Chapter 297: Webtoon Special Edition – Extra 9 Corin and His Children (2)
eMoThe typical childish fight between Park Hayeon and Abigail was put down just in time by Park Sirin, who had returned to the Dunaleff Tower.jowtHIj
gDvdGNo matter how colossal the skirmish between two descendants of gods might have been, in front of a legendary archmage capable of stopping even time and space, it was nothing more than something pointless.yeXwU
qcJIKWhile both of them, restrained by Sirin, could only move their lips without making a sound, Marie and Deokgu arrived after hearing about the commotion.S7K
pUxPKTZ“Fighting again? Abigail! Didn’t we say that while you were here you would behave yourself!”VdP6
FIi“Woof! Grrr! Woof woof!”0Yb
tZi— Ah, that’s enough! You destroyed the entire floor! Brats, grow up already!hPgv
3ThJxs“Hic…! Ma, Mama Marie…”l23oAx9
TDA“Uh… Abigail started it first, Deokgu oppa.”5UnlIiH
XARAs if nothing had happened, both lowered their heads.FSUG
mNcIQEven though they were direct daughters of Dannan, in the end they were still children who had not even turned ten.WQC
ybhgYNo matter how much intelligence or talent they had, to adults they were still difficult to handle.TUlmX
eyjU‘Good thing it wasn’t Hwaran mama or Miruam mama.’oJM
UM3d‘If it had been Lunia mama, they’d be dead.’bW7u
uQL5kEven among the children, there existed a ranking of scary moms.PUs
Af0Marie was fairly low on that list, but the real problem was Park Sirin.2QVvsuF
8yGCNZ“Girls, didn’t I tell you not to fight?”DZ47
t4N“Hic…!”B8bd
doEObiIThe mother of the firstborn, famous for her terrible personality, cast her characteristic icy gaze, and the girls instantly shrank back.8LEF2Kx
Ahh“Abigail.”lg9Sr
NhUKc“Hic…!”ht3tU95
u2A“Didn’t we agree that during your kindergarten vacation you wouldn’t cause trouble? Estelle unni should have made that very clear to you.”bwt
ScS“E-eh… yes…”l8Dsjvt
93c7The tone was gentle, but the expression was frigid.d4JtCS
GJm3SSomeone might say she was too harsh on the children, but that was simply Sirin’s nature.CZF
MYB“And you, Hayeon.”goA8yGp
d8nYaC“Yes, yes… Mom…”BkpxG
E1bKaHayeon rubbed her hands, wiping the sweat from her palms.ZgGY
NmTNzZIt seemed that the spell freezing time and space had already been undone.A4E
6i6VedP“You’re the older sister. How could you grab your younger sister by the hair? Is that how Mom taught you?”fmRp
S7mVCE“I’m sorry…”cC5f
8IeBmXHAfter subduing both of them at once, Sirin began thinking about how to discipline them and, without realizing it, said it out loud.86Yt1e
RvvU5“Would twenty strikes with the rod be enough? No… maybe with my strength not even that would work. What if I use magic—”D7iMRgR
CqlTta“Y-yes, Sirin! No violence!”Tal
sAFBTW9Marie stopped her in horror.z8qNXF9
QWT0“Ah, Marie unni. Since you’re strong, do you want to hold the rod?”wnNRa
Vao8G“T-that… isn’t that a bit too much? Physical punishment isn’t everything!”T5KC
uUcBGI“Children grow up being hit. If they make mistakes, they have to receive punishment.”wjfH
apdD“But you come from a world where children’s rights are more respected!”QBz
d3Uv5“I was from the last generation with corporal punishment.”4tVU8
l72Sirin had gone to high school just before corporal punishment was banned in Korea.31sbP
p6euruThe same age as Corin, for her, growing up being hit was something ordinary.ENmgk
Iuw63“Let’s do it cleanly. Just ten strikes. They’re resilient, so let’s adjust it to, say, the level of a rank-2 knight’s injury.”OASzg
0QhM“Hic!”ztrD9Bp
Bpxu5“W-we did wrong!”0rxCZ
HbpmcmH“Did you do something wrong?”txlqU
5H4“Yes, yes!”Y1CWT
0MrBa“We did wrong!”YJ0
KALWfH“If you did something wrong, should you receive punishment or not?”Qio
vsNN“D-do we…?”KbQy1S
497l“Then should you be hit or not?”L3MNF
MsoN“N-no…!”R3ML
uQmrsp“But did you do something wrong?”KkU
2vi73u3“We did, but…”tVv1Pkd
bUlvF“Didn’t you say you had to receive punishment?”bp1C
