The Hero Party’s Moms Are Obsessed With Me

For the past three years, I had received swordsmanship training from the Shadow Knights.

No matter how untalented I was, the situation demanded that I should be able to easily take on about four goblins.

But…

– Snap!

– Clatter!

Swish! Thud! Swish!

“…!”

He hurriedly blocked the goblin’s clumsy attack.

No matter how weak the opponent was, even if it was a goblin.

– Krek?!

Even when using the skill ‘[Open and Close] to knock the guy’s hand that swung at my shield, and leaving him wide open and defenseless.

‘You think you can get away with this in front of Daguri?!’

Once one guy becomes defenseless, another one swings a sword.

Even if I managed to disarm the second guy, a third one would approach.

And if I disarmed the third one, the first one would recover.

Back and forth, attack and defense, it was an endless cycle.

I wanted to settle it through a proper sword fight, but…

“If I continue like this, I’ll tire out first!”

It would be the dumbest thing to lose to an opponent I could defeat just to uphold a useless belief.

With determination, I looked at the goblin charging at me with its sword and apologized in my mind.

“Scatter and stain the ground! Golden Urine! Now!”

Uttering an incredibly charismatic line, I opened the guy’s bladder who had hit my shield.

Ssshh…

– Kerek?!

The guy retreated in confusion, finally giving me a slight breather.

Moreover, the goblin who had been about to attack from behind slipped and fell on the golden ammonia-laden ground, sliding towards me like a soccer ball.

“Please kick it away!” I said as the goblin’s face came right up to my feet.

– Krak?!

I smashed a diving eagle shot right into the goblin’s face, and its nose bone seemed to shatter with a screech! The guy fell backward.

When two of their comrades fell in an instant, the remaining two goblins showed a slight sign of panic. But these guys had nothing in their minds except slaughter.

They only flinched for a moment, and their sword swings didn’t slow down.

However…

“At least two of them are more relaxed!”

After blocking one guy’s attack with my shield, I released my weapon.

Before another one could approach, swish! The barehanded goblin’s throat was severed.

Unlike Ely, I couldn’t split the body and head in a single strike, but goblin’s distinctive green blood bubbled from the deep wound.

– Kr, Krerek…!

The guy, who had been screaming in agony, tried to staunch the bleeding in his neck before collapsing.

Once I dealt with one, it was all a blur.

The guy who fell down, wetting himself.

The one on the verge of unconsciousness after a scissor kick.

The guy who was still intact but had [Unarmed] removed.

At first, I struggled a bit, but as soon as I unleashed my secret move, the goblins collapsed like sandcastles in the waves.

‘In other words, I couldn’t have won without my secret move…’

It was my first time capturing humanoid monsters, but maybe my experience of killing during my time at the orphanage helped?

My heart was racing, and I felt queasy, but it wasn’t enough to make me throw up a yellow-green pancake.

Still, as I tried to calm my racing heart and unsettled stomach with my hand on my chest, Olivia, who had been hiding, suddenly rushed over and embraced me.

“My child!”

‘Oh, Mother. I’m pretty filthy right now.’

I was about to move away from her warm embrace, fearing that the goblin blood splattered all over my body would dirty her, but Olivia didn’t seem to care and held me even tighter.

“Are you hurt anywhere? Any wounds? Lord Rageta! Please, take a look at the child’s body!”

It was an overreaction to the extreme, but it felt good.

I felt the reality of someone worrying about me.

While enjoying the warmth and comfort for a moment, Ely and Rageta also approached.

When Rageta clapped her hands sharply, my tense muscles, which had accumulated fatigue, recovered in an instant.

It wasn’t visible, but it seemed that the goblin blood that had dirtied my body had been thoroughly washed away.

With gratitude in my eyes, I nodded my head, and Rageta smiled with satisfaction.

Next, I looked at Ely, our training instructor and our protector, who was also smiling.

“You did an excellent job, young master. Battle is a matter of life and death. If you had lost without using your abilities, I would have been disappointed.”

“I’ve been curious for a while, what is this ability? The goblins were dropping their weapons and wetting themselves.”

Rageta’s question drew the attention of Olivia and Ely toward me.

The look that said, “Can you tell us?” I could feel it.

Since we were now in the same party and she was called the Great Tower Lord, it was obvious that I would be exposed sooner or later. It’s better to tell them than to hide it and get caught for no reason.

Elly nodded calmly and then opened her mouth with a serious expression.

“This is classified information. If you promise not to tell anyone, I will let you know.”

It’s not that big of a deal…

As Elly raised an eyebrow, Lageta placed her hand on her chest.

“I swear on my magic. I won’t tell anyone without Diarm’s permission.”

“Lord, magic is like a matter of life and death for a magician. It seems trustworthy to swear on that magic.”

So it’s not that big of a deal?!

I wanted to explain and clear up the deepening misunderstanding, but I barely held back my words because it seemed it would only worsen the situation.

