I’m the Future Crazy Male Lead’s Mother – Chapter 79

Author: isuzuuy

“It got caught in the tree.”

“Uung…… I-I’m sorry.”

Vanilla looked up at the tree with a crestfallen expression. Ten minutes ago, Axion, Vanilla, and I had been playing in the sand, which had by now become part of our daily routine.

While Elston and the Black Hawks were working hard.

……And while Vanilla was secretly waiting for Dazar, despite trying her best not to look like she was.

The weather had gotten quite cold, so our playtime had become shorter than before, but Vanilla still played energetically with her excavator.

‘Cilia. Can I shake Sion’s rattle too?’

Perhaps she found the rattle I sometimes brought for Axion fascinating. Vanilla had stared intently at the rattle in my hand before asking me that.

‘Of course.’

I never expected handing it to Vanilla without a second thought would become a problem. I had already noticed from time to time that Vanilla’s strength was difficult to consider that of an ordinary child.

I had seen her smack the sand with her hand while playing and accidentally plunge her hand deep into it because she couldn’t control her strength. Besides, as expected of a Transcendent, she was incredibly nimble.

In the end, once the rattle was in Vanilla’s hands, it went flying through the sky.

‘Ah!’

‘Whoa?’

‘Rattle!’

Thanks to Vanilla’s excellent eyesight, we found the rattle quickly.

It was sitting high up in the large tree that usually shielded us from the sunlight whenever we played in the sand.

I gently patted Vanilla’s back as she drooped her shoulders and nervously watched my reaction.

“It’s okay, Vanilla. It was an accident. You don’t have to worry about it.”

“……No, no! I-I’ll get it!”

“Huh?”

Vanilla rolled up both her sleeves and declared boldly, but I couldn’t agree to that.

No matter how much of a Transcendent Vanilla was, how nimble she was, or how strong she was……

‘How can I let a little child climb a tree?’

My common sense wouldn’t allow it.

I quickly shook my head and grabbed Vanilla’s shoulder. I used my iron arm and held her somewhat firmly, but Vanilla didn’t even stagger.

Instead, she looked at me with wide eyes, apparently surprised by the strength pressing against her shoulder.

She didn’t seem hurt.

“Cilia. Strong!”

“Y-Yes. Thank you. Anyway, Vanilla, stay right here. I’ll go up and get it.”

I hurriedly moved Vanilla and Axion farther away and placed Axion’s hand into Vanilla’s.

Vanilla instinctively took Axion’s hand.

“Here. Can you watch Axion for me?”

“Uh……? Cilia are smaller than trees. It’s dangerous.”

True.

But aren’t you even smaller than me?

I gently stroked Vanilla’s head and smiled.

“Vanilla is the big sister, so you can stay here and protect Axion, right?”

“Protect Sion……?”

“Yes. When I’m not here, Vanilla is basically Axion’s guardian. We’re family, aren’t we?”

“Uung! That’s right, we’re family!”

Vanilla was absolutely weak to the word family.

Even if she had been in a bad mood, she would immediately beam and straighten her shoulders whenever she heard it.

This time was no different. Vanilla quickly giggled and carefully held Axion’s hand with both of hers.

“I’ll protect Sion! Go and come back, Cilia!”

“Yes. All right. Thank you, Vanilla. Wait just a little while.”

I rolled up my sleeves and marched forward with a solemn expression, like a general heading off to the battlefield.

Let’s see.

Has Cilia ever climbed a tree before?

I searched through her memories, but there was nothing.

‘I only climbed trees when I was very young, at my grandmother’s house.’

When was that?

I had been so young that I couldn’t even remember how I had climbed trees back then.

“Ugh.”

I let out a small groan as I stood in front of the tree.

When I looked up, I could see the rattle caught halfway up the tree.

For a moment, I wondered if I should just give up, but I quickly shook my head.

Axion treasured that rattle quite a bit.

