Chapter 38
A string of "Dad"s made Chuuya Nakahara dizzy. "Stop!"
He suddenly raised his hand, palm forward, and pressed it against the chattering little mouth.
"What do you mean? You want me to call you Dad? Why?"
He was truly baffled; what kind of thought process did Xiao Luo have?
The little girl blinked her innocent big eyes, closed her mouth, and mumbled out through her teeth, "The lewd little girl wants an egg-shaped goose."
"Be a daughter! Be a daughter..."
Chuuya Nakahara repeated his realization, scratching his head in frustration, and said helplessly, "Aren't you my daughter?"
[Ding-dong!]
Hearing the notification that the task was complete, Xiao Luo's wide eyes showed a hint of confusion. How was it finished already? Her father hadn't even called her yet...
Wait a minute, didn't Nakahara Chuuya just say the word "dad"?
That's right! Little Luo is a genius! She figured out the pattern to complete the task in just two tries!
"I'm so awesome!" The smug little girl grinned at Lingling, then inexplicably gave Chuuya Nakahara a strange smile, looking as happy as a fool.
Chuuya Nakahara: ...Why are you laughing again?
How strange, let me take another look. How eerie, how can someone with a face that looks so much like his make an expression like a complete idiot.
After a long silence, Lingling nodded firmly. [Host is amazing!]
When Dad does something, Dad takes responsibility; when Dad does something, Dad covers for him.
The father who misled the issue should be dealt with by that father.
Lingling felt that the world was a much better place ever since she adopted Xiaoluo's way of thinking. As for the next unlucky dad, that's something a tiny AI like her can't even begin to worry about.
"Dad, I was a genius!" Little Luo, who had just finished showing off to Lingling, excitedly said to Chuuya Nakahara again.
"...Hmm." Nakahara Chuuya, puzzled, gave a wary "hmm." The last time she spoke to him so suddenly, she had looked down on him from his education to his character.
Now that you're suddenly bringing up genius, are you trying to belittle his intelligence?
I haven't thought of comparing my intelligence with my dad, who didn't even graduate from kindergarten.
Chuuya didn't mention it again. After Xiaolu happily showed off, she proudly prepared to buy ice cream.
As the little girl entered the ice cream shop, she stood at the entrance with a puzzled expression, looking at the passersby and scratching her face with her fingers in confusion.
"dad?"
"Little Luo, what flavor do you want?" came Chuuya Nakahara's voice from behind.
The child scratched his head, then ran inside without hesitation, shouting, "Strawberry! Little Luo wants a big strawberry!"
It must be an illusion, right? How could that lost older brother possibly be her father who was playing math games?
Ranpo, who had once again lost the company president because of a roadside snack, pitifully clutched his full stomach as he passed by an ice cream shop and noticed someone staring at him with familiar eyes.
Edogawa Ranpo keenly looked up and surveyed the scene, seeing only a swaying curtain and the blurry figure of a child. Also visible were the vehicles specially provided by the mafia around them.
Having realized that the Port Mafia was involved, Edogawa Ranpo, who was curious to go inside and take a look, left without looking back.
The president specifically told him not to get involved with the mafia.
*
Upon entering the store, she opened her large, pure cobalt blue eyes and blinked her watery eyes, just like Grape.
Knowing full well that she could use her cute appearance, the little girl sweetly said, "Sister, I'll tell you a secret, can you give me a little more ice cream?"
The ice cream shop worker looked at the little girl with a warm, aunt-like smile, and happily talked to her.
"Oh, then you should tell me what the secret is first?"
Chuuya Nakahara, who was standing nearby, also wanted to see what secret the little girl who had followed him all the way had to tell the shop assistant.
Little Luo tiptoed, her chubby little hands gripping the counter, and whispered, "Actually, Little Luo is a legendary genius, one in a hundred years. If you give me just a little bit more, when Little Luo becomes king with her intelligence, I'll appoint you as the supreme general who protects the country."
Warmed by the little girl's adorable appearance, the shop assistant, with a doting smile, waited for the little girl to say something cute, then revealed her beady eyes: "Huh?"
How can this be considered a pyramid scheme or scam? Is she sure she encountered a child and not a fraudster?
Hearing the child's words, Chuuya Nakahara covered his face and smiled wryly. He knew that the little girl's cuteness would only last three seconds.
