Insect Mother Daphne, Human Emotions

"Mom, I want to watch for another ten minutes, just ten minutes!"

"Your cold isn't better yet. Don't watch TV for too long. Go to bed and rest for a while, Daphne."

"All right."

A knock on the door interrupted the mother and daughter's conversation.

"Who is it? Coming." Daisy wiped the water off her hands with a towel and took off her apron.

Daisy had been busy at home for a long time, taking care of her sick daughter, which left her with an undeniable look of fatigue.

She quickly tidied up the kitchen utensils, walked to the door, and glanced through the peephole.

Standing at the door was a man of outstanding appearance, as handsome as a movie star, with striking white hair.

Daisy wondered, "Is it some kind of TV show or interview?"

Thinking this, she awkwardly tidied her slightly messy hair, wondering if it was appropriate for her to appear in front of the camera like this.

The knocking was neither hurried nor slow, and the volume was just right.

From this perspective, the other party has excellent manners and is a very polite gentleman.

Daisy opened the door.

"Sir..."

Contrary to her expectations, there were no staff members with equipment filming behind the man.

Daisy hesitated for a moment. "Who are you looking for?"

The moment the door opened, an eerie aura, so thick it was almost tangible, rushed out.

Daisy was covered in that eerie aura, and at first glance, it really did look like she had been corrupted.

However, judging from Daisy's remaining rationality and logical thinking ability, she was not affected by that strange creature.

Has your daughter shown any unusual behavior lately?

Sounds from inside the room carried on the wind.

A short person silently got out of bed, walked barefoot on the wooden floor, quietly walked to the door, and leaned against the door, listening quietly to the sounds outside.

Unfortunately, no matter how careful she was, as long as she moved and stirred up a breeze, the sound that was inaudible to humans would reach Skywing A's ears.

Daisy was somewhat puzzled.

A complete stranger suddenly knocked on her door and asked if her daughter had been acting strangely lately.

Even if the other person is very handsome, it cannot dispel a mother's wariness.

"Who are you? Why do you ask that?"

How did he know I have a daughter? Was he after my Daphne?

Daisy slammed the door shut.

Just as the door was about to close, a large hand braced against it. She felt an immense force pressing against the door. The door, which was just a crack away from closing, felt as if a huge rock was blocking it from the outside. No matter how she pushed, the door wouldn't budge.

"Let go, or I'll call the police!"

Daisy pushed the door hard, a flood of criminal cases rushing through her mind, making her face turn pale.

"Madam... I don't mean to offend you, but it's about to hatch. Do you intend to obstruct our containment efforts?"

"What incubation? What containment? I don't know what you're talking about."

"Oh dear, this is really a headache. Are you just fooling yourself? As your mother, shouldn't you know your daughter's personality best?"

Daisy's eyes widened.

Her daughter's personality suddenly changed after she fell ill. She had her doubts, but she just thought that because she was sick and weak, her daughter would unconsciously act spoiled towards her mother.

Once she recovers, her Daphne will return to her previous appearance.

Skywing A didn't use any force at all; with a gentle push, the door opened.

Ignoring Daisy's pale face and dazed expression, she stood motionless in place.

Skywing A walked straight towards the place where the eerie atmosphere was strongest.

There were brightly colored children's drawings pasted on the door, with the words "Daphne" written on them.

Skywing A raised her hand and mercilessly blasted a wind blade into the air.

The door was cut in two.

Daphne, who was hiding behind the door, nimbly dodged the attack.

"Wait... wait! That's my daughter, don't hurt her!"

Daisy suddenly rushed forward like a madwoman, disregarding everything.

Skywing A sighed, "Wake up, your daughter has been possessed by this monster."

Parasitism is a slightly nicer way of saying it; the more accurate term would be replacement.

Skywing A directly manipulated the wind to bind the mother, just as he was about to send her away.

"Don't hurt her."

The two of them shouted at the same time.

That strange creature also pounced over, seemingly misunderstanding that he was going to attack Daisy, and actually tried to save her from Skywing A's grasp.

Is a strange creature saving someone?

Was it the emotions contained within the body it replaced that influenced it, or did it possess emotions equivalent to humans and understand what love is?

Skywing A prevented the eerie creature from coming into contact with Daisy.

The creature, its cute expression vanished, its face contorted in a menacing grin as it bared its teeth and warned him, "Let her go!"

Daisy was stunned. Why was her Daphne making such a terrifying expression?

Countless insects swarmed out from the shadows, trying to burrow into Skywing A's body and devour his flesh and blood.

Before they could even get close to him, they were sliced into thin pieces by countless wind blades.

The strange creature froze.

It saw a white bird with tattered wings, yet still able to take flight, perched on Skywing A's shoulder, staring intently at it with the eyes of someone eyeing prey.

A powerful aura pressed down upon them.

This almost instinctively caused it to reveal its fighting posture; its body split open, revealing a long, white, worm-like body.

Its sharp claws allowed it to easily climb onto the ceiling.

Daisy watched helplessly as her daughter turned into such a monster. She screamed and finally fainted, unable to bear it any longer.

Daphne saw that her "mother" had fainted from fright and showed a somewhat sad expression.

"I know you, the Contract Anomalist."

"You're the one who specializes in eliminating monsters like us."

"You actually recognize me? Then I don't need to say anything more."

Skywing A raised her hand and unleashed a storm.

Boom—He blasted down a wall.

Daphne wasn't very strong in combat, and the confined space further restricted her movements, so she quickly smashed the window and climbed outside.

At the same time, it curled up its body into a round ball and rolled down from the tall building, quickly landing on the ground.

It screamed, trying to summon the humans parasitized by the insects it had separated.

But no matter how it called, no one came.

Skywing A floats in mid-air with its arms crossed.

"What did you do?!"

"Don't you know about our existence and our responsibilities?"

Daphne's eyes were vacant. "Ah, were they all wiped out? I left so many eggs behind."