Chương 186: Chapter 65: "Yuna and Lewis, Yu and Lilna"

No way. The one over there is—'Yo. I came again.'

'Oh! Yuna! Wait, what happened to your stomach!?' To the surprised Lewis, Mom, wearing maternity clothes, puffed out her chest proudly and answered.

'About eight months pregnant.'

'Hee. I see, eight months—wait, eeeeh!? Did you get married!?' Lewis opened his eyes round, astounded as if heaven and earth had flipped.

'Yeah. Is it that surprising?'

'No, well. Because, you know, that YOU...'

'Listen. What kind of perception do you have of me?'

'Vicious Destruction Woman. Berserker. A person born with the wrong species and gender.'

'Hey you. Say that again.' To Mom, who put her hand on the gun at her waist with a scary smile, Lewis twitched his cheeks and backed away modestly while half-smiling. Finding this exchange amusing, Lilna is giggling next to me.

'W-well anyway, congratulations.'

'Thanks.' Mom, who easily calmed down, returns her hand to its original position with a nonchalant face as if nothing happened. Wow. Mom bringing out a gun suddenly at home was the same here too. Or rather, I feel like she's even more intimidating than the Mom I know. Mom, she had mellowed out even with that, huh.

"Fufu. They seemed to have a fun relationship."

"Really." Just when we are about to head for the decisive battle, what are they showing us. Good grief. Thanks to that, the unpleasant tension has dissolved.

"So that's you before you were born over there." Lilna pointed at Mom's roundly swollen belly. I nodded and then pointed towards"Her".

"And you are over there." The"Lilna" waiting next to Lewis already looks almost the same as now, but her equipment looked somewhat simpler.

"Both of us don't seem to have clear consciousness yet, though."

"She" just stands there silently with an emotionless face pasted on, giving an endlessly mechanical impression. She doesn't look like she has a heart yet.

"It seems you and I had a connection in a strange place." Since Lilna said that somewhat happily, I naturally smiled back too.

"Seems so." Lewis and Mom continue talking happily as usual.

'But, what kind of monster is serving as your husband?'

'Monster, you say. He's an ordinary person.'

'That's unexpected. If something like this happened, I thought you would surely end up with Lenks or someone.' Then, Mom let her gaze swim a little as if troubled— she must have been hesitant somewhere in her heart —and chuckled.

'That guy, you see. He does it when he has to, but basically, he's a useless human with no guts or resourcefulness. Besides, it's not like that after all. More like a best friend.'

'Haha. That's a terrible way to put it. But honestly, I had a feeling it was like that. Ah-ah. That guy, he got taken, huh.'

'Well, it's his fault for not having the guts to confess.'

'Can't help that. So, how did you meet your husband?'

'By chance during work. It seems it was love at first sight, and he courted me persistently many times. I lost.' Mom, bragging about her love life, looked truly happy. It overlapped with the figure laughing next to Dad.

'Oh, this is the face of a woman in love... Ah, Yuna has finally become a woman too...'

'Why are you saying such gross things sentimentally.' Mom pokes Lewis's head with a Gon. At the flowing retort, both Lilna and I laughed lightly. Lewis held his head looking a little painful, but soon pulled himself together and said. The story has been illicitly taken; should you find it on Amazon, report the infringement.

'Oh right. There is something I want to introduce to you.'

'That one next to you?'

'That's right. Hey, Lilna.' Then,"She" showed a clear reaction for the first time.

'Yes. Master. What is your business?' A dignified, clear female voice. No mistake, it was Lilna's voice I knew well. But it feels a bit strange. Somewhat robotic. And.

"Haha. Lilna is saying 'Master'."

"Ugh..." The current Lilna turns her face away slightly in embarrassment.

"Somehow... I'm starting to feel strangely embarrassed. seeing my past self." It's like opening a childhood photo album in front of people. Well, I understand.

'So she's called Lilna.'

'That's right. A prototype name is dull, right? The name is random, but I'll think of a plausible meaning later.' Ah. So that meaning was added later. Surprising truth.

'Here. Try greeting her.'

"Lilna" bowed in a clumsy manner, then opened her mouth.

'Nice to meet you. Yuna-san. I am called Lilna.'

'Well, like this.'

'Hee. She's doing pretty well.' Mom was patting"Her" head.

'Well, yeah. But having said that, as you can see, she is still under development. Finally, she has taken on a somewhat human-like form, but...' There must still be many challenges. Lewis made a pose of giving up, saying "good grief."

'So. When this child is completed someday, I'm thinking of giving her to you.' Surprised, I looked at Lilna's face. She reacted the same way, and our eyes met. Mom seemed surprised too.

'Are you sure? It must be precious.'

'It's the thanks I mentioned before. Only this child is a special make.'

'I said I don't need thanks.'

'Don't say that. I really am grateful.' Lewis, who said so staring earnestly into Mom's eyes, put his hand on"Lilna"'s shoulder and continued.

'Lilna is made of top-grade semi-biological materials, considering living on Earth someday.'

