Sebastian accompanied into the dining room of Marquess Roml's family. As Sebastian had said, several dinners had been prepared.
Deep inside the dining room, I could see my father and mother in a state of exhaustion. Their exhausted faces made wonder what was happening to them.
Alice and Alyssa imdiately sat down on the chairs they usually used for dinner, including .
Sebastian imdiately returned to my father's side and whispered as if reporting sothing.
"I understand, Sebastian."
"Please let relax a little longer before dinner starts," my father said, his face filled with a tired tone.
Just like my father, I could see that my mother was also feeling extrely tired. They both appeared to be exhausted, both physically and ntally. It made want to ask my mother about what had happened to her.
"Mom, are you tired of sothing?" I asked in a tone wondering what was happening to her.
"Ooohh... Lily," I could see my mother looking weak with a forced smile on her face.
"Did sothing happen to you?"
"Yes, there are so noble families from my old family who asked Marquess Roml's family to join the faction that supports the royal family before the war season between nobles begins," my mother replied in a lazy tone.
"It looks like they're worried about you, Mama," I replied, noticing Mama's tired expression.
"They're not worried about , Lily. They just don't want to fight once the war season between the nobles starts," my mother chid in as she dragged her chair closer to where I was sitting.
Sreeekkk...
Sreekkk...
As my mother chair approached , I suddenly felt the touch of Mama's hand that suddenly pulled my arm and her face leaned on my shoulder.
"I don't want to fight them but their noble families seem to want to fight us during the war season between nobles. What should I do when that ti cos, Lily?" said my mother with her sobs that suddenly ca out.
My shoulder, which was a place to lean against mother face, imdiately felt her cold tears.
This sudden change in my mother mood made smile and pat her shoulder.
Paattt...
"Don't worry, Mama. If they attack us directly, shouldn't we be able to defend ourselves and fight back until they run away like cowardly nobles?" I said in a teasing tone to my Mama.
Caress...
Caress...
While stroking my mother's shoulder, I tried to calm my mother's feelings which seed hesitant in this matter. I didn't want my mother to look hesitant when she was on the battlefield after the war season between the nobles began.
With my calming touch, I tried to sit quietly while observing the unusual dinner atmosphere.
"Father, don't tell you have the sa problem as Mother?" I asked, looking at my father's face which was still tired after being in his office all day.
"I've got worse problems than that, Lily," my father said as he fished sothing out of his pocket.
Pllaapp...
My father suddenly placed a small map on the table and pushed it towards .
Sraakkk...
The small map my father issued had so small notes from the Black Maid units that were spreading out around the borders of Marquess Roml's territory. Looking at the ink scribbles from my father's quill and so speculations written by my father himself, I could only guess what was going on. Reader support at M*VLEM*PYR made this translation possible.
Even though it was a blurry scribble that I couldn't understand, it made realize the desperate position that Marquess Roml's family was in.
The small map in front of made my mother imdiately get up from her face which was resting on my shoulder.
"This makes sick, it seems like they have to be taught a lesson with a big defeat after challenging Marquess Roml's family to war!" grumbled my mother who looked excited after seeing the small map in front of my eyes.
"Bed bugs like them must be imdiately subdued by a greater power!"
"Let's destroy the confidence of those who think they can defeat us in the season of war between nobles!" continued my mother who looked pumped after previously looking weak without any fire of enthusiasm.
I watched every expression on my mother's face as she seed to rise from her slump after crying tears on my shoulder. As soone who has such acting skills, I felt like I was being played by my mother.
"Mom, you're much more enthusiastic when it cos to solving simpler and easier problems?" Alyssa chid in, moving her seat next to to look at the small map in front of .
"Solving problems simply and easily is very fun. Do you want to carry out a complicated plan just to make them realize how weak they are in front of Marquess Roml's family?" my mother said with a cheerful smile on her face.
"I prefer a complicated plan like Lily-nee do," Alyssa said while glancing at .
"Hmm?" I responded to Alyssa's words by tilting my head.
"I've seen Lily-nee's cunning plan happening right now," Alyssa said, making my mother curious about this.
"Lily's plan is brilliant and amazing on paper but it's too complicated to do, especially by sabotaging the river flow from upstream to downstream. Do you want to do sothing troubleso like that, Alyssa?" my mother asked as if she was testing Alyssa's ability.
"That's impossible, Mama," Alyssa answer quickly.
