Dawn answered with almost zero hesitation.
Even if she was from the Future—
Akari was still her daughter.
And on top of that, it was Damian's baby girl.
Dawn really wasn't rejecting any of it.
Even though, in reality, she hadn't prepared herself even a single bit to be a mother.
But none of that stopped her from wanting to see Akari right now—so badly.
As for "hates"—that sudden strike of a daughter?
Not even a little.
The reason she stayed quiet for so long was—
she was just too shocked.
And she genuinely had no idea what to say.
But now, she gave a clear answer.
"Okay."
Damian smiled warmly at Dawn .
Dawn couldn't help her face heating up again.
And once she thought about it—
she and Damian's Future…
having a daughter—
it was just too embarrassing.
"Terapagos, work your magic.
What are you even doing?
What's so tasty about this, huh?"
Damian nodded at Terapagos, which was chewing on something.
Then he looked closer—
and found out Terapagos was eating grass?
His eyelids even twitched a little.
"Hehe~
Just try it and see what it tastes like."
Terapagos swallowed the grass in its mouth, then laughed in a dumb little way.
"We've got conditions.
Don't do it like that."
Damian sounded pretty helpless.
"I'm curious.
Honestly, it tastes pretty unique."
Terapagos blinked.
Then it understood it was serious.
It stepped closer to Dawn , and its small body slowly floated up.
Shimmering light lit up all around.
Its eyes locked tightly onto Damian and Dawn .
It could "see" it.
On Damian and Dawn, there were many of those same "threads."
And one of them…
was the thread leading to the past.
Once it found that thread leading to Hisui, it activated its time-space travel ability.
It found the girl in Hisui.
The light got even brighter.
A figure appeared ahead of Damian and the others.
It was a refined girl with black-blue hair.
She wore a blue cotton jacket.
And at her chest, she had a beautiful set of colorful feathers pinned on.
The light gradually faded.
Terapagos landed in Damian's arms.
And Dawn and the girls—
watching this surprise arrival—
all looked at her with emotions that were complicated in a different way.
Especially Dawn .
This girl's face was almost identical to her own.
So Dawn even felt like she was seeing her own vision somehow.
Was this really just inherited all those genes of hers?
"Hey?
Did I time travel again?"
When Akari first landed, she still hadn't fully snapped out of it.
She looked around, puzzled.
Especially the modern building not far away—it left Akari even more confused.
"Welcome back to the modern day, Akari."
A clear, gentle voice entered Akari's ears.
Her big eyes lit up instantly.
Almost at once, Akari twisted to the side and shot forward.
She dove straight into Damian's arms as he walked over.
"Dad—!"
A sweet, thrilled, soft voice rang out.
Akari tightly hugged Damian.
Her face pressed right into Damian's chest.
She took a deep breath there, then smiled in satisfaction.
"Dad's scent—
and it's the scent of a young dad too!"
Akari basically confirmed it instantly.
"Your nose is kinda too sharp, huh."
Damian chuckled as he rubbed Akari's hair.
"Hehe~
Of course.
I totally inherited your genes."
Akari tilted her head up.
She showed a smile shaped like a crescent moon.
"Really?
Then look over there."
Damian let go of Akari.
He pointed behind them.
"Mom!"
Akari blinked.
She stuck her head out from beside Damian.
When she saw Dawn , her surprise was huge.
In nearly a blue afterimage, Akari rushed straight toward Dawn .
She opened her arms and hugged the flustered Dawn right away.
Feeling Akari's embrace,
Dawn was exactly like when Damian first got hugged by Akari.
Even more panicky.
Both hands were raised—
she didn't even know where to put them.
"Waa—
Mom, I missed you so much—"
Hearing Akari's happy voice—
feeling the real sincerity in it—
Dawn tightened her lips.
Then slowly, she wrapped her arms around Akari.
"Huh?
Why are you shorter than me?
And then…"
But before long, Akari felt something was off.
She let go of Dawn .
Then she used her hands to compare the top of her head to Dawn's.
Her eyes also looked weird.
First at Dawn 's chest location.
