Chapter 73: Chapter 71: Settling Down

Fortunately, it looked like Mai didn’t do anything too crazy. The Council members were, at the least, their correct ages. “How are you all?” Lilith asked tentatively.

“Excellent, mother.” Tunem replied.

“Don’t call me that.” Lilith said flatly.

“What would you like us to call you, then?” He asked.

“High Arbiter, Lilith, whatever. Just not mother or anything like that.” She replied. “What happened while I was out?”

“Our little sister here showed us the way.” Yamato informed her. “We were panicking, so she calmed us.”

Lilith sighed. “Mai, from now on no showing people the way or fixing them or whatever you want to call it without asking me first.”

“Yes, mom.” Mai said obediently.

“Um…can we still call you mom?” Aria asked shyly.

Lilith thought that over for a moment. The girls were…well, they looked and acted like children. It wasn’t nearly as weird feeling as having grown adults call her that. “Yeah, that’s fine.”

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Aria smiled. “Thanks.”

Lilith turned back to the Council. “You all are to keep running things as you did before, alright? Not so much as a hint of what’s gone down tonight is to get out.”

“Understood.” The Council members chorused.

“You all are dismissed, then. Go back to whatever you were doing before.” Lilith instructed.

The Council members meandered out, leaving just the Perfect Chimeras in the room.

“Is it alright to just…leave them like that?” Eve asked.

“I don’t see why not.” Lilith replied. “It’s not like we’re going to be constantly giving them orders or trying to rule via proxy. Having total control could come in handy down the line. The more important question is what we’re going to do with these two.” She said, motioning at Mai and Aria.

“Um, if…it’s alright with you, mom, we want in on your Skill.” Aria mumbled. “The family one.”

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