Choco pointed its ears, wagging its tail on the floor, as if asking for more petting. It was a cute gesture asking to be scratched all over.

“Right, you’re a good boy. Did you listen well to what others said?”

“Meow!”

“Yeah, you did well.”

Behind Choco, Betty appeared like a ghost. Then, with an unfair look, she stared at Choco.

“No, ma’am. I don’t know how much trouble this cat has caused.”

“Really? Kkamang, did you cause trouble?”

Choco widened its eyes as if hearing absurd mockery. Then, Betty complained with dissatisfaction.

“Ma’am, don’t be deceived! This beast thought not only the room but also the garden was its territory and kept threatening other servants so that they couldn’t enter.”

“Really?”

“Meow……”

Choco glanced at me as if checking my reaction. Then, Betty spoke with a displeased expression.

“Ma’am, don’t be fooled! This cat continuously threatened others, considering not only the room but also the entire garden as its territory.”

“Kkamang, your feet are too big, so the ground seems to be cracking.
“It seems you still haven’t mastered power control.”

“Choco, were you such an unruly demon?”

“Meow.”

“Trying to bite people, threatening them, and such?”

“Meow……”

Choco flattened its body and rolled its eyes. Laughter echoed from the surrounding servants as if they found it amusing.

‘Well, even if it behaves like this, it’s a demon…’

“No, people misunderstood our Choco, right? Our Choco is such a good demon. Isn’t that right?”

“Meow.”

Choco nodded with its ears pointed up. Choco was a clever one, so it would understand this kind of talk.

“Betty, where is the garden that Choco guarded?”

“I’ll guide you right away.”

Following Betty, Choco quickly regained its energy, wagging its tail and following me by rubbing against my legs. It seemed to enjoy walking with me after a long time.

‘It wasn’t like this when I first saw it.’

Come to think of it, I hadn’t had a chance to explore the garden properly since the hectic time after the honeymoon.

‘Considering it’s a fairy.’

[Dash] Are you coming to the garden today?

The trees spoke at the right moment.

[Dash] Yes, I want to spend time with you, tree friends.

[Dash] Oh, you don’t need to pay much attention. We’re satisfied as long as you sprinkle some fertilizer. We, like trees, believe that the gardener will take care of everything.

[Dash] We also know how important it is to humans to debut or something. You can always come to see the tree-like beings in the garden whenever you’re comfortable.

It was clearly a cheeky tone.

[Dash] Really?

[Dash] Of course. We’re not at all upset. How happy we are when you happily get along with many people. What could be better than talking to us?

The voices of the trees brightened.

[Dash] Alright, alright. You might be treated like a crazy person talking to trees if you do that. Use beings like us only when necessary.

[Dash] Right. If you make us too big, we might end up being used as firewood somewhere. Living too long is a sin. It’s a sin to live this long.

Sometimes, I wonder where the trees learned such phrases.

[Dash] I’m sorry.

I sincerely spoke as I walked towards the garden.

[Dash] I didn’t have time to visit you, tree friends. But I never forgot about you. Do you know how much I love you, tree friends?

The trees coughed awkwardly at my sincere words.

[Dash] Sigh, these old trees are pretending to be considerate of a young fairy! Do they think I’m as busy as that child? Are we on the same level? Everyone should just calm down a bit!

[Dash] Yes. We apologize. We envied the Kelsis Mountain trees that live by drinking underground spring water.

[Dash] Water, fertilizer, and sunlight, we live well with all these. We were too greedy. Ahh.

[Dash] I understand. I’ll ask once if it’s possible to get spring water.
[Dash] Darling, we’re fine with a place like this!

Suddenly, we arrived at the garden where Choco caused a commotion, claiming it as its territory.

‘It’s where my Eden Rose blooms.’

At the entrance to the garden, Patricia and Eric were waiting.

“Why are both of you here?”

“Oh, my lady.”

Patricia spoke expressionlessly.

“We are trying to prepare Eden Roses for your debutante ball, but Lord Blonay and I keep conflicting in opinions.”

“My lady, I don’t think we should keep cutting Eden Roses as much as Lady Gillith does. It’s the Eden Rose that has come back!”

Seems like there’s a conflict over my debutante issue.

‘All the troubles are gathering in the Eden Rose garden.’

I looked at Choco with a smirk. Then, Choco, pretending not to know anything, rolled its eyes and sat down on the floor, patting its bottom.

“First, let me check the Eden Roses. Do you have anything else to say to me?”

“Holy lady, this is…”

Patricia, who had always been expressionless, frowned for the first time in a long time.

“The holy lady seems to be inviting nobles to the temple lately and behaving suspiciously. It seems like she’s planning something that might harm you, my lady.”

“Is she doing anything particularly strange by inviting them?”