“That’s… I’m sorry.”

Zeros quickly bowed his head.

Oh my, Zeros did nothing wrong.

I quickly jumped in front of Tesmillion.

“I asked to go too, Master. I’m sorry. Was there anything you needed? But it was just one day.”

“Just one day? Oh, really. Leaving only this old man in the mansion.”

“There were other servants too… And old man? You’re still a young man, Master. Totally young.”

I showed my thumbs up but quickly put my hands down again at Tesmillion’s sharp glare.

Oops, this is not the atmosphere.

Really, I couldn’t understand what was uncomfortable for someone who usually only stays in the library all day long… Was there really something wrong? Was he sick or injured?

I exchanged glances with Idrish quickly.

Why is he angry?

I asked with my eyes, but Idrish showed no change in expression.

Right, why would you care about others?

I moved my eyes to other people, but Bicus and Zeros only shook their heads, seeming clueless.

“Look at this, everyone is exchanging glances except for me! This old man is being left out right in front of him.”

Because of Tesmillion’s lightningfast yell, I jumped in surprise. Only later did I understand the meaning of his words.

“No, it’s not like that…”

“I’m very hurt. You didn’t even ask me to come along.”

With that last word, Tesmillion quickly turned around. A strong scent wafted from him as he quickly walked away.

The scent of petulance…

Yes, this is definitely a pout. Tesmillion is pouting because we didn’t ask him to come along!

I was indignant. My goodness. Isn’t it more rude to ask someone who only goes between the library and the garden to come outside?

But no matter how frustrating, it was already too late.

Tesmillion was firmly pouting.

What to do about it? Idrish and I have to leave tomorrow…

Leaving the master angry and going away feels too uncomfortable.

I pondered hard about what could be done to soothe Tesmillion’s anger in just one day.

(This is a time divider.)

It was late at night. While everyone in the mansion was asleep, and everything was quiet, only Zeros and Idrish were busy in the garden.

“Idrish, we have quite a lot to take care of. Because we are going by train…….”

Idrish and Zeros were checking the luggage for tomorrow’s departure. Indeed, there were heaps of things to take care of.

Idrish usually preferred to travel alone without an attendant. He also liked to pack minimally. Most of the time, he would even ride a horse alone without a carriage.

But this time was the complete opposite. All of this was because of Cecilia.

Cecilia wanted to ride in the carriage, she needed loads of clothes, and the food she would eat…
How did it end up like this?

Idrish couldn’t understand himself doing such an inefficient thing.

It would have been simple if he had just ridden the carriage as usual, with minimal luggage, and only took Cecilia with him.

What’s so important about Cecilia’s opinion….

But even so, Idrish didn’t change his schedule.

“Make sure to load everything perfectly before Cecilia and I get on the train.”

“Yes.”

Only after hearing Zeros’ reliable answer did Idrish turn around. Dawn was about to break soon. He had to change his hair color, so there was no time to sleep.

He was thinking about this as he walked.

Somewhere, a humming song was heard.

Idrish’s footsteps stopped abruptly.

There was only one person in this mansion who could sing with such a clear voice.

Idrish’s toes quickly changed direction. His footsteps, faster than before, moved towards where the voice was coming from.

“Umm.”

He saw Cecilia, who was walking with a jiggle in excitement.

What is she doing at this time?

Tonight was a night without the maid he had assigned to her.

Is she trying to run away?

“Nightblooming cereus.”

“Ah!”

Cecilia jumped up. Then she quickly hid her hands behind her back. Idrish approached her with heavy steps.

“What are you hiding?”

“Uh… I’m not hiding anything.”

“Then why are you wandering around without sleep at this time? I told you we’re leaving early tomorrow.”

“Um. I can’t sleep because I’m excited to leave. I thought I might fall asleep if I take a walk.”

“You’re not thinking about running away just because Mirai isn’t here, are you? If you run away this time, I really won’t let you go. No matter where you go, I’ll chase you to the end….”

“I told you I’m not. Why would I run away from Idrish, who buys me ten sets of clothes? Just thinking about it is a loss.”

Cecilia laughed, but her trembling eyes looked suspicious.

Idrish took one more step closer. Cecilia hesitantly stepped back.

How strange.