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Tsuujou Kougeki ga Zentai Kougeki de Ni-kai Kougeki no Okaa-san wa Suki desu ka? - Volume 1 - Chapter 5
Chapter 5
Chapter 5 - A child is a child and a parent is just a parent, there are various issues to being humans, but doing something about them is what being a pair of parent and child is all about .
Masato came out of the hot spring and headed towards the dressing room .
Right in there, probably prepared by the village chief, a dangerous, yet attractive thing was prepared .
â . . . . . . It says, Mamanâs milk . . . . . . !?â
No, hold on . Donât misunderstand . What was prepared was the classic treat taken after coming out of a bath, some well-chilled milk(in a bottle) . It was made from cow milk produced in the Maman village, hence the name .
Do you want to drink Mamanâs milk?
âKuh! Itâs different! Itâs not like that! At most, itâs for growing taller in the future!â
Masato put one hand on his waist and drank the milk in one go . Puha . Delicious .
In the meantime .
âMasato, you are there, right? Can you spare a moment?â
A voice called out to him from the other side of the dressing roomâs door . It was Wiseâs voice .
âO-Ou . . . . . . yeah Iâm here but . . . . . . donât tell me you are going to punish me now? If so, then at least give me some time to wear my clothes . Getting blown away in full nude is really too . . . . . . â
âWhy the honorifics? Rather, Iâm not going to punish you . I just have something to talk with you about . â
âO-Ou . . . . . . ?â
It was simply talking, but he could also imagine her sending him flying right after seeing each other . Masato decided to wear his clothes first anyway . He put on the bear-print briefs humbly made by Porta, then wore a shirt .
As Masato was putting on his clothes, Wise started talking with some strangely picked words .
âYou see . . . . . . Iâm going to head out for a little bit, or like . . . . . . â
âHah? Going out you say, where?â
âWhere . . . . . . Iâm just going to take a stroll in the nearby forest, something like that, such kind of feeling, or the like . . . . . . â
âOi oi, we are going to enter boss battle right after this . Even so, strolling, and to the forest as well . . . . . . itâs already pretty dark, isnât it dangerous? Monsters have also started appearing, I think that itâs too dangerous for you to go alone . â
âAh, un, thatâs true, but . . . . . . ah . . . . . . in that case, does Masato want to tag along?â
âHaa? Why must I go too?â
He questioned her without thinking .
Wise did not reply immediately, she took time to think of some things, then absentmindedly said .
â . . . . . . Nevermind, after all . Iâm going alone then . â
âHah? Oi, whatâs with that? Youâre acting strange . . . . . . huh?â
He quickly finished changing and opened the dressing roomâs door, but her figure was already gone .
As he looked towards the direction of the forest, he could see a figure in red fading into the darkness . It was probably Wise, who was entering the forest . She really intends to take a stroll in that place huh . . . . . . on top of that, she seemed to moving forward in the direction without even a single animal trail . . . . . .
âShe looked strange regardless . . . . . . if I chase after her now . . . . . . now is not the time to think about something like this! Geez!â
Masato picked up the Holy Sword of the Sky Firmament that was leaning against the wall, and dashed out of the dressing room .
However, even though chasing after her was the correct choice, he might have been too careless .
âDamn . . . . . . I should have at least brought some light source . . . . . . what a failure . . . . . . â
He just rushed into the forest that was known for making people get lost, furthermore, it was during a time without any sunlight and he did not bring any equipments . It was not wrong to say that this action was equal to suicide . Good children must not imitate it .
He was moving around without knowing left or right, neither did he know what he was stepping on . Masato was advancing with poor visibility . âUgh!?â Stumbled, âNuoo!?â Even as his face rushed into a spider web, he kept searching for Wise .
âThat fella is probably lost also . . . . . . and with me getting lost as well, it wonât be over until I find what Iâm looking for . . . . . . please spare me from something like that . . . . . . oi, Wise! Not there!? You are there, right!? More importantly, please stay where you are!â
He called out to the bushes, lifted up a fallen tree and checked below âOh, a horde of dung beetles!?â Something like that, she surely would not be under there . He searched and searched, but could not see her . Only the clock kept ticking .
Masato was at a loss, he looked up into the sky aimlessly . What he saw in the seams between the trees and branches was the clear night sky with a moon floating on it . . . . . .
He saw a swaying shadow .
âNn? Thereâs something above! A monster huh . . . . . . wait . . . . . . oi . â
What he saw above was the sole of a shoe . It was the sole of a boot he remembered seeing somewhere . It landed without a sound, stepping on Masatoâs face as if it was a matter of course, and pushed him to the ground just like that .
There was only one person who would do something like this .
âHaa . . . . . . what do you want? Could it be that this is the punishment for that thing earlier? Werenât you going with the no punishment plan?â
âItâs not a punishment . This is simply landing . Youâre the one at fault for standing on my landing spot . â
âThis brat . . . . . . â
It was Wise who landed on Masatoâs face . And since she had landed on his face â . . . . . . Tomorrow is pink day, huhâ âDid you say something?â âNo, not reallyâ The underwear for next dayâs use was exposed openly, he glanced at it in amazement .
âSo? What are you doing here?â
âThatâs my line . What are you . . . . . . hmm . . . . . . ?â
As he spoke halfway, Masato suddenly noticed .
The words that Shirase whispered to Wise, the problem at Maman village, and Wiseâs attitude after hearing about it, this whole situation . . . . . . that might have been the case, there were many leads suggesting that hypothesis . To Masato, he felt that this was the correct answer .
He asked just in case .
âHey, Wise . I may have understood the whole story, but . . . . . . what is your relationship with that Queen, or would it be better if I donât ask you now?â
âThatâs true . I think itâs better if you donât ask . That way it will be easier for you to fight . â
âI believe that it doesnât make much of a difference in that regard . . . . . . â
âThen what? You want me to say it myself that one who threatened the village and demanded an offering of a muscular man that she could played around with is my âthatâ? Even though I already feel like vomiting blood? Even though Iâm about to shed tears of blood?â
Wise stared at him with her widely opened, bloodshot eyes . There was no doubt that the atmosphere was somehow different from expressing gratitude, but well, itâs not a bad atmosphere, Masato accepted that sensation .
Then .
âThen that means, you are going to secretly make contact and somehow persuade her . Is it okay to take it like that?â
âThatâs right . I canât really leave it alone after all . Iâm not unrelated either . â
âHowever, when it comes down to it, you are a little insecure, so you invited me to come along as a mental support . â
âWait, thatâs not right! I didnât really intend to go with you because Iâm feeling insecure, I totally didnât have such thoughts! Iâm totally not thinking about that! You idiot, getting full of yourself! Iâm going to Chainspell instant death magic at you, you hear!?â
Wise denied with a face blushing so hard, that he could notice it in the dark, but well, since the person herself denied it, then he should just leave it at that?
âItâs not like that, itâs not like that! It just means that, as a form of insurance, I will bring you along, thatâs all!â
âAs a form of insurance . . . . . . â
âItâs in case my words donât reach her! Itâs possible that she will attack all of a sudden! Sheâs that kind of person! . . . . . . If one in a million chance it ends up in a battle, three consecutive attacks are necessary to damage the Queen . The combo attack between the two of us is necessary . Doing that can break through her invincible defense and damage her . â
âI see . . . . . . thatâs where I come in with this accessory used for combo . â
âYeah . This . â
The two took out their Aderire Rings from their pockets, and Wise put it on her right ring finger . âHurry, you too . â âO-Ou . . . . . . â Masato followed suit for the time being . There was no deeper meaning in this action .
With that, Masato suddenly thought of something .
âIf weâre considering a battle scenario, wonât momâs firepower be necessary? Calling her to come with us just in case . . . . . . â
âNo . Hold that thought . Please, letâs go there without asking Mamako-san to come along . â
âWhyâs that?â
âItâs certainly true that she would be a great help in a battle . . . . . . if my good-for-nothing mother and someone elseâs nice, young and pretty mother were to meet at the same place . . . . . . spare me from showing the disparity between our families, or like . . . . . . do you get it? Or rather, understand it!â *Stare!*
Wiseâs eyes once again opened wide with intense bloodshot âI-I get it already! I see your point already!â A son, who was happy with a mother like Mamako, would only achieve the opposite effect, had he tried to convince her anymore . He should listen to her wish here .
