Dad, Please Let Me Be Your One-and-Only!

Chu Yuanqing, feeling the authority brought by the [Eternal Intertwined Destinies], transformed his magic into the color of Little Sakura and infused it into the paper crane amulet. After testing the effect, he had some thoughts in his mind.

Actually, after giving Charlotte the Wedding Ring, she thought that time was running out and she couldn't be biased. She should also forge a different Wedding Ring for Xiao Xuan, Liuli, and Yayoi.

The ring given was inferior to Charlotte's, which seemed a bit too biased. To forge a ring of the same level and with the same sentiment, one would have to use [Heart Forging], making Little Sakura seem too pitiful and easily losing the sense of surprise.

So, during her time in the Ideal Kingdom, she secretly reviewed Wang Guangguang's alchemy and used her Divine Sentient Body to deduce many ideas.

Now that we can borrow Little Sakura's [fate path], we should be able to officially implement it. It's just that we still lack quite a few wrecked remains. Fortunately, the mark of the Mobius Ring is still there, which can provide access to the treasure vault that the Countermeasures Bureau has placed in Pocket Dimension at any time, allowing us to retrieve the precious materials from it.

Thinking of this, Chu Yuanqing decided not to sleep anymore. She used the Mobius Ring's spatial portal to enter the Magic Countermeasures Bureau's treasury, hoping to select some useful wrecked remains before Charlotte returned to launch a sneak attack.

Meanwhile, a young mother, still holding her sweet and soft daughter, recounts past adventures, completely unaware that her husband is already making love tokens for other women.

Chu Wangshu listened with great interest, but because she was used to going to bed early, she couldn't resist the drowsiness. Her eyelids began to droop, and her lovely face became hazy. She gradually drifted into a soft, cotton-like dream.

In her dream, she seemed to return to the apocalypse of the previous Worldline, where she met her parents who were still young. Under their guidance, she perfectly mastered the power of the [Child of Man] and returned to the second timeline to wreak havoc.

Strangely, in her dream she forgot the [Brave's Blessing], the [Final Blessing], and the [Gift of the Stars]. Relying solely on the [Blessing of the Calamity Horde], she subdued all the Calamity Beasts and saved everyone without bloodshed.

Everything seemed perfect.

In a daze, the Gene Sequence, like an embryo hatching, began to wriggle, and the sunflower deep in the soul revealed a few strands of texture like the sun and a heart, subtly interfering with consciousness, yet constantly being swallowed by the azure glow.

The Little Cotton-padded Jacket was completely unaware of this, but in a fleeting moment during her dream, a thought filled with a sense of unease vanished.

That is...

Why hasn't she told her Dad about [the Child of Man] yet?

Volume 1: 366. A Shining Destiny, Sunflower, Winning Back Everything. (5K)

The next day, as the first rays of sunlight fell onto my pillow.

The little girl's thick eyelashes trembled. She rubbed her fair face against the pillow, then drowsily hugged the blanket, only to feel that she was hugging something even softer.

It didn't feel like a mother's waist; it felt more like a fluffy animal being held in one's arms. This reminded one of the enormous dog that Sister Xie rode, only that compared to Dril, the thing being held was much smaller.

As Chu Wangshu gradually regained consciousness, she tried to recall if she had put the plush toy her mother had bought on her bed last night. But feeling the plush toy wriggling in her arms, her thoughts immediately shifted to "the neighbor's cat sneaking into her room."

The girl shook off her sleepiness and struggled to open her eyes. She sat up, intending to take the naughty "cat" back to her neighbor's house, but when she lifted the blanket, what greeted her eyes was a magical creature that shouldn't exist in reality.

This creature looked only slightly larger than a kitten. Its eyes were round and golden, with faint sunflower patterns. Its tail was as white as a cloud, swaying softly. A spell pattern engraved with sun and heart patterns, like a golden halo, surrounded the tail and swayed with it.

Although it doesn't resemble a cat or a dog, but is a magical little animal, it is undeniably adorable, nestled innocently in Chu Wangshu's arms, its head tilted, its eyes filled with clear, innocent wonder.

"Chirp?"

