i don’t know how to prepare tea
Huh?
uhm, Mama always does it
Oh right. Geez.
Then, I.
No, stay there, please. Hmm
I’ll teach her how
Edie smiled.
You need to learn how to prepare tea at least!
Edie stands out as a warrior, but.
Actually, she’s a talented woman who knows a lot and can do more.
She’s almighty.
Usually, Katsuko-nee, Mana, or Ruriko do housework, but.
Everyone who watches from the sides learns from them.
Besides, they can look it up on the net and try it themselves.
Yeah. Please. Ai, learn from Edie how to prepare tea
There’s the Kitchen, right? Let’s go
O-Okay
Ai and Edie went to the kitchen.
Now then.
How do we begin this conversation?
Oh my, that’s a lot of photos. Is this man in the picture your husband?
Katsuko-nee points at the photos placed on the wall of the dining room.
yes. My husband’s a mountain clumber
Right. Ai’s mother is a mountain climber.
Yeah, it’s a fortyear-old man with a firm physique and wearing glasses poses triumphantly on top of a mountain.
This must be a commemorative photo for conquering the summit.
But, there are no photos of snowy mountains
Katsuko-nee’s right.
The photos are mostly green and summer mountains.
There’s not a single photo of a winter mountain.
I had him promise not to climb snowy mountains. Our child is still small, and it’s a problem if anything happens to him
Calling her first-year high school daughter, Small. Hmm.
To Ai’s mother, she’s still a small child.
Is that so? Did you know that mountains are a symbol of punishments in Christianity?
Katsuko-nee smiled.
No.
That’s because in the bible’s beginnings, God created the world in seven days, or so the story reads. And in that time, God created the heaven and earth, but there was no description of mountains in his creation huh?
And then, in the middle ages, the scholars did all that they can to study the bible, and they found out that the first time mountains were mentioned was during Noah’s ark. You do know Noah’s ark, don’t you?
Well, yes
After the massive flood, Noah’s ark drifted ashore the summit of the mountain. That was the first mention of it. Therefore, Christianity says that mountains were made after the great flood
is that so?
Yes. The flood was God’s method of purging away the sinful people. Noah, who is loyal to God, his family, and the animals were saved in flood. That means the flood was made to wash away the sins of the people.Therefore, the mountain has become the symbol of punishments haa
Ai’s mother is confused.
It’s different, though. Christian bible was made by the Palestine people who live in the desert lands. They just had no mountains. There are no mountains in the area they live in so they couldn’t describe them. But, the European scholars desperately ask, when did God create mountains, that’s because Europe is filled with mountains. Why are there no mountains in the writings? They worried about it. Funny. Isn’t it?
Katsuko-nee laughed. Ai’s mother is looking confused.
And then, Europeans never went mountain climbing until the modern age. Hunters may enter the mountains to catch some prey, but they won’t go all the way up to the dangerous locations just for it. Much less ordinary villagers, they only move around the foot of the mountain as it’s close to their area. Climbing the mountain to reach the top is just a modern-day sport. Other than Europe, huge mountains are an object of worship, and the purposed placing of shrines on the summit of mountains created a generalization that still remains to this day Oh, haa.
Ai’s mother doesn’t know how to listen to Katsuko-nee’s vast knowledge.
The first one to climb a mountain for entertainment was an Italian Petrarca. It was the year 1336. Petrarca reached the summit back then, but he did feel the sense of liberation from heavens when he arrived, but the Christian teachings gave him a sense of guilt, and so he descended is that so?
Then.
Yeah. You do not like your husband’s mountain climbing hobby
Luna said as she reads Ai’s mother’s thoughts.
Your husband goes with his friends all the time and leaves you behind
?
Ai’s mother is shocked.
Oh, that’s how it has been since you were young? It was an arranged marriage. Oh, your husband and father work in the same company
Ai’s Grandfather on the mother’s side works on the same company as her father.
Therefore, you think that your husband reluctantly accepted the arranged marriage with his Superior’s daughter? Your husband always goes mountain climbing with his friends from college during the holidays. He goes to the mountains during summer vacations to not deal with you. Your husband never invited you to go to mountain climbing after all Luna reads Ai’s mother’s memories.
Open up. And then, speak your honest thoughts
Yomi orders.
I won’t go even if my husband asks me to go mountain climbing
Ai’s mother muttered.
That man never loved me from the beginning
Therefore, you dote on your child. You look only at your daughter and spent your life taking care of her
I see.
I have no other purpose in life other than my daughter
However.
Another failure. Gimme a second. Steamed tea is also delicious
Edie’s voice scolding Ai could be heard from the kitchen.
But, because of the mother taking care of everything, Ai has become a girl who only relies on others and can’t do anything
I said.
What about it? I’ll be with her. That’s how it always been and will always be! It’s okay
That’s.
Outsiders have no say in this!
Ai’s mother turns her anger on me.
Her anger from having her mind read having her shameful thoughts exposed are funneled to me.
I don’t intend to meddle with you. All I’m going to do is shove my dick inside Ai
what are you talking about?
I.
Ai isn’t mommy’s little girl anymore. She’s in high school. That means she can have sex
I won’t allow that!
I’m going to deflower Ai, I’m not asking for your permission
what right do you have!
Ai glared at me hatefully.
It’s not a right. It’s not my duty either. Isn’t Ai cute for a nerd’s daughter? Anyone in our high school would look at her and would want to have sex with her. That includes me. And so I’ll do it I won’t allow it! i’ll call the police!
The mother’s trembling.
That girl, Ai is my everything! Mama will protect her!
However.
Hey, did you know that Ai-chan was sexually harassed by a guy from the Judo club for at least ten days?
Nei speaks from the sofa.
Sexually harassed?
Ai’s mother is surprised.
That’s right. Sending messages as Let’s go on a date, send nudes, and look at my dick and a photo of his erect penis attached to it
Its true. Ai consulted it with us, her seniors in the tennis club
Kana-senpai backed up Nei’s statement.
I didn’t hear anything about this?
The mother’s face turns pale.
Hey! Ai? What’s this? Mama didn’t hear anything about this?
Then.
Ai shows up from the kitchen.
Her body trembles.
I’ll distribute the tea, she’ll just spill it
Edie shows up with the teacups on a tray.
Bringing it in a tray is much stable.
She brings the tea for everyone.
uhm
Ai, who’s following my orders, doesn’t speak loudly.
Was that true? Ai, was there a shameless man making demands on you?
that’s true
Ai replied while looking down.
Why did you not tell Mama? Mama could’ve called the police, attorneys, and went to the school! Mama will do anything for Ai
AI’s mother said with bloodshot eyes.
That’s why I didn’t talk about it
Ai?
I mean, Mama will make it a big deal. I won’t be able to go to school again out of shame
It’s for your sake! I always think of you. That’s the reason. Mama’s doing all her best for Ai!