The Hero Party’s Moms Are Obsessed With Me

Arwen Lageta, the daughter of the Great Tower Lord Levia and the one responsible for magic in the Hero Party.

She found herself in a difficult situation because her mother suddenly disappeared.

“Where on earth did you go?!”

Today is the Tower Lord’s birthday, which happens once a year.

A place where not only the royal family but also numerous nobles gather.

A sensitive place where every small action becomes sensational news.

She wanted to show a friendly relationship with the heroes in such a place and firmly secure her position in the future’s true room, but the main character of the birthday party, the Tower Lord, disappeared.

“You still haven’t found her?!”

“I-I’m sorry!”

“We’ve checked all the communication in the vicinity…”

The reason why so many people gather at the Tower Lord’s birthday party is simple.

They want to catch her attention.

What is the reason why the Demon King doesn’t directly invade the human realm?

Because if you provoke the Tower Lord’s anger by wandering around unnecessarily, even the Demon King won’t be able to withstand it.

That’s how great and strong the Tower Lord is.

Just having her attention as much as specks of dust can lead to a turning point in life, which is why people have gathered at this birthday party.

But what if the Tower Lord is not here?

“It seems that the Lord of the Tower has left his seat due to urgent matters.”

“Your Grace, what would you like to do?”

“Your Lordship.”

Already busy people had left their seats, and the remaining few were filled with thoughts of leaving.

As the spacious area gradually emptied, Arwen Lageta’s expression turned pale.

‘This could be an opportunity to become Drei’s chamber.’

A blond elf patted the back of a dark-haired young child, who was bowing his head.

“Don’t worry too much~ The Lord of the Tower’s birthday will come again next year, right? We can introduce you then~”

“Ugh…”

“You didn’t forget, right? After the Lord of the Tower’s birthday is the World Tree, isn’t it? Oh~ Mother must be waiting~ I’m really looking forward to it~ Hehehe~”

“Jen Zhang!!”

The elf celebrated the winner’s victory, while the dark-haired child let out a cry of defeat. The blond boy, with a bright smile, sat between the lavishly arranged dishes.

When the hero Drei poured a lot of meat onto his plate and returned to his seat, a beautiful woman with white hair sat beside him.

He noticed the dish of a woman that only showed green.

“Sir, do you only eat vegetables?”

“I brought it for our hero to eat, didn’t I?”

“Yes? I prefer meat…”

“Drei? If you want to become a great hero, you shouldn’t be picky about your food. Will you also eat vegetables?”

“Yes…”

As Drei became dejected, the white-haired woman, Saint Sain Botia, gently stroked the blond hair of the hero, smiling as if she found his appearance cute.

Drei perked up under her touch, and his gaze wandered around, waiting for the dish filled with meat.

“Drei? Aren’t you eating?”

“I have to wait for Lady Anna and Lady Arwen.”

Anna smiled again and gently patted his head, saying, “It’s admirable that you value your family. But since the two of them will take a long time, should we eat first?”

“But…”

“I’ll eat first and cause a commotion, so don’t worry.”

“…Then I will enjoy my meal.”

Sain watched as Drei, with his hands on his chin, slowly began to eat the meat.

“It seems like you didn’t want to wait for the two of us, but rather wanted some alone time. How cute~”

***

The evening when Ragetta decided to travel with us.

I broke free from Olivia’s embrace, as if handling a beloved doll.

“Sweetie? Need to use the restroom? Shall we go together?”

Her increasingly frightening behavior made her eyes widen when I playfully poked the bag of ingredients hanging from my waist.

“Oh? Is it already dinnertime?”

As I nodded, Eli, who was engaged in a war of nerves with Ragetta, also approached me in astonishment.

“I will assist you, sir.”

“Mom will be preparing the tableware~”

As Eli and I attempted to leave, Ragetta tilted her head and cheekily opened her mouth.

“Dee-am. Where are you going?”

“To prepare dinner.”

Olivia answered instead of me.

Since we didn’t have to worry about meals when taking a break in the village, I thought I only needed to prepare food when engaging in outdoor activities or when staying out at night.

But suddenly, Olivia and Eli pleaded with me to personally prepare dinner.

Honestly, it was quite bothersome, but the two beautiful ladies expressed a desire to eat my cooking, didn’t they?

It’s not that I dislike cooking either.

So, after making it once or twice, I ended up becoming the designated cook for dinner.

“Why are you going out?”

“The room was cramped, you see. It’s more spacious now, but… it’s not ideal to cook with fire in the room, darling.”

Indeed, our foster mother is wise.

Since I had no intention of conducting a fire drill, I planned to go outside as usual.

“What about the kitchen?”

“…?”

As Ragetta said a word and flicked her finger, the corner of the now spacious room transformed.

“Oh my…”

“Unbelievable…”

“…”

“This magic is truly amazing… or is it an acceptable illegal modification?”

It was a kitchen made with just one finger, but the content was excellent.

A water dispenser that produced clean water with a click.

A gas stove that could be lit with just one touch.

A dishwashing machine that would clean up neatly by simply putting in a dish full of food.

