But in the end, it had to be faced. If she didn’t go now, she would go later.

The next day, Liana wore her usual mask but without the elf ears, as disguise for extra protection and anonymity. Then after she gave Erinna a rough idea, Liana and Loraviel boarded a carriage and set off to the Town of Gran.

Liana didn’t explain to Erinna in detail what she was going to do. After all, the matter of meeting the parents sounded too strange and not like a normal activity at all.

Not to mention, Erinna was already beginning to have some suspicions about her.

“Your Highness, you seem a little nervous,” Loraviel said, sitting opposite her.

For a rare change, Liana was not asleep in the carriage. Her gaze was fixed outside the window, and her fingers were constantly tapping on the table, clearly uneasy.

However, Liana’s stubbornness was also a tradition. “Nervous? About what? I’m not nervous at all.”

“Is that so?” Loraviel smiled.

Forget Her Highness; Loraviel herself was already a little nervous now.

“Are you nervous too?” Liana looked at her with a sweet smile. It’s good to have someone nervous with me.

“Too?” Loraviel looked at Liana. “Didn’t you just say you weren’t nervous, Your Highness?”

“How could I not be nervous! This is meeting the parents! If it were just a normal visit to see Miss Anna, why would I be nervous!” Liana stopped pretending. She urgently needed Loraviel to comfort her and help her relieve her tension.

“Meeting the parents...” Loraviel herself had been very concerned about this matter. Now that Liana had said it out loud, she was also extremely nervous. “I’m also very nervous, Princess Liana.”

“What do you have to be nervous about! Aren’t you just going back to see your mother? !” Liana asked.

“You don’t know, Your Highness! I told my mother a lot about you before, so...” Loraviel was a little embarrassed.

“She knows about our relationship?” Liana had a bad premonition.

“Whether she knows about our relationship, I’m not sure. But my mother absolutely knows my feelings for you. And she is very supportive of me. Now, to take you back with me...” Loraviel blushed, a rare sight.

“...We’re doomed.” Liana really didn’t know what kind of expression to face Miss Anna with now.

“I’m sorry, Your Highness. But don’t worry, my mother won’t tell anyone. She won’t do anything to cause trouble for you and me,” Loraviel said.

“It’s not really that problematic. I’ve met Miss Anna and spent a short time with her. I also understand her a little. Not to mention, she is now also my mother, isn’t she? And I know very well that she was your only concern before. There’s no reason not to tell her these things, right?” Liana didn’t care about these things.

If her own mother were still by her side, she would surely share these things with her too, and ask her for advice.

“It’s just that it will be very awkward! What kind of state should I be in when I see her...” Liana was very troubled.

Should I pretend nothing happened? Or generously admit it?

But my relationship with Mephilia is already known to everyone. What kind of expression will Miss Anna have after she finds out about this?

“You don’t have to be so nervous, Your Highness. My mother is very gentle. And you have been so good to me. I’ve told her that many times before. She will surely be very happy to see you,” Loraviel said.

“But! The matter with Mephilia! Almost the entire Lisat Kingdom knows about it, right?!” Liana said.

Loraviel was taken aback.

“Didn’t you think of that?!” If it were just between the two of them, that would be fine. But the problem was, now there were three of them! How was she supposed to explain this!

“It’s alright, Your Highness.”

“How can it be alright!” Liana almost jumped up.

Seeing her so flustered for a rare moment, Loraviel went directly for her lips, biting her tongue to make her quiet down.

“Your Highness, you need to calm down a little! If you go to see my mother like this, you’ll scare her,” Loraviel said, having calmed down now. “If you can’t calm down now, then we’ll go and see her another day.”

Liana took a deep breath. Loraviel’s taste cleared her head a lot, but her heart was still beating fast.

“It’s not that bad. This is something that has to happen sooner or later. If I don’t see her now, I’ll have to face it in the future. Instead of tormenting myself in my heart, it’s better to just get it over with,” Liana said.

Now that they had already come this far, she certainly couldn’t go back.

