At dinner, Vivian introduced Migis to Aiyi.
However, Aiyi did not seem interested in Migis. Even when he tried to speak to her, she barely responded, as though she felt she would never have anything to do with him—or simply did not want to. Her expression remained indifferent, even cold, leaving Migis helpless.
Yet Migis did not pursue the matter.
As the president of the Adventurer's Guild and one of the royal family's right-hand men, Migis was perceptive enough to recognize that Aiyi was extraordinary.
Or rather, it was not hard to see that she was no ordinary little girl from her mature manner of speaking, which clearly did not match her appearance, and the poise in every movement she made.
In Shien's words, their little Aiyi had style.
At least, that was how she was in front of outsiders.
For that reason, Migis not only ignored Aiyi's attitude entirely, but like Vivian, he did not treat her as a child at all. He showed her every courtesy and even personally arranged for her stay.
That series of actions earned Migis quite a bit of Aiyi's goodwill. Her expression softened considerably, and afterward, she occasionally answered him with a few words. She had clearly given him her initial approval.
After dinner, however, a minor yet unavoidable incident occurred.
"Let's go soak in the public bath together, Aiyi!"
"Yeah, yeah!"
Lumya and Merika invited Aiyi like that.
"Soak in a bath?" Aiyi frowned as though the idea disgusted her and said bluntly, "No. I do not bathe with other people, and I do not like bathing."
Aiyi refused with startling decisiveness, without the slightest hesitation.
"Huh?" Lumya clearly had not expected such a blunt rejection and became somewhat flustered. "Wh-why?"
"Yeah!" Merika was equally surprised. "Bathing together is fun, Aiyi!"
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