As a symbiotic being, I raise children amidst the chaos.

'Damn, this is the first time I've ever said such an embarrassing line, really.' Back in Kiana's body, Chen Yuan still felt incredibly shy. 'But, to be honest, what Cocolia did was incredibly stupid.'

[Ding! Congratulations, host, you have successfully persuaded Raiden Mei. The Symbiosis Simulation instance has been activated. First simulation: Bronya Zaychek! Seele Vollerai!]

[Dungeon Completion Reward 1: Symbiote Fire Resistance! Reward 2: Symbiote Versatility!]

[Dungeon assistance: Bronya and Seele's initial affinity increased by 50%! Anzu's initial affinity is 100%! Would you like to begin simulation?]

'They've finally arrived, Bronya and Seele? It shouldn't be too difficult, right?' Chen Yuan took a deep breath, trying to calm himself down. He had anticipated the start of the simulation dungeon, but he hadn't expected it to come so soon. 'But what's going on with my dear Xing? Is this even her business?'

"Start simulation." Without time to think too much, Chen Yuan, currently in a state of utter embarrassment, couldn't wait to get as far away from Kiana and Raiden Mei as possible.

[Ding, simulation in progress, please prepare!]

【Simulation begins! 】

As the system's voice faded, Chen Yuan felt a lightness under his feet. A red light flashed before his eyes, forcing him to close them. When he opened his eyes again, he saw an unfamiliar ceiling and an antique chandelier.

'Looks like this is Bronya's or Seele's room.' Looking around the somewhat simple yet childlike room, Chenyuan guessed to himself. 'Strange, it's so soft beneath me. Do Seele and the others like sleeping on soft beds?'

"Um... Little Master? May I ask if you can get off my body?" The sudden voice startled Chen Yuan, who jumped into the air and turned around to find a pair of watery, azure eyes staring straight at him.

Short, bluish-black hair, snow-white skin, and a pretty face—isn't this Seele Voller? Feeling herself being watched by Chenyuan, Seele's face flushed red, and she covered her eyes with her hands.

"Um... please don't keep staring at me..."

Chen Yuan's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately felt a little embarrassed, not expecting himself to be so out of line. He quickly steadied himself, landed on the ground, and apologized to Xi'er, "I'm sorry, you're just too cute, I couldn't help but look at you for a while longer."

Hearing Chen Yuan praise her for being cute, Xi'er smiled shyly, then climbed off the bed, carefully lifted Chen Yuan up with her hands, placed him on the bed, and looked at Chen Yuan curiously with eyes as vast as the ocean.

"It's alright, little sir. May I ask your name and why you suddenly appeared in my room?"

'Is this what the system meant by a 50% increase in initial favorability? That's a little scary~' Looking at the little girl in front of him, Chen Yuan felt that if he praised her a couple more times, he could just sell her out.

"My name is Chen Yuan. As for why I suddenly ended up in your room, I don't know either." Chen Yuan shrugged and continued in the same tone he used to coax the little girl. "I woke up here and now I can't even go home."

At this point, Chen Yuan even feigned sadness, shedding a few tears, though they were black. Meanwhile, unseen by Xi'er, a thin stream of black liquid slowly pierced...

To be honest, the acting was quite poor, but even with such poor acting, Seele still believed it.

"Oh? How could this happen? It must be so sad not being able to go home." Xi'er's eyes were filled with sympathy and concern, and worry appeared on her little face. Seeing her reaction, Chen Yuan secretly breathed a sigh of relief. After all, deceiving such a cute little girl felt strange.

“But don’t worry, little master, I’ll help you,” Seele said earnestly, as if she had already taken the matter of fate as her own responsibility. “My name is Seele. Seele Vollerai, nice to meet you!”

"Seele, what a beautiful name. By the way, where is this place? What year is it?" Seeing Seele secretly encouraging herself, Chenyuan felt it was necessary to learn more about this world.

Seele blinked her bright blue eyes, tilted her head, and then answered, "This is Cocolia Orphanage. It's December 2011 now."

'Eleven years... I remember Bronya came to Cocolia Orphanage in January 2012.' Hearing this, Chenyuan secretly breathed a sigh of relief. There was still time to build a good relationship with Seele.

"Hey, Seele! Get up quickly, dinner is ready, everyone's waiting for you to come out and eat!" Just then, a clanging sound came from outside the door, followed by a series of crisp sounds.

"Oh no, it's Xing! Did she stay in the room too long...?" Hearing the sound outside the door, Xi'er panicked. She quickly jumped off the bed and ran around the room in a flustered manner. "Coming right away, please wait a moment!"

