“Provocative, you say. It’s just pitiful, that’s all. Well, let’s hurry.”

Worried that Teddy might say something strange again, Sesenia quickly moved to Lizbeth’s side.

Lizbeth, who had been silently observing the two, smirked.

“What happened between you and Teddy? It looks really strange… No, Teddy seems a bit odd too. It feels like something has changed.”

“Lizbeth.”

“Yes!”

“I’ll tell Rohan when we return today… and there’s something I want to tell you now.”

“Something to tell me?”

“It’s something that is both a fact and the truth.”

Sesenia’s gaze briefly met Teddy’s. It seemed like she was asking if it was okay to tell him. Teddy, anticipating to some extent, nodded in response.

“Why are you so determined?”

“It’s about Teddy’s identity. The reason we had to take him with us to the temple today is that we needed someone to prove Teddy’s identity. And I already knew this fact.”

“Identity? Ah, I already had a rough idea.”

Lizbeth clapped her hands as if it were no big deal.

“You don’t have to make such a serious expression.”

It seemed like a joke, but she seemed sincere.

‘But Lizbeth wouldn’t know Teddy.’

Even if Lizbeth had memories of the past, nothing had changed.

Lizbeth died in a suspicious accident two months before Sesenia’s death. Teddy was a vampire who appeared just before Sesenia died.

Although he seemed as outgoing as he was then, it was an outgoing that would be unrecognizable to someone seeing him for the first time. His body was thinner than before, and his hair color was different.

‘How does she know…?’

Could it be that Lizbeth and the sponsor who supported Teddy in the past are acquainted? It was just a thought at the time.

“It looks special at a glance.”

“Do you know his identity?”

“Just… It felt like a precious household item, like the scent drifting from a noble house in another country. Is he like a noble from another country? Is he entangled in something strange? It feels like that. If that’s the case, it’s too fairy-tale-like. A noble from another country calling you ‘Madam.'”

Sesenia, who had thought about it, smiled.

“I thought so.”

“No way? Is it beyond being a noble…?”

“Teddy.”

“Yes, Madam.”

Sesenia stared silently at him. It was a signal to remove the ring. Teddy nodded, and Lizbeth chuckled.

“You’re acting like you’re deceiving someone. But Lizbeth wouldn’t know Teddy.”

Even if she had memories of the past, nothing had changed.

“Let’s take it off.”
Sesenia’s face was tinged with sadness.

“Madam, no. Please don’t blame yourself. I don’t want my identity to be a source of sadness for you. I want my existence to bring you joy. So… please smile. I’ll confidently reveal my true self.”

Teddy would not know how much those words served as great comfort. Just expressing his feelings, Sesenia smiled as if she had been saved.

“Yes, I’ll smile. Now, Lizbeth, I’ll tell you about Teddy’s true identity.”

“I won’t be surprised. Even if you tell me he’s a much greater being than I mentioned, I won’t be surprised. So, don’t apologize, Miss.”

Sesenia nodded slowly, and at that moment, Teddy took off the ring in his hand.

As he did, the black hair turned into golden hair. Despite being inside the carriage, the radiant and noble golden hair sparkled.

…

It was natural for Lizbeth’s face, which had just declared she wouldn’t be surprised, to stiffen. Anyone could see that the person in front of her was undoubtedly a noble from her own country. A noble. A noble bestowed by the gods. A noble with golden elegance, that noble and distinguished figure was right in front of her.

“No way?”

Lizbeth, who had finally regained her composure after a while, shook her head tremblingly.

“Huh…?”

“My hair color is fake, isn’t it…?”

“Black hair was fake, and the blonde is real.”

But Lizbeth shook her head as if she didn’t believe it at all.

“Oh… That can’t be.”

“It is.”

“…Noble…? My country’s noble…”

“Yes.”

“…Miss… I said I wouldn’t be surprised, but… this is something you can’t help but be surprised about. No, how can you not be shocked after seeing this? My hair color. Noble… it is. By the way, Teddy’s eye color was also golden. Amazing… But even if I see that, there’s no way to deduce. No. No. It shouldn’t be like this… Should I bow my head first?”

Overwhelmed with thoughts, Lizbeth suddenly collapsed onto the floor of the carriage.

“I greet the noble. I… I… I… I haven’t seen you for a while, and I haven’t spoken comfortably, and I said various things… I… I’ve committed a crime. No, I did something wrong, but please don’t kill me… No, that…”

Then it happened.

Teddy quickly sat down in his place.

“I… I’m sorry too. I didn’t mean to hide it.”

“Oh, no. What should we do if we kneel together there!! Noble…!”

“But I also have to apologize.”

“Oh… no… why… would a noble…”

“You didn’t know anything. Why apologize for what you did in a situation where you didn’t know? And even if you knew, it doesn’t matter. Lizbeth is my lady’s friend. You can still be comfortable now.”