After relaxing a bit, I returned to Neria’s room.

I didn’t think it’d be a good idea for a respectable lady to take a long nap outside. I wasn’t sure if it was known in this era, but her skin would burn if exposed to the summer sun for too long, blackening it.

…I want Cecily to become as cute as possible.

Hence why, the bruise on her face needed to be treated as soon as possible. When I was about to borrow Neria’s mirror, I noticed a tray casually placed in front of the room.

A pile of ice packs had been placed in the bowl, along with a decoction. Inside the ointment container was a paste. I sniffed it, and even licked it a bit…

Seems like an anti-inflammatory.

I wondered if the decoction had a potent pain-relieving effect? Both were pretty good.

As I was applying it, Cecily seemed to wake up within me.

[…Nora?]

Hey, morning. There was medicine in front of the room. Does this mansion employ a pharmacist?

In response to my question, Cecily paused for a bit before speaking.

[…It was probably my mother. I heard that mother once aspired to be a pharmacist, but then her parents forced her to marry… Ah, but… It seems that her family house is gone now. After the marriage, my father reneged on his promise and refrained from helping them.]

Wow, that really sucks…

Well, even if she was also a victim of their father, I wouldn’t defend her for not protecting her daughters. Still, Cecily had a complicated look on her face, so she must’ve had a different opinion.

Does Cecily like her mother?

[Hmm, if you ask whether or not I love her, I don’t know… But I was never hit or mistreated by her.]

Hmm, Cecily’s standards are very low. We really are two different people.

Ugh, Cecily, you’re too kind—!

[It’s because Nora would get mad at me like that.]

Eh?

I didn’t really get what she was trying to say.

Even so, Cecily was smiling brightly in her heart.

[Nothing!]

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