“It’s such a relief that General Nienna is still alive. I remember hearing that she’s very picky when it comes to choosing men. Did she manage to find a good husband? I thought she was a bit too old to have a child, but I’m glad to see that you’re healthy. Come to think of it, how did you even get here? You’re so young, but you’ve already left your mother’s side…”

Ivy’s questions poured out like a waterfall after she was convinced that Nimeria was Nienna’s child.

Nimeria seemed perplexed by Ivy’s questions.

“Um… actually, my mother wasn’t as sad as you think when she sent me here. She has twelve more children aside from me, after all.”

“...Did you say twelve children?”

“Yes.”

Ivy was momentarily confused. Nimeria looked like a child around the age of ten years old, no matter how much she stared at Nimeria. Considering that it was only five years ago when Nienna disappeared beyond the Crack, Nimeria’s age didn’t make sense.

‘And she even has thirteen kids in total?’

“My mother has been quite… motivated to make a family ever since she crossed over the gap of the world,” Nimeria said.

“What about your father?”

“I have more fathers than siblings, so I don’t know their names. She also has a few wives as well.”

‘She has so many husbands...