More than a month later, Annie returned to Stormveil Castle once again.
The next day, when she went out for a stroll, she discovered that the city had become much more prosperous and lively, with more people around. The city and fortress no longer looked as ramshackle as before, either. They were starting to look like proper places.
"Lalala~"
(｀)
Annie, however, didn't care about any of that. She simply wandered around the city.
She was in a very good mood right now because she knew that a certain young lady named "Ranni" was still absolutely furious. And, in accordance with the law of conservation of happiness, if that wretched woman was unhappy, then Her Majesty Queen Annie could naturally be happy.
As for whether what she'd done had made it impossible for the other woman to travel to that whatever-it-was night sky and enjoy that whatever-it-was cold solitude, well, that was none of her concern. It was the other woman's problem to worry about.
"Go away!"
"Get away!"
"Lady Hyetta!"
"Please don't do this."
"Hey..."
"No!"
"It's our duty. Please don't make things difficult for us."
Just then, as Annie passed through a quiet street, she suddenly heard a commotion coming from nearby.
"Huh?"
|˙˙)
When she went over to the street corner and peered that way, she was surprised to see that Hyetta, the Finger Maiden she'd sent back earlier, and two Fire-Eyed Knights were arguing with some strange-looking people who resembled Those Who Live in Death.
"..."
(*⊙o⊙)
"Hey! What are you doing?"
☆(o*ω)
Curious and with nothing better to do, Annie headed right over and called out to them from a distance.
"!!"
"Annie, Your Majesty!"
"Your Majesty!"
When they saw that it was Annie, the two Fire-Eyed Knights hurried aside to bow. The strange creatures