episode_0092

A few days had passed since the chaotic incident.

Although there was a commotion, it was only the two guilds causing trouble, and it didn’t have much impact externally.

Currently, each guild is working as usual.

Here is how the tasks of the 6 major guilds are divided:

-【Mana】is busy with overdue tasks.

-【Bronze Shield】is clearing monsters from the 21st to the 29th floor.

-【Grasslands】are searching for clues with Sungyeon and Seres.

-【Scholars】are working on creating a new map.

-【OP】is operating as usual.

And the issue with 【Mechanic】…

“Ahhhh!!”

Brigitta cried out.

It wasn’t a sorrowful cry like before, but it wasn’t something a parent raising a child should hear either.

The reason she was crying was also inexplicable.

“Mom does more motherly things than meeee~!!”

She felt a sense of loss looking at the items retrieved from the 15th floor.

“Is our mom always like this even when she’s sober?”

“I should be asking you that. Why is that troublemaker acting like this?”

The guild leader’s office went from crying to suddenly getting motivated, then crying again.

While trying to break the frame of the picture in the photo, Brigitta couldn’t bring herself to do it and instead bowed her head, saying, “Thank you for raising Lea!”

“Mom, you’re busy with work. Crying like this won’t help you get anything done.”

“But every time I organize your things, I realize that Mom did everything that you should be doing! It hurts my heart so much every time I realize this sad truth! Ugh!!”

Despite her words, she was a foolish mother who moved Lea’s belongings to the guild leader’s office.

Meanwhile, Changgi, who had moved the items, looked down and asked quietly, “Is the school decided?”

“Yes. We’re planning to return to the elementary school over here.”

“Did you have a birthday party?”

“All the guild members gathered and threw a party.”

“How did everyone react?”

“The guys were all crying.”

“They’re really sentimental people. Well, they’re the ones who take care of your mom.”

Suddenly, he remembered and searched his item pocket.

“Right. Take this.”

“Huh? This-”

“I brought this from your desk, but I don’t need it anymore.”

A pink hair tie.

It was an item retrieved from the desk when infiltrating the elementary school to find Lea.

“Thank you. Mom actually gave this to me as a birthday present. I was looking for it when we moved today, but I didn’t expect you to have it…”

At that, Brigitta stood up abruptly.

“You still had that!?”

“Yes. I was going to throw it away on the day Mom and I broke up, but now I can’t.”

She used the pink hair tie to tie her ponytail.

Even though she already had the attributes of a class president type with glasses, she now had a ponytail as well.

Unfortunately, the evidence of the apprentice mother, the mountain goat horn, was still there, but it was still cute.

“How is it?”

“Oh, it’s so cute. The boys in the class won’t be able to resist you with that~!”

“Really?”

“No joke, I really think so. Right, Sister? It’s not just me who thinks that, right?”

“Of course! You’re growing up so beautifully that tears might fall! You’re just like me, attracting guys left and right!”

“Mom, you’re single because of that, you know.”

“That’s because I was too popular~! Even though I look like this, I was so popular~!”

“That’s… if you look at Mom’s college days, you’ll know. Even if you say you don’t like it, seeing a guy flirt with another girl in front of you-”

“Ahh! That’s forbidden to talk about! It’s forbidden to dig into Mom’s past~!”

With that, she quickly jumped up and hugged Lea.

Excessive skinship made Leia uncomfortable, but she didn’t show it outwardly.

“Well, it turned out well for both of you. Maybe it wasn’t just to upset your sister, I was really worried.”

“Why worry? It’s all thanks to you. Finding the child in a day, protecting Leia. I shudder to think what would have happened without you.”

“I’m grateful to you too, sir. Thank you so much.”

“Oh, stop it. Don’t praise me so openly-”

-Thunk.

“…What’s this?”

“Here. Leia’s diary she wrote for 3 years. I collected it.”

“…Sir?”

“You hid it when we moved earlier. Why? Embarrassed to show it to your mom?”

“Of course! Who shows their diary to others!”

“Hehe. Am I just anyone to you?”

Her cute cheeks puffed up like a balloon.

Such mischievous behavior was usually unforgivable.

“Why are you giving this to me? This is not right. Leia hates this kind of thing.”

Of course, Brigitta was puzzled.

Snooping in someone else’s diary was usually a bad thing to do.

As Leia tried to return it, he reached out his hand to stop her.

“Sister. You don’t have the confidence to be a parent now. What you did with your mom is all written in that diary, right? So let’s follow what’s written there step by step.”

“You want me to imitate what mom did?”

“Exactly the opposite. You’re going to overwrite what mom did. Building memories between parents and children, so that old things are forgotten. By the end, you’ll have gained enough experience to know what to do.”

“Oh, I see! Wow!”

Her blue eyes sparkled, and vitality returned to her whole body.

There were no proper guidelines, but this was the path for Leia.

“How did I end up learning these things from you? Especially from a younger person who hasn’t raised a child.”

“You learn from Leia too, don’t you?”

“Even if you say that, it’s a bit harsh.”

-Is it really harsh?

Chang-gi smirked slightly and locked eyes with Leia.

“And sister. I’m sorry for babbling on. From today, alcohol is prohibited.”

“What, why all of a sudden!?”

“All of a sudden or not, if I get a little stressed, I’ll drink. So I’m telling Leia not to say such things.”

“But, alcohol is the stamp of a woman’s life…!”

