72 Lesson 71

Deena moved her body around and then slowly raised her face.

"Oh, are you awake?

Aotea called out, closing the book she was reading.

"Wow, that... I fell asleep?

Deena yawned and spoke to Ethereum as she rubbed her sleepy eyes.

"Oh, we'll both stay put when we're done eating the meshi"

With her eyes narrowed, Deena discovered Kyoro Kyoro and the lookout Laurie sleeping.

"Um, I'm still sleepy. Phew."

I yawned again, covering my mouth with my hands.

"There's a kitchen at the end of that door, I left some water in that bucket there, so I should wash my face. Throw away the finished water so you can wipe your face with this."

Aotearoa took out the towel and handed it to Deena.

"Thank you"

The footsteps to Deena's door were suspicious due to her unique sleepiness, but she managed to reach the kitchen.

By the time Deena washed her face back, Laurie was awake, and she headed to wash her face, just like Deena.

Though they were drowsy after washing their faces, they had a neater look than waking up.

"Well, it's time for the sun to go down"

When Aotearoa said that, they both looked out the window. The colour of the sun slipping through the window also indicated that the words were correct.

"Shh, excuse me. Stick..."

"Sorry......"

Following Deena, Laurie also bowed her head in regret.

"No, that's fine. I just double-checked how much time now is. This is the time, but I'm going to discuss what we're going to do."

Deena nodded at Aotearoa's words, and Laurie stiffened herself.

"Laurie, what do you want to do? Are we going to go to Karena's, no, to Elmia's? Or do you want to go again during the day tomorrow?

"Er, um... I don't know what to do"

Laurie was unable to respond immediately because of the fear of coming here and seeing her daughter, and her gaze wandered through the air.

"Mr. Laurie, you should go today. If you put it off until tomorrow, you're going to have the pain all the way to tomorrow, right? Maybe tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, and the day after that, you'll want to put it off more and more."

Laurie listened to Deena in silence.

"And besides... isn't the hardest part, Mr. Elmia, who didn't see his mother the whole time, not you? Isn't it something called a mother that loses that spiciness as soon as possible?

To put it that far, there were no more words spinning, just staring at Laurie.

Though Laurie's heart moved by Deena's words, she still had a grip. What face will my mother see herself in when she returns to the depository country to Karena as soon as she is born? What slander will it take? All that was running through my head now that I was closer to my daughter.

"Laurie, if you're going today, me and Deena will follow you. But if you want to do it tomorrow, I'll walk you to the front of the store, so you can go from there alone."

"What..."

Laurie was shocked by Ethereal's words because she thought it was something she would hang out with until the end somewhere.

"We've got things to do, too. We can't hang out forever."

Aotearoa uttered words like thrust, but it was pronounced in the sense of slapping her ass. I know about Elmia and I don't know what the contents of the letter she wrote were, but the look on her face when I gave her the letter was very serious. Given that, I wanted to get this parent and child face to face a little sooner.

"Ugh... Mr. Sorta is sloppy. If you say that, you'll have to go today."

Aotearoa and Deena smiled at the words.

"Okay, then let's go right away. You're full of food, you're sleeping, you're ready."

With that said, I stood up and headed to the front door.

"What, right now?

Laurie looked at Ethereum's face in surprise.

"Well, it's going to be dark, and it better be soon."

Deena stands up following Aotearoa.

"Wait a minute."

Laurie left him and rushed after them. The two who succeeded in getting them out of the house were smiling face to face.

On the way to Karena's store, I was to buy a souvenir at Laurie's suggestion. I also thought Aotearoa and the others were trying to extend their time because they didn't want to go, but the look they chose was serious, and the two of them who thought about it had an inner reflection.

Around a few cases, I finally make a straight walk to the alchemy store when I finish shopping.

When he reached the front of the store, Laurie's legs stopped.

"What's up? We're going in."

Aotearoa tries to put her hand on the door, but Laurie rushes over to Aotearoa to stop it.

"Ma, wait. Just give me a minute!

Aotea opens the door while avoiding its cessation. Laurie's outstretched hand cuts off the sky and rolls straight into the store out of balance.

"Wow, stay."

"So, are you okay?

"What the hell is all this fuss about?!?

Elmia and Karena rushed to the sound.

"Oh, I'm sorry. Aotearoa avoids it... he's not here!!

Laurie turned around and tried to stare at Ethereum, but there was only a closed door there.

"You... aren't you Laurie!

Elmia was surprised by Karena's words.

"Oh, Mother, are you Mother?

Realizing that there was no escape, Laurie decided to get hungry.

"Yeah, I'm your mother. Elmia, Mother...... sorry"

Laurie bows her head to the two of them as she sits down.

"Mother, you're awesome."

Elmia hugged Laurie and cried out loud.

"Oh, Elmia...... sorry to leave you alone all the time"

There were also tears in Laurie's eyes holding Elmia and stroking her head.

"You guys at all... Phew, don't sit in a place like that. Come here. Let's have a cup of tea and a pile of stories."

Karena had been trying to yell at her daughter for the first time in a long time, but her anger was spreading somewhere because Elmia had robbed her of that timing.

"Yeah! Elmia, let's go. We'll be together forever."

"Mother...... glad"

The two wiped their tears and headed to the back room.

The two men, who were standing outside the door and listening, loosened their cheeks and closed the door plaque.