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Episode 307

“That’s the same between me and my mother! Aila, Aila…”

“You mean you’re a stranger?”

Aila looks at me with an anxious face. I was about to say no without thinking, but then I realized the trap hidden in my words.

“No, families don’t do that! You wouldn’t know it if they were lovers!”

“So you and Aila are also lovers?”

Perhaps because it is a matter related to Aila, or perhaps because she senses her superiority, Carmel does not want to back down easily.

I am confident that if we were to argue, I would win, but right now, I am in front of Aila. A dispute is a dispute, even if it is just an argument. I didn’t want to show it in front of Aila.

“It’s not good for education, so let’s leave it at this. If you want to kiss someone else in front of me, feel free to do so.”

Even though I tried to control myself, my voice ended up being quite sharp. It was the biggest warning I could give. But Carmel even had a faint smile on her face, wondering what was so funny about it.

“What if I do as I please? Then what are you going to do?”

“Do you really want to know that? I will trample on your pride so that you will never be able to confront me again.”

Again, the tone of conversation became more intense. My insides were seething like an active volcano, to the point where it was too much for me to suppress.

Maybe this was a mistake. Carmel is a majo. The more he treats me, the happier he becomes.

That may have been what Carmel’s smile meant. Rather, these remarks may have inflated Carmel’s expectations. I was a little angry at myself for saying something like that.

But Carmel’s next words were a little different from what I expected.

“Then there is nothing we can do. Ayla, mom is giving you a reward.”

Ayla, who had been looking back and forth between me and Carmel earlier, became convinced by Carmel’s words and came towards me. Although I didn’t feel like it, I accepted Ayla’s kiss with her mouth open.

Kissing is a strange thing. It’s not just about kissing, it’s about most skinship with people. Just feeling the touch of another person washes away the emotions that are stuck in my heart.

Carmel was looking at me and Aila with her chin resting on the table. The expression on his face was faint, but somehow he seemed happy.

After the kiss, Aila was smiling innocently, satisfied. After concluding today’s magic practice and sending her away, I asked Carmel.

“Why?”

“What?”

“You’re not convinced by what I said. Actually, you wanted to kiss Aila, so why did you give up?”

“Is that so strange? You tried to stop me like that. You were really angry.”

Carmel’s words silenced me for a moment. I thought my mother would disobey me during her masochistic transformation period. I was thinking about how to convey those words.

“I’ll be honest. When they told me that they would completely crush my pride, my heart was a little shaken.”

To say that yourself… I was a little surprised by Carmel’s confident words and looked at her.

“It’s still a shame. How could you trample on me when you were so angry? Did they make me lie down naked and pray? Or did they fill up all the holes with numerous sexual instruments? Would they have left him in extreme pleasure with his eyes covered, his ears blocked, and even gagged so that he couldn’t even moan? I get chills just thinking about it. But I still had no choice but to endure it.”

“…Why?”

“Because you really hated it.”

Carmel’s voice was calm. It was extremely peaceful, as if it was nothing special, as if they were just talking about the obvious.

On the contrary, the gears of a huge and delicate machine were turning in my heart, making a loud noise.

“Mother, you…”

“Why are you so surprised? That’s not like you, Sarah. I’m just keeping the promise I made to you.”

Carmel smiled. It was a rare and refreshing smile.

I walked over and sat down next to Carmel. A slightly different kind of desire than the dark one was boiling in my head.

Leaning towards Carmel, I kissed her. It was a shorter and lighter kiss than the one I shared with Aila just now.

There was almost no contact with sensitive parts. However, a feeling of satisfaction rose in my head as if I had been in a relationship for a long time.

“I will also keep my promise to my mother. From now on, I will fulfill everything your mother wants. Everything, including perverted delusions.”

“Yes, I’m really looking forward to it, Sarah.”

Carmel smiled elegantly and answered.

* * *

After that, Aila’s magic practice continued for several days.

