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"Ma'am, may I?"

Sofia raised her face to Hans's voice.

The time is past noon. Gilbert hasn't returned yet.

"Yes"

Sofia replied briefly and left the report of the territory she was reading on her desk.There was little that Sofia could do in the absence of Gilbert, but if she didn't do something, her thoughts would turn to something worse.I slept alone for a long time last night and had a bad dream.I want to look forward to deceiving my feelings of doom.

Hans, who came into the room, had an envelope in his hand that he had seen before.Gilbert is using it.

"From your husband to your wife."

Sofia received the envelope presented.Gilbert seems to have deliberately written to Sofia from the royal castle.Lower your eyebrows when you think of a situation where you can't even go home to say a word.

I noticed that Hans was looking carefreely and shook his head as if nothing was wrong.

"Thank you... I'm fine, so please don't make Hans look like that."

I guess Hans had another letter because it was about Gilbert.After reading it, he's worried about Sofia.

"No, no...."

What's wrong?

"─ ─ I felt bad for a while."

Hans shrugged his shoulders in trouble.

It's been less than two weeks since the reception.If you're going on an expedition against a large Demon Beast, it'll be too late to come back here.If anything happened to Gilbert, it wouldn't be a party in the first place.Sofia shakes her head small enough to shake away the feelings that surround her.She gently removed the note from the envelope while turning her mind so that her fingertips did not tremble.There were some runnin 'characters lined up there that were streamlined but could be seen in a hurry.

─ ─ Dear Sofia,

I will go to my place as it is.

I'm sorry I left you alone.I promise I'll clean it up and go home soon.

I want you to wait.G.f.-

Sofia read a short letter.I don't know if I can write it clearly, but I haven't touched the details.But Sofia knows what that means.

Gilbert, you're going to Tibor border territory like this.

We're still heading for the Beast Crusade.Gilbert, the Magic Knight, deserves to be on the front line when you're dealing with a large Demon Beast.Not to mention, the magical arms and the amount of magic are recognized by everyone.

That's what it looks like.

After all, Hans' expression is not good.Sofia raised her mouth to reassure Hans.

"Mr Hans, Mr Gilbert should be back soon."

"Did it say anything?"

"Yes... Ah, it's a secret for Hans. Fufu"

Gilbert promised Sofia.Gilbert has never broken a promise to Sofia before.When I thought so, I felt that the loneliness and the heavy stone of my heart would be lightened.I'm sure Gilbert will be back safely.

He laughed as if Hans had played with me because he felt Sofia's feelings.

"Then I'm relieved.... ah, ma'am.Are you sure you want to check the magic equipment you installed here every night? "

"Please come from me. I'm sorry for all the trouble."

Gilbert procured the magic equipment.I went on an expedition, but I think I should use it.

"No, for the sake of your wife and husband's happiness, we are."

"Mr. Hans...."

"Originally, I wanted you to refrain from the Beast, but there's nothing I can do.... I'm afraid you're upset, but please be more careful than usual while guests are at the Mansion. "

Sofia laughed quietly, as Hans said.

"Fufu... okay.... thank you very much. "

"I understand."

Hans thanked him and left the room.The remaining Sofia remembered the hair clasp she had received from the doctor before.It's a magic tool that calms down heavy emotions. It has the effect of calming the shaking of magic.I didn't think it could be used on Sofia without magic, so I left it in a table bucket.

Few decorative hair fasteners, but delicate silver workmanship and golden stars scattered among the night sky stones were beautiful.Wouldn't it make you feel a little calm just by looking at it?

Sofia opened her desk.It's a little struggle on the bottom right that I don't usually use very much.I waited there as it was when I got it.

"─ ─... what?"

Nothing.

I bet you got it in there.Sofia is the only one who opens the table bucket, and neither Carina nor any other servant will touch it.Sophia thought she might have gone elsewhere by mistake, and opened a few more raffles to look for her.

"Sofia? What's wrong!?"

Carina, returning from another job, shouted confusingly at Sofia's hasty appearance.Sophia immediately explained the situation and said she wanted to check the costume room just in case.Carina also thought it was important because of Sofia's appearance, and hurried to open the key to the costume room.

Then I searched the room by myself until dinner time, but I couldn't find the magic hair clasp anywhere.