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.”5fbfd9693966aca9

[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 ffb1538032 went well? The protagonist successfully e07534ef54 seduces the mage. But the protagonist is 5f99ab6c6d not satisfied with only d08dc94308 this.”721da6048791653a

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

“Even a wealthy 6108b13888 tycoon doing magic c5fbe4ed2e business, said that 05faecd47c she was the e974865fe1 first woman to b704ddf8bd treat him like d9475c2b66 this, and he 7583fe8927 immediately fell for b7ffa165b8 her. But!”55b3a61f8a0475f4

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

“The tycoon was played. The protagonist, once she b5a38a25c1 got her royal banquet 9dc1bee686 invitation, immediately started a dad75780ec new romance.”89e7c6ffdb9a2609

[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.”bcd28176fc4491e2

The voice of 21b87eb8a1 this YouTuber was 22aa7a1332 the last one 393987ce03 I heard before 0b79df1d8c I died.de2b614d9326f69b

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The next thing fd59716ee5 I heard was 333ce98040 the sound of f924702e13 a screech—bang, something c208b80839 like that.079d814116c49ac6

Anyway.fd139e9010ec8b9c

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The story of a 4ed0499c6b woman who manipulates the 7546739dd0 master of the mage 16e4cb8aba tower, the richest tycoon 49674ef624 on the continent, and 726e331378 the emperor who rules 51e649abf1 the empire—putting them all 6e4f76a21d under her control.fb27e9961edaba71

To summarize, that was 4de3cfc0a2 the plot ofThe Red-Haired b68ccf4d25 Girl and 96cbe35c6a the Three 71139e5bd4 Men.13ebcfadc21d6628

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And the protagonist f892465670 was none other 2a5d7835ef than my mom 98aefebff0 in my second 0a4ff86c64 life, Lorelei Monati.66b8b0ef4987fe4e

‘It seems 25c41f7a10 like she 1c6930cb1e gave birth 62b8110aa7 to me db46c7a103 after running 066c4c4d3d away from f1b7a29587 those men.’e1ce33ce40400799

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Was it embarrassing 65d4adbebe that my mom 7c877c0b9e was the protagonist 365254fdf1 of an adult d594812d36 novel?1b7d37cf493d0041

No, actually, af3b203693 I couldn’t bda38d96de be more 68317b858b grateful.f51ab4480101d53a

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‘If my mom wasn’t dea5d307ec the Lorelei Monati, she fc6f92279e wouldn’t have had the d2d7806e5f abilities she did.’6f6c491fb529b5b7

Healing power.a5bace709956c438

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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.cae447b6b17b7609

That was cb9e5db2ea the second 7a71d9001f secret my 901c82cd09 mom had 34b309046f used to d5379c502a keep the 7274c78f40 power players 6f59f63026 of the be7b15abe7 empire from 8eafcea72d breaking free b54dfe461c from her.a2f8ff8fcd106fe8

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The first, of course, e9fea0fa76 was her beauty.b5e974f20341ba79

I muttered, poring 9c061a13fb over the daily 985aebd988 newspaper article.78f098310162443a

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“The last trace of bf90f91b7e her was found by bd03043c6d the riverside…”b76c2fe39ac4b47a

The river was about 27c89f2d8a a 20-minute run from 5e5a3cb6ad our house.c572a72025729388

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Even if she had c548d5ab09 caught on fire, as ef5785a366 long as she had 732ad4a1b4 managed to put it b157f7eb8e out, mom would have d41c394aff been able to heal 498c9a9735 herself in no time. She could hold her ac89d12080 breath underwater for a 141b017ec1 long time, and she 1d1dd1a999 swam like a mermaid, 32e1d24b05 so she wouldn’t have 4a31d06598 drowned.526566eacb8416c4

But why a935805ee5 hasn’t she 7700e2bd3f returned yet?8ec27636074d4b14

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The only 644aae528b answer I 01f2f7830a could think 5ed4f58048 of was 4a6fb56b64 one.48bdf0d36809bf6d

