The Author's POV

Chapter 467

Clank—!

Closing the door behind me and entering the apartment, I was greeted by my mother's cheerful voice.

"Welcome back you two."

"We're back."

Lowering my body, Nola hopped down on the ground. In her mouth was a small lollipop.

"Mama!"

Like the traitor that she was, she immediately run in our mother's direction.

"Oh, my sweet Nola."

Grabbing her from the armpits, my mother picked Nola up from the ground and cuddled with her.

Rubbing her cheek against Nola's, I could hear Nola's heartful giggle come from the distance.

"Are you jealous, Ren?"

My mother teasingly asked.

"Jealous?"

I shook my head and scoffed.

"I'm not jealous."

The edges of my mom's lips curled upwards.

"Aww, that's cute."

Putting Nola down, she proceeded to extend her hands in my direction.

"Come here, mama will also give you attention."

"...I'm good."

Taking off my shoes, and ignoring my mother, I proceeded to head for the living room.

Although I had my back turned on my mother, I could practically hear the sound of her heart shattering as I left.

This was a necessary evil, however.

The number of hugs and kisses that she had given me the past few days were enough to make me want to once again leave the human domain.

"Huh?"

Upon stepping into the living room, I was surprised to find a familiar figure sitting down.

Tilting my head, I spoke.

"What are you doing here?"

Tap. Tap. Tapping onto the screen of the tablet in her hand, Natasha casually glanced in my direction.

"Oh, you're back."

"...You didn't answer my question."

Sitting down on the opposite end of the sofa, I looked at Natasha with a skeptical look on my face.

Once again she ignored me.

"Aigooo, the technology has advanced so much in the fifteen years that I was asleep."

A look of frustration appeared on Natasha's face as she repeatedly tapped on the tablet in her hands.

'Looks like she is too busy trying to figure things out then to answer my question.'

After observing her for the last minute, I could more or less guess what was happening.

Ever since coming back from Issanor, Amanda had given her mother the room next to ours.

Since my mother was now no longer as busy with guild matters and Natasha had nothing else to do, they had both grown closer together. Hence why she was here.

"Freshly baked cookies coming up."

Entering the room holding onto a tray of freshly baked cookies was my mother.

The moment she entered the room, a sweet buttery scent permeated the room.

Catching a whiff of the scent, Natasha turned to look at my mother and pointed at the tablet.

"Samantha, help me out over here. How do you turn on the holographic function?"

"Oh, dear."

Putting the tray down on the table, my mother proceeded to sit down next to her.

Following her from behind was Nola who sat down on her lap. Leaning closer to Natasha, she began to explain.

"If you want to turn on the holographic function you need to press this button over here."

"This one?"

"Ye—"

Smack—!

A low-smacking sound resounded across the room.

Pointing her finger at Nola's hand which was reaching for the cookie, my mother scolded.

"No, Nola, you already had a lollipop, no more sweets for you."

"B..but.."

Taking her hand back, tears started to gather by the side of Nola's eyes.

futile in front of my mother. Her

"No means no."

"...Huah!"

Nola could protest, a startled shout suddenly rang through the air as holographic images

this, Natasha, jumped back in shock, almost dropping

quick to react. Extending her hand, she caught the

"Careful now."

to hand it back to

seen this

"...Thank you."

quick thank you, Natasha took the tablet back.

Smack—!

resounded across the room as my mother raised

"Nola!"

tears finally started to stream down Nola's cheek as she turned

"Huaa, brother!"

"Ren, stay put."

mother's glare. Biting my lips, I turned my head to look

This is not

at the

spoil your sister too

room. Hearing her

"....No, not so much."

"Oh really?"

"Yes."

head, I gazed at her from

far as buying her candies. I

"Heh..."

My mother scoffed.

for a second

she pointed at the

money you've spent on the hairpin on Nola's

face cringed and I turned

finally caught sight of Nola who was sitting on her lap with her hands and head

on her face reminded me of someone

that they held dear in their hearts.

'What a drama queen'

I thought.

to it, I

so-called hairpin is an automated artifact that will activate whenever Nola is

security, I took

hairpin on Nola's head did in fact cost me a pretty penny, but

you

back on the sofa. Caressing Nola's

you have any

"No, I'm on holiday."

you have any plans for what you're going to do on your

for a bit, I shook my

"No, not yet."

that I was going on a holiday, I had zero ideas on how to

training and trying to survive every day that I had

if I had to

moment, my mother

how about you bring Nola to

'Idol group? Kimbol?'

the world was

I could ask, Nola who had been listless the whole time sprang back into life as her

"Yeeeeaahh! Kimbol!"

from our mother's lap, she ran up to me and clutched my

she looked at me with

bring

"Ugh."

squeezed. Raising my head, I

have any videos

course,

and pressing onto the screen, my mother quickly loaded up a video of the idol group my

"Have a look."

phone, I saw five really

next few seconds, I was left

could understand why Nola was

I was watching, my mother started

most popular idol group out there and are quite the hot commodity around here. Going to be hard to find tickets, however, I don't think you will have a

at her

more clearly than

"I don't kn—"

I was about to push back the phone, my hand suddenly froze. That was because I suddenly

the video, I raised it again to see Nola matching the movements of the

"We're going."

my

me. I'm one

wasn't a big fan of idol groups,

"Will you really?"

I nodded.

the prices for the show, and honestly, although they were quite expensive, they weren't

Nola? Brother will bring you to watch the

to hear the news now. The moment she heard

"Waaaah!"

direction and snuggled

"Thank you, brother!"

her head, I replied

"No worries. No worries."

it, why don't

moment,

"Amanda?"

That was

busy with guild-related

of that

down, Natasha

here, I rarely see my own daughter. All she does is work from morning till night. Just like you, she

looked at

it, I don't think Nola would mind,

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