Little Elysia ran with her arms spread out behind her like wings, leaning forward in that adorable airplane run only little kids can pull off, then leaped up and delivered a flying kick to Ryn, who was still sound asleep and dreaming.
"Daddy! Wake up!"
A flying kick from a little pink piglet nearly sent Ryn to meet his great-grandmother in his dreams.
Ryn clutched his stomach and gave Elysia's little head an exasperated tap.
The first thing he did after getting up was to pick up the giggling Elysia, who was shining like a little sun, and hang her on the coat rack.
Then he went into the bathroom to wash up and brush his teeth. After he was done, he took down Elysia, who was kicking her chubby little legs on the coat rack.
"Why are you up so early today..."
Ryn looked at the time on his phone, and his face turned green. He thought he had overslept and the sun was high in the sky, and that Little Elysia had woken him up because she was hungry. But it was only four or five in the morning. This was the first time this little lazy pig had woken up so early.
Elysia picked up a small bow and arrow hanging on the wall, then put her hands on her hips happily and shouted,
"I want to learn archery! The dojo master uncle recommended a super pretty big sister to me, and she said she can teach me!"
"Oh, then go ahead. Having a hobby is a good thing. Learning archery can also be for self-defense."
"Mhm, mhm. Daddy, give me some money! The big sister said I have talent and can teach me for free. But I want to pay the tuition. The big sister's dojo looks even more run-down than the one we're in now. I don't have the heart to learn her archery for free."
"Tuition, huh... Learning martial arts should cost quite a bit. Wait a moment, I'll go rob some more money."
"No! Stealing money is wrong!"
"Then there's no money. Get lost."
"Well... then I guess we can rob a little... But, let's agree first, we can only rob bad guys' money!"
"Your moral compass is very flexible. I admire you for that! But you're still a bit naive compared to me. Elysia, with a face as thick as yours, you could learn to be even more shameless."
"???"
Elysia looked at Ryn in disbelief. Was this guy really a father?
"Daddy, if Mom were here and heard what you just said... what would happen?"
"Your mom would probably chop me into eight pieces, but she can't hear me right now~"
Ryn winked, then leaned in and whispered something in Little Elysia's ear.
"Little Elysia, as long as you're shameless enough, you can get close to lots and lots of pretty girls~"
Elysia's eyes lit up instantly. She threw her arms around Ryn's leg, all traces of doubt gone from her eyes, replaced only by the sincerity of one meeting a great master.
"Daddy, I want to learn how to pick up girls!"
Ryn coughed twice, clasped his hands behind his back, and gazed into the distance, looking very much like a grandmaster.
"It can only be understood, not taught. Elysia, don't listen to what I say, watch what I do! The Harem King will teach you how to properly build a harem!"
"Mhm, mhm!"
Elysia nodded frantically while taking out a small notebook to jot down Ryn's words. At the same time, she silently turned on her phone's recording function to capture everything he said.
Although Little Elysia had never met her real mom, Kiana, she had long been preparing a gift for their first meeting~
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In the end, Ryn brought a pile of gifts and the money from selling all the hooligans' electric scooters and went with Little Elysia to visit her archery teacher.
Just as Little Elysia had said, the archery teacher was indeed a very beautiful big sister with a very gentle personality.
After chatting for a while, Ryn handed over Elysia, who could no longer contain her excitement, to the archery teacher.
Although the archery teacher was gentle, once the formal lesson began, she became strict.
For example, the first lesson...
The archery teacher officially tested Elysia's abilities in various aspects, then took out a long spear and chased Elysia around the classroom, whacking her.
Elysia ran around with her head in her hands, and the slightest lapse in concentration resulted in a lash from the archery (scratch that) spear-fighting teacher.
Yes, the first lesson in martial arts is to learn how to take a beating and be tough.
Ryn watched for a while, and after confirming that the teacher's teaching intensity was just right, he covered his mouth and left with a smile.
After all, when he was learning to fight, he was also chased around by Kiana, getting beaten to a pulp every day.
Now, seeing the next generation go through what he had gone through, he couldn't help but feel a sense of nostalgia and gratification~
"Pfft... Hahahaha~"
Ryn finally couldn't hold it in anymore and burst out laughing halfway down the road.
The archery teacher, who was in the middle of whacking the little groundhog Elysia, paused for a moment upon hearing Ryn's laughter. She pointed somewhat confusedly in the direction Ryn had left and asked Elysia:
"Is that really your biological dad?"
"Even if he weren't my real dad, I couldn't laugh..."
"That's true... Speaking of which, I remember when I was a kid learning martial arts, my master would hit my hands so hard I couldn't even lift them. My mom had to feed me, and my dad would be the one laughing the hardest..."
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In the days that followed, Elysia, relying on the talent she inherited from Kiana and Ryn, possessed a naturally strong body with top-tier recovery and learning abilities.
During the day, she would learn archery and spear techniques at the archery dojo, and at night, she would follow the dojo master to learn some boxing and other martial arts.
Her strength improved by leaps and bounds, earning the praise of both the dojo master and her teacher.
However, their praise was tinged with infinite regret. After all, in this era, no matter how well you learned martial arts, what could you do with it...
As for Ryn, he spent his days doing nothing, wasting time. He would occasionally help Elysia replenish her life force, allowing her to continue pushing her body to discover its potential.
When Elysia's strength was sufficient, he even taught her some simple applications of Honkai energy. However, he forbade her from trying to capture and absorb the surrounding Honkai energy into her body, only allowing her to absorb the Honkai energy he gave her under his watchful eye.
This was because if Elysia continuously absorbed the surrounding Honkai energy now, it would lead to a shortage in the surrounding area.
A regional shortage of Honkai energy would be equivalent to an uneven distribution of Honkai energy concentration, creating a gradient that would cause Honkai energy from other places to flow in to fill the gap, causing the Honkai energy in the region to start flowing.
Once Honkai energy starts to flow, it means that it has become active...
A Honkai eruption is an inevitable result. Anyone could, intentionally or unintentionally, absorb Honkai energy and become the sinner who triggers the Honkai.
Anyone else could, but as long as Ryn was around, Elysia could not.