Chapter 35, Chapter 2: Idiot-Down

Karin stared at the glass for a long time, unable to figure out who she inherited her face from.

She looked at herself in the glass, then at Fuheishener, then at the glass again.

Fuheishener: ?

What is this little brat looking at?

Just as he followed the child's gaze to the street outside the shop, wanting to see what the little rascal was looking at, he heard Yuki Ayaka blurt out, "I don't look like you at all, Daddy, how are you sure I'm your child?"

She was genuinely confused, and the look of bewilderment on her face was very sincere.

Fuheishen: "..."

He couldn't help but twitch his lips, looking at Oriyuki Karin as if she were an idiot.

First of all, is this the first time you've realized that you and your dad don't look alike?

Secondly, from his perspective, this little brat couldn't distinguish between him and Fushiguro Megumi at all, and probably didn't even realize she had transmigrated. So, her words were essentially directed at her own father, Fushiguro Megumi.

If we take this premise into account, it's as if Ayaka Shiki's words are saying: I don't look like you at all, so how are you sure I'm not the daughter of the neighbor?

Fuheshchen felt once again that this little guy was incredibly stupid.

After asking the question, Karin was stunned for a moment. She touched her face, looking incredulous: "Why did I ask that..."

She swallowed the second half of her sentence, but Fuheshen knew what she meant.

'How did I even ask that?'

Fukuro looked at Oriyuki Karin with a complicated expression and said disdainfully, "Don't make such a stupid face like that."

Zhixue Yahuali:?

"You called me stupid?!" Her cheeks puffed out, extremely indignant. "How am I stupid?"

Fuheishen scoffed, "Stupid everywhere."

"You—" Karin Oriyuki's eyes reddened with anger, "You're the stupid one!"

Although her eyes were naturally red.

Fuheishen'er, who had just seen her cry twice, twitched his eyelids and blurted out, "Don't cry."

Origami Karin was taken aback by his words: ?

What does that mean? She wasn't going to cry?

Fuheishen: "..."

"It's nothing." Realizing he had made a mistake, Fuheshel felt incredibly annoyed.

Karin Oriyuki, however, got serious: "But you just called me stupid!"

Fuheishen: "..."

If this topic continued, the little brat would really cry, so Daddy gave in: "You're not stupid."

He's stupid; why is he arguing with this little idiot?

Seeing that he changed his tune, Oriyuki Karin was satisfied: "That's right, how could I be stupid? I'm not..." a real child.

Okiya Karin stopped mid-sentence.

She suddenly realized... she seemed to have really started to lose her common sense. Things she would normally only think in her mind would inexplicably slip out, and things she shouldn't have cared about, like mockery, would become incredibly serious...

Why? Has it shrunk so much that not only does its tongue become less effective, but its brain also stops working properly?

No, really...

Fuhei Shen'er was still wondering why this little brat had stopped talking when he saw Zhixue Aka Rin's lips purse.

Fuheishener: ? ? ?

Karin Ooyuki burst into tears again: "Waaaaah... What should I do? I... I think I've really become stupid, waaaaah..."

Fuheishen: "..."

Depend on!

Ten minutes later... Okiya Karin, who had stopped crying, lowered her head and ate candy, while Fukuro Shinobu, who had gone back to bed, felt like she was about to die from exhaustion.

I've never been this tired even when fighting a top-tier cursed spirit...

He had only one thought in his mind right now—he had to get rid of this little trouble as soon as possible!

Okiyuki Karin has recovered and is slowly thinking about the current situation with her little head.

First, it seems that her mind is not working very well because her body has shrunk so much.

second……

Second, uh...

Well……?

Secondly, although her brain isn't working properly, her current persona seems to be working very well. Even though she doesn't look like Fushiguro Megumi or Fushiguro Jinji, her daddy still seems to recognize her.

Third, even though she doesn't look like Fuhei Hui or Fuhei Shen'er at all, how did Fuhei Shen'er determine that she was a child of their Fuhei family?

Wait a minute, doesn't that last sentence sound a little strange?

Okiya Karin furrowed her little eyebrows as if wringing out a towel.

Just then, the waiter brought the food to the table. The fragrant aroma of the rice filled the air, instantly clearing the mind of Ayaka Shiki.

Never mind the reason, let's eat first!

She picked up her chopsticks and started picking up...

It wasn't picked up.

It was just an accident; she grabbed it again...

It wasn't picked up.

Zhixue Yahuali: "..."

She began to feel that something was wrong.

She took her chopsticks for the third time...

