Chapter 689: Lets Build a House ② (2/2)

[……Yes.]

After letting out a sigh when she saw her best friend showing such a pathetic, or perhaps, her girlish side, Lunamaria went out of the room once to make a cup of tea.

After seeing off Lunamaria, Lilia once again laid down on her desk with a pathetic look on her face that she couldn't show to anyone.

[…..It really feels lonely.]

[I've got a suggestion for such a Lilia-san!]

[Hyyaaaahhh!? P- P- P- Phantasmal King-sama!?]

Lilia was so startled by Alice's sudden appearance in front of her that she jumped out of her chair.

[Yes, yes, hello there…… Well, let's just skip the trivial greetings and get down to business. For the time being, please take a look at this document.]

[……This is?]

Looking at the stack of papers Alice offered to her with a dubious expression on her face, she began looking through it.

There aren't too many pages, and it is written in a way that focuses on the main points, so it didn't take Lilia that long to finish reading…… and Lilia quietly picked up a pen from her desk.

[……Ummm, where do I sign?]

[Here and here.]

After Alice instructed her to sign the document, Lilia brought out a magic box with a shape different from normal.

The magic box was a very expensive special order item whose owner couldn't be changed, and the magic box itself had a strong seal on it.

What she took out of her magic box was a gorgeously decorated stamp…… It wasn't the ”Albert Duchy Approval Stamp” that was usually used by Lilia for her work, as it was ”Lilia Albert Approval Stamp”, granting full authority under the name of Lilia Albert, the head of the family herself.

Without hesitation, Lilia stamped Alice's papers with the stamp that she had only used a handful of times since she became the head of her Duchy.

[Yes, thank you very much.]

[Well then, it will be in your care.]

The negotiation was over in a few minutes, Alice disappeared. Thereupon, after Lilia put away her stamp, she picked up her pen and resumed working.

A few moments later, Lunamaria came back with a pot of tea…… and immediately tilted her head curiously.

[……Lili, what's with that slack look on your face?]

[Ehh? Really? Ehehe, I'm just as usual though.]

[No, you have a surprisingly relaxed expression on your face…… Where's that despairing look you had earlier?]

Yes, the expression Lilia currently has on her face…… It had a big smile, filled with happiness.

[Fufu, thank you for the tea. Now, there's still more work to be done, so let's do our best!]

[……What the heck happened in the few minutes I was gone……]

Within that office that only had the two of them, Lunamaria's wondering voice echoed. It was only a few days later that she learned the reason for the happy smile on her best friend's lips.

<Afterword>

The Noble Lady started becoming cuter at the beginning of the After Story.

Serious-senpai : [……I knew it. I knew that this wouldn't be one of those serious novels where the lovers became sad after separating…… but it should be alright for me to expect such a development a little, right……]