What about her breathing? The sound of panting was about to fill the quiet tearoom.

Everyone looked at the Duchess with confused expressions, ready to apologize if necessary.

The very moment the lady who brought up the topic was about to bow and apologize.

Like a spark catching on a lamp, the Duchess opened her mouth with a faint smile.

“Ah, yes. The Grand Duke’s daughter, has anyone seen the darling?”

“Pardon? The darling?”

“…My, my lady?”

Despite the perplexed ladies, Duchess Lucella added another remark.

“That honey bun is so adorable… No, she’s so innocent.”

Honey bun…?

At the unexpected term of endearment from Duchess Lucella, who had never shown such an affectionate reaction, the youngest lady choked in surprise.

“Choke, choke!”

But whether anyone choked or not was irrelevant. Lucella, Duchess, who is usually cold and emotionless, changed her attitude.

How did Matthias’s daughter manage to win over her grandmother?

“Why are you all so surprised?”

When Duchess Lucella spoke coldly, they finally came to their senses.

But they still couldn’t understand.

What kind of reaction should they show?

One of the bravest ladies opened her mouth.

“Ththat’s right. Lady Cien is truly reremarkable…?”

“Hmm.”

At her words, the Duchess slightly raised the corner of her mouth and cleared her throat.

Upon seeing her, the whitehaired old man and the middleaged woman, who had read the Duchess’s intentions, began to flatter in succession.

“That’s right. The rumors are abundant. They say she’s receiving a good education.”

Attending class diligently is the obvious duty of a student.

“They say she has an unyielding spirit. Didn’t she stand up to the Earl of Eumhae in the garden?”

At best, she won in a squabble between children.

“And she speaks well, even at the age of five!”

Fiveyearolds typically speak well.

Relative to Cien, her outward development was slower due to the reincarnation penalty. However, those present were passionately overlooking that fact.

“Indeed.”

Nodding with a satisfied expression, the Duchess who was listening to their flattery made a serious declaration.

“Listen carefully.”

“Yes?”

The gazes of the three ladies gathered on the Duchess.
“It seems that child is an unprecedented genius in Mirmod.”

“A, a genius?”

Had the incident between Cien and the principal become widespread, they might have seriously agreed to the statement that ‘Cien is a genius.’

However, the principal who planned this incident met an unexpected end, Matthias had buried the incident, and Cien remained silent.

Therefore, at this point, the statement that Cien was a genius was a groundless rumor.

Nonetheless, the Duchess responded with a rare smile and nodded.

“Yes, most children at this age are busy sniffling. On the contrary, what should I say, Honeybread seems quite intelligent.”

She smirked as she stared into her tea cup.

“I’m not fond of it though.”

At that moment, the three ladies watching the Duchess Lukela exchanged glances covertly.

With an expression that suggested the Duchess seemed quite fond of Cien.

Because, every time she mentioned the nickname ‘Honeybread’, her cheeks would burst into a broad grin.