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Chapter 67 A Belated Happy Mid-Autumn Festival (Bonus Chapter, Please Vote)
A relaxing summer vacation.

The sea, barbecue, beach, and fireworks.

Before setting off, the parents kept imagining the wonderful trip that was about to begin, asking their daughters what they wanted to eat, drink, and do.

Jiang Si remained almost unchanged, standing there expressionless, seemingly lost in thought.

But compared to Jiang Si now, the young Jiang Si at this time exuded a sense of anxiety.

The restlessness was so pronounced in the summer that Coco couldn't help but glance at it a few more times.

She had long forgotten what Jiang Si was like when she was a child. That sense of boredom and anxiety, even with a hint of bewilderment, was a side of Jiang Si that Coco had never seen before.

"Coco, why are you still spacing out? Come on, the bus is about to arrive."

Her father's words brought her back to her senses. Turning her head, she saw her father, dressed in summer casual clothes, wearing a pair of sunglasses that he thought were cool. But in reality, sunglasses didn't suit her father at all, and the design of these sunglasses was also quite silly.

It just looks funny.

"Dad, mom."

She knew it was pointless.

Deep down, I know this is probably just an illusion.

Or perhaps it's just a memory.

She clearly recognized that this was a phantom of the past, and nothing could be changed.

However, the impulse compelled her, causing Coco to uncontrollably say, "Don't go! I'm not going!"

However, no one paid any attention to her. Her parents hugged her and happily ran towards where the bus was parked.

Later, when her father was so tired that he could no longer hold her, he handed her over to Jiang Si.

Jiang Si carried her on her back and was even the first to rush onto the bus.

I managed to snag a spot at the back.

She wanted to get up from Jiang Si and sit down next to her, but her body wouldn't obey her.

Instead, he rested his head on Jiang Si's lap and fell asleep directly on the double seat.

When Jiang tried to pick her up and hand her to her parents, Coco struggled and refused.

He was about to lie down and sleep on Jiang Si's lap.

Seeing herself clinging to Jiang Si when she was little, Coco turned her head away, feeling somewhat uncomfortable.

She almost forgot.

When I was a child, I was like that; I wanted to play with Jiang Si more than my parents.

"Oh dear, look at you, you're so useless. You can't even carry Coco for long before you're panting like crazy. You're not even as good as Jiang Si."

"Jiang Si works out at home every day. I can't keep up with him since I work every day. You want me to quit my job and do rehabilitation for three years? I'll definitely crush this brat in three years. Don't try to fool me. Back in high school, I was a well-known muscle man on the basketball team. I charmed countless girls."

"You can pull him down."

The parents were laughing and arguing, and then the mother looked over, touched her head, and said, "Coco, from now on, you should just call your dad 'brother' and your brother 'dad'."

"Don't lead the children astray."

The father reached out and ruffled Jiang Si's hair. "Look at your mother, she has no respect for elders, don't you think so, buddy?"

Jiang Si didn't reply, but just sighed, leaned against the window, and looked outside.

Because Jiang Si acted like a little adult from a young age, and because he trained diligently, he quickly surpassed his father in strength. So his father would always jokingly call Jiang Si "brother".

Hey bro, wanna train with me sometime?

Brother, we're practically family, come on, let's have a drink!
Brother, I'm not trying to be mean, but my wife just talks a lot. She's in a good mood today, come on…

I've heard conversations like this many times.

Many forgotten memories flooded back, and Coco's nose tingled with emotion.

The parents don't actually act like adults at all.

They said it was because of Jiang Si.

Because in other families, if children don't take things seriously, they'll never take their parents' words to heart.

But Jiang Si is different; she is quiet, obedient, and even overly mature.

It made them seem a bit immature as parents, and sometimes Jiang Si even had to remind them how to raise their child.

So the parents said they should just be good friends with their child.

After all, they couldn't put on airs like parents to Jiang Si.

Coco was closer to Jiang Si when she was little because her parents weren't very good at taking care of children—Jiang Si didn't need to be taken care of much from a young age, and when it came to taking care of Coco, it was Jiang Si who knew better how to keep her from crying.

Her parents sometimes apologized to her, saying they weren't good parents, but in Coco's heart, it was never like that. Mom and Dad were always the best in the world...

My parents aren't actually that old; they're both just over thirty. Judging from their complexions, they look like young people, with a certain lack of vitality and a strong sense of exploration typical of middle-aged people.

