“……”
Our eyes met, and I froze for a moment. Personally, I’d been doing my best to avoid running into her if possible.
Partly because of Father. And because I figured only trouble would come from facing Mother of this era.
‘If possible.’
Since I was trying to leave this place, I also didn’t want to create unnecessary complications.
From that standpoint—
‘I didn’t think we’d run into each other.’
I hadn’t expected to face Mother in a place like this.
Not pure white hair, but white lightly tinged with amaranth; and those eyes I’d faced in the Myriad Realms.
She wore a gentle smile, yet even so there was a subtle air that felt somehow alluring.
At a feeling both different from and the same as the Mother I knew, I swallowed a breath.
‘Why.’
Why is Mother here?
‘I didn’t sense her.’
Same as before—I hadn’t sensed any presence. Because of that, I’d allowed her to approach.
“Hi?”
Mother looked at…