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A quiet silence fell inside the carriage.

From time to time, Flora tried to bring up various topics, but she was always silenced by Carcein’s short answers.

It seemed like the topic was going to become a hot topic, but there was no response at all, so I thought I would have yelled at Carcein to give him a straight answer, but Flora now knows that she shouldn’t do that.

So the silence kept falling.

As silence dominates the inside of the carriage, time passes and the carriage stops. We arrived at the villa.

In other words, it was as if the two had no conversation at all until they finally arrived at Viscount Gelgeten’s villa.

As the two men got off, the knights bowed their heads.

Who would ask for confirmation after seeing the carriage of the Duke of Bagland? There wasn’t even a need for that.

But Karsein is looking straight into their eyes.

‘also.’

It was expected. From the perspective of this tea party, isn’t the behavior towards oneself and Flora different?

And her eyes were completely unable to contain the fact that their eyes were focused on only one person.

What were the eyes of those knights like? How dissatisfied I was.

Because he knew everything, Karssein deliberately stayed quiet.

“Go into the room on the left on the second floor.”

The driver explains with attitude. It was an explanation that the listener could easily hear.

In response to their kindness in telling her the location of the tea party, Flora simply nodded and entered the villa.

However, soon she had to stop.

“At this tea party, there are many people who passed the test at the Eastern Noble Council, so… huh?”

All you see in the mirror located in the hall lobby is your own reflection.

Karsein was nowhere to be seen.

“What, where did you go?”

Even though I turned my head here and there, I couldn’t see Karssein around.

Then I suddenly looked back, and only then did I see his black hair.

It looks like he didn’t move from his spot after getting off the carriage. When I see him leaning back and writing something in his notebook, I have no idea what he is thinking.

Flora rushed over and asked.

“What are you doing there? You said the tea party was on the second floor. Didn’t you hear me doing something else?”

“No. I heard it well.”

“Then what are you doing here? Are you really going to take me with you and go back?”

When I urged him to do so, Karssein closed his notebook and answered.

“I was simply following you as your escort, why did you go in there?”

“…What?”

Flora’s eyes widened.

“What is the reason you brought a sword here? I’m here as an escort driver. Would you use it if I were with the owner?”

“When did I bring you here as an escort! I just…!”

Before Flora could deny it.

Karssein immediately asked the knight in charge of security.

“Hey. Did the host of this tea party allow uninvited people to be brought inside?”

“Yes? Well, that…”

“Otherwise, is there something dangerous happening in there that requires escorting?”

“…”

The knights were confused and were unable to readily answer Karssein’s questions.

The original answer would have been to deny Karssein’s position. They also didn’t want to open their eyes and see a lowlife like Karssein participating in a tea party hosted by the author.

But now Flora is in front of me.

How could she say such a thing when her eyes were open so brightly?

If I had answered that I shouldn’t let him in without permission, I would have risked my status as Flora’s companion.

In the end, the two knights were unable to answer.

Flora got angry at this.

“No one told you not to go in, so why are you doing that!”

Flora raises her voice as if that is absolutely not possible.

No other solution came to mind.

If I didn’t answer like this, it seemed like Karssein would really return to the Bagland duchy.

Even if he was recognized as an escort, he had to be brought into the villa until the end.

“There is also an invitation. He is a companion who goes in with me. There’s no need to get into trouble with this, right?!”

“Yes, yes. Just go in…!”

The driver swallowed his saliva and answered.

“What is the rule against bringing in escorts?!”

“Lady Pitea just told me to bring a companion. The scope has not been determined.”

“Okay? There is no law preventing even an escort driver from entering!”

Flora shouted again, looking directly into Carcein’s eyes.

“If you leave everything behind and are my escort, you can just follow me until the end! You are not uninvited!”

Then Karssein chuckled.

The one who was shouting may not have noticed at all, but the nobles who started to gather one by one were each watching closely to see how they would bake and boil the karsein.

Even those who just got off the carriage.

Even the one who was watching with interest from the balcony.

Even those who raised the corners of their mouths beyond the glass window.

Not everyone, but everyone nearby was looking at him.

