Free Web NovelChapter 478: Chapter 70 - My Mother Study Room
"..." I couldn’t hold back my surprise when I saw my parents making out in my mother’s study.
My mother’s study, which is located underground in the Marquess Rommel Main Mansion, does indeed feel cool and can trigger the desire of a couple to be close in intimate relationship, but there’s no need to prove it directly like that in front of me.
Sebastian’s words were indeed accurate as a Butler who had worked for quite a long time in the Marquess Rommel’s family, and knowing my parent... Preference.
I didn’t even know that...
In the midst of my parents’ busy schedule, while they were preparing for the war that would soon unfold in a way that I hadn’t expected.
My parents... Doing something like this.
"Father..."
"Mother..."
My eyes felt heavy as I watched them sit romantically, making me reflexively glance at Mio, who was standing beside me. With a calm expression, unwilling to comment on my parents’ affectionate relationship, Mio smiled innocently and put down the wooden box she was holding.
Mio’s calm demeanor and behavior were definitely a right thing to do and somehow made me goosebumps. That’s because I noticed a slight tremor emanating from Mio’s body and a look in her eyes that suggested she wanted to do the same thing my parents did after we returned to the military expedition area.
Brraakkk...
Mio placed the wooden box on the floor and took one step back, letting me take over the report to be delivered to my mother.
My gasp and shock at seeing my parents making out in the dark didn’t make me tremble with embarrassment. I could ignore their flirting and report on today’s military expedition.
"Mom, I brought some report papers about the flora and fauna that we have found in the deepest part of the forest."
"This military expedition will continue with new reports pending, because the authenticity of that report... not yet confirmed by me. So don’t be too surprised if tomorrow’s report is more extensive than today’s."
"Just like on the first day of the military expedition, which we entered the deepest edge of the forest, we discovered several plants that were already known to the Forest Elf race and several insect nests that could be utilized in the future. All of those reports are in this wooden box along with the A1 information I got from Duchess Kaori."
"And... That’s all!!"
I kept my report as brief and concise as possible to my parents, who wanted to spend more time cuddling and flirting. After I finished my report without skipping any details, I turned to leave with Mio.
"Let’s go, Mio," I whispered to Mio before walking away from my mother’s study.
"Yes, Lily-sama. We can’t possibly disturb Marquess Rommel and Marchioness Amagi while they’re flirting, right?" Mio replied, bowing to my parents before walking off with me.
There were no words spoken from my parents, either because they were too panicked or surprised by my sudden presence... in theirs sweet time.
Tap...
Tap...
Together with Mio who following me from behind, our footsteps walked towards the exit and the dark stairs that would lead us out of this underground study room.
Vaguely, I could feel the incantation of magic coming from my mother and a faint gust of wind blocking my way out.
Baaammm!!
The soft and gentle gust of wind hit the entrance door that I had kicked earlier, it closed tightly quickly, and the dark room became a little brighter with the Fireball magic that hit the wall and ignited a bright flame on the magic lantern that hung on the wall.
The light of the magic lantern now warmed my mother’s previously dark and cold study atmosphere. The closed exit door in front of me, of course, it was a signal that I was forbidden to leave this room and must provide another information that my mother needed.
These slow steps of mine have kept me locked up in my mother’s study.
I took a small breath before turning towards my parents.
"Mio, after we return to the military expedition area. Want to take a bath with me at night before sleeping? My body needs to be pampered by a gentle massage from you after a hard day like this," I said to Mio while smiling softly at her.
"Of course, Lily-sama. It was the relaxing time Lily-sama could get after a hard day. Just like Marquess Rommel and Marchioness Amagi, who were relaxing after a hard day’s work," Mio replied in a respectful and slightly sarcastic tone to my parents.
Mio and I seemed to be thinking the same thing, as we looked at my mother, who had gotten off my father’s lap. Her face was still in a shade of pink, and she was trying to put on a serious face after what had happened.
"Cough! You two came at the wrong time and accidentally entered this study room... while we were taking a break," my mother said, her voice still trembling with embarrassment.