“…”

“Okay. Lord has given permission.”

Now I’m even more confused~

“Lord is capable of anything.”

“Anything?”

“Yes. Whether it’s an object or a living being. Though I haven’t tested it with magic, Lord can open anything.”

It’s true, but it sounds like an incredible ability when explained like that?!

As Lageta listened to Elly’s detailed explanation, her eyes widened as if she had realized something.

“I see! So that’s what it is!”

What is that again?!

***

“This is classified information. If you promise not to tell anyone, I will let you know.”

Information about Diarm’s abilities.

Information about Diarm’s true identity.

Anyway, Lageta had no intention of spreading it around since she was just curious to satisfy her thirst for knowledge.

That’s why.

“I swear on my magic. I won’t tell anyone without Diarm’s permission.”

She pledged on the magic that encompasses everything about a magician.

Even an ordinary magician cherishes their magic and doesn’t want to lose it, so what about the Tower Master Lageta?

A thousand years of life could be invalidated.

Despite that, she made the oath because she was curious about Diarm.

“…”

Diem nodded as if she understood the meaning.

“Good. The Lord has given his permission.”

Finally, I can hear it!

Diem’s abilities!

Diem’s true identity!

The heart of Rageta, which had been cold for the past 200 years, beat vigorously once again.

And…

“The Lord can [unlock] anything.”

“Unlock?”

“Yes. Whether it be an object or a living being. I haven’t experimented with magic yet, but he can unlock anything.”

Unlock…

Unlock…?

Unlock…!

In the moment I heard the secret of Diem,

I realized that Diem had [unlocked] my magical shackles,

The magic of Rageta that rules over everything.

He [unlocked] the chains of that dominion,

That’s why Rageta’s control didn’t work on Diem.

Then why were the strengthening and healing spells cast on him?

“Could it be… because it’s not a matter of unlocking?”

What if it’s not about being able to [unlock] something, but about not being able to open it?

To confirm this, I need to attack Diem with spells from the elemental magic category, like Fireball or Ice Spear.

If I can’t bypass Rageta’s magic and harm him, everything will become clear.

But…

“I don’t want to attack him…”

Rageta felt a reluctance towards the action of causing harm to Diem.

He gradually became someone who wanted to do anything for Diem.

“Why? I’ve done anything for the sake of curiosity.”

A clue that was barely found.

By following that clue, I could acquire new knowledge.

Only a few days had passed since they had first met.

Lageta couldn’t fathom herself.

Even though an easier path was available, she couldn’t understand why she chose the harder one.

The child who warmed her heart just by looking at her.

An even cuter and more lovable child than her own daughter, Arwen.

“So that’s it! That’s the reason!”

Lageta realized the change in herself as she looked at Di’am.

“It’s because it’s open.”

Lageta’s heart toward Di’am.

[Because it’s open]

Only a few days had passed, but she had become someone precious.

She wanted to close her heart.

But it was already [open]

A door that not even the magic of a Grand Mage could shut.

That door had been thrown wide open, daring even her to open her heart to Di’am.

“Well… This feeling isn’t so bad.”

Lageta chuckled, feeling a sensation she hadn’t felt in a thousand years.

***

“It’s strange.”

Isn’t it the right response to be cautious when you find someone with such strange abilities?

But why…

“You’re adorable, Di’am.”

“Our baby is cute, isn’t she?”

“It won’t work. I’m going to be a Di’am mom too.”

“Oh, no, you’re not?!”

“Why not? What’s wrong with having two moms?”

“Anyway, it’s not happening!”

“What can you do if you refuse? I’m going to be a Di’am mom.”

“Oww!! Baby! Is a baby’s mom only a mom?!”

Why does it have to be like this…

And besides, if the mother is even-tempered… does that make her the epitome of Korean-style flirting?

As Olivia sobbed, La Gata held her, wearing a sorrowful expression.

Right. Give up in that state!

“I’ll never give up. I’m going to be Diem’s mom.”

Can’t you give me a break?!

After a brief disturbance for rest, I rummaged through the goblin corpses, looking for anything useful.

I wasn’t particularly keen on rummaging through the chillingly cold corpses.

“It’s the right of the victor. Ignoring is an option, but experiences like this are important too.”

It’s our Professor Eli’s education, so there’s no helping it.

Nodding my head, I collected the goblin’s ears, evidence of them being subjugated, along with the rusty weapons the guys had used.

Next is the collection of magic stones dropped by all monsters.

“Monsters with hearts have magic stones inside them. I’ll give you a demonstration, so the rest of you should try collecting them, Young Master.”

In an instant, after the demonstration, Eli handed me a dagger for collecting.

… Isn’t this just brute force?

It was something I often saw in the army.

With a sigh, I received the dagger, stabbed and dug into the corpses, forcibly collecting the magic stones.

…”

Why are these so small?

I got a small magic stone that wasn’t even half the size of the slime magic stone I had.