Chapter 177 The young king has just ascended the throne, and his playful antics have not yet ended...

When introducing oneself, emphasize that one is human...

"They're just trying to cover it up."

Tinari shook his fox tail helplessly.

"The wise prince is indeed still a child."

"No, if you want to blend in with the world, you have to be more natural about your appearance."

The fortune teller Gan Yu quickly and enthusiastically pointed out the little Mei Yin in his memory.

"If anyone asks, just say the ears on your head are hair clips, the tail is an ornament, the teeth are worn down, and the nails are stickers..."

“Sister Gan Yu, the method you provided might be somewhat useful to him, but it won’t be very effective.”

The pink fox suddenly spoke.

"How could that be? When the residents of Liyue ask about my horn, as long as I cover it up a few times, they always give up and treat me as an ordinary person."

"But the cultural atmosphere is different. Liyue is rich in mythical legends, and ordinary people tend to show more respect to those who look different from others. While the youkai of Inazuma have fallen from grace in the last five hundred years, they still have a good reputation in history. As for Fontaine..."

Yae recalled the non-human intelligent beings that had appeared in Fontainebleau.

Pure Water Fairy? Melusin? Sigh, does this country have a grudge against fluffy creatures?

"The tolerance level probably won't be that high."

"Could it be... that Mr. Mayinkun will be bullied again?" Gan Yu asked worriedly. "So why is the monster's child stranded alone in a foreign land..."

"I'll become an outcast and ostracized." Even Xiao, who is unconventional, thinks so.

An outcast?

The Water Dragon King listened silently from above, and suddenly felt a sense of loneliness.

The loneliness was so profound that it brought back memories of the days he spent wandering alone in the Sea of ​​Fontainebleau hundreds of years ago.

"What a difficult upbringing."

He sighed, but it was unclear who he was sighing for.

"Have some faith in Mainkuhn; he's not the kind of kid who'll back down because of his uniqueness."

Leosley tried to calm himself down, but his voice started to waver as he spoke.

"...Well, at least it wasn't like that before."

The Water Dragon King felt a lump in his throat. "Thank you for your comfort, Leosley, though I am not comforted at all."

Let's keep watching the video, Violet, cheer up.

What's done is done; all I can do is ensure that Mainkun's future is filled with warmth and companionship...

"I was born to my brother, really!"

The kitten in the video let out a loud growl.

...?

"Really? Your brother is amazing!"

The little boy next to him stared wide-eyed with envy.

"My brother is useless. All he does is steal my snacks. Even my sister was born from my mother!"

? ?

"Could you...could you introduce your brother to me?"

The little girl peeked at Little May's big tail, blushing, "I also want to... ask him to have a kitten, but I want a little sister..."

They got along quite well, unexpectedly!

"Cough, hahahahaha!"

Leosley burst out laughing and slapped Mainkun's armrest. "I never imagined you'd say something like that when you were little! So cute, hahaha!"

He was laughing when he suddenly felt a chill down his spine. The people around him, including Shenlong, were all looking at him with strange eyes... and at his abdomen.

"Why aren't you laughing? Wait a minute..."

Leosley's smile froze, his face stiffening.

"You guys aren't actually serious, are you?"

"Xiaomei is only six years old, how could he lie?"

Fu Ningna has an inexplicable bias towards cats.

"Mainkuhn is certainly not the type to speak carelessly."

The traveler wore an expression of watching a show.

“That also explains why your relationship was so good before.” Clarinde’s eyes were full of cunning.

"I haven't had much contact with children."

Violet's face was full of genuine confusion.

"But children have pure and innocent hearts, so surely lies and such..."

Suddenly, the children's argument broke out, and a little girl dressed as Sumeru rushed over.

"You couldn't possibly be your brother's child!"

"Why?"

"Because boys are born from fathers, and girls are born from mothers! Brothers can't have children!"

"..."

Navelette immediately shut up.

"What do you mean, everyone?"

Leosley raised an eyebrow and looked around. "My innocence is back?"

