Aisha cast her eyes down.
For some reason, those eyes had tears building up in them.
"...Showing partiality to Norn-ane, is it because my mother is a mistress?"
Abruptly, Aisha said those things.
Mistress.
After hearing those words.
I instinctively felt that this is bad.
"By mistress, you mean Lilia-san? Aisha, who told you that? Was it Otou-san? There's no way Norn could have said it right?"
"Mother and also Norn's grandmother..."
Large tears were falling from Aisha's eyes.
Speaking of Lilia and Norn's grandmother, in other words, Zenith's parents' home.
I can't help that Lilia has said it.
She feels one step drawn back in regards to Zenith and I.
It seems she intends to pass things through completely with the position of a maid.
Therefore, it can't be helped if she makes the request for the position to be one step back in regards to Zenith's daughter.
I'm sure Paul would connect with them equally, but by no means does that make them equivalent.
Zenith's parents are nobles.
If I remember correctly, it was a house with a considerable pedigree.
My aunt, Therese, was by no means a bad person.
However, it's not like everyone has a lenient way of thinking about the social position.
In the first place, they have reason to be affectionate towards Zenith's daughter, but if it's Lilia's daughter, then there's no reason to be affectionate.
They're not related by blood after all.
It's not a matter of blaming either side.
It's that sort of culture.
"Is it because I'm only connected half by blood...[sniffle]..."
However, there's no way a child wouldn't be hurt over things like that.
Aisha with her face completely crumpled up started hiccuping.
I might have misunderstood something a bit.
Aisha is a difficult child in Aisha's own way.
"I don't think of Lilia-san as a mistress at all. I feel that both you and Norn are equally my little sisters."
"But... I, gusu... worked hard, studied, and took the exam, Norn-ane is??"
Aisha was appealing while crying between pauses.
After all it seems she studied for it.
Even though there was only one week before the exam.
She was able to take a good score...
"Aisha."
"What is it?"
"You might not understand if I put it into words, but I intend to recognize your hard work. Therefore, I permitted the fact that you don't have to go to school."
"But, you said Norn-ane is allowed to stay in the dorm??"
[Sniffle], Aisha's nasal voice is sounding in my heart.
However, this isn't favoritism.