I was faced with a life-threatening danger .  Correct, it was arguably the most serious crisis I ever had to face since coming to this world . The crisis I speak of was the table of dishes that Mommy Elizabeth enthusiastically prepared for me . I had no idea who she learnt to cook from . If you ask me, I’d say she didn’t cook it .

Put aside portion sizes and the issue with the combinations for the meantime . You can’t serve up a table of all meat dishes, can you? Even if I accept that, there was still one more problem . The steak in front of me was still raw and was heated unevenly! Furthermore, Mom didn’t seem to be patient with her preparations . The meat stew in front of us resembled black magic . Judging from the fact that there was a half-cooked steak in front of me, I knew the centre of the meat stew wasn’t boiled properly, either .

I glanced over to Nier, only to see her gleaming with grat.i.tude . Nier’s reaction screamed, “Being able to eat a meal prepared by Her Majesty is a blessing . ” But that wasn’t the case for me!

Mommy Elizabeth guaranteed that she’d prepare an edible meal; however, I suspected I might’ve died if I ate those dishes… I couldn’t bring myself to say it when I looked at Mom’s eager gaze, though . Plus, Nier already had a spoon of the stew and was still her usual stuff .

I thought, “Nier, I understand you are a Valkyrie who follows orders, but please, can you speak up for my sake?”

I picked up bread .  Mom made the dishes, but she didn’t bake the bread . The bread was the only normal food on the table . Actually, there were also the few mini-steaks that were smothered in flour and fried . Some were a little burnt, but some were fine . As for the meat stew, I needed to mentally prepare myself before I had it .

Mommy Elizabeth’s serious gaze on me instigated my fear . I had no way of slipping my way out . I probably wouldn’t get to leave unless I ate everything she made .

The meal reminded me of my first time at Hilles City . At the time, I was scared of Mommy Elizabeth, which was why I ate however much she gave me . As a result, I nearly stuffed my face to death . Although our relations.h.i.+p had changed, the same ordeal still plagued me… In my opinion, it was a most painful lunch .

After I finished, Mom called for a maid to pack my utensils . The moment I relaxed, my terror began . If I wasn’t frank with her, there was a chance that’d she’d keep on cooking for me… In all fairness, though, Mom might’ve improved with practice .

I wiped my mouth as I came out from the restroom . I doubt Mom knew I went to the outer court to throw up .

Mom planned to visit us in the afternoon .  It was noon, so Mom was enjoying a break . I gave Mom the magical spring water . Mom was a little unhappy when I mentioned Mommy Vyvyan . I didn’t tell her about what I went through in the elven lands . I asked Mom about the church; however, she didn’t care about them or plan to get involved . She did remind me that if the new church came and asked me to take Daisy to them for her baptism, then I had to refuse .

I didn’t plan to let my Daisy get involved with the conflict between the religions, either . I knew their dispute was insanity . When religions fight with each other, it could erupt into catastrophic bloodshed and even war . I knew that very well, which was why I didn’t want to let Daisy get dragged into it at all costs .

To be honest, I was quite annoyed . Daisy was innocent . They just wanted to use my Daisy as a bargaining chip for their own gains . If somebody approached me and asked me to take Daisy to them, I’d mercilessly kick him out the door .

While I didn’t have a good relations.h.i.+p with the church, Mommy Elizabeth ensured security at the baptism location was tight enough . That, to me, was enough . It was just a procedure anyway . Mommy Elizabeth just wanted to let everybody know of Daisy’s existence . She was the next monarch of Rosvenor Empire, after all . She, therefore, had to make an appearance .

I was an example . I was supposed to be the next monarch of Rosvenor Empire . Since I lived in the elven lands, nonetheless, the people didn’t recognise me when I went to Hilles City . Even the people in the Royal Palace wanted to kill me… And they eventually attempted to…

I returned to the room Nier  and Daisy were waiting for me at . When she saw me come in, she gave me a light kiss on my face . With a smile, she asked, “Your Majesty, lunch must have been delicious, right”

“It was all right, I guess . I was served Mom’s cooking, so I had to eat no matter what . ”

I pinched Nier’s face with a helpless smile . Then, I grabbed Daisy . Daisy looked at me . Her gaze was a bit weird . I wondered if she forgot who I was . I lowered my head to kiss her, but she slapped me on my face . She wore a look of disdain . I hopelessly smiled . I ignored her resistance and tried to kiss her again . Daisy reached out to her Mom .

Nier took Daisy with a smile and then caressed her daughter’s face . She looked at Daisy with an affectionate expression . She then looked up at me: “Your Majesty, since you didn’t get to eat enough, how about I cook you something?”

I hastily nodded: “That’d be fantastic . ”

Nier’s cooking was delectable . They were admittedly ordinary, but they tasted absolutely delicious, nonetheless . Nier kissed me on my cheek . She placed Daisy into the crib to the side and left . Nier gently shut the door behind her .

I turned back to look inside the crib . Daisy didn’t cry, but she looked at me very vigilantly . “Don’t you have too many emotions in your gaze for a kid?” I thought .

I pulled a funny face then pulled a chair over to sit down next to Daisy . I watched her . I tried to poke her belly with a finger, but she extended her hand out to try and stop me in an extremely irritable manner . I sighed and then smiled: “It’s just the two of us now, Daisy . ”

I kept on poking Daisy’s belly . She failed to stop me in the end, so she cried, instead . I was so frightened that I jumped straight to my feet in shock . I had no idea what to do to placate her . The lady-in-waiting who heard her cries came in and picked her up to gently rock her . Believing it to be better for me not to disturb Daisy, I decided to head to the dining hall to eat first…

“Daisy… do you not like me…? I’m your dad…” I silently bemoaned .