"Arshe is indeed my student, that's right. It's just a pity that Arshe suddenly dropped out and disappeared without a trace, which is truly regrettable. I never expected her to be cared for by Her Highness Elizabeth now. As her teacher, I am very relieved," Fluder said.
Ever since he came in and saw Arshe, his gaze had been fixed on her, showing that he truly cared about Arshe.
"Haha! Don't worry, Old grandpa Fluder… Arshe is my person now, and I will naturally take good care of her. Now, Arshe is not only my maid but also a teacher at my school."
"Oh! A teacher… I really didn't expect that." Fluder said. Not only Fluder, but Ellie herself found it quite surprising.
"That's pretty much it. Arshe, you've seen your teacher, so shouldn't we head back now?" Ellie glanced at Arshe behind her and deliberately asked.
"Ah? Uh!" Arshe was very surprised. Are they leaving already? And why is she asking for her opinion? It's as if coming to the Empire this time was her own issue.
"Then we won't disturb you, Emperor Brother. There should be a lot of things going on within the Empire now, and it wouldn't be good to interrupt your work."
Ellie stood up as she spoke, and even Arshe was bewildered. Earlier, at the orphanage, Ellie's confident and self-assured demeanor made Arshe truly believe that Ellie had come up with a good solution to the problem of teacher shortages. But how could she come to the Empire, sit for less than ten minutes, make a few inexplicable small talks, and then leave?
"No… no interruption. Actually, it's my break time now, so it's no interruption at all." The Blood Emperor must also find it strange, but seeing his relieved expression, he wouldn't really think I just came to mess around, would he?
The answer is naturally no. I originally came here to trick the Blood Emperor. How embarrassing would it be to return empty-handed!
"Ah! Speaking of that, I just remembered something else…" Ellie pretended as if she had suddenly thought of something, then plopped back down into her seat.
The Blood Emperor had originally stood up with Ellie, wanting to see off this great Buddha, but he didn't expect this great Buddha to sit back down. His expression changed, and he could only helplessly sit back down with her.
"By the way, Arshe… I suddenly have a question for you." She said she suddenly remembered something, but Ellie's question was directed at Arshe, which made the Blood Emperor even more confused.
Seeing the Blood Emperor's helpless face just now, it was clear he must have misunderstood her, thinking she was about to ask some outrageous question, his face even turning a bit green. But Ellie was asking her maid, Arshe, not him.
"Your Highness Elizabeth, please speak." Arshe was even more confused. Why was she suddenly asking her?
"It's just that when I was at the school earlier, how come I only saw you teaching? Where are the other teachers?
Hm? If you're busy, Emperor Brother, you can go back first. I still have something to say to Arshe." Ellie glanced at the Blood Emperor and said.
"Ah… no, I'm not busy. It's my break time now, so please let me stay with you a bit longer!" the Blood Emperor said.
The nervous expression from earlier had faded somewhat, and he offered to stay. Even if the Blood Emperor didn't want to know what she was going to say to Arshe, from a matter of politeness, as the Emperor of a vassal state, leaving directly when the princess of the main state was visiting would indeed be inappropriate.
Oh ho! He's hooked, isn't he! But Ellie didn't care about politeness or impoliteness, because Ellie knew that with the Blood Emperor's personality, he would definitely stay.
As for Arshe! She looked very surprised yet confused. Ellie already knew why she was the only one teaching, didn't she? Why ask her again here?
"That's because… I'm the only teacher." Although Arshe found it very strange, since Ellie asked, she couldn't very well say, "Don't you already know?" So she could only answer truthfully.
"Huh? Only you? Where are those people from the church?" Ellie feigned a very surprised expression. Seeing Ellie's surprised face, Arshe almost believed that the Ellie in front of her had just learned about this matter.
"The church… the people from the church had already withdrawn when the Magic Kingdom's troops entered E-Rantel," Arshe continued to speak truthfully. This was common knowledge.
"Something like this happened when I wasn't here, huh? Haha! As expected, those church people are all hypocrites! Although E-Rantel is now reclaimed by us, the residents there are still normal humans, right? They are still their compatriots, right? They just abandoned their compatriots, and in the end, aren't they all just a bunch of scoundrels!" Ellie instantly changed her expression, cursing with an extremely displeased look.
"…" Arshe saw Ellie's instant change of face and stood there, looking at a loss.
"If I had been there then, it would have been great, what a pity… But now that the church has withdrawn, bringing them back wouldn't help. Let it be, let those hypocrites get out of my country! Uh… I need to think about whether to set a rule prohibiting anything related to the church from entering my country after I go back, hmm?" Ellie muttered to herself.
She said she was muttering to herself, but she was actually saying it for the Blood Emperor to hear, because as soon as the Blood Emperor heard a topic about the church, a cloud of gloom also appeared on his face.
Ellie already knew about the church's withdrawal from the Empire, so she deliberately said this to let the Blood Emperor know that Elizabeth now greatly disliked the church and intended to break ties with it directly.
What this meant, the Blood Emperor also knew clearly, after all, his Empire should now be similar to the Magic Kingdom, as the church's withdrawal had led to a series of problems.
"This is a bit difficult, Emperor Brother. Although it's a bit abrupt, what are your thoughts on these problems caused by the church's withdrawal?" Ellie looked at the Blood Emperor with very "clear" eyes and sought his help.
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