Chu Wangshu was completely charmed. She couldn't help but pick up the little animal, rub her face against its fluffy tail, and happily pinch its ears. Her eyes sparkled as she cheered:

"Wow, are you my Lantern Fairy? That's amazing! So cute! Are you a dog? Or a cat? Hmm~ you don't seem like one, are you a fox?"

"Never mind, they're just as good as Mom's Forget-me-not and Sister Xiaoyu's violets anyway, let's be good friends!"

The Lantern Fairy tilted its head, chirped happily, and bumped into the other's arms, wagging its tail affectionately and rubbing against it.

Feeling a deep connection with the other's soul, the Little Cotton-padded Jacket stroked the jeweled ribbon (artificial lantern) her mother had given her with her fingertips. After pondering for a while, she said earnestly:

"It's decided, from now on your name will be Sunflower!"

After Chu Wangshu finished speaking, without waiting for the newly born Lantern Fairy to respond, she excitedly picked up the little creature. She didn't even have time to put on her slippers, running barefoot to the Living room. Looking at her exceptionally virtuous Dad and her mother, who was clinging to her affectionately, she proudly held up a sunflower and announced:

"Dad, Mom, look! I have a fairy too!"

Charlotte was the first to approach her daughter. Her jewel-like azure eyes were lowered as she curiously poked Sunflower's round cheek, then looked at the chaotic aura of the spell and asked in confusion:

"It is cute, but why does Xiao Shu fairy have a spell ring? Is there something special about it?"

"I don't know, but it should be able to assist in spellcasting, right?"

After thinking for a moment, Chu Wangshu decided to sit on the sofa with Charlotte. The two of them stroked the sunflower's tail while pondering this profound question.

Not far away, Chu Yuanqing had just come out of the kitchen. Her pure white hair was braided into a side braid, and her delicate yet somewhat childlike face exuded an alluring maternal charm in the morning light.

The girl casually untied her apron and looked up.

Lantern Fairy?

Chu Yuanqing glanced at the seemingly harmless sunflower, and her instinctive reaction from the depths of her soul caused her golden eyes to freeze for a moment, like the burning veins of a planet, burning with a violent killing intent.

In that instant, the twelve Gene Sequence that were slowly moving within the [Child of Man] fell silent. The complex power intertwined and enveloped everything, erasing cause and effect, existence, aura, and traces, causing the other three branches of magic to shine brightly and concealing everything.

Even more so, time truly flowed backward for a fleeting moment.

The raging fire in the Pure White Witch's eyes never ignited before returning to tranquility, leaving behind a gentle, shimmering light. She suppressed a strange sense of unease, seemingly unaware of it, and her pink lips curled into a smile.

The next moment,

Chu Yuanqing walked to the sofa, took the sunflower from the mother and daughter's arms, and said to her daughter:

"Xiao Shu, go brush your teeth and wash your face first? Breakfast is ready."

The little girl looked reluctantly at the Lantern Fairy she hadn't finished petting, and without much hesitation, she obediently nodded, got up, and ran off to brush her teeth with anticipation.

Charlotte watched her daughter's retreating figure, then turned to Qing Bao, establishing a connection through the Contract Chain. Without any hesitation, she asked directly:

Do you think there's something wrong with the sunflower?

Chu Yuanqing listened to the increasingly heavy and intense cracking sound within her soul, looked at the mysterious, adorable creature in her arms with its bewildered eyes and constant chirping, frowned slightly, savoring the strange feeling from just moments before, and replied:

"I don't know. I feel like I sensed the presence of the disaster swarm, and my sense of time seems a little off, but... maybe it's just my imagination, or even if it's not, it might not be coming from Himawari."

In the past, even if the Disaster God used his authority to conceal himself, he could not escape the trials and tribulations, which can be described as a terrifying instinct to foresee the future.

But now, that soul realm that could split mountains and seas with a single thought has collapsed long ago after creating a new world. When she is at her weakest, even her thinking becomes slow and chaotic, unlike that of an ordinary person.

Even with the lantern now restored to 19% of its original state, it is impossible to maintain the most basic, complete state permanently.

As for the absurdly keen intuition about calamity that borders on conceptual understanding, while it wasn't forcibly erased by the curse, it may not be reliable in the current context of gradually eroding memory and continuous interference from the curse.

