HP North Star's Radiance

“My cousin insulted me,” Miss Prince said. “He said that someone as dim-witted as me should just go away and stay out of my way. And then fate led me here.”

“Family members are always sharp-tongued but kind-hearted,” Dipple said. “Perhaps your cousin is just worried about you being affected by the war.”

“He wouldn’t be that kind,” Miss Prince said. “He’s just afraid I’ll say something inappropriate and affect him.”

Strangely, the beast ran away as soon as Miss Prince appeared.

Miss Prince said she was a fortune teller.

"Like Gypsies?" Dipple asked curiously. "A crystal ball? Or tarot cards?"

Prince laughed and said, "Everyone's looking, but I'm looking at the stars!"

Depp whispered, “Me too. Uh, I mean, I look at the stars too.”

Perhaps it was the suspension bridge effect, or perhaps for other reasons, but Depp felt that Miss Prince was different from any other girl he had ever met.

They fell in love and soon married, quickly having their first child.

When Hill was pregnant with her first child, Depp was in a flurry of activity.

He read a lot of medical literature related to childbirth and made many preparations. For two years before and after Hill's delivery, Deepple did not leave Southend-Maritime, not even once.

"You're really crazy," his childhood friend Antonio couldn't help but tease him. "Do you know what everyone was saying about you before? Who would stop working for two years because their wife was having a baby? You're wasting your youth!"

“That’s why you don’t have a wife! Anthony, you’re a doctor!” Deepe said in surprise. “Haven’t you read those papers? Morning sickness, edema, amniotic fluid embolism, pubic symphysis separation…”

"And then?" Antonio shrugged. "What happened to your wife?"

“Hill is in good health,” Deeper said proudly. “We’ve made many preparations…”

“That settles it!” Antonio interrupted him. “How many two-year periods do you have in your youth? How long is your upward trajectory? How many more years will you be this strong and healthy, able to run through the Arctic Circle and the desert? If you have another child, will you stop for another two years?”

“We decided a long time ago that we wouldn’t have any more children,” Dipple said.

“Uh…” Antonio looked at Depp as if he were looking at a ghost. “What does your family planning have to do with me? The ship is in Iceland in half a month. You’re not going to run away, are you? Your eldest daughter is already four or five years old. Don’t tell me this time that your wife is pregnant!”

“Of course not,” Depp said. “But I haven’t told Hill yet…”

Antonio rolled his eyes: "Say it or don't, as long as you don't break your promise."

To Dipple's surprise, his wife was indeed pregnant again!

Dipple didn't know how to bring it up. His wife was pregnant and he had left home. Was this something a husband could say?

But Anthony is right. He wasted two years. Does he have to waste another two years?

"My God!" Antonio must have rolled his eyes on the other end of the phone. "Everyone's ready! And you're telling me this?!"

“This was an accident!” Dipple said in a low voice. “Nobody expected something like this. I’m definitely going to sue the manufacturer!”

“We’ll talk about the lawsuit when you get back,” Antonio said. “Can’t Aunt Sofia take care of you? You’ve only been gone for a month or two, no, less than two months. When you come back, your wife might not even be showing yet!”

“But Sylvia isn’t in a good mood,” Dipple said, sounding distressed.

Antonio yelled, "Hey! Bro! I'm in an even worse mood! Two years, another two years! Do you even want to—"

“I’ll convince Hill,” Depp sighed. “It should be alright, it’s been a little over a month… and Sophia is still here.”

Dipple successfully persuaded Silvia to board the ship bound for Iceland.

The trip went incredibly smoothly; they were even lucky enough to photograph Baily's Beads, and the photo was published in the newspaper.

Depp was so excited he was practically delirious. He wanted to go home! He wanted to personally share the news with his wife and daughters!

The days of lost in thought, touching photos on the ship are over!

He, Deepple Joseph William, is going home to hug his wife and children!

Depp pushed open the door, excitedly hugged her daughters and spun them around, telling them about her achievements.

“Deepple William. Is this what you want to say to me? You don’t care if I’ve suffered these days, you don’t care if I’m in pain, you don’t care about my physical condition… All you care about is Baily’s Pearl.”

Hill's expression was icy cold, catching Deeper off guard.

But... it was like this before! Hill didn't always go out with him. Sometimes he would go out to sea alone and come back cheering to share his catch with her.

Deepell didn't understand what was happening. He instinctively retorted, but quickly realized what was going on. Perhaps it was because of pregnancy? Progesterone or estrogen? What did that paper say again?

Depp quickly apologized, softened his voice, and tried to comfort his wife, who was in a fit of rage.

But this happened again and again, and since Dipple wasn't the real Joseph, Jacob's son, he was bound to get annoyed and would argue with Hill.

