Spoilers chapter 17/episode 20.
I have no opinion on Crona's gender. I chose "her" because it sounds better in the sentence. If you were told by a scanslation or fansub that its gender was one or the other, they were lying to you for the sake of easy pronouns. Love, WOI
Something tugged at Medusa, pulling her out of a comfortable sleep. She rolled away and curled up. Despite storing up her energy for today, she'd expended too much magic in the surgery. It would be worth it in the end—without a doubt—but for now she needed to recover.
"Mommy?" The tugging returned.
"Go away. Mommy's tired."
"Mommy…" There was urgency in Crona's voice.
Medusa looked at her child. "What?"
Crona sniffled, scratching at the bandages that held the IV needle in. A drop of blood, glistening black, trailed from her nose into her mouth. "Mommy, I feel funny…"