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"There you go, dear," Alma said, placing another steaming bowl of stew in front of her son, accompanied by freshly baked bread and more. "Hm? Is everyone else here?"
"Ah yeah, they should've finished school, sparring, and all that," Maria nodded.
And then…
BAAAM!
The door flew open with a kick. A girl with long red hair tied into two large ponytails stormed in, dressed in black-and-red Gothic Lolita attire and tall black boots studded with spikes.
"Ohohohooo! Mother! I have returned! And we are quite hungry! I expect a grand feast!"
This dramatic vampiric lady with her signature ojou-sama laugh was none other than Scarlet and Maria's daughter, Ernestina.
She dragged along a massive beast she had hunted, dropping it heavily right behind Liam and startling him.
"Ugh! Big sister, would you stop bringing beasts into the house while we're eating?!" Liam snapped.
