(Chapter 22) How do you know my measurements?
"Senpai? Why do you look so upset?"
Louise, who had been waiting for about five or six minutes, noticed Anna's troubled expression.
"Did Philsey bully you!?" Louise jumped down from her horse immediately, "I'll go and cut that guy down right now!"
"No, no, it's not Philsey," Anna quickly stopped Louise, seeing that she seemed really ready to go after Philsey.
"Then was it someone else who bullied you?" Louise not only didn't calm down but seemed even more agitated, "Even I haven't bullied you, Senpai..."
"Huh? What did you say?"
"Nothing, I didn't say anything," Louise quickly got back on her horse, smiling at Anna as if nothing had happened, "Senpai, so are you coming to my place for dinner?"
‘I heard what you said though…’
Seeing Louise's clumsy attempt to change the subject, Anna thought it better not to expose her.
You were quite proactive before... Why are you becoming more and more silly now?
"Well... I'll trouble you for tonight then, Louise."
"Great! I'll definitely make sure you're satisfied, Senpai!"
This conversation feels a bit strange...
"Senpai, do you have any dietary restrictions? Although I treated you to dinner last time, I didn't really get to know you well."
"...Not really, I eat everything."
It's better to say that if I were picky, given my noble title but struggling on the poverty line every month since childhood, whether I could have survived till now would be a question.
"Eh~ Is that so? Then, Senpai, do you want to stay at my place tonight?"
"Staying at your place... that could work."
Just in time, the little incident with the vase being broken tonight has been bothering Anna.
‘If I prepare in advance... maybe I can find something.’
‘This is really frustrating, why does the simulation need a six-hour cooldown? Although I haven't been using this cooldown time to its fullest, not really starting a simulation every six hours.’
If there weren't a six-hour limit, maybe I could start a simulation just for that "vase incident," and possibly catch that stalker who's always harboring malice towards me.
While thinking, Anna suddenly felt an intense gaze that was hard to ignore and instinctively looked over.
"Louise... why are you staring at me?"
Louise had been staring at her for who knows how long, making Anna feel somewhat awkward.
"Just thinking, Senpai looks really beautiful when you're seriously thinking about things."
"Huh?" Anna's face turned slightly red, "What are you talking about..."
"This shy look is also very cute."
"Louise!"
As mentioned before, Louise's home is that unmissable large mansion in the wealthy district of the town.
And there wasn't the grand scene Anna imagined with a crowd of servants welcoming them. Entering the mansion felt surprisingly ordinary.
However, although she had been here several times in the simulator, actually visiting the interior of this large mansion still opened Anna's eyes.
The most representative feature is the jade-white stone walls intersected with blue and white metal strips, a very standard characteristic of noble mansions in the Kingdom of Rianved.
The Kingdom of Rianved is not just a kingdom of knights but also a kingdom of jade, with abundant stone resources making most of its buildings stone structures.
Blue and white are symbols of Rianved, also the main colors on the national flag, with white representing the nobility of the royal family and blue representing the spirit of chivalry. Jade-white stone is the first choice for many nobles when building mansions.
As for deeper knowledge, it's not something a down-and-out noble like Anna could understand. Even the name of the jade-white stone was something she heard from her roommate at the knight academy.
The dinner wasn't that formal either. Although the dishes were indeed exquisite and quite to Anna's taste, it didn't have the suffocating heaviness she felt at academy banquets or read about in books, but was much more relaxed.
"How is it, Anna Senpai, does it suit your taste?"
Louise, who seemed to have completely transformed into a genuine noble lady, spoke to Anna in a very polite manner, making Anna feel as if she was back at an academy banquet.
The atmosphere seemed to have become serious again.
"Everything is fine," Anna, looking at Louise like this, felt a little awkward and even started using the noble accent she hadn't used in a long time.
"As long as the Senpai is satisfied," Louise blinked a few times, although she seemed to show interest in certain things, she was still somewhat restrained, "Then let me show you to the guest room next?"
"Then I'll trouble you?" Struggling to recall the few times she had used noble etiquette and grammar in her life, Anna responded to Louise.
Then, silence.
Anna and Louise looked at each other, and finally couldn't help but laugh.
"I've never seen the Senpai like this before," after laughing, Louise returned to her usual relaxed and soft demeanor, "It feels so strange."
"Wasn't it because you started talking to me in that manner and tone, making me feel awkward..."
"Sorry, sorry, really sorry, Senpai... I won't do it again next time."
After that, Anna was taken by Louise to the guest room she would definitely stay in.
"How does it feel? Senpai?"
"You ask me how it feels... of course, I can only say it's amazing," Anna smiled wryly, "I'm even wondering, can I really stay in such a place?"
Anna couldn't think of any adjectives to describe the room prepared for her...
"All these were prepared by me! As long as the Senpai likes it!"
Louise then opened the wardrobe, inside hung various clothes.
"This room will be yours from now on, Senpai Anna! Whether it's the clothes in this wardrobe or anything else, you have the right to dispose of them, even selling them is fine!"
"Huh?"
"And from now on, Anna Senpai can come here to sleep anytime, even treating this place as your own home is no problem."
"This... the dresses in the wardrobe aren't necessary, right?"
‘Although I knew Louise would always keep this room as mine, I didn't know about the clothes!’
And these dresses... whether it's the material or the craftsmanship, they are all top-notch, with everything from strapless dresses, skirts to full dresses.
"Even if the Senpai says so, these clothes are all made to your measurements. If the Senpai don't want them, I can't wear them either, right?"
"Is... is that so?" So how did you know my measurements!?
"However, Senpai, speaking of measurements, there's one thing I'm quite curious about."
As Louise said this, her eyes suddenly narrowed—
Then, she appeared right in front of Anna: "What did the Senpai eat to grow so big?"
Suddenly feeling her upper spherical armor being attacked and vigorously rubbed by two hands, Anna's brain, not yet reacting, directly entered a crash state.