Don't confiscate my identity as a human race-Chapter 1246 - 809: Lanci Made the Wrong Meal

Closing the door behind her, the world seemed to quiet down, even the sound of the stream outside the courtyard lightened.

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The two walked down the corridor leading to the living room, with Talia leading Sigrid forward.

The soft lighting inside the house illuminated the clean corridor, and the air was filled with a faint scent of grapefruit, rosemary, and bergamot essential oils.

The entire fragrance was like a low-whispered symphony, comforting yet focused, creating an environment of harmony and balance that instantly set one at ease.

Sigrid silently stared at the gray-haired woman, lightly sniffing with her nose.

It was only the absence of Calila's unique scent; otherwise, Sigrid was almost convinced that she was indeed Calila.

This gray-haired woman, though looking different, had a voice and demeanor that felt like from a bygone era, completely capturing her attention.

"Have you had lunch?"

Talia led the purple-eyed girl to the first floor of the mansion, paused, and asked in a soft voice with a hint of probing.

It was as if she wanted to get closer but was still cautious.

"No."

Startled, Sigrid no longer attempted to smell the other's scent and touched her stomach as she answered.

After all, this was someone else's wife, and secretly sniffing her scent felt somewhat criminal.

Indeed, after coming out of the Shadow World, she had been on the move.

She crossed the Spatial Gate from Nanwantina to Brilda, confirmed her new identity on the second floor of Brielda Opera House, then arrived at Saint Kray Monastery, without even considering lunch.

"Stay and eat with us before you leave, I'm just about to cook."

Talia decided bluntly.

Since she was a subordinate of the old acquaintance Yabo, she also counted as a junior from their Old Demon World, helping to look after the young ones from the Dimensional Branch was no issue.

"Really? I was just entrusted with a task, and now I'm imposing for a meal at your home, I feel bad."

Sigrid didn't expect Professor Landry's wife to be so generous.

She didn't sense any hostility from the other.

The feeling of motherliness grew stronger, nearly overflowing.

"I usually cook a lot, adding an extra set of utensils is no trouble, eat plenty later and don't be shy."

Talia pulled on the kitchen door as she spoke.

But she found that the kitchen door was locked.

And it was locked from the inside.

"Then I won't be shy, thank you!"

Sigrid gratefully bowed her head in thanks.

Talia tried to pull open the kitchen door again.

"Tata, let me do the cooking! I'll bring it out when it's ready!"

Cat Boss shouted from inside the kitchen, his voice unusually tense, shifting from a childlike tone to a girlish one, even forcibly holding back his usual purring sounds.

"..."

This was the first time Talia had heard Cat Boss speak without adding a 'meow.'

"Eh, is there someone cooking in the kitchen?"

Sigrid asked curiously.

She found the voice somewhat familiar, yet couldn't pinpoint where in her memory it matched up.

"It's our hired cook, Miss Yami."

Talia pondered for a while, then explained.

Cat Boss is sometimes quite shy around strangers.

Now that she, Talia, was Mrs. Landry, it made sense for Cat Boss to pretend to be one of their household staff.

Since Cat Boss did not want to meet the guest, Talia would not make it difficult for Cat Boss.

Or perhaps Cat Boss had monopolized the cooking duties for this noon, allowing her to steal a little leisure to chat more with this adorable visitor from the Dimensional Branch.

"So your name is Tata? Can I call you that?"

Sigrid, picking up on the name called from the kitchen, boldly inquired about the woman's name before her.

"Kind of... it's a nickname, but you can call me Tata if you want."

Talia walked into the living room, looking back at the girl from the Dimensional Branch.

She was not inclined to use this half-real, half-fake name in the Cerryti Empire.

It felt too informal.

However, her heart's tolerance for this girl was unusually high; seeing the other's stirred gaze, she agreed anyway.

"Tata..."

Sigrid muttered the name,

"Oh right, I shouldn't call you auntie, I should call you sister, you're so young and beautiful, and being Professor Landry's wife, you must be adored and welcomed by the students at Saint Kray Monastery, because you really remind me of my mom, so I accidentally called out..."

Sigrid recalled something and hastened to apologize.

"Call me whatever you'd like, I don't mind."

Talia's lips parted slightly, her expression colored with complexity.

Hearing the sincere words of this child, she realized that every phrase she uttered was truthful.

Perhaps other teenage girls calling her an auntie would bother her, but with this child it was completely fine, she even couldn't help but fantasize about how great it would be if such a child called her mom.

"How is your mother doing now?"

Talia inquired further.

The girl coincidentally mentioned she resembled her mother, stirring her emotions subtly.

"She... is no longer with us."

Sigrid lowered her eyes, her heart filled with sorrow as she spoke.

Having grown up in an orphanage on the Northern Continent, she never saw her own mother. Only Calila from her dreams perfectly matched her fantasy of a mother. After spending a dream-like two weeks with Calila in the Shadow World, she had almost convinced herself that Calila was her one and only mother.

But, Calila had already vanished thousands of years ago.

She must accept this harsh reality she was unwilling to face; perhaps only in the Fallen Wonderland could she see Calila again, as it was not possible in this present world.