CH 79

“Chapter 79: Family Quarrel”

– Azashaa-sama, here’s the tea.

– H-

Lemy and Yamy came back holding a silver tray with tea cups. Their bodies stiffened as soon as they saw the trident being held against Azashaa’s throat, but their expression remained the same.

– What are you doing? (Azashaa)

– What am I doing? I should be asking you that. What do you think you’re doing to my master?

The veins on Azashaa’s face could be seen from miles away. She was furious at Mumuruu, who had lost any respect towards her mother.

Mumuruu’s horns started bleeding from the cracks caused by her mom’s grip.

– What. Did. You. Just. Call. This. Human. “Master”!?

– Yeah. That’s what he is. Letty calls him master too.

– LETTY TOO!?

I unvoluntarily turned away as Azashaa stared daggers at me.

– Letty knelt down to a human!? To THIS human!? Don’t make me laugh. I don’t care if he’s a Great Sage or something, he’s just a little kid. He can’t even look at me in the eyes.

– Someone like you would never understand what’s so good about Takaya. Now, mom, I’ll say it one last time.

Magic started emanating from the trident.

– Let him go. Or else…

Mumuruu’s lips ever so barely moved.

– Ｂ￥ＲＣ”、＆ＪＥ

– ＆、＆＋％Ｌ％!!!

I can’t tell what they said since it was in demon language, but it’s obvious by Azashaa’s expression that it wasn’t something nice.

– LEAVE. If you so wish to stay with that human, then live your life in the human world. How dare you break the spear, ask a human to fix it, AND THEN FALL IN LOVE WITH THE HUMAN?

– Oh, it would be my pleasure! I can’t believe an old hag like you with the brain of a Red Demon is my mom!

– YOU DARE LUMP ME WITH THE LIKES OF A RED DEMON? YOU RASCAL.

Furious as she was, Azashaa flung me towards the wall.

– Uwah!

I braced myself for the impact, but instead I was embraced in a soft sensation.

– Are you alright, Master?

– Letty!

Letty, who we left behind fighting, managed to catch me just in time.

Of course, Feria was here too.

Their clothes are a bit torn but they don’t seem to be injured in the slightest.

– I see things didn’t go well. (Letty)

– We didn’t even get to the main conversation. (Takaya)

If only we could’ve talked for a little longer. But I don’t regret what I did.

– Letty, you leave too. I don’t want to see anyone right now. (Azashaa)

– …Understood.

Letty bowed her head and left the room.

Lemy, Yamy, Letty, Feria, Mumuruu, Azaasha… Everyone in the room was thinking the same.

To wait until everyone cools down to talk this out.

Everyone except me.

– Azashaa-sama.

I faced Mumuruu’s mom.

– Out of my sight.

– No. We still haven’t talked about the demon spear.

Azaasha’s ears twitched.

She hasn’t decapitated me yet, which means she still has a smidge of composure left.

All I have to do is catch her interest.

– Azashaa-sama, would you allow me to forge a spear even stronger than the Trident of Darkness?