I Can See Health Bars in Real Life

Chapter 827: Chapter 18: Moms Are the Worst!_2

Under the rare fierce questioning of her daughter, Shinki felt a bit troubled, stammering and unsure of how to respond.

What should I do, what should I do? It seems Xiao Ai is really resistant to this matter... judging by her appearance, she seems to really detest this situation. I had never seen Xiao Ai exhibit such a strong, grief-stricken emotion before. This problem truly has become thorny.

She took a deep breath, steeled herself, and asked, "Xiao Ai, what do you... think of him? Can you tell me?"

— Him?

People around blinked, their expressions turning more curious as they discreetly pricked up their ears.

On the other side, Alice also took a deep breath, realizing that her mother understood what she was asking, and was just stammering because she didn’t expect Alice to know about this matter and come over so quickly. She must be guilty and unwilling to face her, right?

So... what the newspapers said was true.

Mom... actually did it!

Someone who had always been overprotective of her actually acted against the person who was quite close to her — probably because she thought it inappropriate, not suitable, or didn’t like that person getting too close, viewing it as dangerous in some way, and just took action...

Fists clenched tightly, knuckles turning white with force, the blond maiden bit her lower lip tightly, biting out streaks of crimson color. The metallic taste subtly spread in her mouth, but she seemed not to notice, just staring blankly at her mother across from her.

"I... I don’t know... if only he had never appeared..."

In a slightly hoarse voice, Alice spoke stiffly.

"He seems like a very special person, from the moment he appeared, it felt as if he had a very special and important meaning to me. I care... I really care..."

At the same time, she regretted her previous attitude — why act like an ostrich, why deliberately avoid later on, always unwilling to see that person even once.

Yes, that guy seemed like a scum, and just looking at him made her angry...

So she thought, out of sight, out of mind, so that she wouldn’t be bothered or disturbed later on...

Yet now, thinking that she would never see that figure again, Alice felt as if a large part of her heart was empty. Although she didn’t know what was going on with herself, at this moment, she was nevertheless able to face her complicated feelings and emotions calmly.

It turns out it was really her own feelings, unrelated to anything else.

But only confirming it now, is it a bit late? The blonde maiden suddenly felt a sense of bewilderment; why is it always too late to realize?

Why are there always so many untimely events in the world?

"Eh?"

The silver-haired, silver-eyed girl opposite was momentarily stunned. Isn’t this... isn’t this a good father-daughter relationship?

In fact, Xiao Ai doesn’t truly resist him, not even to the minimal level of "dislike," let alone any other negative feelings like "hate" or "anger." But why is she expressing such grief and indignation?

At this moment, Shinki also found herself unable to grasp the situation, feeling her thoughts a bit chaotic.

What’s with all this, what exactly is going on?

After examining Xiao Ai’s expression carefully, she furrowed her brows, feeling the need to confirm: "So — Xiao Ai, you actually like him, don’t you?"

"..."

"..."

A brief silence.

Staring at her serious-looking mother across from her, Alice suddenly felt it was all laughable — even now, her mother still didn’t understand what it all meant to her, still nervously trying to confirm this silly question... perhaps that’s why she acted against that person.

The maiden, who once only dared to secretly leave the Demon Realm without facing her mother directly with her protests and opinions, at this moment, as if her pent-up anger had reached its limit, burst forth along with a rebellious mindset.

She raised her voice, glaring at her mother in anger, "Yes! I like him!"

"I do like him!"

"I like him the most! And... Mom!"

"I really hate it!!"

Amidst the continuous clicking sounds coming from who knows where and the incessant camera flashes from all directions, a certain Crow Tengu excitedly moved at divine speed, frantically changing shooting positions and angles, capturing hundreds of photos per second, as the blond maiden loudly declared.

Shinki was initially overjoyed, but upon hearing the last phrase, looked distraught.

— I hate Mom the most!!

Having suffered such a severe spiritual blow, the silver-haired, silver-eyed girl instantly turned pale.

"No, no no, Xiao Ai! ... How can you say that!!"

After a while, as if finally reacting, she clutched her head shakily, letting out a sorrowful moan.

"..."

"..."

A bizarre silence fell over the scene.

Everyone looked at each other in disbelief, wondering what was going on. Though it seemed like a melodramatic family emotional drama, there was something odd about it... emmm, perhaps because it was something related to the emotions caused by a man between two individuals...

In fact, it was a mother-daughter relationship?!

Even though not everyone recognized Shinki, just as most didn’t know about Alice’s Demon Princess status, they instinctively thought she was just an ordinary Magician, a Witch, Puppet Master living in the Magic Forest.

However, from their intense verbal exchanges just now, the relationship from how they addressed each other could indeed be discerned.

Hence, at this point, the somewhat dazed people finally managed to piece together this part of the basic relationship, their eyes suddenly became strangely brightened and intensely intrigued by the scene in front of them as if more interested.

It’s so, so, so... so unsanitary!!

But so exciting!

Just one more look!

At this moment, the flames of gossip in their eyes were clearly burning fiercely.

"Why is everything taking so long, Shinki, I’ve been waiting for ages..." Around this moment, an audacious voice broke the silence. From deeper within the forest, under the intertwining shadows of giant trees and the bright moon, a young man in white clothes and black hair stepped forward with slow, deliberate strides.

He flashed a bright smile, scanning around to see various familiar or unfamiliar faces revealing different expressions.

For example, Fujiwara no Meihong and Kamishirasawa Keine wore looks of utter shock...

For example, Penglai Mountain Kaguya raised an eyebrow, watching with interest...

For instance, Kazami Yuuka, Ibuki Suika, and others displayed eager fighting spirits...

And Miss Alice had that very astonished "How are you still alive" gaze...

— Uh, isn’t there something odd among these?

Oh well, never mind that, let’s make a big scene today; everybody can have a boisterous showdown!

"Long time no see, everyone... I’m back!"

"Speaking of which, I’m guessing quite a few might want to fight me now."

Knowing that many of his friends are battle enthusiasts, Gu Mo chuckled softly and pointed directly to the sky.

"Today I’ll give you all a chance. As you can see, this is a mirrored Moon. However, since my Imaginary Projection has reached the Magic Domain, the projected Moon is no different from the real Moon..."

"So..."

Scanning around again, the youth gave a bright smile, "Treat it as the usual anomaly, defeat me to resolve this crisis, otherwise, it will fall..."

Even before he finished speaking, a figure had already dashed toward him, the silver-haired, silver-eyed girl rushed up to him and gripped his collar, glaring viciously while grinding her teeth, letting out a sorrowful moan—

"Woo woo woo... What should we do, what should we do! Why does our daughter, Xiao Ai... Xiao Ai only like you now, and not me, her mom?!"

"..."

"..."

Our... daughter?!

Gu Mo blinked, his hand trembled, and the enormous Moon in the sky started plummeting towards Earth.