She didn’t even show me a catalog to let me choose.

“You know my eye for fashion, right? I’ll pick out good ones for you, so just trust me!”

She boasted confidently, forming a belt of trust right from our first meeting.

Not only my expression but even Carl’s, who had come with me, became ambiguous.

Is this…… something I can trust?

“Boss, I brought the dresses.”

A short, glasses-wearing petite employee reported in a peculiar tone.

“Come on, try this on first. In my opinion, it’s perfect for you, Miss!”

Without even looking at the employee, Rona pushed me toward the fitting room unconditionally.

What’s with this high-handedness?

Then I saw Carl frowning and standing up, so I said urgently.

“Wait there! I’ll be right back!”

In the end, if only to calm Carl down, I had to try on the dress.

The silk tube top dress made of black fabric on top and pink fabric on the bottom was slightly too big for me.

“Just a moment.”

The glasses-wearing employee quietly approached and pinned the dress so it wouldn’t slip down.

I came out of the fitting room in that state.

Then I came face to face with Carl, who was sitting with his arms crossed and a displeased expression.

His eyes widened for a moment.

“Oh my, you look so angelic! I’ve never seen anyone who looks so good in pink!”

Rona stretched her words coquettishly while praising me endlessly.

I was more curious about Carl’s opinion than hers. He seemed more likely to be objective.

“How do I look?”

“……”

“Carl?”

But Carl just stared at me intently without saying anything.

What, does it look bad?

“Ha, haha…… W-well, we have many other dresses prepared too!”

Rona, who had been reading the situation, quickly put me back in the fitting room.

This time the outfit was a teal decollete chiffon dress with abundant frills.

It seemed suitable for when I wanted to give off a pure, elegant yet mature atmosphere.

“This looks sooo good on you too! How is it, isn’t it truly beautiful?”

Rona clasped her hands together and made a fuss before asking Carl.

Carl just gazed at me quietly this time too. His focus seemed slightly blurrier than usual.

No, why is he acting like that?

“N-next outfit!”

Under Rona’s strong recommendation, I put on a solo fashion show.

With Carl as the only audience.

A bright red dress with puff sleeves, a color-blocked dress decorated with fancy lace, a body-hugging mermaid dress, and more.

I gradually grew tired while trying on countless clothes.

‘Ugh, now I don’t even know what suits me or what’s pretty anymore.’

I was strongly determined to finish the fitting with this dress when it happened.

“Are you tired?”

The glasses-wearing employee who had been helping me change throughout came scurrying over.

“Try this one last time.”

What she offered was a lavender halter neck dress.

Decorated with white flowers making it bright and cheerful, with a uniquely flowing hem that made it distinctive.

Even though I was sick to death of dresses, when I put on this outfit, the feeling was completely different.

‘This is it, this is the one.’

It wasn’t just me who felt that way, because when I came out this time, Carl spoke for the first time.

“It suits you well.”

“Hohoho! Everything looks so good on you, I wonder if you might end up buying all the clothes in our boutique.”

Rona also praised me more exaggeratedly than ever before.

“I’ll buy this one.”

I was also extremely satisfied seeing myself in the mirror.

“Good choice! But doesn’t the young master need any clothes?”

Rona suddenly turned her head sharply toward Carl and asked.

“Our boutique also sells men’s clothing.”

“……Young master?”

“Yes, the young master here. May I ask which family you’re from?”

Her hand pointed to Carl so politely and precisely.

She seemed to have mistaken my bondservant for some noble family’s young master.

I waved my hand and clarified.

“Carl is my knight.”

“A knight……?”

Rona’s eyes widened. She looked back and forth between Carl and me with disbelieving eyes and asked.

“Then, he’s not a young master?”

“Right. He’s a commoner.”

“……”

Crack.

Behind Rona’s stiffened face, I saw the illusion of lightning striking.

“That can’t be, how could I make such a mistake? No wonder his outfit looked so shabby. Looking again, he has no noble bearing either……”

“Ahem!”

I cleared my throat and gave her a hint as she muttered loudly without managing her expression.

Even so, he’s my bondservant, and after she misunderstood on her own, it made me feel a bit off as his master when she said such things.

Then Rona, coming to her senses, forced a smile and said.

“W-well, please wait just a moment. I’ll prepare the dress right away.”

Rona and the employee left, leaving only Carl and me in the room.

I belatedly sipped the tea and asked.

“But Carl, why didn’t you say anything when you saw me in the dresses? You only barely said it suited me at the end.”

“……”

“Did I look bad to you?”

Carl’s shoulders, who had been deliberately looking elsewhere, flinched.

He slowly turned his head toward me and moved his lips.

“Does the master also want to be sued for slander?”

“What?”

I opened my eyes wide, then realized it was something I had said to Carl before and burst into laughter.

“What, so it did look okay to you?”

“……”

“Then express it clearly with words. Or did you only like the last outfit?”

Even to me, the last one looked the best, so that could be it.

Carl crossed his arms and replied with a sullen face.

“It’s not like that.”

“Come on, it seems like it is.”

I deliberately stretched my words to tease him.

“I guess that kind of outfit is your preference.”

“Hah……”

The way he sighed and held his forehead was amusing to tease.

Just as I was about to open my mouth to torment him more, Carl suddenly leaned forward with his hand on my side and said unexpectedly.

“They were all pretty.”

“……Huh?”

“Not just the last one, they were all pretty.”

His low voice tickled my ear plainly.

“Too much…… so I couldn’t say anything. But it’s true that the last outfit suited you best, Master. Satisfied?”

His straight black eyes gazing at me were calm without wavering, but his briefly visible ears had a reddish tinge.

Somehow I felt heat rising to my face too.

“Ah…… mm-hmm.”

When I nodded slightly, he straightened up and turned his face away sharply.

I also felt embarrassed for some reason and kept my mouth shut tight. This was the first time Carl and I had created such an awkward atmosphere.

Even during our first meeting, it wasn’t like this.

Fortunately, before I could die of suffocation, an employee came in and reported.

“Everything is ready.”

“Got it!”

I jumped up and went outside first. Carl also silently followed behind me.

When I arrived at the counter to pay, I received the receipt and my eyes widened.

‘Why is this so expensive……?!’

Of course I knew this was a high-end boutique, but the price was way too much.

Over 300 million gold in total.

It was definitely not a price that could come from just that one lavender dress.

Sensing a strong rip-off vibe, I requested from the counter staff.

“Could you give me a receipt with more detailed itemization?”

“Ah…… just a moment.”

The staff member rolled their eyes as if flustered, then pulled out a longer receipt and handed it to me.

As soon as I checked it, I could immediately tell what had happened.

“There seems to be a misunderstanding. I only said I’d buy the last dress. Not the others.”

All the dresses I had tried on were listed as purchased items.

Even as I returned the receipt and said this, the staff member couldn’t take proper action and just hemmed and hawed.

“Oh my, Miss. Is there some problem?”

Rona suddenly intervened, smiling excessively brightly as she asked.

I said firmly.

“Rona, I only intend to buy the last dress. Could you cancel the others?”

“I’m sorry, Miss. That would be a bit difficult.”

“Why?”

“The dresses were somewhat damaged while you were trying them on. Right, Rain?”

After making an absurd excuse, Rona sought agreement from someone.

It was the glasses-wearing employee who had helped me with my clothes earlier.

“Rain, you helped the Miss undress, so you’d know well.”

“That’s right.”

The employee who nodded pushed up her slipping glasses and said.

“But the dresses were never actually damaged, boss.”