American comics: Damn it, I’m surrounded by those who worry about their fathers!.

Chapter 622 My Swift, May You Always Walk Lightly and Laugh Unrestrainedly
Peter was slightly stunned after hearing what Ciri said.

After a while, he raised his eyes and said to Ciri: "So, you thought of some bad memories?"

Peter remembered that Ciri's biological father, Emhyr, the king of Nilfgaard, had always wanted to marry Ciri.

This shameless "ghost father" is probably not a good father.

"Yes, I thought of my father, teacher. Do you know my biological father, Emhyr?"

Ciri asked Peter.

"Do not."

Peter shook his head to indicate that he didn't know.

In fact, as someone who knew something about the world of demon hunters, he certainly knew the story of this "ghost father".

Simply put, this guy was a prince of the Nilfgaard Empire. His father was killed by a usurper in a rebellion, and he was cursed by a sorcerer and turned into a monster.

Emhyr, who had the bad luck of saving the King of Cintra as this monster, demanded the Law of Surprise in return and attempted to marry the King's daughter.

Later, Geralt helped him to remove the curse and successfully married Ciri's mother.

But he was eager for revenge, so he teamed up with Vilgefortz (a powerful warlock) to cause a shipwreck.

All the people on the ship, including his wife, died in the shipwreck, but he himself returned safely to the Nilfgaard Empire and became a prince.

Afterwards, he successfully killed the usurper and took the throne.

After taking the throne, he began to prepare for the Northern Expedition.

In the First Northern War, Emhyr successfully destroyed Cintra, forced Queen Calanthe (mother-in-law) to death, and caused the Cintra Massacre.

In the end, this old bastard wanted to marry his daughter Ciri in order to legally inherit the throne of Cintra.

Ciri, who didn't know that Peter was complaining about her father, said to Peter, "He knew how to use people and was ruthless to traitors. After overthrowing the rule of the usurper, he made the tombstones of those who had betrayed his family into the new hall of the palace to warn the world of the consequences of betrayal. Therefore, he was called 'the white flame dancing on the graves of the enemies'."

"He pursued a policy of expansion, expanding Nilfgaard's territory to a greater extent than any other known regime. Unlike other leaders, he was more friendly to the subhuman races and even carved out an autonomous territory for the elves."

Ciri's eyes showed pain, "He may be a good emperor, but he is not a good father."

"uh-huh."

Peter nodded.

Wanting to marry his daughter, this guy certainly doesn't seem like a good father.

"Peter, if one day I were in danger, I mean a desperate situation that I couldn't escape from, would you be willing to come to my side?"

Ciri was silent for a while and then asked Peter.

There was a look of reluctance in her green eyes.

"You're leaving? Ciri."

Peter asked her with a frown on his face.

"Yes, I have to go back to my world, Peter. I cherish the memories of being with you, Raven, and Azu. But I have responsibilities on my shoulders, and there are things I must do."

Ciri lowered her head, not looking into Peter's eyes. "Last night I traveled back in time and saved Buckbeak. You made me realize that my ability is not a curse. You taught me the true meaning of life. If possible, I would always want to live here with you, but I can't."

"Although we will be separated, I think, Ciri, this is only a temporary separation."

Peter was silent for a moment and then spoke to her.

At the same time, Peter used the power of the ruby ​​to create a rose necklace.

Peter put the necklace on the stunned Ciri, "Yes, if one day you are in danger, a desperate situation that you cannot escape, I am willing to be by your side, and this necklace will protect you before that."

Peter glanced at the rose necklace around Ciri's snow-white neck and said:
"You know what? Ciri, I once knew a princess."

Peter said something that stunned Ciri.

"She is willful and disobedient. She is almost the most miserable and hardest-living princess I have ever seen."

"She was completely stuck at the bottom of society. Every time she was in trouble, she could only save herself. Even if she received help, the helping hand usually came from another person at the bottom of society, who could only pull her out a little bit, which was helpful for her current predicament, but was completely unable to help her escape from the bottom of society."

Peter looked at Bakugo and Wei who were playing with Buckbeak. "Even though she knows so many powerful and high-level foreign players, even though she herself has powerful abilities, it seems that all of these are useless and cannot save her."

