Everyone left, but Sandora and I remained in the room. Abyss Shilin glanced at us curiously and could not help asking, "Is there something else? I believe I've already explained the situation."
"Uh, it's not about building the bridge." I glanced at Sandora, feeling that the atmosphere was a little strange, but some things had to be said. "It's about you—I told the family about how the two of us are, theoretically speaking, father and daughter. Sandora was rather curious and wanted to see you."
As expected, Abyss Shilin immediately frowned. "Strange. Is this issue really that important? Why do you care so much about it?"
"See? I told you her worldview was messed up." I nudged Sandora's arm. "Look at that attitude."
"You don't think this matters at all?" Sandora was equally astonished. Her Majesty the Queen had seen much in her time, but Abyss Shilin's unconventional worldview was something she had never encountered elsewhere. "Even putting aside practicality, your power and even part of your soul were shaped by A Jun. You also acknowledge that he is your father in a logical sense. Yet you think this means nothing beyond a relationship of inheritance?"
Abyss Shilin sat back down. "Oh, from the perspective of creator and created, it is indeed highly significant. Without a father, there would be no individual called Abyss Shilin, so I would naturally pay special attention to Father. But beyond that, I do not understand what other 'meaning' there could be. The process of creation and inheritance has already concluded. You should know how a program operates—every process has meaning because it is invoked, but once the process ends, the program should be released. That conserves system resources."
"...That really is your thought process." Sandora's lips twitched. "When A Jun relayed your words to