Free Web Novel“Truly incredible, meow! Master, where did you abduct this high-grade golden-haired loli from? Meow?”
Same day, noon.
At the bedroom doorway, the overly-excited black cat stared wide-eyed, curled in Vieya’s arms, staring in disbelief at the girl lying on the bed — a little loli with silky, beautiful golden long hair. Her fluffy tail swept restlessly against the slime-mom’s body.
“Mom... who is she?” Jasmine asked cautiously.
She felt that the girl sitting naked on the bed, wrapped in Vieya’s blanket, had a scent similar to her mother — something strangely familiar, though she couldn’t explain where the familiarity came from.
“You...”
But Vieya didn’t answer her daughter.
She simply stared blankly at the golden-haired, golden-eyed girl occupying her bed, her gem-green eyes going dull.
Even though the girl before her currently had a loli-sized physique, Vieya could never mistake her.
This... was Flaviel.
But then another problem arose — why was she here?
And why was she acting like she didn’t even know Jasmine?
But no matter why this Flaviel had appeared here, Vieya would never leave her unattended.
Trying to steady her racing heart, Vieya forced herself to speak.
“You don’t recognize Jasmine... then do you still recognize me?”
“...You?”
The golden-eyed loli on the bed looked at the slime girl. Her beautiful eyes narrowed dangerously.
“Of course I recognize you... but why have you become like this? Did someone hurt you? Tell me, I’ll avenge you.”
“Mom... who is this woman who isn’t wearing clothes!”
Feeling completely left out, Jasmine was angry and wronged.
The golden little girl who had felt slightly familiar a moment ago suddenly became intolerably hateful!
“Jasmine, I’ll answer your question later.”
Realizing the situation, Vieya took a deep breath. She stuffed the gossip-hungry black cat into Jasmine’s arms and said:
“Good girl, take the cat and go buy some dried fish. When you come back and we finish lunch, I’ll explain everything you want to know — after I figure it out myself.”
“Then... all right.” Jasmine took the cat, hesitating. “But Mom, you must keep your word.”
“Mm.”
Vieya patted her daughter’s head, walked her out, and closed the bedroom door with a sharp clap.
Outside, holding the black cat, Jasmine went silent. The cold wooden door blocked her view.
Her shoulders drooped; she lowered her small head and walked away with heavy steps.
“Cat-sister... do you know who that golden girl is? Mom treated her really special. Is she... Mom’s illegitimate daughter from outside...?”
“Illicit daughter— pfft! Mya-hahaha!”
The black cat roared with unrestrained laughter, then immediately froze when Jasmine stared at her with gloomy eyes. She quickly shut up and corrected herself stiffly: ƒгeewёbnovel.com
“Who she is, I don’t know, meow. But she’s definitely not your mom’s illicit daughter. I guarantee it.”
Seeing Jasmine still doubting her, the cat added another guarantee:
“Even if you don’t trust me, don’t you trust your own mom? She said she’ll answer everything tonight — so just ask her then.”
“Uu... but if Mom really found me a step-mom or a step-dad, what would I do?” Jasmine murmured, distracted.
She instinctively felt that golden-haired, golden-eyed, naked, shameless woman — several centimeters taller than her — would threaten her place in Mom’s heart.
“If your mom really wants to find you a step-mom or step-dad... then I don’t know what to do either...” the black cat said dryly. “After all, we can’t stop your old mom from pursuing happiness!”
“Cat-sister, what nonsense are you talking about...” Jasmine muttered, annoyed.
“I don’t believe anyone in this world loves Mom more than I do. I don’t believe anyone in this world knows how to take care of Mom better than I do...”
“Little Demon King, you sound full of resentment, meow.” The cat flicked her tail.
“Cat-sister, shut up... I’ll take you to buy dried fish. And when we get back, I’m going to ask Mom what’s going on.”
Jasmine suddenly regained her energy. She pumped her tiny fist.
“I don’t care who tries to be my step-mom — but that shameless stranger absolutely cannot!”
“Mya...?”
“Cat-sister, you agree with me, right? Who strips completely naked on the first meeting, crawls into someone else’s bed, and takes their blanket? Totally shameless!”
“...You’re right, meow.”
...
Inside the bedroom.
Vieya and the loli Demon King stared at each other in silence. If the slime girl smoked, she probably would’ve lit a cigarette by now.
After a long while, the golden-haired loli who had seized the bed that belonged only to Jasmine and her mom finally broke the suffocating atmosphere.
“You... how did you become like this...? And weren’t we married? What happened? And who is that rude little girl calling you ‘Mom’? She barged in yelling, no manners at all!”
Flaviel’s golden eyes held a mixture of emotions. Her questions came lightly and quickly, full of worry, full of distress —
“What is your identity now? And... have you been living well recently?”
“I’m fine.”
Vieya took two deep breaths — clear-headed, energized. She hadn’t felt this awake in a long time.
To hide the moisture gathering in her eyes, she turned toward the window. Her pajamas hung on the stand there, and she reached to grab them to put on Flaviel.
The sky outside was bright blue with faint clouds, golden sunlight filtering through behind them.
“Where are you living now?” Flaviel asked softly behind her.
“Our home.”
“Home?” Flaviel’s shock was obvious.
“You divorced my future self, remarried, had a child, adopted a cat, and came here to retire together?”
“I did not divorce you!”
Vieya gritted her teeth, wiped her eyes, left the window, and threw the pajamas at Flaviel.
“Put that on! Even your daughter thinks you’re indecent!”
“...That rude little girl is my daughter?” Flaviel looked stunned, hugging the pajamas.
“Then what about the future me? Did she die? How did she die?”
With those questions, the warm atmosphere in the room was cut cleanly in half.
Vieya’s eyelid twitched.
“Put on the clothes first. I’ll explain slowly.”
She paused, then added:
“Flaviel, you right now... what exactly are you?”
“...A special memory-body formed from overlapping time and memory.”
Flaviel lifted the blanket, stood up, and quietly began putting on the pajamas. She continued explaining:
“You can understand it as — I am a fragment of time from ❀ Nоvеlігht ❀ (Don’t copy, read here) when I was eleven years old, appearing in the present. In simple terms, when you used my horn, the authority you released was too vast and complex. It resonated with a certain point in time and space.”
Vieya blinked, staring at Flaviel’s pale body, shaking her head.
“I don’t understand.”
Flaviel patiently added:
“...Then just think of me as a piece of myself that left the river of time on purpose — because I wanted to respond to you.”
