Translator: Riven

Proofreader: Lord Immortal

…Was the real dominator of this world actually Grandma?

But I was still curious.

"Aunt Julie."

"What"s wrong?"

"Aren"t you curious, aunty? Apparently, there are several young girls on the team."

"Well, I didn"t notice that."

"Why? Is it because you trust Uncle Dis?"

"Yes. But… Little Ka."

"What, Sister Julie?"

She actually called her Sister Julie…

"Can I tell him?"

"Ah… No. Let me fill him in."

"…Really?"

What"s going on? Her face suddenly turned blue.

"s.h.i.+n, Sister Julie won"t worry about me and brother Dis having an affair."

She actually called him brother Dis…

"Because… At that time, I… already had my lifelong lover."

"Well~ I see… What! Saint has a lover!?"

She had a boyfriend. That was why she told Aunt Julie not to be worried. Loud screams covered my words abruptly before I could voice my thoughts.

The ones yelling were Cecil, Adolph, and Alice"s father Glenn, who was the chairman of the Walford chamber of commerce.

"How, how could… that innocent and lovely Saint has a lover…"

"Haha… I suppose I heard it wrong, right?"

"It"s a dream. I must be dreaming…"

It seemed like they were mumbling something.

Besides, the three of them were of the same age.

Was she supposed to be an idol at that time?  

"Darling?"

"Stop this ugly act. Maria is watching you."

"Unbelievable, father! How embarra.s.sing! Please, behave yourself!"

Three of my uncles heard the cold voice from Irene and Maltina and an ashamed one from Maria.

The trio felt embarra.s.sed about their panic.

"Ah, but…"

"I heard somebody said Pope Ekatarina was single before."

"It has been told that her lover left her."

"No, not left her."

"What?"

Maybe she noticed what I was going to ask, so she answered with a sad expression.

"Because he was gone…"

It was exactly what I thought.

Because Saint said she had a lifelong lover, I wondered if it was maybe like that.

"I am sorry, I you bring up remember sad memories."

"It"s all right. It was 20 years ago, and I saw it through. Compared to that…"

"What"s wrong?"

"…No, nothing at all. Well, don"t call me Pope Ekatarina. Can you just call me Ekatarina? Being called by master"s grandson this way, I have a feeling beyond description."

"Oh, Okay. I see."

"Well, remember to call me by this name."

"I understand, Ekatarina."

"Aha, well done."

It seemed like it was a huge relief for everyone after I said Ekatarina, and they all showed me relaxed expressions.

But I was asked to call her like that. There was no other way, right?

And Ekatarina herself seemed satisfied with it, and then she went to Grandma.

"So, finally, let the party begin. To everybody, today we are all equal in every way at this party. Eat up and get drunk! And happy birthday to our hero!"

The party kicked off with Uncle Dis"s toast.

Though it was strange to me, I had to accept the fact…

After Diseum"s toast, everybody grabbed their bears and started drinking. Ekatarina went to Marlene and Melinda to ask something.

"Teacher and Master. Have you told s.h.i.+n that stuff?"

The teacher was Marlene.

"…Because it has nothing to do with s.h.i.+n."

"Nothing? Do you really think so?"

Ekatarina was surprised to hear what Marlene said.

To say why…

"Even though that guy… Are Slane and your son both?"

Ekatarina gazed at Marlene and Melinda as she spoke.

"s.h.i.+n regards Teacher and Master as real grandparents and respects them. I can tell it from his eyes, and It"s so obvious. Why do you deny it?"

"What?"

The deliberately provocative way in which Ekatarina talked made Melinda angry.

They kept staring at each other. Melinda frowned with wrinkles and veins throbbing on her forehead. Ekatarina was so nervous that her heart was sweating.

If they didn"t have to look at different directions of the table to get bears and food easily, one of them would be forced down by the heavy atmosphere.

Such a sense of tension was floating above the air.

"Wait, wait… You two?"

Only Aaron got involved in this situation.

Staring at each other for a while, Melinda finally sighed and said.

"…One day, I"ll say it"

"…Okay."

There was no other way for Melinda to say anything else after Ekatarina intentionally incensed her.

After thinking through, Melinda eliminated the irrational anger and calmed down.

While Seeing Master"s concession, Ekatarina felt at ease and apologized for her offensive behavior, which she didn"t mean to.

"Sorry Master, I said something arrogant."

"Hum. The little girl has grown up. Obviously, you would be scared to death if I called your name before."

"Wait. That was a long time ago."

"Aaron, you haven"t changed… always bewildered and nervous."

"Eh? Me, does it matter?"

Looking at how Aaron got involved, Ekatarina laughed out a little. The tension was released.

"Certainly as what you said. I didn"t tell him because he didn"t ask. This excuse was too heartless."

"Though I understand how you feel…"

"Was it wrong not to tell s.h.i.+n…"

Marlene and Melinda had a miserable past.

Though we should tell those we care about and get along well, this time was different.

s.h.i.+n was family.

Even if not related by blood, he was still a grandson they raised with love and affection.

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