Didn't you go to Teyvat to earn money to support me?

She repeatedly provoked Kosmo, hoping to make this cold young man's blood boil for her! Even jealousy and anger would do!

Even at this point, Kosmo did not show any emotion other than blessing... Of course, this cannot be blamed on Kosmo. After the super-transformation surgery, he could not even maintain his human form and became more taciturn and reclusive than before, something Desdobia had always known.

But she was a proud girl, and asking her to suppress her pride and abandon her dignity to investigate whether someone liked her or could fall in love with her was not in line with her self-esteem. She hoped that Kosmo could be the man who gave her a sense of security and acceptance, the man who could always accept her, and preferably the man who could express love.

Girls don't actually ask for much. Even if it's not from the bottom of their hearts, at least "love" needs to be expressed through actions. Every girl hopes to receive a domineering and fierce declaration of love. Only when he wants you, wants to possess you, and wants to fiercely drive away every lion that dares to touch you, can she feel secure.

Only then can you truly understand that you truly belong to him.

"Hey, are you already ready to give up on Kosmo?" Pado hooked her tail and scratched her palm.

“I’m not into shota. There are so many handsome guys in the base. With my looks, my figure, and my strength, I can get whoever I want in a heartbeat.” Daisy Dobia pinched her cat tail hard and said with a smile, “Paddo, do you have any handsome young men to introduce?”

"The only handsome guy I know is Doll..." Pado looked into her eyes and replied casually. She knew that Desdobia was forcing a smile, and perhaps she had been forcing a smile for the past few days, but as a friend, all she could do was let her slowly move on.

"The doll isn't a handsome guy. His face is prettier than a little girl's, so he can only be called a cute boy at most. You're such a cute boy-obsessed cat."

"You're just jealous and resentful! You're still upset that I didn't give you access through inside channels!"

"So cherish you and your little one. He's not like those stinky men. He hasn't learned how to make people sad, hurt, or annoyed yet. He's still a cute little wolf. Of course, who doesn't like a clean, handsome little wolf who calls you 'sister'? Although his upbringing is a bit strange and he might become a playboy with a distorted view of girls, he's still the boyfriend you've raised yourself. Any problems can be corrected at any time. If he grows up crooked, just give him a good spanking and teach him a lesson."

"I couldn't bring myself to whip him with a belt; his face is worth more than me."

“I didn’t tell you to beat him up. Beating someone up isn’t the only thing that happens after you unbuckle the belt.” Daisy Dobia’s smile was rather sly.

"Ha, looks like I'll have to whip you out with my belt first."

At 3 p.m. East Asian time, the warm women's salon hall was still noisy. People came and went on the transparent floor, and the sounds of clinking glasses, playing cards, and shouting rose and fell. Sporty girls in tank tops and hot pants talked about interesting topics among girls without any restraint. The bartender listened to the little secrets coming from the various booths, waiting for the opportunity to sell them to other girls who were ready to find out information.

This was Eve's third year of growth, and exactly one year after the Seventh Honkai Impact. The incomparably powerful Fusion Warriors were still living in the hopeful expectation that humanity would surely defeat the Honkai. The Fusion Warrior Project, the Hypermutant Project, and even the Moon Throne Project and the Child of Man Project, along with their steady implementation, greatly boosted humanity's confidence. This era was one where, although the end of the world was near, and even Australia had fallen victim to the Honkai, everyone still yearned for a better life.

Even a powerful Herrscher of Flame like Himiko was ultimately defeated head-on by Kevin. He broke her arms and legs, sealed her Honkai energy, and imprisoned her in a solitary confinement cell.

Humanity is ultimately invincible.

Just as Pado was getting tipsy and wanted to say goodbye and go home to sleep, she suddenly heard a series of exclamations outside. The sound of foxes howling like fangirls seeing their idol instantly sobered her up!

In the Fire Chaser Base, there are only two things that can make these little hooves make such noises: one is Eden, who has a huge fan base even among the Fusion Warriors, and the other is Eve, who has these damned shota lovers bothering her all day long!

Pado quickly flipped over the sofa and, sure enough, saw a woman with light blue hair entering from the doorway. She looked dignified but slightly sickly, and was leading a girl with long, straight black hair dressed in men's clothing who looked unhappy.

The girls in the salon started whistling!

Shen Liang was very unhappy and had mixed feelings because he had never liked coming to women's salons.

As the name suggests, this is a women's salon; men are not allowed. Shen Liang never wanted any special treatment, but he was often brought here by Mei and others, and even the salon's managers ignored him, as if he was automatically considered a girl.

Every time Shen Liang asked Mei or others, they would give him strange looks, as if it was odd that he felt he should maintain a certain "distance between men and women." Their replies were also infuriating.

"Is this important?" This is Mei.

"Don't worry, everyone will just treat you like their little brother and won't mind." This was Sakura.

"Ridiculous, ridiculous, and foolish childish thinking. You can't even reach 150 centimeters in height, so don't bother with your so-called 'male pride.' If you want others to treat you like a man, ha, at least look me in the eye first… Oh, I'm talking about me at twenty-five, not now." This was Möbius.

