How About a Refill? ~The Elegant Tea Party of the Grand Witches~

On that day, Alessia was solo invited to a small tea party hosted by her friend, the Countess, and took one of her maids, guards, and lords out because it was a gathering of unconcerned friends.

The conversation bloomed with several young ladies who had interacted since childhood, slightly past their scheduled time, and they were in a hurry to get home before sundown completely.

A four-headed black carriage with the Marquis de Caparoni emblem entered the main road in the woods and happened about five minutes later.

Two of the horses pulling the carriage suddenly get excited and lose control. A man in a hurry pulled the rope and managed to calm down, stopping the carriage.

The next moment, people wearing red robes appeared from the shade of the surrounding trees, surrounded the carriage, and cast some spells.

A huge magical formation emerged from the ground beneath the carriage, and as the light enveloped the carriage, all the carriages carrying Alessia and the others disappeared.

A few moments later, a carriage carrying three lost men, a maid and a guard was found near the forest exit, and the incident was discovered.

"Oniisama! Where's onee-sama!? Have you found out where your sister is!?

Miriam, who was informed at Beatrice's mansion, was also taken by the waiter and rushed to his brother in Emilio's office.

"Calm down, Millie. I'm just talking to the people who came with me."

"But why is onee-sama here!?

To calm down Miriam, Leonardo sits Miriam on the couch.

Emilio, who had received a report from the waiter, returned to the office.

"I still don't know what the killer's intentions are, but the modus operandi is the magic of space transfer. Once it was transferred from carriage to carriage to carriage to carriage to the exit of the original forest, after taking away the consciousness of non-Alessian ladies."

"Transferring from carriage to carriage... it's quite a crime."

"Oh, it's impossible on its own. Place a magic formation on the ground in advance and park the wagon in some way before activating it. It's a systematic crime."

Miriam trembles when she thinks of her abducted sister, how anxious she is now, how terrifying she feels.

"Millie, are you okay? It's trembling."

"Oniisama, is Oniisama okay? If you have bad eyes, I..."

Leonardo softens Miriam's trembling back.

"It's okay. I'll help Shea."

"... yes"

But I can't wipe out my anxiety. Miriam covered his face with both hands.

"Miss Miriam, you look pale. I'll get you a room, so you should get some rest. Leonardo will be packing the castle for a while. You may as well stay here today. [M] I don't know if the killer's intentions are in Caparoni's house or Miss Alessia's, but we should stop walking at night right now."

Emilio calls the maid and instructs her to prepare a room.

"Did you get in touch with the Emperor Caparoni?

"My father's been visiting the territory since a month ago. There are plenty of enclaves in our territory. Unfortunately, I am now the farthest away city from King's Landing. It takes three days to turn back quickly."

"Any contact from the killer?

"Nothing yet. Shit! Too little information."

Then, about half a minute later, the maid visits the office again and tells her that the room is ready.

"Looks like the room is ready. I'll show you around."

When Emilio offered his arm for the escort, Miriam also slipped his hand.

(Even though she's not my fiancée, the distance is strange...)

Leonardo receives a report from his squire as he weakens to his sister, who naturally takes Emilio's arm despite his brother's presence here.

Emilio and Miriam lead the maid through the hallway of the royal castle. When you leave the jade palace in the office and try to hang in the hallway that leads to the red jade palace in the guest room, you can hear voices from behind.

"Brother."

Looking back, a young man with amber eyes with maroon hair tied behind his hips was bringing a waitress.

Prince Ivan Vittorio Bonifacio Arvilliebaray, Second Prince.

Emilio's half-brother.

"Ivan. What is it?"

"I heard it was going to be a big deal, and I came."

"Something terrible?

Emilio looks at Ivan with a strange gaze, and Ivan looks around and whispers to Emilio.

"... that a young lady (...) was abducted by the (...) Decree-Law (...) who was married (...) to about (...) persons (...) within (...) fixed (...)? Are you all right? Brother"

Emilio frowned at Ivan's words.

"Who told you that?

"The atmosphere of the jade palace has been strange for a while, so I asked the chamberlain to confirm it. Is that true?

I can't talk right now.

Ivan shrugs her shoulders and meets Miriam, who was escorted by Emilio.

Miriam carries out the cartesies slowly.

"Where's your daughter?

Asked, Emilio aggressively hides Miriam on his back.

"It's none of your business. I'm in a hurry, so this is it. Come on, Miss Miriam."

"Ah, yes, Emilio."

With his hand on Emilio's arm, they hurried to the guest room.

Ivan looked away at them with a dark gaze.

"Um, were you sure?

Yeah?

Emilio leans to Miriam's question.

"Prince Ivan II, right? I didn't say hello properly."

"Oh, I don't mind. I was more curious than that."

"What do you care?

"That's... no, well, don't worry, Miss Miriam. Take it easy."

Has your fiancée been abducted? The abducted lady is Miss Alessia. I'm not so close... I mean, how did you know what just happened?