It was the golden rattle Elston had given him the other day, proudly claiming that he had made it himself.

Right.

If I gave up on it……

‘Elston might cry.’

Axion might accept it, but I didn’t think Elston’s reaction would be particularly pleasant.

I let out a small sigh, spread my hands, and grabbed the tree trunk.

Then I slowly began climbing.

If I had been an ordinary noble young lady, I would never have even considered climbing a tree, but with Cilia’s iron arms and iron legs, I thought I could manage it without much trouble.

“Hup.”

As expected, Cilia’s strength was incredible, and I was able to climb the tree much more easily than I had expected.

“Wowww. Cilia is amazing!”

“Uung!”

Encouraged by the children’s cheers, I climbed until I reached a spot where I could reach the rattle.

Now, this part is going to be a little difficult.

Even with Cilia’s strength, hanging onto a tree for a long time was tiring, and my hands began to tremble slightly.

I gathered a little more strength and stretched my hand out.

Jingle!

“Got…… it……!”

My hand closed around the rattle.

And right then.

Crack.

An ominous sound rang in my ears.

“Huh…… huh……?”

“Cilia!”

“Whoa!”

The moment I realized it was the sound of the branch I had been standing on breaking, I was already falling.

“Gah!”

The situation had happened so suddenly that I couldn’t even get the scream out properly before plummeting downward.

Soon, the ground would come rushing toward me.

Along with that instinctive realization, a thought of concern flashed through my mind.

‘What if the kids get scared?’

I was more worried that the children would be frightened by seeing me fall than I was about getting hurt myself.

I squeezed my eyes shut and hurriedly covered my head with both hands.

In case my head started bleeding.

That would scare the children even more.

And as I waited for the terrible pain that was about to come—

“……!”

Just as I heard the sound of someone kicking off the ground—

In the blink of an eye, I was in someone’s arms.

They had caught me as I fell.

I hurriedly wrapped both arms around the neck of the savior who had rescued me.

It was instinctive.

‘Dazar……!’

Naturally, I thought it would be Dazar.

A faint divine power was emanating from him, perhaps because he had released his divine power while running.

And……

Dazar had always been the one who helped me in moments like this.

Although suspicion of him had begun to sprout in my heart, perhaps I had unconsciously come to believe that of course Dazar would be the one to save me in moments like this.

The moment I heard the voice that followed, however, I froze stiff.

“My. I thought my heart was going to fall out. Are you all right, Cilia?”

“……Huh?”

Tap.

The person who landed on the ground asked gently, without even sounding the slightest bit out of breath.

“If there is anywhere that feels uncomfortable, please tell me right……”

“Morocanil?”

“Yes.”

Shockingly, the person holding me wasn’t Dazar.

It was Morocanil.

I blinked once.

Then twice.

The handsome face in front of me didn’t change.

Only after rubbing my eyes did I finally realize.

Wow.

It really was Morocanil.

“Thank…… no, uh…… why are you here, Morocanil?”

“Cilia!”

“Whoa!”

While I stood there blankly stammering, Vanilla came running toward us, practically carrying Axion in her arms.

Then she placed Axion behind her as if shielding him and began pounding Morocanil’s shin with her tiny hands.

“Put Cilia down! Bad intruder! Kidnapper!”

In reality, Morocanil had just saved me, but since Vanilla had never seen him before, she seemed to think he was a kidnapper who had broken into the estate.

It was understandable.

There were virtually no outsiders who ever came to the Siaster estate.

……Except us.

“You! You’re the bad person from before! I’ll punish you!”

“Ah, Vanilla.”

I was startled and began trying to loosen my arms from around Morocanil’s neck so I could get down when—

“That’s my daughter. Hit him more. More. We have to chase intruders away.”

A familiar voice came from behind.

I stopped and slowly turned my head.

There stood Dazar, looking extremely displeased, his lips pressed into a hard line.

His gaze moved between me and Morocanil before his eyes narrowed.

“……What are you two doing?”