“Yes. It was scary.”

It was the first time Kai had opened up his feelings to someone. To do it with a woman who was intoxicated with alcohol was unexpected, but it didn’t feel bad.

“You must have felt lonely.”

“Were you lonely?”

“Very.”

Stella languidly smiled and lowered her head. Her body, swaying like a swinging swing, leaned forward.

“Oops!”

Kai’s body moved reflexively. The smoothly rolling ball reached Kai’s neck before Stella’s body hit the floor.

Before Stella’s body touched the ground, Kai instinctively embraced her lightly and gently laid her back on the bed.

As Stella lay on the bed, she fumbled for something with her hands. Thinking she was looking for the blanket, Kai covered her with the blanket Bryn had left. As the blanket covered her neck, Stella finally smiled comfortably and said,

“Now, I’m not lonely.”

“Yes.”

Kai replied gruffly, adjusting Stella’s blanket. Whether she slept, spoke, or laughed, Stella was doing three things at once, intoxicated with alcohol.

“There’s also the cute earth fairy, the reliable Mila, the trustworthy Derun who can do anything, the competent Bryn who can do everything, and the skilled cook Lian. Oh! And there’s another one.”

Intoxicated with alcohol and swaying her body like a pendulum, Stella, who had been praising each servant one by one, suddenly remembered something, sat up abruptly, and extended her finger as if she had just thought of it.
A moment ago, when the eyes that were somewhat groggy with sleep stared at me intently, my heart strangely began to beat faster.

“Doodle! Do you know Doodle?”

However, the name that came out of Stella’s mouth was that of someone completely unknown to Kai. The heart that was beating rapidly cooled down in an instant.

What was this about? Kai, with a perplexed reaction, chuckled and distanced himself from the bed.

“I don’t know.”

“Verdura Castle’s gardener. I don’t know how good she is at her job. Thank you very much.”

Stella’s voice gradually slowed down and blurred. It was a moment when Kai, listening to the voice muttering in a drunken sleep, was about to leave the room.

“Lois.”

Stella called out the name Lois, not her own name. Kai stopped in his tracks, closed his eyes, and silently stared at the smiling Stella.

“Thank you. Thanks to you, I’m not lonely.”

A warm sensation was felt on Kai’s neck where Stella’s cheek had touched.

Stella, who woke up from her sleep, grimaced as if her head was splitting.

“Ugh.”

“Princess, please have this first.”

Mila had brought a warm glass of milk with sweet honey added. Despite Stella already feeling nauseous, she hastily drank from the glass Mila had brought.

The glass was emptied in an instant.

“You drank alcohol yesterday, didn’t you?”

Mila asked, looking at Stella like a worried younger sister whenever I wasn’t around.
“I didn’t drink much. One glass, or was it two? But I can’t remember after that.”

“While you can’t even drink, you shouldn’t overindulge. Take care of your body.”

Stella, groaning with a headache, kept her eyes tightly closed due to the throbbing pain. She opened her eyes at Mila’s genuinely concerned words. Mila was standing right in front of her, just like yesterday.

It was another reason why I wasn’t lonely. Feeling grateful once again, I smiled at Mila.

“But how did I get up to my room? I distinctly remember falling asleep after drinking.”

“Sir Lois carried you up.”

Entering the room at that moment, Bryn heard Stella’s question and answered instead of Mila. Mila hadn’t seen Kai last night because she had returned late after concluding a special meeting.

“Lois? Why don’t I remember that?”

That was the cue. The four earth fairies emerged from under the bed, as if waiting, and began to reenact yesterday’s situation.

“We saw it. Lois.”

As Ark spoke, extending his arms forward, Esta jumped up and hugged him. Ark pretended to walk with Esta in his arms, and Iber imitated opening the door and said,

“This way.”

Then, Oton, who had been quietly sitting on one side, suddenly stood up and approached Ark and Esta.

“Oh my! Princess, why are you like this?”

He exclaimed. It seemed like Oton was playing the role of Bryn. There was no need for such detailed explanations.
Even in this situation, Stella was so concerned about Esta, who was in Ark’s arms, that it felt like she was going to die. Esta was soaked from arms to head, sobbing on Ark’s arm.

Ah… please.

Finally, Ark laid Esta on the floor.

“Then, I’ll go.”

He imitated Lois well, stretching his voice. Stella was unwittingly captivated by the earth fairies’ performance.

What on earth happened yesterday? However, a moment later, Stella deeply regretted not stopping the earth fairies’ play.

It was because of what Esta said with a shy smile.

“Lois, thank you. Thanks to you, I’m not lonely.”

Esta’s acting felt unnecessarily real, and Ark stood stoically for a while before turning around splendidly. After that, Esta collapsed again, and Oton rushed over, pretending to wipe her face.

“That’s how it happened. Do you understand now?”