Chapter 265: Emi's Argument!!

Chapter 265: Emi's Argument!! Emi’s Argument!!

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“Eh...?”

I want to leave the island.

Upon hearing these words from me with my head deeply bowed, Lairine froze stiffly.

“W-Why...? Why are you suddenly saying that...?”

And she started to get flustered with moistened eyes.

No, it’s not sudden.

I clearly said before that I’m running away from home.

What’s with that surprised reaction as if it’s out of the blue?

<After the topic was derailed due to the appearance of the calamity... Since Emi didn’t say anything, she probably convinced herself that you had already given up on running away, suiting her own convenience.>

“Hey, Emi-chan? If you stay here, you can eat delicious meals every day, you know? There are warm and soft futons, you know? There’s nothing here that can hurt you, you know?”

“But there’s Kenu-chan, right?”

“Kenu-chan will be fine as long as I’m here!! Even if I’m out for work, arrangements are in place so I can immediately fly back if Kenu-chan starts to emerge!! Emi-chan, you can at least buy time until then, right? Right? There’s no reason for you to leave this place, is there? Emi-chan, let’s live with Mommy forever and ever from now on? Let’s live happily together forever and ever!?”

“No.”

I let out a sigh.

This woman, who as usual only speaks for her own convenience, is gradually getting on my nerves, but I grit my teeth and endure it.

Fighting won’t get us anywhere, so I took the approach of negotiating.

Calmly and sincerely.

And without falsehood, I face Lairine.N/nêw n0vel chap/ers are published o/n n0v/e/(lb)i(n.)co/m

“Why noooot!?”

With moist eyes and a nasal voice, Lairine shouts.

On the other hand, I clearly, understandably, and politely convey my reason.

“Because I dislike you.”

<That’s quite blunt, isn’t it!?>

Whoosh!!

An exceptionally strong wind passes between us who have fallen silent.

The gazebo creaks.

The swaying of the pillars making creaking sounds settles down after more than ten seconds.

...

...But hahaha.

Thanks to that, the tension in my shoulders has loosened up nicely.

Thank you, Extra-sama.

<No, no, you’re welcome. This is all thanks to the will of the pergola.>

What’s the will of the pergola?

Don’t say nonsensical things with momentum.

...Anyway, putting aside the comedy in my head.

I held Lairine’s hands and gently removed them from my shoulders as much as possible.

And while holding those hands, I firmly grasped them with my small palms.

While holding them, I stared straight into Lairine’s eyes.

“You don’t want to be apart from me because you’re my mother?”

“That’s right!”

I sighed and shook my head.

“That’s no good. If you’re truly a mother, you must be apart from me.”

“Huh!? W-What are you saying!?”

Hearing my unexpected words, Lairine was startled and flustered, blinking her eyes.

Ah, poor Lairine.

You, who longed for a family, didn’t know what a family truly is because the more you longed for it, the farther it was from you.

I’m not knowledgeable enough about family to say such a pretentious thing either.

Rather, if I were to compare myself to the general public, I think my understanding of such things is shallow.

But I know this much for certain.

A family, a child...

I am not my mother’s doll.

If you keep me by your side and continue to love me, is that truly love?

...There’s no way that’s the case!

I’ll teach you that now, Lairine.

...To the point where you’ll be at a loss for words!