Fortunately, she didn’t have to wait very long this time. The dress was originally difficult to put on, but not difficult to take off.

And what was put back on Reniel was not a fancy dress, but plain, ready-made clothes.

Swoosh!

“How is it?”

Perhaps because it was a fairly normal outfit this time, Ianathas said nothing and just stared at her.

Reniel came to Ianathas’s side with a bright smile. Then she looked at the mirror on the left.

She quite liked the outfit she was wearing now. She was wearing a fluttery white shirt with a dark blue skirt.

The skirt that came up to her waist and emphasized her chest suited her very well.

And the navy blue ribbon around the collar with a brooch in the center was quite splendid.

“Wear these shoes.”

“They sell shoes here too. How interesting.”

Andres smiled without saying that the floor above was a shoemaker’s workshop. Reniel simply innocently put on the black shoes that were handed to her.

Combined with the black stockings, her legs looked longer.

Reniel smiled at Ianathas in the mirror.

“Is it okay this time?”

She spoke with quite a bit of confidence this time because she had picked something normal.

But Ianathas was again stunned for some reason, blankly staring at her.

Ianathas had also thought before that Reniel had a slightly pretty face.

Because when she was disheveled in the bedroom, his gaze was drawn to her without him realizing it.

Certainly, now that she had completely returned to a woman’s appearance, this felt like the right reality. He couldn’t take his eyes off her.

Moreover, it seemed more radiant than the lust-arousing appearance in the tired and languid bedroom.

As if looking at a blue rose bud full of life.

He couldn’t readily accept this subtle appreciation.

Every time their eyes met and she reflexively smiled, he tried hard to remind himself that she was Reniel.

“You’re ugly.”

Even as Ianathas said that, he thought he should be careful not to be enchanted by her eyes.

He would admit she was beautiful. But he had no desire at all to openly praise her.

Because it felt like the moment he spoke it out loud and acknowledged it, he would succumb.

He didn’t like her appearance.

Her hair that was straight at the top and curly like wool as it came down, her amethyst-like glowing purple eyes and high nose bridge.

And her slender, cute face and small ears.

Of course, there were also her luscious, plump lips and curvaceous body.

In a way, he also regretted her appearance.

He wondered what it would have been like if he had met her as a casino employee instead of a servant of the Marquis of Le Pelique.

But then, when he thought about deliberately staining her hands with blood…

“Mr. Ianathas?”

He frowned and glared at Reniel.

“Why do you keep talking? So noisy.”

“Ah, yes. I’m sorry. I like it.”

Reniel said that and laughed off Ianathas’s sharp words as if it was nothing.

“Anyway, thank you. Thanks to you, I get to wear such pretty and precious clothes.”

“…That’s enough.”

Ianathas said that and immediately regretted speaking sharply.

“Put all the charges on me.”

“Yes, Mr. Ianathas.”

Then he gestured for Reniel’s original clothes to be put in another bag and left.

Reniel took the bag with the clothes and followed Ianathas out.

“Ah…”

She had never worn heels before, so with every step, she limped as if she would fall at any moment.

As Reniel followed Ianathas with unsteady steps, he sighed and turned to look at her.

“Goodness.”

Seeing her sloppy appearance, Ianathas found his composure. There was no need to get angry or show emotion to her.

He tried to return to his usual relaxed and smiling self.

“Ah…!”

However, his relaxed expression quickly shattered when Reniel almost fell.

“Are you alright?”

“Ah… I’m sorry…”

She almost fell, but was safe because Ianathas caught her by the waist.

“It’s my first time wearing heels. They’re really difficult. It’s like walking on a ladder.”

When she said that while breaking out in a cold sweat, Ianathas chuckled.

The women he had seen at the casino all liked wearing uniforms with high heels.

So the heels Reniel was wearing didn’t seem that high, but it was interesting to see her limping like this.

He felt strange as Reniel’s soft body was in his arms.

When she was a man, she was so skinny that it wasn’t like this. But after becoming a woman, her arms and legs were thin, but her whole body was supple.

