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It was through a truly coincidental and trivial incident that I came to know the name of the emotion that Mirae had been harboring in her heart.

Old episodes of Magical Cat Chuchu that are now deleted and impossible to find. Among those episodes, there was a story about love between companions.

The two girls, who had been developing a relationship by relying on and helping each other, eventually realize the name of their feelings and confess them at the same time.

The future of a young age, he thought, was no different from his own.

I can’t imagine a home without my mother.

When my mom smiles, no matter how depressed I am, I laugh along with her.

When my mom gets along with other people, my heart hurts and I feel bad.

When my aunt came and separated me from my mother, I was so upset and sad that I cried all day.

If this isn’t love, then what on earth should we define it as?

Mirae, who was looking at Chuchu as if possessed by something, was certain.

He said he loved his mother.

Until then, I didn’t care at all about the relationship between mother and daughter. I just thought that if there was love, they could get along well like the two girls in Chuchu.

But as I got older, thought more, and interacted with different people, I naturally realized that there were many problems that needed to be resolved between me and my mother.

Still, the future was not impatient.

Start your day with a kiss from your mom.

End the day by hugging your mom.

Sharing laughter over trivial stories.

Sometimes, they just want to be held quietly and be loved.

Because by taking advantage of my position as a daughter, I was able to obtain love comfortably without much effort.

However, we could not remain complacent and remain stagnant forever.

A mother who sacrificed her life for her daughter.

Even though she was not her biological daughter, she raised her daughter with devotion and, without being able to form normal friendships like others, she worked tirelessly for her daughter.

How can we develop a relationship that goes beyond mother-daughter relationship?

While the future was in turmoil, countless seasons passed.

‘I boiled some porridge for you, Mirae… but you still can’t eat it?’

‘Cough, my throat… hurts…’

‘Then let’s start with the ginger tea. I put a lot of sugar in it, so just drink it all. Our future is strong like Chuchu, so we’ll be able to overcome it soon.’

‘Yeah, get well soon… I want to kiss mom… .’

If I caught a cold during the cold spell, my mother would stay by my side all day and take care of me.

‘Mom, come in and take off your clothes too!’

‘Oh, no, Mom, you can play a lot in the future.’

‘Hehehe… If you keep doing that… .’

‘Gya, gyaat! Mi, Mirae… Ugh… Pfft! Sa, save me!’

‘Oh, Mom! The future is within reach here… .’

When I stumbled under the blazing sun, my mother even took me to the swimming pool, where I hated wearing a swimsuit.

‘mom!’

‘The future!’

‘Mom, it’s warm…’

‘Then should I carry you home?’

‘Mom… aren’t you having a hard time?’

‘Mom, it’s not hard at all! Hehe…! Now, look. It’s, it’s not moving…!’

Whenever my body started to shiver even a little in the chilly wind, my mother always gave me a warm embrace.

‘I made a snowman that looks like my mom!’

‘This is Mom…? Oh my, Mirae, your cheeks are so cold? Should I go in now?’

‘I want to make more snowmen…’

‘Um… Then how about going home, warming up a bit, and then coming out again?’

‘Is that okay?!’

‘Of course. Let’s call Seo-hu and Ajumma and make it together!’

On days when pure white snow piled up, my mother would wrap my cheeks, cold from making a snowman, with her warm bare hands.

As the years passed and memories with my mother piled up, Mirae’s feelings grew bigger and bigger.

Jealousy, envy, possessiveness, twisted affection.

Mirae was well aware of her own ugly side. At the same time, she also knew that she had such feelings because she loved him.

However, Mirae couldn’t take action rashly. She felt that if she made even the slightest mistake, everything she had built up until now would collapse.

What will happen to your relationship with your mother once you leave the confines of your family?

A mother loses her daughter, and a daughter loses her mother.

From family to strangers. Will I still be loved by my mother even if I become a stranger?

It’s not that the future wasn’t impatient. It was just that there was no way to hurry.

Slowly, until Mom can accept these feelings.

No matter how urgent it was, I had no choice but to take my time and approach it with care.

however.

It definitely was like that.

“Mom… ?”

Her dark blond hair sparkles in the morning sunlight streaming in through the window.

Hanna Yeon is holding her mother, who is sleeping in a curled up position, in her arms. Her mother’s hand is tightly holding onto Hanna Yeon’s T-shirt.

“Shh.”

As Mirae raised her upper body and looked up, Hanna Yeon put her index finger to her lips and signaled for her to be quiet.

It’s definitely too early to get up. There’s still about ten minutes left until the alarm goes off.

But… why do you care about that, Hannah?

* * *

“Kkaaaang… !”

A strong and powerful morning!

Stretch out and let the fatigue build up in your joints disappear.

“Ugh… .”

Why does the room seem a little cold? Did you sleep with the window open?

Because of that, my body was frozen and I couldn’t even raise one arm properly.

Seriously, why isn’t this going up?

I blinked my closed eyes. And immediately I realized why my arms hadn’t gone up.

Her abdomen was clearly visible, and looked firm at first glance. Above it, a white bra was shyly visible, and when I looked up further, I saw a face covered by a T-shirt.

“Surprise!”

I released the strength in my tightly clenched hands and pushed away Hanna Yeon, who had crawled into my bed.

“Ugh!”

But I felt like if I left her there, she would roll under the bed, so I hugged Hannayeon tightly and put her back in her original position.

