Chapter 36: Dads

Gordon: "(Closes the book)... The ending is Happy_End. Congratulations, congratulations. ”

Baby Cube: "What's the name of this story?"

Gordon: "True and False White Rabbit." ”

Baby Cube: "Dad suspected that I was a fake, so he deliberately bought this picture book to read to me and test me?"

Gordon: "Baby" misunderstood Dad's intentions, how could Dad not recognize his "baby"? "—Tell the truth

Baby Cube: "Then why is Dad..."

Gordon: "Daddy doesn't mistake Baby, but Baby may misidentify Daddy." ”

Baby Cube: "Mistaken Dad?"

Gordon: "After all, it happened in early childhood, and it's normal for memories to be different, and it may be that "baby" thinks wishfully. ”

Baby Cube: "Is there a discrepancy in memory?

Gordon: "Baby, you calmly listen to Dad, but in fact, it is not the "Firebird" that forcibly separates "Baby" from Dad..."

Baby Cube: "No, it was that bad bird that caused me to separate from my father!" - excitedly denied

Gordon: "That's not Daddy..."—to correct the "misconceptions" of "Baby"

Baby Cube: "No, that's dad too!"

Gordon: "Daddy, too... How many "babies" do you think "daddy" has?

Baby Cube: "Two!"

Gordon: "I see, the "baby" has long known (recognized) the true (father) of the Tao (thief)...has the "baby" found another "father"?"

Baby Cube: "I've found it." ”

Gordon: "Did you find it?"

Baby Cube: "(shakes head)... I searched the entire universe and couldn't find it. —teary eyes

Gordon: "Didn't that 'Daddy' come to me because he couldn't find me?"

Baby Cube: "No, I was looking for two 'dads' together." ”

Gordon: "Then why did you find me recently?" Didn't Baby, search the entire universe?"

Baby Cube: "There was a force that kept holding me back, so I couldn't find my father. ”

Gordon: "It's the same reason that Baby can't find another Daddy?"

Baby Cube: "No, the other 'Daddy' just can't be found. Tears flowed uncontrollably

Gordon: "Don't cry, don't cry, 'Daddy' will find a way to help 'Baby' find another 'Daddy'." —comfort

Baby Cube: "Really!?" - Accident

Gordon: "Of course, you're a puppy!"

Baby Cube: "..."—still crying

Gordon: "I don't believe it, 'baby' can 'listen' to Daddy's heart. "Baby" should be able to do it, right?"

Baby Cube: "Can... (nodding, fading) I like "Dad" the most! "Dad" is the best!" - burst into tears and laughed, hugging [Gordon]

Gordon: "Alright, alright... (Let the baby go and make the bed) After reading the picture book, it's time for the baby to sleep... (Cover the quilt for "baby") sleep well to grow up quickly. ”

Baby Cube: "Well, good night, Dad." ”

Gordon: "Good night, baby." —softly exited the bedroom

The next morning, the kitchen

Emma: "(Listening to [Gordon] tell you what happened in the bedroom on the second floor last night)... Nisho Shenma (what did you say)!?" - squirted out all the coffee in his mouth

Gordon: "Oh, what are you in a hurry... The clothes were dirty. —takes out the handkerchief

Little Emma: "How can you not be in a hurry! You didn't even call me for such a major action!, don't you think I'm an ally!?"

Gordon: "You said that the mind should not be effective for her..."—handing a handkerchief, trying to ease the relationship

Little Emma: "(Take it, wipe your mouth)... Then you should have spoken to me in advance!" - unforgiving

Gordon: "That would make Baby" aware of my intentions in advance. Don't forget, she can 'eavesdrop' on the heart-to-heart connection between your mother and daughter. ”

Little Emma: "Damn, I was useless and dragged my feet... Doesn't she be able to 'hear' your heart!?"

Gordon: "Baby" has this ability, but without my permission or another 'daddy', she won't take the initiative to 'eavesdrop'. ”

Emma Jr.: "Hmph, no wonder you were able to fool her. ”

Gordon: "What did I lie to her?"

Emma: "Huh, do you really want to help her find another "daddy"?"

Gordon: "Not only to help her find it, but to find a way to help her find it." —Revision

Emma Jr.: "Are you crazy?"

Gordon: "What do you think?" - laughs

Little Emma: "(Looking at each other)... I think you're completely insane. ”

Gordon: "We don't understand each other, that's why you think I'm crazy." ”

Emma Jr.: "Who told you to refuse to 'open your heart' to me?" ”

Gordon: "You're too telepathic, and the exchange of ideas isn't limited to one form, you can ask with your mouth." ”

Emma: "Okay, then I ask you, why are you helping her find another "daddy"?"

Gordon: "I thought that the "baby" did not know the truth and had been deceived and used by [Annihilation], so I tried to tell her the truth and reverse her misconceptions, but it turned out that it was not like that at all, and in her mind, I was on the same level as [Annihilation]. ”

Emma Jr.: "Stockholm syndrome (Stockholm_syndrome)?"

Gordon: "It's not that simple. In the false world, [Annihilation] has taken a series of precautions to prevent me, the 'true master', from one day regaining the "treasure" and ruining his plans (Volume 4, Chapter 160). These various precautions can be broadly divided into two categories, one is "hard prevention" and the other is "soft prevention". - Tell your own analysis and speculation

Emma Jr.: "Hard Prevention", "Soft Prevention"..."

Gordon: "It's like designing for the safety of a car... European cars are the representative of "hard prevention", based on people's intuitive impression, emphasizing the firmness of the body and cabin structure, the thicker and harder the steel plate in the event of a collision, the smaller the deformation, and the safety will naturally improve; Both design ideas have proven to be effective. —Give an example to help Emma understand

Emma: "Using the "reaction force" to assassinate you and sending a "fanatic" to kill you directly is a "hard defense", and elevating one's status in the heart of the "baby" until it is the same as you, the 'true master', is it a "soft defense"?"

Gordon: "Yes, you can understand why I'm trying to help Baby find another Daddy, right? ”