Across Ultra: Half Dream

Chapter 106 The shackles disappear

Ace watched Doao leave, then turned to look at Chloe and asked tentatively, "Xiao Yi, do you have anything you want to say to Daddy?"

"Huh? No." Chloe's eyes shrank for a moment, then she immediately reacted and shook her head and answered innocently, her tone as sincere as possible.

When Ace heard this, he knew that he couldn't get anything out of him, so he could only pin his hopes on Zero. He immediately looked at Zero expectantly.

But he still said, "Okay, then go get some more sleep. Sero and I are here with you, so sleep peacefully."

"Okay." Chloe lay back tiredly, slowly closed her eyes, and fell asleep in a short while.

Ace waited quietly for a while, and when he saw Chloe fell asleep, he raised his chin and motioned for Zero to follow him out. But Tiga also followed him out.

After going out, Tiga closed the door gently and said to Liangao, "I want to find Hikari for something. Ace, do you know where he is?"

"He should be doing experiments in the Science and Technology Bureau right now."

"Technology Bureau? How do I get there?"

"Well, I'll call Xiao Meng over and ask him to take you there."

"Thank you, sorry for the trouble."

"It's okay." Ace shook his head and immediately contacted Mebius.

Soon Mebius arrived at the Silver Cross, said hello to Ace Sero, and took Tiga to the Technology Bureau.

After Tiga left, Ace sat on a chair beside him and was silent for a moment before speaking, "Cero, you saw it. Xiao Yi even hid it from me and refused to tell me anything."

Zero leaned against the wall, folded his arms, lowered his head, and sighed imperceptibly, "Uncle Ace, I will do my best. This... is what I want to know."

"Please." After saying this, Ace's figure suddenly seemed to become a little hunched. "Cero, I have failed as a father. My own daughter doesn't even trust me..."

Sero interrupted loudly "No!"

"What?" Ace was puzzled when he saw Zero suddenly getting excited.

Zero looked at Ace disapprovingly, "Uncle Ace, Xiao Yi must have his own difficulties. Before understanding the truth of the matter, misunderstandings like this can easily cause harm!"

Ace sighed slowly, looking down at the floor. After a while, he said, "I was too anxious. Zero, go ask what you want to know. You don't have to tell me. I believe she will tell me on her own initiative."

Zero looked at Ace in surprise, but understood what he meant and stopped talking.

Chloe, who heard everything behind the door, quietly went back to bed, lay down, closed her eyes, turned on the light, and fell asleep after a while.

After a while, the two returned to the ward and sat quietly aside.

When Chloe woke up, she saw Ace sitting beside her, frowning as he corrected students' light papers, and he could hardly suppress his anger.

And Zero was sitting there with his legs crossed, looking at something on the light screen, and his expression was quite interesting.

"Daddy, Brother Ling." Chloe sat up slowly and looked at the two Aos with some amusement.

Ace saw Chloe was awake and quickly walked over to her side and asked, "Xiao Yi? You're awake! How are you feeling?"

"Much better, Daddy." Chloe smiled at Ace. "Where's brother?"

"Tiga?" Ace shook his head. "I don't know. He said he had something to do with Hikari at the Technology Bureau."

"Is that so..." Chloe was lost in thought for a moment, and when she came to her senses, she tentatively said, "By the way, Daddy, please let me out of the hospital! I feel much better now!"

"No!" Ace refused decisively, as if there was no room for negotiation.

Chloe started to act coquettishly, "Daddy, my dear daddy~ Look, recuperating here is the same as recuperating at home! Besides, I haven't been home for a long time, I want to go home!"

Ace hesitated for a moment, but still refused. "...No! Mother said you have too many hidden injuries, and being here will help with the treatment!"

Chloe looked pitiful. "But Daddy, I just want to go home and eat the bread and food you made. I... have been outside for so long, I... miss you so much..."

The further he went on, the softer his tone became, and the more pitiful it sounded. Ace, who was already a daughter slave, felt even more bitter and soft-hearted.

Ace sighed, looking helpless. "Okay, okay, let's go home."

Just as she was about to leave, Chloe suddenly transformed into a cub after a burst of light around her body. She stretched out her hands to Ace and said, "Hold! Hold! Daddy, hold me!"

Ace was startled by Chloe's sudden change and rushed forward to check. He found that it was an energy imbalance and breathed a sigh of relief.

"Look at you, I really don't know what to say to you this time." Ace looked at Chloe who had turned back into a little girl, his heart softened, and he hugged her gently.

Zero, who was standing by, had an envy-filled look on his face [I want to hug him too...] and when he came to his senses, he wiped his nose awkwardly.

"Go... go home!" Chloe was furious. [No... you can't even speak clearly after becoming smaller?? I give up! !]

Ace looked at the cub in his arms with amusement, his eyes full of nostalgia. "Come on, Daddy will take you home. Zero, you..."

"Uncle Ace, I haven't been to your house to play for a long time." Zero said seriously, "Besides, I can help take care of Xiao Yi who has turned back into a cub."

