“Lucy, what did you just say?”
“Did you not hear? Silly Papa?♡ Are you such a useless Papa that you can’t even do this?♡”
<Choke!>

Benedict, sounding as if he had taken a big hit, fell into silence for quite a while.

“Did you just call me silly Papa?♡”
<I’m listening, Lucy.>

Wondering if something had gone wrong with the crystal, I called out to Benedict, but his voice returned, sounding as if he would melt away at any moment.

Wait a second, Benedict, just a moment ago you were so stern with Lucy! And now, after …