The Youngest Member Filming a Parenting Show is Adorable - Chapter 97

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【097】
A life that was always denied and erased.
And then, for the first time, I received affirmation.
It tormented and pained Cecilia unbearably. Yet simultaneously, it brought relief—and an urge to weep.
Cradled in those rigid arms, she bit the tender flesh inside her cheeks, swallowing back the sobs that threatened to spill forth. She chewed and chewed until the impulse faded.
Her pride would not permit her to cry here like a child.
Moreover… when she finally found herself in the embrace she had yearned for so desperately, it was emptiness itself—hollow beyond measure.
‘What have I been living for all this time, driven by such desperation?’
Unable to comprehend, a hollow laugh escaped her.
In the end, she withdrew from the Household Master’s arms of her own accord.
By then, she had already regained considerable composure.
“If you command me to go to the Battlefield, I shall go. But do not expect me to accomplish anything of worth while I’m there.”
“You will go, but I am sending you with orders to do nothing at all.”
As if she had anticipated even that response, Cecilia let out another hollow laugh.
That should be the end of it.
And yet…
So why did this little one say something like that earlier?
“Oh, right! I have something I want to show you.”
Just then, Superti puffed out her round belly and thrust her hand upward with all her might.
Honestly, I admit it.
She was impossibly cute when she acted like that.
“But before that, Aunt. Lina has turned to stone. Please free her.”
“Lina?”
I didn’t know who that was, but there was no reason I couldn’t help. I was in a considerably withdrawn state now, after all.
Cecilia twisted one of her hairs into the form of a serpent.
When I underwent my Medusa transformation, it remained hidden among the other snakes—a white serpent that barely caught the eye.
It was the only serpent without the ability to petrify others, the sole one capable of producing the antidote.
The moment I grasped the serpent’s neck, Paul, who had been watching carefully, brought forth a vessel.
Cecilia dripped the transparent antidote, which carried a sweet fragrance, into the container, then promptly restored her hair to its natural state.
“Take it. Dilute it in water, then let it fall upon the head of whoever has turned to stone.”
“Thank you so much…!”
“Normally, I am not the sort of person who gives such things away so easily…”
It was strange.
This pink-haired little one possessed a talent for enchanting people.
Not through tantrums or screaming or crying—but somehow, one found oneself granting her every wish.
When she smiled, you found yourself clapping along; when she wept, you found yourself comforting her—
Was that what they called charm?
“Then… I know the name of the Water Spirit King.”
What?
“I’m going to call the Water Spirit King here!”
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I obtained the antidote!
Now Lina can return.
I’d worried so much, but I was relieved that Aunt Ceci handed it over without hesitation.
I held the vessel for a moment, then passed it to Elzen.
Because I had a feeling that no matter how startled Elzen might be, he would never drop this vessel.
Mikard, on the other hand, seemed a bit unreliable.
After that, I cleared my throat with a soft cough and looked up at the empty air, opening my mouth.
Pouring strength into each syllable.
“I wish to form a contract. Water Spirit King, Aurora!”
Behind the adults’ astonished gazes, soap bubbles began forming one after another. The glistening spheres, brimming with water, soon gathered in one place and painted the figure of Inyoung.
‘But Shapasi’s form wasn’t visible to the others. I wonder if Mother can see it?’
Just as I had encountered in my dream, the billowing skirt resembling jellyfish tentacles took shape first.
Above it, iridescent water droplets converged, creating beautiful curves, and a dress that gleamed like it were crafted from brilliant scales emerged.
Long hair undulated like waves, cheeks as full as mine, and eyes with that same round quality—the Water Spirit King.
“Mother!”
The moment I cried out, Father went completely rigid. Mikard did the same.
[My beloved daughter. My beloved sons. Oh, how I’ve longed to see you….]
Shapasi’s voice carried a wind-like quality at its end, but Mother’s voice was accompanied by the gentle sound of lapping waves.
I rushed forward and embraced Mother tightly.
I know Mother is always by my side, but being able to hold her like this is only possible right now.
[Mother can only manifest for one minute. Earlier, she descended by force without even being a contractor… time is running short.]
That “earlier” must refer to when I faced the monster Luarel just moments ago.
I felt such regret that my nose twitched slightly.
“…Aurora?”
[My love.]
Then Father, who had been frozen, called out to Mother as if awakening from a dream.
I quietly stepped aside so as not to disturb their reunion.
But then Father took a few steps forward and knelt before Mother?
“Awl, you… you…”
His breathing trembled.
At the end of his heated breath, tears streamed down his cheeks.
[I love you. I will love you forever, Diagon.]
Mother cradled Father’s cheeks and pressed her forehead against his.
Feeling suddenly embarrassed, I wiggled my toes and rushed toward Elzen along with Tosil.
Mikard approached Mother as if entranced, but Elzen stood frozen, so I tried to push his back.
[Mikal, Elzen. Mother loves you both so very much. Mother is always by the youngest’s side. I see you through the youngest’s eyes.]
Time was cruelly short, and the words I wanted to say and the longing I felt exceeded all the water in this world combined.
Diagon, his throat tight, looked up at Aurora as she dissolved into foam and finally managed to speak a single word.
A confession that no jewel in this world could ever measure the worth of.
“I love you. I still love you madly, desperately, enough to die for.”
Did she hear me?
She should have heard me.
Since I promised to always be by the Youngest Daughter’s side, she must have heard me.
Diagon clutched at his chest and bowed his head.
Hot tears would not stop flowing.
This is what an Awakened One truly is.
Only a Companion can move a hardened heart, soften it, and make one function as human.
Now with the children here, and thanks to the Youngest Daughter, I manage to appear whole, but that’s merely the surface.
Inside, I festered and rotted.
Yet Aurora has returned like this!
‘Though I still cannot recall her face from those memories.’
But… my heart knew.
My instinct as an Awakened One made my heart race as though my ribs would shatter.
Thanks to her, who taught me that love’s taste is far more than sweetness, I learned humility.
Because of her, who taught me the pain of loss, I learned to treasure what I have and to be grateful.
The man I once was—arrogant, overflowing with confidence, blind to those around me—can now see even the smallest creature with eyes of love.
That too was something Aurora taught me while she lived.
“Just now… was that really Mother?”
Elzen, my second son, asked me that.
“Yes.”
I answered calmly and slowly rose to my feet.
“Father, does Mother look like that? She looks exactly like Tosil…?”
“I see.”
“What? Then Tosil is Luarel? For real?”
Mikard was the next to cry out in shock.
I moved slowly to embrace my sons.
And Superti as well, of course.
‘No, I cannot simply weep.’
I must care for my children.
‘If Aurora is the Water Spirit King… then when I die and become a Divine Beast, returning to the Sea, I will be able to meet her then.’
A Divine Beast can perceive spirits, after all.
‘We will be together again.’
If she is the Spirit King and I become a Divine Beast.
We will meet again in the next life and love each other anew.
That hope returned color to Diagon’s world, which had been painted in shades of black and white.
True hope had come to him, who had lived clutching at the festering wound he could not cut away.
That hope’s name was Superti.

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