Therefore, she bore no hatred toward the Reed sisters and even felt that they had done the right thing.
It was just—
Compared to her somewhat dim-witted-looking younger sister, the dragon girl with the difficult name, whom she would tentatively call Teacher Da Ai, seemed to have something in her eyes that resembled Koschei.
"This is merely basic etiquette."
Talulah spoke simply, then found a sofa and began flipping through the observations she had recorded.
Yet even though she was disliked, the alluring dragon girl still wore a smile. She looked at the mud on Talulah's boots. The soil was filthy, something that could never have appeared at an aristocratic salon gathering or on the capital's avenues.
Then, with great consideration, she poured Talulah a cup of black tea.
"By the way, may I ask if you went to the slums during your outing?"
The dragon girl spoke admiringly.
"Perhaps you are the ruler of Victoria who understands the common people best throughout its history."
Talulah frowned.
She disliked such meaningless praise. Most of the Black Serpent's teachings were the declarations of vermin, but some of them were quite practical.
For example—
Those who praise me seek something from me.
"If you have something to say, say it directly. If it is right and reasonable, I will listen."
Talulah spoke crisply.
The Red Dragon opposite her froze for a moment, then laughed.
"What do you think of Victoria, Her Highness Talulah?"
She asked intimately.
"I imagine that since you were willing to step onto the land of the slums, you must have felt the suffering of this country's people as well."
"Victoria is undoubtedly one of the strongest nations in the world."
"But its strength will not bring happiness to the people of Victoria. Once a nation loses its morality,