The time had come.

  Since it was a banquet Duke Clancy had held after a long time, many people had participated.

  Young people enjoyed the music and alcohol and danced with bright expressions, while the elders smiled while looking at them.

  The one who was being talked about the most was Bratt Lloyd.

  “How long has it been since Bratt Lloyd came to a banquet?”


  “I think I saw him a year back, but… he doesn’t seem to go out often.”


  “Yes. If I was a young man who was interested in such things, then I wouldn’t have had a chance to become a Master at such a young age…”


  “Even so, I think he tried to do this role.”


  A middle-aged nobleman said with a smile. And the other person smiled too.

  “Well, no matter how busy he was, he seems to have started dating. It is, after all, something that should be done when you are young.”


  No one could talk.

  Judith arrived in front of Elsa Collins, who was still, and said with a smile.

  “It’s a bracelet I made as a gift for guiding me.”


  “…”


  “I refuse your refusal.”