The current Chu Yuanqing is like an aging hero who can no longer lift his sword. The protagonist of a shonen manga after its conclusion no longer possesses the qualifications to be invincible, nor can he confidently assert that his judgment is correct.

Furthermore, the sunflower has no trace of misfortune and its soul is extremely pure, just like Xiao Shu's. It is undoubtedly the Lantern Fairy belonging to her daughter, and there is no doubt about that.

Since she's Lantern Fairy, how could she possibly be related to Calamity Beasts?

Therefore, the intuition triggered in that instant seemed to foreshadow the increasingly weak and unstable mental state that was beginning to emerge.

Charlotte looked at Chu Yuanqing with concern, offering him a comforting hug. Then, as her waist pressed against the sunflower, she used [Deception] to check him over, concluding he was harmless, and replied:

"I trust your intuition. That momentary warning couldn't have been false. Even if Sunflower is fine, Xiao Shu must be hiding something we haven't considered."

This statement is both restrained and vague.

Chu Yuanqing understood, however, that both she and Charlotte's memories of the previous Worldline were extremely incomplete. Whether it was about the Disaster God, the nature of the calamity swarm, or even many other details and processes, there were many gaps in their understanding.

This is precisely due to the corrective power of the Sea of Truth. It may not have consciousness, but it possesses a self-filtering mechanism. The more detrimental information is to the Disaster God, the deeper it will be hidden.

The easiest sign to spot was that even with the information that she, Liuli, Xiao Xuan, Yayoi, Charlotte had pieced together, they couldn't gather enough specific information about the thirteen Disaster God; it was mostly repetitive.

[Herdi], [Ymir], [King of Salt], [The Solar Era Amaterasu the Sun], [Amenominaka], [Nargal], [Chaos], [Old Testament].

These eight Disaster God are all that are known.

While there seem to be many, their specific abilities and weaknesses are either vague, impossible to recall, or contradictory when checked, effectively erasing the informational advantage of the second playthrough.

In conclusion, Charlotte's point is that this warning was not unfounded; there's a possibility that they forgot crucial information about their daughter during the Sea of Truth's revisions.

This information is comparable to, or even more important than, the Disaster God weakness, which is why it is being so deliberately concealed.

Chu Yuanqing tried to recall memories of Xiao Shu's birth, and even the period before her birth, but no matter how hard he thought about it, he could only retain a vague impression.

The only thing that can be confirmed is that when the daughter was born, all thirteen Disaster God were defeated, and the concept of the stars—the planets themselves and the outer star systems—was in a state of disintegration due to the backlash from the calamity swarm, entering a countdown to destruction.

After that, Charlotte's [Funeral Procession] was like a push that brought the Worldline that affected the entire universe—the axis of time and causality—to an end without leaving a trace.

Can...

Why was Xiao Shu born in the first place?

Chu Yuanqing knew that part of it was Charlotte's way of giving herself a reason to live. As for whether there were other reasons, perhaps there were, perhaps there weren't.

But neither she nor Charlotte remembered.

Chu Yuanqing stroked the sunflower that was nuzzling against her and wagging its tail. After finishing her contemplation, she replied using the Contract Chain:

"Even if it's just a possibility, we still need to be cautious since it involves Xiao Shu. Let's ask her later if she's noticed anything unusual lately."

"Also, I'll ask Dream Weaver Rabbit if any calamity occurred in Sea Capital a few minutes ago. If the timing matches precisely, then perhaps it's just my intuition being triggered."

Although theoretically, before the collapse of [Pure White], the thirteen Disaster God could not emerge from their embryonic state and could only huddle in the forbidden area, radiating their authority in an extremely inefficient way.

But...

Theory is just theory. On the road to defeating the Disaster God, we encountered too many unexpected crises, so many that most of our memories are blank. There are countless similar incidents.

Conversely, the Liuli wouldn't need to undergo so many cycles of reincarnation.

Moreover, having forgotten even the authority of the Disaster God, how could he be sure that the other party didn't have other means of causing trouble?

Chu Yuanqing was somewhat tired. She gradually began to feel powerless and even started to doubt whether she could use her life to create the greatest value as expected.

There's not enough time.

