episode_0074

The scenery changed as the white light flashed.

What you see before your eyes is no longer your own mansion. It is a building so large and magnificent that it could almost be called a castle.

It was the imperial palace.

“Athena.”

A brown-haired middle-aged man who calls himself Godric, the first captain of the Imperial Knights.

A skilled player who has risen to that position by slaughtering countless monsters at the forefront and building up his skills.

Just the fact that he was able to withstand his own pressure showed that he had quite a bit of strength.

“Why?”

“I heard you were very close with that woman earlier. What is your relationship?”

Godric looks at himself with his eyes wide open.

It was quite a funny sight to see a person of such age making such an expression.

“Commander of the Knights. Are you curious?”

“Hehehe. This is the first time I’ve seen Athena take such interest in someone.”

“Ugh..”

After thinking about it for a while, I told him.

“She’s going to be my wife. So, you should behave yourself.”

“Ugh..”

He looks quite surprised. Well, that’s usually the case.

“Why. Is it weird that two women are getting married?”

He said it sarcastically, but Godric shook his head politely and looked at him.

“No, that’s just a prejudice. As I said before, I’m just surprised that Athena is in love with someone.”

“Do you know me well?”

“There is no one in the empire who does not know Athena.”

It seemed like he was quite interested in me.

Not really feeling like continuing the conversation, I answered in silence and walked into the palace. Godric followed closely behind me.

“Thank goodness.”

As they were walking inside, the Knight Commander opened his mouth again.

“What.”

“I’ve always admired Athena’s strength. As you know, it’s a job where you live off strength and honor. Hehe.”

“Ugh.”

It might have been a compliment that others would have liked, but I didn’t care.

Since I had grown up seeing countless people admiring me since I was little, it was a familiar sight.

“You always go alone. Whether you’re fighting monsters or doing your work.”

“Well. Even if someone is there, they’ll just be a nuisance. I’m more comfortable alone.”

“Your answer is the same as Mr. Geomseong. Is it the life of a lonely strong person?”

“Loneliness?”

Carlos is now blinded by his love for his disciple.

Even the commander of the Imperial Knights doesn’t know. It seems he didn’t brag about it to others like he did to himself.

“Still, I feel relieved that the hero of the empire has created such a good relationship.”

“…The squeak is pretty bad, huh?”

“Haha. I hear that story often.”

I looked at him with absurd eyes.

At first glance, he seemed like a fairly well-trained inspector, but where did this talkative old man come from?

“As I get older, I find that there is nothing more interesting than love stories. May I ask how you first met?”

“Up to there.”

I was starting to get annoyed with him.

Why does this guy called the Commander of the Knights talk so much?

I looked at Godric with a cold expression.

He nodded as if he had noticed my mood. After that, we walked quietly into the palace.

For a moment, what he had said came to mind.

‘It’s our first meeting.’

I remembered when I first met Hera and Drax.

Unlike now, her strong and bold gaze was filled with confidence.

Her actions were as if she knew my true self, not like others who looked at her with vain admiration.

I want to have her like that. I am the one who doesn’t care about the means and methods.

And in the end, he finally gives in to himself.

Even her face, as she cried and begged for her life, screaming.

“….”

Why is that?

Clearly, the current situation is just as he wanted.

I felt a pang in my chest.

* * *

What are parents?

Beings who care for their children with infinite love so that they can grow up properly.

To parents, children are like a gift from heaven, and to children, parents are like someone who has received a favor that cannot be repaid.

Although my parents were never good people, I still knew how great the love of a family is.

Every time I saw the strong love of other families, I was envious. I wondered why I didn’t have a family like that.

Anyway, what I want to say is the great love between parents and children.

This love was especially amplified in the relationship between mother and child.

Of course, it is not that there is a lack of fatherly love. It is said that maternal love for the life that came out of one’s own body is incomparable to anything else.

That’s probably why there were quite a few mothers who were reluctant to scold their beloved children.

But I thought differently.

It is important to give love to your children so that they can grow up brightly.

It was also important to admonish them so that they would not go down the wrong path.

“Marie, don’t ever do that again. Okay? ”

“……”

“Marie. Answer me, Mom.”

“….I hate it..”

