Cheat Awakening

"Didn't you promise me you would take care of her and wouldn't do anything out of the ordinary, like literally disappearing from the world? Is this what you call giving her experience, and taking care of her?"

"Do you two bastards have any idea what I've gone through this past month? I'm so pissed off with you two that I want to seal both of you in a dark cell for a hundred years in the depths of the ocean," Cetus spoke angrily, her teeth gritted, making Myne and Ocea's souls tremble. If she really did that, then their lives would be worse than death.

"Why aren't you saying anything?" Cetus yelled, her aura exploding and blowing Myne and Ocea away.

"Cetus, we..."

"How dare you talk back to me? Don't you have any shame?"

"..."

Seeing that Myne shamelessly attempted to reply, even though she had asked them to speak, Cetus became even angrier and unleashed another barrage of lightning upon them.

"Still not speaking?"

While Myne and Ocea endured the lightning "massage," Fenrir came beside Cetus, carrying Waffle, whom she causally tossed beside Myne and Ocea to accompany them in their "fun."

"No, they're pretending to be dead... probably trying to think of some excuses to fool us," Cetus replied coldly, stopping her attack and waving her hand to bring the trio's bodies toward her. She then threw them in front of her like rag dolls.

"If you three don't get on your knees in three seconds, then just stay like this for the rest of your lives." Confirming that the trio's injuries had healed, Cetus increased her killing intent to its maximum, threatening them to move.

As if feeling Cetus's beastly gaze, the trio instantly got on their knees and sat down in a line before the two big bosses.

"Speak... and no more nonsense. You only have one chance to return home in one piece, so don't try anything funny," Fenrir said coldly, her eyes filled with a murderous glare.

Myne, Ocea, and Waffle exchanged glances. Finally, as they had decided earlier, Myne took the lead and began recounting the entire story from the beginning.

The start of his narrative was exactly what Ocea and Waffle had expected, but as Myne got into the flow, their expressions turned increasingly grim. Myne's story began to stray into nonsense, which was difficult for them to digest, especially when he added random details that had nothing to do with them. This was like pouring oil onto a fire.

Waffle and Ocea felt the ground beneath their feet tremble, especially as their mothers' eyes grew darker with each nonsensical sentence Myne uttered. They felt as if they were falling into the abyss again.

"Mother! He's lying. It's not like that..."

"Shut up! Let him finish..."

Waffle, who wanted to explain his innocence, was immediately silenced by Fenrir, who was clearly interested in Myne's version of the story. no matter how stupid she and Cetus may be, there was no way they were going to believe Myne's nonsense completely, after all, the other party's past deeds have taught them that he was not an honest boy.

"So, like this, I destroyed that damn heart and teleported back with the help of that travelling merchant," Myne finished, wiping sweat from his forehead and breathing a sigh of relief, thinking he had managed to save himself.

"Good. Now, Ocea, you speak," Fenrir said, nodding with an understanding expression, leaving Myne speechless. wondering if his old technique of making stories to get out of all kinds of dangerous situations is no longer useful anymore.

Then, after Ocea finished, Waffle took his turn. Cetus and Fenrir heard the same story from three different perspectives, each with varying levels of modification, in which each one tried to make themselves look as innocent as possible.

"So, overall, you're all in the same boat. If we summarize your stories, then three idiots wanted to play around, and another bigger idiot threw them near a forbidden zone despite knowing those troublemakers would surely go there to seek death. And even after recognizing signs of danger, he didn't try to stop them from jumping into the pitfall while he still had time. When he finally reacted, it was too late, and he got dragged into the muddy water as well."

"Sigh, I can't believe you did this kind of thing again... I'm surrounded by a bunch of fools. Thankfully, I decided to punish you first instead of listening to your explanations; otherwise, I'd feel guilty for beating a bunch of mentally ill children," Fenrir sighed helplessly, shaking her head. Her head ached every time she looked at Myne and Waffle, who were staring at her innocently like fools.

