Loop Mob – A Mob’s Interdimensional Travel Caught in a Loop

Chapter 57: Family Invasion

“Um, what…?”

“Let me introduce them. This is Ophelia, and this is Otillie. They’re my family.”

“Nice to meet you, Mr. Alexi! I’m the second daughter, Ophelia. Please call me Lia.”

“I’m Otillie. It’s a bit long, so call me Oda.”

——Daughters…?

“But still, Mother’s house is so beautifully arranged! It’s love, isn’t it?”

“Here. This is supposed to be a temporary engagement to avoid matchmaking.”

“Granny getting engaged was quite a surprise. If it’s temporary, then at least write it clearly. We hurriedly came here.”

——Granddaughters…?

“I wrote that it’s a temporary engagement. Ah, sorry, Alexi. Even though I mentioned it was a temporary engagement in the letter, they misunderstood and rushed here.”

They read the letter from a year and a half ago, panicked, and arrived three days ago. I’m reminded of the elves’ sense of time. Well, I don’t exactly know where the elves’ village is, but if I were to compare, it’s like it’s on the opposite side of the Earth in Japan, somewhere in the vast Amazon rainforest. Typically, the only means of transportation here are by land and sea, so receiving a letter from here, reading it, and coming here would take about that long.

I don’t remember much about what happened afterward. I was somewhat absent-minded, made a safe self-introduction, and answered their barrage of questions, I think. Or rather, a daughter and a granddaughter. They look exactly like Urrica, or rather, triplets. But how old is she?

“You must have thought of something naughty just now.”

Zubish.

“Ugh!”

After a long time, I received a proper chop from Urrica. What’s with her keen intuition regarding age-related topics?

“Well, Mother, I was surprised when you mentioned great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. If it’s temporary, write it clearly. We rushed here in a panic.”

——Great-grandchildren. Great-great-grandchildren. 500.

No good. Nothing is entering my head. What should I do?

“So, you returned for tomorrow’s celebration of that guy’s wedding anniversary party.”

“…Yeah. But, you know…”

The shock is too big, and I still can’t recover. Well, it’s my fault for not knowing anything about her from the beginning and not asking. Besides, she looks so similar to me, or rather, she looks younger than me. Even though she’s older, I thought she was a child.

But more importantly…

“I want to clean up. Is it okay?”

“Oh, that’s a relief. I was troubled with these here.”

That’s right. When I returned after leaving the house for a while, the workshop was in a disastrous state. And this time, it’s even worse. With three of them together, it feels like three times the usual mess. Apparently, they don’t have the function to clean up. Although a housekeeper from the Kabaneru family is dispatched from time to time, it seems impossible for amateurs to clean up the workshop, which is filled with precious items. I guided them to my house, and I immersed myself in cleaning up the workshop. When I’m engrossed in something, I don’t have to think about unnecessary things. Well, I don’t want to think about anything right now.

“Wow! This chocolate cake is amazing!”

“Hmm. I knew the great effects of those big seeds, but to have them in such a sweet!”

“… (silent) munch munch munch”

This time, while flying around, I found cocoa beans. Honestly, I didn’t know how to make chocolate, but by splitting, drying, heating, and using appraisal, I finally made something that looks like it. What I prepared today is not so much a chocolate cake as a sponge cake kneaded with cocoa powder, but I’m glad they liked it. Last year, Urrica quickly finished off the strawberry shortcake, so I made quite a bit more this time, but it’s still devoured in an instant with three of them.

“Um… I also have a cheesecake as a backup. Do you want to eat it?”

“I want to eat it!””I’ll eat it!””I’m gonna devour it!”

Considering that the chocolate cake might not suit their taste, I also baked a soufflé cheesecake as a backup, but this one also disappeared in seconds.

In the end, on this day, without celebrating the birthday or giving the present, I returned to my home next door. Moreover, even though they were just waiting while I was cleaning, the inside of the house was a mess, and I collapsed from my knees. When Urrica becomes three times, the destructive power is tremendous.

Furthermore, at the wedding anniversary party at the Kabaneru house the next day, the chocolate cake and cheesecake were well-received. That, at least, was a relief.