“Ha, Hanna Yeon, why are you… No, let’s close the window first.”

I left Hanna Yeon lying there with a bewildered expression on her face due to the sudden noise, and got up, struggling to close the window.

“Oh, you woke up early today? Mom, can you step aside for a second so I can close the window?”

I thought she was still in dreamland, but Mirae’s eyes were turned towards me and Hannayeon. Her gaze seemed cold, probably because she was still sleepy.

“Huh… ?”

Oddly enough, the windows were closed. There was no reason for the room to be cold then.

“Mi, the future!”

No. There was one more factor in our house that could have made the room cold.

First, the bed frame froze, freezing. Next, the pillowcases hardened, and soon frost began to form on the bed sheets.

Ability overload.

This is a rare phenomenon for heroes. Their abilities run wild against their will. It usually occurs when they are squeezing out their abilities despite their physical strength reaching its limit, are in a situation where they cannot control their own thoughts, or experience rapid emotional changes.

Besides that, there are so many conditions that have not yet been discovered that it is difficult to guess the exact reason.

However, the action I had to take now was clear.

“It’s okay, calm down, Mirae. Mom is here with you.”

I quickly got up and hugged Mirae, patting her on the back as carefully as I could.

Did he have a terrible nightmare? Future’s breathing is somewhat ragged.

“Hey, let’s take a deep breath first. Then it’ll be okay. It’s not a big deal. It’s not weird… .”

The skin that touched the future felt a tingling sensation, but it was under control and did not freeze completely.

This is nothing compared to the pain that Mirae must have felt. How surprised must Mirae have been that she, who always maintained her composure, lost control of her abilities?

“You’re doing great. Slowly, hoo, hoo… .”

As I held the future in my arms for a moment, the cold air that had been rushing into the room gradually subsided.

“… Did you have a bad dream?”

I asked her when I thought she had calmed down a bit, but instead of answering, Mirae hugged me even tighter.

“Mom… .”

The voice of the future trembled sadly.

Because we’ve been living together for a long time, I could tell. The worry and guilt mixed in Future’s voice.

The future is more concerned about my condition than the embarrassing changes it has experienced.

“Mom is okay. I’m glad she’s safe… .”

The future is that kind of child. The best daughter a mother can have.

The body of the future, from which the cold had receded, was warm as always.

* * *

“There was a bit of a commotion this morning, but don’t worry about it and let’s cheer up and get through today!”

To lighten the chilly mood, I left the house shouting loudly and cheerfully.

“Pa, fighting… This is it… .”

Of course, the only one who listened was Narin. Even that was somewhat awkward.

“Oh, Seo-hu is out too. Good morning, Seo-hu!”

“Yes… You look like you’re in a good mood today.”

Seohu came out wearing his shoes crumpled and his feet were trotting. He had dark circles under his eyes, as if he had been playing games late into the night.

“Haha, you’re so energetic and good. My son, straighten your shoulders!”

“Aaak!”

The woman who came out from behind hit Seo-hoo on the shoulder with her palm. This was definitely because he overslept while playing a game. Spike was full of anger.

“I’ll be back… .”

“Okay, take care on your way back.”

We set off, escorted by the lady, and began walking, each maintaining a subtle distance between us.

It didn’t matter since Mirae quickly followed me to her side, and Han Na-yeon, who was not very social, was just going to let it slide, but Seo-hoo and Na-rin were really walking far away.

“Now that we’re seniors and juniors, we should be friends.”

I held Mirae and Nalin’s hands and chased after Seo-hu. The only good thing was that Seo-hu wasn’t reading “My Friend’s Mom’s Friend’s Little Sister Is Obsessed with Me” today. Maybe he was being considerate since there was a new member in the group.

“Narin, these guys are the student council. Ask them to show you around the school. They even make you do whatever you want.”

“The student council isn’t the place to be… .”

“Anyway! You also want to help students, right?”

She shoved her shoulder into Seo-hu’s and made a typical middle-aged woman’s friendly gesture.

“It was the student council. That’s amazing! I heard that the East Academy selects students based on their grades… .”

“What, what… that’s so great… .”

But it seems that the way he tried to become close with her was wrong. Seo-hoo scratches the back of his head with a puzzled expression at Na-rin’s one word of praise.

Yes, Seo-hu was weak to praise.

“That’s right? They’re the top and second place winners! It would be nice to be friends with them, right?”

I also joined in and praised Seo-hoo mercilessly.

“Yes, we used to play together when we were kids.”

“Then, then. You could call them childhood friends.”

The kind and gentle Narin nodded in agreement, and I smiled in satisfaction as well.

So we got on the bus, chatting away.

“Future, if anything seems even a little strange, be sure to call your mom. Okay?”

Easty Guild Station. As we slowly approached our destination, I held Mirae’s hand and gave her a word.

Although I was the first to tell her not to worry about it, as a mother I couldn’t just let it go.

Rather than letting Mirae suffer alone, I’d rather be a very overbearing mother.

“Okay.”

The future answered like that, glancing around.

“What the…!?”

He quickly stole my lips and ran away.

A very short bird kiss, like two birds bumping their beaks together.

Even though we were sitting in the very back, I never imagined we would kiss on the bus, but if this makes Mirae feel better, then so be it.

I felt really bad because I couldn’t do it in the morning.