But it would be conceited for a woman to butt in on such work.
Thanks to that, it has turned into mutual distrust with Klaus. Though it’s a reality you can’t really laugh at.
“It can’t be helped now that it has already become like this. Let’s stop talking about this. By the way, Helmut and Paul have married and Wendelin has a fiancée as well, right?” (Johanna)
“Yes.” (Wendelin)
At such occasions you would show something like photos in my previous life, I end up thinking.
In fact cameras exist in this world, but since those are magic tools with a very high price, they were out of a lower noble’s reach.
Although I should say that this would be Paul-nii-san’s reason. For me there was no problem to buy a camera.
Since I didn’t have much interest in it though, I didn’t purchase it.
“Elise wanted to extend her greetings to mother.” (Wendelin)
“Understood. The others are probably concubine candidates, right? Bring them here all together.” (Johanna)
I introduced Elise’s group, who was waiting outside the room, to mother.
Elise was silent in accordance to noble’s etiquette and it was normal for Ina to be slightly nervous too.
Even that Luise introduced herself calmly since she was nervous.
“It’s not like I’m on good terms with Leyla-san either, but we aren’t showing it on the surface although we are opposing each other. Which reminds me, my mother was on bad terms with the mistress as well.” (Johanna)
Mother’s and Leyla-san’s relationship isn’t to the degree that they have unpleasant feelings such as hate.
However, they do keep a distance from each other as the feeling aren’t that pleasant either.
It seemed to be such a situation.
“It’s alright, mother-in-law-sama. We are also members of the same party.” (Elise)
“Yes, the three us of us have to cooperate.” (Ina)
“Wend is… no, that’s not it, the surroundings are eager to push concubines onto Wendelin-sama.” (Luise)
“It seems so, doesn’t it?” (Wilma)
Before entering mother’s room, I have confirmed Wilma’s figure being at my side.
Looking at my current situation, she probably noticed that she had been forced onto me.
“Because Wendelin has returned home, there is the possibility of various things happening in this territory. Please support Wendelin properly. That’s the only thing I can say as his mother.” (Johanna)
She probably wanted to request the safety of Kurt’s child as mother.
But she gave priority to this as it would have no meaning if something happened to Paul-nii-san and me.
At any rate, she wanted us to put the priority on our own safety.
It looks like mother is thinking in such way.
“Umm… Mother is…” (Paul)
“This is a remote place with a male domination of a rural territory. They will ignore someone like the old me.” (Johanna)
Certainly, assuming we fell into a situation, the chance of the damage spreading to mother, who has no political authority, is low.
Even if something happened to father or Kurt’s child, everyone knows that mother is without doubt necessary to put in order the state of affairs required afterwards.
Therefore mother is attentive to the safety of her own children.
“However, it’s also a fact that I’m praying that nothing happens.” (Johanna)
“No, that is…” (Wendelin)
“I do understand. In the end it’s just a hope.” (Johanna)
Even if nothing happens here, there would be no point if the territory were to be once again plunged into chaos right away.
Even if it turns into a cruel outcome, I’m waiting for something to happen so that there is a necessity to deal with it.
“Wendelin, Paul, just keep the victims low.” (Johanna)
“Yes.” (Wendelin)
Paul-nii-san and I only bowed silently.