The World Is Mine For The Taking

Leon's POV

"Ah, Leon! Leon, look! She just smiled at me again! Aw~ she's so cute!" Elise's voice rang out, brimming with pure joy and excitement that practically overflowed into the air around us.

Right there, in her arms, she was cradling Kana, and my daughter was giving her one of those innocent little smiles that could melt anyone's heart on the spot.

The sight before me was so warm and so tender, that I actually felt a ridiculous thought cross my mind—like I needed to see a dentist after this because it was just that sweet. It was the kind of sugar that could rot your teeth if you weren't careful.

"She looks just like you! Ah, little Leon! It really is Little Leon!" Elise squealed, practically rubbing her cheeks against Kana's soft face. Her whole body was practically shaking with excitement as if she'd found the most precious treasure in the world.

I couldn't help but watch with quiet amusement. Honestly, this must've been the very first time Elise had ever held someone so delicate and so fragile… and that someone just so happened to be my daughter.

"Look at you. You really are a cutie, aren't you? Oh yes, you are!" Elise cooed, her tone so playful and filled with warmth that I almost didn't recognize her. She sounded so giddy and so carefree, like she'd been waiting for this moment her whole life.

Well, I couldn't blame her.

It had been almost a year since we last saw each other. A year. And after all that time, I suddenly summoned her presence only to reveal something so life-changing—that I now had a daughter.

After a while, she finally forced herself to let Kana go, reluctantly setting her down with the kind of hesitation you'd expect from someone giving up their favorite plush toy. I couldn't really fault her, though—Kana was sleepy now, her little eyes already drooping, and Elise's constant hugging and squeezing would only keep her awake.

"I want to play more with Kana…" Elise muttered, her voice tinged with disappointment as she looked longingly at the little bundle of joy.

"You can come here anytime you like and visit her. There's no problem with that at all," I told her, offering a small smile.

Her face instantly lit up. "Really?! I really love you, Leon!" she blurted out before throwing her arms around me, hugging me tightly. Her large breasts pressed into me, soft and warm, almost smothering.

We kept walking as we talked, step by step, catching up on everything we'd missed during that long year apart.

"You've already seen Veronica, haven't you?" I asked.

"Yes!" she answered almost immediately, flashing me a bright smile. "She's quite feisty!"

I chuckled to myself. That was one way to put it. Still, I'd already informed her about Veronica, and also about Estelle and Leonora. But judging by the way she reacted, it seemed she never received the messages I'd sent. So, I told her everything directly.

"Really? You've found them?!" her eyes widened with excitement.

"Estelle's currently attending the academy. As for Leonora… she's doing fine. She's in the Empire," I explained.

"Well, I guess the five of us really are scattered all over the globe, huh? But still, you managed to find us all. I'm so happy!" Elise exclaimed, her voice trembling with genuine happiness. Seeing her like that, so full of life, it was clear why—this was the first time she'd felt all the fragments of Lilith drawing together again.

As she spoke, another thought suddenly crossed my mind.

"You were with Shredica, weren't you? In the underground society?" I asked.

"Hm? You mean that purple-haired woman with the permanent scowl on her face?"

I almost smirked. Even after more than a year, she was still exactly the same.

"Yes," I said simply.

"Oh yeah, I met her back in the underground. She was… something else. Honestly, she was surprising. Special, even."

"Special? In what way?" I pressed, curious.

"I never thought I'd see something like that. She literally sewed her own arm back and her flesh knitting together on its own, as if nothing had happened. It was insane. And they told me she was skillless."

"Managing to sew her arm back? What do you mean?" I asked again, narrowing my eyes slightly.

"Well, I cut her arm clean off with my strings, but then her flesh suddenly stretched out, grabbed the severed arm, and knitted it right back into place," she explained, shaking her head as if even she couldn't believe what she saw. "That shouldn't be possible unless you've got top-tier regeneration—or someone capable of instantly healing and restoring lost limbs. But she had none of that."

Her words left me silent. There really was something about Shredica that felt… off. Something beyond what anyone could pinpoint. I'd felt it before, and now Elise's story only reinforced it. Whatever it was, it was far from ordinary.

"More importantly, Leon…" Elise said suddenly, her tone shifting. "Veronica mentioned she wants to search for Lilith's dungeon."

"Why would she want to do that?" I asked, raising a brow.

"She said she wants to obtain another part of the spell—the one that can summon heroes from another world."

Those words made my mind freeze for a moment, then sharpen with interest.

Coming from a modern world where I'd drowned myself in fiction, I knew the idea well. The classic trope of people being summoned from Earth to another world—an isekai.

In a way, it was exactly what happened to me.

Though my situation was different. I hadn't been summoned as I was reincarnated. A different body as well as a different life. Not quite the same, but close enough to stir something inside me.

"Would you help her search for it?" Elise asked gently. "I think Veronica would really appreciate your help."

I thought about it. Honestly, helping her could earn me a few points with Veronica, and that was never a bad thing. Besides, the summoning magic itself… it intrigued me. If it really was powerful enough to summon people from another world... perhaps even my world, then maybe—just maybe—it could open a rift back to Earth.

The odds were slim, I knew that. But still…

"Well, I guess I'm fine with that," I finally said.

"Ahh! Thank you, Leon! You're the best!" Elise squealed before hugging me again, this time even tighter, pressing herself into me as if she never wanted to let go.