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Translated By Arcane Translations
Translator: shyan
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She stood there, holding a giant scythe that seemed capable of cutting even the moon.
Her red hair fluttered, and she stood with the same noble appearance as always, an existence that was incomparably strong and beautiful.
At the same time,
For her,
For Elisia,
She was the most precious person.
The final target she had always admired.
Looking at the figure of that person…
Elisia drew her dagger and slowly approached that person, who was standing on the stage…
She approached her mother, Elias.
“I never thought I’d meet you like this in a place like this, my daughter.”
“…”
At Elisia’s appearance, Elias showed a warm smile as always.
However, looking at her like this, Elisia simply took a stance without saying anything.
“Are you thinking of starting right away? Don’t rush too much, no matter what, you might get hurt if you act so hastily.”
“….”
Elias spoke in a gentle voice to Elisia, who was emitting magic power and showing the momentum to rush in right away.
In response, Elisia felt a slightly frustrated feeling, feeling that the person in front of her was not showing any seriousness towards her daughter.
And…
“!”
Chaeng!!
In an instant, Elisia flew in with tremendous speed while synchronizing her body with her shadow.
The attack, which contained a speed that was difficult to follow even with the naked eye, fell straight towards Elias as it was, and Elias quickly moved the scythe to narrowly block it.
“…Even so… isn’t this a bit too much for your mom?”
Elias spoke with a bit of dissatisfaction.
However,
Despite that, while looking at her, who was still not breaking the smile on her lips.
Elisia spoke in a voice filled with passion.
“Don’t even think about half-assing it, Mama. I’m really serious now! I will definitely… definitely beat Mama and make you clearly sort out the relationship between that man and Mama!”
“!!”
Elisia’s words, which contained sincerity.
In response, Elias’s face, which had always been full of composure, was seized by a feeling of bewilderment for a moment.
“E-Elisia? W-what are you saying…”
While saying those words, the power of the hand that had been blocking Elisia’s dagger began to loosen slightly.
At the same time,
Elisia further detonated her emotions and continued to push Elias while taking advantage of the momentum and shouted.
“Don’t play dumb! I already know everything. Mama is in love right now! And that you go to meet that man whenever you have time and spend time alone with him!”
“Ugh!…”
Elias couldn’t refute any more to Elisia’s sharp words
But after a while,
She pushed away Elisia’s attack, which she had barely blocked,
And then, with trembling eyes, she carefully asked Elisia as it was.
“H-how… did you know?”
“Of course I can tell just by looking! You’re making it so obvious, did you really think I wouldn’t know?”
“…Haa…”
Elias let out a heavy sigh at Elisia’s words.
Then, she suddenly exploded the power contained in her hand as it was and strongly pushed Elisia away as it was.
“Tch!”
Elisia retreated slightly at Elias’s actions.
Right after that.
Elias, as if she had made up her mind, looked at her daughter in front of her and said in a much calmer voice.
“Okay… if this is the case, there’s no point in making excuses anymore.”
Bitterness.
A bit of resignation.
And Elias’s attitude, which felt like it had will, was laid down inside.
Then, she looked at her precious daughter in front of her and continued to speak in a determined voice.
“Okay, as you said… I have someone she loves right now. Someone who I’m seriously thinking about remarrying with.”
“!!…”
Elias was speaking resolutely, showing a reaction that seemed like she had already made up her mind.
While looking at her like that,
Elisia automatically felt a stabbing pain in one side of her heart and said in a trembling voice while bowing her head deeply.
“…Why… Why does it have to be that person?”
“El…isia?”
“Why does it have to be that person? Frankly, we haven’t been on good terms ever since we first met! Why are you choosing that person now? Why… why!!”
Elisia shouted as if screaming while shedding tears.
At the same time, as if her emotions had run wild, she mercilessly swung her sword and charged towards Elias as it was.
“!”
In an instant, Elisia raised the shadows of the ground like blades and charged as it was.
Elias automatically felt a sense of surprise at her new attack method, which was different from what she had seen so far, and began to quickly take a defensive posture.
And as a result…
Kwaaang!!!
A loud explosion sound that was heard in an instant.
Noise and shock, as if dozens of iron pillars were being driven down, began to sweep through the area, and at the same time, their sight was blocked for a moment due to the dust that had occurred.
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The scene of the battle, which had suddenly turned fierce, and the thick dust that momentarily obscured the view.
While thoroughly watching these series of situations as Elisia had asked, I began to feel a bit of surprise and question together.
‘Not only is she synchronizing with the shadows, but she’s even controlling them physically… Certainly, I can see that she’s gotten stronger compared to when we fought before.’
In terms of combat power, I could definitely see that there had been development to the point where I could give her praise.
However, apart from these facts, I personally couldn’t help but feel a question about Elisia’s appearance, which seemed to be showing intense emotions while conducting the battle just now.
‘It doesn’t seem like I can hear the voices well because it’s far away, but no matter how I look at it, it seems like she’s having some kind of argument with her mom? What on earth are they talking about that she’s like that…’
It was perhaps natural for a daughter and a mother to bicker with each other due to this and that problem.
The problem was that the bickering was taking place in the middle of a national-scale tournament.
From that point of view, I came to have a thought that the legion commander and the elite guard girl were great in a different sense.
‘She’s the type who says everything she wants without caring about her surroundings, is it? Well… since both Elisia and Elias have the guts to that extent, they can go toe-to-toe in a verbal match with someone like Samson.’
As Elias had been expressing her opinion without blinking an eye at Samson, who looked terrifying like a mountain bandit from the start, I was reminded once again that her courage was really great, apart from her slender appearance.
That’s how I was waiting for the dust in front of me to clear while thinking about this and that.
“Ah…”
The sigh of Samuel, containing regret, was heard from next to me at the next moment.
Right after that, I was able to easily recognize why such a story had flowed out of her mouth.
The scene that was visible in front of my eyes
That was…
Elias, standing there, blood pouring from wounds all over her body, impaled by Elisia’s shadow spikes.
Yet at the same time,
Despite her injuries, she was embracing Elisia tightly.
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“M-Mama… W-why?”
Her mother, Elias, who was strongly hugging her body.
Due to her actions,
Elisia, who had been momentarily overwhelmed with rage and had been pouring out attacks, couldn’t help but feel a deep embarrassment.
In that fleeting moment, Elisia saw it.
Elias’s appearance as she deflected her attack and charged into the range where an attack was possible as it was.
‘You had every opportunity to counterattack. You could’ve overpowered me… But instead…’
But at the last moment, Elias chose to hug her body instead of counterattacking her.
Elisia, who had been overwhelmed with emotions, was shocked as if she had been doused with cold water by the sight of her mother doing such actions while her whole body was covered in blood.
And,
While looking at that Elisia.
Elias slowly stroked her hair and said in a calm voice.
“…Do you hate it that much? That this mom is in love with that person… That that person will become your new dad…”
“…”
Elias was talking without losing her love for her daughter even in the painful situation where there were holes in her whole body.
Her words flew like arrows and pierced Elisia’s heart as it was.
But.
Even so, Elisia was struggling not to be swept away by her mother’s overwhelmingly strong affection, and opened her mouth with difficulty.
“…I hate it… Really… Just thinking that Mama is with that person. This place… my chest hurts so much. Why does it have to be that person… Why… Why did you come to love the Hero out of so many people?”
“…Huh?”
For a moment, Elias simply stood there, stunned.
My guess Elias is interested in Samson