episode_0164

My mother was a huge scar to me.

The person who left me when I was very young.

I don’t have many memories of the time we spent together, but I don’t think I have any particularly good memories of the little time we spent together.

That’s how my childhood was spent.

My father raised me as if he had abandoned me.

My only friends were the old books in the corner of the room.

Maybe that’s why I was so attached to my family relationship.

How envious I was of my classmates smiling with their parents at graduation.

A father who leads his family with dignity.

A mother who always takes her child’s side.

They were all just dreams to me.

A family that I wanted so badly, but couldn’t have.

I thought I would never hear the word ‘mom’ again…

“Can you please call me mom from now on?”

“….Huh?”

what?

mom…?

The goddess…?

“If you were my daughter…I would be really happy…”

A goddess with a beautiful smile that makes you want to just imagine it.

I couldn’t help but be bewildered by her appearance.

“Ah..No, you’re telling me to call you mom when we first meet..”

“Of course, this is our first meeting, but I have been seeing you for a while now.”

The goddess continued speaking, her cheeks slightly red for some reason.

“She was such a sweetheart and lovely child..I really wanted her to be my daughter.”

The face of a serious goddess who does not show even an inch of falsehood.

Her mysterious eyes were looking at me intensely as if she really loved me.

“Are you serious?”

“Of course.”

I asked, wondering if it was a joke, but the answer I got was very resolute.

Oh, mom.

I couldn’t even imagine it.

How on earth am I supposed to take this?

Isn’t it a simple relationship that can be achieved in the first place..?

The goddess looked at me with an anxious expression as she saw me worrying.

“I…I will really take care of you with all my heart! Isn’t a family what you’ve always wanted?”

“…How did you know that..?”

“I’ve been watching you so diligently, I can figure that out.”

For some reason, I felt strange when I saw the goddess fidgeting at my answer.

Because it was so clear that he wanted me to be part of his family.

‘….Mom.’

To be honest,

I felt resistance, but I couldn’t be sure that I didn’t like it.

The mother from the previous world who abandoned me. After that, the family I could only have in my dreams.

I’ve always imagined what it would be like to have someone who’s always by my side and cheering me on.

A person who will become a mother to me.

Moreover, she was not an ordinary person. She was a beautiful goddess who loved and blessed everyone.

“Do you hate it..?”

The goddess looks at me with longing eyes, wrapping her six wings around me as if she doesn’t want to let me go.

“…I’ll think about it.”

I answered timidly.

For some reason, I didn’t feel like rejecting it.

The only request I ever received from the goddess who could turn back time and bring back all the people I loved.

Not only did I not want to reject her, but my deep desire for a family made it impossible for me to push her away.

The goddess looked very moved, then ran straight to me and started rubbing her cheek against mine.

“Good idea..! Then..Can I call you baby?”

“Huh?! Ah..no, I haven’t decided yet-”

“Ahh..my cute baby..my daughter..”

“Ah..no, Goddess..?!”

She keeps stroking my back with her wings and hands, as if she can’t hear me.

I was astonished at the goddess’s reckless actions.

“From now on, just trust Mom. I will always take your side.”

Now, he just thought of her as his daughter, and even changed his tone of speech.

“…..Please let me go for now.”

It was warm at first, but as I continued to be wrapped in the goddess’ wings, it began to get hotter.

As I felt the uneasy sensation of beads of sweat forming on the back of my neck, I gently pushed the goddess out of my arms.

“….Goddess..?”

But despite my words, the goddess still clings to me and won’t let me go.

He stood still and looked at me with his bright eyes, as if he wanted something.

And I knew what it was without even having to think about it.

“Ah..no..I haven’t decided yet..”

“……”

It continues to surround me without moving.

Her determination was so strong that my eyes began to tremble in bewilderment.

“..right..?”

“…..”

I finally gave in to her reckless attitude and let out a short sigh. I closed my eyes tightly and spoke hesitantly.

“Let go……Mom.”

A goddess who spreads her wings and smiles brightly at my words.

The heat should have gone away, but my face flushed with embarrassment and I felt even hotter.

“Yes, my baby. Hehehe♡”

…It still felt so unfamiliar and uncomfortable, but I decided to just accept it.

I, too, have always wanted a family.. and more than anything, it was the Goddess’ earnest request.