One of the chopsticks fell directly to the ground.

Origami Karin glared angrily at her hands: What's wrong with you? Have you become stupid too?

Fuheishen, watching her arguing with a dumpling, couldn't help but snort.

That's incredibly stupid.

Karin Origami heard it.

She suddenly looked up at Fu Heishen, her gaze intense.

Fuhe Shen'er: "."

He pretended to be nonchalant and kept his head down, eating his own food.

Karin Origami wasn't fooled: "Were you laughing at me just now?"

Fuheishen: "..."

"No." The mighty Heavenly Tyrant lied without any regard for his reputation.

He was stunned for a moment after he finished speaking.

Karin Origami snorted in dissatisfaction, completely disbelieving him.

Let her laugh; she doesn't believe she can't handle a pair of chopsticks.

She raised her hand high and called for the waiter to bring her another pair of chopsticks.

Across from her, Fuhesh was still lost in thought. He suddenly remembered… the last time he had lied like this was…

His eyes darkened slightly, and the atmosphere around him instantly became tense.

Asuka Karin received the new chopsticks from the waiter, politely thanked him, and then noticed the low mood emanating from Fukushige.

Zhixue Yahuali:?

"Daddy, what's wrong?" she asked, puzzled.

"It's nothing, just eat your food." Fuheshen'er's tone was somewhat stiff.

Karin Origami still looked at him and said, "You're talking nonsense. You're clearly unhappy."

That's what she said, but Karin Ooyuki had absolutely no idea how to coax her.

"You...you shouldn't be sad," she said awkwardly. "Or...how about I hug you?"

Looking at the face before him that resembled his deceased wife so closely, Fuheshen'er recalled how she had asked him with the same worry back then.

He couldn't help but sneer inwardly. When did he become the kind of person who reminisces about the past?

He reached out and forcefully pressed the child, who had already leaned half his body forward, back down: "Eat your food."

This time, the tone wasn't so harsh.

Karin Oriyuki hesitated: "But you..."

Fuheishen pressed her head down with one hand: "Eat."

Karin Oriyuki: "...Oh."

Eat if you want, I'll eat you out of house and home!

She picked up her chopsticks again—

A minute later, the chopsticks fell to the ground again.

Okiyuki Ayaka stared bitterly at the chopstick on the ground.

Fuheishen: "..."

He couldn't stand it any longer and reached out to ask the waiter for a spoon.

Okiya Karin has changed her gaze to that spoon.

This is humiliating her!

She can use chopsticks!!!

Her stomach rumbled, as if accusing her of having food in front of her but not letting it into her stomach.

Zhixue Yahuali: "..."

She finally accepted the spoon in humiliation, eating the meal as if she were venting her anger.

Fuheshner found her even more foolish and funny, but he didn't laugh this time, lest this little troublemaker cause trouble again.

Fuheshchen had only one thought in his mind: after finishing his meal, he would send the little one to her father's place.

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After finishing their meal, Fukushige was planning to hoist the little idiot who always tripped while walking onto his shoulder again, but Shiki Ayaka moved aside and avoided it.

She touched her stomach and said, "I just ate, I need to walk around to digest."

Leave? After leaving, will you fall flat on your face and then cry your eyes out?

Fuheishen didn't want to coax the little brat again.

He ignored what Oriyuki Karin was saying and picked her up on his own.

Zhixue Yahuali:?

She started kicking her legs: "I don't want to! Put me down! Put me down!"

Fuheshel brought the man in front of him, just about to say something.

Karin Origami had no intention of reasoning with him and was about to cry as soon as she opened her mouth.

Fuheishen's eyelids twitched, and as soon as she opened her mouth, she swiftly put the person back on the ground.

Suddenly landing on the ground: ?

It was as if the spell had been interrupted.

While she was still in a daze, Fu Heishen'er's impatient voice came from above her head: "Go if you want, just don't cry after you fall."

Karin Origami pouted at him and said, "I won't fall."

Fuheishen glanced at her and scoffed.

Karin Oriyuki glared at him: "Are you laughing at me?"

Fuheshchen replied dismissively, "No."

Karin Oriyuki said with absolute certainty, "You're laughing at me!"

Fuheishen didn't bother with a perfunctory reply: "Oh."

Zhixue Yahuali: "..."

The child angrily stomped on his foot.

It didn't hurt or itch at all; Fuheishen just treated it as if he had been stepped on by a passing cat or dog and didn't care at all.

When Shiki Ayakari saw that he didn't react, she couldn't help but stomp on his foot again.

