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The sunlight is gentle, and the air carries the fragrance of flowers.
In the city center, tall buildings are standing together, reflecting dazzling light off their glass exteriors. From afar, this city appears extremely bustling, yet everything remains orderly.
On the streets, people seem extremely lazy, some are sunbathing on chairs outside a coffee shop, while others are strolling leisurely.
Wen Xishu thought he had returned to his past life.
But the enormous golden Libra emblem atop a building in the distance made him realize that this was no coincidence, nor was it a bug.
This is his battle arena for the fifth stage.
Wen Xishu turned around, wanting to see his teammates.
But he saw nothing, and at that moment, suddenly a little girl took Wen Xishu's hand. Startled, Wen Xishu instinctively prepared to make a combat response.
After all, he knew that the stars could transform into children, and he wouldn't underestimate anyone's power based on their appearance.
But as he was about to act, the little girl uttered something that left him dumbfounded:
"Daddy."
Huh?
Wen Xishu was stunned.
What kind of boss's twisted humor is this?
Calling me daddy?
Wen Xishu thought to himself, if the opponent were even slightly like Scorpio and called him brother, he would not stop and would directly unleash a series of extreme kicks.
But being called daddy left Wen Xishu bewildered.
The surrounding crowd came and went, and Wen Xishu felt no sense of danger. These people seemed accustomed to it, not showing much resistance to Wen Xishu's sudden appearance.
Wen Xishu realized that this girl was just an ordinary little girl.
"You're calling me... daddy?"
The little girl nodded:
"Daddy, hug."
Adult men love being called daddy, especially when adult women do so, it gives them a thrill. But when it's really a child, it actually fills them with terror.
Wen Xishu felt a bit flustered.
"Daddy, I'm hungry. I want to eat cake. Can you take me to have some cake?"
[Please play the role of a child's father well. Otherwise, you will be forcibly replaced.]
The guidance appeared.
Wen Xishu had to believe it now.
Yet he still felt a bit bewildered.
This final stage is not what he imagined?
He anticipated that in this stage, he would push his power to the limit, summon Sagittarius, and unleash an Annihilation Arrow, making anything regenerate crumble to ash in its wake.
This should have been a massive battlefield, not a city completed to such a high degree.
And now, instead of facing a formidable boss, he's here taking care of a child.
"Daddy, you still haven't hugged me."
The little girl reached out her arms, and Wen Xishu awkwardly mumbled.
His body had never been so stiff; he could see the innocence in the child's eyes and feel that... she was just a plain, ordinary child.
She longed for her father to hold her, without any of the Deceit Tower's intrigue and schemes.
But precisely because of this, Wen Xishu felt... his body was somewhat heavy.
He was not accustomed to it.
Eventually, Wen Xishu lifted the child into his arms.
"Hehe, I love my new daddy! Daddy, you're really handsome."
New daddy?
Wen Xishu realized there was something wrong.
He knew very well he wasn't this girl's father, and simultaneously discovered that the guidance requested him to play the role of her father.
Otherwise... he would be erased.
Faced with the power of rules, Wen Xishu could only choose to compromise.
But the words "new daddy" made Wen Xishu realize that the girl also understood that he wasn't her father.
Wen Xishu said:
"Was your previous daddy not good?"
The little girl said:
"Very good, daddy. Rest assured, I get along well with every daddy; they didn't disappear because of me..."
"Only the first daddy disappeared because he beat me, scolded me, and didn't want me. Actually, I also miss him very much."
Wen Xishu began to feel a touch of deep horror.
"Do we have a home?"
"Yes, daddy, I know where our home is! Hehe, I'll take you home."
The little girl seemed very happy.
Under the little girl's guidance, Wen Xishu wandered through the city.
During this journey, the little girl giggled a lot; she genuinely seemed to believe she was Wen Xishu's daughter. She acted cute and sometimes said some adorable, playful words.
She would also ask: "Daddy, do you like me?"
"I'll be a good daughter, daddy, you have to believe me."
"Daddy, squeeze my cheek, isn't it chubby? My previous daddy loved to pinch my cheek."
"Daddy, you won't leave me, right?"
Faced with such questions, Wen Xishu didn't know how to respond, so he could only nod.
He had to admit, this little girl... was very cute—cute enough to make anyone think, "How great would it be to have such a daughter."
He quickly arrived home.
The little girl's home was actually quite good. It was clear from the cleanliness that her previous father was a person who loved tidiness.
The little girl said:
"Daddy, you still seem a bit unaccustomed, but you need to get used to it quickly."
"I think you're the most handsome among all the daddies, I don't want you to leave."
While speaking, the little girl took out a diary:
"Here, daddy, for you. The previous daddy said if he disappears, give this to the new daddy."
Wen Xishu's current thought was to send the little girl back to a safe place, then take out the Compass, find his teammates, and locate the final boss.
Although the little girl was very cute, he didn't want to linger too long in the father-playing game.