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I couldn’t help but wonder how to respond to the assertive girl’s question.

“What’s your relationship with Kristia?”

The most accurate expression would be creator and creation.

But if I say that, I might as well get beaten to death by the numerous attendants including the girl in front of me.

While Kristia has become a bit milder, reducing the arrogance and haughtiness of the female attendants, the Northerners were generally stern, so even if it wasn’t because of Kristia’s influence, their personalities were bad.

“Kristia is my master.”

“…Who doesn’t know that? Why did Kristia pick you up?”

“I think that’s a reasonable question to ask me. What do you think, Sophia?”

When did she approach?

Considering Kristia’s large stature, I assumed her presence would be noticeable, but until she approached us directly, I didn’t realize she was coming.

It seemed the other attendants were the same.

“K…Kristia, Your Highness!”

Sophia’s body began to tremble in fear.

It was clear that Kristia wasn’t as cruel or haughty as I had known her to be, but the atmosphere she exuded was fundamentally imposing.

With a height much taller than most adult men, a physique honed as a knight, and naturally fierce and cold demeanor, just being looked at expressionlessly was enough to make Sophia, the girl addressed as such, tremble uncontrollably.

“She’s trembling like crazy.”

“Don’t be too frightened. I won’t impose severe punishment.”

After kneeling down, Kristia made eye contact with Sophia and gently stroked her head.

Since Sophia and I were facing each other and talking, she naturally ended up between us, her face obscured by Kristia’s body and Kristia’s face not visible to her since she was standing behind me.

“Uh… s-sorry…”

Sophia’s voice was incredibly serious.

What on earth is she doing from an angle where I can’t see her?

Even if I feel the fear of death, I don’t think I would tremble like that…

It’s good to have an interest in soccer. However.

Isn’t that too rude?

At those words, the bodies of the attendants around me began to tremble.

Even though I don’t feel any pressure, it seemed like she was probably controlling herself so as not to exert any pressure on me.

Or maybe she’s just making a really scary expression.

“Make sure this doesn’t happen again. Otherwise… Honestly, I don’t even know what I might do.”

Christia stood up from her seat and gestured towards me in the same posture.

“Follow me from behind.”

I don’t want to show you this expression.

She didn’t say it directly, but it felt like she did.

“Yes, Christia.”

I followed behind Christia reluctantly.

Is my heart troubled?

This time, she didn’t pay much attention to my stride, and I almost had to run to keep up with her.

“… I’m sorry.”

When I finally managed to speak after distancing myself somewhat from the attendants, I apologized to Christia.

“How amusing.”

Christia turned her head and looked down at me.

In the meantime, whether she had calmed down or not, Christia’s expression was stiffer than usual, but it wasn’t as terrifying as before.

“What are you apologizing for?”

“I feel like I caused discord among the attendants for no reason…”

“It’s not your fault.”

Christia added.

“And it’s not the fault of the other attendants either. It was a bit rude, but from their perspective, it could have been enough. It’s my mistake.”

Christia gently patted my head with a somewhat relaxed expression.

“So don’t blame yourself. I dislike you blaming yourself more than anything, so if you blame yourself again, I might give you a punishment incomparable to last time.”

After pausing for a moment, she jokingly chuckled and said, “In the style of Christia.”

It was a playful laugh accompanied by her words, but it was by no means a lighthearted remark.

“I will be careful.”

“I’d like to stay with you, but I have work. I’ll go to my room and rest.”

She left me and started walking briskly.

Was she considering me even in her troubled mind? Her steps were much faster than before.

Even though she was walking, her speed made it difficult for me to keep up, but I managed to stick by her side before she accelerated.

“Why are you following me? By the way, the bedroom is over there.”

“I am Kristia’s attendant. Isn’t it the role of an attendant to serve by your side even when working?”

She said with a bright smile, making Kristia shake her head.

“Phew… this is a bit risky.”

Then she held her chest and took a deep breath… Does she have some kind of illness?

“That’s unlikely.”

Kristia is undoubtedly the strongest character in the world.

There’s no such thing as a minor illness.

“Is there a problem?”

“No, don’t worry.”

She looked down at me with the same expression as before.

Then she roughly patted my head.

“It’s just because you’re diligent.”

“Thank you!”

“Yes, now follow me.”

****

“I could kill her.”

When I knelt before Sophia, barely holding myself together, that was the thought that came to mind.

Kristia was an outstanding ruler.

It was clear that Sophia’s rudeness to Sakur was not due to her nature, but rather the environment and atmosphere.

Nevertheless…

“Uh… I’m… sorry…”

Kristia couldn’t completely hide her emotions.

The person Sophia touched was so precious to her.

Although she looked pale and trembling as if she might faint at any moment, I couldn’t see her pitiful face.

“It’s good to take an interest in Sakur. However,”

Isn’t it too rude?

Kristia could barely control her emotions.

In front of Sacher, he couldn’t even raise his head, and he knew that he was being swept away by temporary anger.

“Make sure this never happens again. Otherwise… Honestly, I don’t even know what I might do.”

This was the last chance.

If something like this happened again…

“It should be handled the Cristiano way.”

“Follow from behind.”

Cristiano said without turning back.

Looking at his own expression now, the weak boy, like Sacher, would be overwhelmed with fear, even shedding tears.

Sacher being afraid and shedding tears was enough when on the bed.

“…I’m sorry.”

Yeah,

That’s who he was.

Someone who blamed himself even for things that weren’t his fault.

Cristiano really hated that.

“Don’t blame yourself. I hate you blaming yourself more than anything, so if you blame yourself one more time, I might give you a punishment worse than last time.”

After the light scolding, there was no falsehood in his words.

If he caused such an incident again, it wouldn’t just pass with a light reprimand.

‘At least put on a cute maid outfit and cast a delicious spell…’

What am I thinking right now?

He tried to end the conversation reasonably and send Sacher away, but Sacher followed him with his small body.

“Why are you following me? By the way, the bedroom is over there, you know?”

Sacher must be very clever, so could it be that he doesn’t even remember the location of the bedroom?

‘It can’t be that.’

If it was the Sacher he knew, even if he didn’t know the location of the bedroom, he wouldn’t ask directly but would ask someone else and find his way.

“I am Sir Cristiano’s servant. Isn’t it the role of a servant to serve beside you even when you work?”

Seeing Sacher smiling bashfully with his head held high…

‘Ugh!’

Cristiano suffered significant damage and could only turn his head away.

“Phew… This is dangerous.”

After grasping his pounding heart and taking several deep breaths, he was able to calm his trembling heart.

His blushing face could quickly be restored to normal using mana to regulate his complexion.

“Just follow me.”

Christia couldn’t help but smile at the admirable figure of Sacher.

“Service… huh.”

Sacher was only talking about service as a duty, but… wasn’t it for Christia?

“I can’t do anything too extreme yet.”

With a good idea flashing through her mind, Christia didn’t want to waste any more time walking.

“Woah!”

“I’ll go quickly, so hold on tight.”

Embracing Sacher tightly, Christia ran to her home office.