System's POV

“I see. So your father is his current host,” Thirteen said, not knowing how to feel.

He no longer believed that Stella was just making things up. Every single information she shared matched the information he knew.

The Harem God, Issei.

The Loli Goddess, Lily.

The God of Trades, Gavin, and the God of Shepherds, David.

He was very familiar with these God. Excluding Gavin, Thirteen’s host had dealt with the Gods Stella had mentioned.

Also, knowing that Sun Wukong had recognized her father, William Von Ainsworth, as someone worth helping proved that the Monkey King had approved of his character.

However, the most shocking thing for him was that Stella’s father actually reincarnated with the Strongest System.

“Your father is blessed.”

That was the only thing that Thirteen could say.

Not only did Stella’s father receive the blessings of four Gods, he also gained the recognition of the Monkey King, Thirteen’s first host.

That alone showed that William Von Ainsworth was not an ordinary person. Not to mention, Stella also admitted that he had nearly fifty wives.

“At this point, even the Harem God will not be able to save him,” Thriteen stated. “How does he manage to keep all your mothers satisfied?”

“Ah, that is because he has Donger with him,” Stella replied, making her face turn as red as a tomato.

She wasn’t ignorant. Her mother made sure of that, so she wouldn’t be tricked by a random handsome guy she might meet during her journey.

This was why Stella was also very confused.

Zion wasn’t really a handsome guy.

However, his gaze held strength, and he carried himself with confidence, as if nothing in the world could stop him.

Most girls, especially Erica, found this side of Zion extremely attractive and sexy.

He wasn’t a good guy, but he wasn’t a bad guy. But he could be a bad boy, and he could be very good at it.

Last but not the least, it was his ignorance of love that brought out the motherly instinct of girls, which made them want to cuddle and spoil him.

“He had Donger with him?” Thirteen blinked. “That highly dangerous artifact that has been sealed by 9,999 sealing formations to ensure it couldn’t escape the Celestial Realm?”

“Y-Yeah, it was gifted to him,” Stella wanted to change the topic because she believed that this talk was not something that she could handle at the moment.

In order to change the subject, Stella stirred the conversation to her two little sisters, Maple and Cinnamon.

She told him that they could travel the multiverse and often ran away from home.

“And… you just said that you saw them in the Celestial Realm stealing snacks,” Stella stated. “They’re not in trouble, are they?”

“I don’t think so,” Thirteen replied. “The Gods with me were good people.”

“Who are they?” Stella inquired, wanting to know more about Maple’s and Cinnamon’s latest adventure.

“Lily, Cupid, the Skip God, and Sun Wukong,” Thirteen replied. Visit My Virtual Library Empire (M_VLEMPYR) for more.

“You’re acquainted with Lily and Sun Wukong?” Stella looked surprised at this revelation.

“Yeah,” Thirteen answered, not wanting to elaborate. “Anyway, thank you for sharing this information with me. I’m grateful that you told me more about you without asking anything in return.”

“You’re welcome,” Stella replied. “But in the future, please tell me more about yourself. The things that you can tell me, I am willing to keep it a secret, even from my family.”

“That’s very reassuring to hear.” Thirteen smiled faintly. “Can I ask one more question?”

“I already gave you a lot of freebies, and you still want more?” Stella eyed the young lady with a smirk.

“I know it’s unfair, but this will be the last question.” Thirteen apologized. “I want to know, what is your goal for coming to this world? Surely, you’re not here for sightseeing, right?”

Stella didn’t answer right away. Instead, she stared at Zia and held her gaze.

“I’m looking for someone who will return the colors in my world,” Stella answered. “Right now, I cannot see any colors. I only see black, white, and gray.”

The young lady then raised her hand and pointed it at Zia.

“But a Goddess told me to go to this world, for it is here that I will find the solution to my problem,” Stella added. “And she might be right. Because in this dull world of black, white, and gray, you alone have colors.”

“What do you mean?” Thirteen frowned.

“Like I said, only you have colors.” Stella smiled wryly. “And wherever you are, that place will also have color in my eyes.”

Seeing that Stella was being serious, Thirteen advised her to see an eye specialist, which earned him a giggle from the young beauty.

“Silly, of course we’ve visited countless eye specialists,” Stella replied, half amused and half frustrated. “We even asked the Gods for help, but none of them can help me. Only that Goddess told me a solution to my problem.”

“And who is that Goddess?” Thirteen asked. “You’re not going to tell me that it’s the Goddess of Fate, right?”

Stella shook her head. “It’s not the Goddess of Fate but the Goddess of Hope. Well, just between you and me, that Goddess is actually one of my mothers.”

“Huh?”

“Your reaction is pretty understandable.”

Stella giggled because Zia’s reaction was priceless.

The ninth wife of his father was none other than the Virtue of Hope, Cathy, who was also the Goddess of Hope.

“I don’t know if I should be impressed by your family or by your father’s boldness to have so many outstanding wives,” Thirteen replied honestly.

“I know, right?” Stella giggled.

For some reason, she felt that she could tell Zion this secret of hers without worrying about him telling it to other people.

That was when she realized that he had already earned her trust even without doing anything.

“Since you shared many things about yourself, I will feel bad if I don’t tell you a bit about me,” Thirteen said. “Truth be told, I transmigrated into this body when Zion Leventis was just five years old.”

“I see.” Stella nodded. “That explains it. An ordinary person will not be able to do the things that you have done.”

“And this is one more secret that I want to share with you,” Thirteen added. “My real name is Thirteen.”

“Thirteen, as in the number thirteen?”

“Yes. That’s it.”

Stella wanted to ask why he had a number for a name but decided that now was not the time to do it.

She could tell that Zion was still holding back. Still, she was happy that he had opened up to her, even by a little.

Stella hoped that by interacting with him, she would find the answers to her questions and finally be able to regain the colors in her life, which disappeared after an incident in the past.

After their talk ended, Thirteen returned to the lobby of the hotel to look for Sherry and Princess Aracelle.

But both of them were not there.

Princess Xynalia, Princess Laventia, and Siri were not around either.

“They are in the kitchen, cooking something for us to eat,” Stella informed Zion, who couldn’t use his communicator. “They left me a message half an hour ago.”

“I see.” Thirteen nodded, and together, they headed to the kitchen to find the ladies, who were doing their best to cook something good for Zion and have him praise them for their efforts.

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A/N: Sorry, it’s been raining hard here and the lights, and internet are having problems.

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