That day I was reading on a chair out in the garden.
Eris and Sieg were nearby doing practice swings.
Although I think it would be fine to give it a rest while they’re on vacation
Ars was with them just before but Rudy’s aunt Therese had invited him off somewhere.
They’re probably eating sweets inside her room by now.
Well that’s fine, but he’s always been somewhat…
Whenever he’s with with women with large chests, he always looks quite excited.
I feel his relations with women in the future will be harsh.
Lara has been wandering around the garden with Leo for a while now.
Probably plotting something again.
Her actions have been somewhat incomprehensible as of late…
That aside, Ars, Sieg, and Lara are all usually quiet around the house, so today should be quite peaceful.
Sylphy and Norn took Lucy and Clive on a trip to the Adventurers Guild.
They invited me along with them, but I turned them down.
I don’t really want to have a child come up to me, tell me “I’m trying to make a party of adventurers around the same age,” and invite me to join.
And in Millishion Magic races always stand out.
There was also Lilly and Chris to look after…
But they had already fallen asleep, so I was left without something to do for the first time in a while.
And being myself, I decided to read a book.
And lucky for me, there was quite an interesting book in the Latrea library.
The title was:『Origins of Divine Attack Magic』
Its description of Resurrection Magic was quite interesting.
『During the Human-Demon Great War, the Demons utilised a certain magic to torment the Humans.
Resurrection Magic
A magic to revive and enslave the dead, now Skeletons, Wraiths, and Moving Armour type magic beasts are all that’s left of this Forbidden Art.
Divine Attack Magic was birthed to combat Resurrection Magic. And during the First Human-Demon Great War the two continued to counter each other and evolved together.
After that, Resurrection Magic was declared a Taboo and was lost, and Divine Attack Magic though it still exists today, is in decline.』
There weren’t any detailed descriptions of any magic formations or chants, nor do I have any intention of attempting Resurrection Magic, but reading about it has tickled my curiosity.
Ancient magic battles.
How romantic…1
“…Roxy-sama.”
“Yes?”
Someone called me from behind and I looked up from my book.
Standing there was a maid of the Latrea house.
I have a bad feeling about this.
“The madam… Claire-sama has called for you.”
Claire Latrea.
She is more or less my grandmother-in-law.
Although we should be around the same age…
For now, I won’t show any displeasure, but if it has something to do with the Demon Expulsion faction, I’m sure that will change.
I wonder what she wants to say.
To be honest I want to run…
I snuck a glance at Eris.
“Oi, tuck your arms in more! Raise your chin!”
She’s teaching swordplay with the same enthusiasm as always.
If it has something to do with my race, that’s fine, but if it’s something else…
Like if it’s about the children’s education.
But if I run she might end up calling on Eris.
Eris can''t handle complex or subtle conversations.
If they say something she doesn’t like, she’ll end up hitting someone.
That’s just what she’s like.
She would be able to rebuke Claire, but then a fight would be unavoidable.
“I understand.”
This is just another duty as Rudeus’s wife.
Although I had gotten myself hyped up over it…
“…”
Currently Claire is quietly drinking her tea.
And I, unable to say anything, am simply sitting in front of her.
For some reason Lillia and Zenith are here too, Lillia being in the same shoes as me.
Zenith is the same as always.
Honestly, it’s suffocating.
There are also some sweets next to the tea but I can’t reach for them.
They’re some of my favourites, but I feel like if I try to grab one, I’ll get told off.
“You’ll ruin your dinner,” or something like that… I’m often having to tell Lara that.
It can’t be a coincidence that both Lillia and I are here.
Although our husbands are different, we both have the same position that it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to call ‘mistress’.
And that’s something that the Millis religion doesn’t accept.
That said, I am prepared.
I have been somewhat spoilt as of late, but I have always been prepared for insensitive statements.
It seems Lillia feels the same way I do.
Or maybe she was already prepared for it far before I was.
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1. "Romantic" Written in katakana (The Engrish Japanese alphabet) has a different meaning to the traditional love sense and refers to the older artistic, epic, adventurous meaning.
2. Originally: "Itadakimasu". If I made you laugh I have succeeded.