“Ugh.”

No matter how you look at it, this is too blatantly obvious.

I couldn’t bring myself to express desires so openly; it was just too much.

“Isn’t this too, well, straightforward?”

“They say that couples overcome their lustful phases with such bold actions, my sister said.”

“…I haven’t gotten married yet.”

“You guys are worse. You haven’t even married, and there’s talk of a lustful phase.”

Alicia closed her mouth in regret at Jenna’s teasing.

Indeed, she shouldn’t have said such things.

It seemed like she had unintentionally led to a misunderstanding in a strange direction this time.

“But, Jenna.”

“Yeah?”

“What if doing it as written here doesn’t work?”

“Give up. Break up.”

Jenna was firm.

“Seriously, look at this kid’s expression.”

“Is it really okay?”

The aristocratic couple laid out various things on the table with worried faces.

“Try drinking this. It’s an herbal tea good for restoring energy.”

“Yeah, try this too. It’s difficult to find, but they say it’s good for wounds.”

The aristocrat’s wife offered tea, and the aristocrat handed something weirdly shaped like dried fish.

“Uh, you.”

“Who’s coming to visit the sick right now?”

When Eric asked bluntly, Alicia laughed awkwardly beside him.

“Obviously, it’s Alicia.”

“So why here?”

“Because she’s here.”

Eric shook his head at his parents’ obvious answer.

“Hey, Eric got hurt.”

“You too? Did you sprain your ankle?”

“Oh, I just twisted it a bit, and Eric got more seriously injured.”

“It’s okay, he’s sturdy.”

“Well, well. Although the duke said he fixed it, it seems fine. So, don’t worry and drink this.”

Alicia took the tea offered by the aristocrat’s wife and took a sip.

Suppressing the urge to frown from the bitter taste, Alicia looked around and took another sip.

The aristocrat’s wife smiled happily and nodded.

“Right, right.”

“Now, this too.”

The aristocrat handed something that looked like dried fish to Alicia.

Although Alicia couldn’t show her expression, she awkwardly looked at the thing in her hand.

It had a strange smell, and she had no idea what kind of food it was.

Glancing at the aristocrat, Alicia caught his gaze, but in the expectant eyes of the aristocrat, Alicia closed her eyes and put it in her mouth.

Chewing it a few times, she swallowed it with a gulp, unable to express the taste that couldn’t be described in words.

“Thank you for your concern, Father.”

“Yeah, yeah.”

Alicia, trying to smile awkwardly, lifted the teacup again and took a sip, feeling the bitterness and immediately putting it down.

“In fact, I was trying to visit the Lancaster Viscount at that time. I didn’t expect you to be in a situation to receive visitors back then.”

“Ah. I had no experience back then. I had to give a statement several times.”

Alicia, who had never spoken in detail about her situation at that time, looked at Eric and blurted out while glancing at him.

“What? How was your condition? It wasn’t just a twisted ankle, was it?”

“Oh, that.”

“Stop talking. She cried a lot, went into shock, and couldn’t eat. It was a mess. If not for you, she would have been the one to clean up the corpse.”

“Ah, Mother.”

Alicia tried desperately to stop her, but it was too late.

“So, you damn son. Now that your body is not yours alone, be careful with yourself. Don’t jump around like a madman.”

To be called a troublemaker after jumping around and almost dying while dealing with demons.

Although she was internally shocked, her parents’ words carried a significant message.

When Eric glanced at Alicia, she awkwardly smiled, ignoring his gaze.

“That aside, Alicia. Drink a bit more of this.”

“Oh, yes.”

“It’s better to eat more of this.”

“Yes. Eric, eat some too.”

The tea was too bitter, and the fish-like thing tasted too strange.
She sent a pleading look to Eric for help, but instead, Eric looked at Alicia with a pitiful expression.

“No, you eat. You’ve been through a lot.”

“No, it’s not that. I’m asking for help. This clueless man.”

But as the aristocratic couple continued to watch, Alicia, crying, reluctantly accepted another strange fish-like substance.

After glancing at it for a moment, she smiled and looked at Eric.

“Oh, of course. You should eat, right? You still don’t seem fully recovered.”

“Huh?”

Alicia swiftly pushed it into Eric’s mouth.

“Ugh. What is this? Why does it taste like this?”

“Healthy things usually don’t taste good.”

“Why are you giving that to him then? What a waste.”

Ignoring the mocking aristocratic couple, Eric quickly spat out whatever was in his mouth.

“What is this?”

“That?”

The aristocrat avoided eye contact.

“It’s better not to know when it comes to eating something unknown.”

“Did you feed him something unspeakable?”

“Why, what. I went through a lot to get this. It’s a really valuable item.”

“So, what is it?”

When Eric questioned him, the aristocrat turned his head as if offended.

“Ugh. Who told you to eat it?”

“Why are you giving this weird thing to Alicia?”