After that audience, Sophia was no longer confined to her jail. Instead, she was allowed to stay in one of the empty houses in the residential district.
Of course, since she had no knowledge of cooking, she could only eat the raw ingredients given to her or ask others to cook for her. This wasn't Axel's concern, so he didn't interfere. However, the girls, knowing about her pregnancy, decided to help her out.
If possible, Axel wanted to stop them, but...
"The baby has nothing to do with this!"
"No matter how small, a life is a life! We can't deny it before it's even born!"
"Even if the empire killed everyone in our kingdom—pregnant, old, or young—we can't stoop to their level!"
They got mad at him instead. Axel could only scratch his head and let the girls do as they pleased.
'Well, considering that when our plan goes into effect, we'll need to maintain a peaceful relationship with her later, this should work in our favor too,' he thought.
