Child of Darkness: Mi

(Miluno)

Mono used darkness to knead a large mud ball, and the effect was remarkable.

Although a small amount remained in the air, no Black Mud was visible near the road.

"We can't let our guard down yet! That guy's about to come out!"

The trash hasn't disappeared.

The garbage just piled up.

The surface of the Black-Mud Giant Egg had solidified, and it was now eerily floating in the air, as if it were harboring an even greater threat.

The darkness contained within exceeds the sum of what Mono and I have absorbed before; the "thing" inside that egg is at least at the same stage as Mono.

Forehead...

Thinking about it that way, it doesn't seem so amazing after all.

"Huh? Don't underestimate me! And I'm definitely different from her!"

The little thing angrily kicked my face again, and I asked:

"So what abilities does this guy have?"

"Nobody knows either, but the rebound ability is probably still there?"

"Dealing with someone who lacks sufficient information is dangerous."

If all else fails, just run away and let SpiCa's cannon fodder witches test her strength first...

"You really do run away at the drop of a hat."

"The means don't matter, as long as we win."

Mono pursed his lips and said nothing more, only staring at the slightly swaying giant egg.

Click--

As you bite into a potato chip, a crack appears on the surface of the giant cocoon, transmitted from your teeth to your ears.

It was very light, yet very loud.

My heart was pounding; I felt a tension, like I was about to face the final boss...

Splat~

Accompanied by strange onomatopoeia, a small, dark foot emerged from a crack in the cocoon.

It's somewhat similar to my current skin tone.

The barefoot girl trod outside the crack, as if searching for a foothold, but because the giant egg was floating in mid-air, she couldn't find anything to step on, so she hurriedly pulled her foot back... not daring to come out again.

"... a young girl?"

If I'm not mistaken, those are undoubtedly the toes of a young girl, so is the Shadow Girl's further evolution a young girl?

In response to my question, Mono answered incoherently:

"No! Maybe the darkness we've gathered isn't enough? Maybe we should go somewhere else and collect some more Black Mud!"

Click--

With another crisp crack, the crack in the eggshell widened, allowing me to glimpse the tiny creature inside the giant egg.

Her long, faintly visible white hair and dark skin were exactly like mine, except that she looked only six or seven years old, a genuine little girl.

"Could she be the 'Great Will'?" I asked.

Mono denied it.

"No, she's just a part of the 'Great Will'... Miluno, she's about to make her move?"

A completely naked creature peeked out of the egg, checked the ground level, and hesitated for a moment.

Splat~

She jumped.

Her snow-white long hair, like that of Witchification Mono, cascaded down to her ankles. For her age, this was an extraordinary amount of hair, with some of it falling over her petite frame, perfectly concealing her three most important areas and creating a striking contrast with her slightly dark, tanned complexion.

Then, she looked up at me.

I was a little nervous. Considering her identity, her strength was definitely not as harmless as she appeared.

"Mother--"

His words were like a bolt from the blue.

What did she call me?

Splat~ Splat~

She came running towards me with her short, radish-like legs, repeatedly calling out to me with a blank expression:

"Mother!"

The baby girl born from the darkness clings to his leg and calls him "Mommy," making him, in a sense, the final boss.

"Wait, don't shout! Mono, what's going on?"

I have absolutely no idea how to deal with this.

"I don't know... is it possible that she really is your daughter?"

As a result, Mono was also completely baffled by this situation.

"Are you crazy? How could such a thing happen?"

She then went on to analyze it further.

"Perhaps it was the first thing it saw when it was born, so it considered you family? It probably took a liking to you when it was still in the egg, not only changing its appearance to resemble you, but even its expressionless face is exactly the same as when you Witchification."

"Mommy! Hug me!"

The white-haired girl opened her arms expressionlessly.

Mono urged, "What are you standing there for? Hug me!"

"She was born from the darkness of the 'Great Will'."

Strictly speaking, this child is my enemy.

I'd rather face a real final boss than be a mother like this.

Mono made a face at the young girl beside me and said, "Perhaps she really is the same kind as me. I woke up from your body and inherited your memories and knowledge, so I consider myself your Witch Persona... while she was forcibly gathered by me."

I then asked, "So, you were going to treat me like your mother anyway?"

"Miluno's mom? Ugh, I don't want that kind of thing!"

Mono laughed and joked, showing no signs of nervousness.

I picked up my naked, adopted daughter, but deep down I was still a little confused...

Like Mono, she did not know who she was, but she was undoubtedly born from the 'Great Will'.

"Let me hold her! I'm her older sister!"

Mono shouted that he wanted to take the dark little girl, but she clung to my neck and wouldn't let go.

"Tsk, she's really clingy to you."

"No, what am I supposed to do now that this has happened? Should I find her some clothes first?"

The City School can see what's happening here. Absorbing darkness is such a big commotion that it's hard to go unnoticed; even Ceruno might have seen it.

Although Mono dug a hole in the torrent of Black Mud, the remaining Black Mud still surged unimpeded towards the town's high school shelter. Those Monster and witches, once freed from the Black Mud's cover, not only escaped unharmed, but even became more valiant and formidable, as if injected with adrenaline...

"With so much Black Mud left to process, you could probably mold a dozen more young girls out of it."

No, I don't want that kind of thing!

"This can be considered a way to make darkness harmless. Besides, isn't this child quite adorable?"

The little girl, made of Black Mud, was soft and fluffy, but she remained expressionless, neither crying nor making a fuss, which was rather unsettling.

"Whether it's harmless or not is another matter; let's go back and ask SpiCa for their opinion."

Essentially, this young girl, like the Shadow Girl, is a highly concentrated form of Dark Polymer.

Unlike Mono, she increases the Corruption Rate.

Regardless of the young girl's will, her very existence is harmful.

"This is truly an unexpected turn of events."

After listening to my explanation, SpiCa lowered his head and pondered for a moment.

Then he asked, "So, where do you plan to place her?"

"Don't ask me, I have no intention of actually becoming a mother. Let the Association arrange things for her."

When I said that, her face remained expressionless, but she quietly let go of the little hand that was clinging to me.

"Mommy, don't you want me?"

"Miluno!"

Mono sat behind her with an urging expression.

"I understand. Until the Association comes up with a solution for her, let her stay with me for now."