Category: Motherlover

◆ Helga Ira Aster’s day began early. The burden left behind by the previous head, Damian, still weighed heavily upon the Aster Ducal House. In short, it was a matter of money. Unbelievably, the Aster family, one of the Twelve Ducal Houses, was in such dire straits that it had borrowed heavily from noble families…

◆ When night fell and silence enveloped the ducal estate, Helga finally finished her day’s duties and laid herself down upon her bed. Soft silk sheets brushed against her skin. Yet that comfort was not enough to ease her heart tonight. A small sigh escaped her lips. 「I still can’t get used to this…」 That…

◆ The scent of iron and dust hung heavy over the great forest of Yggdra. The national army, assembled by the Principality with its very survival at stake, was on the march. Adventurers that the Guild could mobilize were included as well, leaving only the bare minimum to guard the capital, all to bring down…

◆ I gazed ecstatically at the completed 「Tear of Star.」 Yes, that was the name I bestowed upon this stone. A flawless naming sense, if I do say so myself. It was as though the brilliance of the stars themselves had been condensed within the depths of darkness. This was my love. The pure, boundless…

◆ I was reading an extremely unpleasant book. Its title was ‘The Circle of Love and Hate’, to put it simply, the story of a son in love with his own mother. But that alone wouldn’t have disgusted me this much. The problem was the ending. The son’s feelings go unfulfilled, and the mother is…

◆ In various parts of the Great Forest of Yggdra. Puppets moved as if melting into the darkness of the woods. 『Smell… coming from deep in forest』 One puppet muttered into the empty air. 『But stars… still shining beautifully』 ・ ・ ・ Duchess Kariste’s estate, office. In the dimly lit room, the puppets began to…

◆ Deep within the great forest. The final tower stood tall. With three already lost, this was the last stronghold for Fabian’s resurrection. At the topmost floor of that tower. There stood a Dullahan. Not an ordinary one. Its black armor was adorned with silver, a presence that set it apart from the rest of…

◆◆◆ At the front gate of the Aster Ducal Estate. In the gentle light of dusk, a massive figure stood towering like a guardian statue. It was Gaddem. His imposing presence was greater than that of the gate itself. The skin of the man who bore the blood of the Great Oni was a burnished…

◆ The lecture ended, and the students left the hall in small groups. Hein remained seated, carefully organizing his notes. He had recorded every word of Helga’s lecture without omission, adding his own annotations besides. From a few steps away, Esmeralda observed his serious profile. 「It was a wonderful lecture, wasn’t it?」 When Esmeralda spoke,…

◇ I was in the academy’s private chamber for lecturers, preparing for today’s lesson. Several textbooks on magical theory lay open across the desk, and beside them sat a small potted plant. I paused for a moment and glanced out the window. Hein had seemed absorbed in something these past few days. He was spending…

◆ Twilight spread its wings and enveloped the Kariste Ducal domain’s capital, 「Theatrum」. As moonlight faintly touched the stone-paved streets, silent figures emerged from the shadows of the buildings. Five silhouettes moved swiftly yet inconspicuously toward the outskirts of the city. They were dressed like adventurers, yet their movements bore an uncanny uniformity. As if…

◆ I was about to say it was time for the next tower, but… When I glanced up at the sky, the sun had already dipped far into the west. It seemed we had spent more time than I had expected. 「Young Master, if we do not return soon, I believe the Madam will begin…

◆ I gazed intently at the black gemstone in my palm. On the floor, where the remains of the inferior bloodsucking insect ♀ lay scattered, another inferior bloodsucking insect ♂ lay sprawled in disgrace. Both had large holes in their chests, where their hearts had once been. It was a flawless job by Feri. 「So…

◆ We cannot win…. Such resignation had taken hold of Elizabeth’s heart. 「W-we… if we were to… hand over this thing called the Tear of Night…」 Elizabeth barely managed to force out the words. Her trembling voice was thick with the tone of begging for her life. A faint hope that they might be spared.…

◆ 「Zero, Feri.」 The moment I gave the word, Feri’s presence vanished in an instant. It was like the shimmer of a heat haze fading away, a moment so brief it was almost unreal. The next time she appeared, she was in the very midst of the inferior bloodsucking insects clustered in the throne room.…

◆ I am currently ascending the northwestern tower with Feri. What an utterly tasteless structure. Its materials are bone and lumps of flesh. I cannot help but question the creator’s state of mind. I may not have the sensibilities to appreciate art, but even I can tell this is grotesque in design. Inferior… no, perhaps…

◆ The Throne Room had become a boiling cauldron of chaos. Elizabeth’s vampires clashed in fierce battle against the swarming undead flooding into the chamber. Ordinarily, lower-class undead such as zombies and skeletons would be utterly beneath the notice of the higher class vampires, beings who had lived for centuries, wielding powerful magics and supernatural…

◆ The word “undead” encompassed a vast array of beings. Among them, the kind known as ‘Vampires’ had long been feared by mankind. These undeads preyed upon human blood under cover of night, drawing life itself from their victims. They possessed exceptional physical prowess and astounding regenerative ability, and some individuals could even wield magical…

◆◆◆ The Adventurer’s Guild Headquarters of the Yggdra Principality. Webster was speaking with an adventurer in his office. Leaning both elbows on the heavy desk, he let out a deep sigh. The adventurer before him was known as the “War Maiden” Eira. Leader of the high-ranking adventurer team ‘Saintess’ Oath’, her skill with the spear…

◆ 「Young Master, you may have already noticed… but the forest seems peculiar. Not just the trees, but even every blade of grass appears to be losing vitality.」 I walked slightly behind the Young Master as I reported the abnormality around us. The Young Master showed no particular surprise at my words, merely giving a…