Fortunately, Shen Liang had gotten used to the unreliability of her guardians and had mastered self-control. Even if she cursed them a hundred times in her heart, her little face could remain calm and composed.

Avoid the enthusiastic, or rather, scheming, girls.

"Good afternoon, Dobiya, Pado." The delicate young woman with light blue hair led Shen Liang to Pado's booth. As soon as she let go, Shen Liang ran to Pado with ease and stretched out her hands to her.

Pado effortlessly picked him up and placed him on her lap, ignoring the girls around her whose eyes suddenly sharpened, and feeling a little smug.

These people probably don't know how deep the baby's feelings are for these older sisters. In Eve's eyes, it's only natural for him to ask to be held. Although normal boys at this age don't usually act cute anymore, to the baby, his appearance doesn't match his perception.

Moreover, not just anyone can hold the doll, just like any other child. In the Firemoth, besides powerful figures like Thousand Calamities and Kevin who ignored his resistance, there are only nine Primarchs who can freely carry him around.

Pado wants to flaunt this privilege as much as possible.

"Good afternoon, Blanca. You still look so beautiful, you don't look like you're three months pregnant at all." Daisy Dobia glanced at Blanca's slender waist and said with some envy, "I wish I could maintain this figure when I get pregnant."

Blanca gently shook her head. "No, this is not a good thing. Although it is indeed not easy to tell that a pregnancy is three months along for most humans, for those of us who are naturally slim, three months is enough to show. The reason why I didn't show any difference is precisely because my physical condition is too poor and I don't get enough nutrition for raising a baby."

"I just said it offhand... Blanca, you're taking it so seriously." Daisy Dobia scratched her blonde hair. "Well, it should be alright, right?"

“It’s alright. Dr. Mebius prepared the nutrient solution for me, and little Gretchen will definitely be born within the calculated time.” Blanca gently stroked her flat belly, then suddenly looked up at the little wolfhound who was being affectionately stroked by Pado, and said softly, “Baby, in seven months, you will have a little sister.”

Chapter Thirty-Three: Look, even your crab mom is laughing.

Shen Liang looked at Blanca's belly. Women who are about to become mothers always put in more effort to keep their walking, sitting and lying upright, and to keep their bodies moving in coordination, making their already beautiful figures even more graceful and swaying.

He was the youngest child in the entire base and had never imagined he would have a "sister." Blanca, still a young older sister in his eyes, had suddenly become a mother. Looking down at her future child, her eyes were filled with expectation and love.

So this is what a mother is like?

"A sister? How does Blanca know it's a girl?" Paddo reached out and touched her stomach.

“With today’s medical technology, the sex of a baby can be determined at three months, by which time the baby’s body has already fully developed.” Shen Liang’s head was pressed down by her leaning body, making it difficult for him to breathe, but he still said expressionlessly, “If even a civilian hospital can find out, let alone this place called Moth to the Flame.”

“Even if a civilian hospital finds out, they won’t tell you, okay!” Paddy reached out and pulled his mouth.

"why?"

"What if someone doesn't like a certain gender? What if the parents abort the child after it's been found out?" Paddo paused. "That's very inhumane and unfair, so in principle, doctors cannot reveal the gender of a baby."

Shen Liang frowned; he didn't quite understand why.

Why...do you dislike a certain gender?

Pado knew that he was currently in the intellectually stimulating phase of adolescence, developing rapidly, including his brain, which required receiving a great deal of information to ensure that his values ​​matured in line with his physical development. Therefore, he actually loved asking questions. Although most people thought Shen Liang was a quiet, unassuming teenager, those who knew him well knew that he was a curious child.

"That's normal, for example, in Asia, where you are, Wawa..."

“I am not Asian. In essence, I am not even a normal human being. My DNA contains only about 5/9 Asian appearance genes, so my appearance is somewhat biased. In other words, although I have a certain degree of Asian blood, I do not belong to any particular region.”

"Anyway, it's pretty much the same. We Asians tend to prefer boys because children only have the right to take their father's surname, and boys are more convenient for carrying on the family line. But in places like the Moth of Fire base, they prefer girls because we've found that women are more adaptable to Honkai energy in our Honkai research, and even their fusion warrior ratio is very high. So, a preference for a particular gender exists everywhere, and it's always been difficult to treat everyone equally."

Blanca smiled slightly, "But for me and Hen, no matter what the child is like, she is the one we can never give up. Dr. Möbius certainly knows that we don't care about these things at all, which is why he broke the rules to tell us... When we found out it was a girl, we were overjoyed, and Hen even bought a lot of my favorite spicy food."

"Sour for a boy, spicy for a girl?" Shen Liang suddenly asked.

“I didn’t expect that the baby could remember even these little bits of knowledge. Yes, Hen is also Asian, and this is their traditional custom.” Blanca smiled gently. “Just like when the baby was here, we gave her a lot of sour grapes and lemons… ah.”

Blanca, noticing Paddo's prompting, immediately realized she'd spoken too quickly and hurriedly changed the subject, "Does Doll want a little sister?"

Shen Liang neither nodded nor shook his head, but simply exhaled and whispered, "Blanca, do you like girls?"