âT-Then the two of us will go first . The first objective is to try persuading her at most . However, if that fails, we will not fight . How about that?â
âOkay . . . . . . If possible, before meeting that idiot, I want to check our cooperation when the time comes . . . . . . ah, I just found something good . â
Some shadows were lurking between the trees before them . The forest was a habitat for monsters . Even though they had defeated the area boss, it didnât mean that they would disappear . The monsters had ample fighting spirit . They immediately started their attacks .
âDo you need an explanation for cooperation?â
âNo, donât need . I already have an image . â
âThen, letâs go! With a nice feeling, take care of me!â
âGotcha! First, let me . . . . . . receive!â
Wolves, deers, bears, evil beasts with changed eye colors came assaulting . Dealing with that first was Masatoâs role .
Masato leaped out right in front of the enemies to attract their hate . Then he thrust out his left arm and deployed a defensive shield - the additional effect of his armored jacket . He received the enemiesâ attacks with one hand . *Crash!*
âTsk! But I withstood it! . . . . . . Back you go!â
Pushing the enemies back with his shield, Masato unsheathed his Holy Sword Firmament in a perfect motion .
The moment he cut down a nearby wolf .
âWise! Combo!â
âCast Cancel! Flame Explosion(Bombaă»Fiamma)! Furthermore! Flame Explosion(Bombaă»Fiamma)!â
Explosion after explosion burned the enemies to smithereens . An overwhelming victory! âAlright!â âNow then, collect loot!â Then the two of them started gathering gems . Having money was an important matter .
And well, it felt something like that .
âMasato on defense feels quite nice . It makes fighting really easy . We may have a good combination . â
âThatâs true . Rather, keep collecting . I received some damage that my auto recovery from the protective gear has yet to catch up . â
âIf we are going to fight that idiot, Masato will first receive the attack, I will save up my power and wait for a chance . Next turn Masato will attack, I will combo, and blow her away in one go . â
âNo, wait, you need to add a recovery buff in your action . A weakened defender will die without recovery . Itâs like when rabbits, when left alone for too long, die earlier from loneliness . â
âIt seems that rabbits, contrary to popular belief, donât die from being alone over a long time, you know?â
âEh, really? I didnât know that . . . . . . more importantly, itâs about recovery . â
âYea yea, I understand . When the time comes, I will be flexible . â
Gem collection completed . Now then .
âLetâs get going then . . . . . . is what I want to say, but speaking of which, where should we . . . . . . ?â
âDonât worry . I got a map to the location where the village chief was going to hand over the sacrifice . Leave guiding to me . â
âUnderstood . Then . . . . . . letâs go . â
They bumped fists lightly and went deeper into the forest . Deeper into the darkness .
â . . . . . . Based on my feeling, it should be soon . â
âI also feel the same . We need to be alert from here on out . â
Being even more cautious, they moved forward amongst bushes while avoiding the road . Gently pushing aside the leaves and branches to take a look . . . . . . in the open space of the forest, something seemed to be moving .
Under the moonlight, a shadow rose up . It was a swirling vortex of darkness .
âOi, whatâs that . . . . . . i swirling . . . . . . I have seen warp holes like that in other games before, but . . . . . . â
âItâs exactly that . . . . . . Itâs coming . â
The dark vortex suddenly accelerated its revolutions and expanded itself .
After it reached the size of an entrance, a strong perfume wafted over from the other side . Something was coming out of it .
Soon, it showed itself .
It was a bewitching woman with well-tanned skin . Her body, wrapped in a glittering evening dress, was well-endowed, slim, and bountiful . Her erotic limbs swung in motion as she moved forward .
More than anything, what attracted Masatoâs eyes were the two horns growing out from both sides of her head . Those ugly, twisted horns clearly proved that she was not human .
âJust like a devil . . . . . . This is Queen of Night, huh . . . . . . â
The opponent was someoneâs mother and he was aware of the fact that she woulb be one of the test players . The Queen probably used a transformation magic to change her appearance . . . . . . Masato took a quick glance at Wise, who somewhat resembled her, and focused his attention on the Queen again .
The arriving Queen lightly snapped her fingers . Five half-naked bishounens immediately walked out, joined their bodies like gymnasts and created a chair . The Queen lowered herself on it as if it was natural and smiled bewitchingly .
âFufufu . Today is a memorable day . The day I will be getting my sixth son . What kind of a boy will he be, I wonder . . . . . . aah, thatâs right . He could stay in a bridge pose and let his abdominal muscle become a table . Thatâd be nice . Pressing my hand on it, stroking those abdominal muscles with my fingers while I eat weiners . . . . . . Ufufufu! The best luxury!â
Her laughter, that seemed joyful from the bottom of her heart, was getting louder as the Queen continued to mutter .
Un . She was the type of person he did not want to get involved with .
Seeing that behavior, Masato was frankly dumbfounded for unknown reasons, as for Wise .
â . . . . . . That idiot motherrr . . . . . . how dumb must she get until sheâs satisfieddd . . . . . . !â
She was already gone . She seriously snapped . Incredible veins .
âC-Calm down, Wise! Weâll reason with her first! Talking comes first!â
âItâs too late for words! I really hate that thing for being my mother! Iâm going to murder that stupid mother and then die as well!â
âCalm down! If you make a ruckus . . . . . . !â
âYeah . Of course I will notice . â
ââ!ââ
The Queen glanced over at their direction, a thick and well-binded grimoire had already materialized in her hand .
An attack was coming .
âOi oi! She suddenly wants to fight! Thereâs no room for talking!â
âIn that case, letâs change the plan! Letâs first blow her away and force her to grow up, then after an hour of sermons, we will talk about it! Weâre going, Masato!â
âIt canât be helped! Letâs do it!â
Masato and Wise flew out towards that throne, at that instant .
âSilence(Tacere) . â
The Queenâs pre-emptive attack . The magic with Cast Cancel activated from her throne assaulted Masato and Wise . However, Masato was not affected .
Wiseâs magic was sealed .
âAlright, I quit . Retreat . Thanks for the hard work . Ah geez I canât do this . â
âOi, wait just a minute, you useless girl! Donât give up so quickly . . . . . . !â
âDeath(Morte) . â
As Wise was looking for a place to lie down around there, the Queenâs magic was activated again . Death god penetrated through Wise, and after instantly dying, she was encased in a coffin .
âOi oi oi oi! Thatâs too merciless! . . . . . . Damn it! Since it has come to this, I will do it myself!â
Calling out like that seemed to be pointless . Like Wise said, he had to defeat her first, then make her listen to him . There didnât seem to be any other choice . In that case .
Kicking away his anxiety, stepping in with bravery, Masato rushed at Queen of Night instantly . âOooooooo!â The Holy Sword of the Sky Firmament reflected the moonlight as he swung it sharply .
And the slash caught the Queen . . . . . . however, what was cut was one piece of the Veil of Darkness that were deployed around the Queen . He did not deal any damage to the actual body .
To make matter worse, the shattered veil was quickly repaired, and the two-layered defense immediately recovered itself to three .
âTch! This is the turn-based invincible defense huh! So troublesome!â
âFufufu . Sorry for being invincible? . . . . . . Speaking of which, who are you? Suddenly slashing at me without even greeting, donât you have any manners?â
âIâm sorry about that! . . . . . . Iâm a companion of that dead Sage over there! Because that fella wanted to persuade you, I made a gallant entrance to help her, like a busybody hero!â
âOh, is that so . . . . . . â
Hearing Masatoâs speech halfway, the Queenâs eyes distorted uncomfortably . She seemed to be displeased .
âHaa . . . . . . how stupid . Aah, so worthless . â
âWorthless, you say, thatâs not how it is! Wise was unexpectedly worried about . . . . . . !â
âWorthless . â
Queen of Night bent her index finger and flicked . An invisible pressure burst out instantly, sending Masato flying away with furious momentum .
