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Translator: Vine
Chapter: 5
Chapter Title: Meeting Prince Idis (1)
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"Um... Sei-an, Young Master."
"Hm?"
Sei-an's personal servant, Pike, had entered to clean the room and cautiously spoke to him.
If one were to pick the person who had undergone the biggest change in the past few days, it would be Pike.
The Pike who initially couldn't even lift her head in front of Sei-an and trembled was nowhere to be found now. She even initiated conversations with him.
Another change was Sei-an's relaxed manner of speaking to Pike, no longer using formal language.
"Is there, perhaps, someone else who cleans this room besides me?"
"...No."
"But..."
The reason Pike blurted out such an unexpected question was that every time she came to clean the room, it was even tidier than when she had cleaned it the day before.
Pike couldn't help but be flustered by the sight of the room, gleaming and spotless, not a speck of dust to be found.
"..."
Watching Pike, who stood bewildered, wet rag in hand, wondering what to clean, Sei-an subtly turned his head as if to avoid her gaze and pretended to read a book lying nearby.
That was because, as she said, someone else *had* cleaned the room.
The problem was, that "someone" was Sei-an himself.
After she finished cleaning and left, he simply couldn't ignore the dust left in the nooks and crannies.
*Knock, knock!*
"..."
A moment later, footsteps were heard, and someone entered Sei-an's room.
"Brother."
It was Lucian. He approached Sei-an, who was sitting in a window-side chair reading a book, with a faint smile.
"You were reading."
"Uh... well, you could say that."
It was a means to avoid Pike's gaze, but he couldn't exactly say that, so Sei-an awkwardly nodded.
"Father wants to see you for a moment."
"Huh?"
"It seems he has something to say."
"..."
Why would he suddenly want to see him?
He hadn't visited Sei-an's quarters even once since the day he first woke up.
The fact that such a man would suddenly call for him, implying he had something to say, made Sei-an tilt his head in confusion.
'Well, I'll know when I go.'
Realizing that just sitting and thinking wouldn't provide an answer, Sei-an headed with Lucian to Count Shurayton.
As he did so, still unable to shake off his doubts, Sei-an's steps quickened as he headed outside, trying to avoid Pike's gaze, which had begun to turn slightly suspicious.
