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n“This regal self must thank you once again for showing the path to a delightful marketplace.” Yudi laughed and then hefted the dozens of bags around his shoulder. He smiled at Titor and said, “Our peerless daughter and newborn grandchild shall surely appreciate such blessings.”

n“Er, yeah.” Titor smiled and ignored the stares of both the staff and other visitors of the crane arcade.

nThey were still in the arcade from earlier. Yudi had gotten enthralled at all the different machines and didn’t stop until he won a prize from each and every one. Which he did. And the end result of that was an elderly man in fancy silk robes that looked like cosplay lugging around a bunch of bags filled with various prizes that had to have been really heavy. But he was standing there just fine. And instead of seeming upset or irritated at carrying it all, Yudi was beaming with joy and emitting proud grandpa vibes.

nOf course, that made everyone shift their attention to Titor and Amadeus instead. Pointed looks that seemed like they were wondering why neither of the two were helping this old man with his prizes.

nAmadeus looked at Yudi and said, “Are you… sure that you don’t want us to help with those?”

n“Mm?” Yudi looked at Amadeus and let out a kind smile. “We thank you, Beloved by the Gods. However, as these are to be given to Our peerless daughter and her child, We wish to prevent extraneous threads of karma.”

nTitor muttered, “Seems like it might be a bit too late for that.”

nConsidering how all of those prizes were obtained, there were tons of connections already made… but if the old guy said that was his reason, Titor wasn’t about to go against it.

nEspecially since he just got a message from Qing saying that John’s kid was just born and that Titor should prepare for potential chaos.

nOf course, it seemed like Qing didn’t really understand Titor.

nAfter glancing once more at the on-lookers, Titor pointedly ignored them and then turned towards the entrance. After that, he glance at Yudi and said, “Since you’ve obtained your presents, shall we go visit your family?”

n“Hm?” Yudi stopped looking through his prizes and turned towards Titor. “Have you determined the location of my peerless daughter and her family?”

nTitor made a show of looking at his phone and nodded. “Yeah. It turns out that I think I know who you’re talking about.”

n“Marvelous!” Yudi threw his head back and laughed. “It seems this world is granting much favor to this regal self. We should send it blessings when We return.”

nTitor ignored the bit of sweat coming down the back of his neck and Amadeus’s harsh glare. Instead, he smiled and said, “Yeah. Follow me. We’ll hop in my car and drive you there.”

n“Oho! So We receive an opportunity to investigate the interiors of those meticulously designed golems as well… What a intriguing trip. Perhaps We should have listened to Son-on-law’s requests to visit sooner…”

nAmadeus sighed.

nTitor shook his head and kept walking.

nNow… to figure out how to get out of the mess where it turned out that he had been faking the Jade Emperor out this entire time. Maybe play on how much he cared for Yue by saying they didn’t want him to get involved in such a dangerous situation?

nEspecially since that guy probably wasn’t aware that Yue was having an apparently normal childbirth instead of the magical insta-baby back in the Three Realms.

nOoh, that was a things. Titor wondered how that went for John…

n—–AI|IA—–

nThe moment John walked through the door, Yue glared at him from her hospital bed and said, “I hate you Husband.”

nJohn let out an awkward laugh as he looked at his wife.

nShe looked completely drained. Even while she was glaring at him, Yue’s glare was weak. Her normally pure white skin was flushed pink and her body was sleek with sweat. Not only that, but the mess from her labor still stained the sheets.

nJohn rubbed the back of his head. “Sorry not sorry? This was what you wanted, wasn’t it?”

n‘Be careful what you wish for.’ That was something that existed in the Three Realms as well. And it seemed like Yue got exactly what she wished for. Just that what she wished for came with a lot more baggage than anticipated.

nYue rolled her eyes and then looked down at the baby. As she did, Yue let out a warm and motherly smile.

nAs she did, John took a look around the room.

nIt was still the floor where he usually kept all of his gaming and streaming setup. But it was different now, enough to where you’d never be able to tell.

nSterile white tiled floors, the familiar fluorescent lighting, medical curtains and instruments all over the place. An IV drip for Yue along with a heartrate monitor…

nIt was exactly like a modern hospital room. There were half a dozen lounge chairs for guests to sit in. Half of which were currently occupied by Daji, Zhaojun, and Xuannu.

nJohn’s sisters turned to look at John at the same time when he glanced over.

nDaji was pale and still trembling a bit. It seemed like she hadn’t taken getting first-hand experience to the endeavor very well.

nZhaojun was as calm and collected as always. Though she seemed a bit accusatory in her stare, as if chastising John- No, knowing her, she definitely was doing it in her head. But Zhaojun knew how to read the room and decided to set it aside for later.

nWhich meant John was probably going to get an earful from her.

nAnd as for Xuannu… the Goddess was just staring at the new baby with a completely enthralled expression. The sort of happy and giddy one that aunts had when meeting their new baby niece or nephew for the first time.

nJohn shifted his gaze from them and towards the one who did most of the work and made this all possible.

