"Something that doesn't exist shouldn't be a worry at all. From now on, I will personally change this world to prepare for the arrival of the Judgment Day. The Children of the Two Realms must exist, and he will assist me in fulfilling my ambitions!"

"Ambitions...ugh!"

Upon hearing Juxi's words, Yu Nai made a disgusted expression.

"Yes, ambitions. The brand-new world full of infinite possibilities in the cosmos is already a sweet symphony in my dreams every night."

How can a sparrow understand the ambition of a soaring swan? Yu Nai, of course, wouldn't comprehend all that Juxi has sacrificed, all for his partner.

The laws of the world are just like those of the divine realm, where darkness and light have always been opposing forces. However, the appearance of the Children of the Two Realms has disrupted this balance, and the fusion of the shadows of darkness and light can make them immensely powerful by breaking the order.

"Ambition is a dream I must pursue every night before bed. And one day in the future, this dream will elevate me to heights unreachable by others!"

Juxi had lost track of how long he had been in this position. Was it a year, a month, or just a week...?

But none of that mattered because, perhaps, there would be countless such possibilities in the future.

...

It was pouring rain again, although it wasn't yet the hot season, the environment was already bearable for people.

Therefore, the Ke siblings were currently on their way from Des Station to the energy factory.

While there used to be many tourists coming here, customers would hesitate in front of the shops here.

Whether it was animal-shaped balloons or colorful candies that caught their eye...

"No! I want it now! Right away!"

Keir tugged even harder at his father's hand. When children see something they like, almost all of them are as stubborn as he is.

Greent also had similar memories, and of course, the happiness of having that stubbornness satisfied.

It's just that during their childhood, there was something they didn't understand...that is, how immensely happy the adults fulfilling their children's whims would feel.

"I can't handle you, but just this once, okay?"

Though he said that, the tone of the father softened.

"So, what do you want?"

The father and son were now standing in front of a pet shop, and not only did Des Energy City have these toy stores, but there were also large chain toy stores with branches everywhere.

"The yellow one!"

"Which one?"

Various sizes of boxes were displayed in front of the shop, with a wide range of goods.

Because it was a large toy store, it didn't just sell common toys like toy cars or robots; it even had on sale monsters that appeared dangerous but had actually been genetically modified for ornamental purposes.

"I said, the yellow one, the yellow one!"

The father's gaze suddenly stopped, frozen on his face.

"Hey, you little brat...is it, by any chance, this one?"

Sitting upright inside a large cage was a big dog that looked like a tiger. As soon as Sez got his face closer, the dog arched its body as if intimidating him.

"Child, when you said 'yellow one'...did you mean this one?!"

The store clerk, who had poked his head out from the store, smiled slightly at Keir, then pointed at the palm of his hands a few times.

"Yes, that's right."

Keir nodded vigorously, then made the same movement as the clerk and asked, "What does this mean? Is it for feeding?"

"As soon as the kids mention 'yellow', it definitely refers to this one among them, this father."

The store clerk pointed to the sticker that read 'My Little Pony' and explained to Kyle's father.

"So it's My Little Pony!"

The father, who had mistakenly thought his son wanted to see a big dog, was almost in a panic at the time, but if it's a My Little Pony, then there's no problem.

"Well then, give me a dog... uh, no, a yellow pony."

Upon hearing the father's words, Kyle's face was full of happy smiles.

He loved ponies the most. The cherished picture book told a story about a flying prince, and he couldn't bear to throw away his backpack with pony patterns even though it was worn out.

"Well then, please come into the store."

At the clerk's invitation, the father reached out to fetch Kyle.

"I'll wait for you here."

Kyle proudly declared with his hands behind his back. For Kyle, being able to 'wait alone before his father finishes his business' had become a familiar routine.

"Phew, got it... Listen, absolutely no running around, understood?!"

"Mm!"

Kyle nodded, a mischievous glint in his eyes.

Of course, the father noticed this, so he slowly repeated "no running around" as he backed into the toy store.

Not content with just waiting alone, Kyle had recently come up with a new game. The rules were simple - after his father entered a store, Kyle would hide near the entrance, anxiously and eagerly waiting for his father to loudly call out, 'Hey, where are you, my good boy,' to find him.

