"Relax, relax.
I know my own body best.
At the rate I'm using my ability—not even once a month—
the worst side effect will be that some parts of me develop a little poorly.
I can make up for it later with exercise.
Besides, what good is developing so well?
Like you...
Being an independent woman isn't nice?"
An Mingkong spoke with clear logic and in a well-organized manner.
She sounded nothing like an ordinary five- or six-year-old child.
An Yu wasn't surprised.
Her daughter was a natural-born ability user.
The ability she'd awakened involved the mind.
Her mind had developed far faster than those of children her age.
Two years ago, An Yu had already begun speaking to her as she would to an adult.
Still, An Mingkong's words just now instantly made An Yu unhappy.
"What do you mean, 'like me'?
What do you mean, 'what good is developing so well'?
If I hadn't developed as well as I did,
would you have been born?
You little brat!"
The "battle" between mother and daughter
naturally ended in the mother's victory.
An Mingkong was firmly cuddled in An Yu's arms. Under the threat of tickling, she had no choice but to raise her hands in surrender.
There was no helping it. With arms and legs that small, even a clever mind was no use in a situation like this!
"Did you learn anything?"
After their little scuffle,
An Yu's expression softened considerably.
The Little Girl straightened her slightly rumpled appearance, then sat up properly on a nearby chair, keeping her distance from her "unscrupulous" mother, who was "well-developed" and often proud of it.
Only then did she speak. "None of the senior figures from the Earl's Territory who attended the meeting had any problems.
They felt anxious, angry, and