"Isn't your mother me?" the girl replied with an awkward smile, remembering these were the words Muria had first said to her when they met, words she had never forgotten.
"Although one could say that, to be more precise, my mother is you, but you are not my mother."
"What's the difference?"
"You currently have no memory of being my mother. When my real mother truly awakens, everything you now possess and experience will belong to my mother. Do you understand the difference?"
"…But she is not awake now, is she?" The girl fell silent for a moment, then forced an ugly smile and replied, "Do you plan on waking your mother up ahead of time?"
"No, I will not interfere; I will wait for her to awaken naturally," Muria said, looking at Areina meaningfully.
"If that is the case, then why speak of partaking in hunting deities?"
"Hmm, do you think hunting a god is a short-term activity?"
"How long do you plan to continue this dangerous act?"