Because Jiang Si and Coco hardly needed to bring anything, and with the mindset of a young couple, they wanted to travel and create lasting memories everywhere.

Sometimes at home, he would leave Coco with Jiang Si so the two of them could enjoy some alone time.

Just like now, Ke could lean against Jiang Si's legs to sleep, while Jiang Si quietly gazed out the car window, lost in thought.

The parents whispered among themselves in the back seat.

"Looking at it this way, our Jiang Si does seem to be a bit short."

"I could tell before, right? Old Li's kid next door is only ten years old and he's already about the same height as Jiang Si. This kid is training too hard; he'll probably stay this tall for the rest of his life."

"It's all your fault, you couldn't stop him."

"What can I do if the child is willing? Besides, I can't beat him in a fight later, can I?"

"You shameful father, you'll regret it if you can't find a wife in the future."

"Jiang Si is quite handsome, he inherited his father's good genes. His eyebrows and eyes are somewhat like yours. There are definitely girls who don't care about his height. Don't worry about it. Maybe a bunch of girls will be chasing after him in the future, and you'll have to consider whether he'll become a jerk."

"With his personality, he's so quiet and reserved. If I were his age, I wouldn't even give him a second glance. What girl would ever want to date him? Don't talk nonsense. He needs to be more proactive and know how to chat with girls."

Coco looked up at her parents.

She doesn't remember such a thing.

I should have been asleep by then, so it's impossible for me to remember this.

So this illusion uses someone else's memories, or perhaps, scenes recorded within the vines of the calamity beast...

"Jiang Si, Jiang Si."

The father suddenly called out furtively, then turned his head and pointed to a pretty girl behind him, "Isn't that one pretty?"

Jiang Si merely glanced at it and said, "Hmm."

"Hmm? What does 'hmm' mean? Does it mean I'm asking if it looks good?"

"It'll probably look good."

"You little rascal," the father suddenly lowered his voice, "why don't you go over and say hello?"

"Are you very free?"

"Oh dear, your mom's always nagging about how if you keep exercising and don't grow taller, what if you can't find a girlfriend? Go and make friends with someone, prove something to your mom."

"No time."

"I clearly have free time."

The mother started to hold Jiang Keke, trying to take the girl back, but little Keke just clung tightly to her brother's clothes and refused to leave.

Deep down, Coco wished she could dig a hole and bury herself in it.

He's deadly, let go!
It took her mother a long time to pull her off Jiang Si.

The father sat down next to him. “Hey, don’t be shy. A man has to be bold when he’s picking up girls. What young man doesn’t like pretty girls? I was like that too. I even struck up a conversation with your mother on the bus…” “Stop talking nonsense.”

"It's about the same anyway." The father tugged at Jiang Si. "Go and strike up a conversation."

"Don't go."

"Tsk, you know..." The father thought for a moment, "Alright, let's make a bet. If you can go and tell her you like her and get her to reply, I'll buy you the dumbbells you've always wanted, the 160-kilogram ones."

The mother glared fiercely at the father.

He clearly looked unwilling.

Jiang Si has already stopped growing taller from exercising, and you still buy him these dumbbells.

But Jiang's father just waved his hand and ignored his wife.

Jiang Si finally turned to look at him. "You keep your word."

"Du, you'll definitely keep your word."

Jiang Si stood up and walked straight to the girl's side.

Coco also took the opportunity to glance at it.

She was very pretty, with reddish hair and eyes like glass. She wasn't very tall, about twelve or thirteen years old, actually about the same age as Jiang Si.

Startled when Jiang Si suddenly leaned closer, he moved closer to the adult beside him.

The red-haired girl was standing next to an older woman who was also smiling as she looked at Jiang Si.

The aunt must have overheard the conversation between Jiang Si's father and Jiang Si. The location wasn't far, and she looked like she was watching a show.

"Now I'm going to confess my feelings to you. You have three seconds to prepare. If you don't answer in three seconds, it will automatically be considered a rejection." Jiang Si spoke very quickly. "I like you to be my girlfriend. One, two, three, three seconds and it's over. Thank you for your answer."

Jiang Si turned around and sat down next to her father, looking at him. "I'm done talking. Now, let's buy dumbbells."

"Hey, hey, you're calculating this?"

"You didn't explain the process clearly yourself. I didn't try to renege on my promise."

"No offense, buddy..."

