I Started To Gain Sentience In An Eroge

Chapter 123: [An] Kurokawa's Mother now has a name, too!

chapter 123: [an] kurokawa's mother now has a name, too!

it was simple. kurokawa's mother stood in front of the house without saying a word, and i went up to her without making a sound. after confirming the surroundings were clear, i quickly drew the knife near kuro's mom's throat while holding her mouth with the other hand, carved a crimson scratch on her beautiful white neck, and...persuaded her to do what i wanted.

one thing was noteworthy, though. before striking the woman down...i meant abducti...leading her away, yeah... anyway, kuro's mom standing before her own house in complete silence brought an eerie feeling. lights from the street lamp above hit her body and cast a long shadow. it kept me from seeing her facial expressions, although the distance between us was not great. whether she was sad, stunned, or flabbergasted... i had no idea. the cool air certainly did not help with the creepy air she got around her, either. and yet, i disregarded everything quite fast. i did not want to understand what she thought standing there, nor did i care. what mattered was her cooperation, which baffled me quite a bit.

to make things easier, i pulled out her laced panties and stuck them into her mouth. that would ensure she would not scream, or at least loudly, especially when i was about to place a gift for kurokawa!

of course, except for a certain someone, nothing in the world was perfect, no matter which world it was. unfortunately, i did not have a chance to meet c, my everything, the one to whom i devoted my entire being. time was of the essence, and i did not want to reveal to him what we were doing behind the scenes. that would hinder pretty much all of my plans.

that and the fact they bonded, two of the main heroines who were never supposed to be friends, kept me from doing anything too drastic.

then again, i was patient. with everything going on right now, c would sooner or later bless me with his never-ending grace. once again, he would be in my arms. his wondrous warmth would soon embrace my body and soul.

after everything, we would be together again. and this time, c would receive the happiness he had always deserved.

"by the way, sorry about your pinky. it must have hurt a lot! i can't even imagine how you felt back at your place!"

honest to c, i did not know cutting a simple finger would have so much blood!

"it was literally squirting out like a tiny fountain!" i looked down at her hand, where a bandage was tightly wrapping what used to be a finger. "anyway, no hard feelings?"

kurokawa's mother remained expressionless but stared at me with wide, empty eyes. i could not read anything out from her look. if i had to guess, it was a mixture of all the bad ones. she was more challenging to read than a dictionary.

"you seem uncomfortable. i would, too, if i were you. luckily for me, that seems to not be the case. but hey! look on the bright side! you didn't have to murder your daughter, or at least pick a fight with her, thanks to my intervention, see? as a matter of fact, you should be feeling thankful."

at that moment, i saw the undeniable flicker of sadness and pain in her dark pupils. was that because of the situation, or maybe because of the word 'murder'? either way, it did not matter.

pressing the knife on kurokawa's mother's bare back, we made our way forward alongside the shadow people who boarded the train like us.

"anywho, i get what's going on with you. you're probably suicidal right now after learning the truth about this world and about everything else, but that is not what you should do ultimately." setting my house as the destination, i started guiding the woman, still pressing my weapon on her back as a backup. although i doubted she would do anything out of the ordinary with her current mental state, taking an extra precaution was never wrong. "oh! make a left here!"

the woman did not say anything. she only stared blankly ahead and walked.

"you made a mistake. everybody makes mistakes. everybody has those days. nobody's perfect! if you decide to un-alive yourself now, isn't it meaningless for kurokawa to suffer everything? what you should do, lady, is wait for kurokawa to make the final judgment on what to do with you. that's how the correct sequence should be. in other words, your life is not in your hands but in your daughters! ah! hold up! there's an alley ahead. we can make a shortcut there!"

like a mindless zombie, kuro's mom continued to move according to my instructions. she did not reply to anything i said, yet somehow, i felt like her feet were getting less heavy.

after a few minutes of nothing except the winds blowing through the empty streets and the sound of footsteps, feeling bored, i continued to talk to the woman:" i guess i can let you in on the plan a little bit. it's not like it's a huge secret or anything."

still not a word, kurokawa's mother tilted her head slightly, listening to my voice.

"first, i take you as a hostage and put your finger down to show them how serious i was. then, i get kurokawa to come to us and join us with your freedom as ransom. and third, also most important,..." i stopped for a second to gather words. "i didn't think we would get this far!"

maybe it was just me, but i saw the woman's right eye twitch.

"hey! hey! lady, you don't have a name, do you? you have always been kuro's mother. how about i give you a name?"

since she would be with me for a few days, i thought it was better to address the woman by a name. i did not want to say kurokawa's mother all the time. that was a heck of a mouthful!

"from now on, i'll call you...um...i'm not good at this you need to give me a few seconds. um...uh...oh, i got it! i'll call you kumo! ku in kurokawa. mo in mother! aren't i smart?!"

this time, i saw kumo's entire forehead twitch. no idea why.