Ace didn't think much about it and nodded in agreement. This father and daughter, who had super strong fighting skills but low emotional intelligence, happily took Zero home.

After staying in Ace's arms for a while, Chloe struggled and raised her hands to Cero, asking him to hold her. "Ah...Ah...Zero...Brother, hug me! Hug me!"

Seeing this, Zero's heart was about to bloom, but on the surface he still looked troubled. "It's not enough to hold you since you were a child, now that you've grown up, I still want to hold you. Isn't that embarrassing?"

"Hmph! I want a hug!" Chloe patted Cerro's arm and looked at him with dissatisfaction.

"Okay, hold her, hold her!" Cero looked helpless and held Chloe tightly in his arms, fearing that she would fall accidentally.

Ace looked at Zero, who was saying one thing but doing another, and slapped him on the head in annoyance. "If you don't want to hold her, give her back to me! I haven't even held my own daughter enough."

Zero froze and quickly walked towards the outside of the Silver Cross. Chloe put her little head on Zero's shoulder and waved at him happily.

Seeing this, Ace felt a little jealous and scolded with a smile, "You little heartless thing! Who is your father?" Ace hurried to catch up.

Along the way, Zero, Chloe, and Ace were all stared at and talked about by everyone.

"This...what's in Cero's arms...?"

"Cero kidnapped a child?!"

"What nonsense are you talking about! Can a little hero kidnap a child?!"

"Oh right... then whose child is this? Ultraman Ace is also next to them, it can't be Ace and Zero's child!"

"I say, don't let your imagination run wild! Are you blinded by the plasma sparks? This doesn't look like Zero at all!"

"Yes, and this cub looks a lot like Ultraman Ace!"

"...Don't you think she looks familiar?"

Hearing this, Zhong Ao suddenly became quiet and lowered his head to think.

Suddenly Yu-Ao shouted "I know! She's Ace's daughter, Chloe!"

"Oh yeah! I was wondering why she looked so familiar! But why did she suddenly turn back into a cub?"

"I don't know. The last time she and Zero saved the Kingdom of Light, was she seriously injured at that time..."

This guess was confirmed by the others, and they all looked at Chloe with distressed eyes as she walked away, which made Chloe get goosebumps, and she quickly buried her head in Cero's arms.

On the rest of the journey, Chloe was unusually quiet. Ace and Cero both knew why and shook their heads in amusement.

When they got home and entered the house, Chloe hurriedly got out of Sero's arms and lay on the sofa like a paralyzed person, motionless.

Ace looked at the adorable cub in front of him and couldn't help showing his tenderness. "Xiao Yi, what do you want to eat? Daddy will make it for you."

"Milky...milky bread, sweet...doughnuts!!" Chloe immediately became excited when talking about food.

Ace nodded and took the apron beside him and put it on himself. "Okay, then you take a break. I'll go bake some bread."

Watching Ace enter the kitchen, Chloe looked at Sero, "Brother Ling, do you... want to... ask?"

Sero shook his head. "I don't want to ask. Just tell me when you want to."

"This is the family that loves me... I won't hold on to the past anymore and will cherish the present." Thinking of this, Chloe felt as if some shackles had been unlocked, and she felt much more relaxed.

The next moment, Chloe felt as if something had changed in her body. Her body slowly returned to its normal size and no longer looked like a cub.

Chloe excitedly threw herself at Zero beside her and said, "Brother Ling! I'm back!!!"

Cero, who was pinned down, quickly hugged Chloe and said, "Yeah! It's recovered, so be careful!"

Chloe smiled sheepishly, quickly got off Zero, and helped him up. "Sorry, Brother Ling, I was just too excited..."

Cero pinched Chloe's face and said, "You! You're so jumpy. If you do that in a battle, you'll easily get hurt!"

Chloe was not convinced. "I won't! I only do this in front of you! I am a qualified Ultraman! Humph~"

Zero perfunctorily confirmed, "Hmmmm...yes, yes, yes..."

"Ah!! Brother Ling! I'm going to fight you!!" Chloe was so angry that she raised her fist to hit Cero, but Cero quickly jumped up and down to avoid it.

Soon, both Ao and Ou were lying on the carpet, laughing. Ace, who had just come out of the kitchen, was also in a much better mood. "Okay, stop lying down. Go wash your hands and eat some bread."

"Yes!" Chloe and Cerro smiled at each other, then got up obediently to wash their hands.

Chloe sat at the dining table, looking at the bread, her eyes brighter than usual. "Daddy! It smells so good! I'm ready to eat! Thank you!!"

After saying that, Chloe picked up a piece of milk-flavored bread and took a big bite. The next moment, Chloe sped up the speed of eating the bread, and kept saying "It's so... well... so good!!!"

Ace looked at Chloe happily and said, "Slow down, there's still a lot. Don't choke."

And after taking a bite, Zero on the side showed the same reaction as Chloe.