Silver Wolf said righteously.
As an orphan who had never been taught by anyone and had never attended school, how was she supposed to know what kind of gibberish this was?
Wasn’t it perfectly normal not to understand it?
Therefore, she simply had to ask whoever gave her the game cartridge.
But Stark was stunned.
She couldn’t understand it, yet Silver Wolf just clicked it like that?
Was she really that easy to trick?
If so, why was she so guarded against him?
[Aha finds this very amusing and has changed the language to the common tongue of Punklorde.
Considering that Silver Wolf is illiterate, it has been converted into a mental transmission, and a reward of 1000 credits has been issued once again.]
Very good…
Does this count as child support?
Stark didn’t explain.
He pressed Silver Wolf’s small hand onto the screen, and the colorful display quickly changed.
The gears of fate began to turn.
If this were Dragon Raja…
it would likely be the loser accepting Norma’s admission notice; at this moment, Silver Wolf had also formed an inseparable bond with the Path of Elation.
Her guardian, Nihilux, had been waiting for a long time.
She had even specifically come to Punklorde to open a small restaurant, just waiting to see who would pick up Aha’s game cartridge.
And at this moment, she had finally waited for the one chosen by Aha.
Although the person had been snatched away, she wasn’t as excited as she had imagined…
What kind of task should she design?
[Player: Silver Wolf, Lv0.]
[Newbie Task: A Player with Nothing, Completed.
Newbie Gift Pack: Brand New Loli Outfit * 1 (External Funding), Aether Editing Technique – Entry Level.]
This panel was also visible to Stark.
Come to think of it, what does “external funding” mean?
[Hint: Just as Aha rewards the host, the system will also reward Miss Silver Wolf depending on the situation.]
How thoughtful.
At least the system is more reliable than Aha’s task rewards.
Isn’t it a bit too early to give her technical skills at this stage?
It would be better to give Silver Wolf some credits.
She’s such a little girl; does Aha want her to earn her own money by doing tasks?
Silver Wolf stood there in a daze as the technical knowledge flooded into her brain, though she would still need to study the massive amount of information herself…
As for the Loli Outfit?
She tapped the screen lightly to change her outfit.
Specks of light illuminated, covering her vital areas just like a magical girl transformation.
It was a black and blue Lolita dress with lace trim and a puffy skirt…
and a cute headband tied on her head.
She looked just like those young ladies from the upper district.
Soon, the brand new little dress replaced her tattered “Silver Wolf’s Beggar Outfit.”
[Legendary Item.]
[High value, recommended to keep.]
“???”
Silver Wolf didn’t understand what made it high value.
Looking at the flashy clothes that made her feel a bit self-conscious, she only confirmed one thing: if this kind of ability could be realized, then the game cartridge was definitely extraordinary.
Could it be that Stark was really her relative…
Her cheeks flushed slightly, and she looked at Stark timidly.
Stark was also staring at her.
*Ah, is he really my dad?* Although he was strange in every respect.
But…
“Um…”
“Shh, no need to thank me.
It’s what I should do.
Ah, it seems you really want to thank me.
I truly can’t help it with you, so I’ll give you a hug, shall I?”
“Mmm…”
She didn’t want that!
Silver Wolf let out a cute murmur, her face turning even redder, but her little feet were kicking at Stark in resistance.
His words sounded nice, but could he stop rubbing his face against hers?
She hadn’t given him permission…
This person really had no sense of boundaries!
“I’m not thanking you, stop talking to yourself…”
“Sigh, look at you, being tsundere again.”
Stark looked at the honest affection rating and couldn’t help but sigh.
*Stop acting; your affection rating is speaking for you.*
[Silver Wolf Affection +20.
(Source: Complex thoughts after receiving a gift, trust significantly increased)]
[Silver Wolf Affection +1.
(Source: Hug)]
[Current: 23.]
It was written clearly in black and white: this Silver Wolf wanted him to hug her.
Besides, what kind of father-daughter relationship didn’t even have “Friendly” affection?
For the sake of their future livelihood…
Stark had to violate ancestral teachings and go against the Wolf Cub’s free will.
Besides, there were no uncles here to arrest him.
Eventually, Silver Wolf realized that resistance was futile.
She listlessly let him cling to her, glancing at him with disgust.
At the very least, he’d only get drool all over her face.
“Are you done yet?”
“Don’t be so cold, bae…”
“Don’t call me bae…
Um, can you just be normal?
Actually, it’s not like I can’t…”
“Then…
daughter?
Little Wolf?”
The hopeful light in Silver Wolf’s eyes dimmed again.
She shut her mouth, swallowing her frustration.
She was just wasting her time trying to change the person in front of her.
At least he wasn’t a bad guy.
“Whatever you want…”
“Stark, where are we going?
Also, how do I upgrade this game cartridge?
I want to get stronger.
And, I still don’t know your situation.”
“Do you have any money?
Where is our home?”
“Why did you abandon me back then…
Forget it, that’s not important…”
She was probably just frustrated from being bottled up earlier.
Silver Wolf had rattled off a long string of questions, seemingly accepting Stark’s setting, but this setting was inherently detrimental to affection.
A father who abandoned his daughter.
The Wolf Cub had suffered so much out there and been bullied; how could she easily accept the existence of a father?
It would have been better to pretend to be a kind stranger who adopted her.
But the task was set…
Being a father wasn’t so bad.
He would play the villain to make up for the regrets of Silver Wolf’s original family.
As for where to go next…
Stark narrowed his eyes slightly and gazed into the distance.
If you have a powerful backer and don’t rely on them, or have an easy life and don’t take it, are you even a man?
Although he was a man with backbone, a father could do anything for his daughter.
In this crisis-ridden Punklorde, the father and daughter obviously only had one place to go, and that was the great—Miss Nihilux…
The legendary landlady of Punklorde, the woman who raised an Emanator of Elation and the last emperor of hackers.
“I’m taking you to seek refuge with a relative.”
“…”
Silver Wolf stared at Stark quietly, saying nothing more, even though he hadn’t answered her questions about money and home, he had said nothing at all.
But as the saying goes, if you marry a chicken, you follow the chicken; if you marry a dog, you follow the dog…
She certainly wouldn’t despise Stark, even if his background was mysterious and he might be a pauper.
Or perhaps, there would be a stepmother or something?
“I’ll go anywhere…
Stark.”
“Even picking up trash, we can survive…”
The little Wolf Cub tugged gently at the corner of Stark’s clothes.
She revealed a rare smile, seemingly wanting to put his mind at ease.
The smile was very awkward…
After all, Silver Wolf didn’t know much about this emotion.
For her, as long as she wasn’t hungry, cold, or beaten every day, that was enough.
Happiness…
She didn’t get it, but for some reason, she wanted to laugh right now.
She had grasped power; she had grasped the future.
She was no longer an unwanted mongrel; she possessed her own game cartridge, and oh, a weirdo claiming to be her father.
No, she was alone no more.