From the moment Elysia saw Ryn in the cave, she had always felt a great closeness to him, as if she had some strong connection with him.
At that time, she didn't know the reason.
It was just that when Ryn held her hand, when Ryn carried her on his back, when she sat on Ryn's lap and leaned against his chest listening to his stories…
Whenever she was with Ryn, Elysia would feel extremely happy and warm.
These were experiences she could only watch other children have with envy, and only when she had them herself could she realize how delightful and happy it was…
"Daddy… hehe… Elysia has a real mommy and daddy now…"
Elysia hugged Ryn's arm and slept soundly and sweetly by his side, occasionally murmuring things that made Ryn feel both ridiculous and heartbroken.
If he was really Elysia's father… to let Elysia become an orphan and wander alone at such a young age…
Aigh, Ryn's eyes were already bloodshot, devoid of any sleepiness, and he began to reflect on his entire life.
First, this was definitely his first time in the Previous Era. Second, he definitely hadn't crossed into any other timelines or anything…
But Elysia really was his kid, personally certified by Stigmata Kiana and Tianqi…
No wonder Ryn always found Elysia so endearing and cute, a feeling different from what he felt for Theresa and Hiyokumaru…
The reason being… how could his own child not be cute?
So the only possibility now was that his future self had a kid, didn't want to raise it, and threw it into the present…
Why should the present me have to raise the kid born by my future self!
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Honkai God Ryn: Say no more, Kiana is still hunting me down.
Kiana: You bastard, where's my daughter!!!
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Speaking of which, Elysia and Kiana are really similar…
Ryn turned his head and looked at the sleeping little Elysia. Except for her hair color, everything else was very similar to Kiana as a child.
The same chubby little face, the same playful and adorable demeanor that everyone loves. The same innocence, believing that reality is as beautiful as a fairy tale…
She couldn't take her eyes off cute things, couldn't move her legs, especially those pretty girls. It didn't matter if they were enemies, she would go up and flirt with them first.
Then she'd flirt and run, leaving the other party feeling both love and hate, but helpless.
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Mei: I don't care, I'll use Sinner's Elegy and forcefully pounce on Kitty Kiana.
Eden: I don't care, I'll wait until Elysia isn't looking and make my move.
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"Big Sis Tianqi! Help! I don't know how to raise a kid!!"
Ryn called out to Tianqi, on the verge of tears. He originally thought Tianqi was just kidding, but he didn't expect it to be real!
"Can't help you. I've never had a kid, how would I know how to raise one."
Tianqi spread her hands helplessly. Why would he expect her to help with child-rearing? She was Tianqi; was she supposed to teach Elysia how to destroy the world?
"But that's still better than me… Damn it, if I had known earlier that Elysia was my daughter, I should have just knocked her out and taken her away. I shouldn't have shown her those bloody scenes…"
Ryn gave a wry, tearless smile, completely stunned by his own actions of letting Elysia witness Volibear bringing divine punishment and slaughtering the villagers at night…
Originally, he wanted Elysia to see the cruelty of the world in advance, to understand the "collapse" that Honkai brings to humanity, so that Elysia could be mentally prepared for the world being baptized by Honkai in the future.
Now, it's a total mess, a total mess!
Little Elysia is so cute, so kind… instead of preserving that kindness, he used cruel reality to tear a wound in Elysia's heart and shatter that kindness…
*Gulp*… Maybe I should just run away?
Anyway, this is my future self's child, not my present self's!
But she's really so cute~
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Ryn, afraid of disturbing Elysia's sweet dreams, stayed motionless all night, just quietly watching Elysia, watching his lovely daughter all night, wanting to carve every second of his daughter's appearance into his mind.
Having not slept so warmly and peacefully in a long time, Elysia finally woke up when the sun was high in the sky~
The moment she opened her eyes, Elysia looked at Ryn in front of her with both surprise and joy. Ryn also looked at Elysia with a gentle and doting expression.
As if to confirm she wasn't dreaming, Elysia hugged Ryn's arm tightly.
"Was last night a dream?"
"What if I said it wasn't?"
Receiving Ryn's reply, Elysia's face instantly bloomed with a joyful smile. She pounced on Ryn, pressing her face against his in a loving nuzzle.
"Yay, it wasn't a dream! Elysia has a daddy too!"
"Although it's a bit ridiculous… but, I'm very happy to be your daddy! Even though I'm an irresponsible guy…"
Ryn picked up Elysia and spun her around in the air twice. Then, because his arm was numb from Elysia sleeping on it all night, he lost his grip for a moment and threw Elysia out…
Watching little Elysia, with only her two short legs sticking out, struggling in the trash can.
Ryn once again had the thought of just running away…
At least… that way, in Elysia's imagination, he would still be a father worth looking up to…
After pulling Elysia out of the trash can, besides a big look of confusion, there was also a hint of existential doubt in Elysia's eyes…
"That was an accident…"
Ryn frantically tidied up Elysia's messy hair. Thankfully, he had put a clean trash bag in the bin yesterday, and neither he nor little Elysia had thrown any trash in it. Otherwise, Ryn would have wanted to kill himself…
"It's okay, Elysia isn't angry!"
Elysia shook her head quickly, letting out a laugh as clear and pleasant as a bell.
"It's daddy's first time being a daddy, and it's Elysia's first time being a daughter… so Elysia doesn't blame daddy!"
"Hehe…" Ryn chuckled lightly, then turned the chair so Elysia could see herself and him in the mirror.
"To have such a well-behaved and sensible daughter like Elysia is my fortune for three lifetimes.
For the rest of my life, I'll have to ask my precious daughter to bear with me!"
Ryn gently combed Elysia's hair. With his experience combing Kiana's and Houraiji Kyuusyou's hair, combing little Elysia's hair was still quite skillful.
However, he couldn't do complicated hairstyles… at most, he could comb it straight, then make a few small braids or tie a small ponytail…
Looking in the mirror at Ryn, who, as a new father, was a bit clumsy in his movements but was trying his best to style the most beautiful hairstyle for his child.
Elysia's little legs swayed happily without her even realizing it.
Finally, she nodded solemnly and said in a naive yet firm tone:
"Mm! Elysia's childhood is in your hands, daddy!"