## Chapter 1697 – The Life of a Transcender – Chronicles of a Black-Haired Foreigner

This time, I went to see Aisha.

“Oh, Daddy’s here?”
“Yep! How’s my Aisha doing?”
“Can’t say I’m doing great. Not with Mom around.”
“Hehehe, you’re always getting tormented, huh?”

Aisha, the daughter Ari bore.

After giving birth to Aisha, Ari came to truly understand the human heart. Originally stoic and wooden, Ari awakened to a mother’s love by carrying and birthing her child.

But it kind of went into overdrive.

She became even more clingy and affectionate than she was with my other children, constantly showering them with affection and playing pranks. Mostly on her daughter.

“Ugh. If you know, Daddy, can’t you do something about it?”

Having grown up constantly tormented by her mother, Aisha is strangely mature. Since her mom is always like that, she was the first to come to her senses.

So, what should I say?

She grew up normally.

“That’s all love, love. Don’t you know your mother’s heart? Huh?”
“I do. But Mom’s too much. She doesn’t want to be apart from me for a second.”
“Just enjoy it a little. It’s nice for a mother and daughter to be close.”

So, I don’t play too many pranks on Aisha. Since her mom is already doing that, she’d really get stressed out if I did too.

I understand her psychology to that extent.

“Whatever. Enjoy what?”
“Hehehe, you unfilial child. What happens if your mom hears you say that?”
“Something terrible, so don’t say anything.”
“I’ll think about it if you give me a kiss. But hey, when you see your dad, you should greet him and give him a kiss right away. Are you going to make your dad ask for it?”
“Yeah.”

Without a word, Aisha kissed me on the cheek.

She’s so obedient. It’s all thanks to being tormented by Ari.

Of course, I don’t think it’s a bad thing. Ari literally poured her love into raising Aisha. Even though Aisha finds it a bit annoying, she’s a great mother.

“Anyway. Our Aisha’s been working hard, huh?”
“It’s not really work, you know.”

This isn’t Aisha’s room.

It’s a botanical garden-like space that she requested to be made. Next door is something like an insect museum.

Aisha is very interested in living things. Plants and insects, things like that. So she requested that these facilities be built and observes and studies all kinds of flora and fauna that she brings in.

She says that’s the most fun for her.

Is it because she inherited the blood of the (former) Alraune? Ari wasn’t particularly interested in plants and animals, but that’s probably because Ari grew up a bit abnormally.

Originally, dryads and alraunes are all about nature LOVE, aren’t they? That gene was dormant in Ari’s case, but it’s been very well expressed in her daughter.

“Is it fun? Watching this?”
“Daddy.”
“Yeah?”
“How do you feel when you see the prisoners you put in the sugarcane field?”
“It’s fun. They’re all moving around and doing things. It’s cute and fun to watch.”
“I feel the same way. It’s fun to watch.”

Aisha said that, brushing back her very beautiful, long, red hair inherited from her mother as she looked at the fish tank.

There are only aquatic plants inside.

“I think this is the most fun, seeing how these plants grow. And what kind of reactions happen inside to create what kind of substances. It’s really endless to watch. That’s so much fun.”
“Hehehe, I kind of get the feeling, but this dad doesn’t really understand.”

Honestly, I don’t really understand even after looking at it.

I’m not very interested in biology either. It’s not my main interest.

“Aisha. Let’s go to the insect section instead. Dad’s not really interested in plants at all. But I like insects a little.”
“Well, that’s how Dad is originally. Let’s go then.”

We moved to the next room.

From there, it’s an insect museum.

But it’s not an ordinary museum.

It was a space where exotic and unique insects collected from all over the dimensions were gathered. How can they be so bizarre? There are so many insects with unique characteristics. It would be fun to make Gu poison with these guys.

“Aisha. Do you know what Gu poison is?”
“I’ve heard that story more than a hundred times, you know?”
“Hear it again. Good stories should be heard a hundred or a thousand times.”
“What’s so good about that story!”

I told Aisha the story of Gu poison again, laughing. I even suggested making it since we were here, but she vehemently refused. She said I don’t have a love for insects, or something like that.

“It’s fun to watch the insects fight each other.”
“I don’t like it. Why make them fight?”
“Primal instinct. Ah, but really. When Dad was young, I used to go to the mountains with my friends and collect insects to make Gu poison.”
“Why are your few memories of your human days like that?”
“Hehehe, you’re right.”

Anyway, Aisha is doing her job well. She’s developing her hobby well. She wants to study all the creatures in all dimensions in the future. So I made her a few sub-dimensions for that purpose.

“Daddy. Wanna go see the zoo dimension?”
“Sure.”

ㅡFwoosh.

We moved directly to that place.

ㅡRustle.

