My Child Is A Villain

Leon was lying on the ground, bleeding from what had happened, while Ronschka was losing control.

“D-die!”

Flames rained down on the warlock, however, he easily blocked them.

“Tsk, annoying.”

Adele unconsciously stopped in her tracks as she tried to approach Ronschka. What are you going to do next? There’s a warlock.

She held her breath quietly and groped her waist. There’s a small dagger she received from a guard.

‘I can do it. I can do it.’

Adele ran up to the warlock who was only focused on the flames and stabbed him with a dagger straight in.

“Argh!”

The warlock screamed loudly because of the sudden attack.

Adele did not pass up the opportunity; she drew the dagger with a trembling hand at the warlock who dared to harm the children.

Isn’t that common in horror movies? Monsters that were thought dead turned out to be alive again. I have to kill him properly and make sure he really dies.

But there was one thing Adele didn’t know. The warlock’s robe was looser than expected, so the dagger was easy to pull out

The warlock, who came to his senses, pulled out the dagger with the staff he was holding, and immediately kicked it far away. And he pointed the staff at Adele.

“Mom!”

Ronschka’s voice was heard from behind. Then Adele’s trembling body began to calm down surprisingly quickly.

She just realized it. The opportunity to pay for the sins she committed against Ronschka has come.

‘Ronschka, my son.’

Just then, Leon seemed to have woken up again. Adele scrutinized the children’s condition and estimated the distance between her and the warlock.

“Oh, it seems you are the mother of my test subject.”

The warlock grinned. This makes things easier. Blood ties are stronger than expected, so if one is held hostage, the other cannot easily escape, he thought.

Adele calmly asked, “Ronschka, do you remember what Mom said before?”

When facing a bear in the past, Ronschka eventually returned to his mother’s side. He couldn’t leave Adele who was just a cruel mother to him.

Ronschka needs to value his own life more. He doesn’t have to return to a place where he could die. So she said this:

“Ronschka, if something dangerous happens, you must run away.”

Then Ronschka asked after a moment of thought, “W-w-with mom?”

“It would be nice if we could run away together. If that’s not possible, then you must run away alone.”

“W-why? I-I hate it.”

“I want you to experience more happiness for the rest of your life, Ronschka. But if you go to heaven with Mom, you won’t know that.”

“I-I-I still hate it.”

“My dear son.”

Adele hugged Ronschka tightly and rubbed her cheek against his.

“Remember. When such a situation comes, run away. Will you promise?”

Ronschka pouted his lips and expressed his displeasure back then, but was it for today that she finally got his promise after soothing him?

Recalling that time, Adele smiled bitterly.

Even though her son was behind the warlock’s back, she could clearly tell what his expression was now.

Still, I hope you live long, Ronschka. Now you can laugh quite a bit and stutter less.

You made a friend and also have a teacher. The number of people who love you has increased, and you have a home to return to.

So please live long.

Adele smiled at Ronschka even though she couldn’t see him. And before that smile disappeared, Ronschka ran away with Leon.

* * *

At first, I hated my mother. But my mother was everything to me and always will be, so how could she tell me to leave her?

My mom was always too cruel to herself.

Ronschka, who was running, stopped. And he said to Leon clearly, “Go first.”

“What?”

Leon asked back, but Ronschka had already turned around. In the clearing he returned to, his mother was holding the warlock in his tracks.

His mother, holding on to the warlock’s clothes and staff, was full of wounds.

“Annoying!”

The warlock punched Adele angrily. He wanted to use magic, but he couldn’t because she was too close.

That was what Adele was aiming for. But even not using magic, the physical difference between a woman and a man was so great that in the end all she could do was hold onto his clothes

Ronschka gritted his teeth at the sight. He lost control of himself and forcibly drew the flames that were burning the forest.

He could feel his body twitch at his unreasonable action, but he ignored it.

“Follow me!”

Following Ronschka’s order, wild flames gathered around him one by one. And the warlock turned to look at him.

He kicked Adele away and frowned. Adele, who had been struggling all along, slumped helplessly.

Ronschka’s heart sank. As a result, the flames that were barely controlled started to run wild again.

‘No, no.’

Ronschka took all his heart. My mom is probably still alive. Even when she was attacked by a bear, my mom survived, he thought.

The gathered flames grew larger and took on the shape of a wolf.

“I should have killed this woman right away. She really annoyed me,” said the warlock.

His opponent is still a novice Elementalist, even so, this time he prepared magic carefully without being careless.

In the next moment, a flaming wolf attacked the warlock. Then, the magic he cast covered the clearing.

As the black thunderbolt struck the ground, the wolf turned and protected Ronschka.

The difference between magic and spirits is that spirits can think.

The wolf chose to protect its master rather than attack the warlock further.

“No!” Ronschka shouted, holding out his hand toward his mother.

‘Protect my mom, not me!’

Even after saying that in his heart, the wolf didn’t follow his orders.

He had always hated his fire spirit. Because of this, he was hated by his mother and never had a good time since he was born.

However, Lucas, his teacher, insisted on him accepting the fire spirit. Because if he doesn’t, the fire will run wild.

His mother said Lucas was right.

Thus, he tried. He came all the way here with that mind, but he was betrayed by the fire again.

A short but long time passed, and the thunderbolt stopped.

Ronschka who fell down just lowered his head and burst into tears. He didn’t have the strength to fight anymore.

No matter how strong he pretended to be, he was just a child about to reach his seventh birthday.

“M-mom. Mom, mom.”

Ronschka raised his head in tears. If this is the last time, he wants to at least be by his mother’s side.

So he rubbed his eyes with his dust-covered hands, wiping away his tears. Because I hate not being able to see my mom clearly.

After that, he slowly got up from his seat, but the warlock’s behavior was strange.

-crackle crackle!

“Argh! Argh!”

The warlock was burning in blue flames. He was engulfed in flames so quickly that his body and voice disappeared in an instant.

And when it was all over, all that was left was a small heap of ashes.

Blinking his eyes in wonder, Ronschka looked further away. A familiar figure appeared.

It was Lucas. He approached his mother and held her in his arms.

“Fortunately, you are unharmed,” said Lucas as he looked at Ronschka, sighing.

“W-w-what about my mom?”

“Your mother is safe too.”

Despite this, she was beaten badly enough to leave her on the brink of death.

But at the crucial moment, Lucas jumped into the thunderbolt and wrapped himself around Adele. Thanks to that, only Lucas was hurt by the magic.

Lucas looked at Adele, ignoring the pain in his back. Then Ronschka hurriedly approached Adele.

He sat down beside Adele and quietly held her hand. He then put his ear to her chest.

-thump thump.

He could hear her heart beating.

My mom is still alive. Although she is injured, the doctor in the mansion will heal her.

Thank God. I can still live with my mother longer.

Rejoicing that fact, Ronschka smiled while still crying.

* * *

Leon arrived at the clearing late. Out of breath, he was the first to find Lucas and point him in the right direction.

He kept running like crazy, so he crouched down for a bit to catch his breath. However, thanks to him, everyone’s safe.

Leon stroked his chest.

Actually, he also wanted to go back to the clearing quickly. But he didn’t think anyone would ask for his help if he did. He had a rational mind.

In conclusion, everyone is safe. But strangely, one side of his chest felt heavy.

‘Me too, I wanted to be with you.’

Adele is kind to Leon, but… would Adele throw herself to save him even if he was in danger like Ronschka?

He kept thinking about it even though he knew it wasn’t right to imagine such a thing.

Leon hates that fact.