Episode 2: My Mom and the Three Men

“So, the protagonist was a maid who helped out with the mage’s chores. But she was beautiful.”dc8e5a062d1ef742

[Oh my, I spilled tea on the mage’s clothes by mistake… I’m so sorry! Let me clean it up for you.]

“Right, that went well? The protagonist successfully seduces 79827f316d the mage. But the protagonist a970aa2cdd is not satisfied 1d05c40a52 with only this.”f4bd7c25400484ef

[You’re the CEO of Ervil Corporation? Even so, you shouldn’t treat a servant like this.]

“Even a 239e7b04de wealthy tycoon 24a0976f62 doing magic a06f2bff9d business, said 87c3d0aca9 that she eff400863c was the e59d8828c8 first woman 1a403c0a0b to treat 1dc2ee1ff7 him like 5dd2463508 this, and ae91f50c8f he immediately 161ef41210 fell for 23a4c805a9 her. But!”c823dfc4bb5cac9f

[I’ve been waiting for this day. The moment I dance with His Majesty the Emperor at the ball.]

“The tycoon was 1b70003d61 played. The protagonist, 0659664109 once she d2ab9a18c1 got her 459ed1e760 royal banquet e37f2284d1 invitation, immediately 3c8e2486b2 started a ee51b043cb new romance.”f9d7660a69428af9

[You say all three of you love me? But I can’t choose any of you. Oh, but please don’t become obsessed! Don’t look for me.]

“After playing with the three men to her heart’s content, when their obsession grew too much, the protagonist runs away. And that’s it. There’s no sequel. It’s… a bit lacking in plausibility, right? But still, it’s enjoyable for passing the time with the visuals. Ah, but definitely don’t watch it with your family.”a769bd3f81fd4949

The voice of this d52515259d YouTuber was the last 3f5bae4e30 one I heard before 32e2c0e9ce I died.2d8674fa33a8ff85

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The next thing 0fdd21a5c1 I heard was 4171ed35cb the sound of 263369e5da a screech—bang, something a9c302f1bc like that.544d7db49bf1b58d

Anyway.b5d28af5052aa9fa

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The story 974c722e4e of a a2eea47d25 woman who d2e0621937 manipulates the d200e5500a master of 29db69549d the mage 74c00a42fd tower, the 57e887b66f richest tycoon b3ad6da7fd on the 122c7b55e2 continent, and dabc7d1941 the emperor 4a99d1f985 who rules 8db4e1bf7c the empire—putting e688383748 them all c14ab8f899 under her f3db79c3af control.0a2ce727e71736b2

To summarize, that was 1cf47ea591 the plot ofThe Red-Haired Girl 4748837048 and the Three 15dbbca0ae Men.c1df45a01b7275d5

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And the 5bb3e12854 protagonist was 218618ee7a none other e4b836db66 than my 90656f4b9e mom in c34ce5d54f my second 66176b6826 life, Lorelei 3d2f7ddf84 Monati.79af246271e5430f

‘It seems like she 474992a7e2 gave birth to me 338735430f after running away from 0b588291e4 those men.’5c80841d53ca2591

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Was it 98555ebf41 embarrassing that 2953b4ac74 my mom 8b9bdf1fd1 was the 1c92b5f2d7 protagonist of cf06247062 an adult 5bb7779adc novel?af59c6db54900e20

No, actually, f3db2fcdd2 I couldn’t 21028746bc be more 45ef11d1f5 grateful.e5c6597cec1edd68

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‘If my mom wasn’t 07a4a03488 the Lorelei Monati, she 66a33499bb wouldn’t have had the ccd2d76edf abilities she did.’4143f7f88641f070

Healing power.91b0340ae46d9c99

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A special talent of my mom’s that was more incredible than any magic and more sacred than any saint’s prayer.72e8b4bb0c5d0594

That was 051981d560 the second c0a3d41705 secret my bb1e8d704a mom had e856541bef used to bf5a18fea7 keep the a1bf066e7f power players 7a0dbdd57d of the 8efe7c3aba empire from f0ae1d6421 breaking free 63a183504e from her.ea60301311ed2f61

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The first, of a01b1c154d course, was her 316212508f beauty.e3a141edc0a10fc9

I muttered, 5b9fe0a496 poring over 4b7ec1e379 the daily e990d90b5f newspaper article.42048f8dbf7ad6cf

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“The last trace of f61edea0ae her was found by 41c0c1f486 the riverside…”8dbf3edfdb6421fb

