“...Uh. Work here.”
The man answered a beat late.
“Wow! How strange. Meeting you again in a place like this? Ah, hahaha.”
I looked up at the man and laughed.
In fact, I want to cry.
If I cry here, I’ll look even weirder, so I can’t help but laugh. I want to crawl into a hole, but even in a hole, I can’t retreat.
“That’s right. I didn’t expect to see you in front of the ‘hole’ of the palace.”
The man stared at my butt stuck in the hole and emphasized the word.
“Can you help me?”
I raised both arms toward the man and asked for a helping hand.
It was better than getting caught by the guards and having my life in danger.
It wasn’t easy for me to do this, but I had to do it if I wanted to survive.
“Can I help you?”
His icy voice seemed to poke my buttocks, that was stuck in a hole.
“Huh?”
“There has to be a price to pay.”
Oh my, how did you become so rude overnight?
“How can I trust and help someone who has a history of just kicking me out without saying anything?”
“Kicking you out? When you say it like that, it sounds like I stole something and ran away...”
When I made a look of wronged expression, the man’s face crumpled.
Something didn’t feel right, so I quickly tried to change the tense atmosphere by smiling again.
“Hahaha, did I really steal your heart last night? Oh, hahaha!”
“Can you still laugh when your life is in danger?”
The man answered a beat late.
“Wow! How strange. Meeting you again in a place like this? Ah, hahaha.”
I looked up at the man and laughed.
In fact, I want to cry.
If I cry here, I’ll look even weirder, so I can’t help but laugh. I want to crawl into a hole, but even in a hole, I can’t retreat.
“That’s right. I didn’t expect to see you in front of the ‘hole’ of the palace.”
The man stared at my butt stuck in the hole and emphasized the word.
“Can you help me?”
I raised both arms toward the man and asked for a helping hand.
It was better than getting caught by the guards and having my life in danger.
It wasn’t easy for me to do this, but I had to do it if I wanted to survive.
“Can I help you?”
His icy voice seemed to poke my buttocks, that was stuck in a hole.
“Huh?”
“There has to be a price to pay.”
Oh my, how did you become so rude overnight?
“How can I trust and help someone who has a history of just kicking me out without saying anything?”
“Kicking you out? When you say it like that, it sounds like I stole something and ran away...”
When I made a look of wronged expression, the man’s face crumpled.
Something didn’t feel right, so I quickly tried to change the tense atmosphere by smiling again.
“Hahaha, did I really steal your heart last night? Oh, hahaha!”
“Can you still laugh when your life is in danger?”
...Failed to change the atmosphere.
Wow, his face really was angry.
“I’m sorry. I forgot that my sick brother was starving and fell asleep, and I was so surprised that I didn’t even have time to say goodbye.”
I changed my strategy and lowered my voice with a pitiful expression.
Moiya, who had suddenly disguised himself as my sick brother, wasn’t actually starving while waiting for sausages.
I heard from Empress Elan that Moiya had already eaten a thick steak an hour before I came back.
“Lying won’t help now, right?”
The man’s gaze dropped coldly.
He wasn’t going to be easy.
I had no choice but to threaten him once more.
“I’m not lying!”
“Ha, if you were worried about your sick brother, you wouldn’t have been so crazy with me in the first place... Ahem, you wouldn’t have done that.”
He asked bluntly, then paused for a moment, his face slightly red.
“I’m really sorry I left without saying anything. There’s no good in getting involved with me. That’s why I quietly disappeared...”
“What’s your name?”
The man ignored my heartfelt words and insisted on asking my name.
“It’s better not to know. I told you that it wouldn’t be good for your health if you knew me?"
“Yes, then. Are you going to stay like that until the morning? Oh, but the guards would find out before then.”
“Huh? What if I just leave?”
I desperately called out to the man who was turning around.
“If it’s like you said, there’s no good in getting involved with me.”
The man slowly turned around and said one more cold-hearted word.
“I guess we’ll meet again in the palace prison.”
“Hey, hey! You’re so pretty, what’s wrong with your facial expression? If you don’t want me to pull you, at least push me back and go! Huh? Huh?”
“Name."
This time, the man leaned down and asked for my name again.
“...Dazel. My name is Dazel. What about you?”
“Dazel? Is that your name?”
As expected, he looked suspicious.
“That’s right. I swear! None of the words that came out of my mouth right now are my name!”
