Phoenix Revenge System-Chapter 99: PRS 2 Liona

Before the sun had completely set, Laus’s two children, Leo and Lan, came unsteadily from the rice fields, followed by the youngest, Lano, covered in mud after playing with his friends on the rice field embankment while waiting for his two older siblings to work.

"Wow, you guys are so dirty!" Laus exclaimed upon seeing his three children covered in sweat and dust.

"Dad, we’re so tired today. Can you come in now?" Leo asked, wiping the sweat from his forehead.

"Go shower and clean yourself, then you can come in!" Laus had already blocked the three of them at the door, his hands on his hips, his face stern. The three of them could only grunt in annoyance as they walked back to the well to bathe.

"Ah, Dad! We want to see our little sister right away!" Lano protested in a shrill voice.

"No bargaining! You have to get clean first!" Laus firmly stated, pointing to the well.

These days, some houses have wells and wooden bathing rooms. But most boys bathed right by the well, and the bathroom was only used by adults.

"You’re such a meanie! You have to take a shower first to come in and see your little sister!" Lano grumbled, pursing his lips in annoyance. "I just wanted to see her for a moment!"

"Oh, Lano. Don’t keep arguing with Daddy," Leo said, patting his little brother on the shoulder. "Let’s go take a quick shower."

"Your little sister is still a baby, Lano. If you come home dirty, it’ll be a shame if she gets germs and gets sick," Lan, the second child, said wisely, as he began to remove his sweat-soaked clothes. "Do you want our little sister to get sick?"

"No!" Lano replied quickly.

"Well, listen to Dad. It’s for our little sister’s own good," Lan continued, recounting what his teacher had taught him at school.

Yes, Lan and Leo were already in school. Lan was in third grade, while Leo, the older brother, was in sixth grade. They helped their father in the rice fields after school so they could earn money to ease the burden on the family, but they didn’t neglect their responsibilities as students.

"Leo, there’s a math test tomorrow. Have you studied?" Lan asked, splashing himself with cold water from the well.

"Just a little. I’ll study again tonight," Leo replied, scrubbing himself with a bar of soap.

Meanwhile, his six-year-old brother, Lano, would be starting elementary school next year.

"Leo, Lan, I want to go to school like you!" Lano exclaimed excitedly, playing in the water.

"Yes, you’ll be starting elementary school next year. So you have to study hard from now on," Leo said with a smile.

In the 1980s, many poor families couldn’t afford kindergarten due to lack of funds, so they would send their children straight to elementary school after they turned seven.

Once the three siblings were clean and dressed, they cautiously entered their parents’ bedroom, which was covered only by a mosquito net.

"Mom!" Lano whispered, her eyes sparkling. "Is my little sister awake?"

Lura, who was lying there, caressing her baby belly, smiled gently. "Your little sister is still sleeping, honey. Do you want to see her?"

"I want to! I really want to!" Lano replied, bouncing enthusiastically.

"But be quiet, don’t make any noise. Your little sister just fell asleep," Lura warned softly.

Lano was so excited and immediately went over to see her little sister, her eyes wide with amazement. "She’s so beautiful! Her skin is as white as a doll’s!" she said in a whisper. "Her cheeks are so soft," she continued, gently poking her little sister’s cheeks with her index finger.

Leo and Lan also approached, their faces filled with admiration.

"Subhanallah, she’s so beautiful, Mom," Leo said, his eyes welling with tears. "I never thought I’d have such a beautiful little sister."

"She’s so beautiful, Mom. What’s her name?" Lan asked, just as excited as Lano, who was now gently stroking her newborn sister’s soft, chubby cheek.

Lura smiled warmly at the sight of her three children so devoted to their little sister. "Her name is Liona. You can call her Lio," she replied, gazing at her little daughter lovingly.

"Liona... what a beautiful name," Leo murmured. "It suits her pretty face."

"Lio... Lio..." Lano repeated over and over. "I like this name!"

The noise disturbed the baby girl, waking her up. "Tsk, so noisy! It’s really disturbing my sleep!" she grumbled in displeasure.

Thud!

Everyone in the room fell silent at the sound of a little girl’s voice with a lisp, seemingly scolding them. The voice rang clearly in their heads.

"What... what was that?" Lan whispered, her eyes wide with fear.

Even Laus, who had just entered after finishing the postpartum herbal medicine Grandma Lena had made, stood frozen at the door, his eyes scanning the room in confusion.

"Leo, Lan," Lano whispered in a trembling voice. "Who was yelling at us?"

Lano received no response, so he frantically shook his older brother’s arm. "Brother! You heard that voice!" he said again, his face pale.

Lan, who was being questioned, could only nod silently, still in shock. His throat felt dry.

The baby girl, lying wrapped in a blanket on the bed, was fully conscious. Her round eyes looked around curiously.

"Is this my family?" he asked himself, examining each person in the room. "They all looked at me strangely..."

During her sleep, her subconscious entered her dimension and received a wealth of important information about the lives of people in the 1980s, especially regarding family structures and their circumstances, which were described in such detail that she could study them thoroughly.

Currently, she was born as a baby in the 1980s into a poor family in Satarara village, a village at the foot of a mountain where the majority of the population lived as farmers.

Because their family was very poor and had no land, her father, mother, and two older brothers worked as farm laborers to support the family’s economy.

"So this is my family... a simple but warm family," she muttered to herself, feeling a warmth in her chest.

Realizing that it seemed to be the baby beside Lura who had spoken, everyone focused their attention on Liona. They looked at each other with expressions of disbelief.

Liona was unaware that her family could hear her inner voice, still busy taking attendance of each person in the room.

