Grand Foreigner (Chapters 1- 200)

Chapter 148

Medusa was sure that it must have been a strange sight if anyone were to see her right now. Standing in front of her own room, hand raised for a knock, her hesitation caused her to be in the same position for the last five minutes. Why, though? It's her own room after all, why should she hesitate? She knows full well why.

Her sisters were definitely inside.

Her relationship with her sisters has always been somewhat... unusual. At the very least, Medusa had never met any siblings whose relationship was as complicated as hers and her sisters'.

For starters, take her own self for example. While she doesn't really have a hobby of comparing her looks to anyone else, she knows that she definitely looked like a young, but still fully formed woman. While her sisters looked like teenagers at best, barely eighteen even - and that was with a very generous assessment of their age. If someone were to say that they were only fourteen years old, it is unlikely that an ordinary person would be greatly surprised by such information.

However, in reality, Stheno and Euryale were both her older sisters - and they were much older than her in fact. And they always acted from the superior position as older sisters. For example, her sisters have always treated her not just in a patronizing way, but in a literally dominant way, treating her more like a slave. In the past, they could tell her to do almost anything they wanted. At least they did... in the past, that is.

After what had transpired with Ainz in the Singularity, the dynamics of the relationship between Medusa and her sisters had changed dramatically. And now, it was Medusa who was the one calming and protecting them from the 'scary world outside' by taking on the role of older sister. Considering the Grail, which also changed Medusa's perception of herself and her newfound relationship... The situation has only become much more confusing.

And this was only the beginning of the oddities and confusion in the story of the three Gorgon sisters.

And at this moment, due to the changes in the relationship between them... Well, it was complicated.

In any case, her sisters, although they could sometimes seem to act really cruel towards Medusa, really loved her, there is no count in that. Medusa also loved them very much.

Although she had killed them once. Just like her sisters had killed her.

And, of course, the main elephant in this china shop was the presence of Ainz. A man - or rather, even a creature, who the mere mention of which could make any of her sisters jump in place and look around in panic. Such a person was her... Lover, maybe.

A lover was probably the most appropriate term to use at the moment. Ainz is a person whom she, as the name implies, loved. He was also the same person that had done terrible things to her sisters, all because he wanted to avenge her murder and betrayal...

In general, how complex and confusing the relationship between the three Gorgon sisters was difficult to even overestimate or imagine. And therefore, to be honest, it was probably even easier for Medusa when her sisters were just intimidated and snuggled up to her at night, trying to find support and protection in her presence. Perhaps it is to be expected for a Monster like Medusa to feel relieved that her sisters were in such a deplorable mental state.

But she really couldn't help herself.

While her sisters were looking for her protection and support, there was no need to think about the difficult things. Things like their relationship and the situation around their past and future... She could just ignore the problem, hoping that it will remain in the background forever, until it is eventually forgotten.