FT DR Chapter 151: Epilogue (Part 1)

Chapter 151: Epilogue (Part 1)

Translated by Addis of Exiled Rebels Scanlations

Editor: Karai

Soros Military Harbor, Federal Navy Headquarters.

In a residential area far from the coast, a delicate modern building stood amidst lush coconut groves, its milky white roof peeking through the verdant canopy.

“Hey, get down from there! Don’t climb on daddy!” Jin Xuan lifted his crawling younger son from beside his sleeping wife, supporting him with both hands under his neck, gently pinching his chubby little feet to soothe him. “There, there, stop crying. Daddy will take you to play on the trampoline…” Turning around to see his elder son being adventurous under the shade of the trees, he immediately roared, “Wu Chenggong, get down from there! You’re going to crush your brother’s trampoline!”

“Ah!” Wu Qian, startled, abruptly stopped in his tracks, then swiftly rolled away from his dad’s attack range, his muddy little hands whistling as he blew a whistle into his mouth. A majestic Akita dog immediately dashed over. Then Wu Chenggong and his furry companion rode off into the distance.

…General Jin felt extremely hopeless about this abnormal family.

Yes, Jin Xuan had already become a general. Two years ago, he led the Alpha Alliance Joint Fleet on an expedition to Gabriel, completely eliminating the remnants of the “Voyager Empire” rebels. Afterward, he was promoted to general by the military and took over the defense of the Zhifu Chain Nebula Defense Zone, patrolling between the Tianque and Seiling defense zones.

Two years ago, the “Induction Plan” tricked the Reapers back to their mother universe, Hannibal perished, and Marlow was sucked away by the gateway left by the Reapers. However, the Voyager Army did not return to the Federation as Marlow had hoped. Some extremists stubbornly held Gabriel Military Harbor, hoisting the flag left by Hannibal and continuing to oppose the Federation. As the commander of the Alpha Alliance, Jin Xuan did not even have time to take maternity leave before leading the army on an expedition to Gabriel with his recovering wife, launching a two-pronged attack with the Third Army of Seiling and finally annihilating the rebel army after eleven standard months.

After this battle, Gabriel Military Harbor was reintegrated into the Federation’s territory, marking the end of the largest civil war in the history of the Dunkirk Federation. Humanity finally welcomed the long-lost peace and became a unified whole again.

It is worth mentioning that during the anti-rebel war, the sentinels rescued from the Reapers played a crucial role—after being harvested, they entered a state of suspended animation. Because their life signs still existed, most of them were transported back to Gabriel to maintain vitality with auxiliary devices. After the success of the “Induction Plan,” their consciousness clouds and quantum beasts returned to them in a way that humans still do not understand, gradually awakening their consciousness. Half a year later, seventy percent of the sentinels harvested within the Voyager Army’s jurisdiction had regained their lives.

Although they did not have autonomy during the harvesting period, the resonance with the guide group was deeply imprinted in their subconscious. Upon awakening, the sentinels who had been in extremist camps refused to oppose the Federation and established anti-war organizations, persuading their comrades. In the end, they collaborated with the anti-rebel army led by Jin Xuan, taking Gabriel.

Reorganizing prisoners of war, dealing with war criminals, rebuilding Gabriel… Jin Xuan spent almost a year shuttling between the Zhifu Chain Nebula and Gabriel Military Harbor until he was promoted to general two months ago and returned to Soros Military Harbor Naval Base for the ceremony, bringing his whole family back to the capital of Dunkirk for a three-month vacation.

In last autumn’s election, Jin Zhe was re-elected as president. According to federal law, this was also his last term. After his re-election, he, for some unknown reason, decided to give his poor brother a set of private property. So Jin Xuan finally had his own home after thirty-three years of living under someone else’s roof. The new home was located near Soros Naval Base, not very large, but with a lawn in the front and a garden in the back, very suitable for a family with both young and old. So when they moved in two months ago, Jin Xuan strongly suspected that the old rascal would move in with him after retiring—this place was perfect for retirement!

“Waah! Boing, boing, boing!” The little troublemaker on his neck suddenly started crying, so Jin Xuan quickly put him on the trampoline. The chubby little hands and feet bounced a few times, and he immediately stopped crying and laughed with a crisp, “Hehe.”

