Nikolai's words were as if he were explicitly saying, 'I need data to kill people.'"

"I see, I understand the situation. ”

Charlotte's expression visibly panicked at the hearing of Bigula's words, but the panic was quickly suppressed by her.

"Your joining will definitely make me more powerful, but let me hear why you chose me. ”

Looking directly at Nikolai's face hidden under the hood, for a moment, Charlotte saw a reflection that looked like metal.

"I ......"

This time, Nikolai did not answer immediately, but looked at Charlotte as if he were looking, and answered a moment later.

"Whether it's in terms of the efficiency of data collection, the freedom of experimentation, or the extra benefits I can get after doing it, it's more advantageous to join the princess's side than your brother's side. ”

After a pause, Nikolai continued.

"Your brothers and sisters will turn against each other for the sake of royal power, and the great nobles will take the opportunity to gain power and interests, at that time, a war is inevitable, and as an exiled princess, although you have lost the possibility of inheritance, it does not mean that you have lost the right to inherit, and in this case, your brothers and sisters will probably eliminate you first, because the only means you want to inherit the throne is to fight. ”

Nikolai said, Charlotte listened, and Lisa sat on the table to cover her mouth and snicker.

Nikolai glanced at the woman with disgust, who did not even have the slightest edge of etiquette, but after all, in front of the princess, he did not intend to trespass.

"Yes, I understand what you said, and you are welcome to join us. ”

Smiling and stretching out his hand to Niko, Nikolai took Charlotte's hand back with his hands completely hidden under black gloves and kissed Charlotte on the ring on her index finger.

"I'm so sorry, I can't take off my gloves. ”

Legend has it that the great alchemist Nikolai Flemen was badly burned in an alchemy accident and the flames burned 90% of Nikolai's skin, and since then Nikolai has been hiding himself under thick clothing.

Charlotte replied with a smile.

"Don't worry. ”

Immediately afterward, Charlotte changed her tone and said it instead.

"It's getting dark today, so please rest in my mansion first, and we'll talk about the details tomorrow. ”

Charlotte's words stunned Nikolai, an excuse that was apparently tantamount to perfunctory was completely beyond his expectations. However, in the end, it was the princess who spoke, and Nikolai did not refuse, he nodded and turned and left Charlotte's study, without even saying goodbye.

"Synths? Sounds strong. ”

Lisa said to Charlotte with a smirk.

"If you're so angry with him, aren't you afraid that he will leave you and turn to someone else?"

It's no wonder that Nikolai would be angry, if Lisa herself encountered this kind of thing, she would find Charlotte annoying.

"No, it won't. ”

As she said categorically, Charlotte took the cherry bowl from Lisa's hand, twisted one and put it in her mouth.

"Nicolas Flemay is a weirdo but not a madman, and most of his actions seem to have no context but have corresponding reasons, including this time when he came to see me, Nikolai's real reason is definitely not as simple as he said. ”

Charlotte couldn't read minds, and she didn't know what Nikolai was thinking, but that didn't stop her from coping with it.

"I don't need a bunch of monsters that look scary to help me take the lead, but these monsters are useful, so all I have to do is make them passive. ”

After today's meeting, whether Nikolai re-examines his judgment or has a bad feeling because of Charlotte's actions, he will enter a negative state to a certain extent, and this is what Charlotte wants.

"Alright, let's enjoy afternoon tea. ”

Lisa glanced up at the window, and could easily see the sun as it sank.

"It's almost evening?"

Lisa was answered by Charlotte's slightly beautiful smile and the strawberry cake handed over.

"Well, that's fine once in a while, right, little princess who doesn't play her cards according to common sense. ”

――――[Dividing Line]――――

After playing outside the city for a while, Lucia and Lamech barely made it back to Lamech's soon-to-be-abandoned home before dinner.

"Miss......"

Jonathan looked up pitifully from the couch, greeted Lucia first, and then threw his wordless complaint at Lamech, who could only look away in embarrassment.

Just a few hours ago, Jonathan, out of kindness and interpersonal elements, agreed to help Lamech clean up together, but who would have thought that when Jonathan came back from his labor, he found that Lamech, who was supposed to be cleaning up with him, was missing.

Jonathan's mood at that time was almost as depressed as if he had been bullied by Einstein, and after that, Jonathan took on the job that should have belonged to two people.

Just as Jonathan was intently attacking Lamech with a complaining gaze, Lucia suddenly asked.

"Dinner, I'm hungry. ”

At this moment, Jonathan felt the differential treatment from the whole world, and if he could, he really wanted to throw himself into Jessica's arms to relieve the mental pressure.

“...... Haven't done it yet. ”

Crawling away from the unrealistic delusions, Jonathan got up from the sofa with his tired body, anyway, even if he got up unconsciously, he would be picked up by the eldest lady.

"I'm going to do ...... now. ”

However, something unexpected happened to Jonathan.

Lucia's eyes lit up when she heard that she hadn't cooked dinner yet, and her eyes, which had been like the stars of a person, were even brighter.

"Didn't you cook, that's a good thing!"

In contrast, Lucia's words are not starlight, but ghostfire.

"I'll show you your cooking skills today!"

Lucia always wanted to cook a big meal with her own hands, but Einstein always refused on the grounds that "my lord doesn't have to do the work of these subordinates" and "what if my lord's precious finger is cut by a kitchen knife".

Lucia was proud in his heart, Einstein was not happy, he didn't know that he was actually very good at cooking, which requires heart and love to complete the delicate work, especially in terms of new ways to eat food and new combinations of tastes, Lucia's level can be called the Kandinsky of the halberd.

Jonathan looked at Lucia, who was eager to try, silently pretending not to hear what Lucia said, walked quickly into the pump, locked the door, and made dinner at the highest level of performance in his life.

Allowing a monster called food to appear in this world or something in order to be lazy is too heavy a responsibility for Jonathan to afford.

"Huh, why?"

Lucia, who was rejected, didn't even know why.

Lamech, who was standing beside Lucia, asked with a calm expression.

"Would you like to help me pack my luggage?"

Jonathan packed all the salutes that needed to be taken away and what didn't need to be taken, so Lamech had to sort them in the open package.

It's a lot more work than ever. (To be continued.) )