Even with the six-month buffer period provided by the ideal world, children like Xiaoxiao, who have repeatedly honed their skills in the Tower of Mirrors with tens of thousands of lives, still haven't grown to the point where they can inherit the mantle.

In that case, how many people would be qualified to receive the blessing from the first playthrough when [Pure White] collapses?

"Dad, I've finished brushing my teeth!"

My thoughts were interrupted.

Chu Wangshu walked back to the Living room with unusual liveliness. She looked at her Dad petting her little devil, picked up her phone, took a picture of the scene, and said with satisfaction and Proud:

"Although sunflowers are cute, they really show their charm when Dad is holding them."

Chu Yuanqing was unaware that her Little Cotton-padded Jacket was subtly praising her cuteness. Like releasing a kitten or puppy, she placed the sunflower on the ground, letting it dart back to her daughter and circle around her, saying:

"Don't post it on Weibo yet, let's have dinner together first."

Upon hearing this, Chu Wangshu obediently sat down at the dining table. She first used her chopsticks to pick up a little bacon and fed it to Sunflower, who was sitting on her lap. After seeing that Sunflower ate it, she immediately began to understand Yayoi's interest in feeding their Dad.

The little girl fed them for a while, then suddenly looked at her parents with a whimsical idea and said:

"The sunflower looks a lot like a plush toy from an animated film. If I have it play 'Red Light, Green Light' with me and take a picture together, fans will probably mistake it for a plush toy!"

Charlotte nodded thoughtfully, offering a rather unreliable agreement:

"Yeah, posting a group photo and letting fans find the details is a fun prank, isn't it?"

"It should be a lot of fun. Let me take pictures of Xiao Shu and Sunflower."

The Pure White Witch remained calm as she took out three sugar cubes, placed them in Charlotte's coffee cup, and stirred them, saying:

"When the Lantern Fairy was first created, it was practically a blank slate. Violet and Forget-me-not were both taught by Dream Weaver as their early education teachers."

"When you go out to play these next few days, you can leave the sunflower at home. I will arrange for Dream Weaver to teach this child."

Chu Wangshu agreed without much thought.

Although I had considered taking Sunflower out for a walk.

But upon closer reflection, there's not enough time to simply enjoy spending time with Dad and Dad after leaving home; there's no time to constantly take care of the sunflowers.

Moreover, both Forget-me-not and Violet have adorable personalities. The latter is even smarter and more reliable than Sister Xiaoyu, which somewhat represents the quality of Dream Weaver as a teacher. Entrusting Sunflower to her is a very reassuring choice.

After arranging for a certain AI to observe and monitor the sunflower, Chu Yuanqing stopped mentioning it and, as usual, brought up today's travel plans.

Charlotte also actively participated—she really wanted to play—and casually listed many activities, even confidently stating that she could use spacetime magic to teleport to other parts of the Donghuang Federation for sightseeing.

Chu Wangshu immediately interrupted the topic. She was afraid that if the places they went to weren't limited to Sea Capital, her mother would start talking and then try to drag Dad and her father to Hokkaido to visit Yayoi's house.

This is incredibly strange no matter how you look at it!

Half an hour later, the family of three finished their meal and prepared to leave.

Chu Wangshu placed the sunflower on the sofa, then put the tablet "containing" Dream Weaver in front of the other person, gave them a long and earnest lecture, and finally started playing the "online class" after indulging in his role as a little teacher.

Chu Yuanqing looked at her increasingly lively daughter, her eyes softening as she smiled. She was about to urge her to put on her shoes when she suddenly frowned, her mind going blank as she felt a sharp, agonizing pain.

The next second, the [Quicksilver Blood] within his body surged violently, like a flowing stream of Magic Energy Particles, changing its course in an instant, and a dazzling emerald radiance bloomed, only to be drawn away in a flash.

With a rumble, a crack appeared in the sky, and the [ideal land] containing power and authority was revived at that moment. A large amount of magical energy descended and poured into the body, replenishing the magical energy that had been inexplicably drained.

Before Chu Yuanqing could even ponder the reason, the curse originating from the Sea of Truth seemed to sense something, roaring and violently stirring within her soul, pulling her into an illusion.

In a daze, snowflakes began to fall softly.

As far as the eye can see, everything is pure white, untouched by dust.