Regarding Elysia’s seemingly sudden decision, Bai Ye had actually sensed it long ago.
In their daily interactions, she had always maintained an innocent, playful, and cute appearance.
But Bai Ye understood the quirky and mischievous nature hidden beneath that surface.
Not to mention the girl’s other title from before he transmigrated—Miss pink fairy.
Snakey had revealed in her chats with Bai Ye that Elysia had once asked her about the Fire Moth’s reasons for exploring Vostok 51 Town.
Coupled with the strange powers the pink girl gradually mastered as she grew older,
and having previously witnessed Bai Ye’s clash with an entity defined by the Fire Moth as a “Herrscher,”
the girl finally made the choice to join the Fire Moth.
It was both to seek the truth and to protect her beloved father and humanity in the face of the approaching disaster.
Although Bai Ye couldn’t fully fathom the girl’s mind, he could roughly guess her purpose.
But Bai Ye did not rely on the information he knew from before his Transmigration to arrogantly assume control over everything, nor did he forbid Elysia from leaving his side.
Do you love a bird that soars in the sky, or a bird whose wings have been clipped?
For Bai Ye, he had already made his choice from the day they met.
Therefore, Bai Ye eventually said slowly to the girl, “If you want to go, then go.”
There was no attempt to make her stay, nor were there many words.
Bai Ye gave Elysia absolute freedom of choice.
“Mm, doesn’t Father want to keep me here at all?
Your cute little daughter is heartbroken.”
Elysia let out a whimper that sounded like she was aggrieved.
Unfortunately, not a single tear appeared after a long while; it was obviously fake.
Bai Ye watched and smiled, gently pulling Elysia into his arms.
“It’s not like we’ll never see each other again.
Maybe before long, I’ll take Mei and join the Fire Moth too.”
“As for you, Elysia, if you encounter danger, remember to ask your omnipotent dad for help.”
Snuggling in Bai Ye’s arms, the pink girl let out a nearly imperceptible “Mm.”
The girl reached out and tightly hugged her father’s waist.
“Father doesn’t need to worry, because a beautiful girl is omnipotent!”
As she spoke, she playfully winked at Bai Ye.
Hearing these familiar words, Bai Ye couldn’t help but daze for a moment.
Looking at the girl in his arms, she had gradually overlapped with the impression he had before transmigrating.
Slightly curly long pink hair, neat side-swept bangs, tied into a Horsetail behind her head.
Except she didn’t have a pair of elf ears yet because she hadn’t undergone the Super Transformation Surgery.
In terms of personality, she was no different from the one Bai Ye knew.
Under her pure appearance lay a playful and narcissistic side, and occasionally some “mischievous thoughts.”
She was eloquent; when meeting cute girls, she would use flirtatious behavior to interact, livening up the atmosphere while quickly shortening the distance between them.
How did Bai Ye know about that last part?
His Mobius and his student Mei had fallen for it just like that.
Currently still snuggling in Bai Ye’s arms, Elysia didn’t notice the young man’s wandering thoughts.
She was still relishing her father’s warm embrace.
“By the way, even if your daughter leaves, Father can’t secretly look for another little daughter.”
Elysia suddenly said alertly.
“One of me is enough; no one else is allowed, or else I’ll cry.”
Why did these words sound less like looking for a daughter and more like looking for a lover?
Bai Ye held his forehead and said,
“Your possessiveness is even stronger than Mobius’s.
She was here first.”
Elysia laughed mischievously a few times and said proudly, “But the only one Dad raised since she was little is the world’s number one cutest Elysia.
She’s the most special.”
Hearing this, Bai Ye really couldn’t refute it.
He had only ever raised two daughters, and he only met the previous one when she was nine.
Only Elysia was someone Bai Ye had picked up as an infant and raised until now.
Looking up slightly, she saw Bai Ye’s inability to argue.
The pink fairy looked as if she had won some victory, joy overflowing from her eyes.
“In Elysia’s heart, Father is also the most special!”
She whispered this sentence in her heart.
The pink girl stood on her tiptoes, raised her cute and charming face, and gave Bai Ye a surprise peck on the lips.
Feeling this sudden attack, Bai Ye was a bit stunned.
“Isn’t that how it is in the movies?
The pink fairy girl retreated with light steps, like a flickering sprite.
Brisk and passionate, mysterious and dangerous.
Of course, that’s assuming one ignores the slight blush on the girl’s face…
[During the two-plus years you were a teacher at Senba Academy, the pink girl also contacted Mobius to investigate her own connection with the Honkai.]
[Ultimately, the girl made up her mind.]
[Before her 17th birthday arrived, she expressed her intention to leave to you.]
[You knew that the girl was going to join the Fire Moth to begin the fight against the Honkai and the path of salvation for humanity.]
[At the same time, this also meant the start of the glorious path of the MANTIS.]
[After Elysia left, you remained at Senba Academy teaching Mei.]
[Watching Mei’s inhuman learning speed, you estimated that you would soon be surpassed by the girl, and that would also be the time to lead Mei into the Fire Moth.]
[This progress was much faster than you remembered.
You recalled that back then, it was Mei’s thesis during high school that caught Mobius’s attention.]
[Then, she joined the Fire Moth during the Third Honkai Eruption half a year later.]
[Actually, you could have brought Mei to join earlier; perhaps that would have made the future Dr.
MEI appear sooner.]
[But you ultimately gave up on that idea, letting the girl finish her last period of peaceful school life.]
[After all, there would be no more such leisurely and relaxed life afterward.]
[Especially for the girl who stood at the pinnacle of human wisdom.]
[When the sky falls, the tall ones hold it up, and in the face of the Honkai disaster, the girl was the tall one of the Previous Era.]
Bai Ye looked at the girl currently studying hard before him, thinking about her helpless appearance when he taught her how to cook earlier.
He could in no way connect her with the “rational machine” of the late Previous Era.
“Teacher, what’s wrong?”
Although Mei had been studying, she was not yet the rational and calm Doctor of the later period; she couldn’t ignore the young man’s constant gaze.
Coming back to his senses, Bai Ye changed the subject and continued teaching Mei.
But Mei was not so easily fooled.
Multitasking, she studied while pondering the look in her teacher’s eyes just now.
Recalling the young man’s gentle gaze just now, even Mei felt slightly bashful.
After all, besides her parents, she had spent almost all of these two-plus years with Bai Ye, who was both a teacher and a friend.
Mei also knew her own situation—in the eyes of others, she was a bookworm who didn’t know how to socialize and was even something of a kitchen destroyer.
Perhaps some boys would fall for her because of her overly excellent appearance.
But there was no one like Teacher Bai Ye, who made her feel genuinely happy and pleasant, whether it was during studies or daily interactions.