Zongman: A journey through time starting from the Supreme

Rias said comfortingly: "...Don't worry, father and I have no ill will towards you, nor do we want to use your identity to do anything."

Himejima Akeno's heart moved, and she asked in surprise: "...You know my identity?"

Before Rias could answer, a voice came from far away: "...You are the daughter of Baiqiu, a cadre of the Son of God's monitor. This is not a big secret."

As the voice appeared, Himejima Akeno saw the bedroom door was opened, and a tall, elegant and handsome man walked in.

When Rias saw the person coming, she quickly stood up, lifted her skirt and bowed elegantly, "...Father!"

This turned out to be Rias's father.

Himejima Akeno thought silently.

Saigo gently touched Rias's little head with his hand, then he came to the bedside and stood still, looking at Himejima Akeno who was sitting at the head of the bed with an embarrassed and pale face, and said:

"…As Rias said before, she and I have no ill will towards you. This place is also very safe. You can rest well here."

"You don't have to worry that I will use you as a hostage to threaten your father. Your father knows that I brought you here."

"Since he lets you stay with me, it means he trusts me, and you can trust me too."

"Okay, little girl, don't say things like you hate your father. Even you don't believe it, let alone me."

"You have been able to live safely for the past two years because your father has been protecting you. With your intelligence, you must have noticed it."

"It's just that your father is too timid and doesn't dare to come out and recognize you because he is afraid that you hate him."

"The reason why you resent him so much is probably because he is too timid. If he appeared in front of you and hugged you tightly, I'm afraid you would cry and return to his arms."

"Forget it. I don't want to get involved in your family affairs. You need to break the gap between you and your father and face it yourself. It's inconvenient for me, an outsider, to say more."

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"My daughter Rias needs a dependent, and you are recognized by me and her. If you are willing to become her dependent, you can live with us."

"Rias and I will treat you as family too."

Himejima Akeno, who was stubborn and proud by nature, wanted to refute Saigo's words at first, and wanted to tell him that she would not cry in her father's arms.

But Saigo's last words broke into her heart and stirred her mind, leaving Himejima Akeno speechless with all her rebuttals.

"Like... treating them like family?"

The word "family" directly pierced through Himejima Akeno's fragile heart, making her eyes red and she almost shed tears.

For a young child who has experienced so much, what she desires most is a home and a family that loves her.

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"I'm being hunted by the Fallen Angels and the Himejima family...If you take me in, it will bring you trouble."

Himejima Akeno said with a trembling voice, holding back her tears.

Although she was grateful for the warmth given to her by Saigo and Rias, there were some things she had to say in advance, otherwise it would be selfish of her.

Saigo's expression was a little strange. He chuckled and shook his head, saying, "...Don't worry about the Fallen Angels. Your father and the Governor of the Fallen Angels will take care of it."

"As for the Himejima family, that's up to you. I don't care about them."

"Compared to the fallen angel, your mother was forced to death by the Himejima family. However, you also have a blood relationship with this family. Whether you are willing to seek revenge depends on your own thoughts."

"If you are willing to take revenge, I can give you power!"

revenge!

This was something that Himejima Akeno had never thought of.

In the past, she only thought about how to escape and how to survive, but she never thought about revenge.

But now, Saigo's words aroused the desire for revenge in her heart.

"Rias, take good care of her. I think you two will become good friends."

Saigo stroked Rias's delicate cheek with the back of his hand and said with a smile.

"Okay, father, I will take good care of her. Um, your name is Himejima Akeno, right?"

A gentle look appeared on Rias's young face.

Himejima Akeno said "hmm" softly, lowered her head and introduced herself: "...My name is Himejima Akeno, Miss Rias."

"You don't have to call me Miss, just call me by my name, Rias. Just like father said, we will definitely become good friends."

Rias smiled brightly, and that gentle and beautiful smile completely touched Himejima Akeno's heart.

Chapter 74 This time, Orpheus won’t be fooled again!

Rusutsu Amusement Park in the northern part of the island is the largest amusement park in the area.

This place is like a resort, with golf courses, tennis courts, swimming pools and other sports fields, as well as a variety of recreational facilities that can make children happy.

Therefore, there are always crowds of people here regardless of whether it is winter or summer. You can see couples taking their children out to play, or groups of students everywhere.

There was heavy snow in the amusement park today, and beautiful snowflakes like crystal fell from the sky.

This kind of weather is simply the best time for sightseeing and taking photos, and the amusement park is no exception.

Saigo was sitting on a bench. She was wearing a pair of elegant gold-rimmed glasses. She was leaning back in the chair, holding a magazine in her hand and reading it with relish.

Not far in front of him, Rias and Akeno Himejima were standing in line hand in hand, ready to ride the roller coaster.

Two young girls in school uniforms were chatting with each other in low voices, and their pleasant laughter could be heard from time to time.

Occasionally, Saigo could hear Rias loudly calling out "Father" and then waving at him vigorously in the queue.

Every time this happened, Saigo would look up, smile at Rias and nod in greeting.

At this time, Himejima Akeno also restrained her expression and bowed slightly in the direction of Saigo, looking like a Yamato Nadeshiko.

In less than a month, Rias and Himejima Akeno became completely familiar with each other.

Himejima Akeno, who once completely distrusted Rias and Saigo, gradually developed a sense of trust in them during her time with them.

Perhaps it was really like fate. Rias and Himejima Akeno became good friends who could talk about anything in a short period of time, just like a pair of real sisters.

There are a lot of people queuing up to play, and with Saigo or Rias's abilities, they have enough techniques to complete methods like "expelling humans".

