"Lady Emilia!"
"You can still live here, in this Roswaal mansion... Oh, no. Should I call it the Hastur mansion now?"
"From today on, Lady Annie is the real owner of this place. She is also our ally, so you'll receive the best possible protection and care here. You can rest easy and continue living here."
"As for Ram and Rem..."
"Lady Witch Annie is your new master now. Please make sure to fulfill your duties properly."
"The old contract has been dissolved!"
"Goodbye, Lady Emilia. After some time has passed, once I've finished taking care of a few things, I'll be sure to come visit you again."
"And, of course, everyone else too."
Those were the exact words of the former master of the Roswaal mansion.
Nobody knew what Annie and that Roswaal L. Mathers had talked about. But in any case, after their conversation, they soon emerged from that Chamber of Secrets, before everyone had formally dispersed from the dining room.
Then, after Count Roswaal L. Mathers publicly announced that he was giving the Roswaal mansion and the vast surrounding estate, along with two unfortunate maids, to Annie, and dissolved his contract with Ram, he drifted away without looking back, under the stunned, confused, sorrowful, and disbelievingly furious gazes of those present.
"He!"
"How could he do that..."
"How could he do this?"
"!!"
"S-Sister?"
Ram stared wide-eyed at the doorway through which Count Roswaal L. Mathers had departed, her face filled with sorrow, indignation, and disbelief. Her twin sister Rem, also a maid, anxiously supported her by the arm, keeping her from collapsing onto the dining room floor.
"This is unbelievable!"
"Annie..."
"How did you manage to get Lord Roswaal to willingly give you this ancestral home and the whole estate?"
Unlike the twin maid sisters, Emilia