It’s not wrong, right? I just changed the order of the names.
When I glared and confirmed it, he seemed to believe me.
“You should tell me your name, too.”
“...Nelly.”
“Pfft. It really doesn’t suit you.”
I let out a rude laugh when I heard the man’s name.
Fortunately, he didn’t seem to mind at all, having been teased like this so many times throughout his life.
I felt relieved and held out both hands to him again.
Hurry up and pull! I was so nervous that I might get caught at any moment, but the man was so relaxed and calm, as if the palace were his home.
Wouldn’t it be difficult for him if he got caught by the guards?
Why are you taking so long?
“Why are you trying so hard to get into the palace?”
The man asked, shaking only my fingers with both hands as if he was saying “se se se se.”
By this, you mean that my butt is stuck in the hole right now?
What should I say...
“If you lie, it won’t be fun.”
He warned me as if he were looking into my head.
In this situation, whatever I said would sound like a lie?
“I came to meet someone.”
For now, I told him the truth.
“Is the person you’re meeting... your ex-husband? Is he some guy who works at the palace?”
He squinted his eyes and asked secretly.
To me, my ex-husband is a ‘guy,’ but to that man, no, Nelly, why is he a ‘guy?’
In any case, I nodded because it seemed more plausible that I took this risk to meet my abandoned ex-husband than that I had snuck into the hole to meet my friend.
“Why did you come to meet a guy like that?”
“Didn’t I tell you at the tavern yesterday? I’m going to cut off his throat or vital parts when I get the chance.”
“Are you here to seek revenge?”
Nelly grabbed my hand before I could even answer.
As he used his strength, my butt, which had been caught in the hole, slid forward.
“Oh, thank you. Thanks to you, I almost died.”
I greeted Nelly while brushing off my dirty dress and apron.
“What department do you work in?”
“Huh?”
“Your ex-husband.”
“....”
This... please tell me, okay?
Moiya transformed into a pigeon and flew into the palace.
As he flew towards the West Palace, where Rosie’s residence was, he saw the Empress’s Palace in the distance.
“Oh my, this is the house our master used to live in...”
What kind of person could be living there now?
Although he had overheard the conversation between the group, Moiya wanted to see for himself who was currently occupying the Empress’s Palace.
“I should take a look at her face, Moiya~.”
There aren’t many people who would rudely shoo away a pigeon wandering around the window.
Moiya turned and headed toward the Empress’s Palace.
Moiya landed on one of the many windows in the Empress’s room and started pushing each window with his feet.
There was no way a thief would break in at this height, but all the windows were locked.
It seemed clear that someone was lying in the bed, but it was too dark to see inside the room.
Moiya pushed the terrace door with his body one last time.
All the windows in the Empress’s room were locked, but the terrace door was open.
“Hey, why is it open here?”
Wow, his face really was angry.
“I’m sorry. I forgot that my sick brother was starving and fell asleep, and I was so surprised that I didn’t even have time to say goodbye.”
I changed my strategy and lowered my voice with a pitiful expression.
Moiya, who had suddenly disguised himself as my sick brother, wasn’t actually starving while waiting for sausages.
I heard from Empress Elan that Moiya had already eaten a thick steak an hour before I came back.
“Lying won’t help now, right?”
The man’s gaze dropped coldly.
He wasn’t going to be easy.
I had no choice but to threaten him once more.
“I’m not lying!”
“Ha, if you were worried about your sick brother, you wouldn’t have been so crazy with me in the first place... Ahem, you wouldn’t have done that.”
He asked bluntly, then paused for a moment, his face slightly red.
“I’m really sorry I left without saying anything. There’s no good in getting involved with me. That’s why I quietly disappeared...”
“What’s your name?”
The man ignored my heartfelt words and insisted on asking my name.
“It’s better not to know. I told you that it wouldn’t be good for your health if you knew me?"
“Yes, then. Are you going to stay like that until the morning? Oh, but the guards would find out before then.”
“Huh? What if I just leave?”
I desperately called out to the man who was turning around.
“If it’s like you said, there’s no good in getting involved with me.”
The man slowly turned around and said one more cold-hearted word.
“I guess we’ll meet again in the palace prison.”
“Hey, hey! You’re so pretty, what’s wrong with your facial expression? If you don’t want me to pull you, at least push me back and go! Huh? Huh?”
“Name."
This time, the man leaned down and asked for my name again.
