“The situation is fine, Faelin.”

Evelia naturally spoke to Faelin, who followed her into the reception room. Faelin quickly blinked her eyes with a puzzled expression.

“Huh? Even so…”

“I wanted some quiet time alone for a while. I have some things to think about.”

She wasn’t comfortable making excuses with a lie. However, it couldn’t be helped. Currently, there was an uninvited guest that Faelin hadn’t noticed.

Faelin hesitated for a moment but quickly stepped aside. Only then did Evelia let out the breath she’d been holding.

“Haah…”

－I’m grateful. I never thought you’d go to such lengths to hide me.

Unable to bear it, an annoying voice irked her feelings. Evelia frowned and turned her head toward where the sound came from.

“Don’t get me wrong; it wasn’t for your sake.”

－Is that so? Then Evelia, was it for you?

“It’s just that I was worried Faelin might get surprised!”

－Why? You think your maidservant would hear my voice?

Felix chuckled. Evelia was extremely irritated, but she couldn’t retort.

As he said, she was worried that Faelin might hear the voice of a man who looked like a hamster, just like she had. She was calmly dealing with Felix now, but she too had been startled at first. She didn’t want Faelin to have the same experience.

“Anyway, I’d really like you to leave now.”

Evelia turned her body stiffly and headed towards the table. As she got closer, a fragrant scent swirled around her nose.

It seemed Diana really did send good tea as a gift. Just the aroma made her feel like she had taken a sip.

Evelia poured the black tea into the prepared teacup. The sound of water hitting the cup was incredibly refreshing. With an excited heart, she brought the teacup to her lips and tilted it.

She closed her eyes and savored the taste. Her mood quickly recovered to its original condition; the flavor was that good. It was unquestionably the best black tea she’d ever had.

Evelia opened her eyes, wearing a gentle smile as if she’d never been irritable before. She abruptly set the teacup down a little roughly.

Before she knew it, Felix, now in human form, was sitting right in front of her.

“What, what is it? Didn’t you understand when I said to leave?”

Evelia spoke, flustered as never before. She became anxious, fearing someone might come in and see this.
“Don’t worry. The thing you’re worried about won’t happen. Your maid has no interest in what’s happening in here.”

“How do you know that?”

“I just know. And even if someone comes into the room, there’s nothing for you to worry about. You can relax.”

Felix crossed his arms with a placid expression on his face. He then nodded towards the teacup placed on the table.

“By the way, it smells amazing, doesn’t it?”

“……”

“It probably tastes good too.”

He glanced at the teacup in front of her with the least awkward expression he could muster. It wasn’t that he was craving black tea. He just wanted to alleviate Evelia’s anxiety.

Only then would he be able to achieve his purpose for coming here while Caliph was away.

“Yes, it’s good.”

“But there’s only one cup.”

“Well, I did say I would drink it alone. I couldn’t ask for two cups to be prepared, could I?”

Things were going according to his plan. Evelia was acting more at ease, having somewhat forgotten her anxiety.

Felix pretended to be thrilled as he dutifully kept up the rhythm of the conversation.

“Well, go ahead. You can drink black tea alone as much as you want.”

“Then don’t worry about it.”

Felix suddenly turned his head as if he had been waiting for her response. He looked like someone sulking because he wasn’t offered tea. Evelia seemed to think the same.

Felix watched Evelia covertly, without any intention of clearing the misunderstanding. He scanned her silhouette and stared at her intensely. However, he didn’t feel anything from her.

It was an inexplicable situation. She was looking and listening to him right at this moment. Yet how could he feel absolutely nothing from her?

“What are you looking at?”

“……”

“Hey, Felix.”

Briefly, Evelia’s urgency passed through his tangled thoughts. Only then did Felix come back to his senses and meet her gaze.

“The aroma of the black tea is so good, it’s impossible not to look.”

Although he found appropriate words to skirt around the issue, the atmosphere had already grown awkward. Fortunately, Evelia didn’t offer any retort.

Carefully watching Evelia’s mood, Felix cautiously asked,

“So, how are you feeling now?”

“My health?”

“I’m talking about the time you collapsed.”

“Oh, I’m fine.”

Evelia nodded her head with a face that didn’t contain a trace of falsehood. It was certainly not the answer Felix had wanted.
“Are you really okay? You still look rather pale.”

“Why wouldn’t I be? I’ve been sleeping quite well these past few days. Faelin even said my complexion is improving day by day.”

Felix groaned. He needed a plausible excuse, but none came to mind.

He wanted to make contact with Evelia. If she had a trace of divine power, contact was the only way to find out.

He had intended to check on her health as an excuse, but…