"Are you afraid of her?" Chen Yuan sat on the bed watching Xi'er wander around the room, finding it somewhat amusing. "Or is it because she often bullies you? Should I go scare her a little?"

"Oh! No need for that. Although Xing is usually fierce, she is indeed a very outstanding person." After folding her sheets, Xi'er put Chen Yuan into her bag. "Alright, Little Master, you can stay here for now!"

"..." Looking at the small space he was in, Chen Yuan opened his mouth as if to say something, but after seeing Xi'er's bright smile, he couldn't say anything.

[Host, you can possess Seele's body at any time if you wish. She's currently very weak and has no chance to resist you.]

"You think I don't want to?!" Hearing the system's sarcastic remark, Chen Yuan rolled his eyes helplessly. "If it weren't for maintaining this state, I probably wouldn't even have parasitized her. I feel a strange sense of guilt."

Heh... If you weren't my host, maybe I really would have believed it.

After a while, Seele put on her coat, slung her small bag over her shoulder, and skipped away from her room.

As soon as I stepped out the door, I saw Xing leaning against the wall, her heterochromatic eyes, one blue and one gold, fixed on Xi'er, or rather, on the small bag that Xi'er was carrying on her shoulder.

"You're really slow, Seele." He shifted his gaze from his bag to Seele's blue eyes. "You're acting a little different today. Did something good happen? Or are you hiding something?"

*Thump...* Under Anzu's gaze, Seele took a timid step back, instinctively hiding her bag behind her back. "No, Seele just overslept a little. I'm so sorry to have troubled Anzu."

"Tch, how boring." Looking at Seele's timid appearance, Xing snorted coldly, her previously exposed shark teeth disappearing. "This really kills all my interest."

After glancing one last time at Seele's crossbody bag, Annie turned and walked out of the corridor. "Hey, hurry up and catch up, or Rosalia and Lilia will eat all your breakfast."

"Ah... okay, I'll be right there." After replying to Xing's words, Seele tilted her head strangely and muttered to herself, "Xing is acting a bit strange today. If it were any other time, making her wait this long would definitely make her come and bully me."

"Well, isn't this good enough?" Chen Yuan poked his little head out of Seele's bag, comforting her as he looked at her slightly worried face. "Alright, after spending so much time here, Seele must be hungry. Let's head to the restaurant!"

"Oh!!" Being still young, Xi'er put her earlier doubts aside after Chen Yuan changed the subject, and a heartwarming smile reappeared on her face.

'Honestly, it's like raising a daughter.' Seeing Xi'er regain her energy, Chen Yuan retreated back into his small bag. Listening to Xi'er singing a lullaby as she walked, a smile involuntarily appeared on his lips.

[Host...a perverted lolicon!]

'Get out of my way!'

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As the sun gradually sank below the horizon, its afterglow bathed the sky, and the day slipped away unnoticed. Night fell, and a warm atmosphere filled the orphanage.

While the other children were still sitting in the living room, intently watching the television screen and immersed in the joy of the animated world, Seele quietly picked up her little bag and went back to her room.

After entering the room, Seele quietly closed the door, afraid of making a sound that might disturb everyone in the living room. Then, she quickly ran to the bedside, placed the small bag in front of her, and carefully unbuttoned it.

She called softly, "Little Master, are you still there? We're back in Seele's room now, you can come out now."

"Ah~ I know." Chenyuan slowly crawled out of Xier's bag and yawned widely. "By the way, Xier, aren't you going to see cartoons with your friends? That's one of the few times you can relax, right?"

"Hmm? It's okay, Seele doesn't really like watching that cartoon. And..." Seele's face flushed, and her voice trailed off, "I'd rather play with Mr. Little than watch the cartoon~"

'She really is a child. She can't control herself at all after encountering something new.' Hearing Xi'er say this, Chenyuan jumped onto her head and patted her gently.

“Alright, since Xi’er has said so, I will definitely accompany Xi’er, but…” At this point, Chen Yuan paused and looked at the tightly closed wardrobe door in the house. “We need to catch some naughty kids.”

As soon as she finished speaking, two tiny tentacles suddenly shot out from Chen Yuan's small hand. Like nimble snakes, the tentacles swiftly reached towards the wardrobe. In an instant, the tentacles tightly wrapped around the wardrobe door and pulled it open sharply.

The cabinet door opened with a click, and a dark figure tumbled out. With heterochromatic eyes (left blue, right gold), shark teeth, and pink and purple hair on the left and right sides, it was none other than our Uncle Xing.