“...Dazel. My name is Dazel. What about you?”
“Dazel? Is that your name?”
As expected, he looked suspicious.
“That’s right. I swear! None of the words that came out of my mouth right now are my name!”
It’s not wrong, right? I just changed the order of the names.
When I glared and confirmed it, he seemed to believe me.
“You should tell me your name, too.”
“...Nelly.”
“Pfft. It really doesn’t suit you.”
I let out a rude laugh when I heard the man’s name.
Fortunately, he didn’t seem to mind at all, having been teased like this so many times throughout his life.
I felt relieved and held out both hands to him again.
Hurry up and pull! I was so nervous that I might get caught at any moment, but the man was so relaxed and calm, as if the palace were his home.
Wouldn’t it be difficult for him if he got caught by the guards?
Why are you taking so long?
“Why are you trying so hard to get into the palace?”
The man asked, shaking only my fingers with both hands as if he was saying “se se se se.”
By this, you mean that my butt is stuck in the hole right now?
What should I say...
“If you lie, it won’t be fun.”
He warned me as if he were looking into my head.
In this situation, whatever I said would sound like a lie?
“I came to meet someone.”
For now, I told him the truth.
“Is the person you’re meeting... your ex-husband? Is he some guy who works at the palace?”
He squinted his eyes and asked secretly.
To me, my ex-husband is a ‘guy,’ but to that man, no, Nelly, why is he a ‘guy?’
In any case, I nodded because it seemed more plausible that I took this risk to meet my abandoned ex-husband than that I had snuck into the hole to meet my friend.
“Why did you come to meet a guy like that?”
“Didn’t I tell you at the tavern yesterday? I’m going to cut off his throat or vital parts when I get the chance.”
“Are you here to seek revenge?”
Nelly grabbed my hand before I could even answer.
As he used his strength, my butt, which had been caught in the hole, slid forward.
“Oh, thank you. Thanks to you, I almost died.”
I greeted Nelly while brushing off my dirty dress and apron.
“What department do you work in?”
“Huh?”
“Your ex-husband.”
“....”
This... please tell me, okay?
***
Moiya transformed into a pigeon and flew into the palace.
As he flew towards the West Palace, where Rosie’s residence was, he saw the Empress’s Palace in the distance.
“Oh my, this is the house our master used to live in...”
What kind of person could be living there now?
Although he had overheard the conversation between the group, Moiya wanted to see for himself who was currently occupying the Empress’s Palace.
“I should take a look at her face, Moiya~.”
There aren’t many people who would rudely shoo away a pigeon wandering around the window.
Moiya turned and headed toward the Empress’s Palace.
Moiya landed on one of the many windows in the Empress’s room and started pushing each window with his feet.
There was no way a thief would break in at this height, but all the windows were locked.
It seemed clear that someone was lying in the bed, but it was too dark to see inside the room.
Moiya pushed the terrace door with his body one last time.
All the windows in the Empress’s room were locked, but the terrace door was open.
“Hey, why is it open here?”
As Moiya was about to enter the room, a low growling sound was heard from one side of the terrace.
"Oh, surprise!"
Moiya, who looked like a pigeon, flapped his wings and stepped back. He calmed down his startled heart and flew towards the sound of the growling.
A bulldog with yellow fur overall but white fur between its eyebrows and around its mouth was baring its teeth at Moiya.
“You look so wronged, what’s your name, Moiya~?"
“Growl. (Get out.)”
“Tsk tsk, if you look like that, you should at least be kind.”
"Oh, surprise!"
Moiya, who looked like a pigeon, flapped his wings and stepped back. He calmed down his startled heart and flew towards the sound of the growling.
A bulldog with yellow fur overall but white fur between its eyebrows and around its mouth was baring its teeth at Moiya.
“You look so wronged, what’s your name, Moiya~?"
“Growl. (Get out.)”
“Tsk tsk, if you look like that, you should at least be kind.”
Moiya spoke to the bulldog, who was sitting on a pink cushion with a wrinkled face that didn’t match her fierce-looking appearance, as if scolding him.
“Wol, wol. (Go away before I bite you to death. I don’t like pigeons.)”
“Ow? Then, how about a cute baby wyvern? You don’t like wyverns either?”
“Growl. (You’re not a pigeon, are you? Reveal your true identity.)”
“My name is Moiya. I’m a mighty wyvern. I’m still a baby, so I’m cute, though.”
