episode_0168

As if Emilia had guided them, Maria, Cecilia, Ceria, Yuri, and Aden all stood there in a daze.

Among them, Maria and Aden had their eyes wide open as if they could not believe it.

“Really, really alive.”

Aden’s voice was shaking uncharacteristically.

But Laria turned her head and looked at Maria as if she couldn’t see Aden.

“Yes. Mom, Maria.”

“ㅡReally… Are you really my mom?”

In response, Maria stumbled closer. Laria hugged her daughter with all her strength, who looked like she was about to collapse at any moment.

“Still a crybaby, my daughter is now healthy enough to run around and play with me!”

Apart from being proud that I grew up well, I also felt regret.

‘It’s still a baby.’

Laria, who was happy to see Maria looking the same as before, smiled.

Meanwhile, I looked into the eyes of Marian, who was standing blankly.

“Come here.”

“Yes, Mom.”

Marian smiled and fell into Laria’s arms.

“Good.”

Laria smiled as she felt the body heat of her two daughters, hugging them at the same time for the first time. Then, I made eye contact with Aden.

“Aden, did I tell you to take good care of my children?”

“Uh, uh, uh.”

Arden answered stupidly.

“But how many months did you leave it unattended?”

Laria’s eyes narrowed. It was similar to the look in Marian’s eyes as she interrogates someone.

“I’m sorry.”

There was no special excuse. Because Aden felt like he was in a dream right now. I was just moved by the sound of my wife’s voice and angry expression.

The wife with her cheeks puffed out is so cute.

Aden, who was thinking about that, felt like he had been struck by lightning by the answer that came back right away.

“I will neglect Aden for as long as Aden neglected the children.”

Through Emilia, he heard Aden’s whereabouts right after he closed his eyes.

“ㅡ! La, Laria.”

Arden was in tears. Even when he tried to stretch out his hand, he, a model husband who obeys his wife’s orders, only clenched and unclenched his fist and stamped his feet. I can’t even hug my wife after 18 years.

“Please look after Mom and Dad.”

“ㅡEven though my dad is a bit ugly, he’s been okay lately.”

Marian laughed in a happy mood, and Laria eventually burst out laughing at Maria’s harsh, yet bitter words.

“Yes, our daughters are this smart.”

The next thing Laria saw was Cecilia and Seria Yuri smiling awkwardly behind Marian.

“Are our daughters friends?”

The eyes of Laria, who was seeing her daughter’s friends for the first time, were very favorable.

“Yes. That’s Yuri West, my junior and um. He’s a friend that I support. This is Seria. The first friend I made! Also, this one… uh, um, so, he was my second friend… . We are lovers now.”

Laria’s eyes widened at the sight of him speaking clearly even though he trailed off at the end.

“Is it a little strange for women to be lovers?”

Marian’s voice became quiet in response, but Laria immediately shook her head.

“Is there anything strange?”

“Huh?”

Marian’s eyes widened at the answer without hesitation.

“Didn’t Emilia tell you? Because my mother grew up in the elven forest, ah. So, since elves are the basic generals, um, is it okay to say this? Our daughters are adults too, so we don’t really prepare for the succession or the second generation. So is that so? It’s common for same-sex people to date and get married.”

“My name is Cecilia Chiron.”

As Laria’s gaze turned to Cecilia, she held onto the hem of her skirt and greeted her. I was a little worried when I said the name, but I spoke with sincerity as she was Marian’s mother.

“Chiron? Yes, that’s right, I won’t say anything else as it was my daughter’s choice.”

And he said, ‘My daughter looks like me.’ I muttered to myself.

Once again, I looked at the friends my daughter introduced.

‘Did you pick your friend as the face?’

The more I looked at it, the more I thought about it.

However, even though I swallowed my words to maintain my mother’s dignity.

Growling!

Laria’s face turned red at the loud sound of the ship’s horn.

““Mom?””

The two daughters, Marian and Maria, opened their eyes wide. Laria subtly turned her head and started scolding Aden.

“Aden, I’m hungry!”

“Sorry, my thoughts were short.”

Even though it was obvious to anyone, Aden quickly went out the door and announced that the meal was ready.

After a while, Laria went to the restaurant and continued to admire it.

“This is the drink my daughter made?!”

The sight of his eyes shining as he drank the strawberry smoothie brought a smile to everyone’s faces.

Marian felt a strange joy when she saw that even their taste in food was similar to her own.

“ㅡYes, I provided the rough recipe, but it was the chefs who cooked and improved it.”

