Being a Father Is No Easy Task

To Green Pupil, every bit of this logic was simply natural.

As a creature capable of bisexual reproduction most of the time and asexual reproduction when necessary, Crystal Dragons did indeed possess the concept of "parents."

Though Green Pupil had been born through the Aether Crystal Dragon's asexual reproduction and theoretically had only a mother, their mother had passed away while Green Pupil was still an egg. Thus, after being born, Green Pupil had spent most of their time with Ian and the others.

And as the first person Green Pupil saw after leaving their shell, the one who taught them to break free of it, who taught them how to control their "other bodies"...

In Green Pupil's heart, Ian was undoubtedly a figure almost like a "father."

Even the fact that he often went out and rarely came back, but always brought back heaps of gifts whenever he did, and taught them how to grow stronger too—the Meditation Method and the Origin Matter Furnace Core—perfectly matched the definition of a father!

Incidentally, Sha Sha, who always played with them, helped them become familiar with the surrounding terrain, and took care of Green Pupil, was their "foster mother" in Green Pupil's eyes.

And kind Uncle Andor, who looked after their other bodies at the breeding grounds, was "the uncle from out of town who doesn't live with us, but is very nice and buys me gifts."

Frost Butterfly, who took them through the South Sea Grand Labyrinth and played with Fairies alongside them, was naturally their "older sister."

And Elan, who also played with them and even told them stories, was their "older brother."

What a warm and harmonious family! Green Pupil had always been happy for their family members... Though their mother had left very early, as long as