Book 6: Chapter 26
“This is basically the schedule for the next week. Please go over it. If there are no problems, I shall make arrangements according to this schedule. I took the schedule Freya handed to me. I took a look at the things listed, scratched my head, and while wearing a helpless smile said: “It looks like next week’s jobs are all old routines.”
“That is right. There is basically nothing left that requires you to attend to yourself. Most things are now on the right track. With regards to matters that you are relatively more concerned about, people you trust have been delegated to the jobs so you do not need to pay any more attention to them.”
Freya made a small bow and then took the document I signed my name on. She then bowed to the empress who was drinking tea by the side and then said: “I shall take my leave now then, onii-sama, your majesty.”
“Alright.”
I was initially somewhat worried that Freya and Elizabeth’s relationship wouldn’t be amicable, because I wasn’t sure if Elizabeth would accept me suddenly taking in a random girl and letting her call herself my sister. But I never expected Elizabeth to say nothing about my decision and didn’t do anything to Freya either. To the contrary, the two of them seemed to have reached an agreement where they just stayed out of each other’s way.
Except that right now……
I looked at Mommy-Elizabeth who was lying on the bench reading a novel and said: “Mom, if you have something to talk to me about, just tell me. You’ve been sitting here for the entire day……”
“That’s because mommy wants to watch you.” Elizabeth placed her book down, shyly tilted her head and with a smile continued, “Mommy feels that you look very cute when you’re focused at work. You resemble your father so much. Mommy likes watching you serious at work, and also feels a little nostalgic……”
Mom walked up behind me and pinched my face a little hard. She continued: “And haven’t you been too attached to that woman recently while neglecting mommy? Mommy saw you walk out of a room with that woman, you know? I’m your mommy and yet you went to look for her and not mommy…?”