"So she really is a love rival!" / So, is the ahoge face the most common face in the Nasuverse?

"Say, you're a witch traveling the world, aren't you?" Reines asked.

"That's right." Irena nodded.

"If you're traveling, you must want to take part in all kinds of events, right?"

"Mm. That's true..."

"Well, I've recently been invited to a social gathering~"

"What kind of gathering?" Irena asked.

"Mm—before I answer that, allow me to ask you a question. What is beauty?"

"Oh, oh, oh! You get it!" Her eyes lit up. "Though I'm very humble, naturally, my charm cannot be concealed when it comes to matters like this. That's right, Miss Reines—I am beauty itself!"

"That's certainly... bold." Reines stared at Irena in surprise.

"I see, I see. A social gathering for beautiful girls." Irena had roughly guessed the situation.

"Well, it's not exactly wrong if that's how you want to understand it."

Reines had originally intended to ask that question to Second.

It was a "riddle" she had prepared for Second.

As for the purpose, it was to find herself a bodyguard.

Meeting Irena had actually just been a little "accident" while passing through.

But on a whim, Reines said it anyway.

"Mm—put it this way: 'the most beautiful humans.'" Reines spoke.

"Ahem. Though I am indeed such a cute and beautiful young girl, being the most beautiful or whatever... I suppose I can bear that title!"

—She actually dared to admit even that?!

"There's no denying that you're very cute, Miss Irena, but doesn't your age seem a little... young?"

"Uh—?!"

Irena froze.

She could no longer keep herself together.

"I'm talking about the Gold Princess and the Silver Princess," Reines added.

"What, so it's just a fairy tale."

"Not a fairy tale. One of the Department of Creation's Lords has a relative whose family has been obsessed with creating 'the most beautiful humans' for generations. So,