“She must have 0e8e3202ba been swept away e36179fa3c by a strong c11319819a current and floated 201308defd far downstream.”776bbd634fd3fd93

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My mom… she probably can’t find her way back home!79225559f6366a08

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.3500efffcf29428c

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“…She probably won’t find her way back.”a5344ee37992553a

Mom was b97cda47f9 terrible with 5a52294d0d directions, even 2dc3b9c8fd when going 113dd2d191 to the 171c4a918b grocery store 15ae0c7a76 that was 81c5c198cc only 30 f29faddafe minutes away, 2610624c16 where she 7119d04855 had visited 0e5b49bf6d every week 4eb19c6627 for years.011d750c94776cca

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What should I do? Could the investigation bureau find her? Was there anything I could do…?f648ccdf98fbded7

Nothing good came e1939d5011 to mind. In this world with 0d93c47123 no internet, a 9-year-old 9817e3500c couldn’t do much.b9d743b1d307b8f7

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Then, I suddenly 869990bb85 remembered the three 6638147e31 letters that had 9629133b05 arrived with the 440d0a1f38 newspaper earlier.d7c2dfb13761a155

Since the incident 05ea26876f had caused such 91ec3bf899 a stir, maybe e20cb59a17 these were messages ece353512f of help directed b53a9c3240 at me?79c691dbd6ded830

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‘Maybe there’s 67734c2744 a child 89698756b1 relief organization ef22d06412 here, too?’a9413ad3d9fa113b

I spread 3bfc7b1899 the three fda2a34a53 envelopes on 66ba343d6b the floor 60dd46845b with some bdec2803a1 hope.c80ff3e34a15f81f

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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…5f1481b3f30b07ea

“…The royal seal?”20e107a661b09f45

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I gasped, 650a7504e6 holding my 27a4be5de4 breath for 4ed2737e4d a moment.ae042befb5464bb0

It took 824d4fe491 me a e264841ba2 second to d8da53208f recognize the 61d459d9e9 sender.2a06f226b08e6853

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My mom’s 3f31e06978 ex, the f93eed3b0b Emperor.2478a71d898a9457

“Then, the next 956f91baaa one…”8d87c3e8d45c6c2b

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A jet-black envelope. It was unusually 940f0bac2b long, with an aafb02bd24 odd ratio. There seemed to 9bc8b28bfd be nothing written 5099b54e80 on it, but 91efdb643d in bold black 47d868362f ink, the word bbc09f6298 “FABIAN” was clearly 3a8002ebe4 stamped on it.2b34e1798bca161c

“My mom’s ex, The 93b107dc6f Master of the Mage 109a5818b2 Tower!”d38da59b9f6d290d

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The last envelope was b99f57f101 a pristine white one, 7a9765517e following the exact specifications 215b92d218 of the empire’s standards. Even the writing 492de9bcbf on the back 3709ef4063 was flawless.1338c79d6218421b

“Massimo di Ervil.”cf4901b24650a447

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This was my mom’s rich ex.00769f34d96b386c

Why had I 0412bf3e6d completely overlooked that?c39b4dde2338ac4a

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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!142bef88cc08be0e

“…What do I do?”68af65e2f413f539

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I stared 3d67d6ee2b down at 13a6a37c38 the three 825bef6df1 letters I 7263bd7b12 had left a76003bedd untouched, unable 3f3f2c2043 to touch 60cc1b1ca2 them, my 589c7d1e41 hand over 5cc5e9435f my mouth.c8f24581b3300a09

The Emperor, The 9a6350ac75 Master of the 3d6d29c171 Mage Tower, the e2d21a1c6f Rich Tycoon.e6b4246ddef0f6fc

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One of them might bcb466a954 be my biological father.8fbfacb1fdf65e77

But honestly, they a72fa339a0 were all just 5dd6a1dbd6 too terrifying to 2a1a30cb07 me.670edc64c7a0445b

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“What did they do 88ee4040ae to make mom run d8bfb43782 away like that?”08a63af4f9ac9115

My mom was 149500db01 the bravest and c7444af794 most fearless person e0ddc73e73 I had ever 9076fd5e82 met in both f975144460 my lives.6bdfb5fc52681949