If you want her to stay cute, you can't make her open her mouth.
"I'm sorry, I was rude. Please just follow the standard requirements." Nakahara Chuuya bowed his head apologetically.
The shop assistant, still reeling from being scammed by an eight-year-old child, blankly replied, "Oh, okay."
"Dad!" Xiao Luo pouted unhappily, "Xiao Luo finally managed to persuade my sister."
"Persuade me with a lie!" Chuuya Nakahara sighed, half-squatting down to be at eye level with the child. "Little girl, is what you're saying really possible?"
The girl, who was about to nod in agreement, had her head pressed down by Chuuya Nakahara. The young man in front of her looked at her with a serious expression. "Little girl, I want to hear the truth, is that alright?"
“Of course you can,” the little girl nodded without hesitation and said matter-of-factly, “Anything is possible in the future. Little Luo may become a king in the future, and when Little Luo becomes a king, she will definitely appoint her sister as a great general.”
sophistry.
Little Luo's greatest talent is sophistry; she can shift the blame to Alice without lying. She can also promise the impossible by telling the truth.
She didn't even say it on purpose; she was just subconsciously trying to deceive others to get what she wanted.
Chuuya Nakahara noticed her problem. After a long silence, he asked seriously, "...Little girl, if you gain benefits from an uncertain future, what will you do if it doesn't come to fruition?"
"Little Luo told her older sister it was about the future! Older sister is betting what she has now on Little Luo's future possibilities," the little girl tilted her head in confusion, unable to understand why Chuuya Nakahara was suddenly so serious.
She used her logic to assert that, "It's like an investment. If it didn't pay off, it means my sister's investment failed. That's her choice. What does it have to do with Xiaoluo?"
Even though Chuuya Nakahara knew that Koro had a way of thinking that was incomprehensible to ordinary people, this was the first time he had faced the little girl's question directly.
Just like a child who, even knowing the rules of society, will distort them with their own understanding.
She wasn't without fault; she just didn't realize she was wrong.
For this kind of problem, all she needs is an adult to teach her and tell her.
"You're wrong, Xiao Luo."
"You can't think like that," Chuuya Nakahara said, looking earnestly into the child's eyes, directly into her confusion and doubt.
"This is lying, this is deception. You are using something you cannot do to cheat others out of their things."
Xiao Luo, you need to apologize to this older sister.
Is she lying? Xiao Luo looked at the store clerk walking over with an ice cream cone in disbelief.
She, Xiao Luo, has always been upright and honest, and never says... but occasionally she lies.
That was a white lie; how could it be used to deceive others?
Unable to accept this cruel truth, the little girl asked the shop assistant, "Sister, was I lying to you just now?"
The shop assistant, who had been busy the whole time, hadn't heard the father and daughter's conversation. Looking at the little girl's aggrieved expression, she couldn't help but chuckle.
"I wonder if this little girl got scolded by her dad." The female shop assistant smiled and handed over the ice cream cone. "Well, it's okay. Since you're so cute, I'll add a little extra for you."
She! She actually! Was lying!
The child turned completely pale, and sheepishly apologized to the clerk in exchange for a strawberry ice cream.
Chuuya Nakahara led the little girl away and continued trying to educate her, "Little girl, what did you understand from what just happened?"
The little girl happily ate her ice cream and nodded earnestly, "Daddy, I understand!"
Under Chuuya's approving gaze, the little girl added, "Little Lolita must become even cuter in the future."
"Huh?"
"Because cute little kids get more things." Little Luo clenched her paws and made up her mind. "Little Luo doesn't want to be the smartest person in the world anymore, Little Luo wants to be the cutest person in the world."
Okay, I'll tell my brother, who always calls her the smartest person in the world, when I get back.
Nakahara Chuuya: ...
The young man smiled wryly and shoved the person back into the car, saying that education cannot be rushed and should be done slowly.
*
Chuuya Nakahara's safe house is a villa near the five buildings in the port area.
After entering the room, he casually hung his hat on the clothes rack near the door.
Xiao Luo saw it and the little girl wanted to hang it up too.
Taking advantage of Nakahara's inattention, the child used gravity to float himself up.
Her hat was a miniature version of Chuuya's, nestled between her two buns so it wouldn't fall off no matter how she moved.
The ambitious little boy pulled his little hat out of his bun, grabbed Nakahara Chuuya's hat, and put his own on top of it.
