It was the 17th of the water month, one day after Mr. Megiddo's stormy attack.
　Mr. Megiddo made as much noise as he wanted, then told us "I'll be back" and left....he really is like a storm.

　The 16th of the water moon was a peaceful day, so I thought we could have another peaceful day today... but apparently that's not the case...

Here you are, master. Tea.
'What?　Oh, uh ... thank you.
Master, I brought you some cookies.
"...Oh, yeah. But first, can I ask you one question?
What is this about?

　After accepting the tea and cookies offered to me from both sides in confusion, I brought them out....moving my gaze to the two sides in maid outfits.
　I honestly don't understand the situation at all. I have no idea why these guys are wearing a maid's uniform or why they call me master.

"........why are you here?　"Mr. Eta, Mr. Theta...
Master, no need to call me by my title. Please call me Eta.
You can call me Theta, too.
...Oh yes. So, why do Eta and Theta call me master?

　
　I'm not sure why they are doing this, so I asked them, but they got down on one knee in front of me and hung their heads and said back.


"I will serve my master. I will do everything in my power to serve you.
"...uh, yeah, um...
You people wanna come out of nowhere and do all sorts of crazy stuff!

　When I'm astonished at the words that are told straight away, that I want to serve me, Anima approaches Eta and Theta with a pull and shaking of her shoulders.
　

　Then Eta and Sita hang their heads with one knee in Anima's direction as well.

''I apologize for the delay in greeting you, 'Squire Anima!
...sousechef?
'The Chief Petty Officer is your master's 'best believer' you can instruct him in many things.
"I'm the biggest believer in...

　Ah, no, this is no good........Anima, she clearly looks happy.
　Her mouth has been twitching and moving since a while ago, and her cheeks are dyed and she looks like she's at the height of her happiness.

It's a good thing that you have a good eye for determining who is truly excellent, considering the master for life............................Good!　Strive hard to be a subordinate worthy of your master's name!
Ha!
...Hey, hey, hey...

　It seems that Eta and Theta no longer fully intend to serve me, and it seems that they won't listen to me when I stop them now.
　When I let out a sigh while slumping my shoulders in dismay, I heard a similar sigh.

People.....
'Well, well, Lili. That's how attractive Kite-san is. Besides, it's an advantage to have so many talented people staying in the mansion like this.
''That's...maybe...but...''
It's also a problem if you're too serious. You need to be prepared to take advantage of Kite's friendship, or else you won't be able to serve as the head of a noble family. You see, you need to be more confident and firm.

　Lilia-san was holding her head in her hands, and Sieg-san, who was next to her, gently comforted her.
　Since they've been best friends since childhood, the two of them seem to have a good chemistry, and Lilia-san may be grateful for Zeke's presence, who doesn't tease her like Lunamaria-san does, but gently follows up with her.

　Lilia, who immediately regained her composure thanks to Zeke's help, asks Eta and Sita to help her with her work as well, if she's going to live in the mansion.
　Eta and Sita are not as caustic as Anima, and following Lilia-san's words, the other servants took them out of the room to learn their jobs.

''........Anima.
'Ha, yes!　Sorry, too!　Without listening to the master's wishes, without permission....

　When I call Anima's name, confirming what Eta and Theta said when they left, Anima shrugs her shoulders in a jolt and hurriedly gets down on one knee, as if she thought she would be offended.
　After laughing at Anima's condition, I put my hand on Anima's bear-eared head and stroke it.

'I forgot to mention, thank you for the day before yesterday. It was nice of you to come over and help me out, Anima.
'Huh ... gosh, master, petting my head ... I'm so honored!

　Although it's a bit of an outburst, Anima has actually treated me well.
　When I stroke my head with the thought of expressing my gratitude, Anima makes a fond expression and tears appear in her eyes......................Every single reaction is too exaggerated.

''.........Because you say things like that so smoothly, more and more people will gather around you......''
Zeke, you're in trouble.
I'm ready for that part.

　After patting her head for a while and then letting go of her hand, Anima looked a little regretful, but soon changed to a look of full motivation, "I'll go take a look around," she saluted and left.
　After smiling at the same as usual, he turns to Lilia-san and Zeke-san and opens his mouth.

