Mamako had indeed been troubled by this recently. She hadn't mentioned it to anyone else, but when she was with Kaito, she couldn't help but bring it up.
What was the reason?
Was it because Kaito gave her a feeling of reliability?
Or was it trust?
On Kaito's side, he was also curious, pursing his lips. He lit a cigarette and thought about Chiyo's issue.
Chiyo wasn't originally Mamako's daughter. She was the protagonist from The Demon Who Became My Sister, but because they shared the same artist and had identical art styles, they were circulated online as mother and daughter.
Naturally, those who haven't seen The Demon Who Became My Sister are simply good children, that's for sure!
Yeah!
So, under the 'coincidence' of this chat group system, they actually did become mother and daughter.
Chiyo became Oosuki Chiyo, and the mother-daughter pair lived in another world. There was even the Elro Great Labyrinth. Coupled with Mamako mentioning the existence of heroes, this didn't rule out the possibility that So I'm a Spider, So What?! was also integrated.
Maybe the spider girl was there too!
The focus was still on Chiyo's recent issues.
Suddenly leaving home, disappearing after being followed, yet returning acting as if nothing had changed, living life as usual.
And Chiyo's origin was that Mamako had accidentally stepped on a teleportation magic circle when she was young and ended up in a deep underground cavern.
There, Mamako found two super-powerful weapons, a large amount of gold and silver treasures, and also discovered a woman with ten heads.
This woman also had goat horns, but later disappeared, and soon after, Mamako became pregnant...
Since Mamako hadn't clearly seen the woman's face back then, she wasn't sure if they looked exactly alike, and Chiyo greatly resembled her.
Aside from that, she could confirm that it was because of this woman that Mamako gave birth to Chiyo, and the entire pregnancy lasted 1000 days.
...
'Chiyo had no memories of her past life since childhood, but with these recent changes, could it be that Oosuki Chiyo was starting to awaken her past life memories?'
'Perhaps she had even regained her past life abilities?'
'The demon version of Chiyo?'
"Oosuki-san, Chiyo is very talented in magic, isn't she?"
"Yes, that's true! Her magic is even superior to the court mages! Many people wanted her as their successor, but she never agreed. She learns on her own and even develops her own magic!"
"Then she really is quite strong."
"Hehehe... yes, my daughter is incredibly strong!"
Praising her daughter seemed to benefit her more. Mamako smiled happily.
Facing this mother, Kaito didn't know whether to laugh or what to say.
He glanced at Chiyo in the yard, who was being pulled into a card game...
Honestly, he hadn't interacted much with her this day, and couldn't say they were close. They were probably at the stage of ordinary friends?
She could talk to you gently and considerately, but that was just her personality, not because she had feelings for you.
"Kaito, what do you think I should do if Chiyo really starts dating or something? I have no experience with this at all."
'Don't talk about having no experience, I don't either!'
'Your daughter is dating?'
Kaito's first thought was to immediately drop a Planet Befall on the guy.
Yes, Kaito really thought that.
"Cough, maybe it's not about dating. Perhaps... she's awakened past life memories or something? After all, you know how your daughter Chiyo was born."
"Oh, right, that's true. But why won't she tell me?"
"Maybe she has some reason she can't say? Or maybe she's afraid you won't accept it?"
"Even if my daughter were a demon lord, I could accept it!"
Mamako suddenly became excited.
For her daughter, she would abandon anything!
Even if it meant making enemies of the whole world!
After all, she had no other attachments, only her daughter. So not only would she accept her daughter being a demon lord, even if she planned to invade the human continent, she might even join the demon lord's army.
Mamako was kind-hearted, but she could still distinguish right from wrong.
The reason for the constant wars on the continent was because the nobles and powerful figures at the court demanded too much.
The three major races had originally coexisted peacefully on one continent.
None of them had initiated conflicts; they even engaged in commercial cooperation.
But...
The dragon race was exterminated, and it was humanity that reaped the vast benefits.
As for the church, which was associated with the nobles, some people had constantly tried to make her a church member, to make her do certain things.
They even tried to force her to become some kind of saint, but she would have to pay a price and undergo some kind of purification ritual.
Back then, she almost drew her sword and attacked the church.
Gods?
If gods really existed, why was there still war?
Why was there still hunger?
Why were there countless unsolved injustices every year?
Why did those evil, powerful nobles continue to live to this day?
If they were truly kind nobles, it would be one thing, but the nobles in her world were the kind that would be hung from lampposts to the applause of countless people.
Life in another world wasn't a fantasy; on the contrary, it was even harder to survive in than a normal, ordinary world.
Ordinary commoners had no chance for advancement, often had to bow their heads, and had no freedom.
After all, the nobles had immense power, and the church constantly exploited the commoners' money, brainwashing believers.
All they had to do was occasionally cast a light spell to be called good people, to be praised as a miracle.
For ordinary people wanting to change their fate, becoming an adventurer was a good choice. That's why there were countless adventurers in another world.
Even if they were walking on the edge of a knife, at least their life was in their own hands. If they died, they could only blame their lack of strength.
Having been an adventurer for so many years, Mamako was not as weak as she appeared on the surface.
"I didn't expect such things to happen in another world."
From discussing her daughter to talking about the current environmental issues in another world, Kaito could understand why Mamako would unhesitatingly follow her daughter.
Even if her daughter was a demon lord.
"Yes... so if Chiyo is willing to tell me, I can accept it. It's just that she won't tell me..."