S, so, t, thank you very much."
"No, Eris-sama. There is no need for gratitude. Since you have become Rudeus-sama's wife, you have also become my master."
For Eris, she is a little bit uncertain regarding exactly how to treat Lilia.
There were many maids in Fedoa region's mansion.
However, Eris was somehow able to guess that she couldn't treat Lilia the same as those maids.
She is the mother of Rudeus's sister. [9]
It seems she was a wet nurse, or something like a second mother.
In Eris's mind, she was resolved to work hard to not be hated by Rudeus's mother.
"And, it is fine to not be so formal. I have heard many things regarding Eris-sama since the time in Buina village..."
"A, About what?"
"Well..."
Lilia hesitated.
The news regarding Eris that could be heard in Buina village were quite awful.
"About how you were quickly becoming violent with your hands, about how it was deemed impossible for you to live as a noblewoman.........and how you were like a wild monkey."
"......"
Eris pouted.
To be honest, nothing has changed much since those days aside from her sword arm.
There was a time when she did try her best, but in the end was left abandoned.
"But, you have become a fine person. A Sword King-sama...if Fedoa region's feudal lord-sama saw the current Eris-sama, they would have surely been proud."
"Is that so...but Otou-sama and Ojii-sama are no longer..."[10]
"Ah, I beg your pardon."
Lilia bowed while making a sad face.
"It's fine. It was that kind of incident. No matter where you go, the unfortunate have been ruined. Even Rudeus's Otou-san and Okaa-san..."
"..."
In an instant the atmosphere inside turned sad, only the steam from the mother's warm dish was rising.
The one who felt the uncomfortable atmosphere was Sylphy.
"C, come to think of it, Lilia also knows about the time when Rudi was born."
"...Yes. Originally I was hired to be Rudeus-sama's wet nurse."
"How was Rudi before he met Roxy and me?"
"About Rudeus-sama when he was just born?"
Having said so, Lilia remembers things about the past.
"Let's see, at first I thought Rudeus-sama was eerie."
"Eh? Why?"
"Well, why...I guess because there were many times when Rudeus-sama was in unexpected places and when you thought he was finally found, he would make a creepy laugh."[11]
Lilia laughed when she recalled those times.
Even though Rudeus-sama was such a cute child, I wonder why I avoided him.
At that time there were indeed bad feelings, but they were forgotten with time, leaving only the good feelings behind.
"Ah, but he hasn't changed much even now?"
"That's true. But for the most part in those days, he made an expression with an unpleasant smile when he was rubbing your chest when being held...."
"...but he hasn't changed much even now?"
"......When being told so, it seems true."
Since long ago Rudeus was an ecchi kid.
After hearing this story, only one person was laughing through her nose in the atmosphere that has become slightly complicated.
"If he liked Lilia's chest, then he won't have any problem with mine."
That was the statement of a red haired woman who possessed an extremely voluptuous bust.
"I was a little worried about it. Sylphy and Roxy are quite small, I wondered whether mine would be fine."
"R, Rudi doesn't care about such a thing."