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If these a85be04595 were the aae7aa34a9 men who c4814dfef1 had forced 68f54ea63d her to f62f929595 run away 01e505ac94 and hide 2dc8e82a85 for 9 1506eb8bce years, just 94346b2e3f how terrifying dd5cc9a183 were they?20b97b5b31963412

I couldn’t bring a20dcc2159 myself to touch 584a02cc0e the letters for 3e31a50964 a long while, 8a1f1ddfd7 just staring at 1f8862cf86 them warily.44f9bc2e7a7c4bee

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How long 6ab5ea7caf had I 9ddd7dda47 been doing 95929e9997 this?b15ff52ab3ca9fd6

Knock knock!ebcf0de1126fb7f0

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“Ah!”e07d310ac813241a

Someone knocked on the cf36fcaac1 door.43d4f49aa44b974b

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Thankfully, it 8c676e805b was an e690758c8f investigator who 7c721816f4 had come 88000d02b6 to speak c50b914bec with me fb8ca3c26e about my 7ac86263fe mom’s whereabouts, 5a66453991 which had 064d6b0bde been discovered 2ec1b9ef50 the previous 02c9d6655c night.60c143605103a8f3

We took 21e53925e7 a quick 55de909178 carriage ride 9687b54bfc to the 187fa7441d riverbank.82e4dc1b7633af70

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As soon 160c8630e7 as the 3d09077688 carriage stopped, a44fb4ff61 the investigator be384029f8 jumped out f5d6ff13bd from the f311e7936a small trunk-like 9a4c65c286 carriage and 9d799f2d93 pulled out a8b8764996 a cigarette.f176f508febaca4f

I hadn’t been told 0057da13e9 anything, but I decided 574e4344ea to follow him anyway.48d637f270ff4fe0

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The investigator puffed 55241bf73c out smoke and bc0cd43573 pointed his lit d58a1ad6dc cigarette toward the b9e49f8822 riverbank.c0b57e820e7900aa

“Isn’t that your mom’s 4721a16968 shoe?”038873a708f9c44e

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Among the grass, one 840a347e32 of her dark green 6927d15aa0 shoes was lying around.b008ae6dd8a5f028

It was the same 92c17da1bc shoe I had seen 9798c43d77 in a photo on d7d6288b3f the Daily Carrot.5e1ecfb4aa2a6ac9

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When I stayed 8ba5235006 silent, the investigator a960707611 asked again, this 56c9b40041 time with a e9a7410130 more irritable expression.cc5f935886037f81

“I said, 69bbc74df2 is it b5810483c1 your mom’s? Can’t you speak? I heard you survived 4b2d4f6fd8 without a scratch.”d373a1f4b697e084

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He flicked ash e991989653 from his cigarette 09110d4042 and looked me 879bd4e01f up and down.96c4319c9124ca8c

“Are you mute?”6ff8d1f18d54c9ed

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“Ugh!”f12d495621b97df4

I instinctively screamed and 7a521f57f5 shrank back. The ashes 47007b9eea from his df93cf1937 cigarette scattered 1b897763ed all over 3a66ea56c3 the place, 52edf25429 and I f5522966c6 instinctively avoided af69d9e3b9 the embers.fccefdbedd77e0e0

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“What? I knew 41d5471536 you could 83bf982472 talk. Just say it’s 883f1ac538 hers, so we d23a75c031 can finish the 4bc9a1468f procedure, damn it.”9b77de6bf6bab703

I did my 5c9a732db5 best to avoid 9b987154a5 glaring at him a21e5afd41 and nodded.89d9e778b6fdaae5

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“Yes, it’s my mom’s c0d409889f shoe.”5153d7068ddf8046

“Good.”80291659a7603ad8

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The investigator smiled 8176c3c88d as if relieved, b74e28f517 throwing the cigarette 5eb0755508 butt into the cd69743260 river.305324480233a4f8

