I have no regrets about my 2D world!

Who dares to investigate you!

The red-haired man's expression froze, but he still replied with a smile, "We only observed your arrival in this city via satellite. We haven't conducted any investigation or interfered with your life."

"Really? Then you did a good job."

"Thank you for the compliment, sir."

"Well, since you no longer work there, you don't have to call me 'Sir'. Besides, we'll be neighbors from now on, so calling me that would be a little awkward. Just call me Bai."

"I wouldn't dare to do that!" the man quickly replied respectfully. "I'll still call you Lord Bai. But I'll just call you by your first name in front of other people," the man said hurriedly, seeing Bai frowning.

"Okay." Bai nodded, agreeing with his method.

"Oh, by the way, what happened to the little girl named Mana that you kidnapped back then?"

"Master Bai, don't worry. We haven't done anything to Mana. Because you didn't come here after dealing with the Origin Spirit, we don't know your attitude. So we just froze her temporarily and will wait for you to come to DEM Club. We will release her."

"Is that so? That's fine." Bai was quite satisfied with the situation. He just wondered what kind of expression Mana would have when she woke up and saw her brother had turned into a sister. Thinking about what would happen next, Bai suddenly became interested.

"By the way, we've been chatting for a while, and I haven't asked you your name yet."

"I'm extremely sorry, Master Shiro. This is my fault. My name is Itsuka Ryuo, my wife is Haruko, and our newborn daughter is Kotori."

Bai felt uncomfortable with the man's constant apologetic attitude, but was surprised when she heard their daughter's name.

Didn't expect it to be Kotori Itsuka? The timing doesn't seem to match up either. It seems like starting with Yoshino, the original spirits have gradually appeared before Shiro, creating a time warp. Spirits that should have appeared years or even decades later are appearing much sooner. This has Shiro puzzled.

But now it seems that nothing is wrong, so Bai can only put this idea aside for the time being.

"Then I will just call you Gokawa. Please take good care of me from now on."

"Yes! Please take care of me." Wuhe bowed quickly, but just as he realized that he shouldn't say that, he looked up and found that Bai had disappeared.

"This matter is really special..." With a wry smile, Wuhe did not stay any longer and turned back to his home.

........

Because Yoshino had transformed into a spirit, her body gradually recovered and she was discharged from the hospital after a few days.

What surprised Bai more was that Shiro's mother somehow managed to move near Shiro. Later, when chatting with Shiro, Shiro said that it was a friend of her mother who helped her.

After a while, Shiroya took Rokuko out and moved with Nanashi to the vicinity of the Gokawa family. The original residence was occupied by Nia and Yamai.

And today, Mio gave birth to a child named Shiori.

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Chapter 26: World Consciousness and Rokuko [6k]

So what is going on?

Looking at the petite and cute blonde girl in front of him, Bai fell into deep thought.

The girl before him looked about thirteen or fourteen, her golden hair tied into two buns, the rest of her hair left loose and curly. Her eyes were equally dazzling, matching her hair. She wore a white shirt and a brown slip dress, with thigh-high black and white stockings. Her breasts were so developed they could bring tears to Nanashi and Niya's eyes.

At this moment, the girl was sitting on his lap, her head tilted back slightly. Her delicate face was filled with excitement as she asked him, "Father, what are you thinking about? Are you thinking about Liu'er?"

That's right, the incredibly well-developed blonde girl in front of him was Rokuko, but it was precisely because of her exceptional development that Bai was puzzled. But right now wasn't the time to dwell on such matters, so Bai temporarily abandoned the thought and replied with a smile, "Yes, I was just thinking how adorable my Rokuko is."

However, Rokuko showed a somewhat unhappy expression.

"Father, you can't do that. When you compliment a mature girl, you should praise her for being pretty, not cute. But as long as it's what Father says, Liu'er likes it!"

A happy expression crossed Rokuko's face once again. As she'd said earlier, Shiro was everything to her. No matter how much Shiro praised her, she happily accepted it. If she had to give a reason, Rokuko would probably simply reply, "Because my father said so, I like it."

Bai still smiled on the surface, but he was complaining in his heart.

A mature girl? If you only look at her appearance, she is. But, but it's only been five years. Looking at the well-developed Rokuko in front of him, a thought suddenly occurred to Shiro.

This is five years old?!

Thinking back, it seemed that not only Rokuko, but also Kotori and Origami who often came to play at his house were extremely abnormal. Thinking back to Origami, with long white hair and a gentle face, but taller than Nanashi, standing in front of him and whispering hello, and Kotori, who was now as big as Nanashi and cutely calling him brother, Shiro felt even more weird.

If only their families didn't notice the problem, it would be normal, because Bai can also achieve this effect, but Bai himself didn't feel the problem, and even only thought about it now, then there is a big problem.

Thinking of this again, Bai no longer had the heart to continue chatting with Rokuko.

"How about Liu'er go play with Qi Zui and the others first? I have some things I want to take care of."

Rokuko turned around and looked at Bai, who was still smiling. He didn't know what he was thinking, and the happy expression on his face gradually faded.

"Then Liu'er, can you help?"

"That won't work. Liu'er is too young now. How about waiting until Liu'er grows up?"

"Well, Liu'er will go back to his room to read. Father, please come back soon."

Rokuko got off Bai's legs and slowly walked back to her room. She didn't want to look for Nanashi, or anyone else. Because when Bai was with them, Rokuko felt that they were trying to steal her father.