Seeing my mother trying to act calm like this, it was somehow very funny and didn’t match with the image of her who was always serious when doing works.
Mio and I were forced to turn around to talk to my mother, once more time.
To be honest, I was also surprised to see my mother in her underground study with my father. Sebastian only said that my parents became closer after my twin sister and I went on a military expedition.
I never expected to be this close and intimate, which made me feel confident that I would have a new sibling in the future. I only had one hope: a younger brother who could carry on my father’s lineage after I, who had no interest in marrying a man, became a Matriarch.
There was no logical reason why I should marry a man, so I hoped for that little miracle to save my father’s bloodline in the future will happen.
Alice and Alyssa felt the same way as I did, openly stating they didn’t want to marry a man in the future. That’s prompted my parents to take other steps to preserve the Marquess Rommel bloodline.
That was the right move to do, and I support this as a future Matriarch.
As long as there is someone capable of preserving the lineage of Marquess Rommel in the future, that would be enough to secure my position as the unmarried Matriarch.
To achieve that, I even sacrificed my precious time on a long-term military expedition. Giving a lot of time to my parents do to something... what they had to do as a married couple, hoping for a male baby they could rely on in the future.
I hope, it will lighten my workload as a Matriarch in the future.
"Sorry, mother... we apologize for coming so suddenly," I replied while walking towards my mother, who was still feeling embarrassed.
My father and mother seemed to be keeping their distance after what happened, inviting my mischievous sense to tease them, who looked awkward with each other.
My mother slowly walked towards the wooden box that was in front of her desk.
"There’s no need to feel so guilty, Lily."
"You even looked happy when you kicked your way into my study room."
"What I’m curious about now is... why is there an A1 report coming from Duchess Kaori?" my mother asked, her voice awkward and her face still full of embarrassment.
I could see clearly what my mother wanted to do to cover up her embarrassment with this kind of serious talk.
The A1 report that came from Duchess Kaori was her main weapon to cover up the shame that filled her face, huh?
If that the case, then I must join in this serious talk.
It was so funny and cute to see my mother expression like this.
"Yes, Mama..." I answered in a relaxed tone to enjoy my mother’s reaction.
"The information A1 I get was from Duchess Kaori internal circle and several followers of the Goddess of Destruction who builds their Main Shrine in Duchess Kaori’s territory," I continued while continuing to pay attention to the expression on my mother’s face.
"Heeeeh?!!"
"Haaaahhh?"
The shocked reaction I’d expected was immediately apparent. Besides my mother’s shock at this revelation, my father was also taken aback, his serious expression slackening.
"Duchess Kaori did such a ridiculous thing..."
"She doesn’t intend to challenge the royal family in the upcoming inter-noble war season, does she?"
My father and mother shared the same confused expression. They asked nearly identical questions, but with slightly different key points in mind.
My mother thought that Duchess Kaori’s actions were ridiculous, while my father thought that Duchess Kaori’s actions had the potential to challenge the royal family in the upcoming war between the nobles.
These two important points clearly demonstrate my parents’ differing perspectives. As long as it doesn’t become a problem in the future, I’ll ignore it and focus on my own affairs.
"Lily, why did you get this information from Duchess Kaori inner circle?" asked my father, who looked nervous and wanted to know the ’real’ source or reason of this A1 information.
"Oh, it’s because... Duchess Kaori told me herself," I replied casually and walked over to the wooden box beside my mother.
"H-Huuuh? S-Since when did you and Duchess Kaori have such a close relationship like that? Could it be—" My father looked like he wanted to say something that was in his head, but stopped abruptly after finding the answer in his head.
"W-Well, that must have happened to Duchess Kaori, too, huh? Hahaha... even Duchess Kaori’s top-tier adventurer is staying in our main city," my father continued with a mumble and a faint laugh from his lips.
I don’t know what answer was in my father’s head, but it was definitely related to something that he seeing me in weird ways and made my body shiver.