“Maria..!”

Right now, I was sitting Marie on the bed and scolding her.

How surprised I was when she put her hand down my throat.

Marie, who was tearing at my throat to the point of nausea.

Although I wasn’t the one who gave birth to the real Marie, since I’ve decided to be her mother, I plan on correcting all of Marie’s bad habits.

“Mariya. You should never do that to someone else.”

Marie’s eccentric tastes were understandable.

Her and my nature were different from the beginning. How could I understand a celestial creature called a dragon?

But no matter how different the paper was, causing harm to others was a bad habit.

‘That’s why I was trying to scold you..!’

But Marie avoided answering with her cheeks puffed out.

“Mariya..Answer your mom-”

“….That woman let me do it.”

“I have to give it to you….Huh?”

In the middle of the conversation, Marie was interrupted.

By the way, what did Marie just say?

When I looked at Marie’s face, the corners of her mouth were drooping down as if she was feeling sad.

“What..what did you say, Maria?”

“That woman can touch her mother as much as she wants. Why can’t Marie?”

“Huh…? What…what does that mean..?”

Are you talking about Athena?

But, I don’t think you’ve ever shown excessive affection in front of Marie, right?

“I saw it at night. What my mom and that woman were doing.”

“What…what…?”

“The woman touched her mother’s mouth…and her chest…and…”

Marie’s eyes rolled down my lower body.

Then, instinctively, I felt a chill and covered my body from Marie with both arms.

no.

Than that.

That’s what I saw at night.

No… No way…

“W..I don’t know what you’re talking about..?”

I said it as nonchalantly as I could.

No, it won’t be.

I definitely had put Marie to sleep.

Besides, the scale of this mansion was much larger than one might imagine. Even if Marie had woken up in the middle of the night, there was no way she could have found Athena’s room.

So, there’s no way I would have seen it.

It has to be that way.

please.

Tell her you didn’t see it, Maria.

“Lies.”

But the expression on Marie’s face as she looked at me was infinitely low and quiet.

“I saw that woman and you licking each other’s tongues in bed.”

“Ma…Maria….”

“I also heard my mom screaming like an animal.”

“Uh…uh uh…?”

“I also saw water pouring out of my mom.”

“Uh…ah….?”

“Mom sticks her tongue out at something like that. And she faints with a happy expression. Marie knows.”

pop-

My mind went blank.

As my actions continued to come out of Marie’s mouth, I could only make senseless sounds like -eh? -uh?

I just couldn’t accept what Marie was saying.

This…this is now…

What the hell is going on here?

Seriously… you saw it all?

What did Athena and I do?

‘It must be a dream..’

This must be a dream. There’s no way this can be real.

To wake up from the dream. I pinched the ball lightly.

“Haha..That’s weird. Why does it hurt..?”

This stinging pain, creeping into my soft cheeks, seemed to be telling me to come to my senses.

“Mom.”

“Hi.”

When I heard Marie’s eerie voice, I hiccuped without realizing it.

I slowly turned my head and saw Marie’s dead eyes staring at me as if they were piercing through my eyes.

“Ma..Maria…that..that..”

“Yeah, Mom.”

Why do I feel this fear from Marie, who is slowly approaching me on the bed?

Finally, Marie came right up to my eyes and ran into my arms.

She looked up at me and said nothing, as if waiting for my answer.

“That…that’s…right…?”

I was wrong. I don’t even know what to say to make excuses.

I felt as if my whole body was burning with embarrassment from head to toe.

What on earth do you say to such a small child?

If I had said the wrong thing, I could have created a strange common sense for Marie.

But Marie was still too young to tell the truth.

So I was hesitating in front of Marie and couldn’t speak.

Marie looked at me and smiled faintly.

side-

She left a short kiss on my cheek with her luscious lips.

“It’s okay, Mom.”

“…..huh?”

“I can wait, Marie. Until you and Mom can live happily together.”

“Mariya..?”

To a child less than half my size, I felt like I was being hunted.

Marie got up from bed.

I was sitting on the bed and naturally found myself looking up at Marie.

Marie stroked my head with a somewhat sadistic smile.

“So mom.”

“At that time. Are you doing a lot with Marie?”