I have no regrets about my 2D world!

"Yes, world consciousness exists in every world, but each one has a different form. Including the world Bai contacted before, I can feel the existence of world consciousness, but my strength is not enough for me to clearly understand what it is."

"As for my current form, it is constructed from pure spiritual energy."

Seeing the girl who called herself Sonogami Rinne answering his questions, Bai also gathered some of his energy, raised an eyebrow, and continued to ask, "So, you were responsible for the previous incident, including this one?"

"Yes."

"Then why did you do that?"

"Because of you." Rinne said naturally.

Bai was a little confused. As far as he could remember, he had never met her before, and she obviously knew that she was from another world. So why would she do things that seemed to be beneficial to herself?

However, if it is really the world consciousness as she said, I am afraid I really won’t notice that she is observing me.

But Rinne's next words dispelled his doubts.

"Ever since the first spirit appeared in this world, I have had the ability to connect to the critical point. After a period of time, I have mastered the critical point. After that, I wanted to observe what kind of existence the original spirit is."

"When I first started observing her, she and another person were being hunted, and you arrived just in time to save them. You also displayed special abilities. And then, because you gained half of the Origin Spirit's energy, I was afraid you might harm the world, so I turned my attention to you."

"But you didn't destroy everything as I imagined. Instead, you saved a lot of humanity, so I became curious about you. Then, by chance, I saw a book about a possible world from a girl named Erya. I wondered if you might like the characters in it. So I arranged for some people to come to you."

"It turns out that you really do like these people. But as a world consciousness, I don't understand the meaning of your behavior. So I put myself in their shoes, and the result is that I seem to have fallen in love with you too."

"It's just that I remembered that you said you wanted to leave this world before, so I wanted to use these girls as a lure to keep you in this world. But I seem to have gone a little too far, and I'm very sorry about that." Rinne smiled apologetically and continued.

"During these five years, I adjusted their respective schedules and influenced them, so they felt there was no problem. What I didn't expect was that you, Bai, were so powerful that my influence couldn't last long. And if I hadn't shown up, I'm afraid you would have kept looking."

Rinne paused. As the world's consciousness, if she so desired, she could influence these spirits for her entire life, preventing them from noticing any abnormalities. However, Shiro wasn't from this world, so Rinne's influence on him was limited. Therefore, Shiro could occasionally sense something was amiss.

Moreover, as Bai's strength grows, Rinne's influence can be almost ignored, which is why Bai is currently looking for this matter everywhere.

After Rinne finished speaking, she stood there and looked at Bai gently, while Bai remained silent, thinking about the credibility of these words.

After a moment, Bai finally looked at Rinne with a strange expression.

"Then... have you ever thought that I could actually come back?"

"...I'm very sorry, I don't know about this." A blush appeared on Rinne's fair face, and she quickly bowed her head to apologize.

"Besides, what you're doing is actually speeding up my return." Bai smiled helplessly. He had originally planned to wait until these elves grew up and were settled before returning. According to his estimation, it would take another few decades, but now after Rinne's operation, it seems that he will be able to return soon.

"Then...then I'll change them back." Rinne said anxiously. She didn't want to separate just after they met.

"No need, it's fine as it is now." Bai waved his hand. "Besides, didn't I tell you I could come back later?"

"With my current abilities, I can open a portal connecting the two worlds. If Rinne wants to see me, I can just adjust the time in this world to match that of the other."

Shiro didn't really have a good solution for Rinne. He could say she was wrong, but that actually helped him. He could say she was right, but it also changed his and others' impressions. But since Rinne didn't have any dangerous intentions (perhaps because she liked him), Shiro forgave her. But there was no need to reverse what had already been changed.

"That's great!" Rinne also smiled brightly.

"Then can I go find Bai later?"

"Sure, you're welcome anytime, as long as you don't cause any of these problems."

"Well, there won't be any more!" Rinne nodded solemnly and agreed.

"Okay, now that the matter has been resolved, I'll go back." Bai waved his hand and his figure disappeared.

"Goodbye, Bai." Rinne also waved and prepared to leave.

But she suddenly stopped, as if she had thought of something. Looking at the space around her, which was filled with white energy and aura, she muttered, "I remember that human women seem to choose to have a child in order to keep men?"

So Rinne gathered the energy and aura of the surrounding white, put part of it into her body, and transformed the other part into a purple crystal.

"Just treat it as a souvenir." Looking at the crystal in front of her, Rinne smiled and then disappeared.

After canceling the effect of the Twelve Bullets, Shiro returned to reality.

However, when he returned, he found Niya and Rokuko sitting in his room. And judging from her face, Niya didn't seem to be doing well.

