Chapter 099: Saya Decides to Let Her Mother Be Devoured

Although she knew what scene she might see after entering and had mentally prepared herself.

But after actually entering and seeing this scene, Saya Takagi felt even more jealousy and unwillingness growing in her heart.

Hmm? Her mother noticed this situation and also froze, becoming dazed.

This reaction felt somewhat wrong.

As someone with experience, her mother should have remained calm.

Oh, she almost forgot—her mother had drunk too much alcohol now and wasn't in a proper mental state, not her rational mother.

However, her mother looked at that guy with affectionate eyes, her lips parting slightly—

"Soichiro?"

"Dad? No, Mother, you've mistaken him for someone else."

Saya Takagi was about to pull her away.

Her mother, through this drinking session, was directly trying to completely numb herself with alcohol, drinking herself into a stupor, so she also needed to take her mother to wash up.

Actually, coming here was intentional on Saya Takagi's part.

Roughly understanding what might be happening here, she wanted to bring her mother over to disrupt it.

She was ultimately overcome by jealousy.

And now, her mother was obviously so numbed by too much alcohol that she couldn't see reality clearly, even having hallucinations and mistaking people.

"Saya, what are you saying? Dad is right there."

"Mother, Dad is... he's gone. Please sober up."

"Saya, what are you saying? Isn't he right there? If you say such horrible things, I'll get angry."

Her mother's face became stern, seeming truly angry.

"Look carefully, he doesn't look like him at all! Dad was an older man."

"Older man? Saya, do you mean that mother is also just an old lady then?"

"That's not what I mean. Anyway, Mother, you've mistaken him."

"I'm not wrong. When mother first met Soichiro, he looked just like this."

I see, she was mistaking him for her young father.

In terms of build, he was indeed very similar to father when he was young.

It was also because she was gazing at him that she met his eyes, receiving a look that made Saya Takagi glare fiercely.

His gaze seemed to say he wouldn't mind Saya calling him father too.

That hateful look was retaliating for her bringing people to disturb his good time, wasn't it?

"Alright, Saya, you can go out. What follows is the adult world."

This statement made Saya Takagi's brain feel dizzy—just what kind of delusions had her numbed brain created?

But she didn't feel shy because of such words. Instead, she felt even more heartbroken about her mother's condition.

One could imagine how heavy the emotions her mother had suppressed regarding father's departure were—so heavy she could barely breathe.

"Saya, didn't you also want a little brother or sister? What? Are you worried you'll lose favor then?"

"That's not it at all. Sober up!"

"Soichiro, do you think another girl would be good? Or a boy?"

She completely ignored her words, and the condition was getting worse.

"A boy would be stronger when he grows up and could protect Saya as his older sister. But a girl would also be nice—she could accompany Saya more intimately so Saya wouldn't be lonely."

These words made Saya Takagi's body tremble.

"Busujima-senpai, please help me."

Saya Takagi could only ask this senior for help, otherwise she really couldn't restrain her mother anymore.

She also regretted it—she shouldn't have brought her here.

Of course, she didn't regret her mother's current condition because she felt embarrassed. Now wasn't the time to worry about embarrassment.

She hadn't expected that bringing her here would result in mistaken identity, causing her mother to have such delusions.

It could be said that she had caused her mother to become this sick.

"Mm, what do you think we should raise the second child to what age? That way, it wouldn't be too troublesome for Saya to take care of. Five years old should be about right. With my abilities, I can make this child sensible and well-behaved at that age, so I can feel at ease going to find you, Soichiro, while Saya still has family to accompany her."

Hearing this, Saya suddenly paused.

The next second was completely unexpected.

"Soichiro—"

Her mother made a coquettish sound like a young girl, broke free from Saya's hands, and directly pounced over.

So someone was tackled just like that.

And her mother was like a kitten, constantly nuzzling and acting spoiled.

This scene truly left Saya Takagi in complete disarray.

"Saya, go out quickly and don't disturb us—"

At this, Saya Takagi, who should have immediately rushed up to pull them apart, instead fell silent.

Just as Saeko Busujima raised her hand in a chopping motion—

"Don't knock Mother unconscious!"

Saya Takagi stopped her before it fell.

At this moment, there was an extremely absurd thought in her mind that left her in internal conflict.

This thought was very terrible and might hurt her mother. But it was also the most likely way to save her mother and prevent her from immediately wanting to follow father.

Looking at Saya Takagi's changing expression, Saeko Busujima also looked at Lady Yuriko Takagi, who was escaping reality and falling into delusions due to drinking too much. After looking back and forth several times, Saeko Busujima's eyes suddenly widened slightly. Because she was speculating about Saya Takagi's psychological activity and reached a conclusion that shocked even Saeko Busujima.

If Saya Takagi really planned to implement the idea in her heart, then Saeko Busujima would agree.

Because if he returned to this world—correction, not "if" as an uncertain term—this man would definitely return and would certainly survive.

So she hoped this world would also become a harbor where he could rest well.

And to build a good harbor, Saeko Busujima's power alone would be difficult to achieve. If someone like Yuriko Takagi were operating it, it would be much simpler.

Of course, under normal circumstances, how could Yuriko Takagi selflessly build a harbor for one man?

If it were another situation—if the idea Saya Takagi was hesitating about in her heart could be realized—then it would become his greatest support in this world.

Of course, if possible, Saeko Busujima was unwilling to share.

But sometimes reality required this. If emotions dominated the brain, it would be even harder to survive in such a world.

Moreover, after the candlelight dinner that started in the evening, she had also told him not to feel any sense of responsibility—everything was voluntary on her part.

That is to say, he also had the right to like other people without considering her feelings.

"Th-that..."

Saya Takagi finally managed to move her lips with difficulty.

She had made up her mind, even if her mother would hate her for it.

"Um, Ejie-san, could you please become the... the father that mother is talking about right now?"

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