2cSWk“……”4Kaxmgq
WkIvIt was a logical trap. They did something wrong, so they deserved punishment, but they didn’t want to be hit.jF0G
wsG9— Wow… how cruel.Jk0
As4tnzf— She blocked every escape with pure logic.j7QO
juoFRJZ— Is she really going to hit them?LSHZbq
O6z8QQD— If she says she will, she will. Didn’t you see the video of Lady Sirin beating criminals?1SXsTFp
W2N8— Ah, that video… it even appeared in the criminals’ human rights ordinance…UNG0
87wIgnoring the murmurs of the staff, Sirin stared at them.X4ANtv
1NC1TqHayeon and Abigail, hiccupping, were terrified. Mama Sirin was the type who, if she said she would do something, did it.KxR
lMQ6QBTWhen Sirin acted as the great archmage of justice, her brutal treatment of criminals had been a topic of discussion even at Corin’s family gatherings.GoR
UATW1RThe problem was that Hayeon and Abigail had hidden and watched that video.z0QlBXX
oxg— P-please, forgive us! There’s no need to go that far!SBUEH
HmxLYu— What are you saying, you damned criminal? Do you know what I hate the most?Z7RZx
QX4Cv— W-what…?zYvO
TJsONtw— When people say there was no need to go that far. Then don’t provoke me into having to do it, idiot.RvLT
wy66WE— S-stop! Stop! Aaaah!JXQ
x1j— …..CBR6H
3k16Y6s— ……Sirin, that’s enough.udkrJ
8GZFm— They were sons of bitches. Turns out they kidnapped children and sold them.qqac8qF
4RXJJe7— That’s true… it was cathartic, but if we show that outside, there’ll be controversy.LlNfX4
uPse3— I don’t think Sirin dongsaeng’s method is bad.mRb3
H0fj— Estelle unni, you’re religious!ksw4Jk
iRPWIF— Anyway, conclusion don’t let it get out!mL1TEq
vBBOohp— Okay.uoLp5
oe8Ts— Agreed.g4e
IUnThey didn’t know that, through a crack in the door, Hayeon and Abigail were spying on them.2cq
fKRqouSince then, among Corin’s children, Mama Sirin became someone they must never anger.75AOIq5
9CDM“I’m going to get the rod, so don’t mo—”TZJfp
UXeudA“Waaah! I hate Mom!”uIsb
xCdHayeon ran off. Seeing her, Abigail seized the opportunity and ran as well.cWIAXY
dB3dI“……”jIRK
01B“……”jBM
YShSirin, stunned for a moment, turned her gaze toward Marie.AgGgvK6
DmEH1Z“Unni, Abigail is yours.”2aOk0eo
OAcY“Eh? Y-yes… but don’t scold Hayeon too much!”PnetRj5
cH07ZQV“If they don’t do bad things, there’s no reason to scold them.”LIt8hx
W3kpOX3“Woof… Grrr… Woof…”NGyt
PMb— Mom, she’s really scary.I1yS
16hP“Deokgu, you shouldn’t fight with your sisters either. You’re already big.”W7wr
oHtC5mZ— Woof? You understood me without a translator?xYWx8W
coZPNILeaving behind a confused Deokgu, Sirin went after Hayeon, who had fled.hIcnUf5
88mbB***TPb
KAzlHayeon headed to a secluded area of the Dunaleff Tower.fyJJV
avC3TOfAn abandoned research department.FOt
I5hddUntil the next project began, that empty place had become her hideout ever since she started living in the Dunaleff Tower.wAIFv
XOP0GpThe only problem was that sometimes Abigail came to bother her.aLD72
dEJc6xf“I hate you, Mom……”0FaPL0
FlBCCHayeon was resentful toward her mother for not taking her side.tsij
5roA sense of injustice washed over her, as if only she had been scolded in front of that ill-mannered brat.zT1
6BX7VTi“So this is what you ran away for?”yIIAZ
KO1zt“Hik?!”vbP0EV
9CrDIn an instant, Sirin appeared behind her, having caught up, and Hayeon jumped in surprise.li04Az
7bLqFjS“It’s a nice place. Quiet, with good facilities. Oh, and you hid your snacks well.”1gk
BlCwRDtSirin pulled out the sweets Hayeon had hidden on top of a cabinet.IO0Ujg
ecfEWONot even that Abigail had managed to find them!EexpK
vFwI3“They’re mine!”bWpd3
VAKsZWx“What belongs to the daughter belongs to the mom.”jTI6o8I
WfdHlsi“That doesn’t exist!”UABKW
WFiYJq“Here.”wPjhoc
zP49UXWhen Hayeon, furious, lunged to snatch the sweets, Sirin used the momentum to grab her and lift her up in one smooth motion.RjzC
wRH1AUThen she dropped heavily onto a nearby sofa and sat Hayeon on her lap.jJK
