Mommy Villainess - Chapter 270

“TILLY?”

Tilly turned to Kiho when he called her.

Right now, they were outside the house while waiting for her brother to return. She sent a message to Wixx telling him to retreat and let the ice puppets come to them. Of course, their plan was already set in motion.

For that reason, nobody else aside from their family were allowed to stay outside. They didn’t want to accidentally hit their allies with the curse that they both came up with. Winter and Julian would come out once Wixx arrived. For now, Luna was taking care of the children.

Tilly smiled at Kiho. “Did I make you worry?”

Kiho nodded, his face still filled with worry. “Are you still bothered by what Winter said a while ago? The thing about Julian and Solenn getting together in the future.”

“I’d lie if I say that I’m not bothered,” she admitted. “When I lived in the modern world, I learned about i/ncest. Now it bothers me how people in this world don’t even bat an eye regarding Aku and Nia Moonchester’s relationship. They aren’t just siblings– they are twins. Even though I only cursed them to be born that way, it doesn’t change the fact that in this lifetime, they have the same mother and father.”

“I never find it odd before you brought it up,” her husband confessed while scratching his cheek as if he was ashamed of himself. “To be honest, even now, I don’t really think that marrying a second cousin is odd, considering that our empire allows the marriage between twin siblings. I’m sorry, Tilly.”

She laughed softly and gently pinched his cheek. “You don’t have to apologize, Kiho. It’s not your fault that the law in this world and the modern world when it comes to marriage is different. Plus, it’s too early for us to worry about Julian’s marriage. Even if he’s an a.d.u.l.t inside, he’s still a baby in this lifetime.”

“That’s true,” he agreed while nodding his head. Then, when she pulled her hand away from his face, he gently grabbed it and held it tight. It had been a long time since they held hands. She missed it. “Tilly, which world do you prefer? This one or the modern world?”

“This one,” she said without missing a beat. “Because this is the world where you exist, Kiho.”

Judging by his blush, he was obviously pleasantly surprised by her answer.

He still blushes easily.

“The children, too, of course,” she added. “I was living peacefully and comfortably in that other world. But I was alone. That’s why despite the danger of living in this world as the Supreme, I’d still choose this life again and again.”

He smiled shyly and squeezed her hand. “But if we would be given a chance to choose what world to live in, what would you choose for our family?”

“To be honest, I’ll be fine anywhere as long as I have you and the kids,” she said truthfully. “But if I could choose, I would pick the modern world over this one.”

“May I know why?”

“I’m saying this in a position of privilege because back then, I was born rich,” she said carefully. “And since I have a comfortable life, I didn’t encounter much hardsh.i.p.s. I just had to deal and endure the loneliness.”

“Tilly…”

“It’s okay now, Kiho,” she assured him with a smile. “Anyway, there a lot of things that I enjoyed in that world. The technology there is more advanced, the society is more progressive than the one we have here, and wars don’t often happen as it does in this world.” She snapped her fingers when she remembered something. “We don’t have Mana back there. Everyone is non-Mana users. That’s why family members who conceive children together often have birth defects. The only reason why the Moonchesters don’t experience that is because of Mana exists here. And in this world, the amount of power a person is born with depends on their blood.”

Her husband nodded in agreement. “The purer your blood is, the more powerful your Mana becomes. Most noble families also have unique Mana and abilities that they don’t want to lose or share with another family. That’s why marriages between cousins are allowed by our law.”

“I didn’t have to worry about stuff like that in the modern world,” she said. “But like I said, I was born with a privileged life. If I would be given a chance to bring you and the kids to the modern world, I would do that. I want you to experience the life that I had back there.”

“If Mana and power don’t exist in that world, can I be a good provider to you and the little brats?” Kiho asked worriedly. “I made fortune in this world as a knight. I wonder what skills I have would be useful in a modern world.”

“Your face,” she said teasingly. “In the modern world, there’s this thing called “good-looking people privilege.” Being born with a conventionally pretty face, I can attest that people back there treated me more kindly because I pass the society’s standard for “beautiful.” I don’t like it, but denying that that kind of privilege exists would be ignorant of me.”