The bulldog sat upright at Moiya’s words.
“Wol? (You’re a wyvern?)”
“Yeah, but you still seem to be a cub, but why do you have so many wrinkles on your face? Have you had a hard time? Your master doesn’t give you anything to eat? Oh, I guess that’s not it.”
Moiya looked at the large dog food bowl and various bones on one side of the terrace with envy.
“Wrinkle. What kind of person is your master? What kind of person is she to shamelessly sleep in someone else’s bed?”
Moiya asked the bulldog, glancing into the dark room.
“Wol, wol. (Don’t know. Get out before our master wakes up.)”
The bulldog said as she blocked the terrace door as if to protect Roxana, who was lying sick.
“Here, does Your Majesty come often? And even if he does, only during the day? He probably can’t come at night because he’s embarrassed, Moiya~.”
Moiya giggled.
“Wol? (What?)”
“Humans, beasts, and their pups shouldn’t know this. Gosh, what would a squirrel know when it wags its tail at the sight of a human?”
Moiya, who had been wiggling his butt and speaking teasingly, gave serious advice.
“No, you should wag your tail more than other dogs. Your very expression is gloomy and resentful.”
“Growl... (Let’s have a go, you wyvern cub...)”
The bulldog got into an attack stance, scratching the pink cushion with its front paws.
“I’ll give you a word of advice. While you’re here, make sure to eat lots of delicious food.”
Moiya spoke as if prophesying, paying no attention to the bulldog’s threats.
“Wol, wol. (Stop barking and come at me.)”
“You bark. Wrinkle, I like you, you’re rough. From now on, this brother will come visit often.”
Moiya flapped his wings and greeted the bulldog.
“Wol, wol, wol! (Who’s your brother? Do you want to die?)”
The bulldog started barking fiercely.
Then, the door in the distance opened, and Nancy, Roxana’s maid, hurriedly came running toward the terrace.
“Shh. Nana, can’t you be quiet? Why are you barking like this today? The young lady is sick too, don’t bother her.”
Nancy tapped the bulldog’s nose with her hand, scolded her, and closed the terrace door.
Moiya, who was on the terrace railing, asked the bulldog in a surprised voice.
“Is your name Nana? Wrinkle, could it be that you... Are you a female?!”
Shhhh...
Nana pretended not to hear Moiya and went to the corner of the terrace to urinate.
Judging from her urinating posture, she was definitely a female.
Moiya was greatly shocked by her confident and indifferent appearance.
“Miss Wrinkle... I think I’ve fallen for you.”
Moiya’s heart pounded for the first time since hatching from the egg.
It was a different kind of excitement from the one he felt for his master, Zelda.
Because of Nana, Moiya's steps towards Rosie's quarters did not move.
"I can't tell you which department my ex-husband is from, but he is an indispensable figure to the palace."
For the sake of Nelly and me, I could never reveal that my ex-husband was the Emperor.
“Well, whatever.”
Nelly muttered, snorting, oblivious to my deeper meaning.
He handed me a handkerchief as if to say that my husband probably wouldn’t be of a higher rank than he.
“I don’t know, but I’m sure it’s a higher rank than you.”
I replied, wiping my hands, which were covered in dirt, with the handkerchief he had given me.
“Huh, no way.”
Nelly acted cocky.
I wanted to see his arrogant face turn pale when I said, “My ex-husband owns this place,” but I held myself back.
“Are you really here to kill your ex-husband?”
Nelly seemed to be in a good mood as he asked the murderous question.
“I’d love to, but he’s in such an important position that it’s not easy to approach him.”
“Wol, wol. (Go away before I bite you to death. I don’t like pigeons.)”
“Ow? Then, how about a cute baby wyvern? You don’t like wyverns either?”
“Growl. (You’re not a pigeon, are you? Reveal your true identity.)”
“My name is Moiya. I’m a mighty wyvern. I’m still a baby, so I’m cute, though.”
The bulldog sat upright at Moiya’s words.
“Wol? (You’re a wyvern?)”
“Yeah, but you still seem to be a cub, but why do you have so many wrinkles on your face? Have you had a hard time? Your master doesn’t give you anything to eat? Oh, I guess that’s not it.”
Moiya looked at the large dog food bowl and various bones on one side of the terrace with envy.
“Wrinkle. What kind of person is your master? What kind of person is she to shamelessly sleep in someone else’s bed?”