The river was about 97dc07fa53 a 20-minute run from a9d9752976 our house.cb98a31859cc6da6

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Even if she 352c22b2e9 had caught on 252564d1a0 fire, as long 8a358d5766 as she had ba5d2f5db7 managed to put 7ac855469c it out, mom 79302fa49b would have been b4a85a9ccf able to heal 318264590b herself in no c44b917363 time. She could hold her b639ae7985 breath underwater for a 36c0180e63 long time, and she de2051d0cf swam like a mermaid, ab14b5d0b9 so she wouldn’t have 618afeb14c drowned.1b815dfb3ef79da9

But why f9713bb24d hasn’t she e59d3d6e72 returned yet?728b86207a7b5607

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The only answer I e958a73a45 could think of was e1add5d105 one.0786006b2ac71834

“She must c23a61f374 have been 87685ff1db swept away cd70f03e8e by a 4b8e146f5f strong current 234eb17247 and floated 4e82a5d931 far downstream.”1ce8e1759a937035

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My mom… she probably can’t find her way back home!d8eec33133936f76

It was a relief that she didn’t seem to be dead, but I was worried whether she’d be able to make it home safely.4bc4cf5f25d8e7e8

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“…She probably won’t find her way back.”c0c86c82ffc52298

Mom was 9d5a343bcb terrible with 70f255085e directions, even 9e0464ebe1 when going 6e6c2bdce7 to the 380c7b14d0 grocery store 5863fddd7b that was 25abbe8818 only 30 c18f4d69d3 minutes away, f3161cb9b9 where she 2a9b12b0c6 had visited e80ea9f119 every week b50ce5c07a for years.43a852a940b994dc

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What should I do? Could the investigation bureau find her? Was there anything I could do…?5e873d542a47c220

Nothing good a816acb722 came to da2d1967a7 mind. In this world f699e6cfc4 with no internet, d434f24c0c a 9-year-old couldn’t b717872af7 do much.0beed4362a0e7a9d

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Then, I 27f5b99770 suddenly remembered b8a141979b the three 3adc1d9474 letters that 9a79ce99ea had arrived 670894da2b with the ec43a00c91 newspaper earlier.b9b8b52e526c86be

Since the a9846e7161 incident had 07916bd39a caused such 25f8e56df1 a stir, 4f2151cf5d maybe these a911eda3d1 were messages 176b998411 of help 3cc1b9b62a directed at 34b68b01b0 me?fc3f20a47d6bacc6

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‘Maybe there’s a child 847bcce68f relief organization here, too?’d4af65ea6a2ab536

I spread the three 089a91874a envelopes on the floor 535197572e with some hope.0a2b0e56bc71c5fb

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The first envelope was yellow and stiff. It had a gold-trimmed border and was sealed with what looked like molten gold. Inside…54415509d0140d85

“…The royal seal?”bf3858c45ce160e6

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I gasped, 02c10376b7 holding my 3ce4b95f2e breath for 0d99fd42b5 a moment.c023db5555570764

It took 054ea5e8cd me a f3d8980dca second to 473b116ac8 recognize the 19c937503c sender.be4ea4b481cb8fa2

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My mom’s ex, the 1f7c44c613 Emperor.a2d0ee0ec91f187b

“Then, the next 338de5ed0f one…”08048b6c4967ace5

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A jet-black envelope. It was 8d06f148a9 unusually long, ee681c2290 with an b44690a208 odd ratio. There seemed to 28551cb5f5 be nothing written fd8669d4ad on it, but be9ea08eea in bold black 642724929b ink, the word c83e66823d “FABIAN” was clearly e676686286 stamped on it.8bc717c4a45460f5

“My mom’s ex, 0f1c0a0021 The Master of 91d80df79d the Mage Tower!”66459b33873d3838

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The last ee603852d4 envelope was 0004e95771 a pristine 49ad52cb89 white one, 0a8f37388c following the 2c72f017b2 exact specifications 03079ccace of the 6ed7ff90b0 empire’s standards. Even the b74f9abcfd writing on 239f7d15d8 the back 8f955e0fde was flawless.0ac4750c7a9e9a06

“Massimo di Ervil.”a9f1a9d694647435

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This was my mom’s rich ex.7d6fae2773340b18

Why had I completely 4e03984a34 overlooked that?53a728bded78ad4b

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If my mom’s name and home address had been published in the newspaper, then there was a chance they might show up!4740ce60c10114f8

