"That person is not Sister Ela's mother."
Elashia said, caught between laughter and exasperation.
"Eh, but she looks very similar to Sister Ela, and when Sister Ela fainted, she looked really worried."
"Is that so..."
Elashia still couldn't figure out why Candice would care so much about her.
In most routes of the game, even if the well-intentioned "Elashia" was killed, Candice wouldn't show even a hint of sadness.
After all, in her eyes, Elashia was nothing more than a useful pawn.
But thinking about now—she would confiscate her novels when she wanted to stay up late, wake her up in the morning, care for her when she wasn't feeling well, comfort her when she was in a bad mood...
Isn't this exactly what a mother does?
Why would she care about me so much...
Elashia truly couldn't understand, no matter how much she thought about it.
Stroking Sophia's head again, Elashia said gently:
"She... is like sister's colleague, I suppose."
"Colleague? Does an emperor have colleagues too?"
Sophia didn't know exactly what an emperor was, but according to her sister, an "emperor" was the most formidable person in the Elasia Empire.
Even the bad people her sister used to fear were no match for the "emperor," so the "emperor" must be the most formidable person in the Elasia Empire!
Faced with Sophia's question, Elashia smiled.
"Yes, even an emperor can't handle all her work alone. Little Sophia must remember, no matter how powerful a person is, they cannot accomplish everything alone."
"No matter how powerful a person is... they cannot accomplish everything alone..."
Elashia nodded.
Well, I'm pretty good at educating children.
Sophia pondered Elashia's words, then asked:
"So what is Sister Ela's job?"
This question completely stumped Elashia.
"What Sister Ela does... that's a good question indeed..."
She couldn't exactly say "I do nothing after placing people in the right positions," could she?
"Sister Ela's job is probably assigning the right work to the right people."
In short, dumping work on others while slacking off herself.
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Elashia decided to quickly divert the little girl's attention.
"Like your sister, she's good at leading troops and fighting, so Sister Ela put her in charge of the Elasia Empire's military affairs. The pink-haired sister who looks very similar to Sister Ela is very intelligent, so Sister Ela put her in charge of politics..."
Before Elashia could finish, the door opened.
Today, Cecilia had returned home a little early because her presence wasn't really needed for training, so she decided to leave work early and spend time with her sister.
"Eh?"
The world froze in Cecilia's eyes.
In the army, Cecilia was a respected commander. In her sister's eyes, Cecilia was a gentle older sister.
But now, in Elashia's eyes—she was a subordinate who had left work early.
This is bad.
Elashia was a monster who could use ninth-level magic!
Wouldn't killing her be just a matter of moving a finger?
Although Elashia had previously said many things to try to dispel Cecilia's fear of her, the extraordinary sight of Elashia unleashing ninth-level magic had left an unforgettable shadow in her mind.
"Your Majesty... I..."
Cecilia immediately fell to her knees with a thud.
While Cecilia was frantically thinking about what to say, Elashia's exasperated voice came through.
"What are you doing?"
Her sister's confused voice also reached Cecilia's ears.
"Sister... did you fall down?"
Cecilia looked up at the two.
Elashia's face was full of bewilderment.
Her sister's face was also full of confusion.
Oh, Cecilia seemed to understand.
Could it be possible that Elashia simply didn't know what her job entailed?