However, since Bai was often at home, Rokuko did not express these thoughts.

Looking at Rokuko slowly walking back to the room, Bai sighed in his heart. Rokuko seemed to be too dependent on him.

"Forget it, maybe it will be better after we get along for a longer time. Now it's time to investigate what's going on!" A long-lost coldness appeared on Bai's gentle face.

I got up and went to Erya's room, only to see that Erya's clothes were still in a mess. However, since Bai had reminded him many times and helped him tidy up many times, he could accept this look now.

He picked up the white panties on the ground and put them in the cabinet next to him, then walked behind Erya who was painting.

However, looking at the figure that appeared on the screen, Bai seemed to feel familiar.

"Erya, what are you drawing? It looks familiar."

"Uh..." Erya, who was drawing something and laughing, stopped when he heard the sound, adding a bright embellishment to the originally neat canvas.

A fleeting image flashed by, and the painting on the screen disappeared, returning to the minimalist desktop. Erya turned around and looked at him with a wry smile: "Nothing, nothing, just some ordinary paintings. Maybe they look skilled because you've seen them so many times... Hehe..."

Seeing Erya like this, Bai didn't believe it at all.

"Looking at how excited you are, are you drawing something bad?"

"How is it possible? Am I that kind of person? Oh no, am I that kind of spirit? Bai, you actually doubted me!"

Erya pointed at Bai and spoke righteously.

"Oh, really? But looking at you, I'm afraid you don't even know how old Rokuko is now?" Bai's voice suddenly calmed down.

"How is that possible? Rokuko has been here for fourteen years, and you brought him back personally. Nanashi made a fuss at that time. How could I have forgotten?...Huh?"

"Why would Bai suddenly ask this? Could it be..."

Erya narrowed his eyes and then shouted loudly.

"Could it be that you've awakened some strange hobby and want to attack Rokuko?!!"

However, Bai just looked at her calmly.

"..."

"..."

"Are you going out?" Erya's tone also calmed down.

"Ah."

"be careful."

"I will."

Bai stopped talking. An old-fashioned flintlock rifle appeared in his hand. He pointed the muzzle at Bai and whispered, "Twelve Bullets." Then he disappeared.

Looking at the empty space before him where Bai had disappeared, Erya sighed.

"Something that even Shiro didn't notice? I hope it's not anything dangerous."

After thinking for a while, I wanted to continue painting, but I opened the screen and kept my hand on it for a long time without moving.

"Oh, forget it, let's go to sleep." He threw the tablet aside and planned to lie on the bed to rest for a while.

However, the door was opened again and a blonde girl walked in.

"Well, what's up Rokuko?"

Rokuko did not answer Niya's question, but instead asked Niya:

"I've assured them before that you're probably the earliest person to follow Father, so you must know my origins and Father's origins, right?"

Although it was a question, the tone revealed certainty.

I saw Erya scratching his head in distress.

"Ah, this is really troublesome..."

Meanwhile, Shiro, having used the Twelve Bullets, traveled back to the day he met Rokuko five years ago. Finding a rooftop, he unleashed his immense energy to search the world without a single word. Within an hour, he had searched the entire planet, yet found nothing unusual.

He raised his flintlock rifle again and when he met Erya, he still found nothing.

The figure disappeared again and appeared in an empty...pit?

What is this place? After taking a look at where I am now, it seems to be the region called Eurasia.

This must be the time when Mio first appeared, Bai thought silently. Then he continued to search the entire earth, but still found nothing.

"In that case...there's only one place left."

Bai muttered before disappearing again.

In a dark space, Bai's figure appeared.

"Since there's nothing in the present world, then there should be some clues in the critical realm."

The critical point now was not the same as usual. The newly formed critical point was not even the size of the Earth. Bai easily explored the entire critical point, but still did not feel any abnormalities.

"Is there something wrong with the way we're searching? Why haven't we found anything?"

Just as Bai was pondering whether to try a different method, other sounds suddenly appeared in the silent space.

"Please don't keep looking."

The energy around Bai instantly vibrated. He looked towards the source of the sound, and prepared the means of attack in his hands.

"I have no ill intentions."

"Really? Then why don't you come out and see for yourself?" Bai sneered when he realized the voice had come from a different place.

"Since you asked me to, I will come out."

As the words fell, a figure slowly condensed and appeared.

Even Bai was stunned by the figure that appeared before him. The figure had long bright pink hair that reached down to her legs. She was wearing a papal robe that was a blend of lavender and dark blue with golden capes on her shoulders and hips, which added a bit of majesty to her slender body. Her fair and flawless face was blinking with pink pupils that were almost as intense as red, and she was looking at him with a gentle smile.

"Hello, Bai, my intuition tells me that you will like it more this way, and it seems I was right."

"...I have to say, I really like you like this, but who are you?" Seeing the pink-haired girl appearing in front of him, Bai also smiled, but then gathered more energy in his hands.

"Don't worry, I won't hurt you, or rather, I can't hurt you." The pink-haired girl seemed not to notice Bai's actions and continued to say with a smile.

"I am the being you think of in your heart, the girl named Sonogami Rinne. Of course, Shiro can just call me Rinne. Or you can call me the World Consciousness."

The girl who called herself Sonogami Rinne spoke in a calm tone, words that Shiro was not expecting.

"World consciousness? I was just speculating about it, but I never thought it actually existed."