"Daughter?"
I stood there for a moment, stunned, at the words Noya had just spat out.
âDaughter?â
Shin Noya had clearly said that Yarang was the daughter of my mother.
"...What is that...?"
No matter how I tried to say something, my mouth wouldnât move, almost as if it were broken.
Could it be that shocking?
That my mother had another child?n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
If that was the case, I thought it was childish and petty to be so shocked.
It must have just been pure surprise.
As I blinked, unable to form words, Noya, who had been cutting the grass with a sickle, added another comment.
"Thatâs what your mother said. I donât know the details of it."
Noya lowered the sickle as he spoke.
"The important thing is that this Yarang is your mother's eyes and ears."
"...Eyes and ears?"
"Yes."
Noya, having carelessly tossed the sickle aside, started picking up his clothes that had been left in a heap on a nearby rock.
"In this world, thereâs nothing Yarang canât see or hear. Thatâs the power they have."
"Thatâs some ridiculous kind of power..."
Nothing that canât be seen or heard? Thatâs not just about expanding your perception, is it?
"Of course, that's not really everything. Itâs still within the realm of power, after all."
While speaking, Shin Noya pointed to somewhere with his finger. It was the spot where the plum tree, full of blossoms, stood.
"Where there is the sacred tree, no power can be used, so it canât be seen."
"...Eh? Really?"
That was something I didnât know.
No, I guess I couldnât know since it had never been told to me before.
âSo, you canât use powers where the sacred tree is...â
Did such a thing exist?