''Speaking of which, Kusunoki-san and Yuzuki-san.......later, where is Lunamaria-san?
'Aoi-san wants to learn more about magic, so she's going to the magic school to listen to a lecture. Hina-san, as is her custom, is going for a run. Luna has gone to pick up her mail.
Oh, so you go to witchcraft school, Kusunoki-san?
'Yes, I've written a letter of introduction. He doesn't want to get in, he just wants to listen to a lecture.

　Ms. Kusunoki is apparently saying that she's in a magic school, and it looks like Kusunoki-san, who originally had a great talent for earth-attribute magic, will be pretty awesome if she learns it in earnest.
　And Yuzuki-san....well, as usual, seems to have gone for a run. She's really in good spirits....

　Just at the right time, Lunamaria-san arrived with a large number of letters.
　Lilia-san looked at the ridiculous number of letters and made a disgusted expression.

''Luna, I don't think that's another.......''
A lot of them are addressed to your daughter, but about half of them are for 'Miss Miyama.'
"Huh?

　I thought Lilia-san received a large number of letters again, like before, but apparently nearly half of them are addressed to me... why?

Mr. Kite?
''Yes, most of them are nobles. Miyama-sama is becoming more and more famous from the Treasure Festival, and I'm sure there are many nobles who want to interact with him.
Well, I'm not really into that kind of...
'Yeah, I figured you'd say that, so I'll just check inside and destroy that kind of thing here.
Thank you.

　Honestly, I really don't feel like interacting with nobles or anything like that.
　It would be fine if everyone was like Lilia-san, but Count Toad and all that kind of stuff would be a pain in the ass...

　After telling her that Lunamaria-san will handle it here to reassure me, she places a letter in front of Lilia-san.

''Miss, it's a letter from the royal palace.......and it's signed by His Majesty the King, and it's addressed to Miyama-sama.

Yes, please.

　For some reason, it seems that there is a letter addressed to me from the Siscon king as usual, and Lilia-san comes to me with a suspicious look on her face and asks if she can check the inside.
　

''.......What do you mean by that?''
'Miss?　What on earth was written in it?
''Well........in summary, I'm really sorry for being rude to Kite-san in the past. I would like to apologize in person, so could you please visit the royal palace once?　That's what it says.
...Yes?

　I have to admit, I had no idea what you were talking about.
　Have I ever been rude to you before?　What are you talking about........oh, is this by any chance about not getting an invitation to the evening party?　
　But why would you do that now?

"...Luna, do you know anything about it?
"According to the information I've received, His Majesty's position has deteriorated considerably since the incident, as the Dark Lord has stopped coming to the palace. And just the other day, His Majesty the King of the Realm visited the palace and chastised His Majesty for the incident.
'Luna Maria how do you even know that?'
There are many 'mates' in the palace, so we have information from there.

　When you say "peers," does that mean you're a follower of Black?　I see, the reason why Lunamaria-san is so well-informed is because she got her information from other followers....
　But then.....

I don't really care about that...
''Even if Kite-san is, it probably doesn't look that way in terms of the impression of the people around her. Right now, Kite-san is an existence that even the royal palace can't disregard... and I'm sure she wants to make a clear apology to restore the impression.

　I mean, what the hell are Mr. Lillywood and Black doing... especially Mr. Lillywood, who visited the palace and gave a stern rebuke... how could he be in such a situation... ...
　But this, hmmm........I don't really care about the king, but if I refuse here, it's going to be sour for us as a country, like a mentality, and even Lilia-san wouldn't feel good about her brother's position becoming worse.

''........I understand. I'll come back later, can you reply to me?
Okay, I'll go with you. I'll come with you then.
Thank you.

　So, it was decided that I would visit the royal palace at a later date with Lilia-san.
　And afterwards, Lunamaria-san places some letters in front of me.

''Later, here's one that seems important.
Let's see... which one?

　Looking at the letters that were placed on the table, the first one was from........Noin-san.
　Come to think of it, did we talk about having a correspondence before?　Yeah, I'll read this one and get back to you later.

　And the second one - some kind of pink envelope with a heart mark on it.
　What's this?　I mean, it's not like they're love letters...

　It's a shameful story, but I've never received a letter like that before, so the first love letter-like letter I held in my hands made me gulp in disgust.
　Then, as I nervously turned it over, I saw that it said 'Chris' on the sender's side, so I immediately tore it up and threw it away.



　
　

　Dear Mom, Dad - it seems that it's hard to live every day in peace, and as soon as Mr. Megiddo arrived, we had to visit the palace and other things - here comes the next trouble.