Himeko sat in a pool of blood. Ordinarily... after losing so much blood, a person could basically say goodbye to this world.
But Himeko had not. As Blood Rose, a Valkyrie who burned her blood to increase her combat power, she was still alive as long as a single drop of blood remained in her body.
Still... she was undeniably weak. Himeko did not try to hide it. After such a massive loss of blood, it would be impossible to claim that nothing was wrong.
Due to the excessive blood loss, Himeko's face looked somewhat pale. The weakened Himeko simply looked at Sirin before her, her eyes filled with intense anticipation.
"..."
Sirin was a little unaccustomed to being looked at by Himeko with such expectant eyes.
And calling her Mom...
They had known each other for less than a day. It was hard for her to directly call someone Mom. But... she still felt somewhat guilty about having "accidentally hurt" Himeko earlier, making it difficult for her to refuse.
She parted her lips slightly and looked at Himeko, who had red hair and eyes just like her own. Sirin seemed about to say something...
But in the end, she still could not say it.
"Forget it. If you don't want to, I won't force you... It won't be too late to call me that when you're willing to do so yourself someday."
Seeing Sirin's conflicted expression, Himeko did not make things difficult for her. After all, Sirin had not even agreed to become her daughter yet. Besides... they had only just met. Although Himeko had gained a great deal of Sirin's favor by getting seriously injured earlier, it still was not enough for them to immediately become mother and daughter.
She had not won her over yet. She still