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Charlotte took Olivia 1 out. Like stopping a fight between friends at a bar, she dragged her along.

“Are you okay?”

Olivia 2, who must have been shocked in many ways, comforted her. Dealing with a child, she couldn’t understand why she was having such a fit.

No matter how much you want something, you should still keep it within limits.

“I’m fine.”

Little Olivia spoke boldly, trembling.

“I think my sister might be disappointed in me, so that’s a bit…”

“Sister?”

“The black-haired sister. Looks a lot like Mom… Olivia…? The sister with the same name as me.”

“Oh.”

She was talking about Olivia 1.

“Do you think she’s disappointed in you? Why?”

Olivia 2 hesitated to answer.

“My sister said. She said not to let the man see what she was up to… because it could be dangerous if he found out.”

“She did? To you? Why?”

“I don’t know either. I was scared because my sister said that… So I pretended not to see my sister in front of the man.”

“… ”

She couldn’t figure out the reason at all. Was there really a need to fabricate such a thing?

Is it a matter to be cautious about from the perspective of knowing the future?

‘After revealing the fact of regression, are there things that shouldn’t be known?’

To calm Olivia 2 down, gently stroking her while looking at Nine with a glance that seemed to ask for an explanation.

Nine awkwardly smiled and turned his head. The inn door. It seemed like he was watching the eyes of the 1s outside.

Is it difficult to speak rashly with a 33% stake?

It was unbelievable.

“Are you okay?”

All I could do now was comfort Olivia 2.

Olivia 2 also gradually regained composure. Her breathing became steady.

“I’m fine. Thank you for protecting me.”

“It’s ridiculous to say I protected you. What did I do?”

Olivia 2’s gratitude sounded insincere. So she feigned humility.

Ding-dong!

Startled by the sound of the inn door closing, Olivia 2 clung to me behind me. Lisa, who had finished guiding the victims to their rooms, also came downstairs.

“Welcome… Oh, it’s not.”

Confirming that they were not guests, disappointed Lisa went to the counter.

Confidently, Olivia 1 walked over. Did she already erase the mischief she did earlier from her mind?

She had a very shameless face.

“Dyke, can we talk for a moment?”

“Me?”

Shouldn’t Olivia 2 apologize first when she looks scared every time she sees her?

I glanced at her meaningfully, and Olivia 1, passing by Olivia 2, spoke.

“Yeah, sorry. Is that okay?”

“I don’t feel any sincerity at all.”

“Well, what can I do? Should I kneel? Huh? Is that what you want?”

“… ”

There was a sharp tone in her words. This was her way of conceding as much as possible.

Demanding more here would be unreasonable.

I patted Olivia 2 on the back and pointed to Dennis. It was a message for Dennis to stay with her while I talked to Olivia 1.

Little Olivia ran to the counter. Her running looked precarious.

She seemed to pretend to be fine with me, but she still seemed frightened.

“She’s acting scared…”

Olivia 1 growled, grinding her teeth. In her eyes, the sight of a frightened child seemed disgusting.

‘Devil, devil.’

How did she raise a child to turn out like this? What did Dyke 1 do…

‘I won’t do that. I’ll raise 2 better than anyone else.’

Thanks to the out-of-control first unit, my enthusiasm soared. I will raise the second unit more kindly than anyone else.

A goal emerged in my boring daily life.

Olivia came out with Dyke. She led Dyke to a secluded place where no one could hear from the inn.

Dyke silently followed Olivia. His mindset was strong enough to see what she was saying.

“What conversation?”

There was tension in Dyke’s voice.

Due to the adult-child dynamic, whatever Olivia Unit 1 said had an impact. To turn Dyke’s heart, she needed to pull out something shocking.

“It’s been 20 years.”

As many as 20 years. They lived through joy and sorrow together. When it came to Dyke, there was nothing she didn’t know.

She was confident.

“Dyke, the truth is…”

Olivia Unit 1 spoke only the truth, without mixing in any lies.

Sincerity. Olivia conveyed the emotions and sincerity she had felt over the past years.

“My past self. You’re just a kid.”

