Meanwhile, as Alice and Lenavira were still staring around the magical Dimension of Spirit in complete shock, several figures suddenly began approaching rapidly from the distance.

The first thing Alice noticed was a small black dragon flying proudly through the air.

The little dragon possessed glossy black scales that reflected faint purple light beneath the sky while tiny horns curved slightly upward atop his head. His movements carried obvious arrogance while his tiny chest remained puffed up proudly the entire time.

Behind him floated a small red-haired girl who looked around five years old.

Her crimson hair fluttered gently behind her while her large bright eyes radiated pure innocence and curiosity. The little girl wore a beautiful white dress while dense spiritual energy unconsciously flowed around her body continuously.

At the same time, another spirit floated calmly nearby.

Unlike the red-haired little girl, this spirit appeared older, around ten years old. She possessed long silver-black hair and deep dark eyes while strange devouring aura occasionally flickered around her quietly.

The moment Alice and Lenavira saw the three approaching, both immediately became stunned again.

However—

The instant the red-haired little girl noticed Max, her eyes immediately brightened.

"Father!"

The little girl instantly rushed toward Max happily before directly hugging him tightly.

The moment Alice and Lenavira heard that word, both of them froze completely.

"Father?" Alice repeated blankly while staring at Max.

Even Lenavira looked genuinely shocked now.

Meanwhile, Max himself coughed awkwardly afterward.

"Yes... there is a reason for that," he muttered helplessly.

However, before he could explain properly, Alice immediately narrowed her eyes suspiciously.

"A reason?" she repeated slowly. "You suddenly have a child now and you are saying there is a reason?"

Meanwhile, the little red-haired girl tilted her head cutely afterward while hugging Max tightly.

Max immediately sighed afterward before beginning his explanation.

"Lily is not actually my daughter," he said helplessly. "She is a spirit."

Then he lightly patted the little girl’s head while continuing.

"She was born from my blood and spiritual origin, so she naturally formed a connection with me."

Max’s expression became increasingly awkward afterward.

"That is why she calls me father."

Alice and Lenavira slowly blinked afterward while processing that explanation.

Meanwhile, Lily continued clinging happily to Max without caring about the situation at all.

Then suddenly, Max remembered something else.

"Actually..." he muttered awkwardly, "when she was first born, she did not call me father."

Alice immediately became curious again.

"Then what did she call you?"

Max’s face twitched slightly afterward.

"She called me mother."

The moment those words fell—

Alice instantly burst into laughter.

"Hahahaha!"

Even Lenavira, who normally remained calm and graceful, could not stop herself from laughing softly afterward.

The image of Max being called "mother" by a little spirit was simply too ridiculous.

Meanwhile, Max himself looked completely helpless.

"It was not my fault," he muttered defensively. "She had just been born at that time."

Meanwhile, Lily tilted her head innocently afterward.

"Father, who are these two?" she asked curiously while looking toward Alice and Lenavira.

The moment she asked that, Max casually replied without thinking too much.

"They are your two future mothers."

Silence instantly fell afterward.

Then—

Lily’s eyes immediately brightened completely.

"Mothers!"

Before Alice and Lenavira could react properly, Lily instantly rushed toward them happily.

Alice immediately became flustered afterward.

"W-Wait—!"

Meanwhile, Lenavira’s face also became slightly red unexpectedly.

However, Lily completely ignored their reactions while hugging both of them happily.

"Mothers!" she repeated excitedly once again.

Meanwhile, while all attention completely focused upon Lily, the little black dragon nearby gradually became dissatisfied.

The proud little dragon immediately puffed out his chest proudly afterward before flying directly before Alice and Lenavira.

"Ahem!"

He deliberately coughed loudly while spreading his tiny wings arrogantly.

Clearly, he was trying very hard to attract their attention as well. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦

After all, he considered himself extremely majestic and handsome.

Surely these two women would immediately praise him afterward.

However—

Neither Alice nor Lenavira even looked at him.

Both remained completely focused upon the adorable Lily instead.

"Awww, she is too cute..."

Alice muttered while patting Lily’s head happily.

Meanwhile, Lenavira gently smiled while speaking softly to the little spirit as well.

The little black dragon froze completely afterward.

Then his expression instantly darkened.

He immediately flew around them several times dramatically while releasing tiny draconic roars proudly.

Still—

Nobody paid attention to him.

At that moment, the little dragon finally became completely devastated.

"Big Brother Max!"

Vormir immediately flew toward Max afterward while shouting angrily.

"They are ignoring me!"

His tiny dragon face looked completely aggrieved.

"I am clearly much cooler than Lily!"

Meanwhile, Max almost laughed seeing the little dragon’s devastated expression.

However, before he could say anything, Alice casually replied while continuing to play with Lily,

"You are cute too."

The moment those words entered Vormir’s ears, the little black dragon froze again.

Cute?

Not majestic?

Not mighty?

Cute?

At that moment, Vormir looked completely heartbroken.

Meanwhile, the atmosphere throughout the Dimension of Spirit gradually became increasingly lively afterward.

Lily remained completely attached to Alice and Lenavira almost instantly as though she had already known them for years.

The little spirit continuously talked excitedly while holding both of their hands happily.

"Mother Alice, your hair is really pretty!"

"And Mother Lenavira smells really nice too!"

The innocent words coming from Lily immediately caused both Alice and Lenavira to become slightly embarrassed once again.

Especially every single time Lily called them "mother."

Meanwhile, Alice eventually gave up trying to correct her entirely.

Instead, she simply sighed helplessly while patting Lily’s head affectionately.

"You really are too adorable," Alice muttered while smiling brightly.

Meanwhile, Lenavira’s usually calm expression had also softened greatly.

The gentle way Lily clung to them made it genuinely difficult not to become fond of her almost immediately.

Soon afterward, the three of them gradually began chatting happily together.

Lily excitedly explained countless random things about the Dimension of Spirit while continuously dragging Alice and Lenavira around energetically.

At one moment, she proudly introduced the floating islands.

The next moment, she talked about spirit rivers and magical fruits growing throughout the Dimension of Spirit.

Meanwhile, Alice and Lenavira listened patiently while occasionally laughing at Lily’s endless excitement.

The entire scene felt unusually warm and peaceful.

However—

Not far away—

A certain proud little black dragon sat completely alone atop a floating rock.

Vormir looked utterly devastated.

His tiny dragon wings drooped lifelessly while he stared toward the happily chatting group with a deeply wounded expression.

"They completely ignored me..." he muttered heartbrokenly.

At that moment, the proud little dragon genuinely could not understand reality anymore.

Clearly, he was majestic.

Clearly, he was cool.

Clearly, he was a mighty black dragon.

So why—

Why was all attention focused entirely upon Lily instead?

Meanwhile, the conversation between Alice, Lenavira, and Lily only became increasingly lively.

"Mother Alice, Father is actually really boring when he trains," Lily whispered secretly.

Alice immediately laughed afterward.

"I can already tell."

Meanwhile, Lenavira smiled softly while asking Lily more questions about life inside the Dimension of Spirit.

Not a single person remembered Vormir still existed nearby.

The little dragon immediately became even more depressed afterward.

Then finally—

Unable to endure it anymore—

Vormir slowly turned toward Max nearby with an aggrieved expression.

"Big Brother Max..." he muttered weakly.

His tiny dragon eyes looked almost ready to cry.

"They do not appreciate dragons at all."

Meanwhile, Max finally could not hold back his laughter anymore after seeing Vormir’s utterly defeated appearance.