qIc6DSirin laughed softly as she patted her head.UJn3K6
F9zkLwJIt wasn’t exactly exemplary behavior, but Hayeon felt good, as if her mother was finally on her side.ZhuAXSs
Q6D5XUI“Still, since you’re the older sister, and also stronger, you can’t bully the little ones. That’s wrong. Understood?”XFU
nbi0JRu“Because I’m the older sister? Because I’m stronger?”PLsp8
XF5ku17“Yes. Older sisters have to protect the younger ones.”EWS0v
LdY6Because she was the older sister.gB4
IYHbBecause she was stronger.eohit3
oc700Finding a reason to be kind to her younger sister made Hayeon feel strangely satisfied.Yq7u7I
qjwXnoDidn’t that mean she was a better child than Abigail?EZHC
843Nxf1“I get it! Since I’m stronger than Abigail, I’ll try!”hJ7WJ9
v1OPM“That’s it, very good. That’s my daughter.”45gt
zFCHjmSirin trusted that by now Marie would also be calming Abigail down.hzQba
9ZWLIt was already the second and soon the third childbirth, so perhaps she had been too harsh.zp8dkE
YTXQEven so, there weren’t many places like the Dunaleff ducal house, with perfect care and opportunities for children to interact with one another, so Corin’s children were often sent periodically to the Dunaleff Tower.Fug7
iPfymlTThe final goal was to settle in the royal capital, but the mothers had roles spread across the world.i1vCSC7
m1r05HE‘I need to hurry up with the development of the transport portal together with Lady Josephine. The distance makes it hard for me to see Hayeon often.’W9Q
puvgSirin wanted to grant any wish to her daughter, whom she had finally seen again after so long.wpIl
szvo“Is there anything my daughter wants to do with Mom? I’m going to rest for a while, so I can do whatever you want with you.”ZIr2yhP
zfF1“Umm… Mama Marie bought me a puzzle and I was saving it to put together with you. And there are also new princess clothes out, and I’m tired of always playing with dolls only with Abigail.”gVuShx
mMml30LHayeon had too many things she wanted to do with her mother.a8nIMR1
e7fmFOSo many that she couldn’t count them on her fingers, and she wished her mother would stay a little longer.hTg
UCWd2“I’d like… Mom to come more often.”lUCDCl
C7E5“Hayeon……”Dv9h
20fMi“I like that Mom saves other people. Everyone says Mom is amazing. But even so… I want Mom to be just with me.”PacDcC
EigtBack then, it had been just the two of them.a9Hc2JN
sZt1Hayeon, having inherited Dannan’s blood, had grown quickly, and during that process she had seen her mother make many mistakes.ufiE
AVLSirin, a first-time mother confused by early childrearing and abnormal growth, always stayed by her side, caring only for her.PAcBMl
6ZCfM“It’s Dad’s fault. Dad hit Mom, and after that everything went wrong.”8dkmv
N63B“Hayeon, that……”YvEW
DdXzgVsYes, that fight might have looked to Hayeon like one-sided violence from Corin.wiJl1
qGzKMBAn intruder who invaded the small world of just two people.KDlWg
VBDhE4In fact, since then Sirin had been busy traveling the world, leaving Hayeon behind.y5H
8iIBut that was an atonement Sirin had to pay.TjVR
sOXGQThe 99,997 murders she had committed.tKS
kwqrGEOEven if the world had rolled back and those deeds seemed to have disappeared, the sins committed did not vanish.cLLn
6SO5MIf‘We’ll look for them together.’7LZGtXT
OaJjFaced with the undefined weight of those sins, Corin had said that to her.XNDOR
CqCzd5To the mother of his child, saying that even if he could not forget, he would forgive her and carry that sin together with her.JOBY5l1
N5LjFuXThat was why she had to respond to those words.rBkmX
ZghShe did not believe in the idea of washing away sins with good deeds.0Jg3d
6IrYShe simply strove to become a different person; that was all she had ever been as a heroine of justice.sEAb6
AdTLrAnd in that process, she neglected her daughter. That was, without a doubt, Sirin’s mistake.gixqx11
