Chapter 264: Just Reward
"Rihoko-chan! Mama is here for you...!" exclaimed Masane, bursting into the room where her daughter, an unquestionably adorable, six-year-old girl with large brown eyes and blue-tinted black hair fixed into tiny twin tails, was eating shaved ice under the supervision of Venelana.
"M-Mama!?" cried Rihoko, startling considerably and dropping her shaved ice as she hadn't expected her mother to suddenly burst into the room as enthusiastically as she had.
Seeing Rihoko safe and sound, Masane's expression crumpled, tears swelling in her eyes as she rushed forward, crying, "Rihokoooo. I was so, so worried about yoooou—" while hugging her daughter like she was the one in need of consoling.
"There, there...everything's okay now..." sighed Rihoko, closing her eyes and exhaling as she hugged her mother's head and caressed it with her right hand, lamenting the loss of her shaved ice—presently spilled on her frilly, bright pink pleated skirt and thighs.
'Just who is the parent...?' mused Vahn, shaking his head and exhaling faintly from his nose with an appreciative smile before leaving Masane and Rihoko to speak with Venelana a room over. There, he recounted to her everything Masane had told him about her situation and her decision to grow stronger. In turn, she told him how smart Rihoko was, even going as far as to claim she was a genius—held back by a lack of stimulus and environmental conditions that had failed to nurture her talents.
Based on Rihoko's Status, provided by Sis, she was right...
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Name: Amaha Rihoko
Race: Neogene, Human
Age: 6
Height: 106.4 cm