However, sometimes waiting in line is also a kind of fun when playing in the amusement park. Rias, who brought Himejima Akeno out to play, preferred the process of chatting with Himejima Akeno.

Although Himejima Akeno has experienced more than two years of wandering life and has matured inside, she is still just a child now and has a great interest in amusement parks.

She looked at the roller coaster flying in the air, listened to the screams of the people on it, and an excited smile unconsciously appeared at the corner of her mouth.

It was as if the screams of fear from others gave her an extreme pleasure.

Akeno Himejima had never been to an amusement park, not even when her parents were still with her.

As a hybrid of a human priestess and a fallen angel, she has not been blessed since birth. Her father and mother are also afraid that she will be discovered by the outside world, which will bring her some unnecessary trouble.

Therefore, Himejima Akeno spent her childhood in the shrine.

It was not until her mother's death that Himejima Akeno began to wander around and saw the vastness of the world.

But at that time, she was only thinking about how to survive, so she had no intention of going to the amusement park, let alone the money to go there.

Deep in her heart, Akeno Himejima has always had a longing for this holy place for children.

And today, Saigo suddenly brought her and Rias to the largest amusement park in the northern part of the island. This sudden trip gave her a pleasant surprise.

"Akeno!"

Rias was standing in line, using her magic power to stop people from crowding in.

At this time, she had a gentle smile on her lips and stood coquettishly in front of Himejima Akeno, with her hands behind her back and standing on tiptoe.

"What's wrong, Rias?"

When she heard Rias calling her, Himejima Akeno smiled warmly, like a beautiful older sister.

In fact, the two argued for a long time about who was the older sister, but in the end they found out that Rias was still one year older than Himejima Akeno, and Himejima Akeno was depressed about this for a long time.

"Happy birthday!"

Suddenly, Rias, with her hands behind her back, handed over a small box with exquisite decorations and stuffed it into her hands under Himejima Akeno's surprised look.

"Rias... this is..."

Himejima Akeno had a complicated expression. She looked at the exquisite gift box in her hands and spoke in a whisper.

"Today is your birthday, you didn't forget it, did you?"

Rias said with a gentle smile.

Himejima Akeno opened her mouth, her hands tightly grasped the gift box in her hands, and whispered: "...I, I really forgot my birthday, how did you know my birthday?"

Himejima Akeno tried hard to hold back the tears that were about to fall from her eyes. She looked at Rias's noble and elegant smile, and she wanted to throw herself into her arms and hug her and cry bitterly.

How long has it been since she felt such joy and happiness? Ever since she left her mother, Himejima Akeno has never felt warmth again.

As for her birthday, she had always been hunted in the past, so why would she care about these things?

"Actually, I don't know your birthday, Akeno. Father told me this, so I prepared a gift for you. Do you like it?"

Rias said pretentiously.

"So it's Mr. Saigo... So Mr. Saigo is taking me to the amusement park today?"

The clever Himejima Akeno immediately guessed why Saigo took her out for a trip today.

"Well, father said that you have never played in a place like this like a child, so he wants to give you a childhood."

"I'm also taking advantage of you, Akeno. I've never been to an amusement park before, but I didn't expect there's such a fun place in the human world..."

"Next time we have a chance, let's go out and play together again, okay?"

Looking at Rias' brilliant smile, Himejima Akeno nodded vigorously and said 'hmm'.

Then she looked towards where Xixiang was sitting, with a look of gratitude and admiration.

"Hurry up and open it to see if you like what I gave you."

Rias urged Himejima Akeno at this time.

Himejima Akeno quickly untied the ribbon of the gift box, opened it and saw a very beautiful hair accessory inside.

Hair accessories are not something particularly precious, but in Himejima Akeno's heart, this hair accessory has probably become her most precious gift.

She took the hair accessory from the gift box and held it tightly, as if she was afraid of losing it. She smiled softly at Rias and said, "...I like it very much. I like everything you give me, Rias."

"Really? Let's continue playing."

At this time, Rias extended her hand to Himejima Akeno.

Himejima Akeno held Rias's little hand tightly, and the young girls laughed happily again.

And the hair accessory was carefully pinned on Himejima Akeno's hair by Rias.

"Marshmallow, anyone want some marshmallow?"

In front of the bench where Saigo was sitting, a vendor from the amusement park came over pushing a small cart and shouting loudly.

Saigo put down the magazine in his hand and said to the vendor: "...Give me a cotton candy, strawberry flavor."

“Thank you for your patronage!”

The vendor pushing the cart skillfully prepared a strawberry-flavored marshmallow for Xixiang.

Xixiang held the marshmallow in his hand, ate two bites slowly, and then passed it to his side.

At some point, a girl wearing a Lolita-style long skirt, with a petite and beautiful figure but giving people a cold and arrogant look, sat next to Saigo.

When Ophis saw the strawberry-flavored marshmallows handed to her by Saigo, her eyes lit up and she immediately took it in her hands, tasting it with relish, muttering:

“…Someone wanted to deceive me, but I deceived him instead!”

After saying this, Orpheus' eyes flashed with pride, as if he was happy that he had tricked someone.

"Who wants to deceive you?"

Saigo looked at Ophis eating cotton candy like a child and asked with a smile.

"A strange human said that if I were to become a leader, he would help me return to the dimensional gap to deal with the Great Red."

"But I don't need anyone's help, and I've already returned to the dimensional gap, so I guess he's lying to me!"

Ophis nodded vigorously and said with a disgusted expression.