“Stamp? Stop talking nonsense.”

After rummaging through the guild leader’s room for a while, he collected the bottles of alcohol. He stuffed them into his item bag and took everything from the makeshift refrigerator.

Then, he lifted the last remaining bottle of alcohol like a bat and smacked Brigitta’s butt with it.

“Ahh! What are you doing all of a sudden!?”

“It’s a punishment. Did you think I would just let this go?”

“W-what punishment! Don’t do this to a woman! Even if it’s you, this is sexual harassment!”

“Sexual harassment? No way. I promised Leia last time. If I hit her butt a few times, the drunkard will sober up. Right?”

“That’s right. I said that before we went to find mom. Chang-gi will help mom sober up. Don’t worry.”

When Leia agreed, he immediately smacked her butt twice with the bottle.

“Ahhhh~!”

Never did she imagine that at this age, she would be hit on the butt by a younger man, and her face turned red with embarrassment.

“Look at your mom’s reaction. You know, she’s the type who listens when scolded.”

“That’s right. If mom drinks again, just call Chang-gi, right?”

“Since our guild is right in front of us, feel free to be aggressive. Next time, I’ll take care of them separately.”

“Okay~!”

“Okay my foot! These guys are a pain in my butt!”

Despite shouting loudly, it didn’t faze them at all.

Instead, after receiving another blow, they finally managed to slip the last bottle into their pocket.

In the end, it shouldn’t have hurt much since it was just a bottle, but out of embarrassment, it felt more painful than it actually was.

“Today, we just came to see how you two are doing. I’ll leave now. If anything happens, call the old man. Got it?”

“Yes. I’ll call him right away.”

“Why call a junior instead of your mom!?”

Brigitta knew the reason behind his words.

Because she was not a likable mother.

As he sobbed like a baby from a soybean household, he left, leaving his daughter alone.

“……….”

“…Mom?”

“Hiing….”

Brigitta whimpered, sounding much younger than his age.

He kneeled down, holding his daughter in his arms, trying to match her height.

“You don’t dislike Mom, do you?”

“Of course not. Mom doesn’t dislike me either, right?”

“Yeah… why are you asking such an obvious question?”

“Because Mom asked me the same thing.”

“…Hehe.”

A silly mom who quickly brightened up, despite her tears, not caring about her age, found comfort in her daughter’s embrace and quickly got up.

Returning to his seat, he flipped through Leia’s diary and read the recent entries.

“Leia, did you write this yesterday too?”

“Yes. It’s a habit. I always write before bed.”

“Ohh.”

“Why? Did I write something strange?”

“Should I call this strange or just natural?”

Brigitta read the diary.

– A relieved entry about reconciling with Mom.

– Feeling more at ease in the guild with many people who know him, even on the 15th floor.

– Enjoying the birthday party and looking forward to school life.

– And….

“Oh.”

Realizing what he had written, his face crumpled.

Brigitta was not one to overlook such things.

While he may have been timid in the past, now he was a talkative, meddling old lady.

“Hehe. Our daughter. You wrote something interesting~?”

“Oh Mom! Stop it~!”

“Where is it… ‘I want a stepdad like Chang-gi’~?”

“Mom~!”

Trying to snatch the diary hastily, Brigitta couldn’t beat her.

She was an inconsistent mom who said one thing and did another, right after saying she couldn’t do anything that Leia disliked.

“Why are you embarrassed about this? Your junior treated you well, so it’s okay to think that way. There’s nothing to be ashamed of.”

“But I’m causing trouble for him! And he’s supposed to be my mom’s husband!”

“What about me!? I’m just too popular! I’m such a beauty that even my junior would hit on me!”

“But that was then! Now you’re just a busybody old lady!”

“Grr-!”

The attacks from her daughter tore at her heart, as expected.

In the end, feeling hurt, she snatched the diary and banged her head on the desk.

“Hey, Leia.”

She cautiously reddened her cheek in that state.

As if she didn’t want to show her face to her daughter.

“Why?”

“Just in case… I’m asking… if Chang-gi were your dad… would you… like him…?”

“Huh.”

Even without lifting her head, she could tell.

How coldly her daughter was looking at her right now.

“Mom, do you like Chang-gi?”

“Probably….”

“If it’s because of me, it’s disrespectful to him.”

“It’s not like that… it’s just that, this situation has become… critical, I guess….”

“Wow, Mom. Seriously.”

“Do you think it’s ridiculous even when you think about it?”

“Yes. It’s excessive. Even though aging has stopped, there is still an age difference.”

“Ugh….”

With that, she raised her head slightly.

Her flushed face was better described as that of a woman rather than a mother.

“Sorry. Looks like Mom got carried away.”

Although she tried to hide those emotions, Leia was sharp.

“But if Mom wants to do it, please go ahead. I won’t interfere.”

A twitch.

“…Is it really okay?”

“Since Mr. Chang-gi has a lover, there won’t be any problem, I know that for sure.”

“That’s true, indeed.”

She rubbed her forehead again.

But she didn’t have the heart to give up.

‘I’m going back. Was I happy to be disciplined by a man and wag my tail like a happy puppy?’

The part of her buttocks that he had just hit throbbed with a sense of shame.

Clearly a female in heat to anyone who saw.

‘What should I do….’

The joy of interacting with her daughter was short-lived this time.

Now, it was Bridgette who was consumed with worries about a man.