Upon entering the mansion, Ellie immediately removed her mask. Since she was indoors, there shouldn't be any problems.
Hiding to the side, the twin-tailed maid who had been fierce towards Ellie immediately changed her expression upon seeing Ellie's true face.
She rushed over, looking as if she was about to cry. What happened just now wasn't her fault; it was the fault of the Supreme Beings who had set their personalities in the first place.
Of course, Ellie smiled and forgave her, but at the same time, she also advised her to be a bit more reserved in the future before ascertaining the other party's intentions, as their level was only one, and if they angered someone, they would be the only ones to get hurt.
"But speaking of which, Pestonia Onee-san? This orphanage hasn't been open for long, has it? What's the deal with this house and yard?" Ellie followed Pestonia down the corridor, with Sister Yuri also trailing behind. Ellie took the opportunity to ask about something she had been curious about.
"Hmm? This was originally the residence of a noble in E-Rantel. After Ainz entered, that noble fled, leaving such a mansion that was quite wasteful. So, Ainz gave this place to me to manage, woof..." Pestonia replied.
Converting a former noble's residence directly into an orphanage was indeed a good idea; it should garner a lot of good public opinion... Ellie thought. However, given Ainz's usual habits, this move was definitely not something he intentionally thought of. He probably just used it because there was a mansion there! He definitely hadn't considered gaining prestige for himself.
"Originally, Ainz wanted to integrate the school with it, but there are still many difficulties, woof..." Pestonia continued.
Difficulties? Ellie had done her homework on this beforehand. During the time she was under house arrest in Theocracy, Ellie used amnesia as an excuse to ask Bell many common-sense questions about this world, including the education system, because not being able to read forever wasn't an option, right?
The education system here was somewhat similar to the schools in her previous world, the difference being that it was only divided into two academic years: lower and upper.
The lower academic year was led by the church, teaching only basic arithmetic and literacy, while the upper academic year was funded and established by organizations like the Adventurer's Guild and Magic Guild of various countries.
Of course, there were also some dojos and teaching halls, or like the Empire, directly funded by the state.
However, the lower academic year could only be handled by the church. Now, the church in E-Rantel had already withdrawn, so the schools for the lower academic year were almost in a state of disuse.
"Fortunately, Arshe helped, but relying on her alone is still too difficult." Pestonia continued.
This time, Pestonia didn't add the 'woof' tail. Ellie knew Pestonia's setting; the 'woof' was something she intentionally said, a tail she would forget when she got serious. It seemed this problem was indeed bothering Pestonia.
After hearing Pestonia say this, Ellie also understood why Arshe and her two adorable sisters had moved here.
"Princess Elizabeth, Arshe is inside." Pestonia led Ellie to a large door, then stepped aside and respectfully said to Ellie.
Actually, Ellie knew without Pestonia saying, from the tender reading sounds coming from inside the large door.
"I don't have anything too urgent to discuss with her. I'll wait until their class is over!" Ellie said quite tactfully, indicating that she wouldn't interrupt their lesson. So, Pestonia once again led Ellie to the next room to wait.
This was indeed a challenge for Arshe. From the reading sounds coming from the classroom just now, there must have been quite a few children, and it was truly too much for her to teach alone.
No one in Nazarick knew the writing of this world. They couldn't possibly teach those children the writing of their own world, could they?
Starting with cultural invasion right away would be a bit excessive; at least... they should wait for a while, until the citizens no longer rejected Undead and heteromorphic races, before considering it.
Ellie drank the black tea prepared by the common maids and pondered, what could she do for them?
"Pestonia? How did you recognize Princess Elizabeth's identity just now?" Sister Yuri, standing beside Pestonia behind Ellie, whispered.
Right behind Ellie, Ellie naturally heard everything clearly, but she pretended to be confused, maintaining her thoughtful expression. In reality, her attention had already shifted here.
"Didn't you bring those two Assassination Insects outside, Yuri? If an enemy approached, would they let someone get that close without any reaction, woof!" Pestonia also quietly explained to Sister Yuri.
------------------------
I've posted 70+ chapters in advance on Patreon.
Webnovel updates will still be daily, as usual.
It might not seem tempting right now but who knows what the future holds?
[email protected]/SolyuraMT
"And If you're enjoying it, drop a Power Stone for me!"