When Chuuya Nakahara turned around, he saw that the little girl was wearing an oversized hat that covered half of her hair and was swaying back and forth on her head with her bun as a support.
"What...are you doing?" Chuuya asked hesitantly.
The little girl finally understood why her father kept pressing down on her hat, and she grabbed the edge of the hat with her short hands.
The child looked at Chuuya with a sincere expression: "Dad, I have something really amazing to tell you. Xiao Luo's hat suddenly got bigger."
Fearing that Zhongyuan Zhongye wouldn't believe her, Xiaoluo's eyes darted around for a moment before she added, "Really."
Chuuya Nakahara: ...I don't believe it, I really don't believe it.
The young man glanced helplessly at the miniature hat hanging on the clothes rack and sighed, "This hat has other meanings for me, just don't lose it. Now go and check your room, see if there's anything you're not happy with that we can exchange it."
Although Dad discovered it, he didn't intend to pursue the matter.
"Yay!" The child, who was originally worried about being scolded by his father, ran off happily, "Time to go home!"
After untying the keychain from his neck, the child skipped and hopped, ready to go home.
The hat hanging on her bun swayed up and down with her movements, making Chuuya Nakahara afraid that her hat would fall to the ground and be stepped on.
The child followed Chuuya Nakahara's directions to the second floor, randomly chose a room, and inserted the very plastic-looking key around his neck.
Turning her head to look at her father, who was still standing still, she tilted her head in confusion and said, "Dad, come quick, Xiao Luo is about to go back to her room."
Chuuya Nakahara watched the little girl safely go upstairs and finally felt relieved enough to come over. He casually replied, "Okay, you go in first."
"Can it be opened? Just open it." Without even asking, they randomly picked a door and prepared to go in.
Seeing the child preparing to open his locked study, Chuuya Nakahara, who had been tricked by the little girl so many times, decided to play a trick on her.
The little girl nodded obediently, and then the door creaked open.
Huh? Huh↗!
Chuuya Nakahara's expression changed instantly as he walked halfway up the stairs. What he saw was a little girl walking into the dark room and the door closing behind her.
"Little Luo!"
"Huh?" The little girl turned around in confusion. How come she heard her father calling her? It must be her imagination.
I left the key outside myself. Is Dad so stupid that he doesn't even know how to open the door?
It shouldn't be... right...
"Little Luo, welcome back." The system's voice rang in my ears.
The little girl instantly forgot about her doubts about her father's intelligence.
Hmm, Dad shouldn't be that stupid.
"System brother!" The little girl responded to the system with her usual excitement. She happily put down her schoolbag on the table and began to carefully examine the room.
"Little Luo, what are you doing?" the system asked, puzzled.
The child happily looked through her room to see if there was anything wrong with it, and cheerfully replied, "Dad said to let Xiaoluo check if there's anything wrong with the room so he can change it for her."
【…Huh?】The system didn't understand.
But it doesn't matter, he can ask Lingling, who has been staying by the little girl's side.
After the system finished reading, it fell silent for a long time. Nakahara Chuuya told the girl to go see the room and that she could change it if she was not satisfied.
Then, Xiao Luo, who already had her own room, was automatically brought into the system space. The little girl happily left her father outside and ran back home.
Hahaha, the system can even imagine what will happen outside.
Is this a kidnapping or an ambush? Is it a provocation against the Gravity Master or a malicious plot against Xiao Luo?
The system felt completely numb at the thought of the speculation and probing into the child's identity that would follow.
Child, listen to me. Don't let your identity be exposed every time you come to a new world. If the native inhabitants come into the system and are scanned by the Time and Space Bureau, we're all doomed.
【Change! Change the world quickly! !】The system screamed.
The host has established a connection with the world, which is good.
Anchor point: Nakahara Chuuya.
The world timeline and time points have been included.
Two anchor points have been detected. Anchor point merging will begin...
[Host: Koro]
Age: Eight years old.
Current identity: No Longer Human - Little Lolita.
Task completion rate: 2/7.
With a bang, the little girl's three-piece black suit turned into a casual outfit of bandages and a trench coat.
Without the support of her bun hairstyle, the large hat hung down and covered the little girl's eyes.
"Huh?"
How did the world change so much? Did she forget something at her father's house?
