Chapter 338: Sangonomiya Kokomi: Father, please come home with me!

Before he could react, the young girl at the entrance had already lunged toward him.

That impatience was obvious.

If the reactions of Ganyu and Mitsuyo when they met him earlier were within expectations, then Kokomi's behavior at this moment left him completely confused.

No, how could she just start calling him "Dad" like that?

Sangonomiya Kokomi was completely unaware of his shock, her slender body embracing the person who made her Stigmata burn.

The moment she wrapped her arms around him, the Stigmata became like a traveler returning home, instantly calming down.

At the same time, a surge of joy welled up deep in her heart, and a sense of security filled her.

"Father, I have finally found you."

The jubilation in Sangonomiya Kokomi's tone was visible to anyone.

She looked up at Hearing Hearing Luo Li face; even though it was their first meeting, there was no barrier or strangeness of a normal person, and driven by the Stigmata and Honkai energy, it instead presented a sense of extreme familiarity and closeness.

Precisely because she lacked affection and no one understood the real her, she was very thirsty for the warmth and peace she had felt in her swaddling days.

So much so that she could not forget it even now, unable to restrain her sudden emotions.

"..."

Honestly, Hearing Luo Li was bewildered; he could also feel the anomaly of the Stigmata.

"Is Kokomi the infant from the pearl back then? Is it the relationship of the Stigmata now? Or the influence of my own behavior back then?"

Having finally regained his ability to think, he began to guess; there was almost no other possibility.

After all, the two had no intersection, and the only point that could be called a crossing was that fusion five hundred years ago.

Perhaps it was the primordial imprint from before her birth that had carved his life aura into the infant's life mark.

Only this explanation made sense; otherwise, Hearing Luo Li could not foresee any other possibility.

Of course, he was not the only one surprised.

Gorou, who had followed closely behind, also witnessed this scene.

His mouth was wide open, enough to fit a fist, and his eyes were full of shock.

"Her Excellency Sangonomiya's... Father?!"

The young general's brain was in chaos; he never imagined that the person he had brought back after going out would actually be Her Excellency Sangonomiya's old man.

This was too much of a coincidence.

"No, considering the other party's words and expression at the time, and that he deliberately let me bring him back, I see... he wanted to see his daughter."

With the two parties involved unaware of the situation, Gorou had already imagined a grand drama.

Since Sangonomiya had no father from a young age, having only been raised by the previous Divine Priestess, others had some doubts about this; it turned out her father had been drifting outside.

"Fortunately, I was not rude to that lord at the time, otherwise..."

Gorou felt a bit lucky; it was good that he was sharp enough and his words and actions were polite.

Otherwise, if Her Excellency Sangonomiya found out, she would surely reprimand him.

Thinking of this, and knowing this was a touching moment of father and daughter reuniting, Gorou, no longer worried about safety, hurriedly exited the cave, leaving the space to the father and daughter.

He also ordered the two soldiers not to approach and to wait on the path.

Inside the cave!

Kokomi, buried in Hearing Hearing Luo Li arms, was unwilling to let go for a long time, and the calmed Stigmata made her reluctant to separate.

It was as if her heart and body were filled, gaining an extraordinary satisfaction.

"Father, where have you been all this time?"

Without any doubt, Kokomi raised her pitiful, delicate, and beautiful face, her eyes filled with a longing for knowledge.

Hearing Luo Li was speechless for a moment; he never expected that, aside from the women he had ties with back then, he would have to explain himself to a daughter who had suddenly appeared upon arriving at Watatsumi Island.

"Uh, that's a long story."

Although he was a bit confused at first, he quickly straightened out his thoughts.

After the surprise, looking at the cute young girl hugging him, he inexplicably had the thought that having a daughter seemed... not bad at all?!

Unlike a mere stranger, through the connection between Honkai energy and the Stigmata, he also had an illusion of being closely linked.

I do not know how much time passed, but Kokomi finally released her embrace, her eyes brimming with water and longing as she said: "Father, Watatsumi Island and Narukami Island are currently at war at Tatarasuna, and the situation is very chaotic. Since you have returned this time, please do not leave for a while, okay?"

Her tone was very natural, not like a first meeting, but like a daughter with a father complex who had not seen her father for many years and was worried after returning to his embrace.

"Could it be that the influence of injecting Honkai energy into an immature infant back then was so huge?"

Hearing Luo Li had some doubts in his heart, not quite sure if it was the growth environment or an innate relationship.

No matter how he looked at it, Kokomi treated him completely as her biological father.

Only... not leaving for a while; then how could he go back to see Mitsuyo and Asase Hibiki?

Facing the young girl's expectant eyes, Hearing Luo Li could not bear to refuse for a moment.

Although the process was different, that cautious, pitiful hope was almost exactly the same as Mitsuyo's and Ganyu's.

Outside the cave!

Patiently waiting for the father and daughter to talk about private matters inside, Gorou explained the situation to the two soldiers.

Anyway, this news would be exposed sooner or later, so there was no need to hide it. ===== CHAPTER 340 =====