âGaha!? . . . . . . O-Oi . . . . . . why . . . . . . was that, magic just now . . . . . . somethingâs different . . . . . . ?â
âI just flicked my finger, you know? It really was just that . . . . . . Fufufu . . . . . . ahahahahaha!â
The Queen made a large swing with her arm, in that instant, the space screamed as it was distorted .
An invisible shockwave from her finger that could easily flick a person away . With its fierce power further enhanced several times due to its increased size, it assaulted Masato just like that . â!?â He yelled in pain as his back hit a tree .
He suddenly realized that he could not move his body .
âGuh . . . . . . oi, whatâs with this!? . . . . . . Hah . . . . . . stun effect!?â
âYes yes, itâs that . Inflicting a temporary immobile status, or something like that . I have only received a simple explanation so I learned little about it . But itâs convenient . After that, just . . . . . . need to do this, I suppose . â
The Queen raised her hand . The dark vortex at her back quickly changed into a conical shape . The sharp point faced towards Masato . He was in its unavoidable piercing course .
After finishing her preparations to end the fight, the Queen spat out .
âYou sure have some nerve, showing up now without any concern . Did you think you could do something by appealing to my feelings? Aah, so worthless . Seriously troublesome . Something like parent and child . . . . . . Hmph, well, whatever . A nuisance just needs to be eliminated . You showed up here, so youâre just as guilty . Disappear this instant . â
â . . . . . . Iâm finished!?â
He couldnât even take a defensive stance, he could only await defeat .
And, at that moment, the earth suddenly shook . The vibrations gradually increased in strength .
âAn earthquake? . . . . . . No, itâs different . . . . . . â
âThis shaking . . . . . . could it be!?â
It was just that âcould it beâ . The ground before Masato suddenly bumped up, and a sharp tower pierced out of it .
He remembered this scene . This was . . . . . . finding her sonâs location regardless of how far apart they were, interfering whatever situation was happening in that place, the support skill ăMotherâs Fangă .
That meant . . . . . .
âMaa-kun! Youâre over there! Mom is coming over now!â
She came . It was Mamako . White silver armor donned over her one-piece dress, her right hand held the Holy Sword of Mother Earth Terra di Madre, her left hand held the Holy Sword of Mother Sea Altura, carrying Porta on her back, Mamako gallantly appeared .
Her appearance under the moonlight was full of dignity, like a hero arriving to protect the downtrodden from danger .
âMama-san! I will take a look at Wise!â
âPlease do . I will take a look at Maa-kun . . . . . . is what I wanted to say . . . . . . before that, there seems to be someone who needs an opponent . â
âAh, will you be able to be my opponent? Iâm, really strong, you know?â
âBeing strong or not doesnât matter . . . . . . Regardless of who you are, I cannot forgive you for doing cruel things to my cute son! I bet on my name as a mother that I will not forgive you!â
âWh . . . . . . !?â
It was an instant . Mamako already closed the distance between her and the Queen, swinging her crossed swords mercilessly, aiming for her head .
The Veil of Darkness defended her from atattack . However, multiple stone blades and water bullets which followed those slashes grazed the Queenâs skin, they were shallow, but they wounded her .
âGuu!? H-How!? This great me was hit!?â
It didnât deal a lot of damage, but the attacks had certainly connected . The shocked Queen activated her magic in panic .
âShield(Barriera)!â She desperately piled up her defenses .
âItâs not over yet! Here I go!â
âW-What!? How are you attacking so often!? Arenât you too unreasonable!?â
In reality, Mamakoâs attack consisted mainly of the stone blades and water bullets that appeared with her sword swings, while the swings themselves were not taken into account .
However, the Queenâs invincible defense was turn-based . Even if there was no damage, it would count as one turn of attacks with a certain degree of impact, removing one layer of defense .
âI do hold some regrets, but . . . . . . as expected, my mom is really great . . . . . . too strong . . . . . . â
Chasing with overwhelming speed, Mamako destroyed her defenses again and again . The Queen deployed defensive shields right after the destroyed ones . Their attack and defense exchanges were like a furious storm . Especially the aftershock from Mamakoâs all-target attack, which mowed down the trees and grass easily and shattered the earth with tremendous force . Truly, a fierce battle .
Masato was staring at her current state .
âHa!? Not good! My role!â
Thatâs when Mamako noticed Masatoâs gaze, she pushed the Queen back with one strike using all of her strength and hurriedly went to Masato to ask for permission . Eh? What is it?
âH-Huh? Mom, what is it all of a sudden . . . . . . â
âSorry, Maa-kun! Even though momâs role is to support Maa-kun, she went overboard! But mom has realized it! What it is that mom should do now!â
Mamako showed a gentle smile, held out her hand and told him .
âCome, Maa-kun . Nowâs the time!â *Go ahead . *
âItâs not âNowâs the timeâ right!? Even if you yield it to me, Iâm still in trouble!? There is no chance or what for me at all! As you can see, I canât move at all!â
âNo way! Then, will you get better later!?â
âI am the one who wants to know that! More importantly, instead of me, go be the Queenâs opponent . . . . . . wait . . . . . . aah?â
Before his eyes âKuh! I have to improve the settings some more!â The Queen expanded the dark vortex and escaped while leaving her bishounen chair . Her figure disappeared in an instant .
The contact with Queen of Night ended in a failure .
After the battle, they immediately opened a reflection meeting .
âLike I said! You couldâve finished it, mom! Itâs okay to push her around with your firepower and go all out! Defeating her like that would have been good! Why did you withdraw!?â
âB-But Maa-kun!â
âWhat!?â
âMom cannot spew fire . Mom doesnât have a stove . â
âLike I said, we are not talking about stove here, how many times must I repeat myself! Firepower basically means attack power! Remember that!â
âT-Thatâs right . Sorry, mom is bad at remembering things . . . . . . really sorry . . . . . . â
Mamako showed an apologetic face and lowered her head deeply . . . . . .
But before that .
âAh, no! Hold on a moment!â
Masato pressed Mamakoâs cheeks with his hands and raised her face . âFunya? Maa-bun?â Motherâs squeezed face before him âI pressed the wrong place!â Anyway, he raised her face .
Barely safe? I donât feel that itâs an out . However, Masato was able to notice .
âI canât help but to yell with this momentum . . . . . . then it will be the same as before . â
Thatâs not it . I cannot do that . He believed that he should not do that .
He should speak honestly . His mother was there to listen to him, so he had to calm down . He needed to properly convey what he wanted to tell her .
âAh, erm, you see . . . . . . thatâs not how it is, thatâs not it . . . . . . I donât mean to complain to mom, I just want you to be more careful . I just feel like giving a lecture about what will be good to do . â
âYes, mom understands . Maa-kun is thinking for momâs sake, and is trying to teach mom about the important things, right?â
âThatâs right . Thatâs why I will not yell like a kid . . . . . . erm . . . . . . thatâs how it is, so . . . . . . please work a bit harder next time . I will definitely teach you . â
âYes . Mom will work hard . â
Mamakoâs smiling face bloomed, Masato nodded . And deep inside his heart, he was relieved . Thatâs right, this is fine . Turning out this way is good . This is the right choice . I can do it if I want to .
He felt that he had somehow grown and tasted great joy .
â . . . . . . Now then, back to main topic . â
Masato looked back towards Wise who was a little further away .
Wise was in an extremely bad mood . Like a toddler venting out her anger by hugging a stuffed toy, she hugged Porta who was sitting on her lap, and had a sour look on her face .
âOi Wise . First, release Porta . She seems to be troubled when you treat her like a stuffed toy . â
âPorta isnât really troubled . Right?â
âY-Yes! Iâm totally fine! I will continue to be a stuffed toy!â
âIf Porta is fine with it, then itâs alright . . . . . . In any case, Wise . Since everyone has gathered, could you tell us your story?â
âNot only are you showing me how close you mother-son pair is, you want me to reveal my terrible situation? What kind of harassment is that?â
âNo, I donât mean it that way, but . . . . . . I have roughly guessed it already, so wouldnât it be better to properly tell mom and Porta? We are companions . Remaining ignorant is, well . â
âHaa . . . . . . I know already . I just need to tell right, just telling . â
Wise let out a big sigh, and spoke while looking up at the moon .
