……

I looked up without a voice at the Freed I had come. He laughs at the man, plenty pre yu.

The way I laughed, I could tell that Fried was in a pretty bad mood and angry.

- Wow, Fried, I'm mad.

It was also clear from the fact that he had deliberately exposed himself, but I was convinced.

Yeah, you should never piss me off any more. That's what I thought. I was telling myself to keep it grown up.

Fried tells the man to smile.

"She's the woman I booked first. Excuse me, could you please refrain?

……

A man slowly turns to me. I nodded at the inquisitive gaze.

"Yeah, I'm sorry. Actually, I was meeting him. - Hey, Apollo."

Finally, I add his pseudonym in this appearance.

Fried's way of talking like this has been a little confusing since the last masquerade, but if I were to say that, I decided not to care if it was something similar.

Come to think of it, when we first met, it was a lot of big cat wearing. The cat came off early, but it did look like this at first.

As I nostalgic back at the conversation I was having with him thinking I'd twitch, Fried, who cared about the conversation, turned to me with a swinging grin.

"I'm sorry I'm late. Diana, let's go."

Fried's coming at me. I silently put my own hand on his hand.

A man who was just looking at it said in a panic.

"What... you know, she was talking to me... Isn't that against the rules?

What the man was saying was about the laws of men and women, but Fried was not frightened.

"If you mean the rules, now, by the time she takes my hand like this, you no longer have the right to dictate her to you, do you? That's common sense, isn't it, to honestly back off if a woman rejects you?

……

A man stares at Fried. Fried told him that.

"I don't know what you're thinking, but I don't think you need to wear another person's mask until you come to a place called Masquerade, though. If you want to dictate to a woman, you should try to be who you are. You don't have to fool me. You can afford to catch a woman."

……

"Or is that also why you can't expose yourself? For example, you're not supposed to be able to attend this night club."

On purpose, the place rocks. Fried's voice sounded somewhat better at the nightclub venue, which was quiet at some point.

Everyone who was listening to Fried understood that the man was still a fake and had a tough gaze at the man. The man struck his tongue at the hostility he felt even over the mask, understanding that he could not be here any longer.

"Huh...! Damn... you didn't come out in six months, you're coming out by now...! It would be too unscheduled."

Thus, he turned himself over and fled the venue. Too soon to make a decision, those who were in the venue will not be able to move aggressively and will let him escape.

I pulled Fried's arm in a hurry.

"Yes, good? He ran away..."

"Cain's after me. No problem."

"Yeah...... that would be nice"

Is it better than that that Fried came out?

Suddenly, the venue is completely out of masquerade.

The participating courtiers were shocked to realize that the man they were raising the fever was in fact a fake. More than that, though, I had a thermal gaze on Fried.

Fried, who ignored them all because you were noticing the women's gaze, held my hips as if to show off.

Let's go.

"What... where are you going?

Freed said with a smile to me that I didn't really understand.

"Of course, at times like this, you promise to disappear into a separate room, right? Because it's a masquerade."

Freed took me back to the other room with dignity.

◇ ◇ ◇

Fried, who brought me into the separate room, activated his magic when he entered the room or no or drew me.

In no time, I switch to a familiar view.

I could see the bed I always used with Fried in front of me and was horrified to see if he had returned to his castle room, but at the same time wondered if it was good to leave Cain alone.

"... are you back? Where's Cain?"

Asked hastily, Fried took off my mask in frustration. At the same time, I peel off my mask. Freed, who threw his mask on the bed, has held me tight.

"You don't have to worry because we're supposed to exchange information tomorrow morning. Better than that, I'm glad Liddy's okay..."

"Wow, I'm fine."

Fried came to me before anything happened, and I didn't feel particularly scared.

I just regretted that it didn't do me any good in the end.

I told him with Fried's back squeezed together.

"I'm sorry. I didn't know who that man was, as I said it greatly. That doesn't mean you couldn't join us."

I raised my hand because I was confident it would help. That turned out like this, and I felt so sorry for it.

"No, that's not true. Thanks to Liddy, that man's presence was revealed, and I think you're pretty good at that alone. Perhaps that man is not an amateur. So, as Liddy had guessed, with some purpose, I think he was at the masquerade."

"... he was very good at speaking. If I hadn't been careful, I'd have easily heard a lot of things."

When I told him the impression I actually spoke to him, Fried nodded.

"Maybe he's not a Wilhelm nobleman. I came to pick up Liddy because I realized that. I can't keep my precious Liddy anywhere near a suspicious person."

"... yeah. Thank you. It was just when I was thinking about leaving already, so it helped me a lot."

I was hoping I'd have to run somehow. Thanks to Fried for coming, I was just able to get away from that guy.

"With me showing up, it should have been well recognized by everyone that the man was a fake. In that state, there's no way I can be at another masquerade next week or anything like that. Rumors will spread in no time. You can't even come to Liddy's friend, and you'll never be me again."

"Yeah, after seeing the real thing, it'll just seem like a degraded version."

What a man he was, he didn't see him for six months, so he could take his place.

After seeing Fried leave a strong impression, he'll soon find out it's fake. That's how strong his impression is.

The organizers are the ones who will be different for next week's masquerade, but the members who will be attending will be wearing quite a bit, and I could be sure that if the fake came, they would be able to do it in one shot.

