The Villainous Son Loves His Mother - Chapter 94

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I gazed in admiration at the completed “Star Drops”.
Yes, I had named this stone Star’s Drop.
Even I must admit, my naming sense is impeccable.
It seemed as if the brilliance of the stars had been condensed within this deep darkness.

This was my love.
The crystallized essence of my pure and boundless love for Mother.

The wound on my chest had already healed, and my new heart had begun to beat.
Well, none of that matters.
The real question is how to process this supreme gem.

“Feri.”

At my call, Feri materialized silently behind me.

“Yes, Young Master.”

“I’m going to process this into a ring. Prepare the tools. The finest ones.”

I commanded without turning around.
Feri glanced briefly at the black gem in my hand before bowing respectfully.

“Understood, Young Master. However, wouldn’t it be best to entrust the jewelry crafting to a professional craftsman?”

“Silence,”

I interrupted Feri.

“Do you think I would entrust a gift for Mother to the hands of some unknown, inferior craftsman? I will create it myself, with my own hands. That is where its true value lies.”

“…As you command.”

Feri quietly withdrew from the room.
The necessary tools would be brought in shortly.
I turned my gaze back to the Star’s Drop.

A ring… yes, a ring would be perfect.
Just imagining the sight of that jet-black brilliance adorning Mother’s slender, alabaster fingers made my newly beating heart race.

The ring finger.
The ring finger of her left hand.
There, I would place the symbol of my love.

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A few days later, my room had transformed into a renowned jeweler’s workshop.
Various tools and partially crafted metal pieces lay scattered across the desk.
But my primary instrument was my own magic power.

Concentrating my magic power at my fingertips, I freely melted, stretched, and reshaped the metal into the desired form.
The material was an alloy of magic silver and scorching gold, making it extremely difficult to work with.
An ordinary craftsman wouldn’t even be able to scratch it.
But for me, it was as easy as working with clay.

The real challenge lay in the design.
It had to be simple yet capture Mother’s elegance, while also expressing the full extent of my love.
After countless trials and errors, I finally arrived at a design: two dragons intertwined, their mouths holding aloft the Star’s Drop.

The dragons symbolized Mother and me, forever entwined, eternally guarding the crystallized essence of our love.

Perfect.
Even I had to admit it was a stroke of genius.

“Alright, it’s finished.”

As a final touch, I inscribed a fine magical rune onto the ring.
Defense, purification, mental stabilization, charm enhancement… I crammed in every beneficial magic I could think of.
All so Mother could live as comfortably and safely as possible.

My love sometimes manifested as physical protection.
The completed ring radiated an almost malevolent presence.
The jet-black gemstone devoured the surrounding light, and the Twin Dragons design seemed to pulse with lifelike vitality, as if about to spring to life.
An aura-like energy shimmered around the entire ring.

“Beautiful…”

I murmured in a daze.
This was truly the supreme masterpiece worthy of Mother.
I couldn’t wait for Mother’s Day… no, I couldn’t wait at all!

I’d give it to her right now!
I’d just declare today Mother’s Day!

I placed the finished ring in a small velvet box and strode triumphantly toward Mother’s chambers.

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“Mother, I’m coming in!”

Barely knocking, I flung open the door to Mother’s private room.
She was seated in a chair by the window, reading a book.

“Oh, Hein. What’s wrong? Why are you in such a hurry?”

Mother looked up in surprise, but her expression quickly softened into a gentle smile.
For a moment, I was captivated by that smile, but I strode purposefully toward her and knelt respectfully on one knee.

“Mother, I have something I wish to present to you today.”

With a dramatic gesture, I presented her with a small velvet box.
Mother looked bewildered, glancing between me and the box.

“Oh, a gift? But it’s not a special occasion today, is it?”

“Today is Mother’s Day,”

I declared firmly.

“…Is that so?”

Mother tilted her head, but that didn’t matter. I had decided it.
Hesitantly, Mother accepted the box and slowly opened the lid.

In that instant, a dark aura surged through the room.
Outside the window, crows began cawing in unison, and the sky abruptly darkened.
The book Mother had been reading began to flip through its pages on its own, and the candle flames in the room flickered with a pale blue light.

“…Oh my,”

Mother gasped softly.
Her expression looked a little strained.

“Mother, this is a ring I crafted with all my love for you. Please accept it.”

I declared, puffing out my chest.
Mother stared at the ring for a long moment before finally lifting her gaze.
Her face wore a complex expression—a mixture of confusion, fear, and a hint of joy.

“Hein… this is… very… unique, isn’t it?”

“Yes! I wanted to express the weight of my love!”

Mother gently picked up the ring.
The weight of it made her delicate hands tremble slightly.

“Oh my, it’s so heavy…”

“Love can be heavy at times, Mother,”

I replied.

“So… that’s how it is… Thank you, Hein. I’m so happy.”

Mother said this as she tried to slip the ring onto the ring finger of her right hand.
That’s when it happened.
The moment the ring touched her finger, the design of the twin dragons started moving of its own accord and wrapped around the fingers of her left hand.

“Eeek!?”

Mother yelped in surprise.
The ring, as if alive, perfectly adjusted to fit her finger, tightening so firmly it seemed impossible to remove.

“Mother! It suits you perfectly!”

I was overcome with emotion.
Just as I’d predicted.
Mother and I are one in spirit.
My crystallized love would never reject her.

“Um, yeah… I guess so… But my fingers feel numb…”

Black, lightning-like sparks crackled from Mother’s fingertips.

“That’s because your Magic Power and mine are resonating! How wonderful!”

“And… I feel like my power is surging… Oh? Oh my?”

As Mother raised the hand wearing the ring, the vase and bookshelf in the room began to float gently into the air.

“Ah! It’s the effect of the magic I imbued! Mother’s power is being amplified even further!”

I stood up in excitement.
Surrounded by the floating furniture, Mother froze completely.

“Hein… Can’t I take this off…?”

“No! Mother and I are together forever!”

I declared with a beaming smile.
Mother stared into the distance and murmured,

“I see…”

Was she overwhelmed with emotion?
She must be delighted.
Though she seemed a little bewildered, that was probably because she was too moved to speak.

Lost in satisfaction, I gazed adoringly at Mother, who remained frozen with the black ring on her finger.
This was the ultimate act of filial piety.