An endless jungle. The theme is wilderness. The beasts and monsters from each dimension that I’ve captured live harmoniously in this place.

I flew around that space with Aisha, looking around.

“Daddy. But you know.”
“Why?”
“You said… humans themselves all have the same origin, right?”
“Yeah. They’re all born on Earth.”
“So humans originated on Earth and went to other dimensions due to dimensional distortions, right?”

This is certain.

In any dimension, the root of humans is the same. It was Earth. Lisperia of the Status Window dimension also said that humans suddenly appeared with a dimensional storm one day.

Humanity must have been scattered by those Titan bastards’ trans-dimensional rampage.

“That’s for sure. That’s right.”
“Hmm… I see. That’s what it is.”
“What?”
“Actually, the shapes of the beasts are all different, but they have fundamentally similar parts. Maybe some beasts or monsters in other dimensions weren’t born on Earth either.”

As expected of a child who is very interested in biology, she’s extending her thoughts in that way. I’m not very interested in biology, but seeing my daughter think like this made my heart swell.

“Kuh…! You’ve grown so much, Aisha!”
“Ah! Daddy! Let go!”

The moment I hugged Aisha!

ㅡFwoosh!

A gate opened and a daughter-obsessed person appeared! Ari came rushing in, her bright red hair flying.

“Ah! It’s Mom!”
“Aisha! I missed you! Ah!”

Ari, who was flying in, smiled when she saw me.

“Father-in-law, you’ve come too?”
“Ari, come here!”

I immediately released Aisha and hugged Ari. Ari nestled into my arms very familiarly and said.

“Hehehe, Father-in-law. You were playing with Aisha.”
“We were looking at some creatures together.”
“That sounds fun. Can I join?”
“Of course! Aisha! Let’s play with Mom too!”
“Haa!”

As soon as we landed, Aisha sighed.

“Mom. You came again… Ah!”

Of course, Ari wouldn’t just let that go. Ari immediately hugged Aisha and rubbed her face against hers, asking what had happened during the morning.

“Aisha. How did you spend today without Mom? Huh?”
“Just the same as usual. Ugh. Mom’s always like this whenever she sees me. Daddy. Mom’s always like this. You have to do something about it.”
“Hmm… Ari.”
“Yes? Father-in-law.”
“You don’t do that to me… but you only do that to Aisha? I’m a little uncomfortable.”
“Hehehe, what is it? Father-in-law has monopolized my love a lot so far. Now it’s time to share it with our Aisha.”

But Ari has hardly ever acted cute with me like that.

“Treat me like you treat Aisha!”
“Really. Yes. I will. Aisha. Can you bear with Mom’s embrace for a little while?”
“I don’t miss it!”

Ari immediately came to me and touched my face.

“That’s it. What did our Ari do today? Huh?”
“The same as usual. I’m always thorough with the work you ordered me to do? So don’t worry.”

Ari is the highest authority when it comes to food-related matters.

“I’m not worried about that. I know our Ari is good at her job. But Ari?”
“Yes? Father-in-law?”
“Isn’t it about time to change that title of Father-in-law?”

I’m living while hearing my children call me Dad, Father, Papa, but Ari still calls me Father-in-law.

“But it’s familiar? I’ve been calling you that from the beginning. Father-in-law is Father-in-law. I don’t want to change it. It’s a title I love.”

If you say that much, I have nothing to say…!

“I, Aisha calls me Dad too.”
“Those are different titles, so it’s okay.”
“Kuh…!”

I really have nothing to say!

“Anyway. Aisha? And Father-in-law? Shall we go relax?”
“Ah! Mom!”

Ari grabbed Aisha’s and my wrists, made a gate, and strode inside. Not only that, but we were thrown onto the bed.

ㅡThump!

And Ari jumped between Aisha and me. She proudly took the center spot and hugged Aisha and me with both arms.

“Dad… really. Mom’s always like this. She won’t let me go. Mom. Let me go. Please.”
“Are you going to reject Mom’s love?”
“Reject it! I’m going to reject it!”
“Father-in-law. The child is like this. But you often say something at times like this, right?”
“That is.”
“Love Cheonma Kim Kat is always a being who scatters love.”

You’ve learned well!

“Did you hear that? Aisha. Love Alraune Kim Ari always wants to scatter love to her daughter. Even if her daughter rejects it. Always like this.”
“Aaaaaah!”

Well, something like that.

Aisha and I had no choice but to spend time captured by Ari. But this is good too.

* * *

Anyway, the next day.

I could hear rumors that Kim Kat banishment charms were openly circulating among my children.

“Is that really true…?”
“Yes, Dad! It’s true!”

Hilda shouted confidently.

“If you want to chase Dad away, ask him how he got together with Mom! Nick said that if you ask that, Dad will run away!”

That bastard Nick!