Meanwhile, Cocona and Amanda were also chatting in a friendly manner.

"Rubina, you are a cheerful and energetic girl," said Cocona.

"That's all I can say about her," said Cocona.

"No, no, I'm very glad to have you as a friend, Merze-chan.

"Jin-sama told me that you are also having a hard time, Melze-chan."

Yes, she is. I don't know what's best for her.

If I could, I would let her choose the path she wants to take, Cocona said.

"But, I think that the bloodline of the emperor will always be a factor.

"Is that a problem?

Amanda is not very familiar with the world of the floating world.

Cocona also somehow realized this and thought of an explanation.

"Well, it's because there is a possibility that someone might try to take advantage of ...... Mertze-chan, isn't it?"

"Use?

Yes. < is a tool for the so-called .

"...... The human world is a messy place, isn't it?"

"......"

Amanda is intelligent, deeply knowledgeable, and insightful, Cocona thinks.

The most surprising thing about talking to her was that she was <>.

Or, to put it a little more simply, she is not involved in <> or <>.

(No, it's not that. I guess it means that they haven't experienced < ......)

Cocona is a countess. She has experienced the ins and outs of aristocratic society.

No matter how the Shawlo Kingdom is ruled by a good monarch, there is always some darkness and corruption.

I had seen such cases many times in the past.

(Since he is an acquaintance of Mr. Jin, he probably lives in a slightly different world.)

) By guessing, he had come up with almost the correct answer.

However, this did not change Cocona's attitude.

The two continued to chat happily.

* * * * *

At 5:00 p.m., Jin and the others returned home.

It took about half an hour longer because they had stopped by Merce's parents' house.

"I'm home, Cocona.

"Welcome home, sweetheart."

"Welcome home, Miss Jin, Miss Elsa."

Welcome home, Jin-sama, Erza-sama.

"Welcome home, Meru."

The remaining members of the family greeted them.

"Jenny, welcome back to ......, is that right?"

Yes, Mr. Goh. Yes, Mr. Goh. I work here. But please do not call me by my first name.

"It's hard to get used to ............ Yennie, welcome back.　I'm not sure if ...... is correct."

"Yes, that's fine."

Yenny is also going to help Goh adjust to the Nido family.

"Welcome back, ladies and gentlemen. Your bath is ready."

tells Nido and the others on behalf of the maid golems.

"Oh, that's nice. I'm kind of sweaty and dusty, so a bath would be nice.

So Jin, Daikie, Goh, and the others went to the men's bath, and Elsa, Cocona, Rubina, Merce, and Amanda went to the women's bath.

Except for Yenny, of course.

She insisted that a lady-in-waiting should not take a bath with her master.

The current bathhouse of the Nido mansion is large enough to accommodate about 10 people at once, since it was built in the past by a bath lover named Hitoshi.

The men's bath is large enough to accommodate three people.

Three people are relaxing in the men's bath.

"Ah, it's nice to take a bath, isn't it?

Jin-sama likes taking a bath. I like it too.

"Me too."

Perhaps Jin has the gene for bath-loving in his blood.

And in the women's baths, too.

"Since I married into the Nido family, I've become a complete bath lover."

"Baths are nice."

"Do you like baths too, Ms. Merce?"

"Yes, Elsa. ......When I was at home, I didn't take a bath every day.

I like to take a bath too!

"Yes, yes, I know best that you like baths."

It seems that everyone connected to the Nido family likes to bathe.

It seemed that Merce would soon become a bath lover as well.

* * * * * *

After relaxing in the bath, dinner awaits.

"Today's menu consists mostly of the dishes suggested by Jenny.

Again, , the representative of the maid golem, is explaining the menu.

"Barley porridge, winter vegetable soup, steamed kokarisk, salt-baked trot (trout) ...... these were prepared under the guidance of Jenny."

In other words, these are dishes that Mertze's mother would have made.

In fact, these were often served at the palace.

In addition, there is a salad of vegetables and fruits, and grilled pigs with ginger.

"I see, this also looks delicious.

You like this kind of food, don't you, Mel?

Yes!

"...... I've prepared a cowbull fillet steak for Miss Elsa as an alternative to the steamed kokarisk."

"Thank you."

Elsa has few likes and dislikes, but she is not fond of kokarisk meat.

All the five-colored golem maids know this, so they have prepared a different menu for Elsa tonight as well.

"Bon appétit!"

After a prayer-like ......, the meal begins.

M?rze asked J?nny to eat with them, but he was told, <>.

But she was told that she could not have any more food with Yennie since there were other guests.

"Ah, this soup tastes strange.

It seemed to have a slightly different taste from the soup Rubina usually ate.

"Rubina-sama, this soup contains dried mushrooms, so you can get the broth from them.

Jin also tried it and found that it tasted similar to dried shiitake mushrooms.

He was told that the mushrooms are called "yedo mushrooms," and that in recent years dried mushrooms have been imported from Mitsuho.

The old man, who knew that Jin was fond of this mushroom, would try to cultivate it in Penglai Island, but that is another story.

"Porridge, it's a nostalgic taste.

Saying that it was comforting to eat, Merze had three more bowls of porridge.

Seeing her appetite, Daikie, Cocona, Jin, Erza and the others were glad that Yenny was there.

At the same time, they also thanked Viscount Yohia for sending Jenny here for a year.