"Then what should we name our child? Oh, right, should they take the surname Hiss? But Ash said that wasn't his real surname, and his name is just Ash... Should they take our surname? Or just use Ash as the surname?"
"If we're already Divine Lords by then, should we leave the child in the mortal world to be raised, or raise them in Heaven?"
"Come to think of it, what should my child call Sword Maiden?"
Diya enthusiastically imagined the future, while Ash and Sonia exchanged a look, both at a loss with the Witch's leaping train of thought.
"Ah!"
"What is it?"
"If we have children, won't your attention be divided even further, Ash?" Diya rubbed back and forth in Ash's arms and muttered, "Thinking about it that way, maybe we shouldn't have babies after all... No, even if I don't want one, Sword Maiden and the others might... In other words, Ash's love will be stolen by our future children sooner or later?"
Sonia lifted her head and stared at Ash. She was also very curious how Ash would respond.
"It's not like I like just anyone's children." Ash was caught between laughter and tears. "It's because I like you that I'll like our child."
He spread his hands. "And no matter how many children there are in the future, you'll always be the daughter I dote on."
"Huh?" Sonia blinked.
"Ah?" The Witch looked up at Ash.
Ash instantly covered his mouth and shook his head wildly, his expression a triple denial of "it wasn't me, I didn't, goodbye," as if the one who had just spoken hadn't been him, but some fallen soul tempted by the Witch.
"Say it again." The Witch climbed on top of him, her eyes bright and full of anticipation. "Say