Senti: Were You Scammed by Your Parents Too? / Mission Complete, Congratulations on Your New... Daughter?

Did this person wake up without even saying a word?

"Snap!" The other party did not answer, merely snapping her fingers lightly.

"Whoosh!"

"Whoosh!"

Several exquisitely beautiful feathers instantly appeared in the air. The gorgeous sight left Chen Luo somewhat dazed.

But the feathers immediately turned into several swords, pressing against every part of Chen Luo's body and leaving him unable to move.

Chen Luo lightly touched a sword tip with his finger.

Damn! They were real!!!

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"Ah, this nap left me hurting everywhere. What rotten luck." Only after holding Chen Luo hostage did she stretch lazily.

But halfway through the stretch, her arm instinctively pulled back. Apparently, the movement had aggravated an injured bone or muscle.

"By the way, I've been awake for two minutes already." Perhaps feeling that leaving Chen Luo hanging like this was a little inappropriate, she casually offered an explanation.

"..." You had been awake for two minutes and didn't tell me sooner?

"Even if I woke up two minutes ago, why would I tell you? Still, your massage technique contains martial principles. You learned it well." The girl leaned back slightly against the pillow and tilted her head.

Chen Luo's pupils contracted.

"That's right, I can read minds. As the Herrscher of Knowledge, nobody can deceive me. But you're an interesting one, kid. Would a normal person bring a stranger home?" Herrscher of Knowledge looked at him curiously, unable to understand why he had done that.

And I'm such a beautiful woman, lying right in front of you, yet you don't have a single improper thought?

"Uh, I'm just used to helping people." Chen Luo had not wanted to answer, but the swords seemed to edge closer to his body, so he immediately replied.

"Hm? You weren't lying? You're an interesting kid. There are actually hopelessly nice people like you in this world?" Herrscher of Knowledge looked at Chen Luo as if he were some rare species.

"..." Hearing her words, Chen Luo instantly realized something.

This girl called Herrscher of Knowledge really could read minds, but not completely—at least not his. Things related to his talent seemed to be shielded from her.

"I'm not hopelessly nice, thank you," Chen Luo said.

"You're still saying you aren't? You brought a strange girl home and thoughtfully took care of her without caring about money or beauty, and you didn't entertain a single improper thought... I don't understand." Herrscher of Knowledge shook her head.

As the Herrscher of Knowledge, she could sense everyone's hearts and naturally knew exactly what others thought of her.

When this person had wiped her hands and feet just now, he really had only wanted to clean the dirt off her.

Herrscher of Knowledge genuinely could not understand.

Why had someone who was clearly her good friend beaten her up? And worst of all, that person had refused to admit she was Fu Hua. That was what angered her the most!

And why could a strange boy care for her without a single distracting thought?

Were human emotions really this complicated?

Herrscher of Knowledge was deep in thought...

Herrscher of Knowledge: Were You Scammed by Your Parents Too?

Chen Luo had no idea what the girl before him was thinking.

He only knew that when he had been massaging her to promote circulation and disperse bruising, he had entered a state of intense concentration.

An old man Chen Luo had met at the hospital had taught him that state while teaching him massage techniques.

That old man had even said Chen Luo had great talent and asked whether he wanted to study massage under him. Chen Luo had ruthlessly refused.

Although Chen Luo did not know what she was thinking, he knew she had plenty of inner drama.

He could tell just by watching the expression on her face change three times in a second.

Chen Luo knew that interrupting her now was not a good choice, especially with several swords still pressed against him, but...

"Um, beautiful lady, could you move these swords away? This posture is really tiring," Chen Luo said as his body began to tremble.

Massaging someone to promote circulation and disperse bruising already consumed quite a bit of stamina, and he had also been maintaining a forward-leaning position this whole time.

Chen Luo was genuinely worried that if he could not hold on any longer and his foot slipped, he would immediately ascend to paradise.

"You interrupted my train of thought." Interrupted by Chen Luo, Herrscher of Knowledge instantly raised her head and fixed him with an intensely oppressive gaze.

"!!!" Chen Luo's scalp instantly went numb under her stare.

This girl was really dangerous!

Chen Luo deeply felt that fact once again.

So why was this lousy mission worth 600 Primogems when its difficulty was only one star?

That was not scientific!

"As compensation, I'm requisitioning your home. Be grateful that this immortal has spared you a beating. After all, an immortal's body is not something you can touch casually." Herrscher of Knowledge nodded, seemingly quite satisfied with her own magnanimity.

"Huh?" Chen Luo tilted his head, nearly bumping into a sword.

"Don't understand? Simply put, I'll be living in your house from today onward. I suddenly realized that I seem to be homeless," Herrscher of Knowledge said.

Herrscher of Knowledge had made this decision because she had keenly realized that this was no longer her world. As for why, this world did not have any Honkai energy at all.

The remaining Honkai energy in her body would diminish with every bit she used.

Fortunately, the Herrscher of Knowledge's authority could still be activated without Honkai energy.

After being swept up by that gray current, her body seemed to have undergone certain changes.

At the very least, she had not originally possessed a body.

