“Ah, by the way. Who is that cute little creature over there?”

“Awu?”

Ummm, Third Miss Tinesia? What's with that dangerous glint in your eyes?

Have I perhaps angered Miss Tinesia somehow?

"Look what you did, Tinesia. You scared my little Latifa." Mommy says to Miss Tinesia.

"Awu?" Awuwu!" Scared? I'm not scared!

"A, awuwuwu..." I, I was just trying to give Mommy a massage...

"Oh, you were trying to give me a massage? Then, why are you hiding behind me with trembling hands?"

"That's right, Mother! She was just trying to give you a massage. There's no way such cutie would be afraid of me..." Miss Tinesia says with an entirely serious expression.

"Latifa... Your Miss needs to recharge..." Miss in Miss Tinesia's embrace suddenly cuts into the conversation.

""Recharge?"" Miss Tinesia and Miss Eleanor ask at the same time.

"A, awuuu..."

T, this again... uuu, it's so embarrassing, though...

And she wants to do it in front of others now...

I would run away, but I tried it once before, and Miss pursued me relentlessly until she caught me.

Not to mention that I can't move freely in this place. I may cause trouble for Miss unconsciously.

Miss slips from Miss Tinesia's embrace and makes her way towards me.

Hmm? She looks troubled?

...?

Ah! That's right! Miss is not wearing robes today!

She is going to fight in front of many people today, so Sophia prepared black trousers and a long black shirt with even darker dragon pattern.

It makes her green eyes look as if they were shining in the dark.

... To be frank, she looks scary.

Right at this moment, she looks like a panther that is contemplating if it should pounce on its prey or not.

But...

She's honestly lost at what to do...

Cute.

Haa~

Can't be helped.

It's my duty as a maid to take care of Miss.

... Yes! My duty!

I walk forward, bumping into Miss.

And embrace her around her waist.

Although Miss trains every day, her abdomen feels really soft and comfortable.

"Awu~" A sigh of satisfaction unconsciously escapes from my lips.

While Miss stands frozen in the middle of the room, Miss Tinesia faces Sophia,

"You are Lady Sophia, aren't you? How come you are at such a place?"

"I'm not Lady Sophia at the moment. I'm just a humble servant of Miss Meira named Sophia." Sophia replies to Miss Tinesia.

"I, is that so... I won't hand Little Mei over to you, though."

Suddenly,

Goooooo~on

a loud sound resounds from outside.

This very gong starts the beginning of the competition.

... Miss, the competition has begun.

... You can stop recharging now and watch your opponents.

... Miss.

... Miss, it's going to be your turn soon, shouldn't you at least take a look.

... Miss!