Then the aunt next to the red-haired girl and Coco's mother all laughed together.

The long journey was boring, so the two sides chatted casually. The red-haired girl blushed and ran over to Jiang Si, handing her a cookie, which Jiang Si then fed to Coco.

Coco returned to Jiang Si, lying on his lap and looking up at Jiang Si's increasingly drowsy expression.

I quickly realized what was going on.

The seed held in my own hand.

The miracle seed appeared at some unknown time.

The miracle seed is a miracle summoned by the girl's strong desire when she was in despair in the face of the calamity beast.

However, in the drowsy bus, there were no calamities, nor any strong desires.

And just like that, the miracle seed appeared in his hands.

Coco then remembered what the Disaster Management Bureau had said.

Disaster beasts are born from people's negative emotions because of the existence of magical girls.

So, in the beginning, which came first, the magical girls or the calamity beasts?
My thoughts quickly began to wander.

Because the seed of miracle did not bring about a miracle, but rather a calamity.

The parents chatted happily until one of them started snoring.

The bus was filled with a terrifying yet unsettling tranquility, with soft whispers, snores, a faint smell of smoke, and cold air, until it fell into a deathly silence before chaos ensued.

The tentacles of the vine-like monster instantly overturned the car.

Even though she knew this moment would come, Coco still couldn't help but shudder when it actually happened.

Fearfully, he wanted to grab his parents.

But Jiang Si held her down firmly, preventing her from moving, and used her body to create space for her inside the car.

No matter how the bus rolled, her body remained contained within that small, safe space.

Little Coco didn't have time to do anything before she fell into a coma.

Now, looking at Jiang Si, who had single-handedly created a safe space for her, she was momentarily stunned.

She always believed that it was the lark that had come to their rescue and saved them from the car.

She always thought that Jiang Si hadn't done anything at the time; she was just trying to protect herself.

When the bus came to a stop after rolling over, Jiang Si kicked open the window, carried her out of the bus, and placed her in a safe place nearby.

Jiang Si's right leg was scratched by something, and blood was gushing out. His back was a bloody mess. Then, as if nothing had happened, he limped back and opened the car door, searching for something among the corpses and the wounded.

Looking for mom and dad.

After searching for a long time and confirming that he couldn't find it, he sat down in the corpse and looked around at the surroundings with some exhaustion and confusion.

Looking up at the monstrous beast on the building.

When a blue rainbow streaked across the sky, Jiang Si picked her up again and put her down in a safer place where there was a rescue team.

He turned and ran towards the magical girl.

Ignoring the blood splattering on her legs and the wounds on her body, she completely forgot about her parents and just ran wildly and excitedly!

Coco didn't chase after Jiang Si. Instead, she manipulated Little Coco's body to stand up and staggered off in one direction.

Something was subtly guiding her, leading her forward, ever onward.

I don't know how long we walked, but we were very, very far away from where the bus had stopped.

The sounds of magical girls battling monstrous beasts filled my ears.

The girl shining in the sky brings miracles and happiness to everyone, constantly compressing the movements of the disaster beasts and protecting the surrounding area.

Wherever the magical girl's light shines, it becomes a safe zone.

Coco looked up at the blue magical girl in the sky.

A magical girl who can bring miracles and happiness.

She staggered forward, clutching the miracle seed tightly in her hand.

On a scorched, potholed road, they finally saw the "miracle" they had created.

During the flight, the father, whose head had already been crushed, lay silently in the ruins after the power pole collapsed, with sparks and flashes of electricity flying across his body from the power lines.

The only way to tell that he was her father was from his tattered clothes and physique.

She looked at her father helplessly, clutching the seed of miracle in her hand.

The seed of miracles is being sown...

He walked forward in a daze, wanting to get closer to his father, when he heard a weak voice calling out to him.

"Cocoa, Cocoa..."

She strained to open her tear-blurred eyes and searched around, finally finding her mother calling for her under a car.

Her body was cut in half; her lower body was crushed under the car, and her upper body, including one arm, was also broken. Just moments before, her mother had been gently holding her in the bus, laughing at her for always clinging to her brother. Now, her pupils were gradually dilating.

Breathing softly, struggling to stay conscious, her mother was quiet and weak, just looking at her with reluctance.

"Coco, be good."

She heard what her mother said when she was a child, as she was putting her to sleep:
"Listen to me, close your eyes."

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