The Approaching Reality (A New Month, This Kitty Begs for Monthly Votes to Build a Cat Bed)

Next, it was the same as the first and second loops.

After dinner, Maria took out the letter and read its contents aloud, stating that whoever solved the epitaph would receive the gold and the position of head of the Ushiromiya Family. Naturally, everyone once again began questioning whether Beatrice truly existed and started discussing it.

But this time, unlike the first two loops, Bernkastel, who had remained silent all along, finally spoke.

"Actually, it isn't a story. Beatrice really existed! I saw her myself!"

The other members of the Ushiromiya Family were immediately shocked by Bernkastel's words. Then, under everyone's gaze, Bernkastel slowly recounted everything.

It had happened twenty years ago. Bernkastel had only been a child then. One day, she was scolded by her tutor and mother, so she ran crying into the forest in a foul mood. At the time, Bernkastel thought of the legend of the witch in the forest and figured it would be nice if the witch simply took her away.

As Bernkastel wandered through the forest, she accidentally came upon a Western-style mansion. She thought it was the witch's residence, so she sneaked inside. There, Bernkastel met Beatrice. Although Beatrice was somewhat arrogant, she gave off an innocent, sheltered impression. The two talked about many things. It was then that Bernkastel learned Beatrice had never left that mansion. Her father came there once every few days and told Beatrice that there were wolves in the forest, warning her not to go outside.

But Bernkastel knew perfectly well that there were no wolves in the forest, so she enthusiastically invited Beatrice to go out with her.

At the time, Bernkastel apparently never considered what relationship this Beatrice had with her father. But now...

"Wait, how old was the Beatrice you saw?"

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