[ Honestly... it's a cruel thing. To point that out, or even to dig a little more on it, to question the ideas and the affections of the woman's husband, even if their family does seem a little bit dramatic. But it would also be cruel to get to the heart of the matter: and the heart of the matter is that Rudolf not only was an asshole in Elda's eyes but furthermore irresponsible. To impregnate two women at once, then pick one of them to marry? How...

Disgusting, really.

But she won't question that, no more than she would tolerate someone questioning the more obtuse actions of her James or how she wouldn't dream to question Aligula's perverse love either. In the end, she can just sigh a little, and drum her fingers on the table. ]

... You're in a rough position then, Ushiromiya. Jericho's secret outs your opinions, and you said yourself that the Battler boy's quite sensitive.