Chapter 321 321: Let’s Go, Fulfill This Dream Together (Part 2)

Chapter 321 Chapter 321: Let's Go, Fulfill This Dream Together (Part 2)

Zero and 86 Iluustration will be posted soon.

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That was during the "mealtime" period when the maid was cooking for the father and daughter in the kitchen. Suddenly, there was a quiet knocking sound at the door.

*Knock. Knock knock*

This knocking drew the attention of the little girl, who was playing with her father while her mother was cooking.

At first, the girl hesitated. She wanted to ask her dad or call her mom from the kitchen because she had never experienced a stranger knocking on the door before.

But soon, a pleasant and sweet voice came from outside the door.

"Zera, hurry and open the door, I'm your Aunt Lena."

"Aunt Lena?"

Because the voice was so enchanting, Zera couldn't help but walk over and turn the doorknob. The door, which was "supposed to be unopenable," was actually opened a crack by Zera this time.

Zera peeked through the gap and saw a woman standing at the door. She was as beautiful as her mother, but her clothing was more revealing. She had pink hair and looked very seductive.

"Auntie, you..."

As soon as Zera weakly spoke, the pink-haired 'witch' outside glared at her.

"Call me Sister!"

"Si-Sister, won't you come in?"

"I'd like to, but I doubt your mom would welcome me," the witch sighed.

"So, you are..."

"I'm your daddy's first wife," the witch answered without hesitation, proudly puffing out her chest.

"First wife?"

Zera's eyes widened with confusion, as if she didn't quite understand the profound meaning of those words.

"There's no time to explain, Zera. Quickly find a couple of things on you and give them to me!"

"Huh?"

"Do you want to go outside? Do you want to see the vast world beyond this little house? Let me tell you a secret: the outside world is no longer plagued by Miasma. Everyone is living happily out there."

"Really? Is that true?"

After being tempted by the witch's words, Zera finally removed two buttons from her small skirt and handed them to the witch through the door crack.

"What a good girl. Then, I'll be going now. Remember not to tell your mom about this, okay? Alright, I'll help you hide this memory temporarily. This way, when you're reset, you'll still retain this memory."

"Sister, what are you talking about?"

The raging storm and earthquakes outside subsided, and everything seemed to return to its calmness. The only thing that remained restless was perhaps the heart of the maid inside the house.

....

"Daddy, this question is so hard. I can't do it. Can you teach me?"

The little girl placed an exercise book in front of Renji.

Written on it was not just any question.

It was about Zera's death, the disappearance of the Ashen Emperor, and the endless reincarnation of tens of thousands of mechanical maids.

If one were to say that Zera was the happiest desire born from Zero's dream, then this question was the most tragic reality.

This exercise book represents the reality that Zero's subconscious refuses to face, which is why it remains unsolved, and no one can solve it.

However,

"Wow, Daddy, you're so smart! I understand now!"

"No, I can't call you Daddy anymore, since you and Sister Zero aren't my parents"

"Zera is really happy, to have sister Zero willing to take care of me, to be my mom, it's just too bad Zera is already dead, unable to stay with mommy anymore."

"Zera hopes that brother and sister Zero can have a real child, Zera will bless you, go for it! Big brother!"

"Uh, that's about it, Zera wants to go out into the world, to see the world that the pink-haired sister talked about, where there's no Miasma, and everyone can live happily!"

"Sister Zero, can you open the door for Zera?"

The little girl looked at the maid with hopeful eyes, but the maid couldn't look directly at her. Instead, she lowered her head, and her silver-gray twin tails covered her face.

"I'm sorry, Lord Ashen, I, I..."

"It's okay, everyone dreams, besides... I really liked your dream"

"So if possible..."

"Let's go to reality, and fulfill this dream together, okay?"

Renji took the maid's hand, and the maid looked at Renji with a shocked expression, looking at her master, who was once only cold and silent, a man in a gray robe.

Renji was quite helpless about this.

So he just shrugged.

"People change, after all."

"Master Ashen, you... you can't lie to me...!"

"I promise..."

Amidst the bickering that sounded like an old married couple, Renji and Zero stood on either side of Zera, holding her hands. Together, they walked toward the door and opened it...