“Finally, I can 4edddc45f4 finish the investigation.”65adc0bfcd9fe921

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“Huh?”3919f1d18ea021dc

I hurriedly 24ffbcd4e1 spoke to 0f9ee6c427 him.61ceb9e347f2e704

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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…”ea4b01b3260f6eea

However, it seemed 3feadae945 like none of 3de83c5541 my words were 32c714e8bf reaching his ears.f823a6ca80924f32

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I had to force 6944036d3f myself to keep my 0959973b0a emotions in check, raising 7737740c74 my voice.813b81606379e9bf

“Then what 31a9489b33 about the f0e8c86f98 arsonist? You should b323ed3508 catch the dd80491073 criminal!”7d500732a2724600

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The investigator tilted a77f68cd63 his head, looking b198bf71ce puzzled.f2d4790d0b821493

“He’s already dead. Why bother?”b0301aa967ae756e

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“What do 3edd132579 you mean?”35db92d7aaa3c3f1

“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.”ce427e1a338279d1

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“What?!”2936f198c37a64d1

I was 14f77e658f about to d2fa471d47 protest angrily 52fa83535e when I 33f97cf904 stopped.18e2d39db0bf6321

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The man had e46ad3de6b taken out another 9adb949b71 cigarette and lit 1c6d9d3ba3 it.06dac70f6bb18e4f

I had 81710bf269 completely forgotten 052363b58a the memory b2be504ddc of the 7cac40db7f flames from 115f95b5be the incident, 4784f58190 but now, 08e657c403 whenever I 52ca876808 saw fire, 5cfe78378a my body 181628a5f0 instinctively recoiled.00ad4d8a911910e2

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“What?”a9d2f1de472cfa15

The investigator glared at e2f6c2cc94 me as if asking aea76a67da if I had a 037d4cfe9d problem with it. I had c8c9f6c3e8 no choice ea135d2b92 but to 85e902df08 step back. There was nothing else 0cb76e545b I could do.1ef6aa9d78bf4397

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My short and 8bc92020ec thin limbs looked 8c62e2d546 cute, but they 3812f93e95 were useless in ac42a583af a confrontation.723bf15f835bf8f3

“Now, since we’re done, take this and go home.”2976f62ba5f3f55a

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The investigator roughly 85d89e659d grabbed the shoe a33e1edb9b and tossed it fa046ea678 into my arms.4495bf0e901c0931

“…!”7950147dcc8a2f42

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The sharp f511627702 heel hit 560dbef151 my ribs, 5ee69300ff sending a c77b9efbc3 sharp pain 006ba54c03 through my d73ffda861 body. It felt 4aba1410b2 like I ce5f966f1e had been 6ed31bbd0a punched in 2cc99c7f1d the chest.6926c6d72db86c4e

I decided not 38f029097d to scream. This was my 1b29e8860f mom’s shoe, after d69fcf5586 all. Nothing from mom f7a036dc50 could hurt me.132e3bede0621265

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Biting my eef7b31e31 lip, I cfbf15a827 glared at 63247f7a8e the back c7aea3d68b of the 8893ccc1af investigator’s head, e380fcef35 but suddenly, a97bda130f I sensed 0750796d32 something strange.34dd24d714fbd1bd

The investigator, who had 63a0d749d7 been casually about to 0e6c788406 turn and board the 2ddc5fb63b carriage, suddenly started to 5104472df6 step backward.aea9aeca635e1851

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“Wha—What…!”3c506b2dd0429ec9

Only when I 26a803389b peeked around his 5d7d131216 plump body did 06d6278e53 I realize what 135898c099 was happening.79da16e874b4a136

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A massive golden carriage f66fb9cfe6 had parked beside the b8c622207f investigator’s smaller one, looking 04161c98ff like it could compete 2020460818 with the sun itself 46dc470b4b in brilliance.aee69f9227fc4dbf

A man 92acfdc05a who was 05858a7664 clearly the cd1cbf81e3 owner of 5e58c534f1 the golden 0ade3c7b95 carriage slowly a5bfc9e2b9 approached, his d5d67b1ef0 footsteps slow 4785500c4f and deliberate.ecf89f17fdd3c862

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