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"S-Spirit?" said my father and my stepmother at the same time.

In Marquess Rommel’s study, my father and stepmother observed my butterfly spirit that was flying and perched on my head.

Alice, Alyssa, and I were dragged into a complicated and troublesome situation after successfully summoning the spirit.

Reluctantly, I explained about the spirit contract and the spirit summoning magic circle carved on the floor of my room to my parents who stared at me in astonishment as if they didn’t believe every word I said.

Thanks to Zoe’s additional help and the extraordinary intelligence of her smooth words. At least I managed to get through the crisis to explain something to my parents.

"So that’s it, in other words. Lily successfully performed the spirit summoning ritual and the huge explosion of magical energy came from the emission of that spirit energy?" asked my father while observing Zoe who was perched on my head.

"Um! That’s right, Father."

"Zoe, can you introduce yourself to my parents?"

I ordered Zoe to introduce herself as part of my spirit contract officially in the Marquess Rommel family.

Zoe who was above my head suddenly moved flying and adjusted the perspective of my parents.

"Let me introduce myself, my name is Zoe. A holy spirit who was reborn controlling space and time magic, a bringer of disaster for heretics, and the holder of the scales of justice for all living beings who set foot in this world!" said Zoe loudly and confidently while flapping her small wings that were so beautiful in my eyes.

"Also let me introduce my two younger siblings. Errr ..." After introducing herself, Zoe was a little confused with her two younger siblings because she didn’t know the names given to them by their Master.

"Ah! Alice... Alyssa... Have you found a suitable name for your spirits?" I asked while looking at Alice and Alyssa.

"Zeta!" shouted Alice.

"Zara!" shouted Alyssa.

"Uhkum! Let me say it again, let me introduce my two younger siblings, Zeta and Zara. My twin sister spirits who uphold justice and masters of high-level magic elements," Zoe continued.

Zeta and Zara flew after Zoe as if introducing themselves to my parents. Unlike Zoe who actively spoke, Zeta and Zara looked like quiet spirits who always obeyed their older sister’s words.

"Erm… L-Lily-chan? Since when did Lily-chan become interested in this kind of thing?" For the first time, my stepmother spoke to me.

"Ung? I don’t know… I was just satisfying my curiosity while practicing what was written in the magic book to fulfill my twin stepsisters’ requests," I replied in a flat tone while glancing at my twin stepsisters who were sitting silently enjoying their tea.

The answer that came out of my mouth made my father and stepmother look at each other. They looked confused about how to respond to this incident.

"Ugh… This will be a big problem if the King and Queen find out. Especially the temple who are very annoying after knowing that our family managed to have a spirit contract that is considered sacred by them," my father’s words sounded heavy in every word and he held his chin as if thinking hard to get out of this problem.

"M-Marquess R-Rommel, it seems like we have to keep this incident a secret. Spirit summoning is a sacred ritual used by the royal Saintess to maintain their power in the public eye. If they find out about this, I don’t know what they will do because the power of the King and Queen cannot limit the power of the Saintess.

The bad news is, Lily, Alice, and Alyssa will be forcibly taken to get sacred guidance from them," my stepmother said in a sad tone.

"If their guidance goes smoothly, they will return home after turning seventeen," Sebastian said to clarify the situation that we will experience when found out by the temple.

"Um, will this be a big problem?" I dared to ask my stepmother.

"Lily-chan? Ah… No… Don’t worry about that small problem. We will protect you! Trust us!" My stepmother exclaimed while holding her palms.

My stepmother’s words sounded very suspicious. It sounded like she was hiding something important for this family.

Moreover, my stepmother’s attitude seemed forced to be gentle when facing me. Honestly, I don’t like her secretive nature and forcing herself to lie like that.

"Umm... Marchioness Amagi. May I call you Mama?"

Maybe, my question sounded very strange but I had to do it to break the atmosphere that seemed heavy.

"Eh?"

Even my stepmother was very surprised by my sudden question.

I had expected this before. The distance between me and my stepmother was quite far.

Ever since my father married my stepmother, I had never spoken to her because it felt so strange. A strange feeling that was bothering me in my heart seemed to tell me to slowly approach my stepmother and open my heart to accept her as my new mother.

Uh... This strange feeling. For some reason, I had experienced this before.

What kind of strange feeling is this?

I couldn’t answer this feeling that was hard to understand.

That’s why I dared to ask that important question.

"Umm... Sorry if this seems pushy, Marchioness Amagi."

I stood up and bowed my body as an apology.

"Ah... Lily-chan!" My stepmother immediately stood up and approached me and hugged my body.

When Marchioness Amagi hugged my body, a warmth that was hard to describe made part of my heart tremble.

What is this strange feeling?

Is this what is called missing a mother who always understands me?

"It’s okay, Lily-chan. I am very happy if Lily-chan calls me Mama. That way, I have three sweet and cute girls to be proud of to everyone!" My stepmother exclaimed while stroking my hair.