âThe person who calls herself Queen of Night . . . . . . she is my mama . â
Mamako was taken aback after hearing those words . Her face instantly turned pale .
âEeh!? That person is Wise-chanâs mother!? . . . . . . Hey Maa-kun, is that true!?â
âAah . It seems that thatâs the case . She looks totally like a devil, but thatâs probably a magical transformation . â
âThatâs right . My mama is definitely a human . She doesnât grow horns . . . . . . her chest is also not that big . Rather, that was too much . Way too pretentious!â
âHow can that be . . . . . . w-w-w-what should mom do . . . . . . mom fought her without thinking . . . . . . â
âAh, itâs fine, itâs fine . You donât have to worry about that . I also feel like blowing her away . . . . . . Because sheâs an idiot mother, who wonât look my way if I donât do at least that much . Sheâs really the worst . â
While gently stroking Portaâs head, Wise recalled her motherâs appearance .
âMy mama was hooked on host clubs in the past, so she couldnât stop herself from playing with men like that . . . . . . by the way, my real name is [Genya], but itâs actually the professional name of a host she was interested in . â
âEh, seriously . . . . . . â
âUsing a hostâs name for her own daughter . . . . . . ?â
âWise-sanâs real name is Genya-san . . . . . . â
âThatâs how it is . . . . . . thatâs how it is . . . . . . kuh . . . . . . â
Genya held back the tears with all her might . . . . . . Since she felt anger and pain towards her real name, it would be better to continue calling her Wise from now on .
âBecause mama is like that, my house is a little poor! Mama has spent all the money at home! She even used her daughterâs food expenses on hosts! . . . . . . Even papa couldnât endure it anymore, so they divorced . Of course, I decided to live with my papa . That was going to solve everything . . . . . . at least, thatâs what I thought . . . . . . until one day, mama suddenly showed up . â
âSomething like wanting to reconcile with her family?â
âItâs exactly that . As I fiercely rejected, she mentioned this game, and unreasonably tried to become more intimate . . . . . . Once she realized that she could make lots of money because she was a little bit strong, she said something about releasing stress and started her âPlaying around with menâ dream while treating me like a nuisance . When I yelled at her âDonât screw with me!â, it was basically a good-bye . â
She snorted roughly .
Wise faced Masato and others and faintly laughed with a crestfallen face .
âAnd well, thatâs how I feel . Itâs already over . â
âOver, you say . . . . . . you . . . . . . â
âI said that just now, didnât I? Rather than listening to me, she will strike me with instant death magic the moment I show myself . She doesnât care about me at all . â
âU-Umm! I wonât do that . . . . . . !â
âItâs fine, itâs fine . You donât need to be considerate . I also donât care about her . My mother and daughter relationship is already over . . . . . . â
âThatâs absolutely not possible!â
Mamako clearly denied her .
Mamako stood before Wise and spoke again while looking straight at her .
âThatâs not possible . Parent and child relationships wonât be over . They can never end . â
âWait, Mamako-san . . . . . . what are you seriously . . . . . . â
âBut thatâs the truth . Parent and child are something above genes or family trees, something that cannot be severed even if you try to cut it . Because parent and child are eternal . â
âNo, well, Mamako-san and Masato have a good relationship, so you may actually feel that thatâs how all parents and children are like, but I totally . . . . . . â
âThatâs not possible . Wise-chan must have felt it it . You are just unaware of it, but you really do have it inside yourself . . . . . . Can you spare a moment?â
Mamako pulled Wiseâs hand to make her stand up, and brought her closer like that .
She held Wise tightly against her chest .
âHey, Mamako-san . . . . . . what . . . . . . â
âNow, Wise-chan . Feel my hug firmly . How is it?â
âHow, you ask . . . . . . Mamako-sanâs chest is large, soft, and gives off a nice fragrance . . . . . . â
âHowever, something is amiss, right? Itâs a little different . â
âThatâs . . . . . . for some reason, itâs different from the feeling I know, I really do have such thoughts . . . . . . the fragrance is also different, not in a bad meaning, itâs like this is not it . . . . . . â
âWho is it different from?â
âWho you ask, thatâs of course my mama . . . . . . ah . . . . . . â
Wise seemed to have suddenly realized it .
She didnât know if it was since her birth . It was something nurtured without her noticing .
It was an incomprehensible, uncertain, but also undeniable feeling that definitely existed .
It was definitely there inside of everyone, a parent and childâs âthatâ .
âHey . Itâs not over . Wise-chan definitely has it . . . . . . Thatâs why, okay?â
Mamako shifted her gaze towards Masato, showing him a smile .
What meaning did it hold . . . . . . there was no need to ask that question .
âRevenge it is, then . â
It was not some grand task to save the world . It was for the sake of someone close to him, in order to repair that twisted bond between a mother and daughter .
The curtain of a battle that the ordinary hero could not afford to lose was lifted .
âD-Donât misunderstand! Itâs not like I wanted to, I just decided to meet mama one more time because Mamako-san told me to! Well, it wonât hurt to get along with her a little better, thatâs all there is to it!â
âYes yes, you say that . Getting a hug from my mom, good for you . â
Although she was making a fuss with excuses, well, he didnât mind it .
They began tracking down Queen of Night .
âHow is it, Porta?â
âI can smell the strong scent of her perfume! This way!â
âPorta-chan is really amazing after all . Being able to track from scent . â
âScent also plays an important role when appraising, so I properly increased the skill! Please leave it to me!â
Twitching her small nose and sniffing around to search, Porta led them deeper into the forest .
The deeper they went, the more branches and leaves covered the sky above their heads, causing the moonlight that shone to dim . They were enveloped in darkness as they advanced, but their goal was further inside . Even further inside .
After they walked for awhile, Porta saw something .
âAh, I see something! . . . . . . Thatâs . . . . . . ?â
It was a mysterious scenery before them . A coffin was stuck to a tree trunk . It seemed that someone had died over there .
âConsidering the coffin that appeared before us suddenly, I just thought of one person . â
âI also thought of one person . As such, I will quickly revive her . . . . . . Supraă»Laă»Magiaă»Peruă»Mirare . . . . . . Resurrection(Rianimato)!â
After Wise used resurrection magic, the coffin vaporized, revealing the figure of a nun that was within it . It was indeed that person . An acquaintance who called herself the Mysterious Nun, Shirase .
â . . . . . . Itâs you people . It seems that I have been saved again . Iâm sorry to have troubled you all again and again . â
âNo no, I have pretty much gotten used to it . You donât have to apologize . â
âHowever . . . . . . if possible, please do something about my condition of being pierced by a tree branch . . . . . . coming back to life, I want to . . . . . . inform . . . . . . Shira . . . . . . se . . . . . . â *Gaku . *
âSorry for not noticing!â
Shirase was revived, but then died again . It was easy to revive the dead with magic, but one also had to take care of them later . âMasato! Hold there!â âGot it!â They took her down from the tree and revived her again .
Once again, Masatoâs party reunited with Shirase .
âItâs just as I thought . When I opened my eyes again, I believed that I was going to see everyoneâs smiling faces . . . . . . Now then, let me confirm the situation immediately . How is the quest I requested going?â
âItâs going well . Queen of Night has run away, we are in the midst of chasing her . â
âI see . . . . . . then, have you understood anything regarding the Queen?â
âThe opponent uses magic with Cast Cancel, and also has turn-based invincible defense, I know that she is pretty troublesome . . . . . . Others are . . . . . . â
âI have already told them that the Queen is my mama . â
As Wise resolutely announced, Shirase thought that was a little unexpected, as she slightly raised her eyebrow with a surprised expression . However, she soon returned to her usual calm demeanor .