Then she glanced at her own chest.
Dawn :"..."
Dawn blushed in embarrassment.
She finally understood.
This daughter—
was a little too impolite!
"Hehe~
I get it.
Because you're still a young mom.
Mom is so adorable~"
Akari noticed Dawn's expression and giggled, clearly enjoying herself.
Dawn :"..."
This daughter wasn't just impolite—
she was also super mischievous.
How did Future-me raise her?
Where was the "proper, reserved, elegant lady" part?
"Are you really my daughter—
my… Mr. Damian's daughter?"
Even though she was basically certain now,
Dawn still asked.
Mr. Damian said it right.
A bloodline connection wouldn't lie.
Dawn could feel something really warm from Akari.
That feeling only blood-related people would have.
But Dawn still found it hard to believe.
Who would believe this?
I'm sixteen.
Yet I already have a sixteen-year-old daughter.
And this daughter is taller than me.
And her development seems better than mine.
This is so sci-fi!!
It was so sci-fi that Dawn even felt like she was dreaming.
"Of course.
By the way, Mom's here."
Akari nodded without a second thought.
She glanced at Caitlin and Serena.
She smiled sweetly at them—
but didn't rush to greet them.
She pulled Dawn 's hand and went to Elsewhere.
She made sure their conversation wouldn't be overheard by Caitlin and the other two.
After all, what she was about to discuss with her mom—
wasn't really convenient for them to know.
"This is… unbelievable."
Seeing Dawn and Akari—
who looked like twin sisters—
Serena lightly bit her lip.
She still felt an extremely dense absurdity.
After yesterday's terror-filled top-tier legendary big battle—
Serena thought nothing could possibly shock her anymore.
But today?
Her brain felt like it was going numb.
Like—
Future's daughter time-travels to the past,
and then gets dragged here to the modern world again.
How is that even possible?!
Serena honestly felt like she might not have slept enough.
This was more absurd than a dream.
"..."
Caitlin looked at the Dawn mother-daughter pair whispering to each other.
Her brows knitted slightly.
She felt like something was off—
but she couldn't quite place what.
"This world is just this crazy.
So you always have to stay humble toward the world."
Damian walked over.
Dawn :"..."
"Mr. Damian."
Serena thought for a moment.
Then she called to Damian.
"What is it?"
"Can I ask—
how do you see Akari?"
Serena couldn't help asking.
Caitlin turned her gaze toward Serena.
"She's my daughter.
She's guaranteed to be born."
Damian understood what Serena meant.
He answered like that.
"But…"
"You're asking how I'm going to handle my relationship with Dawn after this, right?"
"..."
Serena fell silent.
Yes.
That was what she was thinking.
Damian had a girlfriend.
But now, Akari suddenly showed up.
And it was Damian's daughter with Dawn from the Future.
That meant there were only two possibilities.
First.
Future Dawn "won" Damian's girlfriend.
She successfully took her place.
Second.
Damian and Dawn had an affair—
and still had a daughter named Akari.
But in truth, there was a third possibility.
It was just that Serena's thinking habits stopped her from thinking of it right away.
"I like my girlfriend.
So I can't just give her up.
If Dawn is willing, then I'll marry her too."
Damian answered directly.
"Huh???
Marry her too??"
Hearing that, Serena was stunned.
Marry them together?
Is that—
even possible?
Serena was about to say something.
But she suddenly went quiet.
Because she remembered—
it might actually be possible.
This…
Serena fell into a mental storm.
And the way she looked at Damian started to shift slightly.
"Dawn…
Her threat isn't that big, either."
Caitlin didn't seem too surprised about that.
She looked at Dawn and Akari's silhouette and thought.
Caitlin knew Dawn's strength.
It definitely wasn't her opponent.
Damian's answer matched what she expected.
A guy with Damian's abilities and personality—
it was normal for him to take multiple wives.
Damian wasn't a king, but he was still the man who owned the house.
So as his wife, there was always going to be some hierarchy.
So someone had to be bigger than the others, right?
The battle for the main wife—
it's always been like this!