8T1“It’s because Mom has done many things wrong.”loGoWrd
vJG“Then… are you going to keep living apart from me?”LH7
khj“I’ll try to reduce it little by little. But… I’m not going to quit.”aCJq
nAKL4“Why? Are those people more important than me?”hFC5Qj4
jE5At her daughter’s absolute way of dividing things, Sirin gently shook her head.UJEi
bgbK7“For Mom, Hayeon is the most important thing. That will never change.”iY8
GoIDIHayeon held back from telling her to then always stay by her side.u7W8
hKRUhvkHer mother’s gaze, unable to give her everything, looked so sad that she couldn’t say it.phA
VoenaJust as a child is inexperienced, a mother is too.Nsp5
YBZpBoth wanted to do well, but many times things didn’t turn out the way they wished.zqX
g8ND“And Dad?”Ker
62WvN“Why Dad?”MdF
2W40D1S“Dad is always away. Abigail said our dad is a useless jobless man.”QLZ1Vh
q8Xmj“……Abigail also needs to fix the way she talks. Who did she learn that from?”2eBgP
MQD“From brother Deokgu.”qf9
Nzf“No, that bastard… ahem…”kGpv
vwgIzsWSirin hurriedly changed the subject and thought about how to explain Corin’s work to a child, something difficult for children to understand.AOQafN
9kXBxkY“Umm… Dad is busier than Mom. You say Mom is a heroine of justice, right? Well, the original is Dad.”41mGVd
1Yax3W“Dad?”apkDe
RJP“Yes. When you grow up and see what Dad does, you’ll think he’s really amazing. He truly is an amazing man.”mD2
QWskZHayeon thought about her father and looked at her mother’s gentle smile. It felt strange.6GzP4
1n0BEven when it had been just the two of them, her mother would sometimes stare far beyond the sea.Vv7Ciu
TRfwfEven with a child’s mind, Hayeon could understand that it was longing for someone.Ph2V
Xo2NHer mother felt a deep love for her father.erR2B3d
kh3Mb“Then why did Dad hit Mom?”lYpqKWr
1ON9u“Umm… that’s hard to explain……”wi6
3w0Unable to tell her daughter what she had really done, Sirin just patted her head and summarized it.UUL9c8
29l0iG5“It’s just that… Mom did something that deserved to be hit.”jCs8
shqVSomething that deserved to be hit many times.a5Ea
Tf0sJSK“Do you hate Mom a little less now?”yQJ3M
CxG“Y-yes! I don’t hate Mom anymore!”QHyG
TVcInDW“But earlier you said you did.”Us6ag
O8Qy0Z“That… I just said it like that……”bYmf
brW4C“Mom is also sorry for insulting you. And about saying I’d hit you… I was only going to hit you a little.”bmvyu
o67u“Then… you really were going to hit me.”V5gh1
hxpI2a“If you do something wrong, you have to receive punishment.”GMGNw
Yo1h8l“Are you still… going to hit me?”UdvII
oXtU4o“I suppose so.”jxVp
MdNtC5U“T-then hit me. Hayeon also made a mistake, so I’ll accept the punishment.”G67J
hnuFu0kHayeon squeezed her eyes shut, resolute, and Sirin suppressed the laughter that was about to burst out.IhkCaIc
gyP“Good, that’s how you talk. That’s my daughter.”O1kg
50G0WThe hand came closer. Hayeon trembled as she felt the warmth.PBx
JIiFlick!pbE
S8qTc“Ah!”OK4w
9vXT3nA finger flicked her forehead. Hayeon rubbed her reddened forehead and looked at her mother in confusion.TPs1m
7HQiMQ7“Because you promised to get along with Abigail.”R4AKe
AG18Hq“Y-yes. I’ll get along!”gfY
w9SI2She survived! Remembering the scene of her mother beating criminals, Hayeon congratulated herself for getting off lightly.YV8K
nPs5Og“Then, Hayeon. Do you want to put the puzzle together with Mom?”0XVn8
dJEfWn“Huh? Y-yes! I want to!”dBgO
wL9g“And then we’ll go buy new princess clothes. And we’ll play with dolls.”bHzxOd
En4i“I want to! I want everything!”0JFfFI
7xx5“And we’ll eat something delicious with Abigail and brother Deokgu.”Gyq
mg8LEiy“Yes! I w-wan… eh?”dBZR3G
HOgZiQ“Good! Shall we do it step by step?”SACm
wwzGO“Y-yes……”nQ95U
Pd35Even though she felt like she had fallen into some kind of guided interrogation, Hayeon decided to focus on putting together the puzzle for now.ufU
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