âLooks like pretty much everything has been said . As everyoneâs guide, this Shirase will inform you about an additional information regarding the Queen . I will inform you . Just as Shirase . â *Smart pose . *
âYouâre back to your usual self . â
âFirst . . . . . . Queen of Night is Wise-sanâs mother, her real name is Kazuno-san . â
âSo her name is Kazuno-san . . . . . . I have to properly greet her the next time we meet . â
âSave that for after the battle . Please spare me the long talk between two mothers . â
âNeedless to say, Kazuno-san is a test player, and while adapting to the game, she has been pursuing her own hobbies and wishes . She can easily be classified as a shameful person . â
âGuh . . . . . . my familyâs shameeee . . . . . . â * . . . . . . Trembling . . . . . . *
âW-Wise-san! Please calm down! You are going to evolve into something!â
The daughter, who was about to demonize like her mother, regained some calm .
Then, Shirase told them an important detail .
âNext, regarding her status . Her profession is a Sage like Wise-san, and was given a grimoire that could use every magic for the First-time Privilege . Like Mamako-sanâs swords, she also received the official cheat equipment for mother-only use . â
âWise . . . . . . you have also went through those hardships . â
âIt was hard! Even though I have to spend SP in order to learn magic, mama doesnât need to! It was always mama who was active in battles, I didnât have anything to do at all!â
âKazuno-san who has been accumulating large amount of SP seems to have spent those points on learning Cast Cancel . . . . . . And thatâs all the explanation regarding the Queenâs battle capability . â
âEh? No, please wait a moment?â
She did not explain the most troublesome ability .
âShirase-san, can I ask something? The Queenâs invincible defense . . . . . . â
âThat ability, rather than saying it wasnât given to her, it wasnât installed in the game in the first place . â
âEh? . . . . . . It wasnât installed in the first place . . . . . . ?â
The Queen was using an unavailable skill . That meant . . . . . .
â . . . . . . Donât tell me, cheat, huh?â
âChiito? Hey Maa-kun, whatâs that?â
âAh, simply speaking, itâs like [Unfair Act] kind of feeling . However, depending on severity, itâs not just simply being unfair . â
It was clearly foul play . Harming the game would be a criminal act that could even endanger its survival .
Shirase deeply nodded to Masatoâs words .
âItâs exactly as you say . Kazuno-san is probably using some kind of cheating tool . After checking the logs, I have confirmed that some program from outside has been sent to her . â
âSent from the outside, you say?â
âThe details of her acquisition history are still unclear, but we cannot deny the possibility that it was sent unilaterally . The toolâs mechanism includes invincibility, making NPC behave outside of their setting, account takeovers and enabling other unthinkable behaviors . Given its wide array of uses, itâs easy to realize why users would get addicted to its usefulness and keep abusing it . . . . . . Itâs like a drug . â
âItâs that thing where once you use it, you will be addicted till the end, huh . . . . . . â
âThat idiot mother . . . . . . what the heck is she doing . . . . . . she just had to do this, of all things . . . . . . â
âThatâs true . Thatâs not something funny . Using cheat tools is prohibited in the first place . If by any chance she caused troubles for the operation, the administrative side will not hesitate to take legal actions . â
âYou mean she will be sued huh . . . . . . â
âThe government is the one providing funds for this game . It is planned to be deployed country-wide, and the preparations are already underway . . . . . . if a delay occurs because of this problem, then depending on situation, it wonât be strange if the damage compensation will cost billions . â
âWait . . . . . . m-mama wouldnât be able to pay that much . . . . . . â
âSheâll have to pay, even if she cannot pay . In that aspect, the legislative state wonât go easy on her . â
âNo way . . . . . . if that happens . . . . . . what will happen to my mama . . . . . . â
Wiseâs trembling hands wandered about aimlessly . . . . . . and came into contact with Masatoâs arm . Her slim fingers then grasped onto his arm like that . Like they were seeking for help .
Despite her saying dismissive things, in her heart, she still cared about her mother .
âI know that . Itâs alright . Donât worry . I . . . . . . we are with you . â
He was unable to imitate affectious gestures like whispering softly or putting his hand over Wiseâs hand, but he had the will . Masatoâs determination was stalwart .
âItâs true that this will be a grave issue, but we can still make it, right? Thereâs still something that we can do, right?â
As he inquired, Shirase thought for a while, and choose the words for her reply .
âThis is just an extreme measure . . . . . . if we were to destroy the computer Kazuno-san is using in real world, the entire matter would be over . That is if we are just talking about a method . â
âEmploying such a forceful method will definitely bring criticism . It wonât end just like that . â
âItâs just as you say . If this matter got exposed, criticism would probably flood the administrative side, which is the government . That would hinder the operation . . . . . . And more than anything, in the case where the computer acting as a medium for the full dive were to be damaged, I would be unable to guarantee the safety of Kazuno-sanâs body . The government doesnât want to harm its citizens . We cannot use this method . â
âThen after all, we have no choice but to do something in-game . â
âThatâs right . . . . . . do something about the game inside the game . . . . . . because of this incident, using the deep bond between a parent and child and leading to a touching conclusion will be the best outcome . If you can do that, I will be able to write up a good summary report later . Therefore . â
âThen itâs decided . â
In the end, it would probably depend on Wise and her mother, but they would do what they could to achieve that . To fight, and win . They would stop the Queen after winning . They had to start from there .
Getting a clear view of their objective, Masato glanced at his companions .
âAs for Wise, we already know what you want, right?â
âOf course! Obviously, Iâm going to do it!â
âVery well . . . . . . Since Porta is a non-combatant . . . . . . â
âNo! I will work hard as well! I will do my best within my ability!â
âUn, thatâs right . Since Wise will get her magic sealed and die immediately, Porta needs to prepare the item to use at that time . â
âHey, donât say it with the assumption that I will be done in! I will work hard not to become a burden!â
âPlease do so . . . . . . What about mom?â
âAlthough mom feels that itâs not right to interfere with other people'sâ family matters, since it has become like this, mom will not hold back on meddling . Mom has the greatest firepower . Mom will meddle immediately . [1]â
âItâs a good scene, so I wonât ruin it with a comeback . . . . . . As such, Shirase-san . â
Leave it to us, he conveyed such intent with his eyes as he looked straight at her, displaying his will to rise to the challenge .
Shirase looked at those challengers and deeply nodded .
âUnderstood . Then, let this Shirase use the secret forbidden power and guide everyone to where the Queen is . â
Shirase faced straight towards the depths of the forest and clasped both of her hands in a prayer .
Do you know her whereabouts?â
âYes . The Queen is currently hiding in Foreign Dimension, further enhancing her power . â
âForeign Dimension, and further enhancing . . . . . . â
âPutting it bluntly, it could be said that she has opened [Alternate Window] and is in the midst of changing the systemâs code . I have received a communication from the System Department . â
âThatâs really blunt . You ruined the feeling of fantasy . â
Even if it was a game that would not work with multiple logins, by using cheat tool, it would be possible to open multiple game screens on the computer and run them at the same time .
Time consuming things like quests or production originally required the player to choose one or the other, but if both were done at the same time, then the player would get both results . It was a bargain .
However, that kind of misconduct would absolutely not be forgiven .
âQueen of Night . . . . . . if you are going to be like that, I will also not hold back . . . . . . power with power, let me repay you with my overwhelming power . . . . . . connecting to Foreign Dimension, I will drag you out to the judgement ground!â
And Shirase sang loudly!
âForced activation! Undisputed Maximize Magic [Administrativeă»Intervention]!â
âUwa . . . . . . What a blatant ultimate magic . . . . . . â
She activated the great power that controlled the entire online game [MMMMMORPG(temp)] .
The scenery of a dense forest before their eyes started to distort . . . . . . when the distortions stopped a moment later, the scenery returned to normal, as if nothing had changed .
However, that was not the case . The fragrance of the perfume which only Porta could smell until then, had become stronger before they realized it . That was undoubtedly the presence of the Queen . . . . . .
And .
âLava Flow(Flussoă»diă»Lava)!â
The Queenâs voice echoed, and the dark forest was dyed red in an instant . In front of them, a stream of magma burned and swallowed the trees while pushing towards them at once . Their immediate surroundings became a sea of flame .
It was just a visual effect at best, but they could not say it .
