"Father."
Hearing that form of address, Mafarna's years of worry dissolved, replaced by an unprecedented sense of relief. He stepped forward, embraced his child, and said softly, "Kahe, welcome back!"
The return of consciousness meant Lord Velin's idea had succeeded.
From now on, he had both Lah and Kahe as sons, rather than being able to have only one of them as before.
"Father, this isn't the time to catch up. I think Lord Velin still needs our cooperation," Kahe said quietly, patting Mafarna on the back.
Coming back to his senses, Mafarna reluctantly released Kahe and stepped aside, not wanting to disturb his child as he communicated with Lord Velin.
Seeing this, Velin asked Kahe while sorting out the remaining flaws in this body, "How well do the consciousness and soul match? Is there any rejection?"
"Not at the moment."
Kahe answered calmly, showing no fear at all over having his soul split.
"Now, I want to transfer your current soul into this new body. See whether you can adapt to it." After pondering for a moment, Velin decided to make an attempt.
"Lord Velin, if I can help you, feel free to ask anything of me."
Although Kahe did not know what memories he had forgotten, he still remembered speaking with Velin within the sea of consciousness.
However, the large fish from that scene was something completely unfamiliar to him.
He had no memories related to that fish. He only remembered it being given to the Eternal Dawn Knight before him as an apology.
"I will do everything I can to preserve your life. You needn't worry about that."
"It is an honor to hear your promise."
After saying that, Kahe raised a hand and lightly tapped his head, then immediately fell asleep.
Though they had met only