Exhaling another heavy breath, Fenrir, who had lost the desire to spend another second with those idiots, simply turned around and walked toward the cave to investigate the truth. Cetus, however, continued to stare at them with eyes filled with killing intent, like a beast watching its prey, ready to tear them apart.

"Don't expect me to be as easygoing as Fenrir. She might be big-hearted enough to forgive you three for such a big mistake with a simple beating and settle the matter as if it wasn't a big deal."

"Since you dared to disobey orders and break the rules, you naturally have to deal with the consequences. Especially you two, she pointed at Myne and Ocea. You both promised me not to do anything that would make me regret my decision, but you bastards haven't even gone a month and have already made me regret my decision at least a dozen times over the past month. I can't believe you broke my trust to this point," Cetus said emotionally, poking her finger at Myne's nose, before giving Ocea a love fist.

"Ouch!"

"This time, you will see just how dangerous your mother's anger can be, young lady. You are truly done for this time..."

"Your punishment is that you are going to your grandpa's house to take care of him, and don't even think about coming back for the next 20 years... That too only after I confirm that you have become an obedient child. Otherwise, stay there for the rest of your life."

"As for you," She pointed her finger back at Myne, "We have a lot to talk about. Meet me at home tonight. I will deal with you there."

"And Waffle, you little rascal, didn't you say you would keep an eye on them? Is this how you keep an eye on them? Simply going along with the flow? I didn't expect you to be so unreliable. No more birthday presents for the next 20 years. Don't even show me your face... Your Aunt Cetus is dead for you."

"NO! Don't say that Aunt Cetus, I..."

"Silence! No more excuses... I don't want to hear a single word from any of you three. That's it."

Leaving her thunderous roar behind, Cetus angrily walked into the cave, leaving three poor souls sighing helplessly.

"Are you okay?" Waffle asked Ocea, who had an expression as if she had lost all hope in life, staring dazedly at the floating clouds in the sky.

"I feel like I'm dead inside. Only today did I realize how dark and cruel this world is. I have lost my will to live."

Ocea's words left Myne and Waffle speechless, however the corners of their lips couldn't help but curl up. Although they felt pity for her in their hearts, they couldn't explain why they had a strong urge to laugh. This is what is called taking pleasure in another's misfortune.

"Don't worry, Ocea. I will find a way to coax your mother. Your punishment is only temporary. Believe in your brother. Also, don't forget what that bastard travelling merchant did to us. When we go on a mission, I don't believe your mother can stop you from travelling to other worlds with us. No matter where she hides you when the time comes, you will definitely be teleported somewhere to seek death with us."

"So cheer up and think of it as a short vacation, and spend some time with your grandfather," Myne spoke with a smile while patting her smooth back.

Hearing Myne's words, Ocea instantly felt her dark and grey surroundings regain life and turn colourful. She also realized that her mother couldn't control her life anymore.

"Yes, how could I forget about that? Now, the pain that man gave me doesn't feel that bad. If I can have such power to go away from Mother, I am willing to endure that kind of torture a few more times," Ocea exclaimed excitedly. But when she saw Myne's smile, she remembered how this shameless brother of hers sold her out a few moments ago to save his own ass and felt a surge of anger in her heart.

"You..."

"Alright, there's no need to discuss those useless topics that have already happened. Now we should worry about what we are about to face... How the hell are we going to deal with Aisha and Sylphy? I don't believe they will be any less pissed off than your mother. I can already imagine their angry faces, holding their weapons, ready to greet us warmly when we enter the house."

Seeing that Ocea was about to explode in anger and enlighten Waffle about his dark deeds, which he seemed to have forgotten because he didn't receive any punishment, Myne quickly interrupted Ocea and changed the topic. Because it was indeed a serious matter, Ocea momentarily put aside Myne's betrayal and started thinking about how they were going to explain their deeds to Aisha and Sylphy.