“My mother won’t say anything. Her wish is very simple. As long as I am happy, that’s enough. Other than that, she has no other requests,” Loraviel’s voice was very gentle.

“Or is it that you don’t have the confidence to make me happy, Your Highness?” Loraviel grabbed her hand.

Liana felt the warmth of her hand. “Of course I’ll make you happy! Absolutely! Although Mephilia will take a share of it... but I will absolutely not be biased.”

“I know. You’ve always done so, Your Highness. So, just don’t be nervous. You are Her Highness Liana, the young lady of the Venus Dukedom. You need to be more confident,” Loraviel said.

“But your hand is also shaking.” For a rare moment, Liana didn’t quite believe her words.

The hand she had on her shoulder was trembling. She herself was clearly nervous to death.

“Are we two idiots?” Liana sighed. Now she wasn’t so nervous anymore.

They hadn’t even seen Miss Anna yet, and the two of them were already scaring themselves. She was a very gentle person. There was no need to be afraid. Be calm, just be calm.

Soon, the carriage stopped in front of Gran Town.

To avoid causing unnecessary trouble, Liana deliberately put on a mask.

However, after Loraviel got out of the carriage, she was quickly surrounded.

“Sister Loraviel, you’re back!”

“It’s been so long since you’ve come back to play with us!”

“Sister Loraviel is so amazing. I also want to go to the Ibett Magic Academy to study.”

The little girls surrounded her.

Liana, on the other hand, stood in the distance, watching all of this happen.

Loraviel was {N•o•v•e•l•i•g•h•t} very popular with the children. It seemed that she had often taken care of them in the past.

She shot a look of help towards Liana.

Liana looked away, refusing the request for help.

She was in no hurry. There was still plenty of time. She would let Loraviel have a good talk with them.

They liked her so much, she surely didn’t dislike them either and should also be missing them a lot.

Sure enough, they quickly started chatting.

“She’s still the same as before, very popular with the children.” A familiar voice came from beside Liana.

She was taken aback. “Miss Anna?”

Anna was just coming back from the mountain. She carried a basket on her back with some herbs inside. And not far behind her, a royal knight was following.

The knight was a little wary of Liana. She knew Loraviel, but Liana was a new face, which made her a little vigilant.

However, since the other royal knights had let her in, there probably wasn’t a big problem.

“Do you know me?” Anna was a little confused. As an ordinary person, she naturally couldn’t tell that the other person was Liana.

“...Yes. I’m a friend of Loraviel’s. I often hear her mention your name.” Liana looked at the distant Loraviel. “Is she always like this in Gran Town?”

Loraviel hadn’t told her much about her own story.

“I suppose so. Because she is rather warm-hearted and often helps others in the town, everyone likes her very much,” Anna said.

“She came back to see you. Aren’t you going to see her?” Liana had originally thought that Anna would go up to her the first moment she saw her. She hadn’t expected her to just stand in the distance watching, just like herself.

“She’s not going to run away. There’s no need to disturb her right now.” Anna put down the basket from her back, sat down next to Liana, and looked at Loraviel gently.

“Are you a classmate of hers?” Anna asked. 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

“Mm.” Liana nodded.

“When she’s at the academy, does she ever push herself too hard? She always pretends to be very relaxed when she comes back. And... she keeps sending me a lot of gold coins. I’m a little worried she did something strange,” Anna said.

“She does push herself a little, more or less,” Liana said after thinking for a moment. “She is a person who pursues perfection very much. She’s worried she can’t keep up with others’ pace, worried she’s not doing well enough, so she works even harder. At some times, she will force herself to do some things she is not good at.”

“So it really is like that.” Anna didn’t seem surprised. “She’s always been like this, likes to force herself to do some things she is not good at. When she encounters difficulties, she also bears them alone.”

“She’s an idiot.”

“Ah, I forgot to ask your name.” Anna was about to say that her relationship with Loraviel seemed very good, but then suddenly remembered that she didn’t even know her name.

“Er...” Liana was taken aback.

“I see.” Anna seemed to understand something. “Your relationship with her seems very good.”

“Mm, I suppose so.” It’s so good that she didn’t continue to ask.