Yes, the little bean was chubby. Unlike his two fair and slender brothers, he fully inherited Jin Xuan’s appearance, with dark skin, broad shoulders, and a chubby waist. Due to the sentinel genes, he aged three years in less than two, and a few months ago, he awakened his own quantum beast, so now he ran around all day with a fat little yellow cat that looked like a ball.

“Jin Shengli! Jin Shengli!” Jin Xuan still had to prepare ingredients for tonight’s party and didn’t have time to watch his younger son. He opened the AI nanny and shouted, “Come out and watch your brother for me. I’m going to get the barbecue ready!”

“Okay!” Jin Shengli ran out of the house with his wet younger brother, sat on the grass, and wiped the dog while watching his brother. 

Jin Xuan was very pleased that this guy was well-behaved today and hadn’t been naughty. He encouraged him by patting his head, “Good boy, you can sit next to Sister Zhuang Zhuang for dinner later.”

Jin Xiao was slim and fair, almost six years old but not as big as an average five-year-old child. However, his small frame contained infinite destructive power. Even after taking medicine, he remained cute and adorable every day. Only when Zhuang Zhuang, the goddess, was mentioned did he temporarily act like a normal person, such as today— to celebrate the promotion, Jin Xuan and Wu Chenghe sent out invitations and organized a barbecue party. Jin Zhe, Mu, and Zhuang Zhuang were all on the guest list.

Three hours before the party, despite the warm sunshine, Jin Xuan still went inside to get a blanket and covered Wu Chenghe, who had fallen asleep on the mat with the little bean. Half an hour ago, Wu Chenghe came out with the little one to clean the lawn and unintentionally fell asleep on the mat. Jin Xuan didn’t have the heart to wake him up and decided to let him sleep a little longer.

The battle two years ago almost ruined Wu Chenghe’s health. After giving birth to the little bean, he followed Jin Xuan to Gabriel to suppress the rebellion, and for a year, he didn’t get enough rest, leading to recurrent injuries. By the end of the anti-rebel war, he was so weak that he could barely maintain a normal life. After a year of recuperation, he still couldn’t fully recover. He was prone to illness and extremely sleepy, often sleeping for eighteen hours a day.

Jin Xuan set up the barbecue alone, arranged the tables and chairs, cut various meats and vegetables, prepared sauces, and hung fairy lights in the garden. As the sky gradually darkened and the lights came on, Wu Chenghe suddenly woke up, “Ah! What time is it? I fell asleep… Why didn’t you wake me up?”

He tried to get up but felt dizzy after sleeping too long and fell back down. Jin Xuan wiped his hands on his apron, picked him up horizontally, and said, “Why wake you up? There are already four men busy at home, one less without you.”

Yawning in his arms, Wu Chenghe stretched his arms and looked around. “This nap was so comfortable. Oh, you’ve got everything ready. Is there anything else I can help with?”

“Change clothes, dress up nicely, and come down to mix drinks for everyone.” Jin Xuan weighed the ingredients in his hand and felt that his wife seemed a bit heavier than last week. He was very happy about it. “The kids need to change their clothes too, and so do the big and second fatty. Tonight, we’re the hosts. Don’t lose to the guests.”

“Huh, they’re all family. Why care so much?” Wu Chenghe yawned again and stretched his arms, then said, “Let me down. I’ll go take care of the kids first.” He bit his finger and blew a loud whistle. In three seconds, the whole family, including the two dogs, appeared, with the two dogs eagerly wagging their tails under the stairs. Although his health was worrying, Wu Chenghe’s mental strength was getting stronger. After two years of training, he was almost as good as Mu. He could easily hypnotize the whole family with a whistle.

“Dad, you’re awake! Sister Zhuang Zhuang is coming soon. Hurry up and wash up and change your clothes!” Wu Qian ran back from somewhere, covered in dirt like a pig, his eyes gleaming as he stared at his dad. 

Jin Xiao followed behind his brother, nodding desperately, indicating that he also wanted to greet the goddess in the best condition. As for the little bean, he still didn’t have a concept of goddesses yet. Such things were far less attractive to him than food, so he had already started eating the ham sliced by Jin Xuan. This child had an amazing appetite. He could digest anything. Wu Chenghe even suspected that the secretion in his stomach was not gastric juice but aqua regia.

