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Lesson 29: Grandmother (Tentative) and Mother

In the morning Atashi, who had moved to the labyrinth near Alistair, went to Alistair.

If it's true, it's probably the quickest way to get Melissa's space magic straight to the King's Capital, but if you go back to the King's Capital, there's a lot of work loaded up.

It's good to have a job.

But I don't think I can help it if I want to escape.

That's why I decide to enjoy a vacation in the name of escaping reality for just one more day.

The specific plans are for sightseeing in Alistair.

Nevertheless, I've been here a couple of times when I was an adventurer, and my time passes quickly while I'm putting my face on the Adventurer Guild or watching a city souvenir shop or something.

And then we had dinner at the mansion where Mars and the others now lived, and where we were relaxing, Melissa's mother sat in the front of Atashi with the wine in one hand.

She's not the only one.

Two women sat beside Atashi.

"What are you going to do?

"I wanted to thank you very much for being here without my children."

"Thank you?"

The woman who sat next to her - two people who were introduced to being Mars and Sylvia's mother at dinner - leaves a glass in front of the Atassis.

Melissa's mother pours wine when she makes sure the glass goes over.

"It's superb among the wines handled in the store. Taste it."

"I don't think Atashi would appreciate it."

Have a sip of wine.

I can see that it is truly elegant from the aromatic taste that spreads through my mouth.

And I also understood that I really wanted to thank you for giving me such a fine drink.

"My daughter tells me that you cared a lot about me when I couldn't be beside my daughter."

"Oh, you know what?"

I remember very well the first time I met Melissa on an introduction I knew in Wang Du.

He talked about losing an adult face at a younger age than ten.

Because of that, I became interested and wanted to cooperate in hearing a lot about the situation.

Little by little Melissa also decided that Atashi was the person who would cooperate if she told her circumstances, but she would talk to me, and how long she could only feel like her real grandson.

But that's it.

Even if Atashi was able to feel it that way, there was something like drawing a line for Melissa. When I left Wang Capital to go to Alistair, I was able to say a quick greeting without discussing the details.

"That girl is grateful to you for being that girl. But because of that personality, I can't honestly tell you how I feel."

"I can see that, too."

"It's a pitiful story as a parent. At that age, my parents, I had to be the first to rely on them, but our parents couldn't be around that girl and let her work alone."

I haven't heard the details.

But I knew Melissa needed a lot of money to get her hometown back, and she was moving a lot.

"There was very little I could do for her because she was also in the position of guild master. She seemed to have a gift as a wizard, so she really wanted to take it from me and raise me as a good wizard."

However, it was difficult to fully raise Melissa, who had a purpose.

That's why I was surprised the moment I saw you visit to greet me.

The ability of everyone who is familiar with magic to sense the magic power of their opponent to some extent.

Its ability had risen to the point where it could be said that Melissa's magic power was a hundred times higher than before. If you're a normal wizard, it's enough that you can't even figure out how big it is to not grasp the exact value because of that amount of magic.

Normally, there can be no growth to this point in the short term.

I was surprised at the unlikely growth but could not hear it, and this time I accompanied him clearly showed why.

"It's not just about Melissa. Let me tell you from the point of view of the Alliance Master, the power of those four daughters is clearly unusual."

"... Again, is that right"

Sylvia's mother roars at Atashi's assessment.

Exactly. No mother is accepted for being told that her own daughter is abnormal.

"I don't know if you guys know, but the cause is a man."

Of course, it's not like Mars contacted them or anything, but their status is enhanced by some benefit from Mars.

Otherwise, there is no explanation.

That's what I learned when I came back to the labyrinth.

"Do you know what Mars got in the labyrinth?

Her expression of what she asks her mother is not excellent.

"It's embarrassing, but I haven't been taught the specifics, even though I know the power that she has is abnormal. I can't say very strongly about Mr. Michelle, either.

The story of when Milene just came to Alistair to tell us about it.

Something has happened since the first day in the labyrinth that I dived to pay off the debts borne by my father's lapse. Until then, there was something definitely going on in the labyrinth, because thanks to his training from his father, he had only enough power to be a soldier in a small village.

Now, what can I get to strengthen my people as well?

"... what are you going to do knowing the cause of your son's power?

Milene, anxious to think about the factor of Mars' power, sees the matter of Atashi as she stares at it.

In those eyes, there was a mother's determination to protect her son.

"What. You seem to have a consciousness as a mother for saying she's disqualified."

"I couldn't protect my son in hard times. So from now on, I have to protect my son."

Determination is splendid.

But over-protection is not good.

"You seem to be pretending you didn't realize, but you must already realize that she's not just a child to be protected from her mother."

"Surely the power that she has acquired is a threat..."

"That's not what I'm saying. She's already found something she needs to protect."

Needless to say, it's about the four Melissa's.

I say not just against Milene, but towards the three mothers on this occasion.

"I know because I also went through Atashi decades ago, but I miss the moment when a child goes nestled out of my own hands. But a child always leans away from his mother and leans in with someone. The only thing you can do to your mothers is drop them off."

Atashi also missed the moment his son left his own hand.

So I know how they feel.

I just have to pay attention to one word because Mars's position is special.

"What do you think of your son bringing four girls?

"... To be honest, I was confused at first"

Even Atashi is confused if his son brings more than one girl.

Bringing them in isn't a problem in itself because polygamy isn't prohibited, but it takes a lot of money to surround multiple women on its own. For this reason, we do not surround more than one woman other than nobles or large traders.

Still, Mars seemed ready to just feed the four of us.

It takes a lot of success to be ready for that in an adventurer.

In fact, I'm sure they'll have great success because their future is promising, even from the standpoint of the Alliance Master, but those kids are a good place to rush out.

Not yet, it's been a great success.

"But we're all good daughters, and above all, we trust our son. He thinks of me like a real mother, so I want to embrace those daughters as a mother."

"That's fine. If there's anything a child who's nested as a mother can do, it's about protecting where he can come back."

"Where you can come back..."

In the case of those daughters, this mansion would fall under the category of sole.

Home is a necessity for adventurers who sometimes go to different places. Just having a hometown leaves me with the goal of 'going home'.

"Atashi may have never really been trusted while trying to be like her grandmother knowing about Melissa and Iris. That's why I want you, my mother, to protect where those girls are coming back."

There's very little I can do for you.

That's why I have to entrust them, the mothers.

Those kids have unusual powers. It is obvious that if we stay like this, we will be unintentionally involved in troublesome events like this one. I just have to hope you're safe somehow.