Child of Nazarick

Chapter 4

Hey Guys! Crescent Rider here, and I'm back with another chapter.

But before you all begin, I have one question that I want to ask you all.

When it comes to summoned creatures of Yggdrasil. Do they drain the user's mana as they stay present in physical world or the only thing that's being expended is the way they are summoned? I'm curious that's all.

Other than that, enjoy the chapter!

Flashback

Sitting by the steps of an open back door, Hope stares at the tree swing for a prolonged period of time. Moreover, her head was leaning against the door frame.

Before long, Hope's Mother, Arachnida, comes along and sits next to her.

"Hi, Mom," Hope greeted,

"Hello, Sweetie," Arachnida greeted back,

A brief period of silence had occurred between them, but Arachnida breaks the silence as soon as she spots the tree swing in the distance.

"Do you want to play with the swing?" Arachnida inquired,

"No, thank you..." Hope responded,

"Why do you always stare at it? You do know that your father and I made it just for you to use," Arachnida said,

"I know, it's just that..." Hope pauses and then sighs as she keeps staring at the swing, "The first time I've tried... It... didn't feel natural..."

"So you want to know how it feels in the real world?" Arachnida inquired,

Hope slightly turns to her, then back at the swing, "It may seem like an impossible dream..."

She remains silent for a while...

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Then stated the following words to her...

"But I want to know how it feels..." Hope admitted,

Their conversation soon ended right then and there and both stared at the swing for a longer period of time...

In the end, both would leave and their thoughts toward the swing still remain the same as always...

End of Flashback

Hope groggily wakes up, and finds herself in her own bedroom instead of the back door she sat down on.

With some control, she turns her head to the right and spots someone, in particular, sitting on a recliner in a patient manner and remains somewhat idle with his eyes invisible to her.

That someone was none other than the Guild Leader, Momonga himself.

"Mo... Momon... ga... san..." Hope weakly called out,

But the voice alone was enough for the Overlord to snap out of his current demeanor and turns towards groggy Hope on the bed. 

"Is that... you...?" Hope weakly inquired,

"Yes, it's me," Momonga replied, and leans forward, "And it's good to know that you've recovered from your coma,"

"Co...ma...?" Hope muttered, "H-How... long...?"

"A few days... But I initially thought that you'd recover in a few months considering what happened to you in the throne room," Momonga said, "I feel somehow glad that that wasn't the case,"