Moiya asked the bulldog, glancing into the dark room.
“Wol, wol. (Don’t know. Get out before our master wakes up.)”
The bulldog said as she blocked the terrace door as if to protect Roxana, who was lying sick.
“Here, does Your Majesty come often? And even if he does, only during the day? He probably can’t come at night because he’s embarrassed, Moiya~.”
Moiya giggled.
“Wol? (What?)”
“Humans, beasts, and their pups shouldn’t know this. Gosh, what would a squirrel know when it wags its tail at the sight of a human?”
Moiya, who had been wiggling his butt and speaking teasingly, gave serious advice.
“No, you should wag your tail more than other dogs. Your very expression is gloomy and resentful.”
“Growl... (Let’s have a go, you wyvern cub...)”
The bulldog got into an attack stance, scratching the pink cushion with its front paws.
“I’ll give you a word of advice. While you’re here, make sure to eat lots of delicious food.”
Moiya spoke as if prophesying, paying no attention to the bulldog’s threats.
“Wol, wol. (Stop barking and come at me.)”
“You bark. Wrinkle, I like you, you’re rough. From now on, this brother will come visit often.”
Moiya flapped his wings and greeted the bulldog.
“Wol, wol, wol! (Who’s your brother? Do you want to die?)”
The bulldog started barking fiercely.
Then, the door in the distance opened, and Nancy, Roxana’s maid, hurriedly came running toward the terrace.
“Shh. Nana, can’t you be quiet? Why are you barking like this today? The young lady is sick too, don’t bother her.”
Nancy tapped the bulldog’s nose with her hand, scolded her, and closed the terrace door.
Moiya, who was on the terrace railing, asked the bulldog in a surprised voice.
“Is your name Nana? Wrinkle, could it be that you... Are you a female?!”
Shhhh...
Nana pretended not to hear Moiya and went to the corner of the terrace to urinate.
Judging from her urinating posture, she was definitely a female.
Moiya was greatly shocked by her confident and indifferent appearance.
“Miss Wrinkle... I think I’ve fallen for you.”
Moiya’s heart pounded for the first time since hatching from the egg.
It was a different kind of excitement from the one he felt for his master, Zelda.
Because of Nana, Moiya's steps towards Rosie's quarters did not move.
***
"I can't tell you which department my ex-husband is from, but he is an indispensable figure to the palace."
For the sake of Nelly and me, I could never reveal that my ex-husband was the Emperor.
“Well, whatever.”
Nelly muttered, snorting, oblivious to my deeper meaning.
He handed me a handkerchief as if to say that my husband probably wouldn’t be of a higher rank than he.
“I don’t know, but I’m sure it’s a higher rank than you.”
I replied, wiping my hands, which were covered in dirt, with the handkerchief he had given me.
“Huh, no way.”
Nelly acted cocky.
I wanted to see his arrogant face turn pale when I said, “My ex-husband owns this place,” but I held myself back.
“Are you really here to kill your ex-husband?”
Nelly seemed to be in a good mood as he asked the murderous question.
“I’d love to, but he’s in such an important position that it’s not easy to approach him.”
Since he’s the Emperor, there must be a lot of knights guarding him, right?
“In that case, aim from behind.”
Nelly whispered sincerely.
“...Thank you for the advice. I’ll take note.”
I looked around to make sure no guards were wandering around, then crouched down behind the trees and grass.
He was standing there blankly, looking down at me, so I slapped his back and grabbed the sleeve of his robe.
“Sit down. You’ll get caught because of me.”
Then he reluctantly crouched down next to me.
“You don’t need to risk your life for revenge. Just tell me which department he's from and I’ll take care of it for you.”
“What? How are you going to take care of it?”
I found his suggestion a bit amusing, so I held back a laugh and asked.
“I could send him to the outskirts, demote him, or if you really wanted to kill him, I could kill him without anyone knowing.”
“Nelly... You’re a lot higher up than I thought?”
When I asked in a show of admiration, his cheeks twitched.
Considering that he could make such a bold suggestion, he must be at least one of the Emperor’s confidants.
However, he doesn’t exist in my memory.
Yeah, even with that frown on his face, there’s no way I could have missed his outstanding looks. He was probably a new recruit.
“Are you by any chance one of His Majesty’s confidants?”
I asked in a soft and small voice, but Nelly looked at me with her blue eyes wide open as if I had screamed.
“Is that right?”
