So this still had to be clarified.
"Mother Goddess, why did your attitude change so quickly?"
"I fought Mo Yi just now, and I could feel the sincerity of his question through his fist. How should I put it?"
Facing Alice's suspicious gaze, Shinki's little head spun rapidly as she considered how to fool Alice, dispel her daughter's intention of sending her back home, and ultimately make her lower her guard. Otherwise, if Alice kept rejecting and obstructing her, how could she deal with Mo Yi and seek the truth from him?
"It's not a matter of whether he's strong or not. He really is the kind of person... the kind you rarely see."
"Yes, a strong person like him would naturally disdain doing something like deceiving a young girl."
Alice: "..."
As expected of Lord Mo Yi—he had actually managed to persuade her mother this way!
This meant that there was one less massive obstacle on the road to happiness for her and him. After all, a couple needed their parents' support. If their parents opposed them, their future would be uncertain.
At that thought, a scene of her marriage to Mo Yi involuntarily surfaced in Alice's mind. Led by Mother Goddess Shinki, she would walk step by step into the church, while Mo Yi stood there, watching her tenderly and waiting for her to come to him.
"Mo Yi, I'm leaving Alice to you."
Shinki placed Alice's hand in Mo Yi's, tears on her face as she said sadly, "She is my only daughter. If you treat her badly, don't blame me for being merciless."
"Don't worry, Mother Goddess—"
Mo Yi held Alice's hand. They smiled at each other, then he looked at Shinki and said solemnly, "I will make Alice happy."
Of course, Alice had no idea