Genres: Slice of Life, Comedy, Drama
Relevant Tags: Isekai, Mother-Daughter Bonding, Dialogue
Characters Involved:
Mira Cerodos (Holder of Sixty Four, Daughter of Mara Rose)Mara Rose (Holder of Absolute Command, Creator of Mendass, Avatar of Evelyn, The Assassin, Catalyst of the Split, Another World's Hero, Many More Titles)
Recommended Reading: Chapter 64: Sixty Four, Chapter 128: Killing Moon, Chapter 192: Last Dance
Summary: Three conversations held between Mira Cerodos and her mother, showing how she got her Sacred Power and how she ended up in Mendass.
Librarian's Note: It's… it's all dialogue! Who the hell writes only dialogue?! Assistant, destroy it with prejudice.
Side Story Namesake: For My Daughter by Kane Brown
"Mom, where are we going?"
"A little side project I've been whipping up for a while. You remember how a few of my wives are from other worlds, right?"
"Uh huh."
"Since we have a bunch of downtime ever since your grandma dealt with… that, I reckoned I'd do something I've always wanted to do."
"You know Grandma doesn't like it when you call her Grandma."
"I do it because it's funny. I mean, come on, the idea of calling someone in their early 30s Grandma is hirious."
"I still don't understand if you guys love each other or hate each other."
"I sure as hell hope she doesn't hate me, or else I've gotta get Daniel to back me up."
"I don't think Uncle D would actually help."
"Eh, you never know. He loves to screw over anyone, even your grandma."
"I thought that was more Aunty Chaos's schtick."
"Nah. Chao-chan is just more open about her desires. Plus, ever since she got hitched, she's been down-low on the whole 'Primordial God of Karma' schtick."
"Aren't those things from Soni-"
"Shush, kid. Don't mention copyrighted material. I hear one of those companies got hold of a god and can now copyright strike conversations."
"Is that even legal?""They have a God. I don't think ws matter to them anymore."
"That's… depressing."
"Eh. You get used to it, kid. Now, ignoring that whole baloney, my little side project was creating an entire world, and that door is its entrance."
"Didn't Grandma ban you from adding more doors to the house?"
"Don't worry; legally my room is part of my house rather than her house. Also, it's legally not her house."
"I thought it was hers."
"It was transferred to your other grandma in the marriage."
"I don't think that's how it works."
"Look, long story short, I'm really good at forging documents that end up being legally binding."
"I'm starting to understand why your wives don't let you hang out with your daughters often."
"No, no, that's because I've got too many."
"..."
"Bme it on Zeus. Ever since he got addicted to VTubers, someone had to pick up the sck."
"Mom, I don't think that's the kind of thing you're supposed to spring on your daughter."
"Correct."
"..."
"Anyway, if you ever feel like you need to get away from everything, feel free to enter this door. You can treat it as your pyground away from home. Nothing bad will probably happen to you, and if something does, I'll be there for you."
"Really?"
"Really."
"So, Mira, I've got an idea for a bonding exercise."
"I don't want to py baseball. I don't like baseball. You don't like baseball. The only one in this house who likes baseball is Aunty Sam, and that's because you lied to her and said she could use her sword in baseball."
"Don't worry; it isn't baseball."
"..."
"It's not football, basketball, or curling either. Not even fishing. I promise it isn't fishing."
"You've made that promise six times already."
"Well, this time it really isn't fishing. Miss Kraken isn't here, so it can't even be that kind of fishing either."
"Okay then, Mom. What's the bonding exercise this time, then?"
"So, remember that door I made that goes to another world?"
"The one I can enter any time if I want to?"
"Yeah, that one. I've made up this whole system called 'Sacred Powers', and since there are limited spots, I'm gonna give you one, kiddo."
"Can I… make one?"
"That's the pn. You and I, sitting in a tree, making a Sacred Power for you."
"Do we have to do it in a tree?"
"Yes, because Grandma has the roundtable over for old people tea time, and I do not want to get involved with all that."
"Grandma isn't old."
"But everyone else there is. Now, grab onto my hand; I'll teleport us to the tree."
"Where will the tree be?"
"Only the best tree one can be in. We're going to Yggdrasil."
"Oh. That expins why it's so big."
"Yep. Anywho, what ideas do you have for your Sacred Power? You can have whatever you want."
"Mom, I have thought about this for a long time. I do have an idea."
"Is this like one of those things you discuss with yourself while on the toilet?"
"What?! No…"
"Uh huh."
"Just forget it. I don't need a power."
"I'll make your power the ability to transform into a unicorn."
"Okay, here's the idea, Mom. You know that pylist of mine? I want a power for each song."
"You can only have one Sacred Power, Mira."
"Okay? Make it so this one Sacred Power just happens to have 64 different effects."
"I can't really do that… but you know what? I'll just make it so anyone recognised as my kid can have multiple Sacred Powers. Of course, on the surface, yours will look like one in the system, but under the hood, it's multiple of them."
"Huh. Neat."
"Although, if I end up having a kid there, they'll end up being able to use multiple…"
"But you won't have a kid there, will you, mom?"
"I… plead the fifth."
"Mom…"
"Look, this is just a hypothetical, but… let's say there's a hot dragon, or maybe a sexy witch, or a really strong maid…"
"Please don't finish that sentence."
"I'm gonna stick my dick in that."
"I'm going back to watching video essays."
"And I'm gonna see if there's a maid for me to seduce."
"Mom, I hate you!"
"Wait, Mira, it's a misunde-"
"I don't care! I've had it with this household! I'm running away!"
"There's no need to do that! Wait… are you really going through there?!"
"And I'm never coming back!"
"Mira, don't go! That side project has…"
"I'm leaving!"
"Gone haywire… shit. She's already gone through. The first time she's shown any real feelings… and it's that. Fuck, man…"
"..."
"Okay, Mara, let's calm down. She should be safe. She's got her power, and as bad as that pce has gotten, there are safeguards. I could just alert the Gods there or have The Preventer do his job or… or… fuck."
"..."
"Alright, I'll just speed blitz everything I need to do and immediately make my way into Mendass. I should be able to find Mira lickety split. As long as she doesn't end up in the Shadowrealm, that is, but it should be fine. The chances of that happening are almost null."
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