Chapter 237 Part 1

Chapter 237 Part 1: The Turn of the Lovely Daughter, You Are Now the Moon in the Sky (1)

In the Twelve Apostles Winery, the soothing music mixes with the slightly bitter wine, rising and falling with the shimmering waves.

Chu Yuanqing silently sipped her wine, her eyes shining like golden sand art formed after a fire is extinguished, heavy with stories of the past.

The curse of the Sea of Truth, along with ‘Pure White,’ anchored in the spiritual realm, and she was passively exempt from all interference against her consciousness, soul, and spirit except for the curse, unable to be pulled into memories by Charlotte’s magic.

What did Little Shu see?

If possible, she would prefer Charlotte to show her daughter that they stepped into a forbidden place, entered God’s Domain, wandered into a gap in space, and witnessed the gentle glow of the remaining lights of other civilizations.

Inside, there is the Wonder City, which is said to contain all history and magic, the Celestial Palace, rumored to have seen miracles multiple times, the holy land where Blooming Flowers grow all over the world, and the tower that awakens one to become a hero.

Although they were all reflections of past glory, before arriving at the end and seeing the desolation and ruins, they truly saw the travelers singing poems, the brave ones setting off on their journey with a joyful farewell from the whole city, and even elves, dwarves, and adventurers gathering together, happily drinking and dreaming of the future in a tavern.

Those "Calamity Gods" were like a library, their God’s Domain stained with the curse of civilization, marked by the obsession of a planet, a world, and countless living beings, leaving their own marks and forming multiple hidden spaces.

Chu Yuanqing once carried the last glory and hopes of these civilizations among their ruins, receiving many blessings and information to fight against disasters, as well as some legacies of power systems; all of her beautiful memories from the old era, except for the City of the Sky, were found among these.

Unlike the endless battles with the outside world, the slow passage of time in the Slit World allowed her to feel a bit at ease, to explore the peaceful landscapes of various civilizations, learning and growing step by step during their peak moments, gradually climbing to the realm of the gods.

Although it was still brief and she would always witness its broken despair, lost in the desolation after the Disaster Wave, it was precisely because she had seen the beauty of that peace that she and her fellow warriors longed for their world to return to the state before the Disaster Wave came.

Xie Qingxuan came back to her senses, feeling a bit confused; the scene blended with her dream, forming a wondrous answer in reality: Little Shu’s father was the one who killed her in the dream?!

Chu Yuanying.

Chu Yuanqing.

Xie Qingxuan silently repeated these two names, looking up at the familiar yet strange person before her, a strange and conflicting feeling growing stronger in her heart, that bizarre sense of contradiction almost jumping out of her consciousness.

Kirimi Miyuki showed a look of confusion.

The boy looked just like the person who pulled the shrine maiden away from the painful sea of bindings in the black snow, which made her future self willing to dance the Kagura Dance in the fire for him.

It’s strange; she saw Chu Yuanqing’s shadow in him more than once, yet she also saw the same face in Little Shu’s dad.

If the shrine maiden is herself, then who are Little Shu’s dad and Little Qing?

Little Sakura focused all her attention on this; she hardly reacted to the shocking news from Charlotte, deeply thinking about the question while sipping her drink, getting closer to the truth amid her chaotic thoughts.

Tang Liuli’s little hands shook, feeling very shocked; she was just a poor, innocent, and useless idol trainee, so why could she hear such clearly dangerous secret information!

The green-eyed cat was scared and puffed up; she felt like tomorrow she would be cornered by a scary stranger in black, who would say, "You know too much," and then shoot her without hesitation.

How outrageous! Don’t you magical girls have any confidentiality rules?

No, Little Qing was obviously very proper; she hardly said anything at all.

Only Sister Charlotte, ugh! She is such a bad woman! She dares to say anything as soon as she arrives, completely fearless and does whatever she wants.

The Last Diva did not notice that she was being stared at by the green-eyed cat. Her beautiful face showed a look of panic as she looked at her lovely daughter in her arms, awkwardly stroking her thin back, feeling a desperate need for help inside.

