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"Ah, I’m awake. Good morning, everyone," the tall, red-haired tomboyish mother walked into the kitchen half-naked, proudly displaying her beautiful, large, slightly muscular and voluptuous body to all the girls present.

"Julietta! Put on some clothes! You’re in your underwear!" Olivia reprimanded her.

"A-Ah, hahaha, what’s wrong with that?" Julietta laughed, scratching her head. "Ah! Elayne, good morning... It still feels surreal that you’re back!"

"Julietta! Good morning to you too— Oh," Elayne said, surprised, as Anna’s mother pulled her into a warm hug and kissed her cheek. "Heheh, I am happy to see you again, my friend."

"Hmm, you smell like flowers," Julietta murmured, hugging Elayne tighter and inhaling the enthralling floral scent of her green hair.

"Mom, stop smelling her!" Anna scolded her slightly perverted mother.

"What’s gotten into you? You think you can start ordering your mama around now?" Julietta laughed. "Elayne is kind and cute, so she lets me hug her as much as I want, right?"

"Of course," Elayne nodded, returning the kiss on Julietta’s cheek. "Do you want something for breakfast, dear?"

"No, no, this is enough. Thank you," Julietta said as she sat down beside her. "Wow, this breakfast looks amazing!"

The atmosphere grew slightly awkward because of Julietta’s lack of clothing, but everyone simply shrugged it off and continued as usual.

"Whew! Last night was fun! I fought a girl named Thunder Crusher Raiko or something. It was fun as hell, though she beat the hell out of me, haha!" Julietta laughed.

"Again with those wrestling matches, Mom?!" Anna asked. "I’ve told you multiple times you should quit already! It’s dangerous and the pay is nowhere near enough!"

"I know, but you have to understand that Mama has her pride too," Anna’s mother sighed, shaking her head. "I can’t just let other people raise my own daughter while I sit around doing nothing, you know? That’s something only other mothers would understand, right, Elayne?"

"Of course," Elayne nodded. "Was it a fun match, though? I am still a little worried."

"It was fun. She was a monster of a woman, though. I was sure I had beaten her, but she suddenly stood up out of nowhere, lightning exploding from her body, and knocked me down with a single blow. What the hell! Hahaha!" Julietta laughed.

"What?!" Anna cried, shocked. "Mom, was she an Awakened?!"

"Ah... I didn’t know. Nobody said anything. Maybe they couldn’t see what I saw," Julietta replied, rubbing her chin. "Hmm, well, whatever the case, it’s entertainment, you know? I still get paid even if I lose, as long as I give everyone a good show."

"Well, I’m glad you survived, but you shouldn’t agree to matches against Awakened opponents when you aren’t one, Mom!" Anna said, clearly worried sick about her mother’s recklessness.

"Look, Anna, this isn’t just about making money. It’s my passion," Julietta explained. "Now that I am finally getting somewhere in this career—since I started five years ago in Canada—I don’t want it all to go to waste. It’s my dream too."

Anna sighed. "I’m just worried."

"Hahaha, your mommy is super big and strong. What are you talking about? I took that blow and here I am, completely fine!" Julietta laughed loudly.

"I honestly had no idea you did wrestling matches," Elayne admitted. "I only recently heard about it from your daughter, Julietta."

"Ah, that’s because I was mostly stuck in boring jobs before," Julietta sighed. "Ever since I divorced that asshole, I’ve been doing my best to raise this girl here. I’m glad she turned out fine and healthy, and now she even has a full scholarship. I still earn money to support her, but now that I have more time, I’m finally dedicating myself to my passion—turning what used to be an occasional side job into my main career."

"Being a wrestler sounds so exciting!" Elayne said. "I’m glad you’re chasing your dream and passion, but... is it really safe? What if you fight someone Awakened again?"

"Hmm, I guess I should file a complaint with my manager..." Julietta muttered, rubbing her chin as she finished devouring the huge plate of food Elayne had cooked. "Well, you’re not wrong, but I would feel like I’m cheating if I asked any of you for help with some magic trinket, so... before you even suggest it, no thank you."

"Ugh..." Anna sighed. "Maybe I’ll lose my mother soon."

"Enough with that. I ain’t dying!" Julietta complained. "Don’t be like that with your mom. Wrestling is a perfectly safe job—unlike being a hunter, for example."

"Yeah, that’s why one of those hunters is working as one now and unfairly beating everyone?" Anna shot back. "That shouldn’t even be legal, honestly."

"You’re not wrong..." Julietta nodded. "Hmm, Elayne, you said you thought it was interesting?" 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

"Eh? Ah yes. Oh! Can I go see one of your matches?" Elayne asked.

"You read my mind!" Julietta exclaimed. "This weekend I have a rematch with the Thunder Giant Raikou, and I’m also fighting three other girls. It’s like a rematch marathon. People in Japan love those! They also like me—they say foreigners are rare nowadays, hahaha. I’ve got a lot of fans too. Some even sent me love letters, you know? See? Your mommy still has it~!"

"Get to the point, Mom..." Anna sighed grumpily.

"Ah, right. Okay, so how about you all come see my match?" Julietta asked boldly. "All of you are invited! I want to show you that I mean business and that I really am good at it."

"W-We are invited?" Elisa asked.

"W-Why would we ever go to such a vulgar place?" Olivia sighed.

"Sounds fun..." Monica nodded.

"Yeah..." Elena said. "Why not? It’s Anna’s mom, after all..."

Elena did not particularly feel like going, but it was her girlfriend’s mother. She did not want to seem rude... and it seemed her own mother was oddly interested as well.

"How about it, Anna?" her mother asked.

"Ah... ugh, do we have to?" Anna sighed.

"Aw, come on!" Julietta urged. "I’ve gone to every single one of your matches, tests, and trials!"

"...Fine," Anna said, crossing her arms.

"I’m going as well," Elayne nodded. "It sounds like fun. It is something I have never seen before, after all. And if we can detect anyone using magic, we can stop them and expose the cheater."

"That would be amazing!" Julietta said excitedly. "Actually, Elayne... I am supposed to do this with a partner, but mine got sick and cannot come. Can you fill in for her?"

"E-Eh?!" Elayne gasped.

Everyone else’s reaction was even louder.

"WHAT?!"

They all glared at Julietta, stunned by her boldness in asking Elayne—a Ruler-Class Divine Spirit in the middle of the Holy War—to participate.

"Y-You know that I have powers, right?" Elayne asked. "Wouldn’t that be illegal?"

"You can suppress them, can’t you? Just hold back until you are as strong as a normal human," Anna’s mother said confidently. "That way, I can have you by my side if anything sketchy happens. We can uncover who is cheating—and it might be more than one person."

"Hmm..." Elayne rubbed her chin thoughtfully.

"She’s actually considering it?!" Elisa gasped. "D-Don’t do it, Auntie!"

"Hmm, you don’t want me to?" Elayne asked, her eyes showing clear worry.

"You don’t need to do this!" Olivia insisted, shaking her head.

"Is that so?" Elayne wondered.

However, someone else seemed to disagree.

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