That day, I asked all the maids to gather together to hear the opinions of everyone who was doing the work on the building of the house that would welcome Fara into the Bardia territory.

When I asked them to tell me what was on their minds as they worked, they were at first puzzled, but when I told them that anything was fine and that I would not be offended, one of them began to speak up.

The rest of the opinions flowed out, starting with the line of flow, the issue of the room where they would spend their time, the well water, cleaning and laundry, and many other issues ranging from small to large.

‘I can’t do everything, but I’ll try to make it as easy as possible for you to work here.”

‘If that is the case, we would like you to allow us to continue to work here after your marriage. ……’

At that time, Danae raised her hand and said her opinion.

I couldn’t understand what she meant, so I asked back a dubious look on her face.

‘…… what do you mean?　Can’t you work after you get married?”

No, precisely, once we have ‘children.’ ……’

The maids around her nodded subtly at Danae’s words.

What does that mean?　

I asked them in detail and learned a shocking fact.

They said that when they get married and have children, they have no choice but to quit their jobs.

The main reason was that they would be too busy taking care of their children.

There are places in town that will take care of children, but if you work long hours, as the Bardia’s do, it is difficult to leave your child with them.

Besides, they would not be able to work until they recovered from the birth, in addition to the initial childcare.

As a result, they will need to take a long leave of absence, which means they will have to quit their jobs.

When they are finally able to return to work, new personnel are brought in and reinstatement is basically difficult.

The Bardia family is still good because they are provided with severance pay and, more recently, job placement services through the Christie Chamber of Commerce.

I was lost in thought because I knew of a story that was similar to the problem the girls were having.

At that moment, I heard a lovely voice.

‘Nii-chan , what are you guys up to?

“Nn~”

There appeared Mel and the two on her animals , .

When the maids saw the two on Mel’s shoulders, they all turned pale and said in a deliberate voice, “Ah⁉ I have to get back to work.”

The only ones left were me, Deanna, Danae, and Mel.

Mel looked at me strangely.

“What’s wrong, everyone?”

‘Ummm. Were they scared of the them ?’

‘Eeeee⁉ They are so cute!’

Mel, who looked surprised at my words, was smiling as she petted the two animals on her shoulders.

Looking at Danae, I think she is also a little scared rather than okay.

Deanna, seeing the two of them, murmured as if to explain.

“There are very few monsters in the …… Bardia territory. And when we think of monsters, we have a strong image of them existing in dungeons and attacking people. We know that those are not such monsters, but they still scare people, don’t they? ”

‘They es are good guys, they don’t scare people.”

Mel’s cheeks puffed out in protest at Deanna’s words.

Her cute behavior made everyone in the room, including me, smile.

Seeing this, Mel’s cheeks puffed out in anger.

I looked at Mel, smiled and muttered.

‘Hmmm, I’ll have to do something about the cookies and biscuits so that I can get along with everyone.’

“Master ……Rid, I don’t mean to be impolite, but I have a favor to ask of you as well….”

When I recognized Deanna’s voice and turned to look at her, I was a little surprised to see her looking at me with a serious expression on her face.

I flinched a little at the force of her voice.

“What is it?”

‘By all means, in addition to building the mansion, we would like to have a bath in the hot spring or the large bathhouse. …… .”

I felt that she was unusually hopeful and desperate.

But still, a hot spring or a large bathhouse?

I would like to do something about it, but I don’t know what to do.

Just when I was thinking that, Mel spoke to me again with a curious look on her face.

“What kind of hot tub do you have, Ni-chan?”

Hmmm?　I see, you don’t know what an onsen is yet, do you? Hot springs are …….”

When I explained about hot springs to Mel, her eyes lit up and her face lit up.

‘It”s not fair, Ni-chan! I want to go to a hot spring too!’

“It’s not fair, but there are only …… hot springs in Renalute, so it’s difficult …… to get there.’

“Mhm, in that case, make an hot spring!”

“Yeah…………”

I was getting a little nervous at Mel’s words when Cookie, who had been riding on Mel’s shoulder, got off.

He started to move on foot toward somewhere.

I looked at him and asked Mel, “Mel, where do you think Cookie is going?

“Mel, Cookie is going somewhere.”

“Yes, sometimes one of them goes away, but they always come back. And one of them will definitely stay close to me”.

Mel spun around on the spot with her hands outstretched as she spoke.

Cookie was running around on arm as if playing along with Mel’s movements.

We smiled again when we saw Mel’s cute behavior.

With Cookie gone and the topic of hot springs settled, I left Mel and Danae and headed for Garn.

“Are you making a request for …… the building of a mansion?　You’re being very unconventional again, Master Rid, asking a mansion owner.’

‘Really?　But everyone uses it more often than I do, right?　Then I thought I should ask everyone’s opinion.”

Garn looked pleased to hear what I had to say.

He was lost in thought for a moment, and then he said suddenly,

“May I take some time to think about it?　I’ll put it all together tomorrow. If you don’t mind, how about I invite Capella to come and talk to you as well?”

“Yes, okay. Well, let’s talk about it tomorrow, shall we?”

I nodded in reply to his words.

Garn also seemed to be enjoying himself a little.

Garn, who knows more about the mansion than anyone else, would no doubt join in the discussion about the building of the mansion.

And with Capella there, we could hear what Renalute had to say from his perspective.

I waited for the next day, my heart filled with anticipation.