"Oh well... good"

You don't have to worry about being replaced by Fried anymore, and Marianne won't hang on to that man's poison teeth.

After all, I didn't know where or who I was, and I couldn't have done anything about it, but if the result was what I wanted, I don't have to complain.

Besides, that guy Cain's after him. Tomorrow, I figured I wouldn't think about it any more because I know who the guy is and what he's after.

"... I'm really glad no one touched me"

Fried stroked my back like he was horny.

"I was watching it from the ceiling, but I didn't care. Everyone was after Liddy."

"What... I don't think so"

"Liddy was more prominent than anyone else in the venue. Needless to say, my wife is attractive, but that's not a good reason to look at her with nasty eyes, is it? I couldn't help but be really angry."

"Fried."

"I regretted giving you permission."

Fried's hand stops when he was stroking his back. He was staring at my face.

"I knew Liddy had to stay by my side, and I thought again"

I nodded at the words.

"Yeah."

"Because Liddy's my wife. Absolutely not with another man."

"Right."

I, too, know exactly how that feels because I can't tolerate there being a woman besides me on Fried's side.

So I looked Fried in the eye and told him clearly.

"Because I only want to be on Fried's side"

"Yeah, I know. Liddy, I love you."

"Me too, I love you"

Look at each other.

In the sweet atmosphere I finally visited, Fried hangs his hand on my jaw. Follow the movement that can be lifted, close your eyes and you will be given a mouthpiece that will only touch.

"Huh..."

Fried heat shifts from his touched lips. That was so sweet and unpleasant.

"Freed...... one more time"

"... yeah. Not once, not many times."

Responding to my request, Fried overlaps his lips over and over again. Eventually his tongue shoved into his mouth, like he couldn't stand it. I accept it with a smile.

"Mm-hmm... Mm-hmm"

Rub your tongues against each other and exchange each other's saliva. Clarified by the intense touch, his hands hung on the dress as a matter of course.

"Ah..."

It was the mask that took me off, and the place is my usual bed, but I strangely remembered the first time he held me, and I heard a voice.

"Liddy, what's going on?

"Hmm, remember a while ago..."

To tell you what I honestly thought, Fried said as he pushed my body down to bed.

"Actually, I was thinking the same thing. I guess it's because I'm wearing the same dress as I was then. Of course, Liddy was wearing a mask back then, so it's different now."

"Speaking of which, Fried, I want to take the mask off because I'm in the way to kiss you, what did you say..."

Back then, it was a mess. He said it was a masquerade because he didn't want me to know who he was, but I didn't expect him to say he wanted to take the mask off.

"Well, you naturally want to see the face of someone you like. Because of this, I wanted to see Liddy's face right now. Of course, if Liddy would have taken it off, I would have taken it off too."

"... I'm too scared of statements not to be afraid to find out"

"Where do you need to be afraid? They're future marriages, so you don't have to worry about them."

"... right"

In fact, then, he's caught me and I'm married, so I can't say anything. With a subtle face, Fried took the mask that was rolling over the bed and put it on me.

"? What?

"Just for a moment, I was going to try to reproduce it"

"... idiot"

Likewise stare at the masked Fried in disdain. Nevertheless, his outfit was also from that time, and it was true that I felt nostalgic, so I accepted it awfully honestly.

"Huh..."

Exchange a kiss with a masked fried. My tongue crept into my mouth. Accepting it, I opened my eyes and looked at Fried as he tangled his tongue in the same way, showing a masked up, though obvious.

- Something's wrong.

Really, it looks like we went back six months ago.

The dress I wear is the same, and I find myself wondering if it even resembles a situation.

Fried turns his hand around his back and makes me take off my dress. I'm wearing an inner inside today, so it's a little tricky. Working together, he floated his torso, and when he managed to take off his dress, Fried looked happy.

"I knew Liddy wouldn't have this"

Accidentally what he touched was Wang Hua, who grew big enough to cover his left chest. I guess I didn't like how much I hid it. I've touched it many times and spoken it.

"Huh... I'm tickled already"

"And then, this too"

"Ah..."

A covered fried over me explores the pockets of Gossogoso and his trousers. That's how I took it out was my ring that I kept with him.

Fried takes my left hand and puts a ring in my pharmacopoeia. And I also took out my ring and put it in my finger.

"Oh, and Fried?

I didn't realize he was taking the ring off, too, until now.

"I took it off right after I decided to go out to the night club. I didn't like it, though. It's hard to know who you are from the ring."

"Right."

"But you don't have to do that anymore. It's the ring that matches me, so you can't even put Liddy on properly, can you?

"... yeah"

Nodding, staring at the ring Fried fitted me with. I was horrified by the feeling that I was back where I needed to go.

"Good..."

When I accidentally said it, Fried said, "Hmm?" I hear it with my eyes.

I said to him as I glowed.

"I was kind of restless without the ring... and I was so relieved. It's an important ring that Fried gave me."

"Liddy."

"Freed...... love it"

Reach out and hug Freed.

We were a little concerned that we kept each other in masks, but still hugged our loved ones and our hearts were filled.

Fried hugged by me laughs happily.

"Hey, aren't you in the way of this masked kiss?... Shall I take it?

I smiled unexpectedly, too, at the words reproduced.

At that time, I said no.

Then what now?

I put my face close to Fried's ear and whispered.

"- Yeah. Take it."

Of course I didn't say no.