"Oh?　Is that Timothy over there?

　Naiya saw Timothy, who was waiting diagonally behind me, a step back, as if to stand me up.

It's been a long time since the Sun Festival last year, hasn't it?

　I called out to him, sounding a bit pleased.

'Sir Nia Delacroix, it has been a long time since I have seen you. Thank you very much for your great support in that regard.

　To which Timothy replied with a polite bow.

Ha-ha, that's nothing to be concerned about. Hmmm, but I don't want you to call me 'sir'.　It makes my back itchy. It's not like we're in a noisy imperial city, where no one is going to find out. It's fine in Naiya.

You look good as ever. It's good to see you looking well, Nia.
'That kind of Timothy... hmmm, do you feel like your face is kind of glossy?

This is, uh...
　Just as Timothy was about to explain

They called me and I sprang up.
　The two of them were having a conversation, and Spirit-san interrupted them without a care in the world.

　I'm a bit jealous of that half-heartedness in reading the air, being able to butt in at the first meeting while this kind of conversation is blossoming.

''Spirit........?　How did you end up here...?
　Seeing Spirit-san, even Naiya, as expected, was surprised.

''This person, you know--''
"Uh-huh, don't tell everyone, Timothy!　I am the genie within the genie, the great genie divine dragon, the king of the genies!

　That said, the genie began to introduce herself in a flippant manner.
　I started talking about the creation mythology, but since it's going to be long, let's leave the genie alone.

"I mean, that?　Nia and Timothy, did you two know each other?
　I went through the genie with a flourish and asked him what was bothering him a bit.

''Yes. Last year's Sun Festival--the birth anniversary of Maria-Celecia, the Knights of the Holy Virgin (Jeanne d'Arc) came to guard us--
That's when we had a chance to have a little chat.

'But I really didn't think they remembered my face and name, even though we only talked for a little while.

　Oh, I see, Niall is a celebrity, right?
　Timothy seemed very happy to have his face and name remembered.

I'm good at remembering people's faces and names because of my job as a policeman and guard. And Timothy is such a good person that he has been described as the second coming of the Virgin Mary. It's normal to want to get along with him.

　I know, right?
　He believed in me in one shot, and when he saw me praying so single-mindedly, anyone would have a good feeling about it--.

'--or is it the Virgin Mary again?　Seriously!

It's just that, you know, some people call it that. I'm really not that kind of person. It's so awful to be compared to the Virgin Mary of Charity, who devoted her life to devotion and service to society.

He's such an honest person.
Yeah, yeah, that explains a lot.

　Timothy shrugs apologetically after a double compliment from me and Nia.

d*mn, what a protective type of girl you are...
　It was already so cute and adorable that my heart went into a frenzy.