âKuh, she suddenly appeared! . . . . . . Masato! Itâs your turn!â
âFrankly speaking, Iâm about to cry, but if I donât do it here, how can I claim to be a heroooooo!?â
Masato leaped forward over the scorching stream and thrust out his left arm to deploy his defensive shield . Will this do? I have to defend against it, even if itâs impossible! He was showered with enormous heat, but prevented his companions from being swallowed up by magma .
âI stopped it somehow, but at this rate, Iâm going to be steamed alive! My HP is getting scraped off!â:
âThen I will cool you down! Supraă»Laă»Magiaă»Peruă»Mirare . . . . . . Blizzard(Ventoă»Neve)! Furthermore! Ice Lump(Ghiaccioă»Grumo)!â
It was Wiseâs Chainspell . The raging blizzard cooled the surrounding temperature, while huge ice lumps that fell solidified the magma . It seemed to be possible to walk on the surface of the cooled lava .
In front of them, the figure of the Queen holding her grimoire in her hand appeared, as she stood there maintaining her composure .
âMama! Iâm coming to you, so stay there!â
âAh! Oi Wise!â
As soon as she saw the Queen, Wise started dashing, going ahead by herself . Masato hurriedly chased after her .
In that moment, a wind-cutting sound came from the side . Something swung down at them .
âWhat!? Is it a monster!?â
He dodged by jumping back and when he checked, it turned out to have been a tree branch .
It was a tree monster at the side . . . . . . no, it wasnât . It was the trees growing in the surroundings themselves .
In the immediate vicinity of Masatoâs party, every single tree started moving horizontally, some trees spinning around and sweeping with their branches, other tries tried to take an aim and fall on them, they were seeing such strange movements .
âThis . . . . . . could it be, sheâs controlling objects to hinder us? Kuh, how troublesome! Thereâs way too many of them, since one of our flanks is exposed to the forest!â
âLeave this to mom! Regardless of how many there are, mom will attack them all at once!â
âIâm so glad that we have an all-target attack! Then I will rely on you here! Iâm going to chase after Wise! Porta, stay close to mom!â
âY-Yes! I will be by Mama-sanâs side!â
âShirase-san is . . . . . . huh . . . . . . ?â
Shirase, who was supposed to be right next to them, was nowhere to be seen . . . . . . aah, there was one coffin under the fallen trees . âI will resurrect her!â âUn . Take care . â Then he left it to Porta .
The Queen activated a dark vortex after releasing her first wave of attack, and quickly got inside it . Wise chased after that figure and jumped in without hesitation .
âGeez! Itâs not that I donât understand your feelings, but donât just suddenly go in by yourself!â
Kicking down a tree before him, jumping over another fallen tree, Masato also quickly jumped into the dark vortex .
He dashed through the stagnant flow that created the swirling vortex . He kept running .
After arriving at a tidy space ahead, Masato stopped .
â . . . . . . Whatâs with this place?â
What he saw was a cuboid space . There were a total of six sides . The walls and ceiling were like frameless monitors, with rows of programming code crammed on them . It was such a digital-like room . However, he didnât have the leisure to look around nonchalantly .
Further inside that space were Wise and the Queen . They kept a distance while confronting each other . Both had their grimoires equipped, they were just one trigger away from a fight .
Masato hurriedly ran over next to Wise, and readied his Holy Sword Firmament .
âMasato, youâre late!â
âYouâre the one who ran off first! . . . . . . So, whatâs the situation?â
âThe âtotally wonât listenâ scenario . â
The Queen lightly snorted as Wise was glaring at her, then she gazed at Masato carefully . She looked like she was trying to measure his worth .
âHmph . . . . . . a plain boy . Not handsome or macho . Is that your boyfriend?â
âWrong! Rather, I donât want to be told about your interest in men! Thatâs not what Iâm trying to say! . . . . . . Itâs time you answered my questions! Whatâs with this place!? Explain!â
âHaa . . . . . . Gya gya gya gya so noisy . . . . . . Honestly speaking, I donât know . I donât know anything . â
âHah!? Whatâs that!? Stop pretending like you donât know!â
âBut thatâs the truth . I donât know what this place is . I received a gift in my item storage from an unknown person . After I opened it, this location appeared . . . . . . Speaking of what I do know, it would be only that [If I make a wish here, it will be granted] . â
âW-Whatâs with that . . . . . . â
âItâs exactly what you think it means . If I say that I want a wonderful man to become mine, it teaches me the method to freely control him . If I say I want to become stronger, it gave me veils that make attacks unable to hit me . If I say that I want to defeat enemies without using magic, I can finish off enemies with a flick of my finger or a swing of my arm . Thatâs how it is . â
âW-Wait a moment . . . . . . I donât understand what you mean . . . . . . â
âNo, wait . Thatâs . . . . . . ?â
This place is the exact cheat tool that the Queen had been using . . . . . . within the program huh?
And according to the story he heard from the Queen, she was not the one operating the tool . . . . . .
âSomeone else is operating this to accommodate the Queenâs demands . . . . . . thatâs the one activating the effects . . . . . . ?â
In that case, who . . . . . .
He had to think about it all later . The Queen made her move .
âI have answered your questions . Then I hope that you can go back . . . . . . Connielio, Orekkio, Tiffone . Welcome, you three . â
Answering her call, three existences suddenly appeared .
A blue-haired rabbit . A butterfly with ear-shaped wings . A whirlwind swirling with jewelries .
The Queen was brimming with happiness after calling the trio, as if she had obtained everything in the world .
âI also obtained these children in this place . They are very outstanding . As long as this place exists, all my wishes will be granted . Standing at the top of this world will be easy . Controlling everything will also be easy . And then . . . . . . controlling the other world, the real one, will also be possible . â
âUwa, what the heck are you saying . Youâre crazy . â
âItâs the truth . I tried asking it and it replied âItâs possibleâ to me . The administratives of this game is from the Cabinet Office, so I just need to hack into the network and do this and that . . . . . . well, anyway, itâs possible . â
Cabinet Office . It was needless to say that it was the center of Japan . The countryâs core .
âIf I make a âI want this countryâs top secret documentsâ wish and obtain them, I wonder how much people will pay for it . . . . . . if I could freely control the Public Institution system, what would people do to avoid the damage . . . . . . â
âHey, stop it! Isnât that too much even if itâs a joke!? Youâre already walking on thin ice! Itâs about time you stop!â
âI didnât intend it as a joke . That can happen, no, thatâs what I am going to do from now on . Alright, I have decided . I will become the ruler . Everything will be according to my will . . . . . . Thatâs why, stop hindering me anymore than this . Disappear from my sight . I feel sick just by looking at you . â
âHey, thatâs not the way to speak to your biological daughter!?â
âI will say it anyway . Because you are just an existence that spoils my mood . â
Staring at Wise as if she were some serious annoyance, the Queen murmured .
âEven if I say this, I was being serious . I seriously thought about the reconciliation between mother and daughter . . . . . . However, it doesnât matter now . â
âEh . . . . . . â
âChildren are harmful . They act selfishly all the time, always being annoying, an existence that strips their parents of their peace and freedom . . . . . . Thatâs why, Genya . â
âW-Wait! Wait, mama! One more time . . . . . . !â
âItâs fine already . I donât need someone like you . Hurry up and disappear from my sight . â
The Queen slowly pointed at Wise . At the same time, the ear-shaped butterfly thrust ahead with speed that eyes couldnât follow to blow Wise away nonchalantly . The scream did not last long . She was pushed out to the other side of the dark vortex .
And an unquenchable rage grew in Masatoâs heart .
It was an anger that he did not need to endure . He exerted strength into the hand he was holding the sword with .
âHey, you . . . . . . why are you like that? Arenât you still her mother?â
âOh, a sermon? I hope you can stop . In the end, arenât you the same as that child? Arenât you treating your parents not like a parent, saying things on your own, doing whatever you want?â
Those words stung a little . Those thorny words splendidly hit him .
â . . . . . . I acknowledge that point . â
âUfufu . Is that so? All children are like that . â
âAah, thatâs right . . . . . . When I thought that the transfer into a game I had seen in dreams came true, mom also arrive here with me . As I did not like it, I also had outbursts of anger . â
As a result of that, he made Mamako cry .