“Thank goodness, my mom isn’t very dexterous, but I guess she takes after my dad in that regard.”

Perhaps because her body became healthier, my mother was very active.

‘Hehe. ‘Are you disappointed because it’s different from what you expected?’

Emilia tells me that her mother is naturally a talkative person.

“That can’t be!”

To be honest, I imagined a more demure mother.

“Marian? Why are you doing that?”

“Ugh, no.”

I was happy just having my mom call me.

*

“My daughter, ah. Do it.”

“Mom, I can eat alone…”

“ㅡI wanted to do it now as much as I couldn’t do it for a while… but I don’t want to do it anyway?”

Mom drooped her eyebrows. He was so skilled that he was on a whole different level from his dad, but he had a pitiful face.

“Oh, no.”

I closed my eyes and opened my mouth.

‘Yeah, it’s not the first time either.’

“Laria, my daughter doesn’t eat that fast, so take it a little slower.”

“Oh, I made a mistake. I’m so happy that I’m eating well.”

It’s so nice to have my dad and mom next to me, helping me eat. I felt like I was back in my childhood.

‘ah. ‘I wish I had a mother like this.’

A sudden thought occurred to me and I burst into laughter.

“Why, my daughter?”

There was a mother who tilted her head at me like that.

“No.”

I smiled happily and made eye contact with Maria, who was smiling happily at me.

‘ah.’

I’m sure you missed your mom a lot too.

I lowered my head, feeling a little sorry for almost monopolizing it.

“Marian, are you happy?”

Maria came up to me and stroked my head. Instead of being jealous, I opened my mouth with a smile that seemed like she was happy that my sister had a mother, so she patted my head lightly.

“My daughters get along really well.”

“Yes.”

Mom, dad, older sister, everyone was smiling and looking at me.

And just by looking at her eyes, I could feel that she was going crazy because I was so loved.

“Yes. I’m so happy and happy.”

I laughed while looking at Maria.

*

The Duchess is back.

18 years, too long a time for medical treatment.

But there was no funeral and the duke said so, so who can say anything?

There wasn’t any.

“No, matriarch! It’s so absurd that my wife suddenly came back.”

“That’s right, wasn’t there a Lady Seira gun a while ago! What kind of trick did the imperial family use again?”

Same thing.

“It’s my mom.”

“Ah, lady.”

Marian’s words were more powerful than those of the head of the family, Aden.

‘Our little girl!’

‘Ah, my dream of becoming your mother… !’

Some of the female retainers looked sad because they were secretly dreaming of becoming Marian’s mother.

“If that’s the case for you, then it must be like that.”

“I’m sorry. I wanted to braid your hair.”

But they smiled inwardly at Marian’s happy expression.

*

I quietly clenched and unclenched my fists and recalled what I had heard from Emilia.

“Emperor?”

“I’m not sure.”

The fact that there is a strong possibility that the person who attacked my mother, even before she was born, was the emperor.

Emilia also said several times that she wasn’t sure because it was so long ago.

However, Emilia’s intuition is very good.

According to what she said, the black magic energy she felt at the time was similar to the emperor’s energy she vaguely saw.

In essence, the energy of black magic is much more difficult to feel than ordinary magic.

To be precise, it was Emilia who received the newborn baby whose aftermath was so devastating due to the black magic used on the mother. Will Emilia, a high elf among elves who are far superior to humans, really mistake that?

And Emilia has already told me that.

“Lady. I’m just telling you just in case.”

“Yes. I know.”

It was just that there was a reason to crush the imperial family, which they already did not like, in earnest.

*

“Ah. It’s a dream.”

That was the first thought that came to mind.

A completely white landscape. Among them, as I followed the flower path that seemed to lead me, I came across a pure white mansion with a beautiful fountain.

Traces of life can be seen in the antique wooden table, some furniture, and a soft bed that looks as if it has been dug out.

Definitely.

Beyond the huge bed that seems to exceed the size of a king king, it’s nice to lie down and watch, and yes, the huge TV floating in just the right position reminds me of a movie theater.

Even for her who was accustomed to magic, it was an unrealistic space.

“Is it there?”

Let’s take a walk to the sound of trickling water. There was a beautiful fountain and a woman sitting at a pure white table in front of it, tipping a tea cup.

“Welcome.”

A kind and reassuring voice. Just hearing it made my heart tickle.

But apart from that.

The moment I see those eyes that resemble starlight.

‘ah. this person. ‘You’re not human.’

I could feel it instinctively.