The office of the Duke of Alberto.The owner, Lilia Alberto, was sitting in a chair and staring at the wrapping placed on the desk in front of her.

”... fufufufu”

When she became a duke in her younger years, she was a very serious person, and therefore she didn't have any hobbies or hobbies... she said to her surroundings.

But in fact, she has a hobby to hide. "That's..."

"Wow, that's fantastic." It was quite expensive, but this [Model of the Red Dragon] was really great to complete.... "

Lilia opens the wrapping with a smile in her mouth and stares at the model of the dragon that came out.She looked as if she was in a trance she could not imagine.

Yes, let's hide something. Lilia loved dragons from a young age.Dragon scales, fangs, and models... collecting them is her only and greatest hobby.

However, Lilia keeps her hobby secret from her surroundings.The reason is simple, it's embarrassing.Therefore, this model was also purchased under the guise of several times so that the servants would not notice it.

Lilia stared at the model for a while, then glanced around.There's no one in the Mansion who comes in without a knock, and it's been confirmed in advance that there's no sign of anyone nearby.

Still, it's human nature that confirms it.

Confirming that no one was there, Lilia approaches a large bookshelf in the office and retrieves several books from it.

There are several magic crystals in the back of the bookshelf, and Lilia touches them in the order set by the sole.Then the bookshelf slid slowly to the side and the door appeared.

There's Lilia's secret collection room.Inside, the items she collected related to the dragon are well kept.The moment Lilia thought about putting the Red Dragon model in there... she heard a knock.

Hmmm...

Listening to the sound, Lilia restored the bookshelf at a terrifying speed and quickly hid the model under her desk.

Then, while pretending to be as calm as possible, she called out to the door.

"...... go ahead."

"Excuse me."

All I heard was the voice of a man. There was only one man in this mansion, so I understood who was visiting.

"What's the matter, Mr. Kite?"

"Sorry to bother you. Actually, I need to talk to you about something..."

"Do you want to consult? Yes, what?"

(Why, even more so, at such a timing.)

He pretends to be calm.However, on the other hand, Lilia's heart was in a great panic.If you find a model of a dragon, even your longtime friend Luna Maria will have a hobby to hide.

The majesty of being a duke is bad, and it's even more embarrassing.

Thinking like that, Lilia wanted to end the consultation with Keishin somehow.

"Ah, yes... that? Lilia-san.""The book is falling."

"Huh? Ah..."

A book fell on the floor, perhaps when I put the bookshelf back in a hurry.

Is that the bookshelf over there?

"Wait, please!" I'll get it back! "

(Oh no! That bookshelf hasn't been locked yet.If you touched me now...... the door......)

Lilia quickly dominated the crowd and picked up the book.

The mechanism installed on the bookshelf turns on by touching the magic crystal in a specific order, and it activates when it touches the bookshelf in that state.When I turned it off, I had to touch the Magic Crystal in reverse order.

Therefore, the book cannot be returned to its original position at this time.When I accidentally touched the bookshelf, the door to the secret room appeared.

"... aren't you going to put the book back?"

Ah, I'll get back to you later!

"I-I see..."

Lilia's panicked appearance was such that she leaned her neck strangely, but she still did not pursue it deeply.

"Um, so, Kite-san?" Consultation is..... "

"Ah, yes. Actually, I was hoping to update my shoes, so if there's a good place, please let me know..."

"Shit, are those shoes... then the store I usually use..."

Lilia, who managed to get the conversation back on track, stroked her chest and quickly wrote down the name and location of the store in a note on the desk.

"... please go to this store."If you say it's my introduction, I think it'll make it cheaper. ”

"Thank you... erm..."

The man who received the note from Lilia tilted his neck slightly after confirming it.

The location of the store was written on the note along with the map, but it wasn't very popular with people who were not yet familiar with the geography of the capital.

Lilia-san, is this a square with a fountain?

Yeah, I just walked a few minutes to the right.

"I mean...... that side......"

"Stop! Kite-san, stop!"

"Huh? Ah, yes. What's the matter?" Suddenly.... "

Sleepy people don't behave strangely.From the big window in the office, I said, "Is that the position?"I was just trying to get close to the window to check.

But for Lilia, it's very bad.The model of the dragon hidden under the desk in the basket...... at the position just now, it could not be seen as the shadow of the desk from the comfort person.

But when they get close to the window, they see it.

That's why Lilia couldn't let a nice person near the window anyway.In order to convince the strangely pleasant person that she had unexpectedly raised her voice, Lilia's thought came up with a reason to say it with super acceleration.

”Y-you 're going to 'collapse!'”

"... yes?"

But I guess it was sad... Lilia was a terrible liar.

What do you mean, it's collapsing?

"Yu, the floor is collapsing!"And the ceiling will fall! "

"... it's not at the level of defective housing..."

The merciless point of a pleasant person is pierced, but now Lilia's head can only keep the pleasant person away from the window.

"If you collapse, you collapse!"

"... I see." Maybe, but... is Leah hiding something on her desk? "

"Naahhhh, what are you talking about?"I, I, I, I, nothing..... "

Lilia gets very upset when she's poked in the core.The reaction is like saying it's hiding, and there's no escape for Lilia anymore.

One more word from Yasuo: "What are you hiding?"If you ask, Lilia will confess herself.

But that didn't happen.Someone in the room came in before anyone could say anything.

"... excuse me. Miss, what did you make a fuss about earlier...?"Aren't you Miyama-sama? "

"Oh, hello, Luna Maria."

"Just in the right place... what was it that Master Kusunoki and Master Yuzuki were looking for?"

Huh? Are you two?

"Yeah, there's something important..."

Listening to the words of Luna Maria, who had entered the room, the pleasure person once looked at Chirari and Lilia.I was curious about what Lilia was hiding, but I'm not going to force anyone to hear what Lilia was hiding.

Well then, I'll go look for them... thank you, Lilia-san.

No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. Any

Say thank you to Lilia, bow to Luna Maria, and she leaves the room.After seeing it off, Lilia stroked her chest and exhaled.

"... young lady? You look tired."Shall I make you some tea? "

"... yes, please."

Well, if you'll excuse me.

After Luna Maria left, Lilia sat down on the chair with a tired expression on her face.Therefore, the secret hobby of the head of the duke family was to be kept safe.... I thought so.

Luna Maria, who had left the office, murmured to everyone with a somewhat dumbfounded expression.

"...... I wonder if you really think that no one has found out?It seems as cute as ever. "