In Marvel: The Beloved of Heroic Heroines
Chapter 39

You're a Good Person, but I'm Not

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"Where did this ugly little girl come from?"

Ciri didn't look very good at the moment. She was filthy, frowning miserably, and her face was covered in soot, naturally making her look rather ugly.

Harley Quinn liked pretty things and had almost swung her baseball bat at her.

"Ahem!"

Kara found this deeply embarrassing.

She had just promised Ciri that no one would dislike her.

Then she was immediately proven wrong.

Fortunately, in the midst of misfortune, Ciri couldn't understand the language of this world.

But expressions were universal. Ciri saw the disgust on Harley Quinn's face.

Kara immediately stepped in front of her, then glared at Harley Quinn.

"Don't mind her. She's a bad woman."

Hearing "bad woman," Ciri immediately nodded.

She really was a bad woman.

"Where's Godfather?"

Kara asked with a stern face.

"Resting. He's exhausted."

Harley Quinn looked radiant. Comparing that to Godfather's exhaustion, Kara immediately felt her anger rise.

Those two had been fooling around while she was gone!

Li Ang had his own grievances. In a moment of carelessness, he had agreed to try something more difficult with Harley Quinn.

But who would have thought...

Harley Quinn had trained for this!

She was practically an athlete!

The kind who could compete in the Olympics.

"Ciri, come in."

Kara hurriedly called Ciri inside. Ciri cautiously stepped in, then stood by the door, too afraid to move.

After all, the house seemed incredibly luxurious to her. Aside from things like the table, nearly everything was something she had never seen before, and it was all so clean.

For a moment, Ciri felt ashamed of herself.

"Kara, who is this?"

Li Ang walked out of the room at that moment.

"Godfather, this is Ciri. She's the princess of Cintra, and Cintra is from another world."

Kara immediately explained what had just happened.

"Pfft!"

Li Ang was drinking water and nearly sprayed it out.

He immediately looked at Ciri. This name was anything but unfamiliar to him.

He had played The Witcher 3 back then. The Ciri in the game had been young and beautiful, leaving a deep impression on him.

And this... ugly little girl was Ciri?

Still, girls changed a lot as they grew up, and Li Ang quickly accepted it.

He merely thought of what made Ciri special.

There was nothing particularly special about Ciri's world, aside from some magic.

Well, the sorceresses had certainly left an impression on him.

Yennefer, who smelled of lilac and gooseberries; Triss, the red-haired enchantress...

Most importantly, there was Ciri.

Ciri's bloodline was extraordinary!

She was a Source, the inheritor of the Elder Blood.

Just how special was the Elder Blood?

The Elder Blood allowed Ciri to control time and space!

In other words, Ciri had been able to travel so easily from Cintra to this place because of the Elder Blood within her.

Although it had yet to awaken, and no one knew how she had done it...

Once she grew up, Ciri would be able to travel between worlds with ease.

In the game, Geralt asked Ciri what worlds she had visited.

Ciri told him that she had once been to another world, where humans had metal embedded in their heads and could use something like a telescope to wage war from afar.

At the time, some people guessed that it was the world of Cyberpunk 2077.

And it was precisely because of this miraculous power.

That Ciri was also known as the Daughter of Space and Time.

Now, the Daughter of Space and Time stood right before him.

Li Ang wanted to master this power too!

"Godfather?"

Kara looked at Li Ang in confusion, interrupting his thoughts.

"I understand."

Li Ang nodded. "Kara, take Ciri to clean herself up first. Then give her some of your clothes to wear. Is that okay?"

Though Kara was somewhat reluctant, she empathized with Ciri's plight and naturally agreed.

Both girls had lost their homes and been left wandering.

"Ciri, this is my Godfather."

"Godfather."

Ciri obediently came forward to greet him.

Li Ang, however, was completely baffled.

He couldn't understand her!

Fortunately, he had Super-Brain too. Having gained Kara's physique, he quickly taught himself Ciri's language.

"Mm, good. Since you're all alone and helpless here, why don't you stay from now on? You can become my goddaughter, just like Kara. What do you think?"

Seeing that she had so tactfully called him Godfather, Li Ang simply went along with it.

"Huh?"

Both Kara and Ciri were a little stunned.

But Kara soon said happily, "Ciri, agree to it. Godfather is a very good person."

"And then we can live together from now on."

Kara had previously feared that Li Ang would not accept Ciri, but it seemed she had worried for nothing.

Godfather really was a good person!

"Okay, thank you."

Ciri was still somewhat timid around strangers.

"All right, Kara, take her to bathe."

Kara led Ciri to the bathroom.

Inside the bathroom, Ciri looked bewildered by every object.

"I'll teach you."

But Kara had anticipated this and thoughtfully helped her.

"This is the showerhead. We don't have a bathtub, so turn this on here and hot water will come out."

Kara demonstrated it.

"Wow! Water comes out so easily?"

Ciri was incredibly surprised.

In Cintra, one had to fetch water oneself to use it.

Though she was a princess, so naturally there were people to serve her.

After teaching her how to use everything, Kara said, "You wash up by yourself. I'll go get you some clothes."

"Okay, thank you, Kara!"

Ciri hurriedly thanked her.

Only after Kara left did she feel as though she were dreaming.

She had clearly been pursued only moments ago, yet she had suddenly arrived in this place.

This truly was a magical journey.

Thinking this, Ciri looked at herself in the mirror. Disgusted, she hurriedly tore off the rags on her body and went to rinse herself clean.

"This feels so good!"

"Are you really going to take her in?"

In the living room, Harley Quinn looked at Li Ang and asked.

She couldn't understand the language from earlier, but Li Ang's intentions had been obvious.

"For Kara."

Li Ang said, "Kara finally has a friend."

Harley Quinn gave no indication whether she believed him. Her eyes kept darting around, clearly cooking up some scheme.

In truth, Harley Quinn had also noticed how remarkable Ciri was.

She just didn't know that Ciri possessed the Elder Blood, nor did she know that Ciri would later be able to control travel through space.

Otherwise, she would definitely have been tempted too.

"Supporting four people on your salary alone won't be easy."

Harley Quinn immediately said, looking as if she were thinking of Li Ang's welfare.

"So?"

Li Ang was in his post-nut clarity now and wouldn't be fooled by her.

He was completely unmoved by beauty.

Harley Quinn deliberately moved closer. "We need to make money."

"How?"

Li Ang asked.

"Black Mask is dead, and his territory is leaderless. That's the Upper Eastside..."

"No."

Before Harley Quinn could finish, Li Ang directly rejected the idea.

"We're good people, not gangsters."

Li Ang had never done such a thing across both his lives, so naturally he would not agree.

But Harley Quinn smiled. "You're a good person, but I'm not. Let me manage it!"

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