âAlthough itâs good that we started an adventure together, I didnât like what mom was saying and doing, so I scolded her . I vented out my anger one-sidedly . â
As he did that, he saw Mamako lower her head in sorrow .
However .
âBut . . . . . . my mom didnât say the things that you are saying . â
Masato remembered . Mamakoâs appearance as she was soaked in tears .
No matter how selfish her child spoke, how much she was hurt, she would forgive him, and face him with the same smile as usual, that kind of mother .
A mother was a person who would forgive . A person who would accept .
Masato thought so .
âIâm well aware of how selfish we are . . . . . . However, canât you accept that part of a child?â
âItâs not just on occasion that the parents are troubled . â
âEven so, accept your daughter . That fella wants a reconciliation between you and her . . . . . . â
âHaa . . . . . . I canât talk with you . â
She let out a mocking sigh, as if she had given up from the bottom of her heart .
âThis is why I hate children . They only think about their own circumstances . Do you think you can have a decent conversation with insects?â
âI also understand what Iâm saying is unreasonable . But thereâs no other way to say it . â
âI donât want to hear it . Itâs not like Iâm a god . Here, just like you see, Iâm a devil . Something like forgiving a selfish child . . . . . . â
âYou definitely have it within you . In the end, regardless of what you say, you are a mother . . . . . . If you canât see it no matter what . . . . . . â
âWhat will you do?â
âI will strip off that devilish appearance and remind you . Even if I exhaust all my strength . â
He pointed his sword tip to convey his battle spirit .
âOh my, are you intending to strip me naked? Ufufu, ahahahaha! Alright, please do it . . . . . . if you can, that is . â
The Queen distorted the corners of her mouth obscenely, the time until magic flew out from her thin, smiling lips was . . . . . . 0 seconds .
Instant open battle .
âExplosion Ball(Bombaă»Sfera) . â
âThat magic is a small area explosion! Then I will do my best to take my distance and evade it!â
âBlizzard(Ventoă»Neve) . â
âThatâs a wide range! If I canât evade, I will endure with my defense!â
Hot impact, cold stimulation, showered with continuous magic attacks released in a rhythm, Masato suddenly entered a defensive battle .
However, he certainly avoided a clean hit . He did not take unnecessary damage .
âYou are dealing with it rather dexterously . â
âI have made preparations! In any case, you are using the same magic as your daughter! You mother and daughter have similar attack patterns after all!â
âHmph . Such annoying words . â
The Queen showed displeasure and swung her arm widely . She released a shockwave different from magic .
âThe troublesome attack came huh! Kuh!â
That attack could not be seen, so it could not be evaded . Masato immediately chose to defend .
He could not take on the full pressure which blew his way, his body floated off the ground . . . . . .
From the inorganic floor, to the ground with the smell of soil and grass . Masato rolled out from the dark vortex and stopped after his body hit something hard .
âGuh!? . . . . . . Tsu . . . . . . w-what is this . . . . . . â
The surrounding scenery changed . It was supposed to be a dense forest, but the trees that grew in the surrounding were gone, changing the place into an open field . It seemed that a coffin was caught and hung on a remaining treeâs branch . . . . . . thatâs Wise huh . Porta was doing her best to handle it .
And what Masato crashed into was a mountain of wood, which was created from the piled up trees .
. . . . . . Maa-kun! . . . . . . Are you there!? . . . . . .
He could faintly hear Mamakoâs voice from within .
âMom? . . . . . . Donât tell me you are trapped inside!?â
Masato swung his Firmament to cut down the wooden mountain before his eyes . A hit with all of his strength .
However, the structure was totally undamaged . Not even a single scratch .
âOi, why is that!? The Adventurer Guildâs building wouldâve been destroyed! Objects should also be able to be destroyed by normal attacks . . . . . . !â
âYeah, thatâs right . They couldâve been destroyed as it was a bug . Until now . . . . . . But it seems that the patch was completed, they can no longer be destroyed . Your mama cannot come out . Sealing that troublesome firepower was a success . Ufufufu, ahahahaha!â
The Queen, slowly walking out of the dark vortex, was laughing with great joy .
âTrying so desperately to rescue her . . . . . . what? Could it be that you want your mama to help you? Even though you usually treat her like a nuisance, you still want her to help you only when you are in trouble?â
âThatâs not it! I just want to rescue her! Seeing my own mother encounter something like this, any child would normally help her!â
âSay what you like, the end result is that you just conveniently borrow her strength . Ah, not good, not good . Children are selfish after all . I want you to stop already . Your mama must also think so . â
âMy mom is different from you!â
âSheâs not different . Because we are both mothers . Thatâs why I will teach you how your mama feels . . . . . . A child that tries to use his mother for convenience is . . . . . . â
The Queen raised her hand, magic was immediately activated .
âDivine punishment light(Luceă»di lĂ ă»Dannazione) . â
As her voice echoed, a thunder fell from the sky and pierced through Masato . Everything happened almost instantly .
Masatoâs defensive shield in his left hand was thrust upwards and blocked the hit . However, he took quite a large damage .
âTsk! . . . . . . This is, quite . . . . . . effective . . . . . . â
Although he didnât want to, his knees buckled down and touched the ground .
âHow is it? Have you tasted a motherâs feelings? Mother is angry at everyone . This is the iron hammer of anger . Ufufu!â
âOf course, thereâs probably anger in it, but . . . . . . this kind of . . . . . . â
âItâs not just anger . . . . . . Disappointment, depression, regret . . . . . . all mothers in the world feel uncomfortable with their children . They are a hinderance . They are an annoyance . We wish they could disappear . â
âThatâs . . . . . . !â
âTo parents, children are simply shackles . Just things that impair their freedom . Thatâs all . Ufufufufu, ahahahahahahahaha!â
The Queen raised an irritating laughter . Masato wanted to rebuke immediately, however .
At that moment, he felt it all of a sudden . The ground was slightly shaking .
This shaking was the kind that he felt many times before . . . . . . thatâs right, there was no mistaking it .
The Mother Earth was shaking in response to the call of a certain motherâs thoughts .
Masato advised the Queen out of mercy .
â . . . . . . You know, nowâs the only chance if you want to change your way of thinking . â
âHah? How many times have I told you already? What I said are all facts . Facts about mothers . Thereâs no need to change . â
âIs that so . . . . . . then you have resolved yourself, right?â
Masato called out with all his might .
âA mother that is different from you is here! Isnât that right!? Hey . . . . . . mom!â
Right after, the ground trembled .
Not to mention standing, the ground was shaking so violently that one could not support his body even in a crawling posture .
From the piled up wooden mountain, a huge crack ran through the ground . Soon, enormous quantity of water sprayed out from the crack with a deafening sound, pushing the trees away with the current .
After everything was washed away, the figure of Mamako holding her twin swords, Holy Sword of Mother Earth and Holy Sword of Mother Sea, was standing there .
Swords in her hands, Mamako was there with her usual smile gone .
âH-How can that be . . . . . . why? . . . . . . Even though it shouldnât be able to be broken . . . . . . even though you shouldnât be able to come out!â
Regardless of what the Queen said, the figure over there was the truth .
Mamako stared straight at the Queen as she slowly walked towards her .
âI have never forgotten for a single moment . . . . . . the moment when my child was born . That moment when I seriously thought that I was willing to die for this child . The day when my child laughed for the first time, the day when he called me mom for the first time, I will never forget . Because I am a mother . â
Moving forward one step at a time, as if she was savoring her words one line at a time .
âHow could there exist a person who forgot that much happiness . . . . . . thereâs nothing comparable to it, not even a single thing Thereâs only what we have between ourselves, the irreplaceable parent and child relationship . Why are you making light of it . . . . . . I have a hard time understanding . I feel anger . And I also feel sadness . â
Taking a glance at her with a slight pity, Mamako raised her face .
Before that gaze, the Queen was maintaining her attitude without stepping back .
