I Was Told, “I Can’t Leave the Territory Management to You, Brother-in-law!!”, So I Restarted My Adventurer Life in My Mother’s Homeland – Chapter 49

Chapter 49: Because the Curse Has Been Lifted
  “Eld-neesama! I’m so glad. You’re safe.”
 
  Seeing Eld on the second floor of Landred’s residence, Millenia and Jaylot arrived, pulling Sandrea by the hand.
 
  “We saw this place suddenly explode and fireballs floating in the sky, so we were worried if you two were alright.”
 
  Millenia said while clinging to Eld.
 
  “I’m sorry for making you worry. More importantly, what’s going on with Sandrea? Did something happen?”
 
  When Eld asked, Millenia and Jaylot exchanged glances and made subtle expressions. Seeing that, Eld worried something had happened and called out to Sandrea.
 
  “Sandrea, are you okay?”
 
  Sandrea, who had been looking around the mansion with its missing ceiling and walls, turned to Eld and suddenly hugged him.
 
  “Brother-in-law~! Where have you been? Work is piling up!”
 
  “Sandrea!?”
 
  Eld was surprised and bewildered by the sudden action.
 
  “It’s like this.”
 
  “At first, she shut herself in her room and wouldn’t come out, but around the time the large flames rose above the mansion, she suddenly came out of her room and became like a different person.”
 
  Eld peeled Sandrea off of him.
 
  “It’s not that she’s become a different person, it’s more like she’s reverted to how she used to be.”
 
  “Reverted to how she used to be? What do you mean?”
 
  Mary asked at Eld’s words.
 
  “She was like this when we first met. More innocent and carefree than Millenia. But about a year later, after my stepmother started praising my eyes, she became…… well, how should I put it…… stronger-willed, or rather, her personality became what everyone considers her normal self.”
 
  Perhaps hearing that, Aleamia looked at Sandrea.
 
  “Ah, you’re so beautiful. You look like a Goddess.”
 
  Sandrea said, looking at Aleamia.
 
  “Hmm. It seems that part was also related to the curse. It seems that by the curse disappearing, she has temporarily reverted to her original personality. She probably doesn’t remember anything related to the curse affecting her memory.”
 
  Aleamia said while stroking Sandrea’s head. Sandrea made a happy expression as her head was stroked.
 
  “Those memories…… won’t they come back?”
 
  Eld asked, slightly hoping they wouldn’t.
 
  “No. Memories like that are only temporary, you know. They’ll come back once she calms down. Probably within a week at most.”
 
  As if seeing through Eld’s hopes, Aleamia shrugged and said.
 
  “……I see. So my relationship with Sandrea was also strained because of the curse.”
 
  Eld said with a sigh. Mary gently snuggled up to him.
 
  “Oh my, are you perhaps Mary? Your hair color is different and you weren’t wearing glasses, so I didn’t recognize you at first.”
 
  Sandrea said, approaching Mary.
 
  “Fufu, as I thought, Mary and Brother-in-law are a good match. I’ve always thought so.”
 
  Mary flinched at the sudden remark.
 
  “Um, S-Sandrea-sama…… why……”
 
  “Because I know you were helping Brother-in-law with his work and even mending his clothes for him on your days off.”
 
  “Eh? You were doing that much for me?”
 
  Even Eld didn’t know about the mending. Now that he thought about it, since he became the lord, Mary had been preparing his clothes beforehand, so he never had to worry about stains or tears.
 
  “W-well, that’s only natural for a maid.”
 
  Mary replied, flustered. It was embarrassing that Sandrea knew she was taking Eld’s clothes on her days off and mending them, even though she hadn’t told anyone.
 
  “Besides, you’re also sharing his bed, so it’s not like you should be embarrassed……”
 
  “We’re not!”
 
  Eld denied it.
 
  “You’re more than that now, so I don’t think there’s any need to deny it.”
 
  Aleamia said, sounding exasperated.
 
  “Eh?”
 
  Eld and Mary looked at Aleamia.
 
  “Because you two are engaged, right?”
 
  “Is that so!? Then Mary will become my sister-in-law! I’d welcome someone like Mary as my sister-in-law. Brother-in-law is finally getting married, so I need to find someone soon too.”
 
  With that statement, it became clear that Rufus had also been affected by the curse. Even though he was someone Eld disliked, he felt a little sorry for him.
 
  “H-how does a Goddess know such a thing……”
 
  “Because we Goddesses can see what kind of contracts you humans are making.”
 
  Hearing that, Eld was shocked.
 
  “A-as expected of a Goddess……”
 
  “T-that’s right……”
 
  Millenia and Jaylot, who couldn’t keep up with the flow of the conversation, muttered.