Chapter 39 - Mother Yule (3) (2/2)
The woman looked over the room without any interest in me.
“… above, is it?”
My heartbeat rose at those words.
“… what are you looking for.”
“Didn’t I tell you to shut up.”
“You! Who are you!”
Without waiting for me to finish, the woman raised her right arm.
I promptly crossed my arms and guarded my face.
“Oof!”
A gust of wind collided with my body at the same time.
My body was lifted up without much effort and I made a loud noise after crashing into the corridor wall.
“Dah!”
The remaining bit of air in my lungs exploded out of my mouth.
Just like that I collapsed to the floor as my legs gave out one by one.
“Wa… Gaha…! Wh… what….’
I forcibly took hold of my hazy consciousness and somehow managed to avoid fainting.
I shook my head once again, and blinked repeatedly.
“You’re fine, huh. Thank your parents, brat.”
What I heard was the robber’s voice, as if nothing had happened.
The woman was going to pass by me who was collapsed.
“W-wait…!”
I gathered all the strength in my body, moved my arms and sat up.
I restrained my trembling legs and stood up.
I approached the woman who passed by me and grabbed her shoulder.
“… you really are obstinate, aren’t ya.”
The woman turned around and sighed like it was bothersome.
“This hand, if you don’t release it, I’m going to burn you to death, you know?”
“Kunpei-san! What happened!?”
As the woman glared at me, Aoi’s voice came from the second floor.
“Aoi! Don’t come! Take Jaja and Nana and run away!”
I shouted.
This woman’s aim was Aoi and the kids.
If it’s Aoi who can fly, she can escape with the kids!
“Aoi…”
Eh?
“Ah, she seems healthy…”
The woman looked up at the second floor and smiled delightfully.
Huh?
It kind of feels off?
“Kunpei-san! Are you okay!”
Aoi appeared at the top of the stairs.
She was wearing pajamas with a flustered expression.
“Ai! My cute gem!”
“Kunpei-s… Ai?”
Aoi stiffened like she couldn’t move.
Ai was indeed Aoi’s name when she was younger…
“My bad! I’m late!”
“Eh… huh?”
The woman approached the stiff Aoi with both hands spread wide open.
“I’m back! Mother has returned!”
“Moth…er!?”
Eh?
Mother?