Even if you succeed in jobless reincarnation and time magic, you must live life to the fullest.

If what Alsterd said is true.

If Darius is an apostle of gods and men, he must be in great danger.

It would be best to deal with it as soon as possible.

……

The next day.

I had a rare chance to be alone with Lala.

And Lala also remained awake during those times.

"Long time no see, silly dad."

"Um, could you please not add 'idiot'..."

"Let's not talk about this yet."

Little Lala lay in her crib.

Lucy was sleeping next to her.

Its eyes were not fully open yet, and its hands and feet were small.

The voice rang directly in my head.

"Dad must have guessed by now, right? I traveled here using time magic."

"Well... I guessed it..."

"Yeah, yeah, yeah."

Lala uttered her most familiar catchphrase.

"Anyway, I'll apologize to Dad anyway."

"Huh? Why are you apologizing?"

"Aren't you angry because they took over your child's body without permission?"

"...Well, yes, there is a bit of that..."

I scratched my head.

He couldn't help but giggle.

Talk about it.

He felt guilty for a long time because he had taken over Rudeus's body without permission.

I have always felt indebted to Paul and Janice.

It robbed their children of their lives.

But later, I came to terms with it.

I am Paul's son.

Paul has always treated me like a son.

This has never changed.

Well……

That being said.

When something like this actually happens to you, your feelings are definitely a bit complicated.

But anyway.

Lala is my daughter.

Compared to Paul, my situation is much better.

Naturally, there should be no complaints.

199. The Flawed Divine Child

My daughter is a time traveler.

A time traveler from the future.

Lala's age when she transmigrated might be older than mine, or even older than her previous and present lives combined.

In other words.

Lala is more mature than me.

I personally felt Paul's bitterness.

That being said.

I have no right to complain.

Just as Paul once treated me as his son, I must treat Lala as my own daughter.

Because... that's just how it is.

……

"Very sleepy……"

Lala is having a silent conversation with me through her telepathic abilities.

"Then, Dad, please ask whatever you want to ask. I don't have much time."

"Time is running out..."

"I want to sleep."

"That's it..."

I scratched my head.

The question I most want to know is, of course, why Lala is here.

Is it okay to ask?

So that's what I asked.

The answer is: the time magic failed.

But it wasn't the failure I had imagined.

……

six years ago.

Lala arrived in this timeline using boomerang time magic.

After handing me the secret to victory, he activated time magic again to return to the future.

however.

No one expected that the future would disappear.

Precisely.

It was Orstide's reincarnation magic that was forcibly activated, causing that timeline to disappear.

Lala was unaware of this.

Lala, having lost her coordinates, drifted forward following the magic of time.

in the end.

She was unable to return to the future.

Instead, it came to the point in time when she was first born, taking her place.

In Lala's opinion

They had just parted ways with me a moment ago.

Then I saw myself again.

However, for me, a full six years have passed.

"Time magic is fraught with danger."

Lala said with a sigh.

The time magic, which referenced reincarnation magic, caused the reincarnation magic within Alster to resonate.

Eh?

Wait a moment……

"So that means if you use time magic again now, even this timeline... will be erased by reincarnation magic?"

"exactly."

"what……"

The corners of my mouth twitched.

"Um... Lala, could you please stop using time magic?"

"I never intended to do that."

Lala said, turning over in her sleep.

Time magic is too dangerous.

It must be sealed away.

……

Then comes the second question.

Why can I hear you?

I patted my head.