Freedom... //Yakusoku No Neverland

25] Inspection Part 2

あの二人と他のみんなを生かすために、私は何でもするつもりだ。

"Mom... What up?" Emma said

{What's going on?! Why is mom here?! Where's Ray? Don? Gilda? We're screwed if she thinks she's lost control of us. What's her aim?! Why is she here?... It can't be... That she's about to ship us all out?!}

"Ten years" Mom stated

"Hm?" I hummed confused

"For ten whole years... We've all loved together. But I suppose this is the first time we speak to each other without any acting involved. Nice to meet you, Emma. Nice to meet you, Norman. Nice to meet you, Y/n" Mom said, then she had started giggling to herself

"Now children, there's no need for you three to be so tense! Don't worry, it's only me right now. Nobody else. You don't have a reason to act like good children anymore! Our relationship is nothing but that of a farmer and her animals. Oh, but don't get me wrong, darlings! It's true that I do love you all. I really do. I love you as if you were my real children!... And that's exactly why I wanted you all to give up and came all the way here to stop you three" Mom explained

"... Give up what?" Norman mumbled

"Resistance" Mom answered "I love you so much... Which is why I don't want you to suffer. I don't want to become the cause of your suffering. Don't you agree that you've all had happy lives? Growing up every day in a house full of food and love. You know nothing of starvation or the cold. You die feeling completely fulfilled! Just what more could you possibly ask for after all of that? There's no way you'll escape. Anyway, it's too dangerous out there! So come. Let's all live happily together back at the house! Until the deadline... Until the end, I want you all to be the happiest can be!" Mom said

{This is...}

Emma, Norman and I shared the same look

{Yeah. She isn't trying to ship us out! She isn't planning on shipping us out this instant. Mom still wants to control us. Otherwise, she'd have no need to try and convince us like this! The problem here... Is that her approach differs too drastically... From anything she's done before! What about Ray?! Could she have cut ties him?! And me?! In that case... From now on, mom... Will start directly controlling us! If this is all true, now is our final chance of ever carrying out an investigation! But... Then what? If we try to force our way through this... Wouldn't that be a clear indicator to her that she's lost control and needs to ship us out? What should we do? Force completing a deadly move for us? But nows our only chance! That's right... Mom knows. She knows we'd hesitated... Because she raised us this way. Think. We can't simply ignore the risks. Should we just play it safe and give in to her?... No! Mom already knows about Don and Gilda joining us as well. She also probably knows that Ray and I have betrayed her... And yet still came here to bargain with us. This is how she works. Benefits over work. Golden egg. She believes she can do it. The position of "mom". Mom wouldn't falter and ship us out immediately due to a mere investigation! We're just that special to her. We're first class produce that can't be prematurely picked! We won't lose... We won't falter... I will protect the others... I will set everyone free. No matter what awaits outside... I want to live! Together... With all of our siblings!}

"I understand, mom" Norman said smiling "We'll stop being good kids then" Norman said

"GO, NORMAN!" Emma and I yelled as we rushed to take down Mom as Norman kept running the opposite direction

{COMPLETE THE INVESTIGATION! WE'LL HOLD MOM BACK! AS LONG AS WE MANAGE TO HOLD HER BACK FOR ATLEAST 5-10 SECONDS... AND... IF I MANAGE TO GRAB HER POCKET WATCH WHILE WE'RE AT IT... NORMAN WILL BE ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY ESCAPE THIS SITUATION! THE INVESTIGATION WILL...}

A blood curdling scream came out from Emma's mouth as we laid on the floor, pain coming from my arm

Mom was gonna break my leg but when Emma took over she could only reach my arm

"... A-AHHHHHHHHH" Emma screamed

Tears dropped down my cheeks without my permission to. The pain I felt was indescribable. Tears flew down my cheek as I furrowed my eyebrows trying to stop them

"Shh... There, there, it's all right" Mom said hugging Emma, she pulled me closer to her, the back of my head besides Emma's (back of her head) head

"It doesn't hurt, it doesn't hurt!" Mom said "Oh, my poor babies... My precious Emma, Y/n... That's why I told you to give up already! But I must admit, it does feel great to be able to hug you like this again" She started giggling and stopped "And Norman and Y/n, I'm very impressed that you managed to figure out this situation!" Mom said grabbing a bandage out of no where and had started wrapping up Emma's leg "That's right. My job... Is to simply hold you all back. That's just how indispensable you all are! A special offering reserved especially for a special someone. The most high quality produce... I've ever raised!" Mom said

"Then why..." I heard Norman gasped as Mom finished with Emma's leg and started on my arm

"And that's why I'll do whatever it takes... To protect all of you. If you weren't going to listen to me, this was the only option I had left. They won't be able to move for a while. Now things will go smoothly until tomorrow!" Mom said, she held my face, feeling my left ear

"... Tomorrow...?" I asked

"Yes, tomorrow. Now don't you make a ruckus, Emma and Y/n. I want you to celebrate like any good girl would. The headquarters just contacted me" Mom paused for a minute

Ray, Gilda and Don had finnaly appeared, too late, unfortunately

"Congratulations, Norman. Your shipping date has been decided"

現実。。。残酷です

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