「Hoo? Hoo hoo hoo!」

The muscle–or rather, Matsubara Makoto raised such a voice of admiration, glared at the woman glaring at him .

「Oh, Head of the Special Forces . You thought that we don’t know anything? You certainly did reject that girl, right? And in addition to that, you just threw your killing intent at her without listening to a word from her! You calling yourself a mother? Nuhahahahaha! Are you here to make me laugh!? My muscles are also laughing loudly by your words! Muscles and bones as if a supernova–」

Hyun, a sharp sound resounds .

Dodging the attack by moving his head, Matsubara smiles distortedly and continues speaking .

「Oh! Oh, Tsukie! What an easy to understand attack! As if a shota/loli without muscles! Now, I don’t understand why you came here, but saying that the reason of it is because of the kid, is highly ridiculous!」

Thus, he prepares his fists .

His eyes are blazing greatly, and his words are a little hard to understand, but it is very easy to understand that it varies .

「–Now, as a villain . Let’s punish the evil adult who’s trying to use a child, Muscle」

Hearing those words and seeing his figure, Tsukie instinctively smiles wryly .

I wonder why I look like an evil villain .

The opponent is a sinner who committed many crimes . Even if he line up many hypocrisies, it doesn’t redeem all of his sins, let alone, it can change into an insult towards 『justice』 .

But there were no curiosity and anger .

Rather than that, I understood .

「–Well, right」

Muttering that, she prepares her weapon .

Glittering the

dark grey dagger while Matsubara’s muscles pulsate slightly, she remembers the words she said to her own son .

『Unknowns are pests . They only know how to harm and give despair to humans . The extermination targets that know nothing but killing us . That’s what Unknowns are . No matter what kind of human form it takes, it’s different than a human–it’s just a monster』

She certainly said that .

That is an unregainable truth . In fact, when thinking that the young child is an Unknown, the trauma that was planted in her since her childhood, appears .

Blazing town, and her parents reaching out to her desperately .

Seeing her young self–and the large Unknown biting her parents lower half of body .

Even her young self was able to understand that the Unknown’s eyes were filled with 『joy』 . The moment she saw that, she was convinced .

–Ah, these guys are 『enemies』 .

Since then, her life was simple .

To say it in a word–revenge .

She built up strength in order to take revenge on the Unknown that killed her parents . She obtained power, and a firm position .

In order to subjugate countless Unknowns, she trained the Special Forces’ members . By revising the Special Forces’ system, many enemies were ma.s.sacred . And she did every possible thing in order to find that monster one day .

For her, her purpose in life is to find that Unknown and kill it .

–It was like that .

「……Good grief, I lost my edge……」

While smiling wryly, she scratches her head .

『I

『I order as the Special Forces’ supreme commandant . Kill the Unknown living in that house and Nagumo Iwato』

That were the words she said before .

In order to eliminate any instable risk factors, she tried to kill her own son .

That was the right choice as the Minister of Defense and the Special Force’s supreme commandant . To the extent that it won’t even be strange that she will be praised .

However .

She thinks, “Why am I in this place?” .

Why I get married and gave birth to a child, but still clinging to this position?

Was the reason really 『for revenge』?

Thinking that, she laughs .

「–Such thing, there is no way it is like that」

Just like that, she recalls .

In the antiseptic smelly hospital .

The small baby grasping her hand tightly .

Drenched in sweats and gasping in pain . The moment she saw the child, her 『number one』 has been decided .

Thus, she opens her eyes .

In front of her is Matsubara preparing his fists, and after making sure that the figure is a reality, she shows a smile .

「I said already . I came here as a 『mother』」

Revenge, search, and extermination .

Certainly, those that became her roots, have not changed . Everything started from there . It doesn’t change the fact that she manage to go this far because of the death of her parents . However .

She was wrong .

She made a mistake at the most important part .

What reason is she alive for?

Not for the past,

the past, but it is for this moment .

She asks herself who is she living for .

–She immediately answers, 『for my son’s sake』 .

「I forgotten the most important thing due to my anger . I did such a silly thing just for revenge……」

I am stupid

She smiles wryly .

Why did I make the Unknowns be cautious to that much?

For the people living in the town?

Thinking that, she–couldn’t give an answer immediately .

When she know that the Unknown appeared in the town and Iwato is close to the Unknown, her mind became blank instantly .

Flashbacking her trauma .

What if he experienced the same tragedy as me .

She couldn’t stop thinking about it, and she rushed out of her office . She was just worried of Iwato .

Why did I say such thing?

Since when have I been wrong?

What exactly I wanted to do?

Thinking that, she feels regret .

Did I worry about him so much that I became weird, or I was just confused by the hatred to Unknowns?

There are many excuses like that, but just by saying those, won’t repair the relations.h.i.+p with him .

However, still

「–But still, I’m a mother」

No matter how much he hates me or neglects me .

I’m still his mother .

Even if I’m not a good mother .

「Even if I’m not qualified to be one, I won’t brush away the child’s hand–again」

Those words, and figure .

Matsubara laughs greatly .

「Laughable, really laughable! It’s upright to be keen to not fail the second time! As expected of the head of the Special Forces, I guess! However,

I guess! However, that first mistake is the end . Once you put it in words, there won’t be a second time . Your relations.h.i.+p will never recover!」

「……You may be right . I have no intention to appear in front of them with a mother look now after doing that much . But still–」

Thus, she smiles sharply .

The corner of her mouth rises, and the sharp glint in her eyes glitter .

She just thrust her won self-satisfaction .

「But, I don’t need any qualifications to think of saving them, right?」

「I see, there’s no point to talk」

Matsubara’s voice resounds–and the surroundings are enveloped by his intimidation .

The feeling of oppression accompanied by an overwhelming pressure .

Facing that, Tsukie starts to sweat while Matsubara’s muscles pulsate greatly as he lowers his balance .

「Well, I have never thought that the evil and justice can understand each other from the start . I amused myself by trying to chat with you, but since our opinions are different, there’s no chance we can come to an agreement . But when thinking carefully, the bad one is the Unknown who attacked your parents」

「……You investigated me . So the so-called 『justice』, what are you going to do? Are you going to arrest this bad mother who abused her son?」

Upon hearing that, Matsubara was shocked for a moment .

However, he starts to laugh 『Gahaha』 immediately, and sends a sharp glance at Tsukie .

His figure that was abusing her since a while ago, is not there–

「What are you saying? The 【evil】 one is me」

And he muttered that with a strange weight .