I'm sorry.

Funina nervously fiddled with her fingers, "I forgot, children don't necessarily lie, but they definitely talk nonsense..."

"Ah...I see."

Feeling extremely frustrated, Little Mei plopped down and apologized in a soft, tender voice.

"I'm sorry, I lied to you. Actually, I'm just an orphan that no one wanted. I lied just to sound closer to my brother."

Leosley's heart was practically melting: "Oh my God..."

"You, you don't need to apologize."

When Mainkun showed weakness, Sumeru's children panicked.

"Actually, I don't have a mom or dad. Everything I'm saying is just my guess, and I can't even be sure..."

“…I suddenly couldn’t laugh anymore,” Paimon said.

"That's definitely not accurate."

Little Peluvelli couldn't stand it anymore and seriously corrected them.

"All children are born from their mother's womb. Don't guess, read the book."

"Then what use is Dad?"

Xiaomei discovered a blind spot.

“It does seem quite redundant!” Clementine interjected in surprise.

Peruvieri looked speechless. "Without a father, a child cannot be born; he is essential..."

"Peruveli, be quiet."

A gentle voice interrupted Pepe's explanation of the science; Kujavina smiled at the children.

"Father is indeed superfluous; you have your mother, that's enough."

"oh……"

The children were clueless and only knew how to obey. Kujavina was pleased with their obedience, so she gave the kitten a slight warning first.

"And you, Mainkuhn, if you say another word, get out... cough, get out."

"?"

Xiaomei tilted her head, a little puzzled, and agreed, "Okay."

The average viewer breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this.

"How should I put it? These fools who call themselves mothers, although quite ferocious, are actually quite nice to the lynxes and the other children? They're just a bit possessive?"

"A bit too possessive? Seriously, just how well are these Fontainebleau people being protected?" The skirmisher was too lazy to even curse. "Can't they even tell they've been brainwashed?"

"However, I really can't figure out what she's trying to do."

Kavi recalls the contents of the video.

"Many children were brought in, some were taken away, and some were left behind... So far, things seem to be going well for the Wise King at the Hearth House, except for the deception about his brother's whereabouts. He eats well, drinks well, and has people to play with. Compared to the days before, it's much better."

"yes."

Yae no Miko was also somewhat surprised by this.

"Mainkun wasn't ostracized? That's quite rare in Inazuma these days, considering even the harmless Red Oni got bullied quite a bit."

"Sigh... After all, the people that Little Mayinkun was facing back then weren't adults with complicated minds."

Zhongli sighed as he looked at the images in his memory.

"They're just a group of ordinary kids, not many bad intentions, and Xiaomei has a very likable personality."

An ordinary child? How is he ordinary!

Furina glanced at the little girl with black and white hair, then secretly spied on Arecino.

"As expected of a father!"

Linnie praised repeatedly, "You've always been incredibly reliable! You're the most reliable one!"

"Hmph, glib tongue."

"So how did you know so much back then? It makes me look like a fool."

“It’s simple, Clay, just spend less time with Maine.”

The house by the fireplace was filled with joy, and after watching for a while, Funina finally had to admit it.

“Well, at least back then… she was a normal kid.”

In the scene, when Kujavina is telling a fairy tale, little May can't help but interrupt again. After saying a few words in her childish way, she immediately remembers her 'promise' with her mother - if she talks again, she will be taken out.

"Goodbye!" He nimbly flipped out the window, landed on all fours, and pounced on the grass.

"We can play again!"

Furina exclaimed in surprise, "How come Mainkun is the more unusual one!"

"Be patient, he's a valuable talent!"

Kujavina's face turned red with anger. She didn't want to read the fairy tale anymore and waved her hand to chase all the children away.

"Dismissed. Free time."

"oh!!"

The children cheered and ran out to catch the kitten that had gone to play first in the grass.

"Maine! Come play a game! Team up with me!"

"No, no, then you've already won, haven't you? Maine! Join our team!"

"Can't I join both teams?"