âHowever, I have faith . If you are also a mother, you will be able to remember . . . . . . no, I will make you remember . For the sake of Wise-chan who is your child, at all cost . â
âHmph . Although itâs a rare chance, I would like to decline . I have lost interest already . . . . . . I donât need something like a child . Itâs enough for me to be in this world alone . Because I have power . The power that doesnât let anything hinder me, making everything happen according to my will is . . . . . . â
âIn that case, I will shatter that little power you boast to be so strong . Doing that will probably make you notice . â
âHow stupid . Do you think you can do it?â
âYes, I can . Because the son Iâm proud of is here . . . . . . Right, Maa-kun?â
Mamakoâs face that suddenly turned back after calling out . . . . . . had her usual expression . It was a smile that was so youthful that it didnât seem like a motherâs, yet he knew that it was definitely his motherâs .
âGood grief . . . . . . as a son sheâs proud of, I canât show her my unsightly side . â
Masato unreasonably drove his hurting body up with all his might . He puffed out his chest, raised his sword and ran to Mamakoâs side without caring about the wounds covering his entire body .
And he said one thing, he felt that he had to convey it now no matter what .
âFor being a son who always speaks selfishly, Iâm sorry . As such . . . . . . thank you . Iâm glad that you are my mom . â
âYes . You are welcome . â
It was the final showdown . The fighting mother and son duo lined up next to each other, facing the enemy they had to defeat .
The Queen was on full alert, taking a stance with grimoire in her hand . It was a sign that a magic attack was going to come soon, however . . . . . . right before that .
âMasato-san! Take this!â
He was suddenly called from behind . As he turned around, Porta tossed over a small gem to him .
âPlease throw this into the air! That will activate it!â
âO-Ou!â
Just as she said, he caught and threw the gem into the air the gem .
From the dull shining gem, a strange tremor that sounded like a vibration was released . The trembling fell onto those standing on the battle ground .
Masato was not affected . Mamako was also not affected . Porta, as well as Wise who was currently in the coffin, were also not affected .
The Queenâs magic was sealed .
âWh . . . . . . what the heck . . . . . . thatâs, impossible . . . . . . â
âEven the way you complain is similar for both mother and daughter! . . . . . . Porta, good job! Youâre the MVP!â
âYouâre flattering me! Iâm glad to have been useful!â
âThen, letâs go mom! Letâs teach her what it means to be parent and child!â
âYeah! Letâs go!â
Masato ran with his body that should have problems standing . He could not let this chance go . Gaining the initiative, overwhelming her in one go .
Masatoâs attack . He stepped into the space right before the Queen who had her magic sealed, swinging Firmament down . One piece of the Veil of Darkness was broken .
âKuh! . . . . . . Something like having magic sealed, I will dispel it immediately . . . . . . !â
âI wonât let you . Haa!â
Following after Masato, it was Mamakoâs attack . She swung down Terra di Madre at that spot . All of the stone blades that appeared from the ground assaulted the Queen . The second Veil of Darkness was broken .
It was still Mamakoâs attack, but in the middle of it the panicked Queen called out to Mamako .
âW-Wait a moment! You there, you are called Mamako-san, right!? You are the mama of that boy, right!?â
âThatâs right! Iâm Maa-kunâs mom! What about it!?â
âThen you must have thought about it too, right!? Being swayed around by your sonâs selfish words, havenât you felt terrible until now!? Am I wrong!?â
âThatâs . . . . . . â
Mamakoâs attacking hand slowed down all of a sudden . Masato was also interested in what kind of answer would she give, so he stopped without thinking .
The heart of the mother known as Mamako was not shaken a tiny bit .
âLetâs see . I do feel sad . I also do feel hardship . . . . . . However, I do understand . A child is something like that . â
âSomething like that, you say . . . . . . I canât simply accept that kind of . . . . . . !â
âI think that what you said is also most likely true . I also have those feelings that you mentioned . Parents are also people . Staying calm regardless of what others tell you, not getting hurt, forgiving everything, weâre not such kind of gods . â
âT-Thatâs right! In that case . . . . . . !â
âBut then I thought . . . . . . Coming into contact with my child, I thought about something . . . . . . thatâs something that can only be done when the child is staying close to you . That everything is a treasure which we can only obtain here and now, and cannot be obtained by parents alone . . . . . . Thatâs why!â
Mamako swung down Altura . Water bullets shot out from the created water stream, mercilessly piercing into the Queenâs body . âGuh!?â She was damaged .
âThatâs why, I will accept everything from my child . Accepting everything, embracing everything . I will never abandon him no matter what happens . â
She was showered in furious storm of attacks and determined words .
The Queen spat out with her face burned red .
âD-Donât fool around with me! I wonât acknowledge it! Thatâs all just ideals! Reality is not so! . . . . . . The righteous one is me! I am the one thatâs righteous! Children are just egoistic, selfish and annoying!â
Before the Queen, the blue rabbit, ear-shaped butterfly and jewelry whirlwind creatures cut in . The Queen called them to be her shield .
However, it was all for naught . It was Masatoâs attack .
âStop whining all the time! Your child has been desperately stretching out her hand to reach you! Understand it already!â
The slash wave cut down the nimble blue rabbit that had jumped up, one down .
Mamako continued .
âI know painfully well your feelings! But accepting them is what only you as a parent can do! So stop running away! Face your child properly!â
Mamakoâs attack . Stone blades spawned by Terra di Madre completely pierced the jewelry whirlwind .
Mamako attacked again . Alturaâs water bullets shot out en masse . However, the ear-shaped butterfly flew at a tremendous speed and dodged all attacks . . . . . .
At that moment .
âSupraă»Laă»Magiaă»Peruă»Mirare . . . . . . Flame Explosion(Bombaă»Fiamma)!â
Flame suddenly erupted in the air, burning the flying ear-shaped butterfly to crisp .
âFurthermore! Weaken(Indebolito)!â
The magic following after that weakened the Queenâs defense .
The one who released the Chainspell was Wise . Wise had defeated the last enemy and also succeeded in weakening the Queen after being resurrected by Portaâs item .
âMama! End this already! Take one good hit, cool your head, then properly talk with me after that! . . . . . . No matter what was said, I just canât really hate mama after all! Because Iâm still mamaâs child!â
âGenya . . . . . . you . . . . . . â
âNow Masato, Mamako-san! Thereâs no need to be considerate, do it!â
âI-I wonât let you! . . . . . . Come!â
Responding to the Queenâs call, the dark vortex moved . It distorted into two large wing shapes, fitting perfectly on the Queenâs back . And she flew . High into the air . She probably thought that attacks wouldnât reach her in the sky .
However, thatâs too optimistic . Rather, it was convenient .
âThis means itâs Maa-kunâs turn! Now, please!â
âAah! Enemies in the sky, leave it to meeeeee!â
The Holy Sword with anti-air specialization raised a groan . The released slash wave cut off one of the wings .
The one-winged devil fell from the sky . Over there .
âMom! Finish it!â
âMomâs full power! . . . . . . Remind yourself that you are also a mother!â
Mamakoâs consecutive attacks . Stone blades and water bullets shot out at the same time .
The attacks that conveyed her wholehearted wishes all hit their target . The Queenâs body was completely pierced, penetrating through her abdomen .
It was decided .
âGuh . . . . . . h-how can that . . . . . . I, lost . . . . . . ?â
The defeated Queen fell towards the ground . Blankly keeping her eyes open, pressing her faintly hurting stomach .
However, before crashing onto the ground, her falling speed slowed down .
The Queen was caught .
âEh . . . . . . Genya . . . . . . ?â
It was her daughter that caught her by hugging . Hugging her mother from behind, pressing her head firmly against her back, she did not say anything and just continued hugging .
As the Queen lightly caressed her daughterâs hand, a drop of tear fell .
They gently looked at the heartfelt scene .
âMom, thanks for the hard work . â
âYes . Thank you for your hard work as well . â
Trying not to disrupt those two, Masato and Mamako exchanged a quiet high five . âU-Umm, me too . . . . . . â âOops, itâs not like I forgot about you . â âPorta-chan too, thanks for your hard work . â Once again, the three of them high fived .
With that, the battleâs curtain was finally lowered .
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