The deafening screams echoed throughout the entire backyard, attracting the attention of countless elves.
They all looked up, curiously following the source of the sound, and focused their gaze on where Cocotte was.
Coco stood frozen, eyes wide, mind a complete mess.
She seemed to hear a buzzing sound, mixed with some strange, fantastical sounds.
The images that flashed through her mind were just like those described in the novels she had read, jumping from one scene to another.
As his thoughts deepened, Cocotte's face gradually flushed.
She suddenly lowered her head, and even the lawn beneath her feet became blurry.
How could this happen?!
Between the two of them...!
“We have no relationship. I don’t know if Leah told you that.”
Victor, hands in his pockets, calmly explained to Cocotte, his voice radiating composure.
"Because of the curse of hell, no mage can be produced among the descendants of the Clavner family."
Bang!
This felt like a bomb had exploded in Coco's head.
With a loud "bang," the signal was abruptly cut off from her daydreams.
She slowly raised her head, staring blankly at Victor, at a loss for what to do.
Uh, wait a minute, the Clavner family doesn't have any mages?
Kokot recalled what Leah had once told her: she didn't know who Victor's mother was.
She said that she and Victor might be half-siblings.
But now it seems that they don't even have the same father?
That makes sense now.
But, but, but, but!
A sense of unease still lingered in her mind; she felt that something was amiss.
She clearly believed that these things shouldn't have happened, that such things shouldn't have occurred.
Even if they have no direct relationship, does their long-term cohabitation mean nothing?
Koko slowly raised his head, his gaze stubbornly fixed on Viktor in front of him.
Unable to hide the blush on her face, she still asked firmly:
"Shouldn't you and Lia be family too?"
But when she tried to find a trace of shame in Viktor's eyes, she only saw that his eyes were calm as still water, without any fluctuation.
However, Victor did not answer her.
He didn't tell Cocotte that he had never had the concept of family before.
Even after living with Lia for nearly half a year, in Viktor's eyes, this nominal "family member" was nothing more than a "character".
As a gamer, all he needs to do is protect those "important NPCs" who are friendly to players.
That's exactly how Lia is positioned.
Although she often insults "Victor," it is out of dislike for Victor himself and her disappointment in him.
Once, Lia's loathing for Viktor was beyond measure; otherwise, she wouldn't have been constantly looking for opportunities to sideline him.
But in the eyes of Victor, this "player".
Lia is merely an important NPC whose relationship with him is considered family, and who can also generate wealth for him.
Therefore, increasing the favorability of these important NPCs becomes crucial.
With his "player" control, raising the favorability of NPCs was a piece of cake.
Show care and cater to preferences.
All actions follow the logic and methods of the "player".
Not just Lia, Victor was always controlling the favorability ratings of every important character.
But he didn't need to manipulate Lia in any special way.
Even though Leah has a very high level of affection for him, as long as the family relationship exists, she will never cross that line.
However, accidents always happen unexpectedly.
When he dug up Tisnato's grave in order to find out about "Victor's" origins.
And for the first time, they entered the gates of hell.
Upon returning from hell, he unexpectedly witnessed Lia changing her clothes.
This forced him to explain why he dug up the grave and the relationship between the two.
Nevertheless, this will not be a problem.
Even if Lia knew everything, she wouldn't do anything out of line.
That's just her persona; she considers many things.
They might even mistakenly interpret this affection as Viktor's compensation for her familial relationship.
As long as Victor continues to manipulate things, Lydia will naturally bask in the care he gives her.
Like a frog being slowly boiled in water, they never actively step out of their cozy comfort zone.
until……
In order to rescue Vega, Victor suffers the curse of the Judge and becomes the target of the rules.
His physical body was destroyed, and his soul, attached to his trench coat, was sent to hell.
But even there, he still orchestrated everything as a "player".
However, when he was able to leave, Chaos sent him ten years into the original timeline.
The passage of this decade has become the only unpredictable variable.
It guided Lia into a fantasy, filled with anticipation, releasing her worries about everything else.
It made Liya realize that this affection wasn't a compensation for familial ties.
Most importantly, it led Leah to discover something she should never have discovered.
"The one she likes is the current Victor."
Victor's voice was calm and gentle, quietly reaching Cocot's ears:
"Instead of the 'Victor' of the past."
Koko stood frozen, staring intently at Victor before him.
Looking into his indifferent and calm eyes, it was as if everything had returned to the way it was before.
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