Chapter 33

“Hmm……”

Life in Borussia is enjoyable.

It is enjoyable.

But something feels boring.

Is it because there’s no crazy woman next to me?

“Young Master, may I ask when you scheduled your appointment with Lady Catherine?”

Come to think of it, I heard they arranged to meet once while in the capital.

I had forgotten about it since we were resting in the hotel all day yesterday.

Plus, it was surprising that Kyle made an appointment in the first place.

“Ah, in two days.”

Two days.

Since Kyle had no schedule, it wasn’t a problem at all.

Actually, it wasn’t good to make appointments too quickly, so it was just the right date.

But I’m not sure what to do until the appointment.

Today we can just stay put, but what about tomorrow?

Are we going to just stay like this tomorrow too?

“….”

That’s really not right.

We’ve come all the way to the capital, so there’s no need to just stay put.

Rather, it seems better to go out right now and see something.

“Young Master, would you like to go out together?”

“?”

“I’m asking because I think it would be better to enjoy the capital rather than staying in the hotel all the time.”

“Well, that’s not a bad idea.”

That’s a relief.

Kyle isn’t a real hikikomori after all.

So the two of us started exploring the capital again.

Since we had already seen the cathedral, the most famous landmark, we decided to visit other places.

So the place we arrived at was none other than!

[Borussia Zoo]

Yes, a zoo.

Though it’s a fantasy world, it’s an ordinary world that also has zoos.

A normal zoo that displays animals, not black people like in the actual Middle Ages.

“Young Master! Look over there.”

“It’s a wolf.”

Yes, it’s a wolf.

A common animal in the north that you can see just by going to the forest.

Of course, it’s probably not so common here.

But wolves were awesome just by their appearance.

They’re cool in many other ways too, besides their appearance.

“Isn’t it magnificent?”

Unlike other predators, some wolves have white fur, which makes them look cool.

“I’ve heard that wolves, unlike other animals, are monogamous.”

I didn’t know that, but they turned out to be romantic animals too.

Just look at lions; one male forms a group with multiple females.

But wolves, despite being pack animals, maintain monogamy, which is quite romantic.

Pure love over harem.

Unless you’re royalty or nobility, there’s no need to embrace many women…. Ah, well, if you like women, I guess you might.

People of extremely high status might have harems to produce heirs, but others probably just do it because they like women.

“……”

“Young Master?”

Suddenly Kyle wasn’t speaking.

He wasn’t looking at the wolves, but at me.

“Is there something on my face?”

I said that while brushing my bangs.

If there wasn’t something on me that he was looking at, there was no reason for him to be staring at me.

“No. You’re just pretty.”

“Haha, thank you. You look handsome today too, Young Master.”

Kyle suddenly changed the subject by complimenting me.

Even among the nobles I know, there are girls prettier than me, so he’s probably just changing the subject.

I walked around the zoo slowly with Kyle.

There were many animals we couldn’t see in the north.

Given the northern environment, there were many animals that couldn’t adapt.

As a result, animals living in the north were only furry animals or large beasts.

Of course, they all look cute and cool from a distance.

But… I didn’t want to see them up close.

To begin with, in an environment where monsters appear, the animals weren’t of the ordinary variety.

Even though bears are strong, they don’t punch through iron gates… but here, they do.

“……”

Suddenly thinking about it that way, the wolves we just saw became a bit scary.

In the past, I was an adventurer who could hunt monsters normally, but after not exercising properly for years and just following Kyle around doing paperwork, I’ve become very weak.

I probably can’t hunt monsters anymore.

If I wanted to, I would clearly need to exercise diligently for several years.

Well, it’s not a problem if I work at the castle anyway.

“Young Master, over there. Shall we go take a look?”

It’s boring to just look at animals when you visit a zoo.

There are certain things you must do when visiting an amusement park or zoo.

“…Sofia, what is this…?”

“It’s a headband.”

I said that while putting on a black cat headband.

If you’re out having fun, you should wear things like this to enjoy yourself.

You don’t just go to the zoo to look at animals, right?

More precisely, you go to enjoy time with the person you came with.

“How does it look? Would you like to buy one too, Young Master?”

What would suit Kyle?

A dog headband?

Or a cat headband like mine?

“……”

Kyle was speechless.

Ah, it’s fine for me because I’m a woman, but maybe it’s embarrassing for a boy to wear such a cute headband.

I made a mistake.

