The ease in Ei's voice left Charlotte looking incredulous, as though getting the highly esteemed Inazuma Regent to agree to an interview with her were something effortlessly simple.
Charlotte said in delighted surprise, "I-is that really true?"
Ei smiled. "Of course it is. Hmm, he seems to have just gone out, so he isn't home right now. How about this? There's no point waiting out here. Come inside with me first."
With that, Ei and Chiyo openly walked toward the entrance of the Regent's Office right in front of Charlotte.
Seeing this, Charlotte tried to stop them in time. "Oh, ladies, the Regent's Office is heavily guarded. You can't..."
Before Charlotte could finish, she saw that not a single guard at the entrance to the Regent's Office stopped them. Instead, they lifted their heads, puffed out their chests, and stood to attention.
The sight shocked Charlotte and further strengthened her earlier suspicions. These two ladies definitely had something going on with the Inazuma Regent.
Still, with their bearing and figures, these two ladies were indeed a match for the Regent. Perhaps they were among his sweethearts. She had really hit the jackpot this time. An exclusive scoop on the Inazuma Regent is beckoning to me!
Seeing Charlotte still standing there in a daze, Ei turned back to remind her, "Miss Charlotte, come with me."
At her words, Charlotte immediately returned to reality from her fantasies and hurried after them. And so, led by Ei and Chiyo, Charlotte entered the Regent's Office for the first time.
Charlotte's first impression upon entering the Regent's Office was disappointment. It wasn't that she thought the decor was shabby. Although Inazuma's Regent's Office was indeed less luxurious than the Court of Fontaine's Palais Mermonia, these were two different architectural styles, so there was no basis