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A few days after the banquet ended.

I went shopping with Sarah in a carriage. I didn’t come here to buy clothes or accessories. Those are the things that are in abundance when you go to the mansion, and especially as a man, there is no way I would go out shopping to buy those things.

The reason I went shopping today was to buy supplies for the academy to enter next year. Things like major books and school uniforms. uniform. Yes, I was shocked at first too. How can we wear school uniforms in an era where nobility and royalty live proudly? He said.

What can I do? The game itself was made in Japan and is set in the medieval era with a touch of fantasy. Rather than believe such stories, such as a legendary warrior appearing in the distant past and establishing an academy, it is easier to just think of it as a game permission and move on.

done. Let’s stop thinking about this. Even if I think about it, it’s just a game of settings, so there’s no answer and it just makes my head hurt. I looked at the rain-drenched scenery outside the carriage, then leaned back against the soft backrest and closed my eyes.

Oh yeah. Let’s find out how far the gaslighting that was done to Sarah has taken its toll on her.

“Sera.”

“Yes, lady.”

“Do you remember that? It was exactly two years since you became my exclusive maid. It was raining like this back then too.”

It’s a lie. On the second year since Sarah became my maid, there was no rain. It rained the very next day. It was two years and one day, or the 731st day, since Sarah became my maid.

As I spoke with a grin, I could see Sarah biting her lip and shaking her head desperately. It’s not me who’s lying, but you’re doubting yourself because you can’t remember. Ah, it’s really broken.

As I was looking at Sarah with a smile on my mind, Sarah, who was almost in tears, wriggled her hands and opened her mouth.

“Ah… … . that… … . sorry. I remember well… … .”

“The brooch you are wearing now, I gave it to you as a gift back then. ah… … . You don’t even remember this? Too bad… … .”

This is true. The brooch that Sarah is wearing around her neck was a gift from me, but I gave it to her on her birthday.

“Ah, that… … . therefore… … . yes. Do you remember… … .”

However, Sarah showed that she only cared about what I said and did not trust her own memories at all.

The sight was so pleasant that even the corners of my mouth that had been trained through many regressions could not hold back and started to slowly climb up, so I immediately held up a fan to cover my mouth and pretended to have sad eyes.

Sarah must have seemed to me that I was really sad, so I was fidgeting and looking for a handkerchief.

It would be nice to see Sarah floundering like this, but it would be better not to give her any room to do so. After quickly gathering my emotions, I folded the fan with a weak smile.

“It’s okay, Sarah. Even if Sarah doesn’t remember, I remember.”

“Lady… … .”

“So, please don’t make that painful face. I like it better when you smile.”

When I said that and stroked Sarah’s cheek, she seemed to be so moved that she started to cry. I quietly took my hand off Sarah’s cheek and looked out the window.

“It’s raining a lot today.”

“Yes… … . really… … . Black… … .”

With Sarah’s crying and the sound of rain outside the window as background music, I watched the scenery outside the window of the carriage running through the province.

The carriage, which had been running for a while, stopped before Sarah could control her emotions. Sarah was embarrassed and wiped her eyes with her sleeve, but instead of wiping away her tears due to the rough fabric, it only made the corners of her eyes turn red.

“Sera. I’m fine, so just rest here for a while.”

“But… … . I have to assist the young lady… … .”

“It’s okay. It’s okay to take a day off. Sera has been working hard so far, right? So, cry as much as you want for today, and rest as much as you want. After shopping, let’s go eat something delicious.”

“Ugh… … .”

“Hehe, Sarah is a crybaby. Now, here’s a handkerchief.”

“Thank you… … . And, sorry… … .”

I smiled brightly and knocked on the carriage door. The carriage door opened and the driver held out his hand towards me, lifting the umbrella towards me.

“Thank you, Patrick.”

“Nothing to say.”

Being escorted by a man wasn’t usually unpleasant, but I held back and got out of the carriage and took the umbrella.

“Then I will be waiting for you here, so please take care of yourselves, young lady.”

“I’m just going to the store right in front, so why should I be careful? Anyway, I’ll come back.”

I bowed my head and watched the coachman returning to his seat for a moment before stepping into the store.

The store owner’s greeting reached my ears along with the sound of a bell ringing, and I smiled and nodded at the sound.

“Oh my, a precious person has come. Is there anything you are looking for?”

“I’m looking for a major book to use at the academy, isn’t it out yet?”

