"Mother… Please stop laughing."
"Was that recorded? Please, send me a copy of the footage!"
It has been a few seconds after Queen Vania and the other evaniels were warped away to their match unceremoniously, and yet Queen Adel won't stop laughing obnoxiously—even kicking their table made of themarian materials and causing the entire banquet hall to shake,
"Did you see that, Aera? Did you see? She was trying to act tough only to be kicked out like a child!"
"...Aera?" Silvie blinked a couple of times as she looked at Aerith.
"That's… what she called me when I was young," Aerith covered her face. This was the first time in a very long time that she had seen her mother happy to the point of calling her with endearment, and she was doing so because she one-upped someone,
"Mother, please stop. The others are already staring at you."