And even a refrigerator that seemed to be meant for food storage, overflowing with cold air.

‘With all this, can’t you make food? Or maybe even nutrition pills that make you feel full even without eating?’

***

Deam started chopping in the kitchen as if it were a familiar place.

Eli set the table when Deam finished cooking.

Olivia placed spoons and forks beside the plates.

Lageta watched the three people move around the kitchen, feeling as if it were a familiar scene.

To be exact, Lageta only watched Deam grilling meat in front of the fire.

A boy whose identity cannot be known.

The more you look, the less you can understand the boy.

Lageta’s goal is to understand Deam.

To uncover what he is hiding.

To control his magic.

With that thought, Lageta approached Deam and tried to establish a friendly relationship.

If only he could kidnap Deam and return to the tower.

He wanted to conduct various experiments without wasting any time.

‘But my control didn’t work…’

After their first meeting, Lageta tried to use magic on Deam several times, but it didn’t work.

At first, he thought that with a little more effort, he would be able to capture him, but now it had completely slipped away beyond his reach.

Should he forcefully suppress him?

He couldn’t bear the thought of having a strained relationship with such a precious existence that hadn’t appeared in centuries.

That’s why he participated in this futile game.

To gain Deam’s favor.

He endured the pointless event of his birthday for 200 years, but he couldn’t endure this short time.

‘I should try again when he’s asleep.’

Because if it’s subconscious, who knows what other situation might unfold.

When she was lost in her thoughts, food appeared.

“Thank you for the meal, Your Highness.”

“Eat well, my child. Enjoy your meal.”

…

The three of them simultaneously began eating the noodle dish using forks.

Watching their actions, Lageta picked up a single strand of noodles with her fork and twirled it around.

Having lived for over a thousand years, Lageta had tasted every type of food imaginable.

She had experienced all the flavors the world had to offer and had lost interest in food.

Lageta only consumed Guardam fruits.

She expressionlessly put the noodles into her mouth.

As she chewed the noodles, a peculiar taste filled her mouth.

“…Hmm?”

‘What is this… taste?’

No.

She recognized the taste.

It was a taste she knew.

While it could be considered a delicious taste when distinguishing between tasty or not, it was not unique or new.

However.

‘Is this… magic?’

A new taste within a taste she was familiar with.

She felt a new magic.

‘How is this…’

When using ingredients imbued with magic, the magic would dissipate when cooked.

To fully absorb the properties of the ingredients, they had to be consumed raw.

That’s why it is best to lightly garnish a finished dish with raw ingredients.

But look at this dish.

Despite being cooked over a flame, there is still magic present in the food.

Not just a trace, but a strong presence of magic.

Magic that Lageta was unaware of.

‘How on earth…

When the mistress of magic found herself in a perplexing situation, an unprecedented event unfolded within her.

“Magic… it’s controlling me.”

The magic that had always been under her control was now slowly devouring Lageta in reverse.

Lageta, who feared being swallowed by the unknown magic if she left it unchecked, quickly closed her eyes and recited an incantation.

She recited it, but…

“Magic… the magic is not listening to me?!”

She tried to defend, but defense was futile.

She tried to counter, but she couldn’t.

Lageta, feeling the magic being consumed in real-time, had nothing she could do.

No.

There was one thing she could do.

It might have an effect, although she wasn’t sure.

“Diam!”

Killing the one who had cast this spell.

Magic inherently follows the will of the caster.

If you shock the caster, you can thwart the magic.

She aimed her fork at Diam, intending to kill him with her magic once the control was released.

Losing this new knowledge was regrettable, but she had no choice.

She hurled the fork she held toward Diam.

The fork flew swiftly.

She couldn’t be sure if it would kill the boy, but it would at least wound him.

Once the magic returned, it would be easy from there.

Easy.

But just then…

“Clang!”

Her fork, on its way to Diam’s face, was intercepted by Ellie’s own fork.

“This has gone too far, Lady Lageta.”

Ellie drew her sword, which was hanging from her waist, in an instant.

“L-Lady Lageta?! What are you doing all of a sudden? It’s dangerous!”

Olivia, in a state of panic, tightly concealed Diam against her chest.

Startled, Diem turned her body in surprise.

And with that scene, the end came.

“Darn it… time is…”

Lageta was completely engulfed by an unknown force of magic.

…

“Hmm? What’s this?”

Lageta was engulfed.

An unfamiliar magic engulfed her.

But nothing changed.

She felt as though something had opened, but nothing had changed.

What opened?

As she tilted her head, silently chanting a spell in her mind, black flames emerged from the empty space.

The magic that had previously ignored her commands returned under her control.

Whatever had happened just moments ago didn’t matter.

She had to kill Diem right away.

…

Kill Diem?

Why?

Diem… is a good child, though?

No. Diem used strange magic on me!!

She cooked for me.

Strange magic engulfed me!

I threw a fork at the child who cooked for me…

The moment I ate the food, the magic!

In the midst of confusion, a sword pointed at Lageta’s throat.

“I’ll ask one last time. What were you thinking?”