Mainkuen laughed as his tail billowed in the wind like a flag, “I love playing with all of you!”

...

"That's strange."

From the audience, a muttered monologue could be heard.

"This child has made many friends, and he laughs every day, he is extremely happy."

"But why do I only want to cry when I see such a scene, such a heartwarming scene..."

Although he asked the question aloud, he already knew the answer in his heart.

The children's smiling faces occasionally flickered with noise, and their running footsteps were also blurry.

Everything is just a shadow of the past; all that remains in reality are the vicious criminals detained and awaiting trial.

That innocent and lively child has long since drowned in the river of time.

"Why did this happen...?"

"Pepe! What are you doing??"

After running around like crazy, Little May pounced on the future CEO's back and poked at the spider in the box with her fingernails.

"You can't eat this! But you can eat this one, the one that's making all sorts of squeaking noises."

Before they could say more, the kitten stuffed a handful of cicadas into its mouth.

"...!!"

All sentimentalism and melancholy took a backseat, and the audience let out a terrified scream, "Puke it out!!!"

"Smack!"

Peruvée reacted quickly and slapped Mayne across the face.

"well done!!"

Furina cried tears of joy as she watched the insect being flung out, "Arechino, you did a great job!"

Arecino: "..."

I don't really want to be praised for this kind of thing.

"You can't eat bugs! But you can eat cake!"

Little Clementine was terrified and quickly scooped a spoonful of cream into the cat's mouth. "You don't like the dough inside, right? Here's the cream, don't stuff anything in your mouth!"

"I didn't just stuff it in randomly; my instincts told me this was edible!"

Mainkun, who had been hit, wanted to protest, but the cream stuffed into his mouth was so fragrant that even though it wasn't sweet, it was still rich in milky flavor. He forgot his grievances and opened his mouth for more.

"Give me another spoonful, Clementine!"

“Don’t spoil him, Clementine.”

"Oh dear, you two..."

Leosley watched the scene before him quietly, a smile on his face.

"Mainkuhn's first friend."

For the first time, you establish a friendly relationship with someone other than yourself, taking a brand new first step into the world.

He knew he shouldn't appear so relaxed; the lush green courtyard was clearly teeming with the Fool's murderous intent.

But I couldn't control it.

"It's so nice to see him so carefree."

Upon hearing his words, Nasita's editing of the video suddenly slowed down.

"Um..."

The thought of future memories made her hesitate.

“Mr. Leosley… um…”

A gentle goddess, she doesn't want to hurt anyone, whether physically or emotionally.

"Mr. Mainkun would be very sad if he knew you watched the whole thing." A tactful way of discouraging him.

"Oh, we've been in a relationship of mutual anguish for a long time, entangled and messy, haha."

"Play it, God."

"You have to let me know what's making him sad."

The video continued, but the relatively relaxed atmosphere vanished, and everyone gradually fell silent.

They saw three classes divided in the fireplace house, and oppression and plunder began to take their primordial form.

"The children...don't play together anymore."

"Xiao Mei looks confused; she has no idea what happened."

They saw Xiaomei's face darken as she struck down the bully among the children for the first time.

What you did really upset me!

Once, twice, three times...

Is justice achieved through violence still justice?

"Why be so demanding? Look at the despair in the eyes of the oppressed!" The Dragon King responded to the question with slight anger. "When law and order are absent, all who resist are righteous!"

An unexpected death.

"Traveler! That child was strangled to death, wasn't he? He definitely was!"

A failed attempt to kill one's mother.

"Impulsive!" Funina couldn't help but exclaim, "The other party is an executive officer!"

A brutal beating turned the situation upside down in an instant, and the audience watched in astonishment as the cat-eared toddler awoke from his coma and was surrounded by the children.

The intimacy of the past had faded from their eyes, replaced by respect and dependence; they called their companions by name.

"Boss!"

"So he's already been a king once!!"

Kavi was so excited he couldn't contain himself. He jumped up, wishing he could conjure up another crown and put it on the kitten in the image.

"Behold! The children's king!"