episode_0072

We’re in big trouble.

“Ma..Maria….”

“…”

Marie is angry.

Yesterday, while spending the night with Athena, I finally passed out from the pleasure I couldn’t bear.

Of course, I didn’t have the energy to go back to my room.

When Marie came to wake me up in the morning, I knew there was no turning back.

– “Mom, why are you taking off all your clothes?”

Thinking about Marie’s expression at that moment, I felt a chill run through my body again.

All the light was sucked out. Because he had really dark eyes.

Fortunately, Marie was still young, so she understood my excuse that it was because the room was hot.

But Marie’s attitude towards me was very cold, as if she still wasn’t satisfied.

“Maria…I’m sorry, Mom…Huh..?”

“…..”

“You were lonely because you were sleeping alone..? This won’t happen again..so stop being angry..”

I kept trying to cheer up Marie who was lying on the bed.

In the end, my efforts were not in vain.

After a while of coaxing her, Marie soon raised her small body and made eye contact with me.

Marie still looks at me with a sullen expression.

“…..Please do me a favor instead.”

“Okay, I’ll do that..!! Is there anything you want to do..?”

I was grateful that she opened her heart again and I quickly accepted her offer.

When Marie heard what I said, she took something out of her bosom and handed it to me.

In her outstretched hand.

There was a bottle containing a mysterious blue liquid.

“Huh..? What is this..?”

“Medicine for mom.”

Marie uncorked the bottle and handed it to me.

“Eat this every day from now on.”

“Huh..? Th..this..”

I was taken aback by the blue liquid that suddenly appeared before my eyes.

It didn’t smell particularly strange or anything, but I was reluctant to put it in my mouth because I couldn’t figure out what it was made of.

“Hey..Can I ask what it’s made of..?”

After hesitating for a while, I finally asked Marie with my mouth wide open.

“Marie’s Mana.”

“What…what..?”

“Dragon Mana. Good for your body.”

Marie continued speaking, looking up at me as she quietly hugged me.

“If you keep drinking it, Mom can live a long and healthy life.”

“Uh..uhm..”

Let’s look at the bottle that contains her mana.

I remembered the terrible pain I felt the last time Athena’s mana entered my body.

‘Is the dragon’s mana different..?’

In the terrible memories from before, negative thoughts suddenly flooded my mind.

I shook my head vigorously, clearing away the thoughts that were clouding my mind.

I never thought Marie would hurt me.

Rather, he said that he made it out of concern for my health.

As a dragon known as the master of mana, Mari would know more about it than I do.

Besides, if I came all the way here and refused Marie’s request, I thought Marie would really get upset.

“Okay..I’ll do as Marie asks.”

I took a sip from the bottle without hesitation.

Then, a thick liquid started sloshing down my throat.

So I emptied the entire bottle that Marie gave me.

“Huh?”

Was it really a medicine that would improve the health of the body as Marie said?

I immediately felt energized.

My body felt much lighter than before, and my mind seemed brighter and clearer.

“How are you, Mom?”

Marie looks at me with anticipation.

For a moment, I felt guilty for doubting her, but at the same time, I felt grateful to Marie for caring for my health even in this situation.

I said, patting Marie’s head.

“Thank you Maria… Thanks to you, I feel like I’m flying?”

“Okay..I’ll give you every day from now on.”

“Maria..”

A deep emotion welled up in me.

It was clear that Marie was a devoted daughter.

Even at this moment when you’re angry, you’re only worried about me.

You won’t find such a cute and special daughter anywhere.

‘Never doubt Marie again from now on.’

I promised myself that.

Marie’s eyes looking at me were still dead, but still, a brighter expression seemed to be creeping onto her face.

“I love you, Mom.”

“Yeah. Mom likes Marie a lot too.”

So let me hug Marie tightly.

Marie, like a kitten, came into my body and closed her eyes.

“I will live with Marie for a long time from now on.”

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The sound of baby birds chirping. A sunny day with bright sunlight and a cool breeze.

“The weather is nice…”

Right now I was walking around the mansion garden with Marie and Athena to get some fresh air.

“Hera. Hand.”

Athena looked at me for a moment, then held out her hand to me and said.

“Ugh..”

As I took her hand, Athena interlocked our fingers, linking our hands tightly.

“My hands are cold”

He put Athena’s hand into his own, and her warmth was transmitted through his hand.

“Ugh..”

I felt a little nervous and a little embarrassed.

In fact, I didn’t even feel it when I woke up in the morning.

Athena’s proposal, and the start of a new relationship with her.

And what happened last night?

