Ever since Sephie stopped minding Kaito having a harem, and even betrothed all her daughters to win him over, her thinking had broadened considerably.
She no longer had any superfluous thoughts or objections regarding other women around Kaito.
Thus, after learning about Tearju's situation, Sephie, understandingly, wanted to help her.
Tearju was also an invaluable research talent to her.
After all, she was a genius scientist in cosmic bioengineering who had reached the top in her teens. Any ruler would appreciate that!
Of course, precisely because of such genius, some research institutes discovered her early and, through various 'gentle' means, recruited Tearju.
Two months ago, after Tearju asked her for help, she also sent a large army to destroy the research institute of Tearju's original organization, rescuing Tearju and the artificial weapon 'Eve' she had created.
The fundamental reason was that the research institute wanted Tearju to use her knowledge and abilities to create new life, transforming it into a humanoid weapon with powerful combat strength.
Later, under threat, Tearju created a life using her own genes, naming her Eve.
After the success, for a period, Tearju, under the pretext of nurturing her, lived together with her in a secret research institute.
Having come to regard Eve as her daughter, she gradually clashed with the people at the institute over time.
Due to collisions of different ideals, the institute's higher-ups wanted to eliminate her. So Tearju, who had not long joined the chat group, sought help from Sephie.
This was the reason for Tearju's distress call 2 months ago.
Although the plot was somewhat different due to the chat group, and the timeline differed from the original,
if the plot continued normally, Tearju would ultimately lose contact with Eve during their escape.
Due to identity issues and being hunted by the institute, Tearju would go into hiding, silently searching for Eve, but to no avail.
As for Eve, after losing contact, she became an assassin to survive, finally becoming [Golden Darkness].
"I see. So Tearju has such a story."
After Sephie recounted Tearju's experience, Kaito feigned ignorance and sighed.
When he asked what happened next, Sephie smiled and continued.
After Tearju and Eve were successfully rescued by Sephie, Tearju regained her freedom.
At the same time, she no longer had to create humanoid weapons. Under Sephie's arrangements, she moved into a luxurious house, living happily with her daughter.
Although Tearju was a complete airhead, diligently studying cooking but still not mastering any skill, the mother and daughter were still quite happy together.
But recently, when Eve went to school with Lala, Momo, and the others, for some reason, she suddenly asked Tearju who her father was.
Perhaps seeing other children had both parents, while Eve only had a mother, no father.
It was natural to become curious. In fact, it was only a matter of time before Eve thought of this question.
But Tearju had never even experienced love, so where would she find Eve's father?
This question had troubled Tearju for a while. Now with Kaito's appearance, and Kaito seeming very reliable, Tearju's attention gradually focused on him.
She was very afraid that Kaito might be dissatisfied or distant with her because of her airheadedness.
But seeing Kaito so popular, she also became a bit anxious inside.
Eve didn't seem to reject Kaito. Even during lunch when everyone was cooking together, Lala even brought Eve to play with Kaito, and Eve even sat on Kaito's shoulders for a while.
"Alright, I understand."
He didn't participate in cooking at noon; he was nearby watching over the kids' group.
While chatting with Eriri and Mikoto, he inferred their current plot timelines.
Eriri, he knew, hadn't officially entered the plot yet.
As for Mikoto, she was involved in the Mass-Produced Ability User Plan. He didn't know how many Misaka Sisters there were, nor how many had been killed by Accelerator.
Learning this, Kaito considered whether to go to Mikoto's world and save the Misaka Sisters.
Just as he was thinking, Lala naturally came to play with Kaito out of boredom. Eve, being close to Lala and the others, followed along.
At that time, Eve was a very lively and innocent little girl, just like Lala. So Kaito happily played with them on the beach for a while.
'Perhaps...'
'It was seeing this scene that Tearju made up her mind.'
'Since Eve had no father, if she found a boyfriend, couldn't he become Eve's father?'
'Hmm, that seemed perfectly logical.'
Even Kaito inwardly gave Tearju a like, hoping she would continue to work hard next time.
"Rest assured, I know Tearju well. Although she's a bit airheaded and makes a mess of housework, she's still very good."
Sephie, intending to help Tearju, naturally would put in a good word.
"Alright, I'll pay attention to Tearju's situation. But you, don't you really mind?"
"Hehe, if I minded, I might only allow Lala to marry you."
Sephie covered her mouth and chuckled softly, but her expression was also inexplicably strange.
She didn't know if helping with this was right or wrong, but she understood the concept of giving someone what they like.
By letting Kaito gain more benefits, he wouldn't forget her and would help her regain control of the universe, preventing the Seventh Universal War.
The previous Universal Wars truly killed far too many lives. As one of the victims on the battlefield, Sephie knew this firsthand.
For the greater good, she had no choice but to make this decision.
Some people are selfish, and naturally some are selfless.
Seeing a hint of helplessness in her smile, Kaito strengthened his resolve to protect her.
After all, his woman was simply too good.
Besides, he was also quite interested in the matter of the Universe Overlord.
He certainly wouldn't manage the entire universe himself. But having the title of Universe Overlord...
Wouldn't that be a very satisfying thing?