A faint disappointment flickered in his beautiful, clear red eyes, and Blanca felt her heart clench for a moment. She keenly realized that her apparent happiness and joy in front of the doll could be a painful experience for the doll, who had never had parents.

In the group of Moths of Flame, she was one of the people who got close to Shen Liang. Shen Liang frequently visited Möbius's laboratory, and as Möbius's assistant, she often accompanied him. Most of the time, when Möbius had to work overtime and didn't have time to put him to sleep, it was Blanca who accompanied him to bed.

Now that she has a child, does this mean abandonment for the child who has always lacked a sense of security?

Wouldn't he be very worried about these things?

Blanca had misunderstood. Shen Liang's mind was filled with strange and unusual thoughts. He didn't feel any envy, jealousy, or sadness at all; he was just a little disappointed that Blanca seemed to have the same taste in little girls.

—He, a boy, was forced to grow his hair to his hips in the Fire Chaser base, looking like a tall, straight-haired loli. I initially thought it was just Eden, Alicia, and the others' distorted aesthetics, but it seems Blanca is distorted too. So, is Blanca partly responsible for dressing him up as a pretty boy? His usual prim and proper woman persona is truly disappointing.

“It’s alright, baby. Even if little Gretsch is born, I will still love you just the same.” Based on her guess, the frail wife Blanca quickly grasped Shen Liang’s hand. “You are the child of the Moth of Fire, and the first child I have ever cared for. Gretsch will be your sister in the future. I will love you both equally and will never neglect you just because you are not my biological child!”

Actually, Shen Liang didn't care about this at all.

Seeing Shen Liang's confused expression, Pado immediately started to stir things up, "Wawa, you should be angry right now, because you used to have Blanca's love all to yourself, but now you have to share it with little Greta. If I were you, I couldn't stand it. Being an only child is so lucky! With siblings, you can share the inheritance with others! Think about it, Wawa, half the girls in the base used to be yours!"

"Hey! How can you say something like that in front of a doll?" Daisy Dobia's cheeks flushed slightly as she glared at Paddo.

"Do you think the child is still too young to understand anything?" Someone sneered at Shen Liang, who was calmly drinking the soy milk he ordered from the bar. "Don't forget, the child was already preparing to become a father three months ago, but despite his efforts, he hasn't succeeded yet."

Laughter rose and fell.

Shen Liang felt that their laughter was somewhat malicious, as if they were mocking him.

Blanca lifted the confused boy onto her lap, laid him flat, and used her soft thighs as a knee pillow for him.

"Don't envy your little sister. You're the older brother, you'll have to take care of her in the future," Blanca said with a smile. "Want to listen to what your little sister is doing?"

Blanca was wearing a fitted velvet dress today. Although she was pregnant, her waistline hadn't changed, and you could even see her cute belly button through the thin fabric. This was loungewear; Blanca wasn't a fusion warrior, after all, and her outfits weren't like the fusion warrior girls' various tight-fitting combat suits.

"Listen...Gresh?" Shen Liang was puzzled.

“He can already roll over after three months.” Blanca unbuttoned her top, gently pulled open the hem of her clothes to reveal her fair waist, and then pressed the boy’s ear against her lower abdomen. “Listen, your little sister is greeting you.”

Before Shen Liang could express his confusion, he felt as if his ear had been lightly kicked, with a soft "thump." He instinctively froze.

The girls around her smiled even more gently when they saw Shen Liang listening quietly to the sounds.

Girls, seeing such heartwarming scenes of listening to the sounds of a baby... such beautiful and loving scenes naturally fill their hearts with tenderness.

Every girl has the inner expectation of becoming a mother, and this gentle, handsome, and innocent young man is the "father" candidate in the hearts of many of them. This scene makes them feel like they are projecting themselves onto the character, and they can't help but smile when they look at Shen Liang.

"Did you hear that? Greta kicked you." The frail, light-blue-haired woman ruffled Shen Liang's black hair, her smile bright. "Greta really likes her brother. When she's with Dad, you can't hear her happily turning over in bed, but she gets excited when her brother comes... Hehe, little Greta is so mean, she only likes handsome brothers, right? Napado, how about you marry my Greta when your child grows up?"

Pado hadn't thought about this question before, and her mind went blank for a moment. However, the other girls were quick to realize their competitor and immediately pulled themselves out of their warm and lovely mood to stop her.

"Are you kidding me, Blanca! Do you want to be my mother-in-law?!"

"Shut up! The young women in the base who are eager to get married haven't even solved their problems yet. Your daughter will be waiting for twenty years!"

"At least solve my problem first, okay? Little Gretsch wants to steal my man from my older sisters and aunts, even if it's a joke, it's unacceptable!"

"But Blanca, are you really sure it's the doll who grows up to marry Greta? Can you really be sure which of the two of them will grow up first?"

"That's right, the doll's development period is determined by Dr. Möbius's 'snake molt,' just look at Möbius's size and then think about the doll..."

"Hey, thinking about it that way, it's actually not bad. Suddenly I don't want to object anymore. Just imagine this scene: in less than ten years, the kids will have to call their childhood friend Gretchen 'older sister'..."