‘I can guess. ‘Why did you invite me here?’

If I were to guess, it would be Flora who said she would take Carcein with her.

However, it was undoubtedly those nobles who created the situation that led Karssein to come here.

I don’t know what happened at the previous tea party, but this was a very obvious intention.

Of course, from Carcein’s perspective, he has no qualms. It was as if the foundation had been laid.

He answered Flora, who was angry, with an extremely calm expression.

“You clearly told me to just follow you?”

“Huh?”

Karsein entered the villa as is.

“Go, let’s go together!”

Flora opened her eyes and followed him, wondering if he was going to stop or turn back like before. When that didn’t happen, the blonde girl finally felt relieved.

however…

Karssein never missed this opportunity.

no. I don’t plan on missing it.

***

As soon as we entered the villa, there were no more people to point out.

Before the tea party began, those who had met each other briefly exchanged greetings, and the companions were staying in separate rooms.

“I’m waiting here. If I call you later, you can open the door on the other side and come out.”

Flora said that and went to her seat.

Even at tea parties, her position is right next to the host. It was an opportunity to proudly show that the prestige of the Bagland dukedom was second to none.

I guess I should prepare myself too.

▶Episode III. Remnants of Malice are on the way!◀

As this episode was also the main episode, a choice appeared at the entrance to the villa.

The content was simply a choice to respond to the discriminatory treatment of the articles.

They were kind to Flora, but like Emma, they treated me coldly by not calling me by my name.

So one of the options that popped up was,

[ 1. You guys over there, you call Flora’s name right, but why don’t you even call my name properly? ]

This is it.

The idea was to point this out and respond.

Of course, it is a trap.

Of course, he had to recognize me, but the moment I point this out, all kinds of problems burst out at once like a river breaking its banks.

It would not be strange to criticize the participating nobles for not calling them by their names correctly, but this is not a ducal house, but a place where nobles gather together. In a word, there is an enemy everywhere.

In a place like this, Karsein is single.

Didn’t you feel it at the Duke’s house? If it becomes a public opinion war to deal with them in droves, we will not be able to use our power in any direction.

If a group of nobles formed public opinion in a favorable direction and faced a backlash, it would become dangerous.

Also, strictly speaking, those knights did not commit a big mistake, they were just trying to let the nobles who received the invitation pass. He didn’t find fault, and he didn’t even start a fight.

It was just a light disregard, so if I decided to hide it, I would only lose. Because, like Flora did, those knights can turn me into a perpetrator by cosplaying as a victim.

To put it bluntly, Karssein’s outside activities are not very active. Wouldn’t it be okay to just make an excuse that you didn’t know who it was because of the clothes? It is much easier to say that my clothes were not recognized to this extent.

Another stumbling block was that no one among the ladies said who they would bring as their tea party companion. Not only that, they might also ask whether that person is Karssein.

In short, it is a situation that you should not point out even if you know about it.

‘Well, it’s not strange no matter what words come out against Karssein. ‘I was expecting this much.’

In the end, I had to solve that trap by calling it an escort knight, but I don’t know. I don’t think this option will be the end.

‘So, I guess I’ll have no choice but to search around in places like this.’

▶This location is a restricted area!◀

[If you stay too long, you may be subject to a penalty. ]

[Would you like to enter? ]

Of course, you have to enter.

[Time limit: 10 minutes]

As I stepped in without hesitation, the timer started to tick.

Although I don’t know anything about this episode.

It’s an episode without any clues.

In times like this, we need to go back to the beginning.

‘First of all, there was one clue. ‘Those guys didn’t recognize Karssein right away.’

I could tell because I was constantly checking the driver’s gaze. For a brief moment, they paused, wondering who I was. After a while, I realized that it was Carcein, but this short gap was not something to be overlooked.

Why didn’t they recognize Karssein right away?

The reason had to be found here.

Since the choices you make are definitely influenced by the episode, there must be a clue in this mansion.

Because it wasn’t a dot, I had to manually search through each drawer or search through furniture, but it still paid off.

“…As expected, there is.”

▶An item was found in an abandoned trash can!◀