"As a filial piety... ugh?!"

Diana was said to be in a fog. It was obviously a matter of engagement, so why did she just say that she was filial?

"Sister Illya, in the face of the wider world, everything in the Cavendish family will lose its original meaning. I can understand this."

"But, brother, what does it mean to fulfill your filial piety?"

"Um...I mean, I want to say..."

Illya's face became a little ashamed, but this was not due to her own fault:

"Giss, this heartless bastard, wants to abandon everything in this world and stop caring about it."

But if you want to completely leave everything behind, there is an obstacle that cannot be overcome, and that is the constraint of [biological parents].

"He didn't really want the Cavendishes to live too long.

He believed that the Cavendish couple, who had been accustomed to the British magical world and the small circle of wizards and spent most of their lives treating this place as their entire world, would completely change if they suddenly had a too long life span.

Became a stranger and lost his original shape..."

Illya confessed her understanding of the star moment to the point where Diana also suddenly understood.

"I understand, sister Illya. My brother wants to create an illusion of life as good as possible so that my adoptive father and stepmother can die peacefully, right?"

"Yes, from the moment he first performed [The Return of the Grandchildren], I noticed how bad things he was prepared to do." Illya was a little helpless, but there was nothing she could do about it.

As a person with only one parent, she was not qualified to judge what was right or wrong about such a matter.

Because of Xing Ke’s situation, if each reincarnation has an extra pair of parents, and their lifespans are extended each time... I can’t imagine how many more parents there will be above Xing Ke’s head in the endless years.

.

"So, can you understand that he will [fail to save] the Cavendish couple when their lifespan comes to an end?" Illya looked at Diana, who was frowning and trying her best to think and understand, and said softly

asked.

"...So, what about you? Sister Illya, what will happen to you in the future?!"

Diana suddenly asked a question that surprised Illya.

"I?"

"Yes! If [parents] are not eternal, then [wife] will not be [eternal] either. My brother must have had many [wives] disappear in his previous life.

For the adoptive father and stepmother, my brother can hide his secret and live his life normally... But what about you, sister Illya?! You already know his secret, and as her wife..."

"Stop!~"

"..."

"Diana, you are actually mistaken. I am not Guise's wife yet."

"...What? No?"

"Yes, no. There was no proposal, no exchange of rings, no wedding. Of course I am not his wife."

"..."

Diana suddenly felt that her ideas had been subverted and she had a headache.

"Neither Keith nor I ever said anything that we were a couple?"

"This...really doesn't exist."

Diana covered her forehead with her hands, her long hair covering her face. She wanted to be quiet.

"People around us have always misunderstood our relationship, but neither of us has ever admitted it."

"..."

Diana was speechless.

"Although, even though we have exchanged that kind of... vow to be together forever..." Illya also blushed a little embarrassedly.

"But we really haven't become a couple yet? It's true..."

"Well, okay, I understand, please don't say any more."

Diana raised her right hand to block Illya's mouth, telling her to stop talking.

"Why don't you get married where you are?"

"Because Ghista hasn't proposed to me yet?"

Illya’s quick answer:

"Perhaps it's because of some past events that have left him with some psychological shadow. Anyway, Guise seems to have some resistance to marriage, so I, being kind and gentle, don't want to ask him for anything. Besides, even if..."

"Please wait a moment."

Diana raised her right hand again and blocked it from Illya's mouth, performing physical silence.

"Sister Illya, I feel a little unwell today. I want to go to bed first. If I have anything to say, I can talk about it tomorrow, is that okay?"

"...Of course." Illya relaxed her shoulders: "Remember to take a good bath before going to bed and sleep warmly? Your face really doesn't look good."

Diana stood up, smiled bitterly, and said:

"Finally, I would like to ask, how does Sister Illya want to deal with your adoptive mother's engagement plan?"

"Oh...this question." Illya seemed to suddenly remember the original topic.

"This engagement issue is actually a misunderstanding. It is impossible for you and Jis to be engaged."

"I know it's impossible, but the problem is my adoptive mother..."

"No, little Anna, I'm talking about another misunderstanding, a bigger misunderstanding. As long as this misunderstanding is revealed, the problem this time can be perfectly solved, and there will be no other problems." Illya's mouth said with a small smile.

The devil's smile appears again.

"What are you talking about? Sister Illya?"

"Well, in short... you don't need to worry about this matter, and you don't need to tell Giss about it. I can solve it perfectly by myself." Illya also stood up, with her hands behind her back,

A confident look.

"...Then I believe you, sister Illya, good night."

"Good night, little Anna."

After Diana left with full of questions and confused mind, Illya stayed in the room alone. After cleaning the room with magic, she jumped on the big bed.

"Well, Diana is such a cute child. I gradually understand why Keith likes to tease those innocent children...

Seeing such a cute and good boy with a troubled expression will suddenly clear up my depressed mood...Ah, no, am I being contaminated by that big bad guy?"

In fact, when Ilia was at the banquet, she felt a little depressed until after the banquet was over.

Many of the people at the banquet were obviously people who had interacted with her in school and studied and chatted with her. Even strangers would be considered acquaintances because they bought alchemy tools from her.

But...it has only been twenty-five years, and most of those people are not a little bit unfamiliar with her. After seeing her still young appearance one by one, talking to her is better than facing a stranger.

It's also embarrassing and really makes people very, very...depressed.

Except for Hermione, who could have a more honest conversation, everyone else seemed to be separated by a wall. This made Illya understand a little bit about why Xingke tried to avoid interacting with others in the past...
Chapter completed!