"Geez, mothers! If you were already here, then you could have come inside and helped us!" Sasha came out with a tray of food, Emmy following behind her. She saw the little ones already eating something and sighed. "I made them something to eat, but I see they're already eating. Fine, here—eat these snacks!" Sasha and Emmy came closer to the ladies.
Mother Veny and Mother Ariana both got up and hugged her from both sides. "It's good that you're okay. Take better care of yourself, my child," they both showed their concern warmly.
Sasha felt the warmth spread through her and said in a sweet voice, "Hmm, okay. Thank you, mothers, I am fine don't worry" They hugged for a bit, then helped her and Emmy set the table properly.
"Ah, by the way, this lady here is Gloomy Mother Silja Mac," Mother Ariana introduced her, pointing towards a nervous Gloomy Mother, "And This is Sasha, one of the older ones who took great care of Gloomy over the years."
Gloomy Mother stood up and gave her a deep bow, not saying anything as her fingers fidgeted nervously. "I am sorry... I am sorry..." she muttered in a low voice, making her bow even deeper.
Sasha looked at her, then glanced at both mothers, who nodded encouragingly. Seeing this, Sasha smiled gently and came closer, lifting her head up carefully. "A mother shouldn't bow to her children, Mother Silja," she said warmly, then hugged her.
Mother Silja, with tears streaming down her eyes, started crying. "Sob! Sob! I am sorry... I am sorry... uwwahhh!!" She cried heavily.
"Hmm, it's okay, it's okay. You have to be sorry, but you should also look ahead and do the right things for Gloomy," Sasha patted her back comfortingly. The other ladies, all with some tears in their eyes, helped calm her down.
"Now, now, let's sit and eat! It looks like our children will take more time. Let's eat and wait for those troublesome kids," Mother Ariana said cheerfully as everyone sat in the courtyard, surrounding a table with warm food. They talked and laughed together, sharing stories.
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A certain distance away from Miss Emmy's house—
"UGH!"
"TSK!"
"HMM!"
Three groups of people met at the same place by coincidence and looked at each other's battered faces and torn outfits.
"I FOUGHT IN THE BATTLE ARENA!" A proud voice hummed.
"I FOUGHT A BUNCH OF KILLERS IN THE OFFICE!" A smirking voice sounded.
"THIS HANDSOME MAN FACED LOTS OF DANGEROUS BEAUTIES IN THE SAME OFFICE!" Golden hair fluttered in the dark night road.
"I fought thugs with a broken bottle," an expressionless, uninterested voice sounded.
"I... I... the same thugs..." A sad, broken voice came weakly.
"I slaughtered a tunnel leader boss," a casual voice sounded.
"Hmm, I fought a fat woman," a carefree voice said.
"I fought the stares of a million people all alone!" An arrogant voice came at last.
"Hmm, why does it feel like the lower we go, the more ridiculous it becomes?" Alfie said while holding his torso and limping on one leg.
"What do you mean by ridiculous? Every small battle is important. A small thing can have a huge effect on the overall situation, so don't underestimate little battles," Zack said in a calm voice as he came over and checked Alfie's wounds carefully.
"Hmm, it's not that bad, but not that good either. Let's go to Big Sister Sasha—I'll carry you." Zack got down and carried Alfie on his back.
"Hey, what about this handsome man?" Oliver came forward while holding his shoulder. A clear deep wound could be seen as some blood was still dripping and mixing with his outfit.
"Hmm, did your wound open up while you fixed your hair or what? Want this strong and beautiful woman to carry you?" Fia came over, teasing him a little.
"No, thank you, Fia. You're already injured. I guess Maren put you into some troublesome things. Clearly, she's the only one who looks the happiest right now!" Oliver glared at Maren.
"Huh? What? If I wasn't there, then these guys couldn't even enter that place, let alone do something! You should be thankful to me!!" Maren roared as she checked Oliver's wound and tried to fix the bandage properly.