When I confirmed it again in a confident tone, Nelly’s thick Adam’s apple swelled and moved up and down greatly.
“I, I’m not His Majesty’s closest confidant, I work under the secretary.”
Did he mean the Emperor’s direct secretary?
“Really? If you’re the secretary, then Sir Raphael... ?”
“How do you know Raphael... Sir?”
“In that case, aim from behind.”
Nelly whispered sincerely.
“...Thank you for the advice. I’ll take note.”
I looked around to make sure no guards were wandering around, then crouched down behind the trees and grass.
He was standing there blankly, looking down at me, so I slapped his back and grabbed the sleeve of his robe.
“Sit down. You’ll get caught because of me.”
Then he reluctantly crouched down next to me.
“You don’t need to risk your life for revenge. Just tell me which department he's from and I’ll take care of it for you.”
“What? How are you going to take care of it?”
I found his suggestion a bit amusing, so I held back a laugh and asked.
“I could send him to the outskirts, demote him, or if you really wanted to kill him, I could kill him without anyone knowing.”
“Nelly... You’re a lot higher up than I thought?”
When I asked in a show of admiration, his cheeks twitched.
Considering that he could make such a bold suggestion, he must be at least one of the Emperor’s confidants.
However, he doesn’t exist in my memory.
Yeah, even with that frown on his face, there’s no way I could have missed his outstanding looks. He was probably a new recruit.
“Are you by any chance one of His Majesty’s confidants?”
I asked in a soft and small voice, but Nelly looked at me with her blue eyes wide open as if I had screamed.
“Is that right?”
When I confirmed it again in a confident tone, Nelly’s thick Adam’s apple swelled and moved up and down greatly.
“I, I’m not His Majesty’s closest confidant, I work under the secretary.”
Did he mean the Emperor’s direct secretary?
“Really? If you’re the secretary, then Sir Raphael... ?”
“How do you know Raphael... Sir?”
Nelly blinked several times despite his stern face as he asked.
“I told you. My ex-husband is also in a high position. He is a heartless person, so if he dislikes you, you could get fired. So don’t get on his bad side and work hard.”
I patted his shoulder and encouraged him.
He snickered as if he had heard a joke,
“My position is fixed. That will never happen.”
He became serious and acted cocky again.
“Nelly, listen carefully. I’m here to help you today and give you a heads up.”
I motioned for him to come closer and dropped important information.
“Raphael, be careful with him.”
“What do you mean?”
“He can’t do that when he's working, but it’s better if you don’t hang out in private.”
“...Why?”
“He’s capable, but his private life seems to be a bit of a mess. There’s a rumor that the palace has open pants.”
“Where did you... hear that?”
Nelly asked, tilting his head.
“What, you knew about it?”
As expected, Raphael’s entourage all know his nickname.
“Anyway, don’t hang out with him except when you’re working.”
“...”
“Because you’ll get stained.”
I patted his shoulder and gave him a firm warning.
It was time to head to the West Palace now.
“But Nelly, why are you wandering around at this hour instead of finishing work?”
Only then did I notice his comfortable attire of a robe.
“I... actually...”
He turned his head, stared somewhere, and opened his mouth.
My gaze followed his.
“I told you. My ex-husband is also in a high position. He is a heartless person, so if he dislikes you, you could get fired. So don’t get on his bad side and work hard.”
I patted his shoulder and encouraged him.
He snickered as if he had heard a joke,
“My position is fixed. That will never happen.”
He became serious and acted cocky again.
“Nelly, listen carefully. I’m here to help you today and give you a heads up.”
I motioned for him to come closer and dropped important information.
“Raphael, be careful with him.”
“What do you mean?”
“He can’t do that when he's working, but it’s better if you don’t hang out in private.”
“...Why?”
“He’s capable, but his private life seems to be a bit of a mess. There’s a rumor that the palace has open pants.”
“Where did you... hear that?”
Nelly asked, tilting his head.
“What, you knew about it?”
As expected, Raphael’s entourage all know his nickname.
“Anyway, don’t hang out with him except when you’re working.”
“...”
“Because you’ll get stained.”
I patted his shoulder and gave him a firm warning.
It was time to head to the West Palace now.
“But Nelly, why are you wandering around at this hour instead of finishing work?”
Only then did I notice his comfortable attire of a robe.
“I... actually...”
He turned his head, stared somewhere, and opened his mouth.
My gaze followed his.
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