“Ah. Are you talking about major books? Let’s see… … . Oh, there it is. Basics of magic, basics of swordsmanship, history books of the Central Continent, basics of potions… … . And the remaining 5 basic books, a total of 9 volumes. A total of 11 gold. Ah, it’s a bit heavy, but maybe the user… … .”

“It will arrive soon.”

Jingling–Jingling-Jingling–

When I turned around at the sound of the door opening and closing, a person came in wearing a robe soaked with rainwater.

“It’s a little late.”

“Sorry. miss. Because the coachman didn’t come out to check the wheels of the carriage.”

The one who took off her robe and revealed her face was a black-haired maid. It was Mel.

Mel hung the robe on a hanger right next to her and walked over to stand in front of the cash register.

“I will calculate it.”

Mel said that and took out 11 gold pieces from her pocket and handed them over, and the owner smiled with satisfaction and pushed the book this way.

After stacking the books the owner gave her into the bag she brought with her, she looked back at me and smiled slightly.

“Shall we go, lady?”

“Okay. I will tell the coachman, so please follow me slowly.”

Mel stood in front of the door with a grin on her face, and I took the bag from her. The bag was quite heavy, but not so much that I couldn’t lift it. As Mel hid behind the wall and opened the door to the store, the sound of the rain got a little louder.

“Umm.”

I heard the coachman’s voice through the sound of the rain and looked down to see if it was true that Mel had said earlier that the coachman was looking at the wheels, or if Mel had made it so that he had no choice but to look at the wheels.

The coachman, soaked from the rain, was squatting in front of the cracked wheel of the carriage.

“Patrick? What’s going on?”

“Ah, lady. Umm――I’m really sorry. Maybe it was something wrong with the tree drinking water while running in the rain, but it suddenly cracked. Normally, things like this don’t happen often… … . Anyway, I don’t think I’ll be able to move from here for a while.”

“Is that so? are you okay. Actually, I just thought it went well. I came out early in the morning, and for some reason I wanted to go for a walk today.”

When I spoke with a grin, the coachman nodded.

“Thank you so much for your understanding, lady. Oh, I will carry the luggage. Give it to me.”

“Thank you, Patrick. Thanks to you, I can take a walk comfortably.”

“It’s something I have to do. What… … . By the way, would you be okay by yourself?”

“There is no one in my father’s territory who will recognize my face. Even if something happens, the knights of the territory will not stay still.”

“If that’s what you say, I don’t have anything more to say. I’ll fix the wheel while you go for a walk.”

“Thank you for your hard work, Patrick.”

I slowly walked down the street, leaving behind the coachman who bowed his head. I thought something like this would happen, so I chose a dress with a shorter skirt than usual, and it was a good thing I did.

Even if it is short, it is only about half a span higher than the ankle.

“This is why I don’t like dresses. You also have to think about getting wet. Isn’t that right, Mel?”

As I spoke with a grin at the pretense of popularity that had been growing for some time, Mel, wearing a robe, came out from inside the alley.

“I understand that it is inconvenient to wear a maid uniform with a long skirt, but once you enter the academy, you will no longer have to wear a dress. There is a separate school uniform at the academy.”

“Well. I don’t like skirts because they are uncomfortable when they are long, and when they are short, they are uncomfortable when they are short. How much better would it be if you could live in pants?”

“Are you talking about ‘conquest’?”

I laughed at Mel’s words and twirled the umbrella.

“Conquest. That’s clothing that only the heads of families or knights who go to the royal palace can wear. Could it be that Mel is looking at me and telling me to sit in the head of the house? That’s lese majeste.”

“Sorry. I made a mistake.”

“Well, it’s okay. Today, it rained just in time, so there were no people on the streets, and more than anything else. It’s just Mel and I here.”

If it’s that much of a slip of the tongue, you can just pretend you didn’t hear it. As I said this with a grin, Mel also trembled under her robe and chuckled.

“So. Was it Mel’s work that broke the carriage wheel?”

“If you want to go for a walk in this weather, I thought it was absolutely necessary.”

“I see. As expected, Mel is talented.”

While saying that and walking away, a flower shop caught my eye. To be exact, one of the flowers displayed in front of the flower shop caught my eye.

“That flower… … .”

“It’s poppy. It’s a good flower for ornamental purposes. Should I go and buy it?”

Poppy… … . I looked at the black spot on the flower and smiled.

“Good. Let’s buy ‘Han Areum’ when we go back later.”

“Yes, lady.”

I walked down the rainy street while thinking carefully about how to use it.