[Fate, I am sorry but I will have to leave early. I need to go to the palace after this.]
[Ah, Mimir’s matter?]
[She’ll be arriving on the mansion tomorrow. But before that, there are still some procedures left to do. I will most likely return tomorrow morning. I hope you will be looking forward to when I return to the mansion alongside Mimir.]
[…..I’ll prepare my heart.]
[Umu, that is it for me. Roxy, Aisha, I really enjoyed today’s party. Please do not forget to invite me again if there is a similar event]
[So that means Fate will be alone today. I heard you haven’t hired any servants yet to work in the mansion. How about, staying here for the day?]
[Eh!? That…..will that be okay?]
[Sounds good. Anyways, now that we are talking about Fai, you haven’t eaten well at all, have you?]
[Uu…..that’s]
The melancholy of living with only one other man. Aaron would have a meeting with the White Knights nearly everyday and would only return back home late at night. Meanwhile, I was busy with investigating on what Rafal had been doing up to that night. So, as Roxy said, I hadn’t gotten myself a decent meal recently.
Looking around the party, the dishes being served here sure looked delicious. Roxy went around so that I was facing her.
[I’ll make dinner!]
[Roxy will!?]
[That surprised me too….. Anyways, I’ll do my best. That’s right, I’ll definitely surprise Fai even more.]
Perhaps it’s just me, but it’s as if I saw a bright burning fire behind Roxy. In any case, I’m glad that I’ll be able to eat her cooking. If the barbeque I ate earlier could be used as a standard, then I guess I can expect a lot of things here.
[I’ll be looking forward to it.]
[Un un, it’s what makes our body strong after all.]
What kind of dish would come out? While my imagination nearly flew high to the sky, Aisha-sama suddenly chimed in from behind me.
[Yes, ye~s! I’ll also join in the fray]
[But why, mother!]
[Because it sounds interesting. I also have to show my dignity as a mother.]
[Why do you bother to show your dignity only at such times….]
[Fate, let me tell you this in advance, you couldn’t just say that both of our dishes are delicious. You’ll have to tell us precisely which one is more delicious.]
[…Yes]
[Mouu, mother!]
Since we were worried, me and Roxy followed through the path Aisha-sama had gone down silently. It’s not toward the mansion, but to the direction of the setting sun. From there, I knew where she’s going.
Ah, why didn’t I notice earlier. Aisha-sama came here today not only because she wanted to make a surprise for Roxy. There was one other reason.
[I must thank you again, Fate. It felt like coming here was just a mere dream before. This man, he had decided that he’ll be buried here if he died since a long time ago.]
[Aisha-sama…..]
[Fai don’t need to feel troubled. Because, it’s like a very dear wish was granted for my mother.]
[I’ll make up something to warm ourselves. What about you Roxy?]
[I, too, will make something warm. I won’t lose to you, mother.]
[I have no doubt that you are better than me in swordsmanship, but when it comes to cooking, I’m not so sure.]
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I heard the voice of Luna――the one guarding me, and turned around to see the figure of a girl in all white.
[Hi, Luna]
[Good evening, Fate. You look fine, despite having eaten an archdemon. Please don’t do that kind of thing too often.]
[For that time, thanks. If not for Luna, Area E will be impossible for me.]
[Honestly. I think you’ve grown a bit. I saw everything from here, you know?]
[Everything!? I no longer have any privacy, do I?]
[The next time Fate go to have a bath, immerse yourself a bit longer. One or two minutes more won’t hurt to lessen exhaustion. Also, don’t forget to wash your hair too next time.]
[Uuaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa, just how far you are seeing!? We don’t need that here]
[Sorry, I couldn’t help watching you since I have nothing to do here.]
Luna tried to comfort me.
[Now now, don’t be distracted by that]
[Because Luna was the only one benefitting from it!]
[Nothing will change, I’ll still watch you from here]
[Don’t watch!]
And because of that, I couldn’t hide my surprise.
[Why is Greed in here!?]
[Because only you and Luna could have all the fun, I became interested too. It started with a joke, but I asked Luna to connect a path to this place. It took a while but I’m finally here.]
From how Greed said it, it seemed to be something hard to do. But why is he in here now? When asked, he reverted back to his unreasonable and arrogant persona.
[It’s about time, for me to train Fate personally.]
