hum.
Although she had expected this answer when she saw Mistelline's face which was exactly the same as hers, Cecilia still felt her heart stop beating after receiving the other party's clear answer.
In fact, she didn't care about having a daughter, otherwise she wouldn't have adopted Xilin as her adopted daughter in the original world. But for Cecilia, who had been single for 20 years, "adopted daughter" and "biological daughter" were two completely different concepts.
What does "biological daughter" mean? It means a deep relationship that is enough for her to have a physical relationship with the opposite sex, that the other person has her blood flowing in his body, and that she has never experienced blood ties in her life for more than 20 years.
Cecilia swallowed and asked cautiously: "No, I don't know who my father is..."
"I don't have a father." Misterine laughed.
“……”Cecilia’s expression froze for a moment.
"Ah, but the 'other Cecilia' who gave birth to this appearance did have a beloved husband." Mistelline clapped her hands.
"..."
What do you mean?
Cecilia was stunned and her eyelids were twitching.
The "me" in another world found a husband and gave birth to a daughter with someone else? ?
Then, this daughter also claimed that "she has no father"?
Confused feelings kept swirling in Cecilia's honest and kind mind.
"Compared to my father's matter, there is another matter that gives me a headache."
At this time.
As if to seize the opportunity to win, Mistrynne added fuel to the fire in Cecilia's already confused mind.
"Because of my appearance, um, it always seems to cause some children who were once in love with Cecilia... ah, of course, the other Cecilia, to have some ridiculous misunderstandings, which then evolved into a fight."
"But I am also innocent. My appearance is not something I can choose..."
"So... although this request may be a little embarrassing for you, if you don't mind, can you help me resolve some of the misunderstandings caused by this appearance to the best of your ability?"
Mistryn smiled widely.
Cecilia sweatdropped.
Chapter 4: Family Recognition Meeting (k)
Probability is a very magical thing, because it tells people that as long as a monkey lives long enough, it will almost certainly be able to type out the complete works of Shakespeare on a computer after countless attempts.
According to this theorem, as long as a person's life journey is long enough and he lives long enough, then no matter what kind of scene he sees happening in front of his eyes, it is not surprising.
However, the reason why fun is fun is that, even if it is not surprising, it is enough to bring people a pleasant mood.
At least, for Mistelline Shaniat, a special life form who believes that she can live for a long time, the opportunity to get the prototype of her image, Cecilia Shaniat, can bring her considerable happiness no matter from which angle.
Compared to Misterine who was overjoyed because she had found a piece of excellent fun, the one who was treated as the fun obviously couldn't be in such a good mood as the former.
Misterine's voice mixed with laughter completely petrified Cecilia on the spot, and her back was completely soaked with cold sweat.
Let's review the personal information of the dean Cecilia.
Cecilia Shaniyat, the young and promising headmaster, is also the greatest magical girl in the history of this world, without a doubt, and the modifier of forbidden magic. In terms of age, at 20 years old, she is actually not much older than Silin and the others.
Naturally, Cecilia, who has always been busy protecting the world, would never have the opportunity to win the title of "single noble".
Of course, Cecilia is not ashamed of the fact that she has never been able to get rid of her single status.
After all, even after becoming the dean of the magic academy, she still did not give up her mission to protect the world.
All along, Cecilia has been desperately trying to use her own methods to minimize the casualties of the magical girls.
She believes in justice, believes that evil will eventually be defeated, and believes that the world is a beautiful place.
until one day.
"Her" "illegitimate daughter" appeared before her.
As a result, the young and promising but weak dean was forced into an unspeakable dilemma.
As the dean, Cecilia's brain was naturally very sharp. She immediately noticed an important person who was forgotten in the other party's words, and hurriedly asked: "Well, the Cecilia you mentioned should be the 'Cecilia' from another world, right? When she saw you fall into such a predicament of being misunderstood, didn't she do anything?"
"Her." Mistylin sighed quietly, "Based on what I know about that person, she is so gentle that she wants to save everyone. After seeing me fall into such a predicament, she certainly won't watch me being misunderstood by others."
"That……"
"Unfortunately, she left this world forever before I was born." Mistrylin's tone was flat, but a hint of melancholy flashed in her eyes.
"—"
Cecilia choked up instantly.
"Yes, sorry, I don't know..."
She wanted to slap herself hard.
The indescribable sense of guilt almost made her unable to breathe.
