The World Is Overflowing with Monster, I’m Taking a Liking to This Life

Chapter 210: Parent and Child

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After the battle with the High Orc, I ran around the campsite.

Most of the monsters roaming the grounds were goblins, orcs, and shadow wolves.

The current me didnt even need to blink an eye at this level.

I proceeded to overwhelm them with mass attacks from the item boxes.

I saw Aiba and Rebel a little ahead of me.

It seems that both of them are safe.

A huge pillar of fire rose up around them, burning away the monsters one after another.

Are you both okay?

I ran over to them and they also seemed to have noticed me.

Yes, weve just declared war on those idiots from the other side.

The other side of ?

Ill tell you more later. For now, lets just destroy the remaining monsters.

Oh, wait a minute

Without waiting for me to say anything, Rebel charged toward the monster with her huge sword of light in hand.

I wonder if thats her unique skill, Divinity

I guess it can be used not only to block skills, but also to attack.

I looked at Aiba who was left behind.

Aiba, are you. Okay? Can you stand?

Yes, Im fine.

Aiba looked extremely exhausted.

Are you sure your skills are out of control right now?

Yes. Fortunately, she can suppress my reanimation with her divine power.

Aiba-san then rubbed his chest.

So that means that at least the monsters wont be reanimated any more.

Her divine power is a technique that completely blocks the use of skills. If she had used it at the time my skills went out of control, we wouldnt have been flooded with so many monsters.

Thats certainly what I was thinking too.

But if you were to completely shut down Aibas skills, you would also erase the people who have been reanimated so far.

Yes, even Goshogawaras daughter and wife.

Thats probably why she hesitated to use her skills.

Im sure it took her some time to adjust the output of her skills so that it wouldnt happen I was going to repay the debt, but it seems Ive created another debt.

Aiba stood up.

What about Satsuki and the others?

..They all are probably headed towards the emergency shelter. Well head that way too. Can you lend me a hand..?

Of course. Oh, can you tell me where it is first?

I immediately typed the location that Aiba-san gave me into my mail and sent it.

And, they seem to be closer to the shelter than us.

We hurried to the shelter.

At the same time, Goshogawara Satsuki was running through the woods with her companions.

They avoided fighting the monsters as much as possible and tried to run away.

Thanks to this, the damage was kept to a minimum for now.

Ha ha

But they were nearing their limits.

Her breath was unstable and shaky, and she had little energy left to run.

Sa, Satsuki-chan, Im Im sorry. Mom, cant anymore.

Ah

The woman who was running behind Satsuki fell to the ground.

That woman was Midori Goshogawara her mother.

The monsters had not hurt her.

She had simply run out of stamina and was out of breath.

Mom! Hang in there! Were almost there!

Hah hah Im sorry but Im already.

She must be really at the end of her strength.

She seemed to have a hard time even raising her voice.

Her mother, Midori, chose the profession of cook.

Although it is useless in battle, it is indispensable in daily life, it is useful for keeping food fresh and improving its taste and nutritional value.

But on the downside, her status was far inferior to Satsuki and the other combatants.

It was obvious that she would run out of energy faster than anyone else in these situations.

Ill carry you! You guys go ahead!

The charming guy carried Midori on his back.

But the monsters were not so naive that he could escape with one person.

Suddenly, something wrapped around his leg.

?! What the heck is this ?

It was a plant, an ivy plant.

He must have accidentally stuck his foot in a bush.

He thought so, and tried to tear it off forcibly, but the ivy did not break off at all.

Instead, it entangled his legs more tightly.

What the hell is this ? My legs are trapped no way.

At this point, he finally realized that this ivy was not just any plant.

Satsuki, who was also running next to him, also noticed something strange.

Whats wrong?

Satsuki! Dont come over here! Its a plant monster!  It has trapped my legs!

What?

Satsuki was shocked.

There were no signs of monsters at all.

Even now, that ivy plant trapping the charming guy didnt show any signs of being a monster.

But no matter how you look at it, that action cant be that of a normal plant.

Theres a knife in my backpack! Ill take it out.

The moment she tried to take the knife out of the backpack, she fell on her back with a loud bang.

The contents of her backpack were also scattered all over the place.

When she looked down, she saw that the ivy was tangled around her legs as well.

What, is this. I cant get rid of it? Guh

The ivy tightened around her with far more force than she had expected.

In the blink of an eye, her whole body was entangled and she couldnt move.

[~~shsh]

Eh.?

What was that monstrous sound now?

Suddenly, a tree that was a short distance away seemed to tremble.

It was a large tree with bright red flowers.

Normally, she wouldnt be bothered by it at all, but for some reason, the tree seemed terribly creepy to her at that moment.

Oy, whats going on?

Whats wrong with them?

Are you okay?

The others began to notice something strange.

Thats not good, Satsuki thought.

Guys! Dont come over here! This ivy wont let you escape once youre bound! If you get caught, youll be dragged underground and huh?

Then a question popped up in Satsukis mind.

Once youre bound, you cant get out?

