Dvalin, I'm Here to Negotiate (Continued)

Sigewinne blinked, looking soft, cute, and easily persuaded, but clearly she didn't believe her and hadn't let go of her worries.

The Supreme Judge was not good at lying; at least those familiar with him Melusine, could easily see through his deception. Therefore, he could not hide his chaotic state of mind. Neuvillette realized this, but unfortunately, his nature was hard to change, and he could only do nothing about it.

Neuvillette how to change the subject when she suddenly noticed something unusual:

"You just said, Lord Eris...?"

"Oops! Did I... did I let it slip?"

"So, you were actually aware of Eris's other identity a long time ago?"

Neuvillette looked directly into Sigewinne's eyes, not with any sense of reproach, but simply to find out the truth.

Sigewinne covered her mouth, her large eyes filled with regret and self-reproach. But then she thought, Eris hadn't actually asked her to keep Neuvillette. After struggling with this for a while, Sigewinne said dejectedly:

"After all, she is our father. As Melusine, we understood Cheng the moment we saw her."

"I see. Since she was born from Egeria's body, it is appropriate for you to call her Father."

"Lady Neuvillette, my father is a very warm person, just like you."

Sigewinne looked at her fingers with a troubled expression.

On one hand, there is the father whom all of Melusine love and respect.

On the one hand, the giant beasts once caused pain to Fontaine and remain enemies in historical records to this day.

Almost every Melusine in Fontaine Court faces the same dilemma: they don't want their fathers to be ostracized by Fontaine, but they also don't know how to dispel the Fontaine people's hostility towards the giant beasts—just like the first Melusine in Fontaine to prove her innocence with her death. They are always clumsy when it comes to such matters.

So even though Eris didn't specifically ask them to, they tacitly kept it a secret from Neuvillette.

"I'm sorry, Lady Neuvillette."

"No need for apologies, you did nothing wrong. Eris is also Melusine, and that's enough for me."

Eris's identity has been acknowledged by Furina and Furcalos; at least they are willing to allow the will of the behemoth to operate within Fontaine Court. These two are the true masters of Fontaine, while he is merely the Supreme Inquisitor, a high-ranking employee—this is not a matter for him to agonize over.

So what could Melusine have done wrong?

They just had a little secret.

Neuvillette suddenly felt a pang of sadness. He didn't quite understand the complex feelings of parents as their children matured, but he didn't feel unhappy about anything in particular.

Neuvillette pondered, wondering what words could soothe Sigewinne's self-reproach and anxiety.

After a somewhat awkward conversation, he finally watched Sigewinne leave. After all, she was the only head nurse in Meropide, and even she couldn't take a day off today. As for how effective those clumsy words were, Neuvillette wasn't sure.

"Well..."

The chief judge sighed again and stared blankly.

Then, my gaze fell upon three small heads slowly peeking out from the doorway.

From top to bottom were Furcalos, Eris, and Furina, their large, bright eyes fixed on Neuvillette.

Neuvillette: "... I'm still thinking about it, and I still have a job right now."

Furcalos: "Then you should think it over carefully~~"

Furina: "Think it over carefully~~"

Eris: "I'll think about it~~"

The three heads shrank back again, and you could still hear their hurried footsteps and cries of pain from hitting their heads in their frantic rush.

Neuvillette's black line.

He certainly didn't blame Eris; Eris was so naive, she was just led astray.

But Furcalos and La Signora. Furina, that plan was quite impressive, and it seemed very reliable back then, so why don't they come and help him share the workload now?

He's busy with work every day, how could he have time to seriously think about how to deal with situations like the World Tree and the Descendants?

Neuvillette remained silent because she was too refined to utter a curse.

"Well..."

Neuvillette sighed for the third time today, composed herself slightly, and prepared to continue her work.

Just then, the exquisite dragon tail jade leaf, as beautiful as a work of art, flashed past my eyes.

"!!!"