'Hmm—wait, it's true. Just like a real human.' Touching Lilna's arm, Mom is thoroughly impressed.

'Fufun. That's not all. Lilna, you see. To be not inferior by even a millimeter compared to a real girl! Softness, skin texture, hair quality, smell, and even the down-there details! She is a supreme masterpiece thoroughly particular about every detail!' Seeing Lewis declaring loudly with rough nasal breathing at the end, I completely understood why he was called a hopeless oddball. Mom directed eyes at him like looking at a dirty pig.

'Uwa. Worst. Major turn-off. You pervert.'

'Call it endless inquisitiveness!'... Fearfully turning my gaze to Lilna. She had shrunk her shoulders as if she might disappear from the spot, looking down in deathly embarrassment. I'd better not look too much.

'Ahem. Speaking seriously too. With the module function, performance can be expanded more and more as needed. Of course, all functions necessary for combat are attached from the beginning to support your battles.' Lewis gave instructions to"Lilna" with a triumphant face.

'Lilna. Try shooting 《Selphanon》 at that device over there. 10% is fine.'

'Understood.' In the direction she faced, there was a square box-shaped mechanical device with a large hole in the middle. Toward that hole,"Lilna" thrusts out her right hand. Her right hand transforms, changing into a gun barrel. Mom was watching that state with her arms crossed.

"Lilna" emits a cold mechanical voice. In a flow I've heard many times.

'Target lock-on. Energy filling 10%. 《Selphanon》—Fire.' With a dazzling brilliance, a light blue beam was fired.

'Hoh.' It was sucked straight into the aimed hole—and vanished cleanly from where it entered. Mom claps her hands lightly, Pachi-pachi.

'Quite impressive.' 《Selphanon》 is impressive too, but that device that neutralized it is amazing.

'Right?' To him rubbing his nose happily. However, Mom pointed out the question that should naturally arise.

'But. Isn't it easier to hit if you shoot suddenly without saying anything?'

'It's a hobby.' With a sharp face, Lewis declared so. Mom is also taken aback.

'Ha?'

'Because, it's a precious special move, you know!? It's cooler if it stands out!'

"T-This man...! I'll kill him!" Lilna leaned forward and tried to punch the illusion suddenly, so I hurriedly grabbed her shoulder to stop her.

"No. This person is already dead. Okay?"

"Kh. For such a trivial reason... I was made to declare that every single time!? It was super embarrassing!" With teary eyes, Lilna vents her pent-up resentment on her now-deceased creator. Well, I understand her feelings well. Even listening to it was a little embarrassing for me. I also secretly name techniques to concentrate, but basically, it's internal vocalization. I really sympathize. Yeah.

'It's just like you, but... won't this child be troubled when she eventually has a proper heart?' Exactly, Mom. Say more.

'Rest assured about that. If you press the right nipple strongly three times within five seconds, this function is designed to stop.' Why there.

'Why there.' The retort harmonized beautifully between parent and child.

'Because it's button-like.' Lewis answered with a straight face.

"Wha... wha...!" Lilna, who was told something too outrageous... Ah, no good. She seems to have overheated. There are truths in the world that are better left unknown. Too ridiculous. Mom sighed deeply.

'You really are hopeless. Lenks is too, but. Haa... Why are all my acquaintances like this?'

'You can't say much about others either, can you? You know, birds of a feather—''Hoh. I'd like you to tell me in detail when I wasn't decent.' To Mom pressing him while cracking her knuckles, Lewis was overwhelmed and could only force a smile.

'Ha, haha. It's a joke. A joke.' And there, Lewis said as if remembering.

'Oh right. Also. Lilna can do any housework perfectly. You're bad at that kind of thing, right?'

'Hee. That helps.'

'Yeah. Right. Right? Besides, referring to your biological information, I'm adjusting various things so she can act according to your wavelength.' Lewis chatters happily about the secret story of Lilna's development. Mom also listened with slight exasperation, laughing as if not entirely displeased.

'You really are particular. You.'

'It's my nature. Well, the functional aspect is almost complete, but...' He dropped his shoulders weakly there.

'The rest is, if only the heart could be managed. This is the most difficult part after all.'

'Well, I guess so.'

'But it's just the beginning. I'll do my best taking time slowly.'

'Yeah. I'm rooting for you.'

'Stomach...' It was truly sudden.

"She" spoke on her own for the first time. Lewis opened his mouth in a daze. Looking like he didn't understand what happened. The moment he understood soon after, he started frolicking like a child.

'O, oh! Unbelievable! Lilna, with her own will!' Next to him rejoicing innocently. Mom spoke to"Lilna".

'Hm. Curious?' Kokun,"Lilna" nods quietly. Mom smiled gently too.

'Want to touch?' Mom guided"Her" right hand and let it touch her largely swollen belly gently. At that time, in"Her" — I felt like the light of will dwelled in the eyes of"Lilna", which had been hollow.

'... It's warm.'

'That's right. Because a new life is inside.'

"... We had met a long time ago."

"... Yeah." Crossing over two thousand years. We were witnessing the moment the two "met" for the first time with warm feelings.