"Uhm… T-Thank you… M-Mama…" The strange feeling in my heart slowly disappeared.

Ahhh…

Is this what it feels like to have a caring mother?

This feels like normal. There is no significant change for me. However, my heart feels comfortable to feel this tender affection.

"Fufu~ Lily-chan has acknowledged me as a mother! Now, it’s time for us to celebrate this great achievement!" My stepmother exclaimed who was now suddenly excited.

My stepmother suddenly let go of her hug and clenched her fists with an aura of enthusiasm. Her awkward appearance towards me suddenly changed and it made me laugh after seeing it.

Unconsciously, I chuckled. My stepmother’s silly appearance looked very funny.

Ah… It seems like I have to get used to this.

"Mama, please don’t overdo it!" I said to win the situation.

"Onee-saaamaaa!!"

"Lily-neeeee!!"

Alice and Alyssa suddenly jumped up and slammed into my body.

Yup, they jumped up. Because of our sitting position on the sofa, Alice and Alyssa who jumped onto my body managed to land with big smiles on their faces.

"Because Onee-sama has acknowledged Mama. That means we can sleep together every night!"

"That’s right! With this, Alyssa can kiss Lily-nee’s lips every night!"

Ctaaang...

Ctaaakk...

Braaakk...

Tiiiiingg..

Suddenly, the Maid and Butler on duty in Marquess Rommel’s study dropped their things. Alyssa’s declaration caused a small commotion among the Maid and Butler on duty.

"A-Alyssa... What did you just say?"

My stepmother’s body seemed to tremble and she stared at me.

Ah! Should I call her Mama from now on?

"L-Lily-chan… Ah… Ahahaha… It’s just a joke between sisters, right?" Mom seemed to calm her mind with something positive and thought Alyssa’s words were just a joke.

"Mom, is that wrong? Even though Mom and Dad always do it every night?" Alyssa said in an innocent tone.

"Puuuuffuuuuu!!" My dad suddenly choked.

"Is doing the same thing with Lily-nee wrong?" Alyssa asked with a pouting expression.

"N-No, it’s not wrong. Erm… Don’t do it too often," Mom replied in an awkward tone.

"Eeeehh…" Alyssa protested.

"Alyssa, that kind of relationship is only allowed for adults."

"Really? If Alyssa is an adult. Then Alyssa can kiss Lily-nee’s lips every day?"

"Aaaahh!!"

The conversation between Mom and Alyssa ended with Mom’s defeat.

"No! It’s not like that! Forbidden relationships like that shouldn’t be done between family members!" Mom said in a loud tone.

"Umm... As long as Lily-nee isn’t part of the family. Can we do it? Then, Lily-nee..." Alyssa suddenly whispered something in my ear.

Alyssa’s small whisper told me to change my body shape into a fox girl. I did some small rejections before granting the request.

"Ehehe... Lily-nee... just this once," asked Alyssa who smiled sweetly in front of me.

"Hah... It can’t be helped... just this once," I replied.

I gave up and followed Alyssa’s game.

Right in front of my parents, I turned into a nine-tailed fox girl.

"How about this, Mom? Alyssa can kiss Lily-nee’s lips without caring about the previous family problem!"

"That’s not what it means!!" Mom looked very panicked after seeing Alyssa’s seriousness and my body shape change into a nine-tailed fox.

"Umm... I don’t mind that. If Alyssa wants it, we can do it every day," I said to answer Alyssa’s request.

"Thank you Liiiily-neee... Ehehe..." Alyssa suddenly hugged my body and buried her face in my chest.

"O-Onee-samaaa..." Right beside me, Alice looked gloomy and pulled my arm.

"Of course, Alice can do it too."

Well, I wasn’t cruel enough to ignore Alice’s jealous feelings.

"Thank you Onee-samaaaa!!" following Alyssa’s movement, Alice hugged my body and buried her face in my chest.

"Umm... Lily-sama."

Behind me, Mio walked towards me with a blank expression.

"Ah, Mio. Of course, I’ll do it to you too," I said to Mio.

"Thank you, Lily-sama," Mio replied with a sweet smile at me.

"Wait a minute! Since when did your relationship become like this?" asked Mom in a serious tone.

"Is this kind of relationship wrong, Mom?" I asked Mom while moving my nine fox tails.

"If this kind of relationship is wrong, isn’t my relationship with making Queen my pet also wrong?" I continued asking.

"Guuhu!! That’s not the problem, Lily-chan!" Mom exclaimed in a loud tone.

"Mom doesn’t hate this kind of relationship! What Mom hates is…"

"Why doesn’t Lily-chan invite Mom to have a relationship like that too!"

"Mom seems to be left behind by the others, you know!"

"Puuuuufuuuuu!!" My father, who had been silent all this time, suddenly choked.

"It seems like my family has developed in the wrong direction," my father muttered softly.