“And I would have shared that kind of privilege had I been born in that world as well?”

“Yes,” she said. “But I was just teasing you. I know that you’re more than a pretty face.”

“I know that. You’re not the kind of person who measures a person’s worth by their face,” he said gently. Then, he teased her. “You could be so vain most of the time though.”

She rolled her eyes at him while trying not to laugh. “You love that about me, Kiho.”

“I do,” he said, then he gently bumped his forehead into hers. “I think I can make a living through crab farming. Thanks to you, I also became knowledgeable in oyster farming and pearl jewel making. Would those skills be useful in the modern world?”

“Of course. Modern people also like jewelry and seafood,” she said confidently. “King Crabs, lobsters, and other types of seafood are expensive even in the world where I came from, Kiho. Investing in crab farming would definitely pay-off.” She paused for a while, then she laid her head on his shoulder. “If you make a crab farm, then I’d like to build a seafood restaurant. The kids can do a mukbang to promote our place. Eating giant King Crabs is a hit back in my second life.”

“What’s a “mukbang?””

“The short answer is “eating broadcast,”” she said. “Mukbangers film themselves while eating. If it’s a live broadcast, they’ll interact with their viewers. If it’s recorded, they would usually talk about things that their viewers would like to know about them.”

“Will our children do well if they do “mukbang?””

“Of course,” she said proudly. “Their face alone would attract a lot of viewers. I think our children have what it takes to be celebrities or famous people.”

“I don’t really understand but as long as our family can live peacefully together, I’ll be happy,” her husband said. “Now I’m suddenly interested to live in the modern world with you and our children.”

Hearing that from Kiho warmed her heart.

And then, a thought came into her mind.

“I wonder if it’s possible for us to go to the modern world after the divine war is over,” she said, then she turned to her husband. “What if we were really given a chance to be transported into the modern world, Kiho?”

“I’d take that opportunity,” he said while looking deep into her eyes. “I’ll go anywhere as long as I’m with you, Tilly.”

Tilly let out a dreamy sigh. “I think I just fell in love with you all over again, Kiho.” She paused when she realized something. “If you harvest the seafood yourself, getting exposed to the sun would be inevitable,” she said, then she gave him that “look” while licking her lips. “I can already imagine how s.e.xier you’d be with tanned skin, hon.”

Kiho chuckled, then he gently kissed the tip of her nose. “I love you, too, honey.”

***

THEY’RE flirting, Wixx thought to himself while watching Tilly and Kiho below him. He hid his presence like he always did. But he had a feeling that the two hadn’t noticed him yet because they were busy with each other. Damn, they’re too lovey-dovey in this lifetime.

Not wanting to see his little sister make out with her husband, he decided to fly past them quietly.

He also did that because he saw Winter, Julian, and Solenn on the rooftop. To be honest, he hadn’t been properly introduced to Solaris’s daughter yet. But he could tell right away that the little girl was his son’s daughter.

I don’t want to call myself a grandfather so she’ll always be “Solaris’s daughter” to me.

“Uncle Wixx, we know how you feel,” Winter said to him when he silently landed in front of them. “We can’t also announce our presence since Mom and Dad seem to be flirting.”

“Just let them be,” Solenn said firmly, then, she bowed to him. “Greetings, Grandpa.”

He felt gutted when he heard that.

“Don’t call me “grandpa,”” he said. “Just call me ‘Lord Wixx’ or something.”

“That’s too distant,” his granddaughter complained. “I’ll call you ‘grandpa’ even if you don’t like it because I’m polite, Grandpa.”

“A polite lady wouldn’t say that to her elder.”

Solenn smiled “sweetly” at him. “I think I inherited Aunt Tilly’s stubbornness, Grandpa.”

“You only call Mom that way when it’s convenient to you,” Winter complained. “You’re such a user, little brat princess.”

“Stop fighting,” Wixx scolded the two. “We have more important things to do.”

“Yes, I agree with you, Lord Winchell,” Julian said with a somewhat dangerous smile on his face. “Now, will you kindly tell me if it’s you who killed me during my first life?”