Fuheishen didn't even glance at her, and lazily said, "Let's go."

"...Oh." Realizing that she really couldn't do any harm to Fukushige, Karin could only hold her breath and follow Fukushige in a sullen mood.

Then I quickly realized... my legs were too short, and I couldn't keep up.

"Daddy, Daddy, please slow down..."

Fuheshen glanced at the little one behind him, who was trying to keep up with him, and was forced to slow down.

He walked... slower than ever before.

He was getting increasingly frustrated by the slow pace and wanted to pick up Yuki and Karin again. But the little brat would cry at the slightest provocation, leaving him no choice but to suppress his annoyance.

Fuheishen'er: Tsk.

Why not just call that brat and have him come and pick him up himself?

Thinking this, Fukushige took out his phone, ready to call Fukushige Megumi.

Then he discovered that he didn't have Fushiguro Megumi's phone number.

Fuheishen: "..."

Tsk.

I'm even more annoyed now.

Completely unaware that her father was preoccupied with figuring out how to get rid of her, a real nuisance, she followed behind Fuheishen and finally understood why children are prone to falling and getting lost.

Given her height, if she tilts her head back to look at people, she won't be able to see the ground. But if she's looking carefully at the road, she can only identify people by their shoes and trouser legs.

And so, unsurprisingly... after a surge of people, Oriyuki Karin found herself unable to find Fukushiro.

Zhixue Yahuali:? ? ?

No... she has such a big daddy/daddy.

Just as she was spinning around looking for someone, she felt a familiar lifting sensation on the back of her neck. Fuheishener pulled her up in front of him with a look of disgust.

When Ayaka Arashi saw him, her face lit up with joy: "Daddy...!"

Fuheishen: "..."

What kind of weird name is this?

Fuhei Shener expressionlessly placed Zhixue Akari back on the ground beside his feet, and then took another step forward.

Zhi Xueya and Hua Li followed closely, and then... turned their attention to Fu Heishen's hands.

I want to hold your hand.

Of course, this thought is devoid of any ambiguity. Ever since Natsuyuki Ayakari's time, Oriyuki Ayakari has understood perfectly well that when you can barely hold onto one or two of someone's fingers, and have to raise your arm high to do so, there's absolutely no ambiguity involved. :)

Then, Oriyuki Karin actually reached out and grasped Fukuko Shigeru's... little finger.

Then he cautiously looked at Fuheshchen's face.

Fuheishen glanced at her sideways, and Zhixueya Karin gave him a sweet smile.

Fuheshen ignored her, looked away, and let her go.

Karin Oriyuki: Yay! They've given their permission!

She felt incredibly safe! She could finally look straight ahead!

After being happy for a while, Karin suddenly realized something...

Damn it! What's so great about this?

If she had been even a little bit taller, this wouldn't have happened!

Fukugoro could sense the emotions of Oriyuki Karin from the strength of the hand gripping his little finger. He didn't know what Oriyuki Karin was thinking; he only felt...

How stupid.

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After digesting her food for a while, Karin realized that she had overestimated the leg strength of her current body.

She was tired after changing trams twice with Fuhesen. And she didn't know if it was because she ate too much and was feeling sleepy, but she also felt a little sleepy.

Taking advantage of her young age and the fact that her father wouldn't punish her, Shiki Akahara unceremoniously tugged at Fukushiro's hand. When he looked at her, she said pitifully, "Daddy, I'm sleepy."

Fuheishen looked at her, his eyes conveying three words: So what?

Zhixue Yahuali: "..."

You really don't know how to be a parent!

She reached out her hand, indicating: "Hug."

Unbeknownst to her, what Fuheshen was thinking as he looked at her at that moment was—too weak, so weak that he could be crushed with a single pinch.

In the end, Fuheishener picked the person up with one hand without saying anything.

Karin, who could conveniently use this position to sleep on his shoulder, was somewhat surprised: So you can hug people?

Previously, Mianfu Heishen had tucked her under his armpits like a piglet, and she struggled desperately before finally managing to ride on his shoulders.

She thought Fuheishener couldn't hug people, but you can, can't you?

She didn't know that Fukushige was just vaguely reminded of the memory of holding little Fukushige Megumi many years ago.

His wife patiently taught him back then...

At that time, Hui... was only as long as one of his arms.

That name... if I remember correctly, he was the one who came up with it.

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Author's Note: A slightly dim-witted version of Akari and a daddy whose only thought is to dump all the trouble on her own father (laughs).

To be honest, I had a really, really fun time writing this volume!