"What are you doing?"

"white!"

"Father!"

Hearing Bai's voice, the two immediately became excited, especially Erya, who ran over and threw himself on Bai.

"Bai, you're finally back. I've been feeling so miserable lately!"

"Huh? I remember I wasn't away for long, Niya, how did you become like this?"

"Let me tell you, Bai. Just when you left and I wanted to rest, Liuliu came in and started asking me all kinds of questions about you. At first, I thought you hadn't told her, so I thought you were planning to tell her later. But I didn't expect..."

Erya even started sobbing.

"I didn't expect Liuliu to be so smart. I only said a few words, and she got the answer from me. In the end, she even mocked me and said..."

Niya seemed to be in a dilemma, unsure whether to speak out. But in that moment of hesitation, Rokuko, with strength from nowhere, pulled her off Shiro's body and took her in his arms.

Then he stood there and pointed at Rokuko, trembling.

Bai looked at Rokuko who buried his head in his chest, and felt the softness that far surpassed Nia's, and said delicately: "Rokuko, what's wrong?"

However, this time, Rokuko didn't raise his head and smile as usual. He just kept his head down and said in a muffled voice, "Father, don't you like Rokuko?"

"How is that possible? I like Liu'er very much. But why did Liu'er say that?"

Shiro didn't know what Niya had said to Rokuko, or what Rokuko himself was thinking, but for now, he could only comfort Rokuko.

"In that case, why doesn't father turn Liu'er into an elf?" Liu Ku finally raised his head with a somewhat panicked look in his eyes.

When Bai just left, Rokuko went to find Niya and asked about his life experience and Bai's origin. Of course, Rokuko didn't have any extra thoughts, he just wanted to know more about Bai and why he hadn't seen his mother for so many years.

The reason why he went to look for Nia was because he heard from Nanashi, Yoshino, and Yamai that Nia was the first one to know Shiro. As for Mio, she was not familiar with Nia, so she did not go to look for her.

Niya, figuring that since Rokuko already wanted to know, he'd probably ask Shiro sooner or later, and to save Shiro some trouble, she told Rokuko directly. Of course, it's unclear if she exaggerated or not. (Shiro: Thank you so much!)

When Rokuko learned from Niya that he was not Bai's biological son, he was even a little excited, but then he was filled with endless panic.

'Why didn't father tell me about my life experience, why didn't he turn me into an elf, why does Erya know so much about father, why...' and so on, she was filled with self-doubt.

Seeing that Rokuko was not in a good state, Niya quickly said, "Just wait for Bai to come back and ask him. Bai won't hide anything from you." So Rokuko went to Bai's room and waited there. Niya also came here to worry that Rokuko had something wrong.

And what happened next was what happened after Bai came back.

"So that's what's going on?" Bai was a bit amused. "Before, because Liu'er was still young, I was afraid it would affect your growth, so I didn't tell you about elves. But now, if you're willing, I can make you an elf right now."

If Bai had not known about Rinne's situation, he probably would not have agreed so readily, but after learning from Rinne that Rokuko and the others had been together for more than ten years, Bai no longer stopped him.

"Really? Father really still likes Liu'er." Liu Ku said happily, and even rubbed against Bai's chest, then looked at Bai with an expectant expression.

Bai smiled and took out a golden crystal and held it in front of Rokuko.

"Liu'er, just absorb this into your body."

Liu Kui was still excited and said, "Liu'er knows this. Just put it in the chest." As he said that, he directly took Bai's hand and pressed it on the place on his own that made Erya sad in Bai's shocked eyes.

Erya, who was standing by, also had a shocked expression.

Chapter 27: First Blood and the People Who Gradually Appear [4k]

"This this..."

Erya pointed at Bai's hand tremblingly, a look of disbelief on his face, but then he smiled inexplicably: "I didn't expect that you actually like this, Bai? And you actually acted so quickly?"

"Don't make trouble. I'm still wondering if you taught Liu'er these things."

Bai waved his other hand helplessly. Rokuko's action was indeed a bit unexpected to him. However, he didn't have any evil thoughts. Although the timing was a bit wrong, he had watched Rokuko grow up after all. How could he have other thoughts?

Seeing the crystal already integrated into Rokuko's body, Shiro tried to pull his other hand out, but it didn't budge. His mouth twitched as he watched Rokuko transform.

Could it be that Rokuko really had some bad idea?

Turning to look at Erya, he saw Erya looking at him with an expression of 'I understand, I understand'. Bai's expression immediately calmed down and he looked at Erya calmly.

"Hehe, then you guys go ahead and do your thing. I won't disturb you." Seeing that Bai's expression was not right, Erya smiled and left the room, closing the door for them.