Hill often accused him of being irresponsible. At first, Deep felt guilty for leaving for a month and a half, but after a while, he couldn't accept being constantly criticized.

Finally, one day, the two argued so much that Hill got a stomachache. Mrs. Margaret rushed over with her medical kit and gave Deepple a good scolding.

As he ran toward the phone, Deeple witnessed his daughter Praris's "mysterious power."

Doubt is one thing; seeing is another. All the strange things that happened in the past have been explained.

He himself found it amusing to recall how he tried so hard to explain things to Hill using scientific knowledge.

Duple, a graduate of the Department of Physics and Astronomy, saw his previously held worldview and scientific beliefs crumble in an instant.

Where does this power come from? If it can manipulate objects, can it manipulate animals? Can it manipulate people? Is it dangerous? What will others think of his daughter?

Deeper kept thinking about these questions, personally examining each and every past event, and couldn't sleep at night.

What exactly is real?

What is real anymore?

Hill told him that she couldn't be honest because of the Law of Secrecy—the law of the magical world.

Deepell thought that Hill's candor was born out of necessity. How much of what she was saying now was true, and how much was false?

Deepall didn't want to doubt his wife, but the deception and concealment had already occurred, and they hadn't gone unnoticed. Once trust is broken, how difficult it is to rebuild it!

Depp hasn't smoked for five years because Hill hates the smell of smoke.

Now, he lit a cigarette and took a deep drag.

cough cough-

Dipple discovered that he was now choking on smoke.

Sylvia Prince has occupied most of his time over the past five years, and she has completely transformed Dipple.

Now, however, he suddenly realizes that there are too many lies involved.

Perhaps he never truly knew his wife and children.

Love built on lies —

Depp sighed and forced himself not to think about these things.

At least, she loves him, that's true, isn't it?

He is now not only Hill's husband, but also the father of her children.

If Pubi and his wife are the same, and that's already a done deal, is there still a chance for the other child, the one in his wife's womb, to change?

Depp decided to have a serious talk with Hill about this.

A baby that is not healthy during pregnancy can still be kept healthy.

Dipple couldn't help but think, "That means external forces are useful, aren't they?"

Before that, Depp called his childhood friend Antonio.

"You still remember this? I almost forgot." Antonio was a little confused.

“Back then I was still working with Doctors Without Borders, right? An old African man with a child asked him to perform some kind of magic trick—like making stones float or something,” Antonio said casually. “You haven’t encountered anything strange, have you? You should talk to your mother and go to church to drink some holy water.”

……

bang bang bang-

Depp, who was talking to his wife, watched in shock as she quickly opened the door, ran back to open a drawer, and took out a patterned stick.

Dipple's eyes widened as he walked step by step down the corridor.

All seven or eight light bulbs in the second-floor corridor exploded, both glass windows on the left and right sides shattered into glass shards, the glass of the paintings on the wall was completely destroyed, and even the ceramic vases were broken into pieces.

This destructive power—

Dipple couldn't help but recall some legends that Sophia had told him when he was a child.

This was a power capable of killing, Deepall realized.

This was the power of the devil; Dipole's hands were trembling.

As he propped up the telescope, Deepell could at least console himself. Such astonishing destructive power proved that he and they were from completely different worlds.

……

Mary's Abbey in London baptizes ten orphans.

“Once baptized, these children are all children of the Lord,” said Father Anthony Malachi Dorian. “They are purified again, bidding farewell to all the sins and misfortunes they have encountered in the past.”

This little report was tucked away in the corner of a local tabloid. Depp noticed it initially because the priest, like his childhood friend, was named Anthony.

“To become pure again,” Deepe murmured to herself, “and to say goodbye to sin and misfortune.”

Depur's mother, Sofia, once said, "Depur, no matter what happens, as long as you sincerely repent, the Lord will forgive you and give you a chance to start over."

Dipple had an absurd idea: he wasn't a devout believer, but... could he baptize Puby?

Once the thought arises, they follow him like buzzing mosquitoes and haunt him like mournful ghosts.

He persuaded Hill to let his daughter leave home temporarily and go to her friend's house in Black Rose Lane.

Depp knew that she was a witch too.

He looked in the rearview mirror of his car and saw his daughter Praris sleeping soundly, wrapped in a blanket.

"Forgive me, Poppy, you'll have to stay at the monastery for a few days."

"Your father will bring you back as soon as your baptism is over."

As for Black Rose Alley?

Depp had no intention of going to the witch's house.

On Christmas morning, churches and monasteries are holding processions of the Christ Child.

In the car, Depp changed her daughter's coat into a prepared outfit embroidered with "Praris Prince".