Rolf and Sophie were stunned by my words, and then

"... Miss Elaine. I want to apologize for what I've done."

And Rolf suddenly said.

I panicked.

"Eh? Um... that's not necessary..."

I told you, Rolf,

"No, there will be. As you may have noticed, we've avoided you so far... but when you came here this time and talked to me a lot, I thought I'd made a mistake..."

That's how I lower my head even further.

But in fact, I can clearly say that Rolf has avoided me.

I am certainly not going to do anything like I did before, so maybe Rolf and the others don't have to dare to avoid it.

But it was only because I died once and came back, and in view of my personality around the wedding, it was only natural that Rolf and the others would try to avoid it.

But I can't explain that in detail, and I don't know how to return it, so Sofi lowers her head and tells me that it is subtle.

"I apologize too, Miss Elaine. Honestly, when Clément said she was going to marry you, it was the opposite. I didn't care about your identity, family status, or anything like that, but I didn't hear much about you. At that time, Clément also seemed anxious, and I have told her many times that she should wait and see a little more. But... when I look at you now and Cleman and Siegfried... I honestly nod that your marriage was right. Very calm, not a good family. And yet I...."

Again, it was this person who became sorry.

When I decided to marry Clément, I was frustrated for a few reasons, or in addition, I had a slight eclampsia.

It exerted a very unsatisfactory hysteria.

As far as I can tell, I am young, but when I think that the woman who comes to my wife is in such a state, and it is so rumored, Sophie's feeling is quite natural.

I'm desperate to stop Sieg from telling me that she'll be my wife in the future.

That's why I tell Sophie.

"Don't apologize, stepmother. At that time, I was... a natural person for you two to worry about. This may only be an excuse, but at the time, I was a disgusting woman who abandoned herself and gave up on everything because she couldn't meet the expectations of others. Cremant tried very hard to save me. I didn't even understand the gratitude... I wronged you both at the wedding. I... deserve to be hated. So....."

"Ah, Miss Elaine. You don't have to underestimate yourself that much. Back then... I don't know the details, but now you're such a lovely woman. As Clément's wife, as Siegfried's mother, and as one woman. Besides, there seems to be something extraordinary about being a healer. And I'm glad our son is able to marry someone like you. Thank you, Miss Elaine."

"Mother-in-law...."

"Oh my God, I'm so glad you both finally understood Elaine's goodness."

Clément looked relieved and said as if she was trying to relieve the air a little.

And Rolf nodded,

"Ah, we understand why you want to marry Elaine, too, late now. I'd appreciate it if you could keep me company from now on."

"Of course. You haven't visited my house since the wedding, but should I expect it from now on? Busy working at Trudd doesn't seem like a complete lie, so it may be difficult, but once a year."

Clément also said that she missed seeing her parents.

Rolf smiled bitterly.

"Honestly, I'm not so busy at work. Of course, fish farms must be seen every day, but they don't do it alone. All servants of this building fill holes as easily as I do. You can go wherever you want."

"I knew it..."

"Oh, I'm so sorry, Miss Elaine."

He looked at me and said so, and I shook my head to the side.

"No, I don't care. I'm looking forward to seeing what's ahead. I'm sure Sieg will be delighted."

Sieg is asleep in the middle of the story.

She was hungry and couldn't keep her eyelids open.

Well, that's why we talked about it.

It wouldn't be a good idea to make Sieg hear it very clearly.

Even though I heard about it, after all, it's a story of reconciliation, so I don't have such a big problem, but it would be better if it was at least a little bigger.

Because it will be difficult for children to talk about their parents' and grandparents' commitment.

"I hope so. I'm worried that my grandparents who didn't even want to see me until I was this big are going to hate me."

"That's not true. Even this time, I was looking forward to it. I would appreciate a lot of attention."

"Of course it is. Because it's in the mountains, it's not as glamorous as the city, but there's plenty to play with. I'll take you fishing tomorrow....."

Clément nodded in Rolf's words.

"That's good. I also fished in Astelle's lake, but I thought it would be fun, and fishing in the river would be another pleasure. If you get bored, you can play by the water."

That's what I said.

It seems like it's been a long time since I've had a parent-child conversation.

That's how dinner went by.