"Father, do I look good like this?"

Shiro turned and saw that Rokuko had completely transformed. Her shirt and dress had vanished, replaced by a purple cheongsam that reached below her knees. Her stockings had also vanished, replaced by silver kneepads that covered her ankles. In her hand, she held a scepter-like key, the end of which was adorned with a purple ring surrounding a cross.

At this moment, Rokuko was holding the key and looking at Bai expectantly, waiting for Bai's praise.

"Of course, my Liu'er is beautiful no matter what, just like an elf in a fairy tale." Bai did not disappoint Liu'er's expectations and praised him without hesitation.

"But why did Liu'er design the clothes like this?" Bai asked curiously, looking at the slightly sexy clothes.

"Father, you're not Japanese, are you?" Though it was a question, it was said with a firm tone. "I've noticed that Father is different from the others. And with Father's demeanor, he must be from another ancient nation."

"So, I specifically looked into the clothing of that country. It's said that this dress called cheongsam has a blessing meaning. So I chose this one on purpose."

"Well... then I'd like to thank you Liu'er. But remember not to show it to outsiders next time."

"Of course, only father can see Liu'er's clothes."

...Actually, that's not what Bai meant. He just wanted to remind her not to show it in front of people other than her own people like Niya and Nanashi, but Rokuko didn't seem to think so.

"Hmm? Why isn't Father talking? Could it be..." Mukuko's face showed confusion. "Could it be that Father is thinking about someone else?"

"Why? Can't Liu'er attract father's attention even if he does this?"

Liu Kui gritted his teeth, picked up Michael (the master of seal) and said to Bai with a determined look: "Since that's the case, Liu'er will seal everyone else's memories of father, so that father will only pay attention to me."

Rokuko inserted Michael into the void and turned it slightly. It seemed that something happened, but then it returned to normal.

"Father?" Rokuko looked at Bai waving his hand in confusion.

"Hey, Liu'er, there's no need to be like this." With a soft sigh, Bai held Liu Kui in his arms, put him on his lap, sat on the bed and spoke slowly.

"I was the one who gave Liu'er his ability, so how could I not be able to do it? Erya and the others are your friends. If you do something like this to your friends, I will be angry."

"But, father..." Rokuko said anxiously, with a glint in his eyes.

"Okay, Liu'er, can you tell me why you have such thoughts?"

"...Liu'er knows her life story, that she was adopted by Father. And..." Liu Kui said, tears streaming down her cheeks. "And... Father is so good to Liu'er, I'm afraid... Liu'er is afraid that Father will abandon her, afraid that one day he will no longer love her, so I..."

Bai placed two fingers in front of Roku's mouth, silencing her. He then wiped the tears from her eyes, lowered his head and kissed her forehead. He hugged her tightly and said softly, "Don't worry, Roku. You're my favorite Roku. How could I possibly abandon you?"

"Father..." Rokuko muttered, staring at Shiro in a daze, an unknown light flickering in his eyes. He then reached out and hugged Shiro.

.........

"Liu'er, don't have such thoughts again in the future, otherwise I will be angry." Bai looked at Liu Kui, who had perked up, and smiled gently.

"I understand, Father. Liu'er will never have such thoughts again!"

"And remember to get along well with Nanashi and the others."

Rokuko was silent for a moment, but still responded, "Yes, father."

Seeing Rokuko agree, Bai finally breathed a sigh of relief. Although he agreed reluctantly, at least he would not attack Nanashi and the others anymore. The rest could only be changed slowly.

"Then Liu'er, take a rest first. I'll go cook first."

After saying hello to Rokuko and letting him relax, Bai left the room.

But Rokuko murmured softly, "As long as I have my father...", then looked at Bai who had already walked out of the room and shouted, "Father, Rokuko is here to help too." He then followed him out.

......

"So, why are you in my room?" Bai asked calmly as he looked at Erya lying on his bed in white pajamas.

But Erya patted his side and motioned Bai to lie over.

After a moment of silence, looking at Erya's expectant eyes, Bai walked over and sat next to her.

"Hey, I've been waiting for you for a while. Why are you coming here just now?"

"At least I have to take care of Rokuko, Nanashi and the others."

"Well, don't be so unfamiliar. Come and lie down." Erya said, hooking his slender arms around Bai's neck and laying him down on the bed.

"...Have you really thought it through?"

"Of course, I've thought about it a long time ago."

“There may be others in the future.”

"It's okay, I expected that."

"Don't regret it then." Looking at the delicate face so close to him, Bai suddenly smiled and stretched his arm downwards.