"TAP! TAP!" Hmmmmm. Fia turned around and saw Gloomy poking at her, telling her to get down. She smiled warmly and got down, letting him ride on her back. "Big Sister Fia, are you okay?" Gloomy said while yawning, resting his face on her shoulder.
"Hmm, I'm okay—not hurt as much as them. What about you? Did you fight well?" Fia asked gently as she nudged his face with her head while carrying him on her back.
"Hmm, I'm good, but I can't say for sure about Sio." Gloomy glanced at Sio, who ran towards Big Guy and gave him a huge hug on his stomach, resting her head just below his chest.
"BIIGGG GUUYYYYY! I MIISSEEDD YYOOUUUU! I WAS SO SCARED TODAY, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW! I DIDN'T LIKE TODAY'S FIGHT AT ALL!" Sio said with slight tears in her eyes.
Big Guy, seeing this, gently raised her face. As She cutely rested her chin on Big Guy's stomach and looked up with some tears in her eyes.
Big Guy touched her swollen face tenderly. "Sio, your eyes are looking like dumplings. Did you cry a lot? Tell me what happened—I'll beat that bastard for you," Big Guy said with slight anger, though still in a warm tone.
"Hmm, it's okay, Big Guy. This is my fight—I'll handle it." Sio decided not to tell him everything.
"Hmm, Sio, even if you don't tell me, I'll find out someday, and I will kick whoever that person is. I said I will protect you, but it looks like I can't always protect you..." Big Guy said with a sad face as he patted her head gently.
"Umm, it's okay! I'll become strong like you, and then I'll defeat him for sure!" Sio said, burning with passion.
"Hmm, sure! Do you want to lift the ball with me in the morning? You can become strong like that," Big Guy changed the topic and said with his characteristic goofy voice.
"Huh? Let this little Sio live more days, Big Guy!" She punched his stomach lightly.
But suddenly, Sio's gaze sharpened, and she backed away like a surprised animal. "Hey, Big Guy, what's with this smell? WHERE WERE YOU? TELL ME! YOU SMELL LIKE AN OLDER WOMAN! GRRRR! BIG GUY, ARE YOU PLAYING AROUND OR WHAT??" Sio got angry, roaring and hissing as everyone gathered around curiously.
Big Guy, not used to Sio getting away from him, panicked. Like a little kid, he started coming closer to Sio, but Sio started running away in circles, getting away from Big Guy.
"A big scared goofy animal trying to please a little cute jumpy animal—I'd say this is an epic masterpiece," Oliver said while Maren put some pressure on his wound.
"Huh? Don't worry, Sio! Big Guy just made a woman CUM a lot while he was looking for something. Don't worry," Zack said with a smirking face.
"Huh? What?" BLANNNNKKK!! Sio froze in one place, couldn't move—her mind wasn't thinking anything.
Big Guy also stopped and looked at the smirking Zack. "Umm, Brother Zack, stop telling lies to Sio!" Big Guy said with a not-so-calm voice.
"Huh? What do you mean? You said this to me when we were looking at the sky while we were sitting together and waiting for them." Zack smiled as he looked up and saw the sky.
"Brother Zack, there is no sky in an underground place," Big Guy said with no expression.
Zack looked at him and said, "But there was a sky present when we looked, right?" Zack said with no expression.
Zack stared. Big Guy stared. Not saying anything.
"These two stupid guys..." Maren sighed heavily.
"Haha!" Gloomy and Fia chuckled a bit. As she came towards a frozen Sio and squatted down, whispering in Sio's ears, "Don't worry, Sio. Big Guy is still a virgin—you still have a chance. If you let yourself be defeated with just this, then you can't really get Big Guy!" Fia smiled after saying this and looked at Sio. Gloomy on her back nodded aggressively.
Sio suddenly jolted back and came to the expressionless Big Guy. TAKKK! She hit his shin on his leg.
