"Lady Layla!"
Just as Cain and Layla were chatting, an anxious voice came from outside the door.
Cain turned and saw a woman about Layla's age, with her hair tied in twin buns and two cross-shaped ornaments on her head.
The moment she entered, she hurried to Layla's side and carefully checked her over. When she found Layla unhurt, she finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Thank goodness, Lady Layla, you... you're safe. If something had happened..."
As she spoke, she could no longer hold back her tears.
Cain was a little bewildered by this sudden woman. Should he leave first?
At that moment, Layla stepped forward and hugged Grammi, comforting her. "All right, Grammi. Aren't I fine? Stop crying. You're a mother already."
"If Brandish sees this, she'll think I bullied you."
It was only because Cain had not watched the later story that he was not shocked upon hearing the name Brandish.
Because she would later become Brandish of the Spriggan 12 of the Alvarez Empire, the Nation-Destroyer.
After wiping away her tears, Grammi said fearfully, "When I heard that Lady Layla needed the Zodiac keys, I hurried over right away. Thank goodness... it seems I wasn't too late."
As she spoke, she took out the well-preserved Aquarius key and handed it to Layla.
Layla shook her head and said with a smile, "That matter is already over. You should keep the Aquarius key. It's nice having Aquarius accompany Brandish."
Grammi had just been relieved that she had not delayed Layla's affairs, only to hear Layla say that it was already over.
The tears she had just managed to stop began flowing again.
Seeing this, Layla could only comfort her once more and roughly explain what had happened.
When Grammi heard that Cain had saved Layla, she repeatedly