"Here, she just woke up." The doctor said, as I ignored him and entered the room right away, rushing to my daughter, who was sitting over the bed looking around.
"Elena!" I cried, hugging her tightly.
"M-Mom?!" She cried, surprised.
"I'm so happy you're alright! I was so scared! I love you so much!" I couldn't help but hug her lovingly, but I made sure to not do it too hard, my physique had become quite strong lately.
"So I was really… in a dungeon?" She asked, sighing. "Agh, my head's all dizzy… It felt like I had a really weird dream."
"Thankfully somebody rescued you." I sighed, letting go of her. "I'm just glad that-"
"Somebody? But it was yo-"
I quickly covered my daughter's mouth, as gently as I could.
"A-Anyways, can we have a private conversation?" I asked the nurse and the doctor.
"Oh, sure." The doctor and the nurse walked outside and closed the door.
"Y-You remember it?!" I asked my daughter.
"Yeah, I remember that you rescued me from that dream… And that you carried me to safety. The last thing I saw was… you were battling monsters… in real life now." She sighed. "Ugh… Is this real? Am I dreaming again?"
"I-It is indeed real." I Sighed. "I-It is hard to explain but…"
"Well, even I feel like I should be more surprised but… to be honest, I am just happy you were there for me…" My daughter looked down at her own hands. "I felt so hopeless… Thank you mom, whatever you have, it's fine, you don't need to hide it from me."
She took it surprisingly easier than I expected. I thought she would make a ruckus and everything…
"Y-Yeah, I can… explain better once we get back home." I said with a nod. "But it's… Well, Mark, Rita too, Lily as well."
"Wait, what?! Even Rita?" My daughter gasped. "So you've had magic powers this whole time… Wait, then that time in grandpa's town…"
"Yeah, it was us that also resolved that issue, with the help of some government people." I nodded. "It's complicated… As I said, I'll explain it later. But it might have something to do with… the game."
"Eh?" Elena was dumbfounded.
Well now, she's surprised now that I mention the game?! I guess it is more surprising now than just thinking her mother awakened abilities, like everyone in the world seems to be doing nowadays.
"W-What do you mean?" She asked, rising an eyebrow.
"The World of Arcadia and Earth… Are connected." I revealed to her. "The entity that possessed Monica and created a Dungeon serves the Demon King of Death, Thanatos. And… we've been fighting to stop him from hurting people in this world for a little while now."
"H-Huh?!" Elena almost passed away out of the shock, until she calmed down. "T-This is… You were right mom; this is too much! It just sounds like you're the insane one! Can I even believe this?! Ahh… Let's talk about this back home… I don't think you should be speaking this in a public area."
"Yeah, well, you're right. Thankfully, Monica and your friends are fine, and also the rest of the students." I smiled. "Oh, the news should have something about what happened…"
I turned on the TV with the controller and saw as every single news channel was plagued with the same news about the incident at my daughter's now ruined high school.
"On today's news, the Dungeon Break that shook a small High School has been stopped from becoming a chaotic scene by four brave masked hunters. There were several videos posted on Twitter, Youtube, and other social medias about their incredible feats and how they rescued so many people, before leaving after their leader, who people is calling the "Masked Tree Lady" said to the press."
The news then showed me in TV, wearing that stupid wooden mask!
"Sorry, but we can't talk now. We did what we had to do, that's all."
"Although it was just a few short words, many people found in her words the comfort of someone hat genuinely thought about their wellbeing, and simply did, what she had to do." The news lady smiled, slightly happy.
"Many people had begun to speculate if Canada might have acquired their first group of masked superheroes, and social media is going crazy over these new hunters, the first ones to have completed a Dungeon after New York's failure from past week."
The news kept going on and on about social media reactions. Ugh, seriously, is this what the news are all about nowadays?
"Mom, seriously?" My daughter asked me in disbelief. "You had all that attention and barely said anything!"
"I-I'm sorry… I'm not used to this kind of attention… Nor I want my identity to go viral and known by everyone, it would make it easier for creeps to find us." I sighed.
"I-I guess you're right, those hunters that publicly show their faces and all, must really be overconfident to think nobody is going to target their families or something…" Elena nodded, agreeing with me. "But still!"
"Hahaha… Sorry, maybe if I get the opportunity once more, I'll give a better speech." I sighed.
Well, I said that mostly to not disappoint my daughter, I couldn't care less what the rest of the world thinks about me.
"Hey, I'm back." Mark suddenly stepped into the room, carrying a box with donuts and two coffees. "Just heard Elena's awake! Hey, how are you doing?"
"I'm fine." Elena smiled. "And… sorry."
"E-Eh? Why sorry?" Mark and I asked in surprise.
"I've been a bit of an asshole to you back then, but you're a superhero and you saved my life so… Ugh, now I feel guilty." Elena sighed.
"S-She knows already?!" Mark almost dropped the coffee, but I caught them in midair.
"Careful, dummy!" I facepalmed. "But yes, she remembers us and all, so there's no helping it."
"Yikes…" Mark sighed.
"Teach me how to use magic later, will you, mom?" My daughter asked.
"Yikes indeed." I agreed with Mark.