"This very beautiful one must be my mother," she said to herself, gazing tenderly at Lura. "Her face is tired, but she still looks beautiful. I must take care of her later."

"And the handsome one holding the glass must be my father," she said again with warmth, causing Laus, who had just stepped inside, to freeze in place at the sound of a familiar voice. His hand holding the glass of herbal medicine nearly spilled.

Before Laus and the others could react, the soft, gentle voice rang in their heads again.

"These ones staring at me intently must be my three older brothers," Liona said again, gazing at the three figures standing beside the bed. "Their faces look scared. Am I scary?"

Looking at the patched and worn clothes worn by her new family members, Liona’s heart ached. A tight feeling spread through her chest.

"They live in hardship... their clothes are full of patches... it must be very difficult to find food every day," she muttered to herself sadly.

She wanted to grow up quickly so she could use her experience and intelligence to help her family financially, lift them out of poverty, and complete the task the Phoenix System had given her before it disappeared.

The baby girl stared intently at her three siblings, her skin slightly tanned from frequent sun exposure.

"They must work hard every day... their bodies are thin from malnutrition..." Liona thought with a pang in her heart.

After staring intently at them, she realized she could use her mind-reading ability by staring intently at them.

"Oh, so this is how you use this ability!" she exclaimed to herself. "I can read their minds!"

Seeing her third older sibling, Lano, looking terrified and constantly muttering about ghosts in his head, while her other two brothers seemed to be reciting prayers he didn’t understand, made the baby frown deeply.

"They think I’m a ghost? Oh my!" she grumbled in annoyance.

"I’m not a ghost! I’m human! I’m your little sister!" The baby girl started to coo again, pouting her lips cutely, making Lura, who had been staring at her and seeing her baby’s many expressions, feel excited.

"Liona, what’s wrong, honey? Is something wrong?" Lura asked, gently rubbing her daughter’s forehead, loosening the wrinkles that had formed. "Are you hungry? Or is your diaper wet?"

With an eye signal, Lura signaled her husband to take their three children outside to talk. Laus nodded in understanding.

"Leo, Lan, Lano. Come outside for a moment. Daddy wants to talk to you," Laus said, placing the glass of herbal medicine on the small table.

Lura knew that her daughter was very special. Besides having a very beautiful and blessed weton, she learned from Grandma Lena that when she was about to give birth, a bright light entered her belly.

This was both a good sign and a bad sign. Good because her newborn daughter seemed very blessed. Bad if someone found out and tried to harm her, so she had discussed this with her husband, who had apparently also been told by Grandma Lena before leaving, when her three children hadn’t returned yet.

Outside, in the living room, which had only three rickety chairs, Laus sat his three children down and tried to speak to them with a serious expression.

"Children, listen carefully," Laus said, looking at each of them. "What you experienced just now wasn’t a hallucination."

"Dad, that... was really your little sister’s voice?" Leo asked, his voice trembling.

Laus nodded slowly. "Yes. What you heard was your little sister’s inner voice. What you need to know is that your little sister was born blessed and very special," he explained in a low voice. "I hope this news doesn’t get out so it doesn’t cause trouble for your little sister and our family. Do you understand?"

"But Dad, why can we hear her inner voice?" Lan asked, her face full of questions.

"That’s a sign that your little sister is special, son. She’s blessed by the Almighty," Laus replied with a sigh. "But that’s precisely why we have to protect her. There are evil people who might try to harm her if they find out."

The three of them nodded their heads as if they understood what their father was saying. Their faces looked serious.

"We promise we won’t tell anyone about this, Dad," Leo said wisely, looking his father in the eye with determination. "Not even our closest friends."

"Yes, we will protect our little sister and won’t let anyone hurt her," Lan added firmly. "We will guard Lio with our lives."

"I promise you too," Lano said, making a gesture as if zipping his mouth shut. "Not a single word will come out of my mouth about this! I swear!"

Lano demonstrated a new habit he and his friends had when they had secrets they didn’t want others to know.

"Good. Dad is proud of you three," Laus said, affectionately patting his three children’s heads. "You’re good big brothers for Liona."

Laus felt relieved; his three children were so smart they could navigate any situation. He hadn’t made a mistake raising them.

Meanwhile, in the room, Lura smiled faintly several times, listening to her daughters’ chatter inwardly. Her tired face brightened.

"So I have a beautiful mother... and a kind father..." Liona muttered to herself. "I’m lucky..."

She never expected to have such a talkative daughter, even though she, her husband, and her three children were all quiet people.

"It’s okay, Liona’s talkative," Lura muttered to herself with a smile. "This way, the house won’t be so quiet anymore. There will be laughter and jokes in this house."

Meanwhile, Liona, who had been babbling to herself while trying to move her arms and legs, felt so exhausted that she fell asleep after being breastfed by her mother.

"This baby’s body... is so weak... I have to sleep again..." she muttered before her eyes closed.

As soon as Liona’s body fell asleep, her soul immediately entered the dimension the Phoenix System had left behind. Here, Liona could move freely. Although her body was still small, she was not like a baby in the real world who couldn’t do anything on her own.

"Yes! Finally, I can move freely!" she exclaimed happily. "Only in here can I move freely and train my strength and intelligence," she grumbled as she ran around practicing her martial arts skills, which were still similar to her previous life.

Although her body was still small, at least she wasn’t a helpless baby, and she was determined to bring significant changes to her family’s life, especially in terms of income, so that their family could live a decent life.

"I will change this family’s fate," she vowed, her eyes filled with determination. "I will make them live happily and prosperously. This is my promise to you, my new family..."