Alex tells me he'll lead us under the fam, and we'll follow him.

Up the stairs, to the third floor. Open the locked door, we went inside.

"Fam, it's a customer... is that it? Why are you looking so bare today?

'Cause he's found out, and it doesn't make sense to hide it.'

"What?"

Alex is a little overwhelmed that the situation isn't swallowing.

"You're finding out... Huh? Are you telling me that you're the leader of Shadow when you work?

"Oh, the kid there seems to have an unusual ability. I was spotted in one shot."

"Ma, are you serious..."

Looks like Alex is in quite a shock. It must be so unexpected that a fam in clerk status would be found to be the head of the regiment. I guess I see that complete clerk's disguise from time to time, so is it impossible to think so?

"A, Ars is right, he was really the leader of the regiment..."

"Is it true that you are a man...?

Lisia seems suspicious that Fam's gender is a man. Well, even in a state that represents her nature, her appearance only looks like a woman, and her voice is lower than when she was a clerk, but she still doesn't sound like a man's voice.

"I'm definitely a man."

Lisia didn't seem to believe it completely, even if she said so herself, but what does it matter if Fam's gender is a man or a woman?

"That outfit isn't a hobby, by the way. The most alarming being in the world is a woman's kid. If that happens, the success rate of the job will increase. You work as a clerk for practice."

Were you working for practice? I think I dress perfectly as a girl, but does Fam think it's not enough yet?

Is it possible that the disguise continues all the time in order not to lose its completeness?

"So, let me know what you asked for."

"Hmm? You were deciding to take the request?

"Oh, he's got unique abilities inside, and he sounds interesting."

I explained the request to Fam.

"Hmm... why Perena County won't surrender..."

"You think you can do that?

"That's a stupid question. It's up to me to do it. This information gathering is our eighteenth. We'll be able to get it done in a short time."

"Really?"

"It'll be possible in a week."

Looks like it won't take longer than I thought.

I just thought it would take about a month, which was surprising.

"This is my first request, so let's make it cheaper. One gold coin is fine. I'd like to have about a third of the silver coins as an advance now."

Three silver coins, cheaper than I thought.

This is more than enough money on hand.

I've been trying to negotiate prices in some cases, but they don't seem to be necessary. I pay three silver coins.

"Every time. I know it'll be over in a week, but give me two weeks just in case. Come back here in two weeks' time."

So the negotiations with Pham were concluded.

I thought we'd discuss a few more things, but the information is over.

All you have to do is believe in Fam's arm and wait, but seeing the results of the appraisal and the quality of the disguise, I'm pretty sure he thinks his arm is good.

We leave the store.

"You're done negotiating lightly. I followed you to help me, and I couldn't do anything."

Licia seems sorry.

I made a request, so I don't have to be sorry at all. Let's keep a follow up here.

"I just enjoyed being with Lady Lisia."

"Heh? Oh, no..."

Lisia listened to me and blushed with a frightened look on her face.

Then face down. After about three seconds, I looked up,

"I enjoyed being with Master Ars, too."

I said that with a full smile on my face.

Of all the Lysia smiles I've ever seen, it looked brightest. It feels like a smile from the bottom of my heart.

I thought intuitively that this would probably not be a laugh of lies.

Then we went back to the mansion after a night at the castle.

Two weeks later, as I was told, I visited Tremps at night.