Book 6: Chapter 27
While Freya spread a thick layer of jam on her bread, she looked at me and said: “That is very normal, onii-sama. Her majesty and her highness will not back down when it comes to you. Indeed, if one party were to try to become friendly with the other then their enmity could be resolved. However, the party that initiates it would be acknowledging they are not your true mother. We already have the result of the war for their son ten years ago. They would rather destroy their own empire than see that happen.”
I let out a heavy sigh and then said: “That leaves me in a very awkward position. I don’t have the lofty goal of world peace. I just want to have a stable business. Why do I feel that I’m the reason the world isn’t at peace?”
“You ignited a war that almost destroyed the continent ten years ago, so of course you have to carry the burden of the continent not being at peace.” Freya took a bite of her bread. Some jam and cream got on her mouth. She likes sweet stuff since she’s a kid. Luna smiled. She picked up a napkin and helped her wipe her mouth. She then swallowed the bread in her mouth and went on, “However, you do not need to feel guilty about anything. The entire matter had nothing to do with you. In my opinion, it would be more correct to say you are the victim. The war ten years ago shook the Earth and heavens, so ten years is not enough to erase the pain of it either. Consequently, we should focus on the present and not occupy ourselves with how to get your two mothers to get along, am I right?”
“True……”
My moms would never back down when it comes to me both in the past and now in the present. It looks like though they can have afternoon tea together and have a friendly chat, there are important things they still can’t accept.
If I stay with one side longer than the other, the other will get angry.
“Your highness!!”
A lazy voice suddenly called out to me from behind and before I could turn my head around, a petite body leapt at me and hugged me around my waist from behind before sliding onto the ground, and finally resting her head on my thigh. Man, I was so shocked I tossed the small pie I picked up onto the plate. Nier snorted with displeasure. She cut her bread in front of her aggressively as if the bread was Lucia’s neck.
I stroked Lucia’s small head and greeted her with a smile: “Good morning, Lucia.”