My mother was a short woman…… and a very bad cook.
“G- Gununu…… The kitchen is too high and too difficult to use. Hah!? Maybe the reason why my cooking isn’t turning well is that the kitchen doesn’t match my height……”
“No, isn’t it because…… Mother’s cooking is really sloppy?”
“Dear?”
“W- Well~~ I’m looking forward to dinner…… Ahaha~~”
Moreover, it wasn’t just her cooking. How should I say this…… Not only is she clumsy, she’s also a klutz sotis, so that’s why I think she often made mistakes.
However, she always had a bright smile on her face and she really cared about .
“Kaito! The athletic et is coming soon, right? I’ll cheer for you a lot, okay? Dear?”
“Yeah, leave the cara to ! I’ll buy the latest model with my bonus!!!”
“……Y- You can just….. bring a normal cara, you know?”
I rembered how she and Dad used to match with each other in exaggerating things……
And about how you were more positive than anyone else…… More hopeful about the future than anyone else.
“……Mom. What’s in that notebook?”
“Fufufu, this notebook, you see. This is where I wrote down the dreams that I wanted to fulfill.”
“Dreams you want to fulfill?”
“Unnn! You only live once, so I wanted my heart to be filled with dreams. Well, of course I couldn’t make everything co true…… but there are so of them that were finally fulfilled.”
The notebook Mom used to carry around with her…… After Mom died, it was handed down to , and that was the first ti I saw its contents.
Written in that notebook were the nurous dreams that Mom had had since she was a child, and those that had co true were marked.
There were dreams that didn’t co true, such as “I want to be a stewardess”, and there were also dreams marked with a flower circled upon it, such as “I want to have a wonderful love life”.
And the newest entry on the notebook…… It was sothing along the lines of “I want my darling Kaito to beco a fine adult that I can be proud of (This will definitely co true)”…… When I saw it, tears welled up in my eyes.
Mom was always there to support . Truly, she has always, always been supporting …… That’s why I really love my Mom.
“……Mom, why are you that supportive of ?”
“Whoa there, I would obviously still scold Kaito when you’re doing sothing wrong, you know? But if it isn’t anything wrong, there’s no reason not to support my cute son.”
“…………………”
“There’s still a long way to go in Kaito’s life, so rember this. I will always support you…… I will always be your greatest ally forever…… Understand?”
Mom always had my back. She would always, always be cheering for ……
Yes, even just before she passed away……
“Kai…… to…… Do your best…… Help will…… co soon…… So…… even if…… it’s just…… you……”
That was…… the last ti I heard Mom’s voice in my fading consciousness.
[……to…… Kaito?]
[Eh? Ahh…… I- I’m sorry.]
[……Are you alright?]
[Y- Yes, I’m alright.]
[……But…… you haven’t touched…… your ice cream…… since a while ago.]
Seeing Isis-san looking at my face with concern, I finally ca back to my senses.
The shock of seeing a woman who looked exactly like Mom was just so great that I just haven’t been able to keep my mind off it.
[……Did sothing…… happen?]
[……That is……]
[……I won’t force you…… if you don’t want to tell …… but…… if Kaito’s fine with it…… I’d like you to tell .]
[……I don’t know if I can explain it well but……]
Isis-san looked genuinely worried about , but unsure if it was alright for her to step in. Looking at her expression, I felt a bit calr.
Thereupon, I began to slowly speak about it. The situation that had just happened…… Looking at it from Isis-san’s perspective though, I was talking about soone she hadn’t seen beforehand I had been keeping secret about……
The story itself was simple. I saw soone who looked exactly like my dead mother, and it had shaken …… That’s all there was to it.
However, it was difficult to express the emotions swirling around , after all, even I don’t have the answer to this question……
[……I know…… that she was a different person. But even so, the “what-ifs” were just popping into my mind…… That there’s a chance that this may have happened…… That perhaps……]
[……I think…… that what you saw…… is another person…… Kaito’s mother…… “died in another world”……]
[………………….]
[……However…… I don’t really know much…… about raising the dead either…… so I think it would be better…… to ask this to Kuromueina.]
[……Yes.]
I knew that. There was a strong possibility that it was soone else…… No, that’s almost certainly was the case…… After all, if Mom had really ca back to life, she would have approached there.
But there’s a difference between knowing and understanding…… I just couldn’t get the thought of the possibility that my mother was still alive out of my head.
There was no way I could get an answer just by thinking about it, but I still couldn’t help but think. As I was feeling so helplessly shaken, my body was suddenly pulled…… and I felt a soft touch next to my face.
[……Eh?]
I imdiately understood that Isis-san had pulled close and held to her chest. The softness of her breasts, her slightly cool body, and her pleasant scent that tickled my nostrils.
[……Kaito…… look…… at .]
[……Isis-san?]
[……Unnn.]
When I raised my gaze as I was told, I found myself eye to eye with Isis-san, who had a gentle expression on her face.
[……I’m not going to tell you…… to forget about it…… After all…… I think this is sothing…… important to Kaito.]
[………………..]
[……However…… You also shouldn’t think about it too much…… That is…… very exhausting……]
[……Isis…… -san?]
Hugging my head, Isis-san told in a voice as soothing as a lullaby.
[……”I’m here”.]
[……Eh?]
[……Kaito…… might not be able to see your mother…… but Kaito…… has .]
[……………….]
[……I can’t…… erase the feeling…… of pain that Kaito is feeling…… but…… I will always be with you…… and I won’t…… let Kaito feel lonely…… Even in painful tis…… I will always…… be with you.]
That’s what I once said to Isis-san.
“I can’t erase all suffering, but I will always be with her……”, Hugging Isis-san who was quivering in loneliness, I told her that…… And using her own words, Isis-san returned it back to .
I felt warmth spreading in my chest. And then, I found myself hugging Isis-san with my hand against her back.
[……That’s why…… for now…… I want you…… to only look at .]
[……Yes. Ummm, thank you. I guess I beca a bit sensitive with what suddenly occurred.]
[……I’m glad…… that Kaito…… is feeling better.]
[Yes…… Errr, that’s why, ummm…… if it’s not too much trouble, could we stay like this for a bit longer?]
[……It’s fine with …… to spoil you…… a whole lot though?]
[……Unnn…… Thank you.]
After expressing my gratitude, I gently closed my eyes and entrusted my body to Isis-san.
Co to think of it, since I ca to this world…… Other than the tis when I was with Kuro, this might be the first ti I’ve been pampered like this, and the first ti I’ve felt comfortable and relieved.
Dear Mom, Dad————- It was a shock to see soone who looked exactly like Mom, and I couldn’t recover from the shock for a while. However, thanks to Isis-san…… my beloved lover, before I knew it————— My depressed heart was cleared up.
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