"I couldn't possibly do what Lily-nee did. My abilities as a human are still within reasonable limits compared to Lily-nee," Alyssa continued.
Is it just or is Alyssa saying that I am not a normal human being?
What is Alyssa aning?
I felt like I was the topic of conversation between my mother and Alyssa.
It made speechless and listen to every conversation between the two of them.
"If you look at it from a complicated perspective, it's impossible, but you can do it another way, like putting a curse on the river using the spirit of a butterfly that has ford a spirit contract with you," said my mother, glancing at Alyssa's butterfly-shaped hair ribbon.
As if it was a topic of conversation between Alyssa and my mother, Zara imdiately flapped her butterfly wings and joined in, "I think that's impossible for too."
Zara's words made Zeta also chi in, " too, technically in the world of magic, we are not spirits who have the specifications to perform curses like that."
As Zara and Zeta showed their presence, Zoe also ca out from behind my hair to support her butterfly spirit sister's words, "That's natural because you weren't born to be experts in curses."
The three butterfly spirit sisters were gathered in front of as if voicing their opinions about what my mother had said earlier.
"Although the three of us are spirit sisters born from the sa egg, we were also born as butterfly spirits from different cocoons," said Zoe as if she wanted to explain sothing to my mother.
"Zara is a butterfly-type spirit that is capable of performing torture and painful damage over ti attacks, it fits Alyssa's ability to make her opponents suffer before losing. Isn't that right?" said Zoe while flying in front of Alyssa's face.
"Yes, it seems you understand my abilities better than my mother."
"That's only natural since my Master often praises your great ability in that regard," Zoe replied quickly, causing Alyssa's face to be filled with a pink blush.
Blusshhh...
"L-Lily-nee often praises my abilities? Uuuhh... this feels embarrassing," Alyssa muttered into my ear.
Hearing Zoe say that, I imdiately glanced at her who seed to be making the dinner atmosphere more enjoyable.
"On the other hand, Zeta is far superior in enchanting and enhancing magic. That makes Alice far superior in pure magic chants that rely on high damage like my Master who have a cursed weapon to create pure destruction. With the right training and the right enemy, Alice will shine on the battlefield with no one safe from her attacks," Zoe said cheerfully.
As terrifying as Zoe's words may sound, I could imagine it happening soon after my twin sister's abilities shone brightly on the battlefield.
Sooner or later, it will happen.
Bllusshh...
Just like Alyssa whose face was filled with a pink blush, Alice also felt the sa after hearing Zoe's words. Her face was filled with a pink blush that indicated that she was feeling embarrassed.
"As butterfly spirits, we have different abilities and very compatible with our Master's abilities."
"Then, does Lily also have the sa curse ability as you?" my mother asked, which caught everyone's attention when they heard it.
"As for my Master... she doesn't have the sa curse ability as , but her magical energy capacity is so large that I often use it for my personal ergency magic sources. Spreading a curse spell on a large scale is too troubleso if I use my magical energy, you know," said Zoe, sounding like she was toying with my mother.
"I'm kind of curious and disappointed at the sa ti after hearing it," my mom grumbled after hearing it.
Flap...
Flap...
The three butterfly spirit sisters gathered in front of seed to want to tell sothing.
Those who were lining up in front of imdiately focused on the nape of my neck which had been sweating all this ti.
"Um, do you girls want to have dinner too?" I asked the three of them.
Flap...
Flap...
The three of them imdiately flew towards the nape of my neck and sucked my sweat.
"By the way, I'm also curious about this one. What are they doing, Lily?" my mother asked curiously after seeing the three butterfly spirit sisters perched on the nape of my neck.
"Just like what we're doing... dinner," I answered briefly as I took a cup of warm tea in front of .
Slurp...
While enjoying a cup of warm tea, I began to enjoy dinner with the calm atmosphere.
The situation of the impending heated conflict has exhausted my family ntally and physically. In order to maintain the harmony and stability of my family, it seems that I must speed up my military expedition and bring reliable allies when I return.
My father and mother who were starting to get tired from the burden of thinking about the noble war season should get enough rest. It would be so funny when they were both exhausted before the noble war season started.
I also have to pay attention to the movents of the heretical sect that is moving behind the scenes. Although it is the responsibility of Princess Anastasia and the new sect led by Jean, I feel uncomfortable if such a big responsibility is handed over to them.
For now, I'll relax first and enjoy dinner in peace.
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