She was a weakling. A woman who knew how to make the most of the weapons she had. If it were her, she would have already analyzed the situation.

Young Olivia deliberately pretended to be pitiful to shake Dyke’s heart.

No need for words. It was obvious even without looking.

Are you going to stand by and watch that?

Emotional manipulation isn’t exclusive to Unit 2.

“Separate problem… I’m not worried because of the possibility of a butterfly effect, am I?”

“…Yes.”

“Is it purely because of jealousy? Because you don’t like Unit 2 taking all my attention?”

“Yes!”

A truth with no falsehoods. Since nothing was hidden to begin with, her inner thoughts couldn’t be read.

Even Dyke, who doubted Olivia’s sincerity, was gradually being swayed by her genuine feelings.

He made a mistake because he liked her too much. What could Dyke do?

He had to be a little cautious and end it.

“And Dyke is especially weak against this kind of thing.”

He suffered greatly from Unit 1’s parents’ generation. The mothers went to better men than Dyke.

So, there was a thirst for receiving love.

“She says it’s not her… but honestly, it shows.”

The reason he couldn’t resist Denise wasn’t different. No matter how dirty Denise’s past was, she gave her love to Dyke.

Unadorned affection was the only way to melt Dyke.

“Dad….”

Olivia Unit 1 gifted him her virginity. She even gave him the opportunity to devour her by moving her waist herself.

“This time, the situation is different. My feelings towards you must be different.”

Before the regression, Dyke took Olivia’s virginity. But the nuance was different back then.

It was closer to Olivia offering herself rather than Dyke taking her. Reciprocal.

All Dyke Unit 1 did was get an erection. Suddenly attacked after over 10 years of raising children with utmost sincerity.

“Look at your expression. It’s already over.”

Olivia’s prediction was spot on. Dyke looked favorably upon Olivia.

His blunt and cantankerous tone? It didn’t cause much damage due to Tina. If you thought of her as Tina’s daughter, it didn’t matter even if he threw a fit.

Although sometimes the blatant seduction hurt.

The gift of virginity offset the damage. No matter how much he tormented himself, thinking that Olivia gave him her virginity made everything okay.

Dyke’s lingering attachment to heroines grew beyond imagination.

Olivia knew Dyke’s character well. It was the right timing now.

Olivia drove the wedge.

“Why, why are you doing this!”

He knelt before Dyke.

“Dad. I can’t be without Dad. He may not know, but… in my heart, there are memories of the time spent with Dad… full of memories.”

Like Olivia 2nd said, she also clung to Dyke’s leg. Dyke didn’t know what to do and pushed adult Olivia away.

But Olivia wasn’t going to fall.

“What on earth….”

In the end, it’s herself. Isn’t it a good thing if the younger self is loved and grows up?

It was hard to understand. Unless you put yourself in the shoes of the person involved, you probably won’t understand for a lifetime.

Dyke sighed.

“Okay. I get it. Now get up.”

“…Is that forgiveness?”

“Forgiveness or whatever. Just don’t do it again next time.”

“……”

Dyke hesitated for a moment. He raised and lowered his hand, conflicted.

Then he placed his hand on top of Olivia 1st’s head. He did the same thing he did to 2nd.

Olivia smiled inwardly, raising the corners of her mouth.

“So kind, our dad.”

Too kind. Kind to the point of being a problem.

Thinking it’s better to hurt oneself than to see other kind people getting hurt.

A foolish person.

“I won’t let it go like that this time.”

He kills the demon king. Dyke and the 2nd are enough for that.

Even the young ones, eventually have talents like themselves.

What the 1st who returned is preparing for is what comes after.

The curse of the demon king kills the one loved most by the hero Dyke.

Then, what happens if Dyke loves several people the most? Who does the curse target?

The goddess who brought back the 1st said. Share the curse of the demon king.

Even if they live together for 20 years, Dyke loves Dennis the most. The 1st cannot surpass Dennis.

But what about Dyke himself.

“Because Dad saved us. We’ll save Dad too.”

The only women who will give birth to such a foolish child are themselves. Olivia was convinced of that.