Vol 4 - Chapter 8

That being said, I couldn’t bring myself to consult Lidianne at present.

Lidianne is ranked second among the saintesses, after all.

High-ranking saintesses were usually busy with the jobs they had outside the Shrine.

On top of that, she was currently doing bedridden Rozalie’s jobs in her stead, so her schedule was far more hectic than usual.

She rarely returns to the Shrine these days because she was running around holding rituals, festivals and what not. She even had to participate in the prestigious parties held by the prominent nobles.

There was no way I would open up regarding my concerns to such a busy person and needlessly bother her — well, the reason for not consulting her wasn’t as grand as that.

The reason why I didn’t talk to her was something more serious — something that couldn’t be helped.

Even so —

“You should’ve just told Lidianne about this instead of us.”

“Are you still fighting with her? How stupid.”

Sofie and Marie were both exasperated, while I just grimaced.

I glared at the empty cup of black tea while recalling what happened a few days back.

Lidianne invited me, so I visited Adoracion-sama’s mansion that day.

It had been a while since she returned to the shrine, so she was going to be stuck here for quite some time, apparently.

‘As I said, I just thought that I should give the bread while I can! I-It’s not like I wanted to chat with you!’

Well, she was her usual tsun tsun self. I was worried that she was pushing herself too hard, but it seemed that she was lively — but let’s set aside those thoughts for now.

The problem was when I heard about the situation regarding her job.

<b>“— What!? With Amalda!?”</b>

<b>“Yes. Rozalie and she were great friends, right? That’s why they seemed to do a lot of things together — I’m standing in for Rozalie, so we frequently see each other.”</b>

<b>“See each other…are you alright!? Weren’t Liddy and Amalda on bad terms…!?”</b>

<b>“Yes, that’s right, but —”</b>

I had unconsciously raised my voice, so Liddy chided me while faintly smiling about something.

I clenched my fist when I recalled her expression back then.

‘What’s up with 'she’s a good girl when I tried talking to her”, huh! Yeah, I mean, Amalda isn’t bad, but!’

Actually, Amalda’s words and attitude were good.

There were times when I wished that she would read the mood, and that she would think about the feelings of the people around her, but it’s not like she did bad things herself.

However, it’s also because of her that I lost Father’s affection and my fiancee, so I couldn’t keep calm about it when it comes to her.

‘She just swallowed whatever Rozalie said? She apologized right away for their misunderstanding? As if you’re going to be forgiven just like that!!’

What’s up with ‘it’s my duty to look after people’ huh!? — I inwardly spat.

Lidianne couldn’t see it, heck, she’s completely played in Amalda’s palm, thinking things like “I was also in the wrong for misunderstanding her”.

‘You’ll definitely regret it!! I already warned you, “Be careful, watch out for Amalda!!”’

It was only recently that I gave Lidianne the same warning my sister gave me.

But instead of understanding, she even reproached me.

‘ <b>You don’t even know her, so you shouldn’t talk about her that way.’</b>

<b>‘Don’t even know — heck, I totally know what she’s like!! I’ve been with her far longer than you, Liddy! In that case, I know Amalda better than you!’</b>

<b>‘W-what do you mean by far longer than me, huh!’</b>

…It turned into a mudslinging contest the moment Lidianne retorted back.

The conversation completely turned sour, and we parted ways still fighting.

<b>‘It’s up to me who I associate myself with! Even you — it’s not like I’m your only friend!’</b>

I could still hear Lidianne’s annoyed voice even now.

I was getting riled up just by recalling it, and I gritted my teeth.

‘Then just do whatever you want! I won’t care even if something happens!’

I snorted, my breathing rough from frustration, while Marie looked at me while holding her face in one hand, her elbow on the table.

She frowned, exasperated, and she shook her head as if it’s troublesome being here.

“Stop being so pig-headed. Hurry up and make up. Fighting over Amalda Ridge is just plain rubbish.”

“I’m not being pig-headed! She’s the one who’s bent out of shape!”

Thud! I banged my fist on the table, but it just made Marie look more annoyed.

“Lidianne is also saying the same thing.”

And well, that’s it.

I am currently in the middle of a fight with Lidianne.

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