Chapter 532

[You're actually alright? You remember everything?]

Um?

Is this something strange?

Oh, that does seem rather strange.

But what does "remember" mean?

Soon, she and Kirishima Ai communicated and quickly learned about and understood the current situation.

In other words, the entire world may have been altered in our understanding, and even the history itself may have been changed, so that in everyone's memory, Teacher Haihara is now exactly the same as Lilith in history.

Kuroki, Sakaki Chika, and President Kazama, also don't remember what happened at the previous School Festival or what Teacher Haihara was originally like.

After Kirishima President Kazama communicated, the chairman seemed to have a general understanding of the situation, but his attitude was not clear.

As a result, now only she and Kirishima Ai remember everything.

Wait a minute...

The "older sister" that Teacher Haihara just mentioned.

Could it be that in everyone's memory, she really is the teacher's daughter and the President Kazama's sister?

Thinking of this, Takanashi Shiori's gaze hardened slightly as she stared stiffly at the half-open bedroom door.

At this very moment, President Kazama and her mother were both in the living room outside.

Suddenly I have an older sister, and my mom's sugar daddy has become my real mom! What should I do? I need help urgently!

Volume Four Does This Count as a Magical Girl??: Chapter 50 Haihara Shiori's Melancholy

To be honest, Takanashi Shiori is completely unfamiliar with the words "family" and "relatives," and has absolutely no fondness for them.

If she had to say, she hated her family.

After all, her only clear memory of her family was that when she was a child, a woman abandoned her in a large, empty room in the Royal Palace filled with dolls and then never looked after her again.

There was no one to talk to, no one would pay attention to her, and no one would tell her who they were.

Everything is unclear.

I wouldn't call it hatred; at least she didn't starve to death as a child, so I guess I fulfilled my obligation to raise her.

But I wouldn't say I like it.

She had no home, no friends, and nothing that belonged to her.

And so they lived for a very long time.

So at some point in the past, she felt that sleeping on the streets wasn't so bad, since she was homeless anyway.

But now, she's suddenly being told that she not only has a mother, but also a family.

"..."

Thinking of this, Takanashi Shiori covered one side of her head with each hand.

---She did fantasize about starting a family with that scumbag woman, but not in this way.

What do you mean by "this wicked woman is really her mother"?

What about their mothers before?

What kind of motherly work is this, actually given to the biological mother?

----Let's return to reality.

At the dining table, Takanashi Shiori ate her curry rice tonight with a somewhat awkward and uncomfortable expression. Although it was Haihara's dinner and it was delicious, in every sense of the word, she felt... this was just too strange.

"Honey, did Mommy make dinner tonight? What do you want to eat tomorrow? Want a kiss?"

Across the table, a woman with a cold demeanor and indifferent gaze revealed a wicked smile, her hands clasped under her chin, teasing herself in a mocking tone.

Takanashi Shiori almost dropped her spoon, and her expression became increasingly questioning.

"... Thank you so much, dear 'Mommy'! How about you bathe and sleep with me tonight, and give me a few more kisses?"

Her face fell, then she put on a sweet, fake smile and adopted a very cute tone, retorting sharply.

To everyone's surprise, Haihara seemed to take it seriously. This seemingly aloof and enigmatic mature beauty clenched her fists and pressed them against one cheek, revealing an incredibly delicate and innocent expression.

"Of course! Would you like Mom to feed you while you're at it?"

Don't agree so easily!

Takanashi finally couldn't stand Haihara's teasing anymore; her face flushed with embarrassment, and her ears burned.

What's wrong with this woman?

Oh no, this woman seems to have no sense of shame at all. In fact, during their dates, the other person often says whatever comes to mind without any sense of decency.

She lowered her head, concealing her expression.

Since things have come to this, let's eat first.

She started eating rather ungracefully, stuffing curry rice into her mouth one bite after another until one cheek was bulging out.

When Takanashi is feeling strange or confused, he will eat to numb himself.

Thinking about it carefully, was eating the only form of entertainment while in the Royal Palace?

Never mind.

She ate and ate and ate...

At this moment, the woman of the house noticed her eating habits, but said nothing. She simply went to the kitchen, opened the refrigerator, took out some fruit and Yogurt, and placed the Yogurt next to the Takanashi.

