Chapter 443

Chapter 178: The Present Reunion and the Sins of the Past

Facing the average “jaw-on-floor” shock on everyone’s faces at the scene, even Ash, who was not wearing a mask of pain, couldn’t help but feel a sense of déjà vu.

Come to think of it, haven’t I experienced such things too often?

Last time, the old man of Tsukikage got captured and put in armor, transforming into “Destruction Caesar,” fighting his son; the time before that was Magic Red’s father getting controlled to be painted black-purple and beaten up by him for five children, sons and daughters.

Then there were other instances like the Galactic Crown Prince beating his own father…the issues with the Knights speaking for themselves, things like the signal axe where the child laughs when the father dies, microscopically small lunar punches, dragging the whole family away and turning them into monsters in the Showa era—anti-hero organizations generally specialized in mind games. It was truly too much.

Even Ash had to wonder, despite being a kids’ special effects drama, why it felt so “fatherly” and had such a negative impact on teenagers…but he didn’t care! Before the穿越, he enjoyed watching this kind of plot!

From Ash’s previous perspective, going against his biological father seemed ordinary enough. When she was often criticized from above, feeling nothing but bored and common.

So, for him, the reality show-like scenes of novelties challenging authority and the mental and physical impacts of different ideologies was exhilarating! As a mere viewer, he only wished the bloodshed was more intense.

However…

Three small kids who had never seen such strange developments were dumbfounded, Shabak was completely bewildered after being shot in the head, while Lily and Little Dark showed terrible expressions…yes, if I looked as an audience outside the animation or novel, I would laugh out loud.

But now, having known and understood them, and in many complex ways being part of their relationships, even I can’t find joy in this…Ha, I won’t admit I find some pleasure in it, because it would be too embarrassing to admit!

“Precious Cures…Lily, are you the Precious Cure?”

“Yes…Yes…It’s me, it’s Lily!”

Her bangs moved continuously, Lily nodded slightly, breaking her transformation in front of her father, revealing her as a tall and graceful young woman compared to the little girl in his memories.

“I have been recognized by the Heart Tree. With my partner’s help, I have become the legendary warrior, CureMoonlight.” In her palm, the remaining half of the Seed of Heart reflected the light from above. “Now, I protect my mother, protect everyone and this world. I have strived and succeeded.”

In her past, she once held the innocent belief that if she worked hard, her disappeared father would return. But after abandoning this idea for a long time, she picked it up again today.

After hearing her daughter’s heavy truth from her, the man, as a father, opened his mouth without knowing how to comfort her until he remembered another thing and rushed to ask.

“Lily, you’ve grown up so much…What about your mother, Haruna? Is she alright?!”

Not only did he recognize Lily as the Precious Cure, decades of memories also surfaced from deeper within his mind.

“Oh!” Hearing her father urgently inquire, the long-standing resentment over her abandonment by her mother and father was instantly swept away. “Your mother has been waiting for you, setting out a pair of chopsticks for you every meal.”

Uncontrollable tears fell again, but this time they were genuine tears of joy, finally pushing back the sorrow of tragedy.

“Dad!”

Feeling Lily’s authentic call, besides the Dark Precious Cure whose face became worse the more she interacted with her father, the other three couldn’t help but be moved to tears.

“It’s good—we’re finally together!”

“Yeah! Lily-san finally—” Erika hurriedly wiped her nose and tears with her sleeve, her speech slurring “Ash actually did something right! It almost ended up as a tragic confrontation between father and daughter!”

“It’s great we are reunited, but…”

Wuki, equally moved, noticed the atmosphere improve between them and suddenly blinked her wide-awake eyes.

Nevertheless, though it’s a touching reunion now, it doesn’t mean what happened in the past doesn’t exist anymore.

“Truly…so late!”

“Sorry—I…am!”

The man’s expression froze again, not about his past memories but about the ones from the other ‘him’, remembering all the memories of acting as the Desert Apostle under the guise of Doctor Shabak.

“Ugh—”

Greater shock overwhelmed him, causing him to cover his head and kneel, the cause of the trembling pupils not being pain from cerebral swelling, but because of the vast amount of information contained in the memories.

Thinking back, I remember everything—all from my time as a globally renowned botanist to finding the legendary “Heart Tree”. Seduced by a youth called Doon, I put on the mask and joined the Desert Apostle wanting to wither Earth’s life.

And then…what irreparable acts did I commit!

Facing her finally awakened father, unsure what to do, Lily saw his struggle and thought along the same lines.

That means, the ‘dead enemy’ considered her greatest rival once also wanted to defeat her with various methods, committing outrageous acts. Creating the Dark Precious Cure as a counterpart and actually killing Kuron.

This enemy she once hated so deeply is her father?

“How could this—” Even if Ash stated it was due to the manipulation by Doon, this remained hard to accept for Lily. “This is too much!”

“Ugh—”

Furthermore, there is the Dark Precious Cure—who was created by me—that makes this—how will I face you both!

Holding her head, the shock from the unbelievable result made Tsukikage Eimei rush frantically, stumbling as if wanting to escape.

“Dad!”

The man lost direction as his overwhelming grief caused him to stumble, knocking over two trash bins, colliding with Eddie who came to check, vanishing from view as Lily cried behind him, calling for her father, rushing after him immediately.