"Cough..."
Rita nearly lost her composure when she heard Mia's words. She had brought up something like that so suddenly—if there had been anyone around, Rita would have been completely unable to keep it together.
"Is it not okay?"
Seeing Rita's reaction, Mia no longer cared about embarrassment. Instead, she became incredibly nervous.
Come to think of it, Lady Rita had not helped raise her potential for a long time. Could it be that Rita had grown tired of her?
No! She could not accept that.
"...It's possible, but this isn't a convenient place to discuss it. Let's talk tonight."
Rita hurriedly glanced around. Although no one was nearby, she still could not quite handle it. After hesitating for a few seconds, she nodded in agreement.
Mia was special compared to the others, so naturally Rita could not refuse her.
Besides, now that everything was taken care of, there was nothing else to do for the time being. She could not go back on what she had promised Mia before.
"Alright! It's settled, then. Tonight..."
Having received the answer she wanted, Mia relaxed. But then she seemed to remember something else and hesitated, looking like she wanted to speak but could not bring herself to.
"If there's something else you want to say, just say it! It's not as if I'm going to eat you."
Seeing Mia's reaction, Rita could not help shaking her head. She had already managed to say something like that, so what else could she possibly be too embarrassed to bring up?
Hearing Rita's words, Mia stopped holding back and asked in a conflicted voice.
"Um, the way you mentioned raising Nancy and the others' potential limits earlier... was that also...?"
She wanted Nancy and the others to keep growing rather than stop here. But she