At the end of the day, Catherine and Iris (Rene) go into the same bedroom together.
　During the day, they try to avoid contact with each other, but this is the only time they are together. Not even the maids of honor are allowed in the room, so they can have time alone.
　Then one of them leaves the room and goes to the other bedroom, while the other one goes to sleep.
　In other words, this is where the shuffling takes place.

"Oh my God, ......!　Are you sure you're okay?

　And Catherine was understandably belligerent.

'If you dye your hair and wear the same clothes, but behave like a boy with no class, I'll know immediately.
　I can't stop thinking about you all day!　I've been wondering all day if you're doing something wrong. ......

　Rather than being sarcastic, this is like a high-strung puppy barking at an unwanted guest.
　It doesn't matter to Iris (Rene) how much rivalry Catherine has with her.

　However, it is a bit annoying when she is so persistent.
　He thought that at least one of them could be forgiven for talking back. Besides, it would be natural for Iris to retort here.

I wasn't born a lady, and I haven't studied etiquette all my life.
　I can't do what you do.

　Catherine seemed to be amused by the very thing that Iris (Rene) had said to her when she interrupted her long-winded speech and snapped back.

You can't do that!　You can't do that! You'll know which one is the fake!
I'm doing the best I can, even if I can't do it perfectly.
　That's why the Count hired me. If you have a problem with that, shouldn't you talk to your father?

　No more black labor.
　In his previous life, Choujiro had more than once experienced the zombie-like cleverness of his bosses putting the blame on the shop floor, but it's not right for the shop floor to take the blame even when the management above is bad.
　Employed people should do the best they can within their abilities, and if it still doesn't work out, the problem should be with the people in charge.

　But, of course, Catherine was not convinced by that.

I'm not a magician like you, you know!
　I can't do anything if I'm attacked by a horrible assassin!　It's important that you don't get noticed!
So I'll do my best to do that. I just can't do it the same way you can.
　You can't reduce the risk of anything to zero percent. It's my job as your bodyguard to make it as small as possible.
You can say that because you're strong!　Pretend to be me with more gusto!
"There's no way a commoner like me can perfectly imitate a young lady who grew up wearing sparkly clothes!　What was that move?　Even the natural hand gestures are unintelligible and graceful. ......

　The argument was about to heat up.
　But then Catherine caught herself holding her tongue.

"...... Oh?　Why are we complimenting each other?
"Speaking of which, .......

　There was a moment of silence, then an odd moment of air.

"Pfft.

　The next moment, they were both blowing up at the same time.

"Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!
"Hahahahahahaha!" "Hahahahahahaha!" "Hahahahahahahahaha!" "Hahahahahahahahahaha!" "......" "......
"It's okay to laugh at ....... I'm the only one here.

　Shaking her shoulders and rolling her body, Catherine tried her best to hold back her laughter.
　Straightforward expression of emotion is a vulgar behavior that should be avoided by the upper class.

"Fu, ha......, oh my god!　I really don't know how we got into this!
It's mostly Master Catherine's fault.
I'm out of sorts. ......

　I'm not sure what to do, but I'm going to do it.

"Iris. I've seen you at your father's many times, but this is the first time we've chatted like this.
It's not the first time. ......

　If you look into Iris's memory, you'll find that she's had a couple of conversations with him, at least a greeting.
　I'm not sure if it's the first time, but it's .
　The main reason for this is that Catherine was very pushy with Iris and didn't want to talk much.

I think I was kind of messing with Iris.
"What did you think of ......?
I'm not sure I'll ever be able to smile like that.

　Oh, I see, thinks Iris (Rene).
　Benedict says that Catherine has a complex because she did not inherit the magical qualities from her mother. It is not hard to imagine that she has mixed feelings of envy and jealousy toward Iris, a genius who is blessed with magical qualities. Her very existence stimulates her complex.
　The fact that she thought of Iris as a cold, mechanical perfectionist must have come partly from envy.

　Moreover, Iris was quite shy. She was easygoing with her friends, but she never smiled openly at strangers.

　Maybe that's why. The mere fact that Iris (Rene) smiled changed the way Catherine felt about her.

　--When you think about it, I laughed spontaneously just now. ......

　It's the first time Rene has laughed at something as trivial as this since he came back from the dead.
　It doesn't mean that anything has changed.

You can't do everything. I can't use sacred magic, I can't wield a six-foot-long sword, I can't wear heavy armor and carry a shield.


I'm talking about the fact that not many people can do .......
You can't do everything. It's no wonder you can't imitate the lady.
　I've got my own thing I can do.
...... Yeah.

　I'm sure you'll be able to figure out how to do it.

"Hey, Iris. If you want, you can tell me about your adventures.

　Catherine walked up to her, blinking stars in her gray-red eyes, and offered Iris a chair.

I'm sure the maidservants will get tired of waiting for you to get ready for bed if you take too long.

　Iris (Rene) refused, giving a serious reason.

　The hair on Diaz's head gave him some very useful information. I'm planning to get out of bed in the middle of the night to investigate. I really don't want to take up too much of your time," he said.
　Catherine looked almost convinced, but then ...... thought of something and clapped her hands.

I'm sure that's true too. I'm sure you'll be happy to hear that.
"Yes.
That's settled!　Good night, Iris. I'll see you here tomorrow.

　With that, Catherine quickly left.
　After that, Iris (Rene) was left behind, unable to keep up with the developments.

　--Well, ...... I don't know what it is, but as long as you get your time and don't go to bed too late, it's fine.

　The most important thing is to act as Iris and find out about Night Python.
　It didn't matter to Iris (Rene) if she had to have a night chat with Catherine or not.

　At that time, she was still .