Chapter 1710: Surprise, the Lovely Minister (4/5, Request Subscription)

"What's going on?"

Iwato Tamaki was utterly bewildered—how had she not known her niece had befriended someone beyond reason?

"Let me explain!"

The next moment, a girl with a cold expression stepped out of the portal.

It was Yuki-no-Snow.

Miyamizu Miko and Amano Hinana followed right behind.

"So there really is a Miko in this world too!" Amano Hinana marveled.

Iwato Tamaki didn't understand what Amano Hinana meant, but she turned her gaze to Yuki-no-Snow.

"Actually, we're from another world!" Yuki-no-Snow explained.

With Suzu's confirmation, Iwato Tamaki finally understood everything.

"Another world?"

"Deities?"

She felt her entire worldview shattered beyond repair.

Such beings appearing in an ordinary world? This was too strange!

Suzu sighed softly: "Snow, you should've been more careful—you scared Auntie."

"Did you really think you could hide it?" Yuki-no-Snow mused. "The commotion ahead won't be small."

Suzu gasped: "What commotion?"

Yuki-no-Snow smiled: "I'll give you a surprise—you'll get to meet the Minister."

With a thought, ripples stirred in the void.

From within the ripples, a woman's figure appeared.

Seeing her, Suzu froze, then after several heartbeats cried out: "Mother!"

Iwato Tamaki snapped back to reality, even more stunned: "Sister!"

The woman pulled from the past timeline by Yuki-no-Snow was none other than Suzu's mother, Iwato Tsubaki.

"Where am I?"

Iwato Tsubaki opened her eyes, dazed, gazing at the surroundings—both unfamiliar and strangely familiar.

She clearly remembered the ground splitting, houses collapsing, then darkness swallowing her.

Even if she hadn't died, waking up should've meant a hospital.

Why did her body feel no pain, and why was she here—in her sister's house?

So strange.

Everything was so strange.

Had she died? Or was this a hallucination after unconsciousness?

"Mother!"

As she pondered, a girl rushed forward and hugged her tightly.

She was confused: "Who are you? My daughter shouldn't be this old yet."

Though the girl did seem vaguely familiar.

But she was nothing like her own daughter, still a child, clingy and young.

"Mother, over a decade has passed," Suzu wept. "You've finally come back."

"Over a decade?"

Iwato Tsubaki looked around, studying everything closely.

Unfamiliar appliances had appeared, and her sister had grown much older.

"How did I skip over ten years all at once?"

She was deeply puzzled.

Had the memories of those ten years vanished?

And who were these three girls—radiant, extraordinary in bearing?

Her mind brimmed with questions; she looked from Suzu to her sister.

"I'll explain," Iwato Tamaki understood her sister's situation perfectly.

Wasn't this exactly what she herself had experienced?

Sudden exposure to the extraordinary—with zero mental preparation.

"Over a decade ago, Sister was already dead. But Suzu suddenly met three deities from another world—they brought you back. Now, time has advanced over ten years."

Iwato Tsubaki was profoundly shaken.

She looked at Suzu, who nodded urgently, confirming her aunt's words were true.

Suddenly, she ran into the room and brought out the broken-legged chair, placing it before her mother.

"Mother, do you remember this?"

"This was my birthday gift to you. I never thought, after all these years, you'd still keep it," Iwato Tsubaki said, taking the chair—its presence made the reality of this world feel more tangible.

After sitting down and chatting with Iwato Tamaki, Suzu, and Snow for a while, she finally accepted that she had been resurrected.

"By the way, if I suddenly come back to life now, won't that cause trouble?" Iwato Tsubaki suddenly asked.