The hot weather always makes one reluctant to move, the scorching sunshine causes drowsiness, even for Laine’s family. The Count took his family to escape the heat in the winery, with air conditioning. Here, lush greenery and various entertainment facilities are well-equipped, and Laine even asked the Dwarf Craftsmen to make a small outdoor swimming pool inside the winery, where the women can freely swim.

Except for Veronica, who becomes extremely active during summer and keeps on training, even Mogiana accepted Laine’s invitation and reluctantly went into the water for a while. After swimming, everyone sat together by the pool to enjoy some cold drinks made directly by Laine and Teresa. The winery is air-conditioned, so the hot summer doesn’t seem so unbearable.

The climate in Brittania is mild and comfortable, and after the hottest period, the weather gradually cools down and thunderstorms become more frequent, causing Laine to reduce his outings.

"Crackle~" Another thunderstorm night, raindrops hit the windows of the winery’s master bedroom, making crisp sounds. 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚

Laine and Surya, the couple, were lying on the bed talking. The Lady Knight held a book about Holy Grail Knight expeditions, flipping through it page by page, while Laine played with a Wood Elf sculpture in his hands. His personal maid Ollica snuggled in his arms, feeding him fruits. The dark elf, as his personal maid, always slept in the same room with him, the exception being that even during his marital life with Surya, she was rarely absent.

Ollica had perfectly adapted to her role; unless Laine proactively asked, she rarely spoke and knew how to keep secrets.

However, today she took the initiative to speak: "Master, I think Her Highness Mogiana is pretending."

"She must be pretending," Laine retorted, shifting his gaze to Surya, half-smiling: "Surya, do you also think Mogiana is pretending?"

"Laine~" Surya smiled at her husband, putting down the book, she extended an arm clad in lace-embroidered silk pajamas, poked Laine’s face with her slender fingers: "Since you know, there’s no need to say it out loud~"

Mogiana reluctantly changed into her swimsuit and joined in the water; the Lake God Witch insisted she couldn’t swim and asked Laine to teach her. He spent some time teaching her, but after two or three days, she still couldn’t learn, whenever she got into the water, she had to hold onto Laine or simply cling to him.

Surya naturally noticed this, but the Lady Knight, as always, is the most devout follower of the Lake Fairy, and the Lake God Witch is the prime representative of the Lake Fairy in the Mortal World. She couldn’t be as direct as Ollica, so she could only secretly find it amusing, while also marveling at her husband’s popularity. Even after becoming his wife, she frequently needs to find ways to suppress the whirlpool in the backyard.

The Lady Knight could immediately tell who Laine had been intimate with, simply by noticing whether there’s a Spirit Rune from Laine imprinted on the lower abdomen. Surya recently, under the guise of checking for illness, examined the maids in the Count’s castle, and found that only Laine’s personal maid Ollica had the Spirit Rune imprint, even Amelia didn’t have it, proving Laine didn’t have the habit of spreading seeds recklessly.

Thinking of Amelia, Surya brought up the topic: "What do you plan to do about Amelia?"

"What can I do? All I can do is respect Amelia’s choice," Laine shrugged helplessly. Ever since Lady of Nuer Elspeth von Draken and Grand Judge Theodore Brookner arrived, Amelia has maintained a withdrawn state, rarely going out, aside from her duties as a maid, she keeps herself locked up, occasionally when Laine visits her, he finds her practicing rapier swordsmanship, one-handed swordsmanship, and musket use.

This matter is also something Surya couldn’t offer opinions on, but the Lady Knight immediately remembered something: "Right, I recall when you came to Brittania there was another little maid, but after the grand wedding I haven’t seen her anymore?"

"You mean Miranda? After serving me for five years, I granted her freedom to leave, now she seems to have opened a tailor shop in Charon Town," Laine recalled and said: "My maid squad has been replaced several times, except for the Head Maid Amelia and the personal maid Ollica, no one is irreplaceable, I am not like those pot-bellied nobility, generally after serving for two years, they automatically replaced out, breaking off other ideas they might have."

"I see~" Surya nodded, understanding that this indeed aligns with Laine’s character.

After chatting for a while longer, the Countess voluntarily left; she doesn’t sleep in Laine’s room at night, as tonight wasn’t her turn.

Ollica stayed behind, the dark elf burrowed into Laine’s embrace, giving him a fragrant kiss: "Master~ it’s just us now~"

"Yes, Ollica, it’s just us now." Laine smiled at Ollica, and the two exchanged glances with a smile.

......Night deepens......

As midnight arrived, the winery was completely silent, only the cicada’s sounds and the wind could be heard, the magic lamps illuminating the dim corridor had been extinguished, leaving only darkness. On the large bed in the master bedroom, Laine and Ollica were sleeping embraced.

"Rustle~" At this moment, a faint footstep and weak breathing could be heard at the room entrance.