Dominion's End

V6C9: Daddy, Gēge, and Me

Dominion's End Volume 6: The Unknown Elite

Original novel in Chinese by: 御我 (Yu Wo)

Chapter 9: Daddy, Gēge and Me—translated by Elkin & raylight (C/E edited by lucathia)

I was a little uneasy as I headed back into the forested hill behind the base. Although I had a feeling that Thirteen wasn't very hostile to me, I still needed to keep my guard up against him. Even if he had zero hostility, we were food on each other's menus. His evolution crystal was a terrific supplement for me, while my flesh and blood was like his ginseng.

The moment I entered the forest, I could sense a powerful aberrant nearby. It probably wasn't Thirteen, based on its aberrant energy levels, so maybe it was Asura.

"Gēge!"

A little girl sprang out from the bushes and flew into my arms like a mini canonball, taking me by surprise. As I patted her head, I could sense Thirteen in the forest behind me. I could actually detect his faint presence, but it wasn't until Beibei had dashed out that I could sense him, freaking me out completely.

Even if Asura was far larger than Thirteen and looked scarier on the outside, he didn't make me fear for my life as much as Thirteen did. Thirteen seems a little more hostile than before though, why?

I wanted to push Beibei away a little so I could free my leg from her grip and more easily ask her some questions, but she clung on tightly, and I couldn't get her to budge with a light push.

So she's still scared? I asked gently, "Beibei, let Gēge hug you?"

Beibei immediately raised her arms. I scooped her up, and she rested her little head on my shoulder, her cool cheek squishing against my neck and slowly warming up.

I said soothingly, "Don't worry. Don't be scared, Beibei. Gēge will protect you."

Beibei made a force "mm."

Thirteen stepped out of the bushes right then, holding himself like he was facing his greatest enemy. His feet started subconsciously clawing at the dirt as he firmly fixed his gaze on Beibei, making it immediately obvious what was most important to him.

Don't tell me he's hostile because Beibei ran over? Conflicting feelings churned inside of me. Thirteen really does care for Beibei, certainly more than I do. How many times have I thought about Beibei recently? This little girl who fell into Thirteen's claws?

Even right at the start, the person who had protected Beibei in these snowy lands was not me, but Thirteen, an aberrant. With Beibei here, there was simply no way to fight. So I directly asked Thirteen, "What do you want?"

Thirteen continued staring at Beibei, and replied, "Beibei wants you."

Huh? My expression darkened. I never thought it'd be for this reason. So I asked another question through gritted teeth, "Did you attack the Zhanjiang Garrison because of me?"

Thirteen shook his head and said, "Servants want to eat humans. There are lots of humans here."

Why're you referring to them as "servants"? My god, my little flap of butterfly wings has transformed Thirteen from the Aberrant King into Aberrant Master?

Beibei explained in her childish way, "Daddy brought the servants here to eat. But we saw lots of pretty ice, so Daddy recognized Gēge. We finally found Gēge. We can go home together."

The hell? What Daddy and Gēge? How'd I turn into Thirteen's son? No wonder when I jumped in to make ice shish kebabs out of the horned mice, the aberrants backed down without a fight. They recognized the "Gēge"!