Rationally speaking, even if the "Cecilia" that Mistrylin mentioned is "herself" from a different world, that person is not the same entity as "herself".
Of course, Cecilia, who was sitting in this cafe, should not have to bear the consequences of what she did.
However, no matter which world Cecilia is from, she is definitely not the kind of person who would remain indifferent when seeing tragedy happening before her eyes.
Therefore, when the person in front of her who was suspected to be "her daughter" told her the cruel fact that "she lost her mother before she was born", Cecilia was overwhelmed by a strong sense of sadness and fear that she had not fulfilled her responsibilities.
"It's okay." Mistellin smiled, "It's a great blessing for me to have the honor of seeing your face, Lady Cecilia. So, it's okay even if you refuse my request. I'm already very satisfied to be able to see your face."
Those light words, as if talking about nothing serious, were like a knife, cutting into Cecilia's heart again and again.
"You, don't say that..."
Cecilia suddenly felt a little at a loss. She loosened her arms that were holding Bai Lu and wanted to reach out to Mistelline and touch her head, but she hesitated, fearing that this overly intimate action would offend the other party.
For a girl who has been single for more than 20 years, it is really too beyond the scope to think about how to get along with a "daughter" who also looks like she is in her twenties.
But at this moment, the manager's clear and clean voice suddenly rang out.
"Ah, you're just going to watch your mother being snatched away by that Fun Rabbit?"
He nudged Kiana's waist with his elbow and asked in surprise.
Cecilia didn't know that Misterine also had a code name called "Feather Rabbit", so she didn't react to these words that sounded a bit abrupt.
Although Kiana understood the literal meaning of this sentence, she did not understand what the manager wanted to express.
She was a little confused: "What do you mean? What do you mean by watching my mother being snatched away?"
The store manager was even more surprised: "Isn't Cecilia your mother? You must have forgotten that Lezi Rabbit is not a human being at all. How can she be a mother in the biological sense?"
These words were like thunder, and Cecilia, who was already sweating profusely because of Mistelline, almost jumped up.
Kiana was so scared that she almost rushed over and ate the store manager: "Hey, you, don't suddenly say something like this so loudly!!"
The store manager shrugged and said, "What's there to hide? Xilin has been living here all this time. I can't stop my mother-in-law from coming to see the daughter she has raised for so long. Are you planning to hide it forever?"
Kiana was dumbfounded for a long while, her mind was confused by the manager's words: "No...then why did you give that answer when I asked you why you didn't tell me that the customer was Lady Cecilia?"
"What answer did I give?" the store manager was surprised.
Kiana hesitated: "...Anyway, it's just that...it doesn't matter..."
"It really doesn't matter. She's going to come to my store anyway. You're a shop assistant in my store and you can't escape. What's there to worry about?" said the store manager.
Kiana opened her mouth wide, feeling like her jaw was about to drop to the ground: "Is this what you mean by 'it doesn't matter'?!"
"Why not?"
Kiana lowered her head in embarrassment: "I... I thought..."
"I see. You are being emo again. You feel that you are not worthy of being Cecilia's daughter." The manager suddenly realized and stood up calmly, rubbing his palms. "Since your mother-in-law is here, I won't do any extra psychological counseling. I will just bring you two together. Then go find her and cry for a while."
Kiana's face turned red and she shouted, "Who would do such a shameful thing?"
The store manager pretended not to hear Kiana's protest and calmly turned his gaze to Cecilia, who looked a little timid for some reason, and smiled: "Hello, it's our first meeting, Dean Cecilia. I'm sure you have heard something about me from Xilin and the others, so please allow me to postpone my self-introduction for a while."
"...Hello...Hello..." Cecilia nodded timidly.
It was very strange. She was obviously the elder who should have come to this cafe to examine the manager's character, but at this moment, the positions of both parties were completely reversed.
What's even more bizarre is that both the store manager and Cecilia herself seemed to accept this unfavorable situation very quickly. Cecilia did not think that the store manager had done anything rude, and the store manager did not think that taking the initiative in speaking was disrespectful to his mother-in-law.
The two began a conversation in this extremely strange atmosphere.
"Let me first introduce you to the Lezi Rabbit who looks very similar to you." The store manager extended his hand in the direction of Mistelline. "Mistelin Shaniyate, as I said before, she is not a human in the biological sense, and she does not have any so-called 'parents'."
"That really makes me a little sad." Mistrylin smiled, "I have been working hard to be more human."