"OUUCCHH! OUUCCHH! Sio, it hurts!" Big Guy got down and started rubbing his leg.
"Humph! You deserve it, doing such things! Grrr, bad Big Guy!" She huffed again in anger.
Big Guy, not feeling good seeing Sio angry with him, said seriously, "I am sorry, Sio. I don't know why you're so angry with me, but I can't let my sister do such things. In the future also, I will do it again if necessary. But I know I should never cross the line, and I will not do it." Big Guy said with full seriousness.
Hearing this, Sio sighed and said, "Hmm, it's okay then. I forgive you. I know in this world of control and power; you can't be pure 100 percent..." As Sio thought of her experience, she shuddered in fear but still continued. "Just don't be a womanizer like Big Brother Oliver! Only do it to your futu... future... wi... wif... WIIFFEE!" Sio said embarrassingly.
Big Guy smiled widely and said, "Okay!!"
Sio came again and hugged his arm, starting to laugh. Big Guy relaxed seeing this and smiled happily.
"Hey, don't use my name in your quarrel! And I am not a womanizer Sio. I am a gentleman with a handsome face," Oliver came over and corrected Sio.
"Huh, whatever, Big Brother Oliver—it's the same thing only!" Sio showed her tongue cutely, teasing him.
Seeing this, Oliver felt more pain somewhere, but his pain grew even more when he heard, "Right, right! Brother Oliver is not like that—he is going to marry Miss Emmy in the future, so don't ruin his name, guys." Alfie said from Zack's back, smirking.
"Huh?" Everyone looked at Oliver with weird faces and asked each other, "How many times has this happened?"
"Hmm, 30th time, I guess, counting from his childhood? Maybe like 50th? 60? 100?"
"STOP, STOP!!! First of all, I never said I'd marry Emmy!!!" Oliver roared.
"OUCHH!!" Maren put extra pressure on his wound and said, "Huh? What did you say, you bastard? You will not marry her!! You can play with others, but not with Emmy, you hear me, you bastard?" She glared at him.
"Yes, yes! Big Sister Emmy is different! Yes, yes!" Everyone nodded in agreement.
"AGGHH!! That's not what I meant! I mean, in the future, I will think about it—not now! It's still early to say anything!" Oliver calmed down and explained.
"Fine, fine, take your time!" Everyone just casually ignored it.
"Huh! Why do I feel so defeated right now?" Oliver looked at the sky sighing hard
TAP! Maren tapped his shoulder and started walking toward Emmy's house.
TAP! TAP! Big Guy and Sio tapped his shoulder and his back respectively and started walking.
TAP! TAP! Shoulder tap by Fia and head tap by Gloomy—they walked away.
TAP! TAP! shoulders tapped by Zack and Alfie as they went away, leaving a confused and alone-looking Oliver as the wind blew his hair into a mess.
At a distance, they started talking between themselves:
"He is already in love, right?"
"Fallen for her on Natalia's birthday only!"
"Hehe, Brother Oliver looks cute when flustered!"
"I am happy for Emmy!"
"If he makes her cry, I will kill him!"
"I hope Big Sister Emmy also likes him back!"
"I think she will, for sure—I can sense it in my heart!"
"Hahaha!" Everyone laughed and looked back as Oliver came running and joined the group.
Everyone walked together, joking and laughing. Some injured, some hurt, their clothes dirty, their body tired—but still together, they moved forward.
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END OF CHAPTER
Forgiveness gives people the chance to heal and to start again. Everyone makes mistakes, but what truly matters is the willingness to accept those mistakes and try to do better in the future. When someone is forgiven, they are not being told that their actions were right, but that they are still valued and worthy of growth. Giving a second chance allows people to learn, change, and rebuild trust step by step. Forgiveness also frees the heart of the one who forgives, replacing anger and pain with understanding and peace. By offering compassion and allowing room to redo things, we create stronger relationships and a kinder world where improvement is always possible.