After having lunch with Dr. Vier, I decided to visit Isis-sanās castle. I could have gone to Aliceās miscellaneous goods store first, but since Iām using Teleportation Magic to travel, the effort in going to either place would have been the same. Besides, I could just go to Aliceās miscellaneous goods store later from the basement of my house, so I decided to postpone my visit to her later.
When I arrived at Isis-sanās castle, Polaris-san greeted me and guided me to the place where Isis-san was.
[Eh? Lillywood-san is also here?]
[Yes, she just arrived a few minutes ago. Sheās talking with Isis-sama at the moment. I have already confirmed with them that there is no problem if Miyama Kaito-sama is present.]
[I see, so Lillywood-san just came to visit?]
[I donāt know what the purpose of her visit was, but it seemed that Lillywood-sama had a difficult look on her face.]
[A difficult look?]
I donāt know whatās going on, but for Lillywood-san to have a difficult look on her face, that means she didnāt come to visit simply to hang out with Isis-san or to have a chat with her.
In that case, did some sort of trouble occur? As I had such a thought in mind, when I entered the room that Polaris-san guided me too, just as I was told, Isis-san and Lillywood-san were there.
[Hello, Isis-san, Lillywood-san.]
[ā¦ā¦Kaitoā¦ā¦ Welcomeā¦ā¦ Iām gladā¦ā¦ you came.]
āHello, Kaito-san. What a coincidence, meeting you here.ā
After a quick greeting, I took a seat and Polaris-san prepared me a cup of tea, after which she left with a bow.
After seeing them off, I called out to them again.
[Even so, it really is a coincidence, isnāt it? Did Lillywood-san just come in a little while ago?]
[ā¦ā¦Unnnā¦ā¦ She said she wanted to talk to me about something?]
āYes, in a way, Kaito-sanās arrival could facilitate this conversation. Kaito-san, just to confirm, but is it true that you will be opening a stall at Archlesia Empireās Founding Festival.ā
[Eh? Yes, thatās right?]
What Lillywood-san asked me was the opening of a stall at Archlesia Empireās Founding Festival. Incidentally, I had told Isis-san before, but I had not told Lillywood-san about it, so itās surprising that she didnāt know about it.
[Iāll be opening a stall with Amel-san, a Winged whom I met at a tea party to which Lillywood-san invited me before.]
[ā¦ā¦What kind of stallā¦ā¦ are you going to set up this time?]
[Iām planning to open a general store. Weāll handle products from Aliceās store and handmade accessories.]
āā¦ā¦Handmadeā¦ā¦ accessories?ā
When I talked to Isis-san about the content of the stall, it hadnāt been decided yet, so when I explained it again, Lillywood-san looked as if she heard that the world had ended.
[ā¦ā¦Lillywood-san?]
āK- Kaito-san, just to confirmā¦ā¦ but those handmade accessories, does that also include accessories made by Kaito-san?ā
[Yes, just a few of themā¦ā¦]
āā¦ā¦ā¦ā¦ā¦ā¦ā¦ā¦I see.ā
I wonder why? The expression on her face looked as if she had given up on everythingā¦ā¦ Ahh, thatās the same look Chris-san had before. Ahh, I see, it makes sense now. Could it be that Lillywood-san is also worried about the same thing as Chris-san?
[Ahh, Lillywood-san, please donāt worry. Iāve also considered how to handle Shiro-san and Eden-san, and Iāve also consulted with Alice to make sure I have all the information I need.]
āAh, s- so thatās how it isā¦ā¦ May I ask you a little more about that?ā
It seems my prediction was correct, as Lillywood-san was clearly relieved and asked for an explanation, so I told her that I had prepared separate accessories for my lovers and Eden-san.
āā¦ā¦Thatās great. Reallyā¦ā¦ It seems that my worries turned out to be groundless. Actually, because of that, I was thinking of persuading Isis-san to reconsider attending Archlesia Empireās Founding Festivalā¦ā¦ but it looks like that wonāt be necessary.ā
It seemed that Lillywood-sanās business here was to persuade Isis-san not to participate in the Founding Festival. Just as Fate-san had mentioned before, it seems that she is concerned about the balance of power among the three countries.
Well, in any case, Lillywood-sanās expression clearly brightened up, so I think it was really fortunate that I was able to explain it at this time.