After complaining lightly to Alice, Ms. Listi turned her gaze to me.

"... but Chris is much better these days." Thanks to you. "

Huh? Mine?

I leaned my neck at Listi's words.I usually exchange letters with Chris on a regular basis, but I haven't seen many others.

And with regard to the letter, the content that Chris sends is almost an introduction to the Alcresian Empire and the topic of pets, and I don't remember any use for this.

"Chris had a lot of intentions about being close to Kate at first."

“Yeah, I won't deny that.I thought that it would be beneficial to the Alcresian Empire... but when I heard that the Phantom King was attached to Miyama, I destroyed everything. "

“I think it's a really great decision to make about that.If I kept going like that, I would definitely have been rolled by Chartier-sama's palm.It's just a suicide to challenge that person. ”

Well, it's true that it's Alice's trickery, and she's strong enough to think that Kuro or Shiro-san won't be a match in that field.

As Listi says, it's not reckless to challenge Alice in that field.

"That's why Chris stopped trying to use Kite on the way and started exchanging letters as a friend normally.Conspiracy I wonder if you've been quite a healer in your days while sharpening your nerves in the world?Thanks to that, Chris seems to be calmer and has a broader view than before. ”

"... I won't deny that either."In fact, you don't have to do the Arecole thinking, so it's easy.The fact that the policy that has been pursued since becoming the Emperor has begun to bear fruit and the financial situation has become easier is one of the factors, but there is also a sense that the shoulders are looser than before. "

In retrospect, I feel that my bad sense of Chris has also faded as I exchanged letters.At least, I think it was a relationship that allowed me to talk friendly enough to boast about my pets when it was the Six Kings Festival.

When I was told, I didn't feel much intention from Chris by then, and I felt like an ordinary friend.

Now it seems that Chris may have had a bad consciousness because he was reading his intended emotions with inductive magic in an unconscious way.

"After this, if you can experience even one of the romances, it will be a relief for me as a mother."Actually? I don't necessarily need to be dealing with Kite, but I think Chris would be a good match.Especially now that it's impossible to move by intent, I think you can enjoy love purely. ”

"I'll tell you about love today."However, I'm not going to have a pure love affair, either as a matter of intent or hatred.I am the Emperor, and my most important concern is the Arctic Empire... that is why I have decided since I took the throne.If I had a 'more important thing than the country', I would quit the emperor... that's why I don't intend to make love that could happen in some cases. "

It was a word of very strong readiness and conviction.Chris's eyes were full of serious intent to carry the Arctic Empire.

However, Listi's expression was somewhat dazzled at Chris's words.

"You're so stiff-headed. Hey, Chris-chan... which is more valuable to you if it's" your favorite food "or" your favorite clothes "?"

"... Mother? What are you doing... by comparing ingredients and clothes?"

That's right, that's what I mean.

"Huh!?"

The quietly spoken words of Ms. Listi had an atmosphere that was difficult to refute as if she was seeing through all of Chris's inside, and Chris's expression was hardened with a happy expression.

"Is it something to compare between a country and a person?"And you have to be the first?Is it possible that there is a "peer-to-peer ratio" or something like that? "

"... that's..."

"If you're bothered by not being able to answer immediately, there's still room to think."I'm not going to deny your idea, and I'm not going to argue with the emperor. "

After that, Listi sips a sip of tea and tells Chris, staring straight into his eyes.

"To put it to me, it's only funny that a child with only a few decades of experience has an enlightened face.I wonder if you think there is only one way... to think about it. "

"... Mother"

It was not a word that clearly indicated the answer, it was a word that gave the person the challenge to look for the answer.

However, there was no rigour in it, and it felt like it was overflowing with kindness as a mother.In fact, the words seemed to resonate with Chris, and he had a confused but thought-provoking expression on his face.

When she heard Listi's words, she thought that the change would come to Chris from now on.

At the same time, I also had the vague and unfounded feeling that it would definitely be a good change for Chris.