Chapter 84 – -83- Disqualified Mother♥ (1)

Exhausted from the aftermath of the fight outside the city, we heard the commotion and returned to the city escorted by the knights who came to investigate.

It seemed that I had only slept for a short time in the moving carriage, but when I woke up again, I was greeted by the luxurious bedroom ceiling.

‘Where is this…?’

“Oh, you’re awake.”

An old man with a thick white beard greeted me while adjusting the fire.

The clothes that had become rags in the aftermath of the fierce battle were neatly arranged and placed by the bedside, and they were changed into comfortable clothes.

As soon as I woke up, the thirst that felt as if my throat was burning so intensely that I frantically drank the water that was on the table.

Pouring more water with wrinkled hands, the old man said.

“Eat slowly. It’s been two days since you fell asleep, so you’ll be very thirsty.”

“…Two days?”

No matter how fierce the fight was, I couldn’t sleep that long.

“More than that… Bella, where is Bella?” I first asked for Bella’s safety.

The last time I saw her, she was lying there with all her magic drained and her face as pale as her corpse.

“Bella…? Oh, is she referring to the lady you were with?”

Before he could answer, the sound of his shoes hitting the stone floor drew closer.

Bang! Opening the door wide, she ran towards me.

“Is your body okay? Is there any pain anywhere?”

She must also be in a difficult state using all her magic, but it seemed that she prioritized my comfort over her own.

“I’m fine. More than that, if you’ll excuse me, who are you…”

I asked the old man who he was, reassuring her as she made a fuss about her sore spot by placing her hand on her forehead with her tears welling up.

“Oops, watch my mind, I’m late for my introduction.”

The well-groomed white-haired old man, who was not frizzy and shiny, introduced himself as a mage directly under the lord of Jarfurt.

“Really, your tearful struggles made this old man’s heart beat.”

From the moment he heard explosions outside the city, he said he witnessed our fight through magic.

“I called the knights right away and was preparing for defense… I thought you two would defeat a monster that neither magic nor swords could use!”

The old man continued to speak passionately with a thrilled expression on his face.

“It was truly, indescribably noble, to get off the wagon and stop the monster from galloping in a straight line toward the city.”

The kindness he was showing me was starting to make sense. From his point of view, we were heroes fighting for the city.

“I just did what I had to do. I was just lucky.”

“Haha, be humble too. Do you know how much damage other cities have suffered from monsters?”

He handed me a cup of hot honey tea with a benevolent expression and said.

“A different… City?”

“Oh, you don’t know.” While I was sleeping, he told me about the catastrophe that befell every country on the continent.

“The thing you fought for is called the ‘Dragon of Destruction’ by people.”

He explained that there were seven monsters identical to the ones we fought. Some cities were really horribly destroyed, he explained.

Even the fact that they were only able to defeat it with the help of a hero after countless civilians died.

“To defend the city, to fight to the death against such a terrible monster…”

The old man was very grateful to us for helping to keep the city he guarded safe from any damage from the monsters.

We stopped the monster because our survival came first, but it was a good misunderstanding that didn’t need correction.

“You are the heroes of Jarfurt.”

The old man praised us with dry mouth and told us about the events of the two days.

“Saint Cecilia-sama delivered the oracle of Goddess Lumina.”

“An oracle?”

“The demon king has been resurrected.”

“Oh my God… Leon…!” It was Bella who squeezed the hand she was holding with a pale face.

“And the goddess foretold that the chosen warriors would defeat the demon king.”

It was something that seemed important. To me who showed interest, he added an explanation.

“Huh, it’s a story that has to do with you too. The goddess said that the warriors who would subdue the demon lord were those who had defeated the ‘Dragon of Destruction’.”

At the words of the old wizard, Bella’s complexion turned white as if she would faint at any moment.

***

“Never”

“But, mother”

“This time, not really”

After leaving the parlor of the introspection and returning to the inn, we were in a tense confrontation.

Velia was looking at us like that, as if she was in trouble.

It is a familiar landscape that makes you feel deja vu. I was again blocking Leon from his reckless heroism.

It was really the same situation as when Leon insisted on defeating the warlock alone in the past.

“…Never, never, never…”

But in the back of my heart, I already know. In the end, I know I won’t be able to stop Leon.

Because Leon was a child who moved with just the thought that there might be a black magician.

This time, the fate of the continent, not the family and territory, may depend on you, but you are not a child who escapes responsibility.