Upon entering the pet section of the toy store, the clerk promptly opened a cage.

Suddenly, a palm-sized pony slipped through the cage door and flew straight towards Kyle's father.

"Oh, sir, looks like you're quite popular."

Watching the pony flutter around his father, the clerk smiled and closed the cage door.

The father tilted his head, locking eyes with the pony circling his toes, and the little creature also tilted its small head curiously staring at him.

Unexpectedly cute, he thought. And just as he thought so, Grindel, who had been following behind the father, noticed a glint in the pony's tiny eyes. In the next moment, she rushed towards it.

"Ouch!"

Startled by Grindel, the pony leaped onto the top of the father's head.

"Hey! Don't mess up my hair!"

In response to the father's protest, the pony let out a loud neigh as if in agreement.

Although it was unclear whether the neigh meant 'Got it' or 'Understood', it sounded like a very cheerful call.

After paying, the father hurriedly left the toy store, cradling the pony in his arms, eager to show his son the gift. To his surprise, Kyle's figure was nowhere to be seen in front of the store.

"Ah... this mischievous child, who does he take after?"

"Hehehe, such a playful little brother. But isn't this the vitality that boys should have?"

Faced with Grindel's smile, the father gave up and focused on finding Kyle, calling out dramatically, "Hey, Kyle! Is it hide-and-seek time again?!" He scanned around with exaggerated movements, convinced that Kyle must be hidden in some concealed spot nearby.

"Hey, I don't think you've clarified the rules of the game with me yet. Is it within a specified time frame... or before I lose my cool?"

As long as he pretends to search nearby, chances are he'll soon hear his laughter. In a children's game of hide and seek, the goal is not to avoid being found by the other person, but to hope to be found and then lifted up by their father.

"Okay, Dad lost, Dad surrenders!"

Even if he deliberately employs delaying tactics like the antagonists in old movies with their heads hanging low, Cole still couldn't hear Kyle's laughter.

"Kyle!? Where are you!!!"

Scanning the surroundings—across from the benches, in the shadows of the food truck—there was no sign of Kyle anywhere.

Could he have gone in ahead of us?

The father and Glenn hurried towards the entrance of the energy factory. Though a child may tirelessly repeat the same action, one of a child's characteristics is suddenly starting to do something new one day.

That's why over countless millennia, no matter how powerful the animals, they couldn't resist humans—that's how humans were raised!

In the future, he couldn't leave him waiting alone anymore. For a moment, the father even thought, maybe Kyle thought during this waiting time, he should go somewhere else alone?

At the entrance to the factory, the father anxiously glanced back towards the square. Even though there were several children around the age of his son, there was no sign of Kyle. He must have gone inside the factory on his own.

The father felt uneasy about this.

Suddenly, accompanying a tremor as if something very heavy had landed, the ground nearby began to shake. In the distance, there was a sound like something spraying out. The laughter of the children playing in the square instantly turned into cries with a sense of urgency.

"KYLE!!!"

The father shouted and rushed into the entrance of the factory, convinced that something had happened! Definitely!

"KYLE!!! Where are you!? Come out now!"

A warning signal representing an emergency situation rang throughout the city of Desneng, accompanied by the unceasing screams and wails that the alarm couldn't drown out. All the visitors who were inside the factory for a tour rushed towards the exit in a panic.

Although the father wanted to find Kyle quickly, he could hardly move a step in the opposite direction of the crowd.

"Excuse me, coming through!"

Forcing his way forward to separate the crowd coming towards him.

People didn't even have time to give him annoyed looks on the way, some even openly complained, but the father paid no attention.

At this moment, a convoy of military vehicles finally stopped nearby, and the people who came out from inside shouted loudly, "Do not push, please maintain order and evacuate."

Perhaps they were a little slow to respond because they were also somewhat surprised.

The similar rumbling noise continued, occasionally accompanied by irregular shaking.

The sky in the not-so-distant city was ablaze everywhere, but what the situation inside was remained unknown.

Is it a fire?! Or an explosion?

"Kyle! Where are you?"

Despite inhaling a few puffs of white smoke along the way, he didn't feel suffocated, comforting himself in his mind that everyone had already evacuated, right? In that case, Kyle most likely ran outside with the crowd.

Right, he must... no, wait, he's still inside the factory.