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At night, the Abyss rises and falls gently with the waves.

He was sleeping soundly.

This was a rare, peaceful sleep; there were no trees that would unleash devastating attacks at the slightest touch, no grotesque mutated creatures, and nothing else...

The watchful eyes of Nyarlathotep or Hydra.

—Until I smelled a strange sweetness.

That's right...

It's not a fragrance, it's a sweet smell!

"Strawberry flavor?"

I opened my eyes with a start, alert and conscious.

But the familiar smooth, indistinct-material cabin ceiling is gone, replaced by a rainbow-colored canvas with exaggerated smiley faces painted on it?!

【Ding! 】

Happy Holidays, dear Captain!

[Special love for someone special~ Limited-time mission has been launched—please take good care of your adorable babies~❥(^_-) Chu~]

...My little ones...are you?!

He pressed his throbbing temples, threw off the blanket with the rainbow pony print, and practically burst out of the cabin.

He's still on the ship, the deck is still there.

But can anyone tell him what this thing is?!

【The Abyss】Driving through a field of colorful cotton candy—

The dark, deep hull of the ship was covered with macaron-colored ocean balls, and the magnificent yet menacing [Death Thorn Spear] was painted Barbie pink, blowing colorful bubbles with a "pop pop pop".

【Heart of the Sun】 has been transformed into rainbow lights, and the mast made of skull arms has become a rotating swing decorated with wreaths!

A noisy chattering sound came from not far away, as a group of little kids ran around on the deck.

"..."

The system interface was still flashing persistently.

Calm down... calm down... calm down my ass!

I took a deep breath and decided to count the number of people first.

Since everyone has become a child, their characteristics should be quite obvious, like Aurora's—

The only girl needed is a little girl with long hair or wearing a skirt!

But looking around, all I see are children who look almost identical!

Except for Sean.

Perhaps because the change was based on years rather than proportions, Sean didn't turn into a little kid and maintained the physique of someone around twenty years old.

It was still that same bald head, but whenever anyone got close, it would toss its head and glance at him sideways:

"As long as Sean's around, he's a powerhouse wherever he goes, understand? Doesn't that make him a force to be reckoned with?"

He put one hand on his hip, and his tail was still twitching rhythmically.

"don't know."

With a random kick, Sean was sent flying into the ball pit.

Next person.

After passing the swing, a person was sitting upright on a picnic mat in the corner.

With thick eyebrows, big eyes, and a straight back, he was holding an empty plastic teacup, sipping the air in small sips.

"Hello sir, would you like a cup of black tea?"

Louisi.

There is no difficulty in identifying it.

A little boy with a low ponytail tied with a ribbon was lying on the ground, clutching a pair of crayons, his cheeks smeared with paint, intently outlining the deck, muttering to himself:

"This is a monster, that's treasure... plus traps, man-eating plants..."

Nathan...

That restless artistic talent and impulsive nature were already evident from a young age.

Renyi didn't stop him, as long as he didn't draw it on his own face.

A sudden, heavy pressure came from my legs.

A little kid hugged his leg.

Looking down at him casually, I saw a chubby-faced boy wearing denim overalls looking up at me with a serious expression beyond his years.

"Sir, have you seen my sister?"

"She likes to wear little blue dresses... If you didn't see it, please let go of my foot, you stepped on my screwdriver."

Look who this is!

He reached out and pinched the soft flesh of Klaus's cheek with lightning speed.

Then, when Dou Ding shouted, "You're an adult, so you should go to my dad if you have any problems," he picked up the baby who had crawled on the ground like a kitten.

The baby was sucking on a silicone pacifier, and drool was dripping all over the bib.

This must be Esting.

It wasn't very big to begin with, and it almost got reset to factory settings!

All five names matched up...

What about the remaining two people?

A series of crashing sounds suddenly came from the back of the observation cabin, which had been transformed into an inflatable castle, accompanied by childish howls.

"Hey! Take this!"

"Hurrah! Take this!"

As I walked around, I saw a little tyrant in a tank top pinning a curly-haired, exquisitely made doll to the ground and pounding it violently.

"Are you convinced? Are you convinced?"

"Waaaah... I'm not convinced!"

The captain stood there for a long time, lost in thought...

Is this the gentle nun who prays even when a mosquito dies, and the unkempt bear who can devour a whole cow in one meal?!

【Ding! 】

Congratulations, Captain, on finding all the babies!

[There are ten minutes left until midnight. Please have all babies close their eyes and go to sleep. Failure to complete the mission will result in a deduction of 200,000 evolution points!]

Two hundred thousand?

The captain lifted his eyelids.

Does this mean he has to pay back 12,000?

He casually picked up a giant lollipop and weighed it in his hand; it felt good, no less than the Raven.

"Children."

No one cares about him.

He casually picked up little Ivan with one hand and whispered in his ear, "I'll give you vodka-flavored milk when you wake up."

The little guy stopped thrashing about immediately.

"And you, Aurora, if you misbehave, I'll tell the headmistress."

"Klaus, I'll take you to find your sister tomorrow morning. Nathan, you'll need to sleep to have the energy for adventures tomorrow. And you... Luigi,"

"You are the hope of the entire ship, my pride, now,"

He randomly pointed to a row of sleeping bags printed with small animals inside the inflatable castle:

"Take Esther and go to sleep."

The several toddlers, who had been gently tamed, lined up and lay down in their animal sleeping bags. The captain had just breathed a sigh of relief—

Task completion rate: 6/7

[Time Remaining: 3 minutes]

One more is needed?

A bald head suddenly appeared in the ball pit.

"Did you take them down?"

"Good... Now, it's time for us adults to have a conversation—"

He hadn't finished speaking.

He casually unleashed a double-handed slash, a technique long lost in the martial arts world, with a completely expressionless face.

"Thump."

Sean rolled his eyes as he was engulfed by the colorful ocean of balls.

Congratulations, Captain, on completing all the missions!

[Rewards have been distributed! *kiss* ❤~]

With the system's final, cloying notification, the colorful cotton candy ocean and the Barbie pink Death Thorn Spear before my eyes rapidly shattered into colorful pixelated grids.

A strong sense of drowsiness washed over him, and his consciousness sank into darkness.

......

"!"

Someone in the cabin was jolted awake from a dream.

The familiar bone and wood cabin came into view.

She was wearing a white shirt and covered with an ordinary white blanket, and had absolutely nothing to do with Rainbow Pony.

Everything around was quiet and normal.

Sensing it,

Ivan and Luigi kept watch on deck, while the rest of the crew slept soundly in their cabins.

so......

Was everything just a dream?

He breathed a huge sigh of relief, threw off the covers, and prepared to get some fresh air to clear his head.

"It's a pity the mission reward is gone..."

However, just as his hand was bracing itself on the edge of the bed, he discovered that his right hand was still holding something!

Just raise your hand and take a look—

Was it that spiral-patterned, colorful lollipop he casually picked up in his dream?

They are even the same size.

【"Easy Exam" Lollipop】

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Ivan's booming voice could be faintly heard from the deck:

"...I think I just fell asleep and had a dream about when I was a child..."

So, it wasn't a dream?

At least, not entirely.

He casually pinched the lollipop that shouldn't have been there, silently wrapped the half-torn wrapper around it, and stuffed it into his pocket.

Anyway, I won't need it... I'll keep it for now!