I have to say, Nier’s dishes were absolutely delicious despite being ordinary dishes . She never went out of her way to learn to cook, but she was indisputably a great cook . After I had my food from Nier and prepared to have a drink of hot tea, Valkyries came in and saluted me: “Your Majesty, Empress Elizabeth will soon be here . Please prepare for her arrival . ”

“What about this pot of hot tea, then?”

“I think that it is not a pot of hot tea Her Majesty wishes to see . ”

“I meant I want a pot of hot tea . ”

The Valkyries frowned but didn’t comment . Instead, they arranged guard duties at the outer court . A few minutes later, I heard the sound of Mommy Elizabeth coming closer and closer . Mom irritably yanked off her face veil and threw it aside . She entered the outer court with a bright smile . She surveyed the surroundings then came over and sat opposite to me . She picked up the cup of tea in front of her and had a drink . With a smile, she asked, “Son, are you having some after-lunch hot tea? This tea must be from the elves . ”

I nodded: “Correct . ”

Mom shook her head: “While I don’t want to question your taste, Mommy hopes you consume humanity’s stuff while with humanity . Mommy was happy you ate Mommy’s cooking for lunch . Mommy was happy after lunch, too . ”

“As your command, Your Majesty . ”

Mom carefully rubbed my head whilst smiling . She then had another drink before standing up: “Though it’s a pleasure to get to have tea with you, I’m more eager to see Daisy right now . ”

“Daisy is asleep…”

“We’ll go see sleeping Daisy, then . I never raised a child, so I want to see how a child looks . Daisy is an adorable . She’s always asking for others to hold her – how truly adorable . ”

“Erm…”

I really suspect that Nier had twins and this Daisy isn’t the Daisy that I know of . This Daisy must’ve been a fake…  Daisy always opposed me from day one . Not only was she unwilling to be intimate with me, she also rejected me all the time .

I went upstairs together with Mom . We gently knocked then pushed the door open . Nier stood up from her chair and saluted Mom . Mom waved her hand with a smile to indicate Nier could sit . Mom then stopped the Valkyrie following her . The Valkyries quickly arranged themselves to take on guard duty, surrounding the entire room . Elizabeth went up to the crib and looked at Daisy, who was sleeping . She fell asleep after she got tired from crying . Nier nervously looked to Elizabeth: “Your Majesty, do you need me to wake Daisy?”

“No, we shouldn’t wake her up for our own agenda if she needs sleep… Oh, Daisy, you’re up . ”

Daisy suddenly opened her eyes and looked at Mom . She lingered for a moment then revealed a delighted smile and stretched out her arms, gesturing for Mom to hold her . Mom picked her up with a smile . Daisy cheerfully curled up in Mom’s arms . I felt a little jealous to see her curled up on the two mountains . They were supposed to belong to me .

Daisy cheerfully hugged Mommy Elizabeth’s face . Mom gently held her with a bright smile . She kissed Daisy on her cheek and softly chuckled: “Second Generation of Rosvenor, Empress Daisy sure is clingy, huh? I’m sure she’ll be a competent Empress, though . I left you with an enormous inheritance . Needless to say, that also means that you have an enormous responsibility . Of course, that’s all because of your father being too wilful . ”

“Don’t say that . Daisy already hates me as is…”

I looked at Daisy with a helpless smile, and she looked back at me . She then snorted before turning back around to lie in Mom’s arms . Mom smiled: “No, Son, Daisy doesn’t hate you . She’s just very angry because you weren’t by her side for so long . ”

“Really? Doesn’t that mean I need to apologise to her?”

Mommy Elizabeth laugh in a soft voice: “That’s a given . You’re her father, yet you left her so long . Of course you should apologise . Perhaps it’s because of you that Daisy is much smarter than other children . She can understand everything going on around her, including what you’re doing . Needless to say, that includes Nier and I . Son, Daisy is an adorable girl, isn’t she? Here, Daisy, let your father hold you . ”

I extended my hand out . Daisy grumpily looked at me . I sighed . With a smile, I expressed, “Sorry, Daisy, it was Dad’s fault . Dad shouldn’t have gone so far without telling you . Dad promises to stay with you for these next few days . Dad will be with you for your baptism . ”

Daisy grumpily looked at me . She didn’t seem to believe me . However, she did then extend her hand out to me . Perhaps that was enough for her . She wasn’t one-hundred percent human, after all . Normally, as a half-elf, half-human, my child with a human should be a normal human, while my child with an elf should be a pure-blooded elf . But, Daisy appeared to be much smarter than average children her age, which might be due to her having some elven genes in her . She was cute that way, nevertheless .

It was the first time Daisy let me hold her, but she still smacked me on my face over and over . I looked at her with a helpless smile . Tiny Daisy didn’t have that much energy, so it didn’t take long before she curled up on my chest and panted . I let out a sigh . I then pinched her face with a smile: “You know, there aren’t many women left on this huge continent who can hit me in my face . Daisy, you’re one of them . ”

Daisy didn’t respond . She just lied curled up on my chest . Perhaps it was exactly as Mom said, in that she was just angry that I wasn’t there for her for a long time .

“Sheesh, she’s little too smart,” I silently lamented .

“So, Son, since you’re back, the baptism will soon be over, won’t it? Mommy doesn’t want for you to stay here for long . The sooner the baptism is done, the less there is to worry about . Despite having done our best to ensure safety, defending is never as easy as attacking; I’m sure you’re aware of that . We must wrap this up as soon as we can . That, in turn, will reduce the friction between the two churches . Moreover, once Daisy is no longer caught up in the middle of the turbulence, Mom will be able to get to dealing with the religious issue . We’ll have a chat over tea afterwards . ”

“Uhm, understood . ”