“Alright, one by one, go in and take a bath!” Wu Chenghe jumped down and lifted the little one onto his neck, dragging one twin in each hand, and strode into the house. The two Akita dogs followed eagerly. In the high-dimensional space, a round little yellow cat wearing a butterfly on its dad’s back happily twisted its butt and ran around.

To make the children happy, they prepared a makeup party today. After Wu Chenghe cleaned up the three sons and dressed them in custom-made zombie costumes, he painted black circles and scars on their faces and mouths, and finally used 3D spray to dye the dogs’ fur. The three boys and two dogs stood together, forming a perfect zombie squad!

“So cool!” Wu Qian twisted and turned in front of the mirror, feeling proud. Jin Xiao looked dissatisfied for a long time and added a broken obstacle to his own costume. Although the little bean completely missed the point of being a zombie, seeing his two brothers excited like they were on drugs, he also got excited and started making noises while riding his scooter around.

“Okay, go downstairs and greet Sister Zhuang Zhuang. Uncle Jin should be arriving soon.” Wu Chenghe opened the door and let the dogs and sons out. The zombie squad roared downstairs to welcome the guests. He turned back to take a shower and change clothes. When he came downstairs wearing a retro-style hat, he heard the bustling noise on the lawn. The guests had already arrived.

“Haha! Uncle, we’re a couple today!” Seven-year-old Zhuang Zhuang already had the aura of a young lady. Today, she was wearing a black gothic-style dress with a silver-white wig, a small red hat askew on her head, adorned with lace, which surprisingly matched Wu Chenghe’s vampire costume.

“Nice hat,” Wu Chenghe bent down and hugged her. This child had always mixed him and Jin Xuan together and called them both “Uncle,” and took out a single pair of glasses from his pocket and clipped them on his nose, giving a slight smile, revealing two vampire false teeth with crimson blood streaks on them.

“Wow, Uncle looks so handsome!” Zhuang Zhuang’s eyes sparkled with admiration.

“Oh my, so handsome!” Tata, who always followed in the footsteps of the goddess, came running over with a Loki hat and a cape. Over the past two years, this mixed-race baby had grown up. Although a bit thin, he had already shown signs of being a national calamity, with his big eyes twinkling, appealing to anyone from eight to eighty!

“Hey, Tata.” Wu Chenghe couldn’t resist picking up the little Loki and giving him a kiss. “Long time no see. You’ve grown so handsome.”

Tata giggled as Wu Chenghe’s fangs pricked him, then laughed, “Uncle, I want a kiss too!”

Wu Chenghe had to give each of them a kiss, then finally managed to shake off the little bean squad and headed to the lawn. Following the tradition of the Jin family’s eccentricity, Jin Zhe’s cosplay never took the usual route. Today, he was dressed as Genghis Khan, with a big topknot and a mole affixed to his face. Wu Chenghe looked at his flamboyant figure and felt a strong sense of dissonance—what was this urgent feeling of wanting to count money?

Fortunately, Mu’s costume was relatively normal, wearing a black Hanfu with a black scabbard and sword, resembling an ancient swordsman, exuding an air of aloofness. Wu Chenghe looked him up and down, hesitating, “Didn’t he ask you to dress up as Zhou Gong?”

Mu rolled his eyes expressionlessly, “He bought me a whole set of Zhongshan suits and wigs, which I gave to Hobart.”

“That’s right.” Wu Chenghe nodded in agreement. “They make a more convincing couple.”

“What do you mean? Do you want me to step aside?” Mu continued to stare at him expressionlessly, glaring at him from the corner of his eye. “Can’t you speak properly?”

“Hahaha!” Wu Chenghe successfully triggered Mu’s sarcasm, laughing heartily like a masochist, almost shaking his false teeth loose. Covering his mouth, he said, “How have you been recently? What have you been busy with?”

“The reform of the guide protection law,” Mu said, striking a heroic pose, pretending to be a hero. “The Cabinet has already discussed it with Mrs. Balon, planning to set up branch schools of guide schools in various federal regions to ensure that guides can enroll nearby, and to open a green channel for family visits. The specific bill will be submitted to Congress next week, and revisions and voting will take place next month.”

