".You're actually still here, guarding me?"
In a room on the first floor of the villa, the vampire girl looked at the young Medici Family man with a hint of amusement in her eyes.
".Say whatever you want." Giuliano was somewhat speechless as well.
It was true that he had been worried about this woman named Simonetta, but only after she woke up did he realize what exactly he had done.
But thinking about it carefully, it was indeed a little strange. Well, really strange.
He had inexplicably encountered a strange woman on the street, then decided to order the assassination of his own older brother—Lorenzo, the current ruler of Florence—and then...
In short, he was now going to join a group called "Chaldea" in dealing with his own brother.
"What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell? Should I go downstairs so you can lie down for a while?"
Simonetta sat on the edge of the bed, swinging her feet as she smiled at Giuliano.
"Y-you're sure you're all right now?" With countless thoughts on his mind, Giuliano ultimately chose to set them aside and focus on Simonetta's condition. "That doctor named Romani said you seemed to have been attacked by magecraft, which was why you were unconscious for so long. Who exactly injured you? What on earth is hidden in the palace?"
".I'm telling you, don't ask a girl too many questions at once, or she'll dislike you, okay?" Simonetta expressionlessly knocked Giuliano on the head.
"But I don't remember there being a doctor named Romani?"
Simonetta rubbed her chin in thought.
"Yo, looks like you're doing pretty well." Verrocchio knocked on the door and walked in, carrying two bowls that he handed to Giuliano and Simonetta respectively.
"Ah, thank you...?" Giuliano accepted one with a bewildered expression.
"It's just