43. Leah

Just as the Arans were sensing the presence of souls and heading towards Leah’s room, Leah (Clara) was still diligently managing the newly created people.

Because if they aren’t properly managed in the beginning, they might remain in a strange state forever.

Of course, that didn’t mean she was only thinking about that.

This place was, after all, Aran’s palace, and they would return someday, so she had to either send them out or create plausible identities for them before that happened.

‘Still, it’s a relief that that bastard went on a honeymoon.’

Whether it was a coincidence or not, the timing was just too perfect.

She even sent thanks to the god of this place, whom she didn’t even believe in.

“By the way, Clara, you seem to live quite luxuriously here.”

Rose, who had a moment to spare, approached and asked.

“Ah, actually, I was born a princess.”

“Oh my, a princess? Hehe. Isn’t that every woman’s dream?”

“I… I suppose you could say that. Hoho.”

Leah smiled ambiguously, seeing the envious look in Rose’s eyes.

“But it’s not all good. There are many restrictions. Fortunately, my mother is a good person, so I was able to complete this mission.”

“Come to think of it, it wouldn’t have been easy for a princess to lock herself in a room and make something.”

“Yes. It’s all thanks to my mother.”

She unhesitatingly called Cornelia her mother.

Even before coming here, she clearly had parents and hadn’t forgotten them, but Cornelia was also an unchanging truth as her mother.

From when she was in her womb until now, she had been under her care, so biologically and mentally, she was her mother.

Perhaps sensing her feelings, Rose gave a bitter smile.

“You have a great affection for her. Maybe that will hold you back.”

“…I don’t know. I don’t think it necessarily has to. Although we have a great mission to rebuild civilization, we don’t necessarily have to fight.”

“Hmm~.”

Rose nodded slightly.

“Well, let’s talk about that later.”

Leah also nodded with a bitter smile.

She felt an inexplicable ominous feeling.

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As quite a few people regained consciousness, about ten minutes later, Leah faced an unexpected situation.

It was Aran’s visit.

The maid who attended her announced Aran’s arrival and that he was coming to her room.

“Why… why is he already here? He said he was going to the Western Continent? Then it should take at least four months round trip???”

Her question was valid.

Even though Aran was royalty, if he was going on a honeymoon to the Western Continent, he should have been traveling around for at least half a year.

But what was this?

Not even half a year, but a mere two weeks.

“Who’s coming?”

Rose tilted her head and asked, seeing her filled with worry.

“…Yes. The king of this country… he’s coming.”

“The king….”

Rose nodded, then suddenly noticed something.

“But Clara said she became a princess, right? But if there’s a king here… could it be?”

It had been at least 20 years since she was reincarnated here.

Just by looking, this place seemed to be in the Middle Ages, so she would be old enough to marry.

“Ma, married… are you married?”

“…It’s ambiguous.”

“Huh? What do you mean ambiguous? Don’t tell me your empire collapsed and you were dragged here as a sex slave….”

“N-no! Don’t have weird delusions.”

“Ah… ahem. Sorry. I got too excited.”

“But it might be a little similar…?”

“Si, similar… then a concubine?” “It’s… similar to that too.”

“Then there’s only sex slave left!”

“Why do you only think that way? He and I are siblings!”

“Huh?”

Rose’s face was even more filled with shock.

“Don’t tell me….”

“No.”

“I haven’t said anything yet.”

“Anyway, no.”

“He loved Clara-ssi, and he started a rebellion to take Clara!”

“Huh?”

“The empire, whose national power was declining, couldn’t handle it anymore, so they gave a large piece of land and gave you to that king.”

“Not at all, calm down!”

“Clara-ssi didn’t want to, but she had no choice but to sacrifice herself for the country and her mother, and she has reached this moment! Ah… this incident too, your life is full of sacrifices!”

“I said no.”

Leah, who had barely calmed her down, sighed deeply.

“…The appearance has changed, but the personality hasn’t changed at all.”

“Ehehe. Don’t you know that’s my charm?”

“Anyway, nothing like that happened, so don’t have unnecessary delusions. It’s just… a complicated sibling relationship.”

“Then why are you so flustered?” “That’s….”

Leah hesitated to speak.

If she explained about Aran, she would definitely freak out, saying, ‘We can’t associate with such human trash! Let’s wipe them out and rebuild a clean civilization!’

And most people would agree with that, and war could break out as soon as the plan started.

Of course, she had also developed weapons of war just in case.

But those were things that shouldn’t be used, and it wasn’t even certain whether they would work against Aran.

“Calm down, Rose.”

“I’m calm. Clara stopped talking.”

“Um….”

Leah looked around the room.

Other people were also paying attention.

“He’s a god. We can’t win with our power.”

The words she finally spat out.

Rose and the others widened their eyes for a moment, then burst into laughter.

Leah showed a calm reaction.

Because it was perhaps natural for them to laugh like that.

If she hadn’t experienced Aran, she would have laughed like that too.

“It’s not a lie. He’s a god here, and he has the power to massacre hundreds of thousands of people alone.”

“We can do that too, Clara. You seem to be mistaken because you’ve been here for too long.”

“No, Rose. I’m fine. His power should never be underestimated. At least on this planet, you can’t deal with him.”

“….”

Why does she rate him so highly?

Rose looked into Clara’s eyes.

They were eyes without a hint of falsehood.

“Clara, you are the best scientist in our civilization. We all respect you. But it’s hard to believe that.”

“I know. But as I said, there is an unknown power called magic here. He is a master of magic. I don’t know if he goes out into space where there is no magic power, but at least on this planet, he is an absolute person. You shouldn’t be hostile to him.”

“….”

Rose stared intently at Clara’s face, then sighed deeply.

“Hoo. Okay, I understand for now. So, what should we do? If you’re so flustered, there must be a reason, right?”

“He likes women.”

“….”

Rose’s face immediately contorted.

“Don’t tell me it’s what I’m thinking?”

“…Probably mostly right. He’s a seㅡ”

“Are you saying you’re offering us as his sex slaves??” “Huh? No, I didn’t say that.”

“Then what are you trying to say?”

“Calm down and listen.”

“I’m perfectly calm right now.” “…Anyway, it’s not like that, but since that guy likes women, he might misunderstand if he sees so many people like this. There are quite a few women, right?”

“Two-thirds are women. But why?” “…He might mistake it for a… gift.”

“….”

“So we need a clear concept. Something that can be properly convinced!”

“Hmm… can’t we just have a war?”

“No!”

“Ugh…. then what should we do? I don’t want to be a human gift for nothing.”

“Um… let’s do this.”

Leah suggested one way.

“Let’s say I’m choosing my maids and servants. You guys are the candidates. The family is um… let’s say they were chosen from commoners.”

“Why commoners?”

“We can’t say they came from noble families. It will be revealed soon. Aran is from a commoner background, so if I say I’m also employing commoners to keep pace, he won’t say anything else.” “Hmm… is that so?”

She felt suspicious, but decided to believe it for now.

Clap clap.

Leah clapped her hands.

“Okay, then from this moment on, you are candidates for my maids and servants. Please follow my instructions well.”