I had booked your lunch at Old Jimite Restaurant, Cock, Nevi Restaurant, or Ilivier Pastry Shop, and reserved Yala River Bank Restaurant, Tipica, or Libote Restaurant Bar for dinner. You could choose whichever you liked, and there would be no need to queue.
Love Instructor was giving Loren his final rundown of the preparations.
Loren nodded.
He had heard of all those restaurants.
They were all incredibly popular upscale restaurants in Ikelite itself. Without an advance reservation, it would be impossible to get a table on a weekend, and the wait alone could easily last two or three hours.
The Instructor really was incredibly reliable.
Just as Loren was thinking this, something in front of him suddenly caught his eye.
The trees along Hutton Walking Plaza were lush and verdant, and birdsong rose and fell all around them. Sunlight filtered through the treetops and fell upon a figure, lending a touch of lightness to her steps.
She walked toward him.
Very soon.
In the bright, open Hutton Walking Plaza, the woman stopped in front of Loren.
"Loren, sorry for the wait."
Her elegant long dress brushed her knees, its hem swaying gently in the breeze. Her hair was loosely tied up, with a few strands softly falling beside her face. She looked completely different from her usual heroic image on the battlefield.
Juliana had changed out of her customary knight's uniform today and put on a dress instead, appearing at their date venue with an unusually gentle air.
"...Yeah."
Loren gave a slight nod, like a pure and inexperienced young boy.
He subconsciously looked away from Juliana. Her striking figure left him unsure where to look, but he suddenly realized that doing so might be rude. He slowly moved his gaze back and fixed it on Juliana's face.
As the