She Can't Possibly Be My Daughter

And it was at the next moment, the curtain in the backyard was slowly lifted. Then, a baby, all chubby and pink, yawning and in a daze, walked out from the backyard.

(っ ̯ -｡)

A pair of fluffy ears drooped atop her head, hazy and confused. Pink and tender, fluffy and adorable. The expression of the ghost woman instantly froze in place, like a statue, unmoving.

"…"

An eerie silence brazenly spread around.

"Who is she?" The ghost woman asked, dumbfounded.

Lynne coughed and said earnestly, "She is the infant that the pigfolk gave birth to yesterday, isn't she cute?"

Hum—

The gaze of the ghost woman became hollow. Subconsciously, she extended a long tentacle from her body, slowly reaching out toward the little girl, and after getting close to her, she swiftly severed the tip of the tentacle.

Accompanying the falling tentacle, that tentacle quickly coiled around the little girl's leg like a little snake and penetrated almost without hindrance.

Perfect fusion. No signs of any rejection reaction.

The ghost woman shuddered, her gaze gradually becoming vacant, as this meant that this beast-eared, adorable baby in front of her was the fragment that had fallen from her body a month ago. That is to say, she is her own daughter. But what kind of joke is this?

She trembled. Because, according to normal development, the malicious fragment that fell from her should have transformed into an incredibly twisted monster even if it did manifest!

An evil spirit of chaos and destruction born from birth, an existence of extreme evil! Slaughter! Malice! Resentment! Evil! But how does it feel like this child is totally unrelated to evil and destruction?

Lynne, seeing the vacant expression and the crashed consciousness of the ghost woman, quietly asked: "System, explain."

[Ding! The Evil Spirit Blood Baby has completed the initial transformation and has adjusted the correct outlook on life and values according to the host's previous settings. The Evil Spirit Blood Baby is currently in its infancy.]

Then the introduction of the Evil Spirit Blood Baby appeared in front of Lynne.

[Evil Spirit Blood Baby (Infancy)]

[Level: 10]

[Alignment: Chaotic Good]

[Description: Originally a young spirit born of malice and hatred, but due to the interference of someone, it has changed its growth direction and does not seem so evil and destructive…]

[Current Taming Level: 351]

[Current Fear Level: 591]

Lynne: "…"

"Attention!"

Snap to! The little girl, who was still staggering in a daze, immediately reflexively straightened up (;oдo).

Patter—

Both little feet came together, her body straightened up, staring ahead, the little one perfectly stood at attention.

"Left face!"

The little infant⊙﹏⊙immediately turned and stood straight, facing Lynne. The little tail behind her was still swishing. Obviously, the psychological shadows and taming level from before her formation have already been engraved into her bones.

Lynne: "…"

[Such… a good girl…It seems this should be the situation where the taming level is maxed out. This is not good!]

The ghost woman watched this scene blankly, feeling her entire worldview collapsing.

Lynne walked over, picked up the little girl, brought her in front of the ghost woman, and seriously said: "Ma'am, she is indeed a very healthy daughter. If you are sure she is your child, you can adopt her from me at any time."

Then Lynne poked the little girl's soft cheek and said: "Little one, call her mommy."

"Mommy."

The little girl blinked, seemingly also feeling the wonderful connection between her and the ghost woman in front of her. She leaned over.

Slurp—

She stuck out her tongue and gave her a lick on her face(๑＞︶＜๑), leaving a small wet mark.

The ghost woman: "!!!"

[Sanity -10]

[Sanity -10]

"It's impossible! She can't possibly be my daughter..."

She murmured blankly. Feeling her worldview and outlook on life all being greatly shocked. Because she is an aggregation of evil spirits, a deformed evil spirit twisted by countless malice and hatred! The daughter incarnated from the fragment that fell from her can only be even more twisted and ferocious!

She shivered back to her senses and looked into the baby's eyes.

Crack—

She felt something inside her heart breaking.

Purity…

She actually saw purity in her eyes! There is such a terrifying thing as purity in the eyes of an evil spirit; this is absolutely not a quality that a normal dark creature should possess!

"It must be a disguise!" She murmured to herself, "Just as I often transform into a beautiful woman to seduce those prey, yes! It must be like this! Under this pure appearance, there must be hiding an evil and twisted soul!"

She murmured, finding reasons for herself.

Slurp—

The little girl tiptoed and left another wet mark on her face, her eyes full of sweetness. Clearly, she had also felt the intimate relationship between herself and the ghost woman in front of her.

The little girl raised her head and affectionately rubbed her forehead against the ghost woman.

"Yada——"

Buzz—

The ghost woman became blank, the cognition that had just been established with great difficulty shattered into pieces with a crack.

[Sanity -10]

[Sanity -10]

"This shouldn't be…" The ghost woman said blankly. "Normally, the evil spirit fragments that fall off from me would definitely form into a twisted existence, how could… how could…"

She suddenly turned her head, and the malicious and furious gaze instantly fell on Lynne. Countless tentacles pointed at Lynne.

"Is it your doing?!"

[Ding! Crisis Level 91%]

It seems she was about to attack.

Lynne widened his eyes, decisively lifting the cute ghost baby in his arms forward. In an instant, the ghost woman's eyes were once again filled with the swaying, adorable baby.

Slurp—

The ghost baby stuck out her tongue and licked the tip of a tentacle in front of her.

"Yada~~"

[Ding! Crisis Level 71%]

[Ding! Crisis Level 61%]

[Ding! Crisis Level 51%]

"Ah—ah—"

The ghost woman screamed, clutching her head, looking like she was about to break down.

"It's impossible! She can't possibly be my daughter! Absolutely impossible!"

This kind of breakdown is not something ordinary people can understand. It's like a soul that deems itself extremely ugly and filthy, having a child possessing purity, kindness, and other beautiful qualities—it's absolutely unacceptable for an ugly evil spirit!

[Ding! Host triggers mission: Evil Spirit Mother]

[Mission Introduction: Make the target accept that the baby is her daughter and eliminate the target's malice towards the host.]

[Mission Rewards: Skull Coinx300, Experience +100, Blood-clad Evil Spirit Favorability +50]

Lynne: "???"

This system really takes every opportunity to throw all sorts of strange tasks at him! However, whether this evil spirit can eliminate her malice towards her, indeed the only way is to start with this child.

Lynne cleared his throat, adjusted his monocle, and said seriously: "Ma'am, please calm down for a moment. Since you came to me looking for your child, it means that you must care very much about your own child. In that case…"

Lynne lifted the adorable baby in his arms.

"Shouldn't you feel happy seeing such a cute and healthy daughter?"

The ghost woman sneered angrily, forcibly suppressing the anger in her heart, and said: "Heh, let me ask you, if you see your own child turn into a ghost-like figure, would you be happy?"

Lynne was taken aback, and said: "Shouldn't I?"

"…"

"…"