“That’s really good news,” Wu Chenghe sincerely said. “This way, it not only ensures their safety but also prevents them from being separated from their families for long periods.” Although Wu Chenggong and Jin Shengli, the two brothers, had not shown obvious guide characteristics so far, judging from their growth, they were probably not ordinary people. Therefore, the reform of the protection law was crucial for this family.

“It’s the trend of the situation. In the final analysis, we have to thank the Embryo Interference Plan.” Mu pointed to Kazumi Koyama. “Since the plan was implemented two years ago, the birth rate of guides has doubled. It is expected to experience explosive growth in the next twenty years. The capacity of Tungusic is limited, so we must consider setting up guide schools elsewhere. Originally, Mrs. Balon wanted to turn Ida Star into a guide school, but Jin Zhe vetoed it and suggested setting up multiple medium-sized enclosed schools nationwide, a proposal supported by the Ministry of Education and Congress.”

Wu Chenghe silently nodded. From a security perspective, turning the entire asteroid into a guide school was the best option, but it would create a country within a country. After the Gabriel rebellion, neither the Ministry of Education nor Congress wanted to see such a situation. Moreover, guides were too powerful. The “Induction Plan” fully demonstrated their danger, and it was not conducive to control to place so many weapons in one place. Therefore, decentralized education was more reasonable.

“Don’t worry, the bill will pass,” Mu’s gaze swept over the twins, and he lowered his voice to Wu Chenghe, “Tianque and Soros, such big cities, will also set up branch schools in the future. Don’t worry too much about the children.”

Wu Chenghe knew what he meant and nodded. As a father, he wanted his sons to live like ordinary people, but guides were guides. Not every guide could cheat fate like him, nor were they all so lucky to meet a neurotic like Jin Xuan during estrus. In the current situation, sending the children to guide schools after estrus was the safest choice.

The two chatted for a while, then Wu Chenghe went over to greet Yin Bo. Yin Bo and his spouse were cosplaying as the classic Japanese manga CP—Doraemon and Nobita. Kazumi Koyama wore glasses and a T-shirt and shorts, looking very cool. Yin Bo, on the other hand, wore a chubby blue suit with a heavy round head, playing the role of Doraemon with a wry smile.

“Aren’t you hot?” Wu Chenghe was very puzzled by Yin Bo’s crazy cosplay. “Isn’t this helmet heavy?”

Yin Bo said with a mournful face, “It’s okay, it’s made of temperature-controlled material. I have big muscles…” He moved his steps clumsily and went to the other side, away from Kazumi Koyama, and said, “We were originally going to cosplay as Captain America and the Winter Soldier, but I made him angry the day before yesterday, and he threw away all my cool gear and bought these two sets again.” He held up his hands, crying, “Remember to feed me later, or I’ll starve all night.”

Wu Chenghe looked at the small round balls at the end of his limbs, comforting him by patting his big head, “I’m busy, don’t worry, you won’t starve to death for one meal. By the way, how did you provoke him?”

“… I’m not telling,” Yin Bo covered his face with the small round ball, “If I do, I’ll have to wear this outfit for the rest of my life.”

Wu Chenghe pushed up the single lens on his nose, guessing it might have something to do with counterattacking. Then, turning his head, he saw little Loki running over with his staff, holding onto Yin Bo’s leg, saying, “Mommy, mommy, my neck hurts. Can I not wear this hat?”

“Oh, then you won’t look cool,” Yin Bo said regretfully, but still took off the helmet that looked like a water bucket from his son’s head, tidied his hair, and said, “Alright, let’s put this aside for now. We’ll put it back on when we take a group photo later.”

“Wow, so cool!” Tata shook his golden hair and ran off again with his staff. “Sister Zhuang Zhuang, sister Zhuang Zhuang…”

Wu Chenghe watched his stunning figure and suddenly had a realization, his eyes catching the shadow in the bushes behind him, vaguely understanding what was going on.

“Did you see it?” Yin Bo was extremely sensitive when it came to children’s matters, immediately noticing the change in his expression. He rubbed his head with the small round ball, whispering, “It happened two months ago. Kazumi has been reluctant to send him away, and I… sigh.”

