“It doesn’t matter as long as I am honest.”

However, Shuna was more upset than Luella, even though it wasn’t her business.

“What are you talking about? People care about reputation for a reason. If you later become extremely powerful and kill that monster, but people are not grateful and think you just tricked it away, that’s unfair.”

“Ah, you can’t be serious.”

Shuna spoke decisively, watching Luella shake her head as if the idea was absurd.

“There are still people like that. Do you know how many ungrateful people there are?”

“Hmm, that’s a problem.”

It would be problematic if people didn’t follow Luella, who was to become the lord of the Rominin territory. Of course, surviving came first, but there was no rule against dreaming of a rosy future.

Until now, she had only focused on capturing the Duke of Curan to save her life, but hearing Shuna’s words, she realized she couldn’t completely ignore her reputation.

After her reincarnation, she still had some memories of etiquette, but now, after recovering the memories of her past life, she hardly remembered any.

She had never felt the need to learn because she had never cared about her reputation, but now it was different. In that case, she had to learn this…

Deep in thought, Luella suddenly remembered a conversation she overheard in the park yesterday.

A book on etiquette.

Luella concluded that she needed to master Elrab’s etiquette. It was a culture admired by Curan’s nobles, so if she showed it perfectly, they couldn’t ignore her anymore.

“I’ll ask Cozette tomorrow if she knows where I can find a book on etiquette,” Luella thought and told Shuna.

“Go rest. I’ll ask Cozette to find something for you to wear instead of that uniform.”

“I have an outing outfit. It’s old but wearable. And what about the uniform from the Camuin mansion? As long as it’s comfortable for work.”

“You tore your petticoat.”

Luella recalled how Shuna had torn her own petticoat while covering her eyes and ears during the previous conversation. She was grateful but felt guilty.

“Who’s going to see it? It’s fine, don’t worry about it. You’ll be busy with other things.”

Shuna was wise beyond her early twenties. Regretting her previous sharpness toward her, Luella pushed Shuna’s back, allowing her to go to her room.

“Alright, go rest. Otherwise, you won’t get to rest until dinner.”

“Yes, Miss. See you later.”

Finally alone, Luella lay down on her bed. She hadn’t noticed how much the day’s events had exhausted her until she had taken a bath and relaxed.

“Ugh, I don’t know if I can go out later.”

But she had to resist the urge to sleep. Death could come in sleep.

“Ugh.”

She woke up, tossing and turning with a sore body. The sky was faintly bright; it didn’t seem like she had slept much.

Luella got up and washed her face in the bathroom. Her hair, braided by Shuna, had become messy after the short nap, so she combed it out and tied it back in a simple bundle.

The house was unusually quiet as she descended. Even though the people who had been to the border were likely tired and resting, it was strange not to see the servants.

Wondering, she checked the time and found it was 5:30 a.m.

Only then did Luella realize she had slept more than she thought.

“I slept so much…”

Standing on the stairs and muttering in disbelief, the door to the office opened, and Kite appeared.

“I was just about to wake you up. You’re already up, I see.”

Startled, Luella rushed down the stairs.

“When did you get here? Why did you come so early?”

“I arrived in the evening. I couldn’t stay because someone kept causing trouble, making me anxious.”

“……”
There was no denying the truth, so there was nothing to say. Still, it was fortunate that speaking up in advance had saved her from a worse scolding.

“How is Emperor Elrab’s illness?”

“The potion I made worked. That’s a weight off my shoulders.”

Luella’s chest swelled with pride.

She was overjoyed that the potion she had made was effective not only for healing wounds and fighting against magical creatures but also for treating ordinary people’s diseases.

As Kite smiled, looking at a clearly pleased Luella, Hajen came out of his office, rubbing his eyes.

“Ugh, ah. Oh? Luella, how did you know to come down right now?”

Seeing him exit the office where Kite had been, Luella opened her eyes wide.

“Why are both of you coming out of there?”

“Ah, I fell asleep during a meeting. I only sent Mitchel to his room.”

True to his words, when she entered the office, Tien was asleep on the conference table and Rafael was sprawled on the sofa, snoring away.

Seeing this, a smile broke out naturally. Luella sat down on the sofa and said,

“I felt guilty thinking I was the only one who slept too much, but it’s a relief that wasn’t the case.”

Hajen agreed, massaging the back of his neck.

“Everyone was just too tired. We couldn’t even get up for dinner. It was only when Kite came around midnight that we finally woke up and came down.”

“You woke me, so you’re planning to go out?”