But this time I really wanted to stop Leon.

The existence that Leon is facing this time is not just a black magician.

He is a demon king who aims at the destruction of the continent by using such vicious and reckless villains as if he were his hands and feet.

Cruel, insolent, atrocious, hateful.

It is a terrifying demon who wears all kinds of terrible and terrifying modifiers.

Leon is going to fight against a terrifying being who alone deserves to antagonize the entire continent.

And then, if you ever lose Leon…

Just thinking about it makes my eyes blur. I can’t go back to a life without Leon.

…Besides, I’ve heard that most of the Chosen Champions are women. It’s not a big deal, of course, but it’s a big deal if innocent Leon gets possessed by a bad girl.

And she’s not just a bad girl. She is a bad girl who is ‘strong’ enough to fend off the ‘Dragon of Destruction’.

“I can do anything Leon wants, but… This is not possible!”

Leon said to me as he blocked me with tears.

“Please go with me”

…What? Did Leon ask me to go with him?

Did you ask me to join you on that dangerous and difficult adventure to subdue the demon lord?

Unlike before, Leon didn’t insist on going alone.

This time, it was Leon asking for my help.

“I need my mother’s strength.”

Really, if you see me saying that you need me like that… You can’t say no.

Leon says he really needs my help, how can I say no?

And, if you are by Leon’s side… You can prevent Leon from falling for a vulgar woman.

“Would you like to go with me?”

“What a naughty child… Leon…” I nodded her head with tears in my eyes and hugged her.

I hugged Leon tight until her chest squeezed and she couldn’t breathe.

Perhaps it was a natural physical reaction, I could feel Leon’s body getting excited.

Seriously, she’s an unstoppable child…♥

“Whoa… Do you want something more than just Mother’s ‘power’…?”

I carefully pushed Leon, who was so excited that he was about to attack me, and said softly.

“Wait a moment, Leon…I’ll prepare a really good prize…♥”

Leaving Leon behind, I went back to my room, and I ate her big heart and called her ‘husband’ through the crystal ball.

With a blunt expression, my husband answered the phone.

The place where the call was connected was near the royal capital.

…He must have been meeting a young lover again.

I informed him that I would follow Leon to subdue the demon lord.

My husband, who took a deep breath and listened to the words spoken quietly, easily agreed as if it was no big deal.

‘This easy?’

All the words I had prepared for persuasion became useless.

It was to the point of futility. The fact that Leon and I were leaving for limb, I think it was a good thing for him.

He must have thought that the life of Leon and his wife and concubine, who are not the first, is good at all. Because to him, the stupid first son is more important than the second son, Leon.

It wasn’t that he hated him because he was half-brother, but Sodus’s eldest son was indeed a loner just like his father.

“Well, wouldn’t it be nice if you went with me? Is that the end of what I have to say?”

With that attitude of quickly ending the phone call and going back to my lover, I felt even the slightest guilt that remained in me fade away like a lingering fire.

To this person, our lives are good with or without.

As long as you die heroically while subduing the demon king, you are the kind of being that can shine the glory of your family.

The balance between conscience and desire, which had been tautly balanced, began to tip over due to a grain of sand he threw.

In a non-committal relationship, is there any reason for me to remain committed?

I wanted to go back immediately to someone who really wanted me.

“Yes, EndIt is. Goodbye… Honey”

I don’t know my husband, but as a wife, I told him ‘the end’.

“…Velia?” I called Velia who was waiting outside the door.

“Yes, master.”

“I, finally… I think I can be honest with Leon.”

A friend who understands my wrong feelings…

She gave Velia a small nod and smiled broadly.

“Master, finally… Have you made up your mind?”

“Yeah, now… I think I know for sure.”

“Master…” It was Velia who looked at me with a smile like sunlight.

As I hold her hand, I try to ask her one more shameless favor.

“But, being alone is a little scary and embarrassing… Can Velia help you?”

She smiled happily, took my hand and led me to her closet.

“Does this suit you?”

“Huh, the owner looks good in pretty much any clothes.”

“Really, Velia is also…”

In order to be a mother who seduces her offspring, I, along with Velia, donned Leon into a lustful outfit.

While discussing with Velia which clothes would be most attractive to Leon, I made up my mind.

I’m going to cross the last line I drew on Leon…Today.

I will stand as a witness to the immoral, lewd, and sinful relationship being fixed.

As Bella Souders, not Velia, I will embrace Leon…♥