Magiclad Girls and a Mob who will save them, or else the world is doomed!

Chapter 58: Mother and beautiful women

Mage One Step Part 1

[Gindou Pov]

One day, I received a call on my smartphone. Looking at the screen, I saw that it was from my mother.

"Hello? Is this mother?"

"Yes, it's me."

"Uhm, what's up?"

"Kohaku, I wanted to ask you about that person you mentioned before, Kuroda Izayoi."

"I-Izayoi-kun?"

"Yes, you mentioned him before, didn't you? I've always told you to choose your potential partner carefully."

"Izayoi-kun is a really great person!!"

"Both I and that person are worried about you. It was a surprise when you suddenly said he's your destined one. Kohaku, you have good judgment, but there's always a chance of the unexpected. Please give me a chance to talk to him."

"S-Suddenly like this..."

"Please, I'm counting on you. I'm also very curious. Your boyfriend, who is kind, gentlemanly, and completely in love with you, Kohaku, is someone I want to meet."

"W-Well, Izayoi-kun is very busy, so it might be difficult..."

"In that case, we'll come there ourselves."

"Ah, b-but..."

"Excuse me."

"M-mother!? Mother!? She... she hung up... What should I do!?"

My mother and father are coming!?

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[Natsuko PoV]

"W-What should I do!? Can you give me some advice, Natsuko-san?"

"Sorry, can you explain it again..."

My name is Natsuko Noguchi, a lively high school girl. In the midst of approaching final exams, I was receiving a consultation from my best friend, Gindou-san.

"So, my parents want to come and see me, and they even want to meet Izayoi-kun!"

"And they heard that you and Kuroda-kun are a lovey-dovey couple?"

"Yes..."

"Why did you tell them?"

It seems that her parents are incredibly strict. They allowed her to live alone to help her become a respectable adult. But naturally, they worry about her, so they often call her.

"Well, I guess I was trying to show off... When I told my mother about all the good things about Izayoi-kun, she asked if he's my boyfriend anyway... So I thought it might as well be true."

"Oh, I see."

Well, her reason is unexpectedly cute. Cute, but... why would she say such a thing? Love can be clumsy too... That's cute too.

"But you know, if that's the case, why not just be honest? Tell your mom that it was a lie."

"Um, well, my mother is... very strict and very scary... If she finds out I've been giving false reports all along... I'll get a spanking... a hundred times..."

"I don't see that happening in high school, no?"

She turned pale. If it's that scary, she should have just told the truth from the beginning. It's kind of nice to know one of her weaknesses though...

Well, if she's really that afraid of being scolded, what about coming up with a good excuse to cover up the lie?

"Please, my mother is the one person who could actually do that... My mother really hates lies... I'll turn into a monkey's butt... and then comes the lecture..."