Two Supreme Beings Were a Bit Too Much

"Ow, ow, ow..."

"Are you okay, sis? I'll heal you."

Aura climbed out of the rubble, clutching her chest. She looked utterly disheveled.

The watching Mare immediately ran over, looking at her worriedly. At the same time, a cyan magic circle lit up in his hand, which he placed over her chest to heal her. Though he was not very proficient, Mare still knew a few healing spells.

"I'm fine. As expected of a Supreme Being. I really am still far too weak."

Feeling the cool, tingling sensation spreading through her chest, Aura spoke dejectedly.

She had known there was a vast gap between herself and the Supreme Beings, but she had never imagined it would be this vast!

Less than three exchanges had passed from the start of the battle to its end, yet she had been defeated in an instant. It made her feel terrible. As a Floor Guardian, she could not even withstand a few moves from a Supreme Being—what was the point of their existence?

And she had let Father down. It was truly too shameful. Father must have been upset as well, seeing her defeated so easily.

Aura secretly looked up in Naiyuan's direction, but she did not quite dare to. She was afraid of seeing disappointment in his eyes. To her, that was the most terrifying thing. Her creator, Bukubukuchagama, had already left. What if Father also thought she was useless and chose to leave?

At that thought, Aura began to tremble uncontrollably. She was afraid. She did not dare look up. Seeing his sister's condition, Mare anxiously paced in circles. He wanted to say something, but did not know what to say. In the end, he could only look pleadingly toward Naiyuan.

Noticing Mare's gaze, Naiyuan exchanged a glance with Momonga, who stood beside him, then walked toward the two of them.

"Aura!"

Naiyuan looked at the dejected Dark Elf lying on the ground and spoke gently.

"Ah! I'm sorry, Father! I failed to live up to your expectations. Please give me another chance. Next time... next time, I definitely won't make the same mistake again!!"

Hearing the voice from above, Aura shuddered and hurriedly explained in a panicked tone. She looked extremely flustered.

"Raise your head, Aura."

"Father, I..."

Aura fearfully raised her head, but instead of disappointment in his eyes, she found an expression full of affection and heartache.

"You are my child, Aura, so there is no need to be afraid. If anyone should apologize, it should be me. After all, I was the one who set that goal for you without asking. Can you forgive me?"

Naiyuan gently stroked Aura's frightened head with his left hand. Not only did he not blame her, he even took the fault upon himself.

"How could this be Father's fault? It's clearly because I'm too weak, so I failed to meet Father's expectations!"

Feeling the warmth of the hand atop her head, Aura softly protested.

"Then, as your father, I think you did nothing wrong. I even think you did very well."

Naiyuan took a different approach and encouraged her.

Perhaps Naiyuan's words had worked. Aura said nothing more, merely giving a soft "mm" and nodding shyly.

No child did not want praise from their parents. Upon hearing Naiyuan's encouragement, Aura finally gave in.

Though the setting said the siblings were already seventy-six years old, mentally they were still children. And for Dark Elves, seventy-six was only barely past infancy.

With Mare's support, Aura picked up her fallen weapon. Though she had lost the battle, her heart was filled with immense happiness.

Even after seeing her like this, he had not abandoned her. He had even encouraged her in the end. What incredible kindness.

Only father, as a Supreme Being, is truly suited to rule Nazarick. Compared to him, Momonga and Herohero are far inferior.

Aura silently thought as she looked at the three Supreme Beings standing before her.

Momonga and Herohero are a bit of a nuisance.

No, I can't think like that. All three Supreme Beings are beings we must protect with our lives. But if it were Father...

As Aura stared at the three of them, such thoughts involuntarily surfaced in her mind. She was immediately startled. Why would she think such things? How could a Floor Guardian be so disrespectful? This was a grave sin. Yet she could not stop herself from imagining it.

Meanwhile, Naiyuan had no idea what his child was thinking. He looked at Momonga standing nearby and spoke through communication.

"I say, Momonga, did you really have to go that hard in a spar? You knocked off a huge chunk of Aura's HP. Seriously, how many buffs did you stack?"

Naiyuan looked speechlessly at Momonga. That punch, loaded with buffs, had genuinely startled him. He had originally intended to stop the duel after they exchanged a few moves, but he had not expected it to end in a single punch. He had not even had time to speak.

Fortunately, Momonga had only used the ordinary Warrior skill Knockback, which did not deal much damage on its own. Otherwise, Aura would probably have been in danger. Of course, the quick end was also related to the fact that she was clearly a long-range Summoner-Archer, yet had chosen to fight Momonga in close combat.

Her defenses were already fragile, yet she still went up to fight in melee. Naiyuan did not even know what to say. Was this what they meant by every ranged fighter having the heart of a melee fighter?

"Cough, cough. I thought it was better to be cautious, so I used just a little more enhancement magic. I didn't expect the power to be so great. Honestly, I'm surprised too."

Momonga said through communication, somewhat embarrassed. After all, Aura and the others were Naiyuan's children now. What he had done seemed rather improper. How should he put it? Beating up someone else's child right in front of their father made him seem like a villain.

"Sigh, you should go show Aura and Mare some concern. It would be bad if they developed resentment, even though that possibility is very small."

Seeing Momonga's sincere attitude, Naiyuan said nothing more and simply told him through communication that he should show some consideration for his subordinates.

"Naiyuan, you really seem to like these two NPCs. Looks like you'd be well suited to raising children and all that. You'd make a good father."

Herohero came over to Naiyuan's side, draping a slime hand over his shoulder as he joked.

"Tsk, tsk, isn't that only natural? A fine man like me is a rare resource."

Naiyuan replied through communication, striking a flamboyant pose as he narcissistically declared.

Herohero: "You really are the best when it comes to being shameless!"

Naiyuan: "Still better than you not having a face at all, you guy covered in tentacles and slime. Herohero!"

Momonga: "Naiyuan, I feel offended."

Naiyuan: "Ah, right, sorry. I forgot you don't have a face either, Momonga. You're just bones."

Naiyuan: "Wait, does that make me the most handsome one in Nazarick now? One of you is bones and the other is a Slime. Neither of you can compare to me!!"

Herohero, Momonga: "I think you should reorganize your words." Cold smile.

Naiyuan: "Just kidding, just kidding! Hey, hey, don't hit me! It'd be bad if Aura and Mare saw this. My image!"

Herohero, Momonga: "Who cares about you!!"

Aura stood nearby and silently watched everything. When she saw Herohero and Momonga raise their fists and wildly punch Naiyuan, her face instantly darkened.

They dare hit such a gentle and kind father. As expected, Herohero and Momonga will only hold father back. It seems I should talk to Sephis.

Aura's mind raced, and in the end, she decided to speak with the NPC Father had created. He should understand her thoughts.

"Mare, what do you think?"

Aura glanced at her younger brother beside her, her eyes shifting. It would be even better if she could get Mare to join them.

"I think Herohero and Momonga are being awful. Father is so gentle, yet they're actually punching and kicking him."

Mare looked at the scene before him and spoke unhappily. He greatly disapproved of what the two Supreme Beings were doing.

"Then let's go find Sephis later. We can discuss this issue with him."

"Sephis? The one Father created? Sis, are you thinking of..."

"Shh!! So, will you join me?"

"Um... okay. I want to help Father too."

Mare hesitated for a while, but in the end, he gritted his teeth and agreed.