It was a very tiny chameleon, only five or six centimeters in size. Tata had awakened as a guide, just like his father.

Encountering such a situation, there was no way around it. Wu Chenghe patted his shoulder. As an invisible guide, Tata could completely hide with his father’s help, and Kazumi Koyama was an expert in this regard. But now that they were both in the military, doing so meant breaking the law, and it contradicted the work they had always been engaged in.

“Or we can wait for the new guide protection law to be announced,” Wu Chenghe told him the news he had just received from Mu. “Big cities like Zeus City might have branch schools then, and by then…”

“Let’s hope so.” Yin Bo looked worried whenever this topic came up, sighing heavily. “In any case, I will persuade him to send the child to a guide school. The pressure on a free guide is too great. I don’t want Tata to end up like his father.”

Thinking of everything that Mu and Kazumi Koyama had been through, Wu Chenghe didn’t know whether this choice was good or bad. He could only sigh along with Yin Bo.

After the two fathers sighed for a while, the last guest of the party finally arrived. Chen Miaomiao was dressed as a panda in black and white, leaning on a bamboo stick. As soon as he entered, he rushed over to give Wu Chenghe a bear hug. “Senior, you look so handsome today! I should have dressed up as your partner!”

“You’re more suited to being a panda,” Wu Chenghe hugged him back. The two hugged each other tightly until they grimaced before letting go. Wu Chenghe asked with a smile, “Why are you so late? You’re almost ten minutes late, which isn’t like you.”

“I went to visit Mrs. Lilith at the Military and Political Center,” Chen Miaomiao said. “She’s been promoted, and this time she’s back to confer honors. It’s rare for us to meet, so we chatted for a while.”

“Oh, I see.” Wu Chenghe nodded understandingly. After Marlow left, Lilith was quite depressed for a while. After the rebellion, she had even considered retiring, but Jin Zhe had worked hard to persuade her to stay and lead the Mulan Fleet again to explore energy sources in the Lyra Constellation. Perhaps because they both had someone they cared about, during the rest period in Dunkirk’s capital, Chen Miaomiao often visited Lilith, and the two gradually developed a relationship somewhere between friends and family. Lilith now almost treated Chen Miaomiao like a son, and Chen Miaomiao also regarded her as his mother.

It was a good thing that two people who had been deeply wounded could fill the emotional void for each other. Moreover, Lilith and Chen Miaomiao were both of the upright type, so Wu Chenghe was happy for them to have built such a relationship.

“How is Mrs. Lilith?” Wu Chenghe asked Chen Miaomiao. 

Chen Miaomiao said, “She’s doing fine. When we mentioned Marlow, she was already quite calm and could discuss things about him rationally. The fleet’s work is also going smoothly. This time she plans to apply to expand Mulan. She wants to advance to the Sirius Constellation, farther than the Lyra Constellation, to search for new energy sources.”

“Oh, that’s quite far. It’ll be even harder for her to come back next time.” Wu Chenghe said. 

Chen Miaomiao shrugged and sighed, saying, “Yeah, it’s so far away. It’s too lonely to be alone. I also suggested to her to submit an application for next year’s Tungusic Ball during this visit, but… she doesn’t seem to take my advice to heart.”

Lilith was over fifty years old. Although she looked like she was in her late twenties due to frequent repairs, for a sentinel, she was already entering old age. In another ten years at most, she would begin to have frequent manias until she died. Wu Chenghe didn’t have much emotion towards Lilith, but from an outsider’s perspective, he respected and sympathized with her. Now that Hannibal was dead and Marlow was on a distant voyage, if she had a compatible guide to comfort and encourage her, that would be best.

“You can try mentioning it to her more often. After all, there’s still half a year left until the selection for next year’s ball.” Wu Chenghe said, thinking of his own little girl. “By the way, how’s Guoguo?”

“She’s doing great. She can talk now and walks steadily. She’s getting cuter as she grows older.” Chen Miaomiao’s face lit up with a saintly glow whenever he mentioned his little sister. He didn’t look like an unmarried young man at all but more like a kind father. “And she has her own quantum beast now, a green hummingbird. It’s so beautiful, just like my dad!”

