Farce

Listening to the words of Earl and Earl's wife Lionheart Earl, Flamme bit her lower lip, somewhat bewildered. She was a little afraid that once she arrived at the Castle, her best friend might have a meltdown upon learning that she was her daughter-in-law.

Frieren stared blankly, scratching her head. Something seemed off about her master and senior brother.

Grandmaster Celia looked on with disdain, but in her heart she was already looking forward to her apprentice Vlame's performance in the castle. She was extremely excited for the release of the film "My Best Friend's Romantic Partner is My Son".

Inside the Castle, Xiao Wu and Xiao Xue busied themselves serving tea and water, while Lionheart Earl and Earl's wife looked around but couldn't find the person they were looking for.

Flamme sat somewhat reservedly beside the Earl's wife, waiting for Li Yan to reveal his identity.

"Flamme, where is your sweetheart? Her belly is so big, it should be soon."

The Earl's wife looked on with a smile. She greatly admired her best friend, who not only possessed extremely high magical talent and single-handedly carried the Magic Continent Association, but also created all kinds of magic to benefit the common people. For example, the recent Barrier Magic had been used in towns and villages throughout the Kingdom, and the frequency of attacks by Demons and Monsters had decreased significantly.

"He..."

Flamme bit her lower lip and glanced somewhat shyly at Li Yan, who was secretly covering her mouth and laughing, clearly wanting her to speak first.

"Let A Yan talk to me; he knows my situation best."

Flamme changed the subject, throwing the conversation back to Li Yan. She was determined not to tell her best friend that she liked her son; she simply couldn't do such a thing.

"Yan'er? Could it be...?"

The Earl's wife stared at Li Yan with a serious expression, countless terrible thoughts rising in her mind.

Could it be that her best friend... encountered a scumbag, and while Flamme was heavily pregnant, that scumbag hooked up with other women and eloped with them, leaving her best friend alone, heavily pregnant, waiting desperately for the scumbag to come back?

Or perhaps her best friend had discovered a magic technique that allowed her to become pregnant and give birth without a man, and used it on herself to experiment with it. This was the only explanation for why she hadn't seen Flamme's love interest so far, and it made perfect sense, fitting her best friend's style of focusing solely on magic and paying no attention to men.

It's also possible that the father of Flamme's unborn child met with misfortune, which perfectly aligns with the fact that the man was not by Flamme 'Flamme side during her pregnancy.

Thinking of Flamme's hesitant expression as he seemed about to speak, the Earl's wife became even more certain of her own thoughts: only such painful experiences were difficult to speak of.

"Hmm... Mother, it's just as you think, Godmother she..."

Just as Li Yan agreed readily and was about to announce her love for Flamme, the Earl's wife shed a few tears.

"My poor best friend, what have you been through? Was it a jerk, magic, or the loss of your husband?"

The Earl's wife spoke with a sorrowful expression, gently patting Flamme's shoulder in comfort.

Flamme was stunned, and Li Yan couldn't help but blink. Lionheart Earl suddenly realized that when he first saw Flamme, he noticed that she was heavily pregnant and there were no other men around, so he was already somewhat certain that Flamme must have encountered something bad. No wonder she kept her head down and didn't look very happy.

"I... I didn't do anything wrong."

Flamme couldn't help but speak; the Earl's wife's tears had already soaked her clothes.

Looking at Flamme's defiant demeanor, the Earl's wife's eyes welled up with tears. She seemed to see the strong Flamme in her eyes. She had known before that Flamme was a woman who was self-reliant and indomitable, which was an important factor in her ability to create the Magic Continent Association as a woman.

"It's alright, Flamme. I know how you feel right now. You don't need to pretend in front of me. Instead of letting Yan'er say it, tell me yourself."

The Earl's wife's eyes were filled with tears. She was genuinely saddened for Flamme. Under normal Flamme, she might not have felt this way, but the current situation was that Flamme was heavily pregnant, and her dearest confidante was also heavily pregnant, having encountered the most unfortunate thing that had ever happened to her.

As a close friend who shared the same feelings, she had already empathized with Flamme's emotions.

"I..." Flamme blinked in confusion. The current situation was completely different from what she had imagined. There was no awkward moment between best friends, no embarrassing scene. Why was her best friend crying so hard after finding out that she was her daughter-in-law, and even explaining her feelings?

Frieren, munching on sunflower seeds, tilted her head, somewhat confused. The plot didn't seem to be what she had imagined.

The Little Fool scratched his head, completely bewildered by human thought; what was going on?

Xiao Wu and Xiao Xue covered their mouths; knowing the truth, they could only turn their backs and secretly leave the scene.

Serie's eyes widened. For the first time, she realized that if the other person used their imagination for magic, they would probably be a magical genius.

[P. S.: Surprise! Unexpected, isn't it? It's time for the author to ramble again. You've seen the author's limited knowledge, haven't you? This is the freedom of not relying on perfect attendance.]