"Girls in love are simply wonderful. If two girls like each other, that makes it twice as wonderful."
"Mm... so you want to become a girl?"
"No, I simply enjoy appreciating this simple beauty."
"Eugh..."
Early morning, Hearthstone Tavern, third-floor kitchen.
A pale white mist hung over the city. The streetlamps on both sides of the roads had already gone out, and now and then, dwarves in twos and threes staggered along the streets, shouting slurred nonsense. They had probably spent the entire night drinking in a tavern again.
The sky color was still dim, and the distant heavens retained the lingering afterglow of night, though it was gradually fading. Where the inky blue met the yellow-white, it looked as though flames had scorched the sky. Today's weather should be quite nice.
Luo Chuan and Yao Ziyan were preparing breakfast in the kitchen.
More accurately, Yao Ziyan was preparing it, while Luo Chuan was slacking off beside her, responsible for adding unnecessary work to Yao Ziyan's workload. He had probably come over simply because he had nothing better to do.
The two chatted casually, though the topic of conversation... was somewhat delicate.
Fortunately, Yao Ziyan had long since become thoroughly familiar with a certain boss's personality. She merely found it a little speechless and amusing, tossing in a few jabs of her own, and remained relaxed and at ease.
"Yawn~"
The door was pushed open, and an elf girl with disheveled hair, dressed in pale pink pajamas, walked out while yawning.
Her eyes were half-closed, as though she were sleepwalking.
Her nose twitched gently. She must have caught the scent of food in the air. After standing there for a while, she drifted vaguely in the direction of the food.
Anno soon stopped walking, faintly hearing conversation coming from the