“Um, uhhh-, hmmm-!”

With a light hum, the frog in the fish tank returned to its tadpole body. In just a few days, Aila was operating her grimoire perfectly.

“Successful, Mother!”

Aila’s brightly smiling face is the same as it was a few days ago. However, the titles they call me and the way they speak have become more mature day by day.

According to Sinia’s report, the maid’s job seemed to be the same. Now, it seems that she has enough skills to become an ace even among veteran maids.

“Yes, please come here.”

Ayla is held in my arms as I sit on the sofa. It was only the first time that he had asked for a passionate kiss as a reward, but now he considered stroking and hugging to be sufficient compensation.

Maybe it’s because other mental aspects have matured enough to control sexual impulses. I’m glad that at least an embarrassing situation like last time won’t happen.

Now, it may be time to lift the absolute obedience spell.

Le Giagia is a burden in itself. Not only are there difficult restrictions on the use of magic, but it is also cumbersome to receive magic power from Carmel every morning. The same would be true for Carmel, who had to hand over a large amount of mana to me.

Ayla’s mind has also entered a sufficiently stable state, and she considers me and Carmel like real family. As that was the purpose of resetting Aela’s personality, there seemed to be no need to maintain the spell any longer.

All that’s left is the test. The test is that even if the absolute obedience spell is lifted, Aela will not regain her previous evilness.

I also had the means for that.

* * *

Compared to the fierce battle it took to cast the absolute obedience spell, lifting it is a simple task to the point of futility.

I stopped combing my hair for a moment and thought of the page with Le Giagia’s techniques engraved on it.

All you have to do is retrieve the mana that flows there and is still working. I did so right away.

Then, like a rabbit startled by a distant sound, Aila suddenly looked around.

Eventually, Aila spoke to me through her black hair.

“Mother?”

“Yes, Aila?”

“Off… Did you do it? My mother’s curse that was placed on me.”

“Did you know?”

“Yes. I knew right away that there were restrictions on my actions, words, and use of magic. I see, I am free now.”

“You can say that.”

Ayla jumped up from my arms. Ayla turned around, and her face showed joy and excitement that could not be hidden.

She started singing right away.

“La-, la-la, la-la-la-.”

It’s a beautiful voice. They were even shaking their bodies to the song. Suddenly, I felt like I knew why people were drawn to Aila’s singing voice late at night in the village of Sesennes.

I calmly waited for Aila to finish singing. The moment the song ended, I asked Ayla.

“What song is that, Aila?”

There was nothing wrong with my body. Ayla said with a big smile.

“This is a song of joy! It means that my mother trusts me now!”

Actually, I already knew. Because there was no magical power in Eila’s song just now. Compared to the first time I used magic without realizing it, I guess I’ve become better at controlling it now.

When emotions become strong, those with mana may unconsciously release mana. It was a phenomenon confirmed several times by Carmel and Reelia. The same was true for Aila now.

Until now, the color of Aila’s mana has always been pitch black. However, at this moment, what was flowing out of Eila along with the intense joy was a dull purple color that was almost transparent.

In fact, strictly speaking, there is no such thing as color in mana. Because mana is not something you can see. This can be seen as a phenomenon in which the special talent called magic poetry distinguishes itself according to the nature of mana.

The color of mana changed. I couldn’t come to a clear conclusion as to what that meant.

But I thought it was a positive sign.

Mystilia, Eilado, Carmel, all the owners of black mana I saw were people with intense hatred. Even Eneck, who originally had green mana, came to use black mana after being swallowed by hatred.

The fact that Eila’s mana was freed from that obviously meant that she was freed from hatred. As was Aila’s reaction now, I decided to trust her.

With Aela smiling brightly in front of me, I ended the dream magic.

* * *

“Hmm? Umm…”

Ayla, who was being held by me, shook her head as if she was still sleepy.

I said while lightly stroking Aila’s head.

“I passed, Aila.”