[Gazing at the eternal sun hanging high in the sky, all living beings on Earth experienced the Earth King's passing. But by the same token, the gradually rising Goddess Hope, who suppressed everything, also entered everyone's sight.]
[You were born from Earth's consciousness, and you returned to Earth's consciousness.]
[As you passed away, the Goddess Hope watched your body turn to ashes, but that crystalline, magical heart still shimmered brightly.]
["Master..."]
[Uncertain what feelings she held about your departure, an empty voice sounded. The Goddess Hope did not devour that heart. After all, as a planetary Ultimate One, as a goddess who knew your true name, she could understand that you had not died, but merely gone to some unknown parallel world.]
[Returning to the Millennium Castle, looking at the silently weeping Crimson Moon and Nero, Hope told them this information.]
["Is there still a possibility of meeting again?"]
[Ethereal words came from Crimson Moon's mouth. After calculations by the Moon King and Hope, it was indeed possible to use this heart as a singularity to send someone to Ryuya's side.]
[But...]
["Hope, whether it's you, me, or Nero, none of us should leave this place."]
[The empire named Eternal Night had now shed its darkness, becoming the eternal sun. Stability needed to be maintained in this nation. Nero was the Human King, responsible for humanity.]
[Crimson Moon was the Moon King, responsible for the Millennium Castle's non-humans.]
[And Hope was the god, having replaced Alaya. She would infinitely suppress humanity's Counter Force. The three were indispensable.]
[Therefore...]
["Lady Crimson Moon, please let Lady Altrouge and Lady Arcueid go."]
["Compared to us, they are the children who should seek their father more."]
Arcueid and Altrouge, the True Ancestor Princesses, had a very beautiful dream.
In the dream, they followed their beloved father, enjoying his affection.
Additionally, their mother Crimson Moon, the maid sister, Nero sister, and various other people were all there.
The vast Millennium Castle was very lively.
However, beautiful dreams are always short.
When they awoke, the father named Bloodriver Brunestud was gone.
"I won't listen! I won't! Father promised to tell stories to me and Arcueid! He clearly promised!"
The young Black Princess completely refused to listen to the words from her mother and the goddess. She locked herself and her sister in their room, waiting, waiting for the father from their dreams to return.
And so, many years passed.
The well-behaved, obedient Altrouge and Arcueid had grown up. Even so, they had not waited for their father's return.
"Hey, Arcueid, do you think... Dad, he... really won't come back?"
The long wait was ultimately just a cage of their own making. The black-haired, red-eyed Black Princess looked at her innocent sister and suddenly had a terrifying thought.
Their father had abandoned them. Their father had forsaken them.
"Ah? No way. I think Dad must be busy with something, so he couldn't come back right away."
Raising her hand, the pure princess Arcueid always believed in Ryuya.
"Busy with something? I guess so, hehe."
Smiling, Altrouge didn't want to shatter Arcueid's innocence. Since their father was already gone, then she, this unworthy older sister, would protect her younger sister!
Holding this thought, Altrouge heard a knock at the door.
"Mother, what is it now?"
Their feelings towards Crimson Moon... how to put it? Was it the nature of True Ancestors? Altrouge and Crimson Moon didn't seem to have much mother-daughter intimacy.
Whether in the Black Princess's or the Moon King's eyes, there seemed to be room for only one man's figure.
Having had little conversation with Crimson Moon since childhood, Altrouge even obsessively believed that their father sacrificed himself for their mother.
"Altrouge, Arcueid, get ready."
Outside the door, Crimson Moon's cold voice sounded, one Altrouge and Arcueid were long accustomed to.
"Get ready? Ready for what?"
"Get ready to leave. I'm sending you... to meet your father..."
Clatter.
After a brief moment of astonishment, Altrouge and Arcueid frantically opened the door, the immense force even tearing the door apart.
Incredulously looking at their mother, the Black and White Princesses, identical to Crimson Moon except for hair color and slightly different temperaments, stared at their mother, then asked again.
"Mother, what did you just... say?"
"I said..." Her face calm, but her crimson eyes also showing the joy of success.
After years of research, Crimson Moon, Hope, and Nero had finally found the coordinates to Ryuya's world. It was a very strange world, with very clear coordinates.
Stating she could send Arcueid and Altrouge to that world, she shook her head and smiled.
…
Japan, Tokyo.
"This place... is the world where Father is?"
The moment they arrived in this world, basic knowledge about the modern era (strangely appeared in their minds.
As children of Ryuya and Crimson Moon, Altrouge and Arcueid possessed the Earth King's bloodline. Without Alaya doing anything, Gaia would actively take care of these two girls.
Absorbing the knowledge in their minds in just moments, Altrouge and Arcueid knew they had arrived in Ryuya's world. But they didn't know where Father was, which was truly frustrating.
"By the way, Arcueid, do you remember when we were little, Father told us stories about his school days?"
"I remember! Father said he went to university, called Shuchi'in University! He also had a younger sister at the same school!"
Waving her small fist, Arcueid showed that her memory was super good!
"Mhmm, Shuchi'in University. So, how about we start looking for Father from that school?"
Exchanging a look with Arcueid, Altrouge knew the first step is always the hardest.
But since they had come to Ryuya's world, the True Ancestor Princesses had absolute confidence they could find their father.
As descendants with the blood of two planetary Ultimate Ones, Arcueid and Altrouge naturally had no trouble with things like money.
Using methods like magical suggestion, they easily created two new identities. They transferred into Shuchi'in University's first year, Department of Economics and Financial Management, Class 3.
"Hello everyone, my name is Altrouge Brunestud."
"Hello everyone, my name is Arcueid Brunestud."
When the Black and White Princesses appeared at Shuchi'in Academy, their divinely beautiful appearances and peerless poise drove the entire school crazy.
Instantly becoming the school's most popular figures at lightning speed, the Brunestud Sisters quickly gathered a large number of admirers. Wherever they went, various people followed.
"These people are a bit annoying, Sister."
Looking at the humans who often gossiped about her and her sister Altrouge, while Arcueid had also experienced this kind of attention back in the Millennium Castle, but back then, others were very mindful, absolutely not daring to annoy the two princesses.
In contrast, in this human city of another world, these humans were really bothersome.
During lunch break, walking impatiently towards the cafeteria, frankly, besides the tasty food, Arcueid and Altrouge's current favorability towards the entire world was 0...
'Wait.'
They seemed to see an unbelievable figure, and Arcueid and Altrouge froze completely.
It couldn't be wrong. Absolutely couldn't be wrong. No matter how much time passed, no matter the world, they would never forget that man's silhouette.
No need to hesitate, no need to waver, because all these years of searching and waiting were for his existence.
Their figures vanished from their spots with extreme speed. When they reappeared, the two princesses were behind him.
"Hmm? Arcueid? Altrouge?"
Sensing something, Ryuya turned around and saw his two most familiar daughters.
Instinctively catching the two sisters who threw themselves at him, the True Ancestors' cry echoed through the cafeteria.
"We finally found you, Father!"
The declaration, like a mountain roar and sea surge, stunned everyone. After a brief silence, Shuchi'in Academy's greatest crisis arrived.
This year's most outstanding freshman, the university's most outstanding male, the mysterious man from China, Ryuya, actually had an untold story with the two newly transferred Brunestud Princesses!