reveals something about how Grandma viewed the Bloodthirsty Aberrant Demon.}
{She didn't believe the bloodline was inherently dangerous. Otherwise, she wouldn't have helped your sister awaken it. And after awakening, your sister didn't experience any major problems.}
{But if the bloodline was too powerful, Grandma didn't recommend awakening it, at least not before one's Spirit was strong enough to handle it.}
{This perspective is clearly different from what Mom has always said. Grandma did not treat the Bloodthirsty Aberrant Demon like some uncontrollable disaster.}
{She may have even believed that awakening the bloodline was a viable way to increase one's strength, as long as it could be controlled.}
{Then why did Mom alter Grandma's view so much so that she lied about it?}
{You furrowed your brow. You were starting to wonder. What's really going on with Grandma now?}
{Based on all your analysis so far, the credibility of what Mom says was rapidly collapsing.}
{And if we take the known rules from this Rule Horror into account, then Mom is undoubtedly the most dangerous figure of all!}
{For example:
[Do not touch Mom's jewelry box.]
[You must get up on time. If you sleep in, Mom will be very upset.]
[If the Pocket Watch stops ticking, you must ride to school in Mom's car (wrong car, suffer the consequences).]}
{Also:
[If it's the weekend, you must help Mom with housework. If you find a lot of hair while mopping, don't panic. Don't panic. Don't panic.]
[If Mom asks you to cut paper decorations for the windows, you must find an excuse to refuse!]}
{And:
[Do not use electronics in front of your parents. But stay updated on the local news.]
[If you find bones or dust in your food, don't panic and immediately exclaim: "This food is delicious!!"]}
{All these rules are directly tied to Mom. Some even seem completely ordinary things that wouldn't normally require such specific instruction, yet here they are, formalized into rules.}
{Combine this with the deductions you've just made, and suddenly every rule takes on a deeper, more chilling meaning. Mom becomes even more terrifying.}
{If Mom were truly kind and loving, then why must you absolutely refuse her request to cut paper decorations?}
{Why must you never make her angry? Is it really about guilt and filial piety? Does it need to be enforced so strictly?}
{Or does extreme fear make more sense than guilt and duty?}
{Out of intense fear, you don't dare make Mom angry. That's what stays etched in your memory.}
{You furrowed your brow tightly. Comparing everything now, the issues surrounding Mom are terrifyingly numerous.}
{If your latest theory is correct, then many previous assumptions must be thrown out.}
{Even the correct strategy to survive this Rule Horror may need to change.}
{Maybe it's no longer about transforming the Three-Member Family into a family of four. No longer about proving yourself worthy of being called family by Dad, Mom, and your sister.}
{Maybe... it's Mom who doesn't deserve to be called family.}
{That thought alone is terrifying. If every deduction is true, just how terrifying is your Mom?}
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