"If you want to become more human, you shouldn't have come to my cafe and gotten involved in this mess." The store manager rolled his eyes and sneered mercilessly, "Anyway... although this Fun Rabbit does have some connection with the 'Cecilia' of her world, her birth was essentially an unexpected accident. The 'Cecilia' of her world was not aware of this guy's existence."
"Is that so..." Cecilia lowered her head, looking a little depressed.
She pursed her lips and asked in a low voice, "You don't even know about her existence...? Doesn't that mean that when this child came into this world, no one could even celebrate her birth?"
"..."
The manager was silent.
After a moment of silence, he sighed: "That's really something you would say."
This woman, who was as kind as the Virgin Mary in any world, did not feel angry about being teased after learning about Mistelline's situation. She even immediately felt sorry for her situation.
Looking at Cecilia's depressed face, even Mistrynne, who had always been quite frivolous about everything, couldn't help but reveal a hint of embarrassment.
Although Misterine is undoubtedly a fun-loving person, as a natural rational being, her way of thinking is completely different from that of ordinary humans, and it is difficult for her to empathize with the experiences of others.
But when facing Cecilia, the concept of "salvation" that is unique to "Shaniat" still made Mistelline feel a sense of shame.
Perhaps, in this world, only Cecilia can make the "idea" named Shaniyat produce such human-like emotions.
"You don't have to show that expression, Ms. Cecilia." Mistelline couldn't help but speak, "First of all, I have to correct a concept. Although I do have an inseparable connection with you, in fact, the individual born from you has long been buried in the Stigmata Project. The me standing here now is just the second 'idea' that inherited the memory, name, and appearance of that dead will."
"..."
"Lady Cecilia!"
Several magical girls suddenly stood up from the table and rushed to Cecilia's side. Even a fun-loving person like Mistellin couldn't help but panic: "Uh... don't... don't cry, Lady Cecilia, is there anything wrong with what I said?"
Looking at Cecilia who suddenly burst into tears and the several magical girls and Mistellin who were sweating around Cecilia, the store manager said with a sense of loss: "Although Shaniyat's stigma contains a lot of knowledge, it seems that the only knowledge recorded in it is the knowledge about emotional intelligence. I will give you a copy of "High Emotional Intelligence Communication" later. Go and study it carefully."
"Your emotional intelligence isn't that good either..." Kiana complained in a low voice.
"Jia Hei, if I had low emotional intelligence, how could I have found so many wives?" The store manager raised his eyebrows and put on a proud expression on his face, "Thinking back to when I -"
“Stop, stop, stop! This is not the point!” Kiana interrupted the store manager’s boasting, “Mom… you made Lady Cecilia cry, why don’t you think of a way to make amends!”
"It's okay. You'll get used to it if you cry more. It's a good thing to take this opportunity to adapt as soon as possible." The store manager waved his hand. "If you don't adapt now, you'll cry yourself to death when I hear about your situation later."
"Please stop making sarcastic remarks here!" Kiana's eyes went dark first, and then she got a little crazy, "I..."
"This... uh... what happened to this child again... uh..."
At this moment, a voice with a hint of crying interrupted Kiana's words.
Cecilia stood up and walked out from the crowd.
She turned her misty tearful eyes towards Kiana, and in those tear-stained eyes, Kiana saw sadness, grief, and determination.
"Please, please tell me... wuu ...
Kiana was speechless for a moment. Facing those eyes filled with tears, she couldn't say anything to refuse. So she could only look towards the store manager for help.
The store manager pondered for a moment:
"Well, you know what, Celine?"
Xilin's heart skipped a beat.
Chapter 4: The Demonic Dance (k)
Beside the table filled with delicious food and wine, two Jing Yuans from different time and space sat facing each other in silence.
Although it is a coffee shop, it is also a coffee shop that connects different worlds. Although the store manager seems a little unreliable, he is not unprofessional in his attentiveness to customers. The Shenzhou-style white porcelain tableware is filled with various well-cooked dishes, and the small white porcelain cups are also filled with fine white wine. It stands to reason that with such good wine and good food, the atmosphere of the diners should be happy, but the two Jing Yuans who fell into silence did not seem to have any mood to enjoy the good wine and good food. They just looked at the clear wine in the cups in silence.
The clear wine reflected the two men's faces, some of which were anxious and some had their eyes closed. Finally, Jing Yuan, who had not yet become a general, couldn't help but speak.
"...I say." He looked around the surroundings and whispered, "Is it really okay to just leave them alone like this?"
