I came to this world because I died and god reincarnated me.
Needless to say, I have no blood relatives here, so I shouldn’t have a mother, but…
“Are you really my mother?”
“Yes! I am your mother!”
“Hum…”
Yes, well, yes.
Now I know how Snow feels when Miss Miriel hugs her and tells her to call her mommy.
“In any case, can you please start by explaining…”
“None of that! We’re family, so talk to me like we’re family!”
It’s crazy how she talks slowly and yet has this much force behind it. I don’t think I should argue.
But it’s kind of troubling to hear that from an adult woman I’ve never met…
“Yes, mom, okay?”
“…M-mom…”
“Yes!”
She looks really happy. I don’t think there’s a guy out there that would want to put a cloud over that smile.
Oh well, let’s just go along with her.
I sigh, and look at her again.
“Well then, mom, why did you call me here?”
“You decided to get married and didn’t tell me anything, Arata! I got all dressed up the other day when you came by, but then you just left!”
I mean, I had no idea you even existed… Is what I want to say, but if I tell her that now that her cheeks are puffed and she’s sulking, she might cry.
Anyway, I’m just glad she’s not the type that can read my mind…
The fact that she’s not like Orobas makes me breathe a sigh of relief.
“I was waiting all that time…”
“S-sorry…”
I feel some fear drawing closer.
“Don’t apologize, let me pamper you instead.”
“Uwah!?”
Suddenly, the tree stretches from underneath me, wraps around my body, and lifts me.
And then it takes me to mom’s open arms.
“There there.”
“…”
It ends in another hug.
This time she uses the tree as a backrest as she sits down while hugging me from behind.
It’s what I always do with Snow…
Cradling her in my arms, making her feel safe.
I didn’t think someone would do that to me…
“Arata… You didn’t even tell your mother about getting married…”
She says the same thing she said before, so it must be bothering her a lot.
“B-by the way, mother, how do you know about that?”
“Miriel and the others told me.”
“Ah, I see.”
They’re the guardians of Yggdrasil, so they typically spend their days near it.
It makes sense for them to know about the personification of Yggdrasil, even if I didn’t.
“I heard a lot… How you worked hard for me, and got hurt…”
“…”
Being hugged and basking in the sunlight that feels like a warm blanket is making me drowsy.
“You can sleep if you want.”
Her voice sounds a little lonely.
I think if I fall asleep here, it will be a while before I see her again.
“…We should talk a little more while I’m here.”
“Really? From your point of view, I must seem like a weird woman calling herself your mother.”
“So you are self-aware…”
I say what I’m thinking, and she pouts again while holding me tightly, but laughs a little.
“I’m the personification of this island, right?”
“Yes.”
“I heard part of my body came from Yggdrasil, so it’s not wrong for me to be considered your son.”
It feels comfortable being hugged like this. It’s not like Reina or Tiltue, I feel the sense of safety that comes with being held by a mother.
“So mom, do you want to hear about what happened since I arrived here on this island?”
“Yes, tell me lots.”
Where should I start… Reina and Tiltue, and Snow.
I talk about my family, then my friends.
When I talk about it like this, I realize a whole lot happened.
Being reminded of them one by one so vividly makes me think I’m really glad I came to this island.
“So… I got married to Reina and Tiltue… There’s Snow… Everyone…”
As I talk, I get really drowsy, and have trouble finishing my sentences. But I feel like I have to say this, so I force my head up…
“I’m really happy…”
“Fufu, I see. Make sure you look after everyone.”
“…Yes.”
I hit my limit, and feel like I’m floating in space.
…Then I will give you this, Arata, since you worked so hard.
Is the last thing I hear before my consciousness completely cuts off.
◇ ◇ ◇
When I wake up, I see I’m back in my room.
“…It wasn’t a dream.”
The sun is up, and Tiltue is sleeping next to me, looking happy.
And Snow is on top of me.
“Are you up?”
“I am.”
I say, and she smiles and puts her whole body on mine, flapping her legs.
She’s basically telling me to play with her.
“Oh? Why isn’t Tiltue wearing clothes?”
“…!?”
This… Is the most troubling question a child could ask her parent!
Well, it’s not like anything happened, she really did just take her clothes off.
And since a child wouldn’t question it beyond that, I can just tell her.
“I guess she took them off because it was hot last night.”
That should settle it…
“Then Snow will make it cooler!”
“Eh?”
“Ei!”
Snow raises her finger with an energetic yell, and the room turns cold like we’re in the dead of winter.
Tiltue is weak against the cold anyway, and she’s naked right now, so…
“O-ooooh!? What!? What is thiiiiis!? I was having a nice dream! I was fooling around with darling!”
Tiltue jolts up and shivers with tears in her eyes.
And since Snow wasn’t trying to do anything bad, she tilts her head with confusion.
I think to myself I messed up, and try give Tiltue her clothes.
“Hn?”
There’s something on the floor under the bed.
I reach towards it, and see three rings. They’re not made of metal, they’re wooden, but with a really beautiful polish.
“These…”
When I pick them up, I feel warmth.
…I will give you this, Arata, since you worked so hard.
This is definitely what my mother meant before I left.
“Yggdrasil rings…”
These are probably incredible items… And she just gave them to me.
And after thinking that, I give Tiltue her clothes, as she’s wrapped in a blanket.
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There’s snow -> There’s Snow
Thanks for the treat.
So she’s his mom because his new body was made from a part of Yggdrasil. Wait… this means that the elfs are his siblings