A brown-haired(wig) girl at her 15 letting out a frozen breath from her petite lips at the third-floor balcony of an eastern-style building.
Her eyes followed the figures of the pair of man and woman in black clothes walking away from the building and merging with the still bustling snowy afternoon townscape of the Capital.
"You surely are taking your time with him, Fylio. What, did you already lose your virginity, not just lips?"
A seductive adult voice called for her from behind her.
The girl, Fylio, pouted when she looked at the woman walk towards her with a playful smile, her senior.
"There's no way I would lose my virginity! I already said it earlier, I work here just until I find my relative and get some money to live for a while. Kissing is okay, but further is a big No!"
"Ehh... But sex is so good~."
The Senior smiled and patted Fylio's head.
"W-who cares!?"
Fylio, on the other hand, blushed in embarrassment and distanced herself from the woman like a stray cat.
Meanwhile.
As time passed by and the night was near already, Loryarc and Marie finally reached the Scarlet Palace.
The Scarlet Palace is located at the center of the Noble district the south of the Capital, while the Marble Rose House is located at the Commercial District, in the North of the Capital.
The exact opposite locations mean they should walk for quite a long way.
Marie took this opportunity to buy some new clothes and accessories for herself with her own money, and added more time to their walk.
When they entered the Palace gate, they immediately spotted the figure of a golden-haired and golden-eyed woman standing in the middle of the stone-paved road with folded arms.
She was... Smiling.
"I am questioning as to why my fiancée is so late... So you had quite a date with your little maid, hmm~?"
W-was she angry?
Marie unintentionally took a step back and hugged the bag of clothes and accessories she had previously bought in town.
Compared to Marie, Loryarc is calm.
Marie already noticed it while she was watching her Master discussing things with Fylio... Young Miss.
Her Master, when talking about Family, was... Serious.
Maybe because he suffers from memory loss, but he often asks about whether his parent was a kind parent or the kind of parents who were harsh toward him, and such questions.
But she was still surprised seeing her Master look so calm facing Lady Glamoria, who is that... Terrifyingly mysterious.
"I was going to see you, Glamoria."
"Oh?"
Glamoria's interest seems to be piqued by him when he said such words.
"I had something to talk about with you. Let's move to a more convenient place."
Without even waiting for Glamoria's confirmation, Loryarc walked past her and entered the Palace.
Marie looked between her Master's back and the silently smiling Glamoria in anxiety, before bowing to Glamoria and following her Master.
Loryarc immediately took off his clothes and headed toward the bathroom right after he reached his room.
Marie requested to help him take a bath, but he refused with a questioning face.
After that, her Master and Lady Glamoria have dinner in the Feasting Chamber.
Her Master's dinner was Lady Glamoria's 32nd Special Menu, Gharoga Tongue Meatball. Her Master gulped in horror, but he silently ate his meal while having a focused expression on his face, glancing at Lady Glamoria from time to time.
Lady Glamoria, meanwhile, is just smiling while watching her Master eat her special menu. She, as usual, had a luxurious dinner.
After the dinner time was over, the two silently watched each other while waiting for the Maids to tidy and clean the Feasting chamber, bring the emptied dirty plates, teapot, and cups to the kitchen.
Only after the Feasting chamber was cleaned thoroughly, her Master opened his mouth.
"Let's talk in my room."
He just said that sentence to Lady Glamoria before standing up and walking toward his room.
Marie glanced at Glamoria.
She still smiled, but she stood and followed him.
His Master's room had been left as it was since the morning, with an untidy bed sheet and scattered books. Marie used these books to teach her Master about this world's common sense last night, and since they rushed to the town this morning, Marie didn't have time to clean the room.
So, Marie began to tidy and clean the room for a while in the front of the two, placed the books back to the shelves and sweeping the floor a bit, before lit the candle of the table inside the room to fullfil her Master's and Lady Glamoria's need of light source while talking.
Marie continued to clean the room while the two sat on the sofas, facing each other with the table separating them.
Unexpectedly, it was Glamoria who first broke the silence.
"It is rare for you to be so serious-looking, Lory. What's happened?" She asked in a light tone as usual.
She always smiles, so her mind is hard to read by just looking at her cute and gentle smile.
She looked like a very beautiful, kind-hearted woman at first glance, but you would find her eerie after knowing more about her.
"I heard that my family's territory, the Lapizburn County, is on chaotic rebellion between the branch families."
Loryarc didn't pay much attention to Glamoria's question and began his explanation instead.
"You should be aware of the fact, right?" Loryarc asked Glamoria.
"Hmm~... I think I have ever heard about that somewhere before~..."
Glamoria's answer was vague and evasive, but Loryarc didn't care and continued.
"It's good that you've heard about this matter. I wouldn't pretend anything. I want to return to my Lapizburn County and calm the rebellion."
Glamoria interwined her fingers beneath her chin, tilted her head while looking at her fiancée's handsomely serious face. Her eyes see through his determination.
"Glamoria... Please."
After not saying anything for a while, Glamoria opened her mouth.
"... Okay, fine. I'll allow you to return to your hometown, Lory. You must have been developing homesick after a year, right~?"
Loryarc's and Marie's faces lit up after hearing her allowance.
"Then...!"
"BUT."
But.
"With a condition."
You should satisfy this young woman first~.