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The Cristia here is far stronger than the one we created.

It was a conclusion drawn from various pieces of information.

This was new information to me; the Cristia here already possesses an 11-star insignia.

Having such overwhelming power, considered unattainable for a human body, at just the beginning of her twenties speaks volumes about her exceptional talent.

“And in terms of influence, there’s no comparison.”

As she chose the lordship route instead of dictatorship, everyone in the north praises Cristia.

Amidst numerous excellent policies and continuous invasions of the empire’s lands, to the people of the north, she was not a demon as she might be to the empire, but a deity herself.

“Perhaps it’s only natural.”

The Cristia in front of me is none other than a possessor of another being.

Moreover, she was a creator of this world who possessed the most outstanding body, so if things went awry, it was peculiar in its own way.

Anyway.

The great sovereign Cristia of the Cristia Kingdom, expanding the territory by more than twice, implementing near-perfect policies, dispatching her subordinates to other countries, easily defeating the world’s powerhouses, and lowering their morale, is now.

“As expected, adorable.”

This time, she put me in penguin pajamas and was smiling contentedly.

“Because the original version is cute.”

She said somewhat confidently, and her smile seemed to deepen.

“I’d like to lock you in the room and just look at you because you’re so cute.”

She says quite harsh things.

“But if I did that, wouldn’t you miss out on experiencing my true cuteness?”

She said with a slight smirk, and she proudly nodded her head.

“Come to think of it, you had that habit.”

A habit of nodding when in doubt, a very cartoonish habit, but it was indeed a habit I possessed.

My original facial expressions are not very diverse, so if I don’t express my doubts like this, the other person wouldn’t understand well.

“For now, go outside once. It seems like someone is waiting for you.”

As I opened the door as Christia had said, Sophia was trembling, looking very dejected.

She probably came to apologize to me, but since my room happened to be inside Christia’s room, she couldn’t even knock on the door and seemed to be just watching cautiously.

I was wearing penguin pajamas at the moment, so it would be quite embarrassing, but rather than seeing embarrassment in her eyes, I could feel a slight sense of relief; Sophia seemed to be quite emotionally overwhelmed.

“Nice to meet you. Sophia, did you come to see me for something?”

“Yes! I came to apologize… Uh!”

As soon as I felt Christia approaching behind me, Sophia began to tremble all over.

Judging by her reaction, she probably wasn’t trembling from fear right now, but it seemed that the previous terror had left its mark on her brain.

“Can we talk outside for a moment?”

“I seem to be in the way.”

“No, it’s not that. Christia… how should we…”

Seeing her trembling body and even shedding a few tears, it seemed that the shock she had experienced earlier was quite significant.

“It seems that such an apology should be received in a more private setting.”

As I spoke gently, Christia left a word telling us not to take too long and closed the door.

“I’m sorry. I couldn’t recognize people…”

“You don’t need to apologize like that.”

It could happen to anyone.

It might be difficult to say that Sophia did nothing wrong, but at least she didn’t make a big mistake to the point of trembling and shedding tears.

“I’m really okay. I’m more worried that there might be a problem with your health, Sophia. You seem to be trembling a lot even now. I will definitely tell Laila not to cut you off.”

“…Thank you.”

Sophia nodded slightly.

It seems like he accepted the apology to some extent.

In fact, this was the main point from now on.

“Could you explain about Kristia?”

I wanted to know what had happened here while I was away, and that was the main point I wanted to hear.

****

The story I heard from Sophia wasn’t really that important.

It didn’t include any important information such as how powerful Kristia is, how much tax the Kingdom of Kristia collects, or the core of the policies Kristia is implementing.

However, it did fairly clearly explain when Kristia changed like this, when she began to show her presence and receive praise from the Northerners.

“It was 15 years ago…”

She said the noticeable difference started from then.

Until then, there were rumors spreading that she enjoyed looking down on people and tormenting those weaker than herself. But around that time, her temperament suddenly softened, and she began to take an interest in national affairs.

“Well, 15 years is quite a long time to achieve such unbelievable progress.”

While possessing talent in Kristia’s military power, having a sharp understanding of modern-day policies, and even mastering the world’s settings, ruling for a whopping 15 years without the North prospering anymore seemed more incredible.

Originally, even in the original where Kristia spent more time tormenting her slaves than governing the country, and tried to solve many things with her military power alone, at this point, she had gained considerable influence. If she couldn’t even do this much, she would be stripped of her status as the Creator.

“What story did you bring?”

Kristia looked at me as if she genuinely didn’t know.

I had a keen sense of my girlfriend’s expressions, and even though she became Kristia, the basic gestures of her expression hadn’t changed much, so I could tell that her expression was genuine.

“Kristia isn’t just someone who can’t break through a mere wall to hear a story, right?”

Perhaps because it was Kristia’s bedroom, I thought there might be a magic spell blocking outside sounds.

“I just received an apple. I also made a promise not to cut Lady Sophia, as requested.”

Christia’s expression momentarily stiffened and then relaxed.

The moment her expression changed was so brief that my body trembled for only a second.

“Did Sophia directly make the request?”

“No, I said I would convey it.”

As I spoke hesitantly, Christia sighed.

“You are still kind.”

“Are you saying that as if it’s not about yourself?”

According to what Sophia had heard, among the policies Christia had implemented, there were many that benefited only the commoners, with no personal gain for herself.

Who could call someone kind on such matters?

“As a ruler, I am only taking the best measures to govern this territory.”

Christia sighed deeply as she spoke.

“It doesn’t seem like it ended with just an apology… Did Sophia perhaps confess to you? Or maybe she blushed or expressed unnecessary gratitude in detail?”

“None of that happened.”

If something like that had happened, it would be strange.

How long has it been since we met?

Sophia was more interested in Christia than me, so she probably didn’t have the time to be interested in me.

“It’s not a lie… Well, fine. Go prepare for bed.”

“Yes, understood!”

Christia’s room had an attached shower.

Of course, my room, which was used as a storage room, did not have one, so I had to use her shower to clean myself. Since I wasn’t going to wash my whole body and was only going to brush my teeth, it wasn’t a big problem.

“Brush, brush.”

I was brushing my teeth with a rather luxurious toothbrush when Christia entered the shower.

Naturally, she didn’t enter naked; she came in holding her toothbrush.

“Brush, brush.”

This toothbrush clearly had the power to turn the sound of brushing teeth into “brush, brush.”

At least, from the two cases I’ve seen, both made that sound while brushing their teeth, so it couldn’t be entirely wrong.

“Have you had a good day today?”

Christia spoke in a calm tone as she brushed her teeth.

“Yes, that’s right.”

Of course, I could barely respond in a mumbled tone because I didn’t have her skill.

“Hmph, how cute.”

Christia patted my head.

Since I was wearing a penguin pajama hat, it felt quite soft on my head.

“Make sure to memorize the layout of the shower room. I’ll even make you give me a bath later.”

“…What?”