"Can we… keep this a secret for now?"
Barbara thought about what would happen if others found out about this. She'd be mortified.
After all—
In other people's eyes, Ken was Ms. Alice's husband.
"Okay."
Ken understood how Barbara felt. Her first crush being a famous witch's husband… of course she'd feel embarrassed.
But Mondstadt valued freedom, far more relaxed than Liyue Harbor—that was one reason Barbara hadn't resisted him.
As for Alice…
Ken still found it funny thinking about it.
Strictly speaking, he'd spoken less than fifty sentences with Alice, but somehow he'd ended up with a daughter, and now it had even affected Barbara.
Life was truly unpredictable.
"It's about time. Ken, I have to go… I'll come with Klee tomorrow."
Unknowingly, she'd spent an hour in Blue Star, and Barbara suddenly remembered she had to get up early for nun duties tomorrow.
"I'll see you off."
Ken helped Barbara tidy her clothes and summoned the vortex door.
Barbara's legs trembled as she ran weakly into the vortex.
Once Barbara left, Ken quickly washed up and went to bed. Thankfully, the invitation time had increased to three hours, otherwise his daytime voice acting wouldn't be enough.
...
Early the next morning.
Even though he'd slept late, Ken still woke up on time at eight.
After ordering breakfast from his favorite shop, he received a message from Klee and Barbara wanting to come over.
"Agreed."
The two walked hand in hand through the vortex, instantly drawn to the breakfast on the table.
"Ken, Lisa is busy with the Thousand Winds Temple, so she can't come for the next couple of days, but she wanted me to tell you that when she's done, she'll help solve your voice acting problem."
"Master Jean and the others said too, if you need help with voice acting, once they're done with the Stormterror situation, they're willing to come to Blue Star and help you."
Barbara elegantly ate her breakfast while passing on messages from Jean.
Ken had done Mondstadt a big favor. Helping him was only natural.
Ken raised an eyebrow: "Alright."
After all, there were plenty of voice actors on Blue Star, but if Lisa and the others could come in person, that would be ideal.
Not only could he interact with the characters, but he'd also get a chance at the lottery.
Thinking of this, Ken glanced at little Klee, who was eating with her eyes closed, and started the system lottery.
[Ding—]
[Congratulations, host, you've received 10 million Mora!]
[Congratulations, host, you've received 5 bird eggs!]
[Congratulations, host, you've received Lisa's C6 ability!]
[Congratulations, host, you've received Mondstadt shop property deed x1!]
[…]
[Congratulations, host, you've received Sweet Madame x5!]
[Congratulations, host, you've received Calla Lily Seafood Soup x5!]
Looking at the fifteen lottery rewards, Ken smiled—sure enough, hanging around with lucky people brought better draws.
Of all the rewards, he was happiest with Lisa's C6 ability.
Don't be fooled by Lisa only being a 4-star in the game.
Given her experience and how highly Sumeru rates her, her real strength is much greater than it appears.
Now, getting Lisa's ability was great.
Aside from that, the other rewards were a little underwhelming.
Especially the 10 million Mora and the Mondstadt shop deed.
He'd thought that once he unlocked two-way travel, he could become a middleman in Teyvat and make a fortune—after all, things weren't cheap there.
But for now, the two-way system wasn't unlocked, so the property deed was less useful than a Shanghai apartment.
And as for the so-called 10 million Mora…
Wouldn't it be better if it was Dollar?
The game was still in development and burning cash every day!
Ken was a bit disappointed, but didn't dwell on it. After all, with free daily draws, he could just try again.
"System, activate Lisa's C6 ability!"
Ken said in his heart.
As soon as the words fell, a powerful Electro energy and vast knowledge about the element surged into his mind.
From tiny electric currents to the gathering of elements in thunderstorms.
Although Lisa's power was limited, her knowledge of Electro was profound.
No wonder Raiden Shogun can one-shot people—when Electro reaches a certain level, it's truly powerful.
"Klee, eat more."
Ken's fatherly instinct kicked in, stuffing shrimp dumplings into little Klee's mouth.
If Klee hadn't been here, this lottery probably wouldn't have been as lucky.
Seeing Ken's gentle expression, Barbara blushed.
Looks like Mr. Ken really likes kids. If she had his kids one day… what would they be like?
Barbara started daydreaming, and the more she thought about it, the more her heart raced.
Because she'd heard the things you have to do before having kids… can hurt a bit.
...
After breakfast.
Ken played with Klee for a bit, then hugged Barbara for a bit too, before the two girls ran off to the study to help with voice acting.
"Let's try inviting a new character…"
Thinking about his so-so lottery pulls, Ken decided to give it a shot.
Who would come out of the mystery box this time?
...
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