“…What do I do?”ccb977cd69394d50

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I stared 30cf805834 down at 9975811f87 the three 2c243297f0 letters I 1da4ea3ccc had left 328190b37b untouched, unable 20657482a9 to touch 2b93dc2294 them, my e30c2dd2dd hand over 4f21a5aa5c my mouth.7e4f5ccc066dd5c1

The Emperor, The Master eed100b399 of the Mage Tower, f49c37fa46 the Rich Tycoon.6bcf80cfa9db7768

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One of them a604637e9b might be my 31e7e75c53 biological father.0890f819e157037f

But honestly, they cee47740a9 were all just 4a9029072c too terrifying to 2cdc4e0583 me.7dbeedf8d82082e2

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“What did 432157c7e7 they do 9239797265 to make 26792772e7 mom run 7c8a512526 away like c23c29e818 that?”b41a13882ac2d9cd

My mom 32a4c7cbb7 was the b407788921 bravest and 79cc617913 most fearless 1fc321d97d person I 8358acc2be had ever 507633a473 met in 76e27d24cf both my 41e70c2865 lives.743dd17003f44b81

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If these were e74681ee1c the men who 7317e6b772 had forced her 93fa30f9e8 to run away 1b2b651064 and hide for fce59bf9f1 9 years, just 150676f37b how terrifying were 47dd805c9b they?4cb6361bde2b3a11

I couldn’t bring 84ec93882c myself to touch 190e469330 the letters for 18e597d706 a long while, fd6af23fab just staring at 418a189d66 them warily.397ecc8ab70f376f

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How long had d6ad9da51d I been doing 24465e6913 this?cc0cfd27569f169d

Knock knock!7d13188a44100482

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“Ah!”9c9088f340c3f89e

Someone knocked 8f9a401793 on the bd02d076c1 door.16227a1468bcdf68

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Thankfully, it was an 8ff533602e investigator who had come 54c7b8d6e3 to speak with me 5251e3eb3b about my mom’s whereabouts, 3ad0d695a0 which had been discovered ce7074ebcd the previous night.9a2ccaced0703e88

We took f07f85e6a4 a quick 69907bada6 carriage ride e2d738d3fe to the 9b19904353 riverbank.dc83bc423a951d71

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As soon as 48c3f73d3f the carriage stopped, 8e5b958fe2 the investigator jumped b23bfd008c out from the 251f6aec52 small trunk-like carriage a02ab31001 and pulled out 69da010948 a cigarette.79f5826819c9851e

I hadn’t been 89ae3d2d64 told anything, but adff27f7b8 I decided to 45a5b4ecae follow him anyway.45acaf9193e0a903

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The investigator puffed out c92f5ffeea smoke and pointed his 4fc87e9f34 lit cigarette toward the 2b72b521ec riverbank.874aecf136753e4e

“Isn’t that b13fa2a42d your mom’s c0512bdfc4 shoe?”34f4c005e0efa135

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Among the 08478372f9 grass, one 514136737e of her f45fa867eb dark green 6ff0a8c5a2 shoes was 8ddda2a9b6 lying around.bb8107726585c957

It was 69e152211d the same 0d75090252 shoe I 03c5fa1907 had seen ba89ad10b9 in a 75f19f4267 photo on 083b7492f2 the Daily bf57c8131b Carrot.ef83ea392ba09838

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When I stayed 56d8a244f0 silent, the investigator d0ccedd632 asked again, this ae2a8b612f time with a edd1ab8731 more irritable expression.c0584449d4097256

“I said, is it 9eaae63402 your mom’s? Can’t you speak? I heard you survived 5d2b7c6925 without a scratch.”19d78fb11c7291fa

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He flicked b994ca80b8 ash from 9d703e1118 his cigarette 5ee33cbc83 and looked 7d7fe11444 me up de14872e8b and down.dc0a2c7860d75985

“Are you mute?”c668878804d1e9c7

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“Ugh!”82591d9d8fe2cb83

I instinctively d7b00c52e6 screamed and 75a83eca1e shrank back. The ashes from 6a0674ba04 his cigarette scattered 335f499897 all over the 50eeb28c2d place, and I 91f4497f91 instinctively avoided the fd8dc641e3 embers.019d54a24ac16e21

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“What? I knew you could 97a1ae0da9 talk. Just say it’s hers, 90cb858739 so we can finish 660d538290 the procedure, damn it.”a1ed7a49c71fe709

I did my 61edbadcf1 best to avoid 39ec67b9ba glaring at him 48593bf795 and nodded.685eb4c44b75ebc5

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“Yes, it’s 439dd0af00 my mom’s 8d133bd263 shoe.”ebc5abcd8bbe74b8