They were quite considerate and helped me insert the straw.

Takanashi Shiori glanced at the Yogurt and picked it up.

This is the Haihara home she has visited many times. Her sugar daddy's mother keeps a dog, a bird, and a snake here. Later, through some coincidences, she also learned that Kuroki Yuka lives next door.

But now, the Magical Puppy is obviously not in this house anymore.

Her gaze shifted to the woman, who was no longer the person she remembered.

But it wasn't that she hadn't seen this face before.

She had seen portraits of this face many times in the private rooms of her other mother, Al White R'lyeh.

Now that I think about it, there's no doubt that this face belongs to that legendary Overlord.

She was also her biological mother...

So, are all those things before, and all these things now, because of this?

Surprisingly, she wasn't happy.

Instead, I felt a bit down.

"Um, Teacher Haihara..."

Takanashi glanced at the woman almost unconsciously.

"Shout out 'Mommy' and let me see?"

Haihara Lilith asked a question casually yet earnestly.

Normally, Takanashi would have shamelessly called for his mother right away.

But for some reason, I can't just call out now.

Takanashi skipped over the issue of address:

"... Wasn't it said that my 'older sister' was here? But I'm the only one here."

She remembered Haihara mentioning that Kazama Kiriori had already finished eating.

So, Haihara cooked for both of them?

However, the chairman is not here in the room.

"Magic, isn't it amazing? I opened a Magic that allows you to go back and forth between two rooms."

In other words, Kazama Kiriori is still in her usual house.

It's just that Haihara herself was using Teleportation Magic to accompany both filial daughters at the same time.

As a Magic girl R'lyeh, it shouldn't be difficult for Takanashi to figure out how to achieve this.

"... No, then why not arrange for us to live together?"

The girl looked confused and puzzled.

Haihara, however, looked completely at ease with herself.

"I haven't yet felt at ease enough to casually add another family member to Kiriori's family, so... I need to prepare myself mentally, and I need some space to avoid certain issues until I can shamelessly introduce myself to everyone as having a biological daughter."

Haihara said very honestly.

Simply put, even this despicable woman, who has committed countless evil deeds, couldn't help but feel guilty at this moment.

In particular, she introduced herself to Kazama Kiriori that she actually had a biological daughter.

She needs some time to prepare mentally.

Hearing this, Takanashi Shiori completely understood, but inevitably, a bittersweet feeling welled up inside her, making her want to cry.

... That's not wrong either.

Their relationship was always like this; even if someone suddenly claimed to have a real mother-daughter relationship, it wouldn't surpass their relationship with Senpai Kazama.

It seems that he is still not the person this woman cares about most.

"I see..."

She muttered something under her breath, then continued eating in silence.

Haihara thought Takanashi had more questions to ask, but was slightly puzzled to see Takanashi keeping her head down the whole time.

What's wrong?

Haihara was troubled. She could clearly sense that her dutiful daughter had suddenly become unhappy, but she couldn't always read other people's minds.

In particular, she herself didn't know Takanashi's past, nor did she know what the child's life was like before she met Takanashi.

After all, you couldn't ask about anything related to R'lyeh back then.

"So, Al White never told you who your mother is?"

"If I hadn't found out myself, I wouldn't even have known she was my mother."

"... Unsurprisingly, she's a terrible mother."

Haihara an expression of unsurprised agreement.

Incidentally, Haihara also recalled the time when they first met, when Takanashi Shiori was penniless and working as a mother.

However, judging from her own actions later on, she may not necessarily be qualified to criticize Al White.

Takanashi Shiori said somewhat uncertainly:

I don't know her very well.

"Then let's not mention her."

Haihara seemed to be recalling some things from the past.

"And what about you?"

Seemingly having finally mustered a bit of courage, Takanashi's voice was both melancholic and somewhat expectant.

It might be closer to fear of disappointment than anticipation.

"You mean?"

"Why did you have me with Her Majesty the Queen... and then, do neither of you really like me?"

That's why they abandoned everything.

Haihara blinked.

Although she sometimes felt that the two of them had similar personalities and sometimes felt sad for the same reasons, objectively speaking, whether as Lilith or Haihara Lily Chou, Haihara was loved by her family when she was a child.