Damian seemed to like his girlfriend a lot, but that was fine.
If you had the talent, you'd win the people.
And as for me, Caitlin—
I've got talent.
I've got beauty.
The bond between me and Damian is also extremely deep.
So why couldn't I compete for the position of main wife?
That girlfriend of Damian's with an unknown origin—
what power did she even have?
Even if she really did have something—
she definitely wouldn't be better than me, Caitlin!
Caitlin's lips curled slightly.
Now that she'd personally confirmed Damian's "Future he'd take more wives" ideology from his own mouth—
Caitlin couldn't help feeling smug inside.
That's right.
This was how it should be.
And then over on Dawn's side.
"Mom, where are you and Dad at right now?"
Akari asked carefully.
She glanced at Caitlin once.
Then she spoke softly to Dawn.
"Huh?"
Dawn blushed.
She quickly realized what Akari was asking—
and that was precisely why she felt shy.
"Alright, I get it just by looking at you."
Akari clicked her tongue.
Dawn bit her lip.
This wasn't how a daughter was supposed to talk.
But that "tsk" look you just did…
it's way too similar to Damian's.
Oh.
Right.
She was his daughter.
Then that was fine.
"So what about those two sisters?
What's the relationship with Dad now?"
Akari asked her most wanted question again—quietly.
"You mean Miss Caitlin and Serena?"
Dawn froze.
"Yeah."
"Akari—
who knows what, but Dawn's brows knotted.
Her face grew serious.
"You should call them 'aunt.'."
Akari:"…"
No.
Honestly, I should call them "mom" too.
Akari rolled her eyes internally.
But yeah… it really made her miss it.
That look.
When Mom scolded someone—
she always had that expression.
Akari smiled with her eyes and hugged her younger-version mom.
She was super happy and satisfied.
"Alright, alright.
I'll listen to you, Mom.
I'll call them aunties."
Akari didn't rebut Dawn.
"Then what's the relationship between those two aunties and Dad right now?"
"Friends…
I guess?"
Dawn hesitated.
"So you're not together yet.
Mom, then you'd better work hard.
Make me be born sooner."
Akari's eyes lit up.
This was amazing!
"You… you said what?"
Dawn turned shy and flustered.
Her ears went red.
"Me and Mr. Damian—
we haven't even—
we haven't even—"
What do you mean by "make me be born sooner"?!
The key is—
me and Mr. Damian haven't even confirmed our relationship yet!
"Mom, you're always like this.
Whatever."
Akari couldn't help but roll her eyes in an adorable way.
After all, a daughter knows her mother best.
She'd seen her mom like this in love too many times already.
She clearly liked Dad so much—
it was just because her face was thin and she missed the moment.
And no one knew how Mom and Dad got together back then.
Could Dad have forced it?
Thinking of that, Akari looked at Dawn, who was blushing.
She already had an idea.
But the "how" wasn't actually the most important issue.
According to second mom—
during the start of the World Championship—
the moms met together and decided.
They determined the hierarchy inside the house based on the World Championship results.
That was the real focus.
"Mom, you really should thank the fact that you got a daughter like me born."
Once the plans were set, Akari couldn't help but sigh in admiration.
"What?"
Dawn froze.
"Let me be the one who takes away your household status!"
Akari didn't pay Dawn too much attention.
She looked toward Serena and Caitlin in the distance.
If this were the original World Championship—
Mom could never "beat" second mom Damn.
Because that's what Akari understood about it herself.
Besides Dad,
second mom Damn was definitely invincible in the current world.
And there were several strong contenders, too.
But it didn't matter!
Even if Mom lost,
my ranking could be used for Mom anyway.
As her daughter—
wasn't I just worrying myself sick for my real mom?
What?
Two accounts, two people—
daughter and mom—
fighting ranking?
That's not reasonable?
Why not?
How is it not reasonable?
Daughter and mom are on the same side.
Even if they're two accounts—
how is that illegal?
If you've got the guts, then have your daughter help you fight ranking too!
The battle for the main wife—
it's always been like this!
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