Miss has been sulking ever since we entered the palanquin.

She doesn't talk to me. When I try to probe what's wrong with her she just averts her eyes with 'hmph'.

I don't get it. Did I do something wrong?

Uuu... Miss didn't even tell me where we are going.

And when I lift the curtain to look at Sophia, she rudely closes it again!

Hmph. Okay! If you won't talk to me then I won't talk to you either!

......

......

......

Misssssssssssss talk to meeeeeee!

"......" Miss closes her eyes.

Okay!

Excuse me for being rude!

Gnaw. I bite Miss's hand.

"......"

Stop pretending to be asleep!

Gnaw. Gnaw. Gnaw.

"......"

Uuu...! I see... Miss really wants to taste my secret technique!

"Awuu~!" Secret Technique: Heavenly Tickling!

Tickle. Tickle. Tickle.

"...... Pfu!"

Got you! You can't pretend to be asleep anymore, Miss!

Tickle. Tickle. Tickle.

The palanquin starts shaking left and right.

"Hahaaa... Okay, stop it! You win! I give up!" Miss finally admits defeat.

"Awu!" Now spill it, Miss!

This Lady will forgive you if you tell me how I angered you!

... Maybe.

"Fuu... Latifa..." Miss says slowly after taking a deep breath.

"Awu?" What's wrong? Miss looks sad.

"I just can't stand watching you pay more attention to Sophia than to me..." She says seriously.

Ehhh- Th, then! You should tell me something!

Paying more attention to a maid than to my master.

Latifa is a failure of a maid... I grab my head with my hands in defeat.

"Haa... You don't understand, do you?" Miss asks with a sigh.

Understand? Understand what?...

"Well, such dense Latifa is also cute~" Miss says and starts rubbing her cheek against mine.

"Awu~" I let out the weird noise of satisfaction again.

See? This is what happens when you do this to me! I demand compensation for making me embarrassed!

Therefore, tell me where we are goin-

"Miss, we have arrived." Sophia says from outside the palanquin.

Miss hands me over to Sophia while making a weird expression.

"Kuku~" Sophia laughs while pushing me against her chest.

Sister Sophia...! You are killing me... I can't breathe...

"Awuuu..."

"Ah! So sorry, Latifa. It's your fault for being so dangerously cute, though." She says and puts me on the ground.

A middle-aged, muscleman in green robe runs towards us.

After he gets near, he bows towards Miss and says,

"You have finally arrived, Miss Meira! I'm the head servant of Si Manor. Teddy is my name. From now on, please order all servants of Si Manor as you see fit!"

The muscleman, Teddy says.

Teddy...

Hmm... I wonder who gave him such name...

Teddy gently smiles at me.

Hmm?

What a suitable name!

"Please follow me inside, His Highness awaits you!"

... Hmm? Si Manor?

His Highness- Hmm?! Is this place-?!