Wu Chenghe had never seen Chen Guoguo in person, only on holographic calls. She was a very beautiful Belarusian loli, with snow-white skin, rosy cheeks, and soft wine-red curls, looking as cute as an angel. She and Little Pea were the same age, born just a few days apart. Due to the detection of guide genes at birth, she was sent to the Tungusic base in an artificial womb. 

In order to take care of his sister, Chen Miaomiao applied to transfer to the Tungusic base’s guide hospital for internship after his father’s death, which was specially approved by Aston Medical College. He had been working there for two years. He was studying for an eight-year medical degree and would graduate next summer. He had already agreed with the medical officer Luther to stay and work at Tungusic after graduation, continuing to study guide medicine while taking care of his sister.

“Congratulations,” Wu Chenghe hugged his shoulder. For others, attending a guide school meant confinement, but for Chen Miaomiao, it meant home and sanctuary. After the deaths of Chen Zhen and his wife, if it hadn’t been for Chen Guoguo, he would have found it difficult to survive those dark days.

“Congratulations to you too. From now on, you’ll be a major,” Chen Miaomiao hugged him back and looked around. “By the way, where’s King? What’s he dressing up as today, a vampire or a werewolf?”

“He’s been busy. He just went upstairs to change clothes,” Wu Chenghe was also curious. “Who knows what he’s going to dress up as. I’ve been asking for a week, but he insists on keeping it a secret.” 

But Jin Xuan knew he was going to dress up as a vampire, so he was probably going to be a werewolf, right?

It turned out that anyone’s imagination was incomparable to Jin Xuan’s, even though he had long returned to normal life and left behind his emo days. The emo spirit deep in his soul still burned fiercely—he couldn’t bring himself to portray anyone else because, in his mind, the most awesome person was himself!

When Wu Chenghe saw his husband, who had smoked makeup, wore braids, and was wearing tattered robes, he was so shocked that he couldn’t speak. Who the hell was he supposed to be cosplaying as? Wasn’t this the same style he had at Gabriel’s farewell performance eight years ago? Oh my god, was he cosplaying as himself?! How could someone be shameless to this extent?!

“What are you doing?” Jin Xuan hadn’t worn earrings in years, touching the new set of four bullets on his earlobe, feeling a bit uncomfortable. He looked at Wu Chenghe suspiciously. “Can’t I portray myself? What’s so surprising about it? Is there anyone in this era more outstanding than me in the field of performance art?”

“…” Wu Chenghe was stunned for a long time with his mouth open before he sincerely said, “Let’s not overdo it.”

Jin Xuan had long known that Wu Chenghe didn’t appreciate his art, but he didn’t expect him to openly sabotage him at this event. Unhappy, he said, “Hey, don’t defame me like this. I’ve thought this through carefully, I’m telling you…”

At a critical moment, Chen Miaomiao broke the deadlock between the two, holding his face with starry eyes. “So handsome! King, I’m forever your brain-dead fan!”

“I’m your fan too!” Yin Bo, who knows when he ran over, raised the small round ball and screamed, “King, I’ve grown up watching your performances. You look so cool in this outfit! I’m willing to have your babies!”

“Oh my god!” Hearing this amazing news, Tata hurriedly ran to report it to Kazumi Koyama. “Dad, dad, I’m going to be a big brother! Mom said he’s going to have a baby with Uncle Jin Xuan!”

Kazumi Koyama massaged his temples, silently deciding not to let Yin Bo take off his blue fat suit all weekend!

The twins saw their two dads dressed so crazily for the first time and became excited as if they had been injected with chicken blood, rushing over to hug their thighs and express their loyalty:

“Dad, you’re so handsome!”

“Dad, you’re so cute!”

“Dad, dad, dad!” Little Pea didn’t know what was going on or why his dad looked different, but since he was used to hanging out with his two older brothers, he repeated their words like a parrot, riding his skateboard in circles.

Under the worshipful admiration of a group of brainless fans, Jin Xuan’s vanity was greatly satisfied. With a smug look, he glanced at his spouse, who didn’t understand his art, and saw that Wu Chenghe still had the expression of “who’s going to take this beggar away,” he didn’t bother to explain to him, snorted coldly, and took his fans to barbecue.

Wu Chenghe could only silently sweat in the autumn breeze.

 

 

 

 

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