"Yeah. I mean, we couldn't chat much during the evening party due to time restriction, although I can feel there was a need to do so but couldn't bring myself to say anything after we slipped away from the castle to the place where Miharu and the others were, right?"Satsuki replied with a playful smile.
Rio eyes wandered around as if pondering for a while before,"That's right. Since it seems that Satsuki-san was completely stunned after flying in the air"He agreed with her while feeling quite strange.
"S-Shut up. Anyone would be excited when they get to fly like that for the first time. I've calmed down since then, haven't I"Satsuki averted her face with blushing cheeks.
A while later, she glanced at Rio and,"Hey, what kind of person are you?"She muttered in a low voice.
"... What kind of person am I, huh"For a moment, Rio showed a serious expression on his face.But, it turned back to his gentle expression right away and then,
"That, again, is an extremely philosophical matter, isn't it"Replying so to Satsuki.
"You're right. Even so, I'm unable to stop thinking about it you see? It's because I don't know anything about you, it's as if we're just acquaintances"Satsuki replied calmly.
"Now you won't be able to deceive me."
She had that kind of enthusiasm.
"Is that so?"
"That's right. At first I thought that you were a cooperative worker of that child called Liselotte. The truth is, I thought that you had that kind of relationship with her, that's why I was a little worried about her. But, it seems that you are somehow working independently. There's no way I could see you working as a spy for some other country*. That's why, deep inside, I couldn't fully comprehend your existence"Rio squinted his eyes lightly as he heard her tell him that.
Though he was slightly interested about what she thinks about Liselotte, but because it would stray from the current topic, he intentionally left that matter in the corner of his mind."Well, it's because I'm nothing more than a business partner to her, and through that received an invitation as a show of goodwill"
"When it comes to that, is your relationship with Liselotte in the evening party as you said?"
"Yes"Rio nodded calmly."I see. Even so, that's not what I wanted to know"
"Is it about whether I'm the kind of a person who'll harm Miharu-san or the others?"