Wuwuwu, what should I do?

Before she used the memory magic, she never expected her lovely daughter would cry so sadly!

Charlotte also wanted to cry. When choosing the memories, she had already removed anything related to "immortality" and the overly tragic parts, wanting only to show her lovely daughter how handsome her father used to be.

The Last Diva felt very pleased when she used her magic, burning away the Disaster Wave in one go with Levatin and extinguishing the remaining fire with blood. Isn’t that super cool? It should be a highlight moment in an anime!

Unfortunately, this unexpectedly caused a blow to Chu Wang Shu.

The lovely daughter sniffled, buried in Charlotte’s warm embrace, smelling something strange yet comforting, like the scent she dreamed of, which belongs to her mommy. She could have held back her tears, but once she was held so lovingly, she could no longer contain them.

Chu Wang Shu is a smart child. She could start remembering things at a very young age. Without her mother or loving grandparents, she spent most of her early childhood in daycare.

At that time, the girl’s biggest hope each week was to wait for her dad to come pick her up on Sunday.

Back then, her dad still looked young, just like in her magical memories, but he appeared more worn, as if he had faced many hardships, making him seem lonely and sad.

Chu Wang Shu remembers clearly that her dad was quiet at first, even lacking expression. But when he held her, he would show a gentle look. By the time she was three or four, he slowly learned how to smile, and he began to talk more.

During elementary school, her dad’s cooking became very delicious. He was no longer clumsy like he had been a few years before. He even learned to tie her hair, even if he only knew a few styles that were a bit old-fashioned, but he was always gentle.

It wasn’t until middle school that her dad gradually returned to how he was when they first arrived in Sea City. He became quiet again, lacked smiles, felt cold, and always had endless work to do.

Compared to other kids’ dads, he seemed like a failed father; he would be late, break promises, forget things, and even lose his job.

Chu Wang Shu sometimes couldn’t help but wish her dad could be less ordinary.

Then she could ride a car to school, eat those unhealthy yet tempting fast foods, be willing to buy milk tea when going out shopping with friends, and have a real room and home of her own, instead of worrying about not being able to pay rent one day and getting kicked out.

But now, her dad had transformed into a hero who saved the world, more amazing and successful than anyone else, and the well-behaved lovely daughter didn’t feel happy at all.

Chu Wang Shu even started to dislike those unusual things.

If Chu Yuanying were a useless and ordinary father, she could work hard to become excellent, earn a lot of money, and buy him a car and a house, so he wouldn’t have to work so hard and would think his daughter is amazing, like the moon in his heart!

But Chu Yuanying clearly had such a brilliant past; he was like a dying ember, willing to be an ordinary and somewhat useless dad in society.

The only thing that kept him living a broken life in the city seemed to be that… baby who had only cried in a crib 17 years ago.

So, did she actually make her dad ordinary?

It turns out, she made her dad choose to hide his brilliance and become mundane, losing himself in the vast crowd and worrying about everyday struggles.

It turns out, she turned that young savior, who burned like a fierce fire in the sky and could scorch away all hardships, into a weary and numb middle-aged man, who had lost his smile.

The more Chu Wang Shu thought about it, the sadder she became. She was sad that she might be a burden to her dad and sad that she couldn’t save him from all the pain he had experienced. Tears streamed down her face, and no matter how much Charlotte tried to comfort her, it didn’t help.

Charlotte looked at her cute daughter, who was still crying in her arms. She felt like a bad mom who made her daughter cry on their first meeting, feeling regretful and sad, and anxiously looking at the nearby Pure White Witch for help.

Chu Yuanqing gently held Charlotte’s hand and then walked to her daughter’s side.

The Pure White Witch took on the role of a mother, her eyes shining with happiness as she patiently wiped away the cute daughter’s falling tears with her fingertips. Then, she cradled that adorable face and softly asked:

"Little Shu, why do you feel sad? Is it because you feel bad for Daddy?"