Lunamaria's father had died before she could remember, and her mother, Noah, had raised her by hand.
　Lunamaria had always loved her mother, who had always been kind and warm while doing her job as a top-level adventurer. She wanted to help her mother, but with half demon blood running through her veins, Lunamaria's growth was slow, and when she was over forty years old, her body finally began to grow.
　It was inevitable that she would become an adventurer. Under Noah's tutelage, Lunamaria became an adventurer, and in just a few years, she emerged and became a person who could be called a high-ranking adventurer.
　After watching his daughter grow up to be a fine young woman, Noah retired from adventuring at Lunamaria's urging and began to treat his chronic anemia while attending to his doctor, Fear.

　But an incident occurred. It was about five years after Lunamaria had become an adventurer. Lunamaria was an excellent adventurer. But by no means was she perfect.
　It wasn't that Lunamaria was bad. She wasn't proud, she hadn't been proud, she had prepared well, she had managed her physical condition perfectly....she just missed the tiniest, most insignificant signs of a 'mass outbreak of demons (stampede)' that only a seasoned adventurer would have overlooked.

　By the time Lunamaria noticed it, she was already surrounded by a large number of demons. Lunamaria was strong, and she was one of the most capable adventurers.
　However, the sheer number of demons generated by the Stampede gradually drove her down.
　And the one who saved her, who was even prepared to die, was her mother, Noah.......

''........Mother.......''
'I'm glad we made it in time. Let me take care of this, and you can run away, Lou.

　Noah is a veteran adventurer who has done many requests over the years. That's why she detected the signs of the stampede from the copy of the request form that Lunamaria left in her room.....the sentence on it, and went to Lunamaria's rescue as fast as she could.
　The haste to even spare time to call for help paid off, and we managed to save Lunamaria in the nick of time.

''But... but...''
Don't worry, your mother is strong... right?
What?

　Hearing Noah's words that told her with a smile while facing a demon that made it feel ridiculous to count, but still smiling, and reading the thoughts contained therein, Lunamaria turned her back to Noah and started running.

　While running desperately through the secluded forest.......Lunamaria was shedding large tears.

　I knew that. I knew that even if I stayed behind like that, I would only be a drag.......

　I knew that. I knew that all I could do was call for help....

　I knew. I knew that when working as an adventurer, Noah had drunk a lot of animal blood to put up with his dislike of it........

　I knew. Noah, who had retired and quit drinking blood, no longer had the power he had in his prime........

　I knew it. If I didn't do this, my favorite........my most precious mother in the world would die.......

　Lunamaria ran desperately, falling down many times during the course of her desperate run, forcing her body, which was screaming in pain, to move. Even so, it's a long way to the human village........it's very hard to make it in time.
　The moment these thoughts passed, Lunamaria was caught by a tree root and fell down with a flourish.



　It was a thin, strained voice. And it did indeed change her fate.

'Yeah?　Who's there?　You're hurt really badly and I'm working on a healing spell.

　


Yeah?

　

''Please!　Help me!　If we don't do something, my mother will- please!　I'll do everything I can to help you...

　She understood that this was not a level of disrespect. It's not allowed to beg the Sixth King for anything... but still, Lunamaria wanted to cling to the possibility.
　And then a hand was gently placed on her shoulder as she bowed her head while crying endlessly.

'Yes. It's okay ... I'll be able to help you and you can tell me more about what happened?
I can't do anything about it...
'Stampede... right, right, right on the street, and the demon's reaction is awfully...'

　After hearing Lunamaria's story, Crom Eina gave a little thoughtful expression and then smiled a dazzling smile.

''Don't worry, I'll definitely help your mother.
Hi.

　That smile in the moonlight was like a savior to Lunamaria.

　From then on, Crom Eina's actions were quick. She immediately rushed to the place Lunamaria had told her about, annihilated a huge number of demons in an instant, healed Noah who was suffering from many injuries with healing magic......and carried Noah, who had passed out and fainted, back to Lunamaria.

''Mother!
He's okay, he's out, but all his injuries have been healed and he's going to be fine.
'Oh, oh thank you very much!　Really, thank you!　I don't know how to thank you...
Don't worry about it. You only helped me because I wanted to. Wasn't that harder?　You've done well. You're all right now, sir. Come on, let me take you home.
Hi.

　Lunamaria was relieved from the bottom of her heart. The fact that her favorite mother was still alive....

　Then, accompanied by Crom Eina, Lunamaria's Noah returned home. After putting the unconscious Noah to bed, Crom Eina was about to leave, but Lunamaria stopped her.

'Oh, um!　The Dark Lord!
Yeah?
My name is Luna Maria and I will never forget this favor!　I'll never forget it for the rest of my life!
Don't worry about it. I'm Chrome-Aina. I'll see you at the right time.
Yes!

　Crom Eina left with a smile on her face and a wave of her hand, and Lunamaria saw Crom Eina off while bowing her head many times until she was out of sight.
　And from this moment on, Crom Eina was a benefactor to her, and a person she respected above all else.