Episode 33 - Reading Again (3)

Translator: Rainbow Turtle

My mother was silent for a moment. The silence cheered me up a bit. The fact that my mother expected me to love her and the idea that I could hurt her feelings excited me.

However, my mother spoke in a tone that sounded like she had expected it. "Hrmm, I see."

"..."

"I still wanted to try it. It could've ended your fate. In any case, you still have a lot of lives left."

"Don't speak like you are doing this for me."

"I love you."

I got goosebumps. Why was she suddenly saying this? "What does this mean?"

"I am your mother."

I looked at my smiling mother and one corner of my heart ached. Did she really believe that such words were acceptable? A decade's worth of suffering alone couldn't be denied because of these words.

I glared at my mother. 

Mother, love...

I didn't use Lie Detection on her. Sometimes there were such words in the world. Even if it was true, it was painful enough to be called false.

I sighed and said, "It's too late."

"I know."