Besides, if the goddess is your parent… wouldn’t it be okay?

At least they won’t abandon me like my parents in the previous world.

– I decided to think like that for now.

‘…..I wanted to have a family..’

I coughed a few times at this strange feeling that was a little unfamiliar but not unpleasant.

“By the way, Goddess-”

“Can I call you Mom?”

“Ugh…Mom.”

“Yes my baby.”

Although she may not look like it, she is a very stubborn goddess.

I asked her, trying my best to appear as shameless as possible.

“…Didn’t the Heavenly God turn back time?”

“That’s right.”

“Is it only Goddess..Mom who knows that fact?”

The goddess slowly nods her head.

“There’s one more person besides me.”

The goddess continued speaking with a somewhat regretful expression on her face.

“An equal being who stands in opposition to me. I know that too.”

“No way…you drank too..?”

“Yeah, unfortunately.”

I slowly looked at the ground and thought.

‘I drank…I drank, I know too..’

As she spoke, I felt like the puzzle pieces that had been scattered in my head were slowly falling into place.

Even though the content of the novel was adapted, it was still based on the story of the world in the first episode.

Besides, when I just looked at the past, the content before Robin invaded the Demon King’s castle was almost identical to the novel.

But this second time around, it was so different.

The Demon King, who should have been waiting in the Demon King’s Castle, invaded the Academy.

And now I think I know why.

‘…I guess he must have drunk it.’

If there was any change in the Demon World, there is a high probability that it was the work of the Demon God.

If the Goddess is a god born from earnest hope, desire, and love, then the Demon God is a divine being born from the accumulation of countless evil energies.

In fact, it was a being that could be seen as the great evil of this world.

“Mashin wants war, just like he did in the previous episode.”

“…I will absolutely stop that.”

The terrible wars that destroyed all life had already happened in the past.

A tragedy that must never happen again in this episode.

I looked up at the goddess with a strong determination in my heart.

“Please help me stop it.”

The goddess opened her eyes wide for a moment, then smiled sweetly and began to stroke my head.

“Yeah. A mother always takes her daughter’s side.”

Ignoring my disheveled hair, I asked the goddess.

“Should we stop the Demon King now?”

My limited brain can’t come up with a clear path.

Should I just gather the strong men and attack the Demon King’s Castle?

Or should we prepare for another onslaught?

I couldn’t decide which method was the best option.

“…Baby.”

The goddess closed her eyes for a moment and thought, then looked at me seriously and spoke.

“They say that catching the Demon King won’t bring peace.”

“…That’s right.”

We can learn from the past.

What happened when the Demon King died?

The countless demons that were under her control, the disastrous monsters that were causing chaos in the world.

All of them were released into the world at the same time, their leashes gone.

“And if you catch the Demon King, it is said that a new Demon King will be born again someday.”

“Huh..? The Demon King is appearing again?”

When I frowned, the goddess nodded and explained calmly.

“The Demon King is a being chosen by the Demon God and given the mission of destroying the world. You can think of him as being the same as a warrior. When a warrior dies, a new warrior will appear someday.”

“…So, does that mean that even if we defeat the Demon King, the war won’t end?”

If the Goddess’s words are true, it doesn’t end with defeating the Demon King.

If the Demon King is like a hero, then the cycle of heroes appearing is about a hundred years, so the Demon King will be similar.

Even if we somehow manage to defeat the Demon King, the peace will only last for a hundred years.

“…Yeah. The disaster will happen again someday.”

As the goddess nodded in agreement with my words, my anxiety began to creep back in little by little.

I thought peace would come if I just defeated the Demon King… but if it turns out like this, what on earth should I do?

As I began to breathe heavily, the goddess embraced me warmly as if telling me to calm down.

“It’s okay, baby. There’s a way.”

“Yes..?! Uh..What should I do?”

In a desperate situation, the goddess’s words became a ray of light.

The goddess continued speaking, slowly stroking my trembling body.

“You have a great talent. You can use it.”

“Talent?”

She nodded once at my words and gave me a kind smile that put my mind at ease.

But what she said soon was enough to leave my mind confused.

“Seduce the Demon King so deeply that he can’t live without you.”

The goddess spoke in a serious voice without an ounce of joke in it.

……What?