Chapter 340: The Goddess

Because of their hard-to-explain circumstances, Celia's presence had to be hidden for a long time.

But as Celia appeared in the real world and greeted her grandma, the whole Mao Household forgot about common sense!

"You are so cute!" Lavinia dropped onto her knees, hugging the lovely dullahan girl. She never thought that Celia would be so adorable!

The way she said 'grandma' simply struck Lavinia's heart, rendering their circumstances useless. It didn't matter whether Celia and Alex were blood-related.

Celia was his daughter!

And Lavinia was Celia's grandma because of that!

"Grandma smells and hugs like daddy!" Celia exclaimed before pinching Lavinia's face! The older lady pinched Celia's nose back, forming a close relationship with the dullahan princess.

They then went to the kitchen, where Lavinia showered Celia with her cuisine and the small present she had at hand.

"Daddy bought me a phone! I will get it soon!" Celia slyly exclaimed, covering her intent with innocence!

Lavinia fell prey to this adorable creature, "Grandma will buy you a laptop!"

"Hehe!" Celia grinned, then ran away toward her grandma as Alex and Sara narrowed their eyes at her.

Perhaps, Lavinia always wanted to have a daughter, for she wasn't even strict in the slightest with Celia. It was much different from what Alex remembered from childhood; he even glared at his mother.

But as Celia kept laughing and enjoying the presence of everyone around her, meeting Alex's parents and new world, Alex couldn't remain strict for too long.

"She's a lovely little girl," Harvey approached his son, staring into his red eyes, "You are pretty lucky, though. You skipped too many sleepless nights, Alex."

Alex gazed at his father intensely, picking up proper words to ask him important questions. Sara was next to him, silently observing them.

Harvey helped Alex, for he brought the topic first, "You just want to know our background, don't you?

Let's head outside, then," Harvey added, guiding Alex out of the room. No girls followed them, for they would learn about it a few hours later.

Sara smiled before turning toward her daughter… "Thank your grandma, Celia!"

"Thank you! Thank you! Hehe!" Celia thanked her grandma while eating a cake she had never tasted before.

It was so good that she wanted more and more!

And in this way, Celia slowly fell in love with her grandparents and a new world.

Alex and Harvey ended up on a roof, staring at the sunset in a unique mood.

Harvey recalled his past, which was filled with good and sad moments. His eyes also turned red, similar to Alex's hues.

At last, Harvey parted his lips, "The start wasn't any different. The game appeared on the market, everyone started playing it, and people either became good or bad.

You know how it is, Alex. Some people just want to do the opposite of what others love, so they become evil for the sake of it. The world had many adventures, and we enjoyed every second of it.

I was one of those people who couldn't distinguish between reality and game. I loved people on the other side and was more fond of them than in my home.

As an orphan, I lived alone after turning eighteen years old. Before that, I frequently fought with other orphans and developed into hard to talk person.

One of the older orphans helped me with my communication skills. She opened a world to me… I will never be grateful enough for her and her patience," Harvey laughed faintly, recalling a girl who helped him enjoy every small thing in the world.

Because of her, Harvey saw beauty even in little things. He could see another side and understand people.

Alex sat in silence, listening attentively to his father's talk. At some point, he started laughing, asking a few questions and even more details about Harvey's lovers because they seemed like interesting people.

Harvey even talked about Olivia's mother, which was shocking to Alex.

But this made him think, "If everything went well, I would have so many siblings, wouldn't I?"

"You would," Harvey chuckled from the bottom of his heart. He felt relieved, for his harem used to be much bigger than Alex's. It seemed like Alex had more restraints, or perhaps Harvey was too soft.

Nonetheless, Harvey expected Alex to chide or at least comment on the numbers. But instead, Alex was interested in every girl.

His heart stopped when Harvey mentioned Ivonne, though, 'It can't be coincidence, can be?'

In fact, Alex sent his consciousness to his soul. But as no one came out from the ocean, Alex knew that Ivonne was either too embarrassed to come out, or she simply didn't want to live her former life.

There was also a chance that Alex simply didn't have the means to use his soul on Earth and that he could only visit it.

It would still be nice if they could have a talk with each other, though.

"It didn't matter when I learned that the game is real. I was the same as you, happy that I could develop a real family with everyone.

Everything changed when the goddess came out, announcing our sin," Harvey's tone shifted to emotionless, not even wanting to feel anything toward the goddess.

At first, he was mesmerized by her beauty. She descended from the sky, moving down invisible stairs, wrapped in a gorgeous white dress. She was flawless, portraying the peak of beauty.

In fact, many players believed that she had appeared to help them, for she simply charmed them all, regardless of their gender.

They were wrong.

[Damned humanity. No mana dwells in your world, yet you dare to create and wield weapons enough to destroy my creation, your home. For such a sin, you all shall pay with your lives.

Benevolence is a must for a higher creation like me. You have a chance to keep your sinful world if you manage to win against the antagonists whose existence depends on their victory.

Win, and you shall be forgiven.]

Those words appeared when the clash between the antagonists and the magical world became the priority in everyone's lives.

Since then, the goddess would sometimes join the game, sending down quests to both sides.

"One of the quests was to build a shrine. That's how my life changed," Harvey said, recalling the building that allowed him to go to another world and become the guardian.