"....You're finally here."
Greeting me at the entrance of the estate was Julien's father. He wore the same formal outfit from the closing ceremony a few days ago, carrying an aura of calm.
"We expected you two to arrive earlier, but this is fine too."
He turned around to glance at the numerous servants that lined up behind him. I glanced at them, but none of them glanced at me.
It was as if they were trying to avoid my gaze.
'They probably are.'
Leon had warned me in advance that my reputation within the household wasn't very good.
'...It's a good thing I saw this coming.'
From the moment he closed the curtains when we passed by the city, I knew.
"Linus is currently not here. He's currently training somewhere else in preparation for the entrance examination for Haven."
Linus was Julien's younger brother.
At least, this was what I remembered Leon telling me.