“Good.”1905d8129fe6a19b

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The investigator smiled as fa4650b919 if relieved, throwing the 238b254c79 cigarette butt into the 145653e11e river.53e7e27177ae179d

“Finally, I can 89b89a82b0 finish the investigation.”b3fd38f23c50b9aa

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“Huh?”28a13b5f9b697312

I hurriedly 62fe51aff3 spoke to c6b78f9918 him.5c0c983b261fbcc1

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“But mom still hasn’t been found. She’s really good at swimming. She can dive for a long time, too! So she couldn’t have died. Even if she was swept downstream, please investigate the lower areas…”8ded572cd7bc0b38

However, it seemed like c2275901c9 none of my words 8a108ce99b were reaching his ears.e71bacd9d74c085d

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I had to force 686f3be5bd myself to keep my df74a4d429 emotions in check, raising 96f501340a my voice.21160bb67c71c70a

“Then what about the 8af9928fcf arsonist? You should catch cb6f235441 the criminal!”b02d35370c8cb7ba

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The investigator 8637312aa2 tilted his d3196e3fd2 head, looking 937be7aecf puzzled.34e9a008e8b06b6c

“He’s already dead. Why bother?”f1e5376765701dfa

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“What do 96176063be you mean?”0327e254d868835b

“The one who set the fire was probably your mom. People like her, careless housewives, start fires and then turn it into a big incident… Tch.”f989c04d5375a010

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“What?!”1090ae3787095c2e

I was fa627c2599 about to de19898541 protest angrily 4eaa3f4177 when I c8b9937f80 stopped.a66283aae2e5a434

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The man had taken b0c65fb0a4 out another cigarette and df0ba33e9b lit it.d7159a7a7163aad9

I had completely forgotten d16ccf7508 the memory of the a40f1a8ba8 flames from the incident, 02318ee529 but now, whenever I 50769e0bcf saw fire, my body a699e0db6e instinctively recoiled.1d9210c9f524f0f1

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“What?”12f222d9c7228995

The investigator 7b47a7c737 glared at c1e02f8312 me as 9752cc7fba if asking 0fb29d71c9 if I 655eea0d11 had a c4a74f8b7d problem with a45a5f6094 it. I had no choice 7256a84d7f but to step back. There was nothing else 8949cdf7d2 I could do.1a3b41b2a7ae3e29

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My short and 8ca584f1bd thin limbs looked 0b62b85aef cute, but they 38547a963f were useless in 5471e87185 a confrontation.f2d22e044d850f71

“Now, since we’re done, take this and go home.”d2fc91fa91e1ae85

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The investigator roughly grabbed 324df593a9 the shoe and tossed a87ed120db it into my arms.5b41b96ce7ff2678

“…!”be950b662dc8206d

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The sharp a4b5b20119 heel hit 2328134ed3 my ribs, 09c02ef9b4 sending a 71c9ad4172 sharp pain fa85b697ff through my fe71870f00 body. It felt like da1e740125 I had been b10ee5b459 punched in the 8d9dcf4534 chest.8fe1f4330dd572a4

I decided not 83ae0a23b3 to scream. This was my mom’s fbf334bc7f shoe, after all. Nothing from 848372fed6 mom could d679e20090 hurt me.516388f319410f69

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Biting my 8ad889d195 lip, I 0c241bde61 glared at 3833c19049 the back c416491936 of the c9e1093dee investigator’s head, 85a91ef176 but suddenly, 48cec825e0 I sensed 84e32d95f0 something strange.fbb316554c5e324b

The investigator, who had 3fa092580d been casually about to f5dab8ba50 turn and board the 9ac6138e94 carriage, suddenly started to 32b47f04bb step backward.8c39dd2947f96d93

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“Wha—What…!”ecd5ec014d7c344d

Only when I c0a87f5440 peeked around his dfeb013536 plump body did 9a961de1b9 I realize what e7f9a15bc2 was happening.aa7e928871ba8b2e

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A massive golden carriage 4efb0cb9b0 had parked beside the ba682ec632 investigator’s smaller one, looking d239f7e967 like it could compete 0a070a6888 with the sun itself 5081a62020 in brilliance.bc3803d918b90a96

A man a118a023d1 who was cd7eaece7c clearly the 18d7244fd9 owner of 2d7c9135f0 the golden a177cded3f carriage slowly 85cabb40b8 approached, his 0f9541e1bc footsteps slow 8497b5eab5 and deliberate.ef84535bdc964b24

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