"She seems to have been struggling to escape her own fate, which is a Mary Sue-like, powerful fate that others may envy to death, but she doesn't know how to do it, doesn't know that 'internal strength does not work', and the saddest thing is that she can't see where the end is."

Listening to Peter's words, Ciri's eyes turned red and she bit her lips hard to suppress her emotions.

"So she could only rely on her instincts and make choices that I, who was watching her from a God's perspective, couldn't understand."

"I don't know why, I blame her for her chaos and ignorance, but I also feel a little distressed in my heart, and I can't help but keep reading, because I really want to know what kind of person such a child will become after making such a choice." Peter talked about his changing impression of the heroine Ciri when reading this legendary story.

"When I looked at her, I could see that she had almost no aura of a heroine or princess. She was just like a natural wild child, fighting with her body against the surroundings."

"But when I finally put everything together, I suddenly realized that even though fate gave her an extremely powerful magical background and bloodline, it did not have an unrealistic preference for her."

Peter looked into Ciri's eyes and slowly said to the person standing in front of her, "She grew up in an environment that was so real that it was almost cruel. She has always relied on her own understanding of the world, growing up in pain and struggle, just like any ordinary child."

"She doesn't have a God's perspective, even if she can foresee the future, the future she needs to break."

"She also cannot rely on any powerful other person to complete her understanding of the world and her personal transformation."

Hearing this, Ciri could no longer suppress her emotions and threw herself into Peter's arms.

Intense and surging emotions surged in Ciri's body.

Only now did she understand that Peter had always known her and her story, and that he understood the heart of this "princess" better than anyone else.

Peter gently stroked Ciri's hair in his arms and continued to express his impression of Ciri.

"But... it was this almost cruel truth that finally made me understand that the reason I hated the princess in the story was because I projected myself onto her."

"I have many regrets growing up. I hope that her powerful setting will be like the most common routine in knight novels and give me the best ending I can see."

"However, as such a powerful character, she is just as muddleheaded, willful, and impulsive as I am. She doesn't care about the consequences because she wants to be righteous, and she won't give in because of her pride. When faced with choices, she can only watch the people she cherishes most disappear before her eyes one by one..."

Peter sighed slightly, paused for a moment and continued:

"Living is never an easy proposition. She used to be unaware of the power she possessed and was unable to protect the people she loved. Later, she lost control of her power and dared not use it for fear of accidentally hurting innocent people. Now, every time she uses her power, she will be hunted down and bring disaster to wherever she is."

Looking up at the sky in the distance, Peter said with a sigh: "The princess in the story is like each of us trapped in reality. It seems that we have choices, but every choice comes with a price."

After hearing Peter's story about the princess, Ciri looked up and said to him with tears in her eyes, "This price was neither painful nor dark for the princess, because it allowed her to meet a father-like man named Peter Padrick!"

Peter: "..."

Hearing Ciri's words, he was slightly moved.

I originally wanted to express my emotions, but how did I get so caught up in this?
He lowered his head and kissed Ciri's white forehead.

"I heard that demon hunters become noble because of pain. Darkness and pain are the sand thrown at us by the outside world. People who make wrong choices in pain can be forgiven, but those who still fight in pain, still remain kind, and still have the ability to love, the scars left by pain on their bodies will become the light of their souls."

"Ciri, may you always walk lightly and laugh loudly.

May you always have a sharp sword in your hand and fine wine around you.

My Swift.

May you always be free.”

……

With painful reluctance, Shirley left Patrick Farm.

Ciri, carrying the sword of Gryffindor and wearing a rose necklace, walked out of the portal and found that she had not returned to the world of the Witcher.

Could it be that I have traveled to another world again?
There was a hint of confusion in Ciri's eyes.

"Well, it seems that I can't master my abilities very well yet."

Ciri couldn't help but complain.

However, looking at the modern city in front of her, Ciri was in a good mood.

It is better to have a modern city similar to Peter's world than a strange world.

Ciri took a step forward.

But soon she stopped and looked at the statue in front of her with dull eyes.

"This is...Peter?"

How did the statue of "Dad" appear here? !

Ciri was in a daze.

At the same time, an interview video appeared on the big screen in the square.

"A-Zu" spoke to the reporter, "No, no, I have never admitted that Soldier Boy is my father. All this is slander by people with ulterior motives. My father has always been Peter Padrick."

(End of this chapter)