Although Claire's letter had been sent to Vincent, a priest at the cathedral, that very night, they still hadn't received a reply or even a message saying when he planned to visit by the following afternoon. By then, a certain troublesome little girl had woken up, eaten her fill, and started wandering around the estate.
As they waited anxiously, Elena, Miria, and the others couldn't help speculating and worrying about what might happen.
As a result, they spent nearly the entire day sitting around the estate, at a complete loss and staring blankly into space, with no idea how to find another suitable opening.
In any case!
It was close to dusk. Elena, Miria, Claire, Flora, and the others were still sitting in the study, frowning as they fruitlessly racked their brains and discussed the matter without reaching any conclusions. Then, unexpectedly, a Greatsword warrior on guard outside the estate hurried in to report that a skinny old man calling himself Vincent had arrived. He said he had received a letter from his old friend Claire and had come especially to visit her.
At that, all four women jolted, then exchanged delighted glances. Without stopping to think, they hurried toward the sitting room and told the warrior who had delivered the message to escort their visitor to the reception room.
And so!
"..."
When Vincent, a priest from the cathedral in the Holy City, arrived at the estate's reception room under the escort of a Greatsword warrior clad from head to toe in splendid gold-and-red plate armor, he naturally found four similarly dressed, imposing female knights waiting for him inside.
Of course, besides the four golden-armored female knights who gestured for him to approach and take a seat, there seemed to be other warriors dressed the same way guarding the