At the plaza of St. Freya Academy, an institution of the Schicksal Far East Branch,—
Under everyone's gaze, Theresa introduced the maid standing behind her.
"This is Rita Rossweisse, an inspector dispatched by Schicksal Headquarters. During her visit to St. Freya Academy, she'll also be observing the Valkyrie examinations. I hope everyone will perform well."
The maid stepped forward, bowed, and then smiled with her eyes closed.
"Sorry for the interruption, everyone at St. Freya. You're all so energetic. I can't help wanting to join you. Also..."
"Lady Theresa, you're as adorable as ever."
That final dangerous remark immediately turned Theresa's face red. Although he had no idea what had happened between them, Feng Chen was certain it was something too embarrassing to talk about. Besides, wasn't Theresa's current appearance an indirect admission?
After all, no one would keep arguing after being praised, right? And if they did, they were merely a hopeless tsundere—the kind whose words denied what their actions affirmed.
"Y-you-you... Shut up!"
As if Theresa had abandoned her, Rita put on a pitiful expression and said in a slightly choked voice, "Lady Theresa has grown up and no longer needs me to take care of her. I'm happy about that, but... does that mean I've been abandoned?"
"If that's the case, then perhaps I should just tell everyone about 'that matter.'"
As expected... Feng Chen had long guessed what would happen when these two were put together. Their supposedly terrible relationship had actually resulted from the two of them once having been extremely close. The saying about things reversing when they reach an extreme wasn't wrong.
Rita's unusually nasty personality compared with other maids also had a lot to do with it.
And so, the two girls began an argument initiated entirely by Theresa.
Among the students,