Boys prefer swords or weapons over these things.

“If you don’t like it, there are other…”

“No. I’ll buy one too.”

“Y-Yes….”

I was a bit surprised when he suddenly said he’d buy one.

He seemed like he wouldn’t buy it.

“Hmm……”

What should I buy for Kyle?

“Hmm…….”

“Why are you pondering so much?”

“I’m thinking about what to buy for you….”

I was really conflicted because his appearance seemed to match everything.

With his handsome face, anything would look good on him… which made it even harder to choose.

Ah, calling a man cat-like might offend him, so should I go with a dog?

Yes, a dog.

I’ve decided.

“Young Master, let’s go with this.”

I quickly finished paying and tried to put a white puppy headband on Kyle’s head.

I tried to.

“Ugh….. Hngh….”

“……”

“……”

I tried to, but I couldn’t.

The height difference was too great.

No, it’s not a height issue; we’re standing on a slope outside.

“Young Master, please come down to my level for a moment.”

I had to ask Kyle to come in front of me.

And Kyle stood in front of me, and only then could I put the headband on his head.

“How is it?”

“…A wolf…?”

A wolf, he says.

I guess Kyle is at the age where he likes cool things.

It’s clearly a puppy to anyone looking, yet he calls it a wolf…

“Yes, it’s a wolf.”

However, if Kyle wanted it to be a wolf, it was better to go along with it.

I didn’t want to clarify it was a dog in case he took it off.

“……”

And we continued exploring the zoo.

The zoo was so large that it took more than half a day to see it all.

“Sigh…. Next time… I should think more carefully before going….”

My legs hurt because of it.

“……”

Kyle’s gaze seemed to say, “Why didn’t you say we should rest in the middle or leave?”

Well… it’s not wrong… but it was unavoidable because it was fun.

How could we rest when we’re having fun?

“Young Master, what would you like to do for dinner? Would you like to eat at the hotel or eat outside before returning?”

“Let’s eat outside and then go back.”

“Yes.”

We moved to a restaurant that specializes in steaks, which suits Kyle’s taste.

I hadn’t researched other things, but I had properly researched at least one restaurant, so there was no problem.

Maybe my legs wouldn’t have hurt as much if I had researched tourist spots too.

Hmm…. It would be really uncomfortable if I were to wear heels later.

There’s no problem now because I’m wearing formal shoes, but it would be very uncomfortable if I wore heels later.

“….”

But come to think of it, I won’t have any occasion to wear heels anyway?

Since I’ll be Kyle’s personal servant, I’ll always be wearing formal attire.

It wasn’t a problem at all.

“Young Master, how is the taste? I chose according to your preference….”

“It’s good.”

“I’m glad.”

I’m relieved that Kyle says it’s delicious.

Of course, I wanted to feed him something even more delicious, but it couldn’t be helped.

This was the best place nearby for food that Kyle likes.

Well, there might be more if we searched.

“Young Master, which place would you like to see tomorrow?”

We had no schedule until tomorrow.

So it would be good to sightsee tomorrow as well.

Wasting time in the hotel didn’t match my preferences.

I’m not sure about Kyle, though.

“Tomorrow… let’s just walk around the city a bit and then rest at the hotel.”

“…Yes.”

But unlike my thoughts, Kyle wanted to rest at the hotel.

It would be much better to be outside rather than being bored inside… but it can’t be helped.

If Kyle wants to do it, I have to go along.

“Lord Kyle! Sofia! Over here!”

And two days later, we arrived at a room in a high-class restaurant for our appointment with Catherine.

And beside her was another pretty young lady with white hair.

Who is she…?

“Lady White should greet them too. Why are you sitting so quietly?”

“Ah, yes…. It’s nice to see you again. Lord Kyle, and Sofia….”

“…?”

“It’s a pleasure to meet you, Lady White.”

“……!?”

Am I the only one who doesn’t understand the current situation?

White?

This cute young lady in front of me?

Yes, well, her white hair and blue eyes do match the White family.

But when did we meet for her to say “again”?

“…It’s a pleasure to meet you.”

I bowed my head to White in greeting.

For now, I didn’t understand what was going on, but I had to maintain etiquette toward a noble.

“Please, sit down. It seems Lady Belpf will arrive a bit later.”

I remember Karin.

We met at the previous debutante ball.

But… I had no memory of this White who was staring intensely at me from the side.

When did I see her?!