Also, the emptiness where Honkai energy should have been inside her seemed to be slowly filled by another special kind of energy.

Under such circumstances, finding a native of this world was the most reliable course of action.

And right now, no one was more reliable than the boy in front of her. Besides, she should repay him for saving her life.

Repay every grievance—anyone who gets in my way is trash!

But favors had to be repaid too.

"Wait, why do you want to live in my house?" Chen Luo was instantly filled with human confusion.

"Hm? You don't welcome me?" A trace of disappointment appeared in Herrscher of Knowledge's eyes.

"Hey, don't be sad. You're very welcome here," Chen Luo immediately said, shaking his head.

Come on, that was 600 Primogems!

"???" Now it was Herrscher of Knowledge's turn to be confused.

Herrscher of Knowledge had originally wanted to conquer him with her superb acting, but he was not following the script at all.

Her authority told her that he truly welcomed her living in his home. He had no other thoughts; he was simply delighted by her arrival.

Was there something wrong with this person?

Should she use the Herrscher of Knowledge's authority later to adjust the way his brain worked?

No, she could not adjust it. What if he stopped letting her live here after she fixed him?

Herrscher of Knowledge shook her head.

"Why are you letting me move in?" Herrscher of Knowledge repeated the words Chen Luo had just said.

"Uh, look, my house is so big, and I'm the only one living here all alone. My parents abandoned me too... Also, the moment I saw you, I felt like we had a special bond, the kind that was destined by fate." Chen Luo nodded fiercely.

You're not getting away, 600 Primogems. Not even Jesus can stop me—I said so!

"Hm, your parents don't want you either?" Herrscher of Knowledge looked up and asked.

"Wait, why is there a hint of happiness in your tone? There's something wrong with the way you asked that."

Only after seeing her withdraw the swords did Chen Luo finally breathe a sigh of relief and lean against the bedside table.

"No, I'm very sad." Herrscher of Knowledge shook her head.

"You're obviously happy." Chen Luo did not believe her nonsense.

"The Herrscher of Knowledge has altered your consciousness. Now you think I'm very sad." After a moment of silence, Herrscher of Knowledge stared into Chen Luo's eyes and spoke.

"...You really are very sad." After a moment of silence, Chen Luo nodded and had no choice but to admit it.

Although Chen Luo felt that his consciousness had not been altered, judging from her title, her abilities were probably related to Mind Control.

Perhaps his consciousness had remained unchanged because of his talent.

But when it was time to back down, he still had to back down.

"So your parents don't want you either?" Herrscher of Knowledge asked again.

"No, you might have misunderstood. They're archaeologists. After I entered high school, they saw me helping people every day without tiring of it, so they assumed I had developed the proper outlook on life, values, and worldview. Then they went off to focus on their careers. Other than the various bizarre items they mail back every week, they only come home once a month."

"They say it's to see me, but I suspect they just get tired of having fun and come home to rest for a few days." Under her questioning, Chen Luo talked more and more until he showed no signs of stopping.

After all, Chen Luo had never told anyone about these things. Having someone listen was nice too.

And a visitor from a Different World was undoubtedly the best listener.

"Stop, stop, I get it. I understand. You don't need to say any more. So your parents didn't abandon you." Herrscher of Knowledge had figured out that the relationship between Chen Luo and his parents was quite harmonious.

This time, Herrscher of Knowledge truly felt a little depressed.

Was this the difference between people?

"Uh, even if they didn't abandon me, it feels pretty close." Though he did not know why she seemed somewhat depressed, Chen Luo remembered her character description and immediately changed his approach and conversational tactics.

Sorry, dad and mom.

"Actually, if you put it that way, the two of us really are especially fated, the kind destined by fate. So from today onward, I'll live in your home. Consider it keeping this lonely... uh, solitary boy company." Sensing that he wanted to cheer her up, Herrscher of Knowledge put away her disappointment.

Why be disappointed?

She had friends, and now I have a friend too.

Although we've known each other for less than ten minutes... he seems pretty reliable.

Probably...

"Then I suppose I should thank you," Chen Luo replied weakly.

Since when had he become a solitary boy? Was she a child? If she wanted something, did she have to pin the reason on someone else?

Why call yourself the Herrscher of Knowledge? You should just call yourself the Herrscher of Children.

Ding! Mission complete!

"..."

That's right, I'm a solitary boy.

Ding! Please immediately determine your family relationship to receive the full reward.

Huh? I had to determine a family relationship too?

Come to think of it, that made sense. Since they were becoming family, they really did need to determine their relationship to each other.

"Father-Daughter." After pondering for a moment, Chen Luo answered tentatively in his mind.

Although that relationship sounded a little absurd and probably would not work, there was no harm in trying. Trying did not cost anything.

Mission Complete, and He Received... a Daughter?

Ding! Relationship established. Mission completely completed.

Holy shit, that worked too?

Chen Luo was instantly dumbfounded.

Chen Luo's thought process had been like naming himself "Husband" in a game full of beautiful girls—a purely mischievous impulse.

But shouldn't it first ask him to confirm whether he wanted to use that relationship? What did it mean by confirming it just like that?