The side effects of the Elixir of immortality are not small.
Toru exits the simulation and begins to think.
His wife might not have noticed, but Toru could feel it. The probability of success had dropped a lot.
Perhaps it was because…
Let me guess. After drinking the wine, my wife's genetic factors changed?
Under normal circumstances.
Toru might have worried, but this kind of minor problem could not stump him.
During the ninth simulation, he chose a reward. Reproductive Ability Enhancement, removing reproductive barriers between different species.
Not to mention a human who drank the Elixir of immortality. Even if he met a dragon girl in the future, he could still get her pregnant, alright.
So.
Another question arises.
This time, will a son appear in the simulation or not?
"In my first dozen simulations, I gave birth to a pile of rebellious daughters. According to probability theory… something feels off, right?"
Toru suspects there might be some problem with his DNA. Otherwise, why could he not produce a son?
He does not actually dislike boys.
He just cannot have one.
Forget it, a daughter it is.
Hopefully this time it will not repeat itself…
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[You and your husband try for a long time.]
[…Clearly there were no issues in the pre marriage checkups, and the heart disease from your early years left no lasting problems. So why could you not get pregnant?]
[You have been worrying about this for months.]
[Just when you are about to go to the hospital to check the reason, you become pregnant.]
[This news makes you happy for a long time.]
[In places you do not know.]
[Yamada Ryo counts the days, preparing to replace you and help Toru deal with his excess desires…]
Hm?
[If she wins this love war, Ryo hopes Toru will be a devoted man.]
[If she unfortunately loses, Ryo hopes Toru will be a man of many affections.]
Hm?
Tachibana Kanade lets out two questions in her heart in a row.
Even a married man is not off limits?
Ryo really is a bad woman.
[During the pregnancy, you discover that your husband does not accept Yamada Ryo's sugar coated advances and stays wholeheartedly by your side, which gives you a strong sense of security.]
[You feel guilty for once suspecting that Toru was a scumbag.]
[How could such a devoted boy possibly be the kind of scumbag who passes through countless flowers without touching a single leaf?]
"..." Tachibana Kanade.
I cannot really comment.
Whether it is kissing technique or bedroom skills, this man is far too practiced.
[On a bright spring day, your baby is born. It is a daughter.]
It really is a daughter…
Unbelievable.
[You and your husband give her a name. Kitahara Ayase.]
[Your daughter is very close to you from a young age, but treats her father as if he does not exist. Aside from that, little Ayase also likes everyone from Kessoku Band. Toru finally experiences what it feels like to be disliked.]
[Facing such a daughter…]
What now?
Is Kitahara-kun very sad?
Tachibana Kanade suddenly feels a little embarrassed. After struggling for months just to get pregnant, the daughter ends up not being close to her father at all.
As a father, Kitahara-kun must be very heartbroken, right?
[Toru is devastated…]
[Such a thing does not happen at all!]
[Toru is extremely happy, crying tears of joy.]
[He hangs a banner at home to celebrate his escape from suffering!]
Being disliked by his daughter, and the father throws a party at home?
A trace of confusion appears on Tachibana Kanade's blank little face.
If she had not read everything from beginning to end, she would have doubted whether little Ayase was really Toru's daughter.
[You ask him for the reason.]
[Toru answers like this.]
["I thought about how I can gradually raise my daughter's affection, change how she sees me, and make her like me… Every time I think about that, I feel happy."]
[You do not continue questioning him. As long as he likes his daughter, that is enough.]
[Time passes.]
[Little Ayase soon turns one year old.]
[After learning to walk and talk, the first person your daughter calls is you. The second is Kita Ikuyo, the third is Yamada Ryo, the fourth is Gotoh Hitori, the fifth is Ijichi Nijika, the sixth is Hiroi Kikuri… Only after calling everyone she knows does little Ayase finally call Toru once, Dad.]
[This makes Toru burst into tears.]
[The more his daughter dislikes him, the happier he becomes.]
[Toru's daily required course now is to run up to his young daughter and accept her cute cold stares.]
[One word in his heart. Blissful.]
Masochist?
So scary.
Tachibana Kanade suspects that Toru is a masochist.
She really did not notice it before.
[Days pass one by one.]
[Little Ayase turns two years old.]
[Recently, Toru is teaching her how to read, wanting to cultivate her into a quiet and gentle girl.]
[Kitahara Ayase is very annoyed with her father and never gives him a good look.]
[To avoid her father's pestering, she often runs to Aunt Yamada's house next door. There are not only tasty snacks there, she also does not have to be bothered by Dad.]
[You are a little worried about the relationship between your daughter and your husband.]
[If this continues, your daughter's dislike for her father will only grow stronger.]
[Toru comforts you, saying that he may have pushed their daughter too hard, and he plans to reduce the time he spends with her.]
[In the following month.]
[You discover that your husband really does stop disturbing your daughter.]
[The responsibility of educating the baby falls onto you. Little Ayase is very happy. She likes Mom the most.]
[Such days last for several months.]
[When your daughter is almost three years old.]
["Mom, why hasn't Dad come to see me lately?" One day, little Ayase suddenly comes to ask you.]
[The father who used to cling to her all the time now seems to not love her anymore.]
[Little Ayase feels uncomfortable inside.]
["Does little Ayase like Dad?"]
["I don't like him." Kitahara Ayase shakes her little head.]
[Now you are a bit confused about your daughter's thoughts.]
[Not liking him yet still caring about him, this is completely like being gaslighted.]
["Dad likes you a lot. He is just afraid of being disliked by you, so he does not dare to get close."]
["I see." Little Ayase looks thoughtful.]
[That night, little Ayase rarely hugs her father and sleeps with him for the night, which leaves Toru both shocked and delighted.]
[Just when Toru thinks his relationship with his daughter is going to improve.]
[Little Ayase suddenly returns to her usual behavior and gives him cold looks again.]
[Every week, the little cutie will sleep with Dad for one night.]
[The rest of the time, no discussion.]
[This situation continues until their daughter enters kindergarten.]
[Little Ayase only allows her father to pick her up from school once a week, which makes Toru feel miserable.]
[In the senior year of kindergarten, little Ayase allows her father to pick her up twice a week.]
[Until entering elementary school, the daughter never gives her father a good look.]
Why does it feel like…
Little Ayase is manipulating her dad?
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