Wendy, did you twist your ankle?"
"No, it's fine, thank you."
While hearing such conversation I took down the box that was on top of the shelf.
The dust which wasn't able to shake off during the cleaning the other day was blown off and the box was handed over to Cliff.
"Sorry......I think this is probably it......alright. I'm glad, with this I can somehow make it tomorrow."
Cliff took out some kind of crest from inside the box.
It's a crest of the Milis Religious Organization.
For the work, I guess?
"So Rudeus, what is it? Weren't you supposed to stay at the Latreia House for today?"
While listening to that I set myself on sail.
I really wanted Cliff to listen to today's story.
"Yeah, about that, listen to me will you-----"
Part 2
While entrusting my anger to him, I explained to Cliff regarding my circumstances.
About the thing that took place at the Latreia House.
About Claire's speech and conduct.
About me not being able to stand it and leaving the house in a fit of rage.
About how I'm a little calm right now but my anger yet to subside.
Recalling it all irritates me.
"......Well"
Listening to my story, Cliff frowned.
For a saint like Cliff to not keep up his straight face, he might be able to understand listening to the current story.
".....Certainly, in the nobility of Mills there exists a custom where the parents get to decide about marriage, there also exists the saying about woman giving birth but.......Still I think that letting a person who can't converse with oneself tying the marriage knot is an idea of it's own."
"You don't agree?"
You ungrateful fellow. You meanie.
Even I can't support it that much.
I can't believe such a person as her is Zenith's mother.
"Further, Miss Claire might be a little confused. Her daughter is suddenly like that. Try to think about your own children as an example......understand?"
Cliff said that to me while persuading me.
The feeling of him getting angry together with me exists.
However, from Cliff's standpoint he's listening to the story from only my side.
He might be calmly considering things from the opposite standpoint as well.
I'll give it a little bit of thought as well.
My own children.......
About Lucy......it's difficult to imagine something like that yet.
Let's predict about Norn then.
Norn goes out on a journey at the same time of her coming-of-age ceremony, finally returns back only to find out that she is now crippled.
Even that, coming with an unfamiliar man and a child and a concubine's child at that who is not related to you by blood.
Certainly, there would be confusion.
You would somehow think that but.......
"Granted the confusion in what way will it conclude to marriage?"
"........Unexpectedly, might it not be comprehensible if you think about it? Leaving aside the talk about children, if she gets married into nobility, she'll be able to receive assistance."
I didn't think about that.
Since the function already left, it felt like a waste that you reused it without discarding it.
You're a parent of a person.
After taking great pains to come here it's your own daughter.
What is that.
Dammit.
I remembered Claire's face when I was acting violently in the mansion.
While I was kicking and scattering the guards blasting them with the Rock Cannon, she had a cold-hearted face.
As if saying that she had done absolutely nothing wrong yet why is this person acting so violently, so to say it was a face like that.
But then again, the filter presently inside my eyesight is at stake.
It could be that Claire's feet were cowering and her face had a stiff expression.
Even if that is the case, the words that came out of her mouth can't change.
"In any case, I understand such circumstances. Please make use of my house to your heart's content."
"Thank you very much."
"This land is under the Pope's ownership, even if the Latreia who have been trying to do something, can't interfere here."
After listening to that, I suddenly noticed that I did not realize the possibility that a person of Latreia could do something.
I separated with Claire.
We shall never have to meet again.
I will believe that but the other side might not.
For the sake of regaining Zenith, there is the possibility of some kind of trick to exist.
Then, it should be fine to send Zenith back to Sharia.
"Even for your mother, after finally returning to her hometown to be sent back immediately is a bit pitiable."
"Mu."
Mills is Zenith's hometown.
If you say it like that, certainly even she would want to see and visit several places for a bit longer.
I also have the feeling to take her to visit several places after I find some free time.
"But, you know...."
"While going outside, it's fine to entrust Wendy to look after you. She is a little bit clumsy but a trusting companion."
While saying that Cliff looked toward the unfamiliar woman.
"......Cliff-senpai, who is she?"
"Ah, forgive me. I'm late in introducing her. She is Wendy. If I have to say it......that's right, her connection with me is just like you and Sylphy."
"I understand, I have acknowledged the details."
The connection like me and Slyphy.....
I understand, so that's how it is.
The entire mystery is now solved.
For one thing, old geezer's reputation is the same as always.
"I'll keep this a secret from Elinalize-san."
"No wait, just wait a minute, don't just assume things, it isn't like that."
A panicked Cliff ended up explaining things.
It seems today formalities are to take place in the Religious Organization Headquarters, simultaneously after this, in order to continue living here some provisions are necessary.
For one thing, they seem to have decided to hire a Maid.
So Cliff visited the orphanage on his own foot where he had lived in his former days.
In the orphanage, as a kind of vocational training for children, they have been taught housework and even cooking.
Such orphans were recruited for assistance for a cheap price.
"Wendy is the first senior among them all, very soon the orphanage will no longer be able to let her live there after she ages.
Therefore for that reasoning, for a short while, I have accepted to help her out in her commuting from there.
This will also give actual results out if she is to do housework at my place."
The point is, that girl was finally hired as a teaching practice-like flow.
Working at Cliff's house who was the Pope's grandchild meant trust could be made apart from producing results.
An advantageous employment find.
"My name is Wendy. I can do ordinary housework and the like. Please give me your regards."
The same as Sylphy.
To say it like that, I thought she was an addition to his relationship but........
In other words, she is just a childhood friend that he played with during his former days.
However, I can't figure out how old Wendy is, I hope misunderstandings don't occur while living together with a girl this young.
No, it's fine if it's Cliff.
I can live on my own as well, so it's fine.