And back then...
She was so young, and she had nothing to do with that war.
And from that moment on, the unquenchable fury became the curse that drove him crazy for three thousand years.
Most of the time, he was in a state of chaos.
Because whenever he came to his senses and saw his daughter, who was still as innocent as before, and saw her pure and happy gaze, he would think of that scene back then, of the downward slash of that blood-red blade.
He had always been living in that war-torn night.
So he had always been unwilling to admit everything that had happened since then, unwilling to admit this three-thousand-year journey through hell, unwilling to face the present...
Because in his memory.
His daughter had always been that young, always been the sensible child who would jump up cheerfully in the morning and affectionately call him daddy...
In an instant.
Tears, hot and mixed, streamed down from his chaotic eyes the size of a house.
Even snot came gushing out.
"Is it an illusion?"
Yes.
It must be an illusion.
It must be the chaos brought by the curse that made him lose his mind again.
But if he could really hold onto this current scene, he would rather never regain his sanity and live forever in the curse brought by the chaos.
And as if sensing their presence.
The little loli, who was like a small hill as she held Ryan and rubbed against him, twitched her ears and then turned her head in confusion, looking in their direction.
The moment their gazes met.
The Titan's head and the Witch God's head trembled all over instantly, and even held their breaths.
And in the next moment, the eyes of the golden-haired little loli suddenly lit up.
There was a highlight in them.
"Daddy! Mommy!!"
Soso quickly jumped up from the ground, holding Ryan, and happily skipped towards them with cheerful shouts.
And when she shouted those four words.
The Titan's head and the Witch God's head both trembled violently, and tears and snot gushed out uncontrollably.
"Daughter... daughter..."
In the next moment.
Soso cheerfully hugged the two heads, closed her eyes, and pressed her face against their cheeks.
It was as if they had suddenly gone back many, many years ago, as if in the very distant past, in those hazy and almost forgotten distant memories.
It seemed that such scenes happened every day.
Peaceful, calm, and carefree.
In an instant.
Feeling the warmth of their daughter's cheeks and her real body, the Titan's head and the Witch God's head finally couldn't hold back and burst into loud wails.
That was the remnant of the past.
It was also the family affection taken away by time and curse.
In this hell, in this dark and mysterious world, they had even forgotten what they looked like when they were alive.
But why, why could they remember the child in front of them so clearly?
So clearly that no matter how hard they tried, they couldn't forget.
They wailed loudly.
They cried out loud.
They hugged tightly for a long time.
They were even choked up and couldn't speak a word.
Ryan, who had been held in Soso's arms all this time, was squeezed in the middle in a way that no one would notice at this moment. Although being so huge made Ryan a bit scared that he might be crushed to death.
But looking up at Soso's parents, who were crying their eyes out, he still felt a little comfort in his heart.
Actually.
If it weren't for this dark world.
In the world where they were alive before, they were also a happy family of three, right?
Actually, there was no deliberate plan, and seeing such an ending would make even himself feel very happy, right?
He closed his eyes, crossed his arms, and a small, imperceptible smile curved up at the corners of his mouth.
...
Ten minutes later.
Soso sat on the ground in a "W" shape, blinking her eyes, holding Ryan in her arms, and her long golden hair fluttered in the wind like the wheat fields in autumn.
"That's it!"
Soso lifted Ryan up and happily rubbed her face against him again.
"It's the awesome doctor who gave Soso a body. Really, it's like a miracle. He's really super amazing!"
[Ding! Soso's favorability towards you + 1]
[Ding! Soso's affection value towards you + 1]
Instantly, the Titan's head's serious gaze fell on Ryan.
And the Witch God's head was still wiping her tears beside Soso, and her long tentacles were combing Soso's long golden hair as if touching a precious treasure that might break at any moment.
"Is it - because - of him?"
The Titan's head had a serious gaze, with doubts in his eyes.
Ryan looked up, coughed, and said: "I'm not that amazing. It's just an ability I was born with. I can make things from the past reappear. After learning about Soso's situation roughly..."
"I just gave it a try, and I didn't expect it to really work."
He looked up, saw Soso above him, blinking her eyes as she looked down at him, blushed a bit, coughed, and said:
"Sorry, actually I didn't expect Soso to be so cute before~"
Stare -
Stare -
Ryan immediately felt two extremely terrifying gazes piercing him.
Ryan stared back, swallowed, and raised his hands, saying:"I was just kidding."
The Titan's head still looked at him with some doubts and disbelief because it was unimaginable.
In his opinion, this guy was just a slightly capable but weak human.
Apart from being able to flirt with his daughter, he had almost no other merits!
But he really never expected that this guy actually had such a strange ability.
"Can it - be maintained - all the time?"
The Titan's head noticed the key point.
Ryan seriously held up one finger and adjusted his cracked monocle, saying:
"One hour. That's my current limit."
Even though he had already guessed that this ability couldn't possibly be permanent, an entire hour was still beyond his expectation.
Because in this dark world, they were almost primordial-level creatures at the top of the hierarchy.
The Titan's head said seriously: "What's the name of this ability?"
Ryan closed his eyes and said: "Remnants of the Past."
The Titan's head murmured those four words.
Remnants... of the Past...
Sure enough, it was a fitting name. Was it an ability to make the dead creatures reappear in the past one last time...?
His gaze towards Ryan became complicated.
"Is it just an appearance - and not really changed back - right?"
Ryan looked up, meeting his gaze, and said:
"Yes."
A hint of sadness flashed in the Titan's head's gaze.
Ryan knew what he was thinking.
But that was definitely an impossible thing.
Because it meant reversing time, reversing life and death, and that was definitely not something he could do. Even if this skill could really do it, it would definitely come at a considerable cost.
And his [Remnants of the Past] was just equivalent to a reproduction of the past.
It was a real illusion.
And beneath the illusion, nothing had changed.
Soso was still the primordial headhunter, and she was still... headless...
Silence fell around them.
And suddenly Ryan felt Soso's hand move, and then he was placed on her palm and lifted in front of her, and he could even see her big, blue-green eyes like a lake up close.
She blinked at Ryan.
"Like you!"
(✪ω✪)
She suddenly said playfully.
Ryan was stunned for a moment.
Then he saw her pure and lively gaze.
Ryan smiled slightly, leaned against her hand, and gave her a thumbs up, saying:
"Same!"
[Ding! Soso's affection value towards you + 1]
[Ding! Soso's affection value towards you + 1]
[Ding! Soso's affection value towards you + 1]
Ryan: "!!!"
Wait a minute! Wait a minute! Stop! Stop!
Ryan immediately panicked.
"Soso, you have to understand. When I said 'same', it was the kind of like between normal friends. There's nothing else mixed in. It's just the pure like between good friends. Do you understand?"
Soso looked at Ryan with a (✪ω✪) expression and said: "Understand!"
Ryan let out a breath and said: "That's good."
[Ding! Soso's affection value towards you + 1]
[Ding! Soso's affection value towards you + 1]
Ryan: "!!!"
What's going on!
Why is it increasing even faster now!
(ΩДΩ)!!
And as if seeing Ryan's embarrassment, Soso playfully showed her white teeth, her eyes sparkled, and then immediately hugged him in her arms like a doll.
"Like~~♥Kiss~"
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