Chapter 2.1 – The Mother’s Overprotectiveness, and the Son’s Reason for Wanting to Leave Home

His name was Ryuuji.

It was the name his mother, Karma Abyss, had given him.

…Fifteen years ago, Karma had found Ryuuji, abandoned in front of her lair.

Though they were of different races, his mother had raised Ryuuji with love, as if he were her own true child.

Ryuuji, bathed in his mother’s affection, grew up healthy and strong.

The fact that he didn’t bend or break, despite being an orphan—a circumstance that could easily lead one down the wrong path—was surely a testament to the love his mother gave him.

Ryuuji loved his mother for that. …But as he grew older, a certain thought began to take root.

…Is it really okay to go on like this?

…

That morning, Ryuuji woke up.

“Zzz, zzz. Ryu-kun… ehehe…”

His mother’s voice came from right beside him.

He turned his head slightly, and there…

…a beautiful, black-haired woman was sleeping.

She was tall for a woman, probably around 170cm.

Her flowing black hair cascaded down to her waist.

Her tall frame, oversized breasts, and perky, jutting hips were truly sexy.

She looked to be in her early twenties… maybe even her late teens, she was that young and beautiful.

This woman was the mother who had raised him.

It was Karma Abyss, in her human form.

She had decided to become human on the grounds that, since her son was human, it would be better to be in the body of the same race to care for him.

“Ryu-kun… heheh, Ryu-ku~n.”

Ryuuji’s face was buried in her bountiful breasts.

A stunningly good smell and an impossibly soft object pressed against his face.

Mother Karma was hugging Ryuuji as if he were the most precious thing in the world.

Her movements were like those of someone holding a newborn baby.

Yes, as if he were an infant.

…

Ryuuji’s face twisted.

“…I keep telling you to stop.”

With a sigh, Ryuuji gave his mother a firm push.

Escaping her grasp, he got out of bed and let out another sigh. “Haaah…”

Stretching his back with a grunt, Ryuuji looked around the room.

This was the cave where he and his mother lived.

Yet it was so full of things, you wouldn’t think it was the inside of a cave.

It was well-furnished with tables, chairs, and the like.

Deeper in the cave were two beds. One was his mother’s, the other was her son’s.

But his mother’s bed was empty, and his mother was sleeping in Ryuuji’s.

“You snuck into my bed again, didn’t you…”

He was certain they had gone to sleep separately last night, but when he awoke, his mother had, as usual, crept into his bed.

“…Why do you always do this? I’m turning fifteen, you know.”

This wasn’t just him talking to himself. The words were directed at the sleeping Karma.

Crawling into her fifteen-year-old son’s bed to hug him.

Ever since he could remember, his mother had slept in the same bed with him.

Even though he’d told her he wanted to sleep alone after hitting puberty, the result was plain to see.

When he woke up in the morning, she was absolutely, without fail, sleeping in the same bed.

…

A minute after Ryuuji had woken up, it happened.

“Gasp! Ryu-kun is gone! Where did he go?!”

Thwump! His mother shot upright.

She wasn’t wearing a single thing…

Boing, her large breasts bounced, and Ryuuji looked away and yelled.

“Clothes! Put some on!”

Ryuuji was right in the middle of puberty.

It would be a lie to say he had no interest in a woman’s naked body, but seeing his own mother’s skin didn’t exactly excite him.

Rather, seeing his mother in such a slovenly state just irritated him.

Karma, not caring in the slightest about her son’s inner turmoil, frantically looked around.

When her gaze landed on her son,

“Ryu-kun! There you are! I was looking for you!”

His mother, still stark naked, flashed a smile that could make flowers bloom.

She came rushing over, trying to hug him head-on.

…Ryuuji deftly dodged her.

“Why did you dodge?!”

“I-I told you to put clothes on!”

“I will put clothes on. But first is our good morning hug.”

The naked beauty held out her arms with a dead-serious expression.

With every breath she took, two soft-looking peaches quivered delicately.

Even knowing she was his adoptive mother, his eyes were still drawn to the young woman’s breasts.

For a teenage boy, his mother’s beautiful chest was poison to the eyes.

“Put them on first!!”

“Alright, fine. A moment, please.”

Karma raised her hand. Then, she snapped her fingers.

Snap!

Then…

Shing!

With a sound like the ringing of a small bell, his mother was suddenly wearing clothes.

A simple outfit of a long skirt and a summer sweater.

…However, it seemed she wasn’t wearing anything underneath, as he could see a small point poking through the center of her sweater.

“Wear underwear, too!”

“I just really don’t like underwear, you know? It feels so constricting.”

“Just put it on!”

Karma nodded with a reluctant face.

She snapped her fingers again, creating underwear.

…She had created an object out of thin air.

This was one of the skills possessed by Karma, the God Slayer: 【All-Creation】.

An absurdly cheat-like ability that allowed her to create anything from zero.

“Is this better? Now for our hug. Come on, hug.”

Fwump! Mother Karma spread her arms wide.

Ryuuji averted his gaze and answered, “No.”

…

“Ah, it’s not that I’ve started to hate you or anything.”

…

“It’s just, I’m basically an adult now, so that kind of childish stuff is… hey, Mom?”

He glanced toward his mother and saw Karma standing there, her face completely pale.

Her lips were trembling, and she looked like she was about to die.

“Sob, sniffle, waaaaah…”

Wouldn’t you know it, Karma started to cry.

Karma squatted down on the spot, covering her face with a handkerchief she’d created with her skill.

“Sob… hic… Ryu-kun… sob, he hates me now…”

A beautiful woman was weeping sorrowfully. And the reason was that her son hated her.

…The hero who saved the world, the strongest God-Slaying Evil Dragon, was crying because she thought her son hated her.

“If Ryu-kun hates me, I have no reason to live anymore. I’ll just die… Yes, I’ll die… and take this world with me.”

Karma raised her right hand.

Black and red lightning began to gather in her palm.

Ryuuji knew what it was.

It was one of his mother’s God Slayer skills.

【All-Destruction】

The ultimate lightning, capable of literally destroying and killing anything and everything.

“Stop it, Mom!”

Ryuuji hurriedly tried to stop her.

“Rest assured, Ryu-kun. I will destroy everything except for you. That is, every living thing besides you, and this world. You will be unharmed.”

“How am I supposed to live if the world is destroyed?! I said stop it!”

…Thus, his mother had a bit of a naive side to her.

“Mom, okay! I get it! I’ll hug you!”

Karma stopped crying instantly.

She stood up straight and spread her arms.

“Come now. Come, come, quickly.”

“I said I would… Haaah…”

Ryuuji sighed and wrapped his arms around his mother’s body.

Mmmphhh… His face was buried in her overly soft breasts.

A cloyingly sweet scent, like honey and milk boiled together, hit his nostrils and made his head spin.

The soft, squishy flesh pressed against his face, shamelessly distorting its shape.

“Fufu, Ryu-kun, you’re the best. Really, you’re so small and just the perfect size to hug.”

“Haaaah…”