The Two Supremes Are a Bit Redundant

"Ouch, ouch, ouch..."

"Are you alright, Sister? Let me heal you."

Aura crawled out from the ruins, clutching her chest, looking utterly disheveled.

Mare, who had been watching from the side, ran over immediately. He looked at her with concern, and a cyan magic circle lit up in his hand, which he placed over her chest to treat her wounds. Although he wasn't an expert, Mare still knew a few healing spells.

"I'm fine. As expected of the Supreme Being, I really am still far too lacking."

Aura felt the tingling, cooling sensation spreading across her chest, and she spoke with a sense of dejection.

Although she knew there was a massive gap between her and the Supreme Being, she hadn't expected it to be this vast!

From the start of the battle to the end, she had been taken out in less than three rounds. This made her feel terrible. As a Guardian, if she couldn't even block a few moves from a Supreme Being, what was the point of their existence?

Furthermore, she had failed to live up to Father's expectations. It was truly humiliating. Father must be feeling very disappointed right now, seeing how easily she was defeated.

Aura looked up, stealing a glance toward Naiyuan, but she didn't quite dare. She was afraid of seeing disappointment in his eyes; that was the most terrifying thing for her. Bukubukuchagama, the one who created her, had already left. If Father also felt she was useless and chose to leave, what would she do?

Thinking of this, Aura couldn't help but tremble. She was afraid, and she didn't dare to look up. Beside her, Mare was pacing in circles, anxious at his sister's state. He wanted to say something, but didn't know how, and in the end, he could only look toward Naiyuan for help.

Noticing Mare's gaze, Naiyuan exchanged a look with Momonga, who was standing beside him, and walked toward the two of them.

"Aura!"

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

"Ah! I'm sorry, Father! I didn't meet 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. She explained loudly in a panicked tone, looking completely flustered.

"Look up, Aura."

"Father, I..."

Aura lifted her head, trembling with fear, but what awaited her was not a look of disappointment, but an expression of affection and heartache.

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

Naiyuan gently stroked the head of the frightened Aura with his left hand. Far from blaming her, he took the fault upon himself.

"How could this be Father's fault? It was clearly because I was too weak that I failed to meet your expectations!"

Aura felt the warm palm on her head and whispered a rebuttal.

"Well, as your father, I don't think you're wrong. In fact, I think you did very well."

Naiyuan shifted his position and offered her words of encouragement.

Perhaps it was because Naiyuan's words had an effect, but Aura did not continue to speak. Instead, she gave a soft "mm" and nodded shyly.

There is no child who does not want to receive praise from their parents. After hearing Naiyuan's encouragement, Aura finally succumbed.

Although their settings stated that the two siblings were 76 years old, their mentalities were still those of children. Furthermore, for a Dark Elf, 76 years old was barely past the stage of early childhood.

With Mare's support, Aura picked up her dropped weapon. Although she had been defeated, she felt a great sense of happiness in her heart.

Even after she had ended up like this, he had not abandoned her and had even encouraged her at the very end. What immense kindness this was.

As expected, only Father, who is a Supreme Being, is most suitable to rule Nazarick. In comparison, Momonga-sama and Herohero-sama are quite inferior.

Aura thought to herself as she looked at the three Supremes standing before her.

Momonga-sama and Herohero-sama are becoming a bit of a hindrance.

No, I cannot think this way. All three Supreme Beings are existences we must protect with our lives. But if it were Father...

Gazing at the three of them, these thoughts involuntarily surfaced in Aura's mind. She was immediately startled—why would she have such a thought? How could she, as a Guardian, be so disrespectful? This was a grave sin, yet she could not help but let her imagination run wild.

On the other side, Naiyuan had no idea what his child was thinking. He looked at Momonga, who was standing to the side, and communicated via message.

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

Naiyuan looked at Momonga in front of him, speechless. That buff-filled punch had truly startled him. He had originally intended to stop the duel after they had exchanged a few blows, but he hadn't expected the fight to end in a single strike; he hadn't even had time to speak.

It was fortunate that Momonga had only used a standard warrior-class skill to knock her back, which didn't deal much damage, or else Aura would likely have been in danger. Although, the fact that it ended so quickly was also related to the fact that she was a summoner and archer—a ranged class—yet had chosen to engage Momonga in melee combat.

With her naturally fragile defense, she had still gone up to play melee. Naiyuan didn't even know what to say. Was this the so-called "every ranged character has a heart for melee"?

"Ahem, I thought it was better to be cautious, so I used a little bit more augmentation magic. I didn't expect the power to be that great. To be honest, I was surprised too."

Momonga spoke to Naiyuan via message, feeling a bit embarrassed. After all, Aura and the others were currently identified as Naiyuan's children, and his actions felt a bit uncalled for. How should he put it? Beating up someone's child in front of their father made him feel like a villain.

"Sigh, you should hurry over and show some concern for Aura and the others. It wouldn't be good if they harbored any resentment, though the probability of that is very small."

Naiyuan looked at the sincere-looking Momonga and didn't say anything more, only telling him via message that he should go and show some consideration for his subordinates.

"Naiyuan, you really seem to like these NPCs. It looks like you're well-suited to raising children; you'll be a good father."

Herohero walked up to Naiyuan's side, placed a slime-covered hand on his shoulder, and joked.

"Tsk tsk, isn't that a given? A man as great as me is a rare resource."

Replying via message, Naiyuan struck a flashy pose and said, intoxicated with himself.

Herohero: "You're still the best when it comes to being shameless!"

Naiyuan: "That's still better than you, who doesn't even have a face—you guy made entirely of tentacles and slime, Little Hero!"

Momonga: "Naiyuan, I feel offended."

Naiyuan: "Ah, right. Sorry, I forgot that you don't have a face either, just bones."

Naiyuan: "Wait, does that mean I'm the most handsome one in Nazarick now? One of you is a skeleton, the other is a slime—it seems neither of you can compare to me!!"

Herohero, Momonga: "I think you should rephrase that. (Sneer)"

Naiyuan: "Just kidding, just kidding! Hey, hey, don't hit me! It'll be bad if Aura and Mare see this, my image!"

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

Standing to the side, Aura watched everything quietly. When she saw Herohero and Momonga clench their fists and start pummeling Naiyuan, her expression darkened instantly.

"To dare and strike such a kind and gentle Father... As expected, the existence of Lord Herohero and Lord Momonga only serves to be a nuisance to Father. It seems I need to go have a chat with Sephis."

Aura's brain raced, and she finally decided to go talk to the NPC created by Father. That person should be able to understand her thoughts.

"Mare, what do you think?"

Aura glanced at her younger brother standing nearby, her eyes rolling as she thought that it would be even better if she could get Mare to join in.

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

Mare watched the scene before him and said unhappily. He really couldn't stand the actions of the two Supreme Beings.

"Then let's go find Sephis later. We can just talk to him about this issue."

"Sephis? You mean the one created by Father? Sister, don't tell me you're planning to..."

"Shh!! So, how about it? Want to join me?"

"Ugh, okay. I want to help Father, too."

Mare hesitated for a moment, but finally gritted his teeth and agreed.