“You’re finally here.”

The woman waved her hand and dismissed the polite greeting of the two Marecasio, then sat down in front of them. Their intentions were obviously unimportant to her.

“I see that you two did something useless,” she remarked.

“…”

Although the two Marecasio disregarded even the emperor of the Roman Empire, Helmond and Caravan did not even dare to raise their heads in front of the woman.

“And it looks like you two made a fun toy to play with as well. Looked just like me. It must have taken some effort to find a child like that,” she continued.

“That’s…”

“I’m not trying to blame you, so there’s no need to be nervous,” she said with a smirk. It was a smile that seemingly contained both innocence and wickedness. As such, it made her look even more mysterious.

“I heard everything,” she said.

“…”

“Finally managing to come up with something, and it was simply borrowing the power of a dragon?” She continued.

“Mother… He… He is far too strong and dangerous. Without a dragon, there was nothing that—”

“Why do you think the Beholder lent you power?” she asked.

“…” The two Marecasio promptly closed their lips. It was an impossible scene considering who they were and how much power they held. However, simultaneously, it was inevitable for the two Marecasio to act so deferently toward her.

The girl in front of them was their mother—the being...