nEri pulled off a pair of blue medical gloves from her hands before tossing them into a bin. After that, she looked at John and smiled. “Congratulations, Mister Smith.”

nJohn bowed his head and said, “Thank you for the hard work, Miss Iyasu.”

nShe waved her hand and said, “Just Eri is fine. I heard from Bai that we’ll be working together soon for Project MirAIs anyway, so there’s no need to stand on formalities.”

nJohn raised his head and smiled. “Still-“

n“Ahem.”

nBetty, clearing her throat.

nJohn blinked and turned around to see his second daughter giving him an irritated look.

n“Father.” Betty looked over at Yue and said, “Instead of chatting with all of these other beauties, you should be comforting Mother and greeting my new baby sister.”

nEri’s eyes lit up and she said, “Oh! Sorry to intrude.” She looked over at John’s sisters and said, “Ladies, shall we give the parents some privacy?”

nBefore Eri could finish, Daji bolted out of the room.

nZhaojun shook her head and then followed after Daji.

nBut Xuannu hesitated. She got out of her seat, but then she stared longingly at Yue and the baby before saying, “Can’t I stay a bit and hold the baby too?”

nThe moment Xuannu said that, strength immediately returned into Yue’s eyes and she glared at Xuannu. “My baby.”

nXuannu pouted.

nJohn let out an awkward laugh and said, “You can meet your new niece later, Xuannu. For now, could you check up on Meggie for me?”

n“…Fine.” Xuannu sighed and then walked out of the room.

nAfter that, Eri waved at John and Yue before walking out.

nBetty lingered a bit longer.

nJohn noticed and looked at Betty. “Something wrong?”

n“No. Just…” Betty sighed and said, “Please do not give my new baby sister a ridiculous name.”

nJohn started to sweat.

nRight. A name.

n…He really should have thought of a name before all of this happened, huh?

nBetty gave John an exasperated look and then sighed. “…Whatever. I’ll just have to think hard about a cute nickname later then with Alphy. See you later, Dad.”

nWas she that annoyed? Betty broke character and walked out in a huff.

n…Yeah, definitely needed to do something nice for his oldest daughters too. He couldn’t be playing favorites now.

nThe door closed again, leaving just John and Yue alone with their new baby daughter.

nJohn walked over to the bed and conjured a chair to sit down next to his wife’s side.

nAs he did, Yue looked up at John and let out a bright smile. “Look, Husband.” She gently raised the baby and said, “This is our new child.”

nJohn leaned over to take a look.

nA beautiful baby girl, carefully swaddled in a light green blanket. She was sleeping, probably as tired as her mother was about the entire ordeal. But perhaps sensing John’s gaze, the baby girl’s eyes blearily blinked open and looked at John.

nBright green eyes that seemed to almost shine in the light stared at John. And then the baby girl smiled before closing her eyes and going back to sleep.

nYue noticed and stared down at the baby girl with an exasperated look. “You little rascal. Were you that eager to meet your father?”

nJohn chuckled and said, “Considering all the mess she made just to be here, I think she was.”

n“Hmph.” Yue looked up at John and said, “This is your fault. If you weren’t hanging around with so many beautiful and competent women, our daughter wouldn’t have been so worried.”

nJohn let out a wry smile. “Can’t deny that.”

nYue gazed back down at her baby daughter and said, “And you. Causing me so much grief and pain… You truly take after your father, don’t you?” She reached out and tickled the baby’s chin.

nThe baby stirred and started tearing up.

nYue sighed and then slowly rocked the baby. “It’s fine. Mother forgives you. But please don’t cause more trouble. Your mother’s delicate heart can’t take it.”

nThe baby girl stared at Yue for a bit, sniffing. But then she smiled and closed her eyes again, going back to sleep. And this time, her breathing turned steady, signaling a deep slumber.

nYue sighed again, but let out a gentle smile staring at her baby daughter.

nJohn sat there, simply enjoying the comfortable atmosphere.

nAnd then Yue spoke up. “So, Husband.” She looked at John and said, “Have you decided on a name for our new daughter?”

n“Ah. T-That…” John started to sweat.

nYue gave John a blank look and said, “Husband. You cannot be telling me that you have not even considered a name until this point.”

n“Y-You haven’t either, right?”

n“I have. Snow, Winter, Rose… Maybe light.” She looked down at the baby girl and said, “Those were the names I considered for a daughter. But seeing how beautiful she is… I was thinking ‘Beauty’ would be a good-“

n“Absolutely not.”

nYue blinked and looked up at John. “Why not?”

nJohn groaned and said, “Give me a few minutes. I’ll think of something.”

nIt was no good. If he left it to Yue, she would definitely give their daughter a literal name.

nBut John wasn’t that good of a namer either. After all, he was the guy who came up with ‘Myth Inc.’ for a company name. And while it didn’t have the reputation of one, someone could easily mistake it for an adult video company if he made the wrong steps in the beginning.

nRight. So a name.

nOne that his new flesh and blood daughter could hold her head up high and be proud of. …And one that his other daughters wouldn’t strangle him for giving to their cute baby sister.

nThat name…

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