[Alice Rondo]
[Race: Divine Spirit - Goddess of the Void]
[Magicules: 1,600,000 (Special Awakening)]
[Unique Skills: Void Seer, Unbounded Rift, Constructor]
[Special Skills: Soulbound (A variant of Twin Martial Soul, manifesting as a guardian goddess by Damien's side)]
"Huh?"
Alice's situation caught Damien slightly off guard.
Her race, attributes, and even the staggering 1,600,000 magicules after evolution were all within Damien's expectations.
The only surprise was the special skill called "Soulbound Twin."
In short, Alice's relationship with Damien was somewhat akin to that of the Snow Empress or Ice Empress.
Closer than ordinary subordinates, she could almost be considered a guardian spirit who could accompany him at all times.
Only Violet, who was born from a fragment of Damien's soul, surpassed this as a soul-bound partner.
"Lord Damien!"
Alice was still the same eight- or nine-year-old girl.
But her aura and appearance had undergone a dramatic transformation.
Her former black-and-white school uniform had been replaced by a crystalline silk princess dress.
The prismatic ornaments floating around her and adorning her body each contained an immense amount of spatial energy.
As the girl's delicate feet touched the ground, azure crystal flowers bloomed in the void.
Dimensions, space, planes, realms...
This was the power wielded by Alice, the Goddess of the Void.
Her every movement tugged at endless laws, causing cataclysmic disturbances.
"You'll need some serious training, Alice-chan."
Damien smiled as he hugged the girl, casually erasing the effects she had caused.
As the God of the Void, Damien's authority over space and time surpassed even Alice's.
"Mwah!"
Before Damien could react, the girl suddenly stood on her tiptoes.
Then, her soft, delicate lips, carrying a faint milky scent, gently pressed against Damien's cheek.
"Thank you, Damien-nii!"
"From now on, Alice is Lord Damien's guardian goddess!"
Indeed, a tiny girl goddess.
But a goddess was a goddess.
The power Alice now possessed was comparable to top-tier powerhouses.
However, due to her young age and lack of proficiency in controlling her powers, she couldn't yet unleash her full potential.
In a fight, Alice would likely be thoroughly outmatched by the current Shizu.
"Wow, you're really popular with kids, Lord Damien."
Shizu covered her mouth, chuckling softly. She didn't take Alice's actions seriously.
Alice wasn't some centuries-old legal girl; she was genuinely just eight years old.
A little girl like that doing something like this was nothing to fuss over.
"Haha!"
Damien similarly didn't take Alice's actions to heart.
As for being popular with kids, Damien wasn't modest in the slightest. "Of course! Ogerpon absolutely adores me!"
When it came to raising girls and young girls, Damien was confident in his expertise.
"Mm-hmm!"
Alice's affection for Damien was already sky-high.
Whether it was his looks, demeanor, or personality, in their short time together, Damien had hit all of Alice's sweet spots.
Add to that the fact that Damien had saved her life, as well as Shizu-sensei's.
With all this, Alice's declaration of wanting to be "Damien-nii's bride when she grows up" was no joke.
"Anyway..."
Damien set the girl down, ruffling her hair with a smile. "From now on, Alice-chan, you'll have to bring me lots of good luck."
"Moo~"
"Alice's attribute is space, not luck~"
She said as much, but Alice still silently wished for Damien to have endless good fortune.
"So... so cool..."
On the other side, watching Alice, who seemed like an entirely different person now, Kenya, Ryota, and Gale were utterly dumbfounded.
They, too, wanted to become as awesome as Alice!
"Next up, Chloe, you're up."
Damien looked at the three boys. "Gentlemen, letting the lady go first shouldn't be an issue, right?"
"Or does one of you want to go first?"
"Hmph!"
Kenya's face flushed, but he stubbornly retorted, "What's the big deal about waiting a bit? I'm not impatient!"
"Alright, then Kenya, you're last."
"I... !!"
Kenya was shocked, but then he glanced at Ryota and Gale.
He realized that with five kids, someone had to be last.
If it wasn't him, it would be someone else.
"You think I'm scared?!"
"Last is last!"
"The great Kenya has plenty of patience!"
Damien saw through the boy's thoughts and was somewhat impressed.
He liked kids who were willing to yield to their companions.
At the very least, such people wouldn't turn into ungrateful traitors.
"Don't worry, I'll do all three of you at once afterward."
Damien said, "To borrow your words, punk, who do you think I am?!"
"Three little brats? Solving your problems is as easy as snapping my fingers!"
"So cocky!"
"We're gonna get outshined by Alice and Chloe, huh."
"Truly worthy of Lord Damien..."
Kenya, Ryota, and Gale quieted down after speaking, attentively watching Damien begin Chloe's treatment.
Chloe, the strongest hero in the original story, the girl of fate with the ability to traverse time.
Damien had never doubted her talent or potential.
However...
"Let's see."
"With the timeline completely altered by me..."
As Damien crafted a elemental soul tailored to Chloe, he observed her reactions closely. "Will you still return to this era as a Great Holy Spirit of Time, like in the original story?"
"It's here!"
Suddenly, Damien felt time around them come to a standstill.
Aside from Damien, the only one still able to move was Alice, who had fused with Unbounded Rift.
"What's this?"
Alice clearly hadn't yet processed what was happening.
In the next moment, a golden figure appeared above Damien's head.
It was a stunning woman in her twenties, draped in thin yet profoundly sacred gauze. The crown on her head and the radiant star-like rings on her limbs silently proclaimed her noble status.
Moreover, the woman's appearance bore a striking resemblance to Chloe.
With close inspection, it was clear she was exactly what Chloe would look like grown up.
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