“Then, I’ll go get ready and come back quickly. Everyone, please get up quickly.”

Upon her urging, everyone finished their meal roughly and left the dining room.

“Are you really not coming in with us? It might be better to choose directly.”

On the main road of the bustling district, Kite asked as they got off the carriage parked in front of the jewelry store.

“Even if I don’t go in, I might not buy anything. Especially if you know I’m going to give it as a gift to you.”

“Because I don’t know much about jewelry, I don’t know what I’d like…”

Kite made a perplexed expression and bit his tongue.

“Don’t worry. Sir Hagen is here.”
When Hagen urged them to go inside by tapping his shoulder, Raphael snorted.

“Don’t exaggerate without knowing. Kite, trust me. I only have three sisters. I’ve been consistently educated by four women, including my mother. So, there’s nothing to worry about if you just listen to me.”

As they attracted attention from people passing by, Kite quickly greeted Ruela.

“Then, we’ll go by ourselves. Tien, stay with her.”

“Yes, don’t worry.”

Excluding Mitchell sitting at the carriage and Tien with Ruela, the three men entered the jewelry store.

Ruela, looking at them through the carriage window, pursed her lips.

All three of them were receiving the attention of everyone around them, displaying just how outstanding they were.

“I don’t know if they’ll shop well.”

In response to Ruela’s concern, Tien sighed.

“Don’t expect too much. Rafael is probably the best among them, but it’s still doubtful if he really understands Ruela’s intentions.”

“Tien knows?”

“Of course. It’s such a huge and expensive thing that everyone would recognize it. The design is a later issue.”

“Oh, it sounds just like him. Even if the brothers resemble Tien even half, our team will become a great team.”

As soon as Ruela finished speaking, Hagen opened the carriage door and poked his face in.

“Ruela, do you know the ring size?”

“Ring size? I don’t know about that. Um… wait a moment.”

Ruela quickly opened the carriage seat. Then, she took out the remaining piece of letter paper used to send a letter to Balder from the seat, tore it into a thin strip, wrapped it around her ring finger, marked it with her nails, and handed it to Hagen.

“There, show this to the merchant. Say it’s for the ring size. And don’t bother thinking about the design. Just ask for the biggest and most expensive one. That’s all you have to buy.”

Hagen made a bewildered expression.

“The biggest and most expensive? What about the design? The merchant says there are various cutting methods. So, I’m having a hard time deciding now.”

“My preference is droplet-shaped, but that’s not important right now. Just buy the biggest and most expensive one. Got it?”

Repeating it like hypnotizing him, Hagen nodded as if he understood.

After he closed the door again and disappeared into the shop, Tien praised her.

“You did well. It’s better to inform the brothers clearly about this and that. Otherwise, they might do something strange.”

“Now that I’ve said it, it feels relieving. Now, we don’t have to worry, right?”

Looking at Ruela, who was smiling contentedly like a cat that had licked cream, Tien muttered.

“Yes, it’s really a relief… But why am I worried about Kite’s future in front of Lord Kite…”

Pretending not to hear Tien’s words, Ruela turned the topic.
“Is that carriage following us from the mansion?”

The answer came through the open carriage window.

“The black carriage at 10 o’clock on the left side. It’s right behind us.”

Ruela turned her head to confirm the suspicious carriage.

“Can we just head straight to the demon hunting grounds? It seems troublesome if they keep following us like this.”

Mitchell turned his body and peered inside through the carriage window, saying,

“We need to choose one of the two. Either give up on hunting or, after skillfully evading them, teleport to another location. Of course, there might be noticeable risks when we arrive at the village, but I recommend the latter.”

Tien also agreed with Mitchell’s words.

“Me too. We need to level up quickly, and we can’t afford delays in collecting keys compared to other teams. We don’t know how long they will keep tailing us, so we can’t afford to give up on hunting.”

Ruela also thought their words were correct.

“Then, what about when we come back? Would it be better to return directly to the mansion?”

“It seems like we should teleport to the village and then take a carriage. However, we should choose a completely different village from where we went earlier. It’s better not to expose ourselves to similar situations as much as possible.”