Upon realizing the little girl had disappeared, Chuuya Nakahara's expression instantly changed.
The young man searched the entire villa area but couldn't find the girl. His face was terribly gloomy.
Was he a space-type ability user? How could he not have noticed at all and just watched the child disappear?
It's another space-based ability; is it an enemy or the superhuman who sent the child here?
Chuuya Nakahara was desperately trying to find a clue, his mind a jumbled mess, unable to concentrate on the reason for Xiao Luo's sudden disappearance. His mind was filled with the image of the child happily running inside.
Damn it! Chuuya Nakahara slammed his fist against the wall in anger. He quickly pulled out his phone and dialed the leader's number.
Without him noticing, the hat hanging on the clothes rack slowly disappeared.
The phone was answered with a beep, and Mori Ougai's puzzled voice came from the other end, "Chuuya, didn't I give you a day off to rest today?"
Why are you calling at this hour?
Chuuya Nakahara, who was originally furious, was stunned for a moment. Oh right, why did he call the leader again?
After thinking for a while, Nakahara Chuuya, unable to come up with a reason, could only lower his head in shame and say, "I'm sorry, leader, I've disturbed you."
Xiao Luo was transformed by someone else. Before she could even reminisce about her deceased father, Chuuya, she was surprised to discover that her new father was none other than him.
Look at that handsome black hair, those beautiful black eyes, and those familiar clothes.
The little girl cheered, "Daddy! It's Daddy! I knew Dazai-nii would fall into my hands one day!"
Forehead……
The system didn't know what to say.
The little girl, who had been happy for a while, suddenly remembered that her brother was coming over today.
Using his trench coat as a cape, the little boy proudly grabbed his schoolbag, slammed two homework assignments on the table, and exclaimed triumphantly, "System brother, look!"
The system also showed its support by commenting: 【Wow! Little Luo is amazing! You finished writing so quickly!】
"Hmph!" The child's nose was practically pointing to the sky. She happily stood on the table, looking down at her surroundings with a smug expression, hands on her hips, and called out, "Where is Xiao Luo's brother?"
The system watched as the little girl ran back onto the table and silently took a picture.
Upon hearing the click, the child turned his head sharply.
After the system quickly uploaded the data to the cloud, it looked up and met the incredulous gaze of the little girl. It calmly said, "Little Luo, you should know that your system brother definitely loves you."
"But the main system gave me too much. The master said that every time I catch you at the table, I get a unit of energy."
Xiao Luo: ……
Little Luo slid down angrily, swallowing back the words, "System brother, you don't love me anymore."
That's terrible, absolutely terrible!
The system saw that the photo had been successfully uploaded, and only then did I remember that there was something I hadn't told the girl.
[Xiao Luo, your brother has work to do these next few days and won't be able to come.]
"What?!" The already furious girl was even more shocked. "Then all of Xiao Luo's homework that she finished in one day was for nothing."
Um... What a classic idea.
Xiao Luo couldn't stay in this heartbreaking place for even a second longer.
She wants to turn evil, she wants to become a pervert, she wants to run away from home.
So, despite the system brother's desperate attempts to persuade her to stay, Xiao Luo reluctantly put on the hat that covered her eyes and resolutely opened the door.
"Huh?"
【Um? 】
"ah?
The three onomatopoeic words came from three different people.
As Chuuya Nakahara was searching for his missing hat, he saw it emerge from the study, seemingly possessed by a spirit.
My gaze followed her instinctively, and I watched as the little girl, whose face was half covered by a hat, took off the hat.
Chuuya Nakahara: !!!
After staring at Chuuya for a while, Lingling finally realized what was happening. [Host, did you drop some kind of keepsake here?]
That's why the door is positioned directly here.
Xiao Luo suddenly realized what was going on, and carefully took off her hat and returned it to Nakahara Chuuya.
"Dad, here you go!"
Before Chuuya could even process what was happening, he instinctively replied, "Ah, thank you."
Then the child deftly pulled out the key, and as he closed the door again, he politely said goodbye, "Goodbye, Dad. I'm going to find Dad now."
"hold head high……"
Chuuya Nakahara's mind was in a daze.
Dazai Osamu called him "father"?
No, Dazai Osamu's relatives called him "father"?
No, Dazai Osamu! No! Who is this?!
Chuuya Nakahara let out a silent scream; there were mackerel in his villa!
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