Dragged underground?

This is the first time Ive seen this monster, so how do I know about it?

Huh..? This.?

I dont know.

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[Hon]

Something.

Something flashed through her mind.

[No! Please, hel]

[Quickly run]

It was a scene of someone trying to help someone else.

Is this a memory?

But whose?

The scene gradually came back to her mind in vivid detail.

[Dont give up, mom! Ill help you now!]

[No! Dont worry about me, Satsuki, just run away!]

[No! Theres no way I can just leave my mom and run away! I promise! Im going to save you!]

And then she saw it clearly.

The womans whole body was entangled in a giant ivy, and a girl was trying to save her.

It was unmistakably her and her mother.

Ah!

At that moment, a memory that had been forgotten came back to Satsukis mind.

It was the first time she saw her mothers face.

Yes, I was eaten.

Satsuki desperately tried to regain her composure.

But, this is the first time Ive ever seen such a thing.

The tangled ivy, the tightening pain, the sight of her mother trapped with the charming guy in front of her.

The scene in front of her eyes overlapped with the one from that time.

Ah ah. ah

Memory after memory was seared into her brain, bringing back the scars from the past.

At that time, she and her mother were attacked by a giant plant monster that suddenly appeared and ate them.

Roots entwined around her entire body, twisting her body like a rag, and inflicting her with tremendous pain.

Ah. ahh. no, no, no. noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!

The moment she became aware of her death, a change occurred in her body.

Blood spurted out from her entire body, and her arms and legs bent in inconceivable directions.

Her body, her memory, they were trying to reanimate the situation from that time.

It hurts, it hurts, it hurts.

An intense pain shot through her entire body.

At the same time, more and more memories came flooding in.

(Yes, thats me, how could I have forgotten ?)

The last thing she remembered before her death was regret.

The day before the world became like this, she had a quarrel with her father.

The reason was nothing serious.

She just didnt like the color of the new phone he bought her.

The color of her phone was the same as her fathers, and when she told her classmates about it, they made fun of her.

This angered her and she took it out on her father.

Why didnt he buy me a phone in a different color?

Its so tacky and gross that a high school student has to have the same phone as her father.

So she screamed at her father.

I see Im sorry. So lets go buy another one tomorrow.

He left with a very sad look on his face.

Her mother was angry with her. She told her that it had been such a long time till he finally got the chance to take a week off and come back to meet them yet she was behaving in such a manner.

I knew what mother meant.

After she said it, she regretted it too.

I was the one who was at fault, and my father did nothing wrong.

Ill apologize to him tomorrow.

I will also tell my father that he does not have to buy a new smartphone.

Yes, I had decided. 

But that promise was never fulfilled.

The next day, the world changed.

The town was flooded with monsters, and she and her mother ran for their lives.

They ran, and ran, and ran, until at last Peony caught them and ate them.

Im. sorry, mother.

Im sorry I couldnt protect you.

Im sorry, dad.

Im sorry I couldnt apologize properly.

My mind is sinking.

I felt like I was at the bottom of a dark, cold sea.

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I cant see anything.

I cant hear anything.

Is this what death is supposed to be like?

[not yet. I want to]

What is this?

I thought I heard someones voice just now.

It was a very comforting voice.

Im not sure what it is but its very warm..

My cold, chilled body was slowly feeling warm.

My hands feel warm.

Someone is holding my hand.

Come on! You have to come back! Satsuki!

Thats right.

The voice was always gentle and warmed my heart.

His hand was always large and patted my head.

The darkness began to fade.

When I opened my eyes, there was the person I had been dying to meet.

father?

Yes, thats right. Ive missed you so much, Satsuki.

My beloved, beloved father.

He looked awful with tears and snot all over his face.

Whats. wrong?

Why am I here?

Why am I still alive?

What happened to mother and everyone else?

All sorts of questions came to mind.

Its okay. There was a place near here for which Kudou left coordinates. Thanks to Ichinose and Momo-chan, I was able to rush here immediately.

?

I dont know what he was saying, but at least I know that there was no more danger.

There was no sign of the monsters that were everywhere.

Instead, there were so many signs of people.

I shifted my gaze slightly and saw the Self-Defense Forces with guns, a girl wielding a machete, and a very handsome high school student commanding them.

My mother, the charming guy, everyone is safe.

Ah, U.

My mouth hurts.

When I tried to speak, my whole body hurt.

Its okay, you dont have to force yourself to speak.

Ah.so

I was happy to hear that I didnt have to force myself.

But somehow, I had to say it.

Father, Im sorry. Im sorry I said something so nasty that day. The truth is, I was very happy . I had a matching phone with my dad, but my friends made fun of me, so I said something I didnt mean to say. Im sorry. Im really sorry.

Its okay. Your father doesnt care about that.

When he hugged me tightly, I could feel his warmth that I had desperately missed.

Oh, its so warm.

Fader I missed you.

I missed you too.. Satsuki.

On that day, Goshogawara was finally able to reunite with his family.

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