Surprised by the softness of her skin, he tried to let go of her.

“Ah…! Wait a moment…!”

But the problem was that even as she tried to stand up straight, she grabbed him right away out of fear when he tried to let go.

“How pathetic. Can’t you even do this?”

“I said it’s my first time. Even if you can do everything well on your first try, I can’t.”

“That’s funny. I’ve never seen you fail at anything.”

Ianathas refuted her words with a rebuke that sounded like praise.

Originally, he was wary of everyone around his lord. So he had been keeping an eye on Reniel for a long time.

The her that he had observed was a person who made no mistakes as a servant. She was a servant who knew well when to step up and when not to.

And above all, perhaps because she was so good-natured, she got along well with everyone until she was promoted.

The reason she had become distant from the other servants recently was because of her absurd, rapid promotion.

They must have resented her for being able to live comfortably alone while they all struggled together and she didn’t try to share that glory.

But it wasn’t that Reniel didn’t want to share the benefits she received.

She just didn’t have the time.

For her to share it, she would have had to gradually change the system while in the position of vice head servant or head servant for a long time.

But the previous head servant was used to exploitation, and Reniel was too busy dealing with Felix to make any drastic changes.

Still, now it had been conveyed to the other servants that she was trying hard for their convenience, so things had calmed down quite a bit.

If she had stayed and continued as the vice head servant and eventually became the head servant, she would have become the most beloved person in the mansion.

“I also always thought you were capable, Mr. Ianathas.”

“…Nonsense.”

Even as Ianathas answered like that, he was pleased with the compliment, so he decided to hold her arm.

“When we go to the jeweler, say that you’re the vice head servant’s sister like before.”

“Yes.”

“Then respond appropriately on your own.”

“Yes, thank you.”

Ianathas sighed and walked very slowly with Reniel to the jeweler from before.

He found it strange to be strolling the streets with her like this, as if waltzing.

The deep fragrance from her hair touching his chest confused him.

Even though her scent was so fragrant that it enchanted him like this.

He was more confused because his heart beat strangely out of rhythm every time he looked into her eyes.

He tried to come to his senses. All of this was just a defense mechanism of a purification ability user.

It was lust without any emotion, and in reality, it might be a murderous urge.

Even as he tried not to have any more goodwill towards the target his lord needed to fall asleep, maybe even kill.

“You’re really tall too, Mr. Ianathas. Like a master.”

He couldn’t help but be truly amazed at how she dismantled his defenses by giving the praise he most wanted to hear in the world.

“Just stop talking.”

At least for today, while she was a woman, he felt he could show her the same courtesy as he would to other women.

****

“Ah, you were definitely a man before…?”

When they arrived at the jeweler, the store clerk looked at them in surprise.

“That was Reniel, the vice head servant earlier. This is the vice head servant’s sister.”

“Oh my! You look so alike!”

“We hear that a lot.”

Reniel smiled brightly at the clerk, making eye contact. He blushed and said,

“Well then, please let me know…”

“Stop the nonsense and just recommend some jewels.”

When Ianathas spoke coldly, the clerk’s eyes widened as if he had come to his senses.

“Yes! Of course!”

He then politely guided them with his hand.

“What kind of jewels are you looking for?”

“I’m looking for rubies or garnets. And the person receiving them is a man with a very large build.”

“May I ask what color hair the recipient has?”

“It’s black. So black that it looks pitch-black even in sunlight.”

After saying that, she added,

“His lips and eyes are both similarly red.”

At her words, the clerk led her to a display case full of rubies.

“Is the item you’re looking for a ring?”

“No, I’m looking for earrings.”

She was looking at the earrings made of rubies that were the most sparkling and stylish.

“What are those?”

She asked, looking at the earrings that caught her eye, shining vividly as if made of solidified blood.

“These are earrings with magic stones.”

The clerk spoke as if enchanted by Reniel’s radiance.

“They say that if you each wear one, you can see each other in dreams.”