Chapter 430

Chapter 436: Watch Out for the Military Police (Please Subscribe!)

“Are you alright?” Izay asked softly.

The cat girl, who had her face buried in the blanket, twitched her ears and upon recognizing the concern in his voice, she no longer dwelled on why Izay had avoided her earlier. Pushing herself up, she straightened her body.

“I’ll forgive you only if you give me two plates of dad’s handmade cat cookies.”

The cat girl made a peace sign with her fingers, but when she clearly saw the scene in front of her, she was stunned.

Because the cat girl realized that Izay wasn’t asking about her at all, but rather about a red-haired loli whose delicate little hand he held, someone she had never seen before.

The latter glanced at this side with her brilliantly bright crimson eyes, then immediately hid behind Izay like a frightened little animal.

“No… I’m fine… probably…”

“The cat girl is naturally lively; she didn’t mean to scare you,” Izay consoled softly.

“Izay, you’re finally back… huh? Is there a girl we haven’t met?”

Following his words, Nafude, Laentoluca, and Xiao You entered Izay’s room.

“So many people…”

Ailuke completely hid herself behind Izay, stammering.

This child seemed very shy?

Laentoluca noticed this point.

Recalling briefly, she realized she hadn’t seen this person in their salvage team either, so the puzzled young woman turned her gaze toward Izay: “Who is she?”

“Ailuke, a child I found outside; she will be living with us from now on.” Izay slightly moved aside, bringing the little loli out from behind him.

Upon hearing this, Laentoluca and Nafude immediately furrowed their brows.

They felt like they’d heard this name somewhere before.

The cat girl narrowed her eyes in confusion, leaning her head closer to Ailuke as if observing a ball of yarn.

And Xiao You looked like she wanted to say something but held back.

After hesitating for a while, Xiao You ultimately decided to speak up: “Dad, not that I’m saying anything, but you should think twice, or else you might get arrested by Orario’s military police later.”

“???”

Suddenly, Izay looked at Xiao You with an expression akin to “there’s something wrong with you.”

What the heck!?

What kind of outrageous nonsense are you spouting!?

As a father, I don’t remember teaching you these things!

“Where did you learn all this nonsense!?” Izay couldn’t help but ask.

“Books are the ladder of human progress,” Xiao You replied solemnly.

“But pornographic books are not included!”

“Meow～～”

Izay grabbed her ear with a bad temper, causing Xiao You to glare at him with resentment.

“But I was reading the Constitution of Orario Guidelines…”

“Ah, this…”

Instantly, Mr. Yi was speechless.

Why would you read the constitution for nothing?

Do you want to become Zhang San!?

“Ailuke… The legendary Star Deity Ailuke!?”

At this moment, after pondering this term for a while, Laentoluca suddenly reacted, showing a look of surprise. She remembered where she had heard this name.

Stories of heroes from childhood, books depicting ancient ruins in the warehouse, and the facilities of the Light Praise Church present on every floating island…

These were all places where the deeds of the Star Deity Ailuke appeared. Regardless of whether it was five hundred years ago or five hundred years later, this name could still be considered well-known.

“No way!? The last Star Deity wasn’t killed five hundred years ago by a human hero? That’s historical fact!?”

Similarly thinking along the same lines as her best friend, Nafude exclaimed in shock.

“The Star Deity you claim is dead is standing right in front of you now. Come on, Ailuke, say hello to this short younger sister.”

Izay didn’t seem to have any intention of hiding Ailuke’s identity.

First of all, everyone present were trusted allies.

Secondly, exposing it wouldn’t matter much.

In today’s world, five hundred years later, even if Ailuke revealed her true name in a bustling place, no one would be able to harm her.

There wouldn’t even be any resistance!

Because the moment a certain Earth Deity confirmed the truth of this news, he would come running over without hesitation.

Don’t doubt the loyalty of the Earth Deities; the three Earth Deities had already been serving the Star Deities since their most glorious era.

Anyone with ill intentions wouldn’t need Izay to deal with them; Black Candle Duke and Red Lake Earl could handle them.

In summary, Izay couldn’t find a reason to hide her identity.

And Ailuke, hearing his words, carefully met Nafude’s gaze: “Shorter younger sister… y-you, hello.”

“Why am I the younger sister? Don’t you look younger than me!?”

Temporarily ignoring Ailuke’s identity, Nafude jumped up, having hit a sore spot.

“I’m at least five hundred years older than you, so what’s wrong with calling me younger sister?”

Izay confidently explained on behalf of Ailuke.

“This…”

Nafude was instantly silenced.

“You’ve been saying you were going out to look for something these past few days… Could it be her?”

When Nafude couldn’t find a way to counter, Laentoluca tentatively guessed.

“Pretty much.” Izay nodded: “Since I descended into your world, I’ve sensed a faint presence of deity energy. After such a long time, I’ve finally found her.”

Talking nonsense, but not entirely fabricated.

Three parts truth mixed with seven parts lies. In short, Izay’s skill of deceiving others was almost maxed out.

“Finding the legendary Star Deity in less than three days—can this be called ‘long’!?” Laentoluca felt like she couldn’t hold it together anymore.

Then Izay shook his head: “Let me correct you; you can describe Ailuke as ‘cute,’ but don’t use ‘legend.’ Aren’t the legends of your world all bad things?”

Back then, humans declared their own “justice” and didn’t hesitate to tarnish the reputation of the Star Deities and Earth Deities.

Those bad legends are better left forgotten.

“To put it simply, do you intend to adopt this child, Dad?”

The cat girl stared at Ailuke for a long time and finally came to this conclusion.

“Just living together; adoption is somewhat close.”

Is that so?

Very good!

Looks like my future rival has increased by one! (Referring to favoritism)

Seeing the cat girl receive an answer and remain silent, just looking serious, Izay sighed inwardly.

He didn’t quite understand the cat girl’s erratic train of thought; it seemed like this girl was thinking about some random stuff again.

Truly, couldn’t she be as calm as her sister?

Being born from the same egg, how could there be such a difference…

Suddenly, halfway through his thoughts, the words “military police” flashed vividly in his mind, as if reminding him of something.

(Alright… No wonder. Both sisters from the same egg are equally matched.)