My face turned red as I thought about that time when I moved my body violently, like an animal.

anyway.

I even thought that maybe it was all a dream.

As I looked at Athena smiling so kindly at me, it slowly began to feel real.

Now I knew for sure.

The sticky gaze with which Athena looks at me is one of affection.

I felt a little burdened, but I didn’t hate it.

As a family member or a lover, I needed Athena’s love.

Feeling loved by her like this made my heart feel warm for no reason.

“….Me too, Mom.”

Marie’s small hand wrapped around mine from the side.

Just in case she didn’t feel bad, he put his hand on Marie’s as well.

I decided to tell Marie about my relationship with Athena.

When he first heard that we were dating, he seemed quite shocked.

As if she had expected it, Marie immediately became indifferent.

No. Rather, it felt like the gazes looking at me had become even more intense.

“Huh.. Then you’ll be my daughter too?”

Athena looked down at Marie and smirked.

“….what?”

Marie looks dumbfounded at her words.

“If Hera is your mother, wouldn’t I also naturally become your mother if I marry Hera?”

“Ah..Athena?!”

Ah.. no. What is this person saying now?

Didn’t you start from the dating stage?

I clearly remember that we decided to start as lovers.

But Athena was speaking as if the marriage was already confirmed.

“Athena. Not married yet..”

“Well, it would be a little weird if you had two moms. Well, even though she’s a woman. Can I call her dad?”

Athena ignores my words and continues talking to Marie.

Kkadak-

With a sound like teeth gnashing somewhere, Mari growled at Athena.

“…..Wake up.”

“Huh..well, actually it doesn’t matter.”

As I felt the atmosphere between the two becoming increasingly tense, I eventually had no choice but to step in and stop them.

After much effort, the atmosphere was finally able to become harmonious again.

“Really..Why are we so bad on terms..”

I let out a deep sigh without realizing it.

I really don’t understand why they are so wary of each other.

Athena, who stimulates Mari whenever she gets a chance, and Mari, who plays sensitively.

When I thought about it carefully, it seemed like Athena was more at fault.

Where can you find a cute and kind child like Marie that you treat her so rudely?

I feel like Athena is a bit immature, fighting with a child who is still young.

“…Hera, what are you thinking about now?”

“Huh?!”

Athena grabbed my buttocks tightly with an expression that seemed to indicate that she was not pleased with something, and a high-pitched moan reflexively escaped from my throat.

I was surprised by Athena’s bewildering behavior. I hurriedly whispered to her in a small voice.

“Are you…crazy..?! Ma…Marie is here too, what the..!”

“Sorry, honey. I instinctively reached for it. Because I’ve become so used to it.”

“Ugh..”

When Athena called me her, I felt a pang in my heart.

It was a title I had never heard before. It was a word that gave me a very strange feeling.

“I’ll be careful next time, Hera.”

Athena glanced at Marie and let out a faint laugh.

“….”

For a moment, it felt like the temperature around Marie had dropped coldly.

Let the two look at each other quietly.

In an atmosphere where it seemed like they were about to fight again, a drop of cold sweat ran down the back of their neck.

But unexpectedly.

Marie just looked at Athena with a calm expression.

“It’s okay. I’ll give in for now.”

Rather, Marie has a relaxed expression and a shallow smile.

“Time is on Marie’s side anyway.”

Athena frowned as she watched Marie answer calmly.

“….what are you talking about-”

“My lord!!”

Athena’s words were cut off by someone before she could finish.

The three of us turned our gaze at the same time to look at the source of the sound.

A knight wearing golden armor was running towards me with an anxious expression on his face.

“….what is it?”

Athena looked at the knight with an expression that seemed to be annoyed.

“A person from the palace has arrived.”

“Palace?”

“…Yes. The commander of the knights of the palace has arrived.”

Athena raised one eyebrow as she spoke, perhaps not expecting what he would say.

“From the palace? Usually, you would send it by letter?”

“That’s….”

I saw a reporter who couldn’t answer right away and was hesitating.

As if sensing something odd, Athena pressed for an answer again.

The knight, who had been reluctant to speak for a long time, finally closed his eyes tightly and delivered the news.

“An order has been issued from the palace to arrest the lord.”

“What?”

“Huh..?”

At the knight’s words, both Athena and I opened our eyes wide at the same time.

The knight glanced at me.

When my eyes met his, my body trembled.

“Unauthorized illegal slave contracts and multiple murders…are alleged..”

His words were absolutely unacceptable.

I was staring blankly at Athena at his shocking report.

what..?

Athena… restraint…?