When she fumbled with her hands, she felt soft fur and long ears.

Checking in the mirror placed on the stand, it was a rabbit headband.

Huh?

“Isn’t the rabbit you?”

“You said I was a dog before.”

“I think you’re both.”

“Stop talking nonsense.”

Carl spoke firmly while arranging her hair that had been pressed wrong by the headband with quite delicate touches.

Right, if she had to choose, Carl was more like a dog.

She also had a gentle but not too sharp impression, so the rabbit suited her quite well.

“Good, shall we enjoy ourselves now?”

“Keep the three steps.”

“Ah, I got it. When I don’t keep it, I’ll hold onto you tightly, so don’t worry.”

When she grabbed and shook Carl’s sleeve, his expression softened.

They began to walk around the streets and look around in earnest.

They joined in dart games where people had gathered, watched amateur puppet shows, and strolled leisurely holding free balloons.

Then they got hungry, so she led Carl to a street skewer shop.

“What flavor do you want to eat? I want the sweet flavor.”

She fell into contemplation while looking at the sauce menu to sprinkle on the meat.

“No, should I have the salty flavor? But I’m curious about the sweet flavor too. Ugh, what should I do……?”

“Then just have the sweet flavor. I’ll have the salty flavor.”

Carl, who had been watching her hold her head in agony, spoke as if tossing out the words.

“We can share.”

“No, still, you should order the flavor you want to eat.”

“I don’t mind.”

In the end, following his words, they ordered one sweet flavored skewer and one salty flavored skewer each.

She took a big bite of the meat soaked in sauce.

“Wow, it’s delicious!”

The combination of tender meat and sweet sauce was fantastic.

Carl, who chuckled seeing her happy while eating the skewer, held out his own.

“Try this too.”

“Okay, you try mine too.”

They exchanged each other’s skewers and tasted the meat.

Carl’s skewer was moderately salty with a savory taste.

“Mmm, this is delicious too. How about you?”

“Not bad for me either.”

She raised her head to look at Carl at his calm voice.

She discovered sauce around his lips and unconsciously reached out her hand.

“Geez, eating so messily.”

Thinking it was just a little bit, she carelessly wiped it with her finger, then froze when she touched his lips.

A moist and soft sensation was transmitted through her fingertips.

‘His hands are rough but his lips are soft.’

She instinctively made that assessment, then realized it and was horrified.

What kind of indecent thought is this!

Carl, who had quickly grabbed her wrist as she hurriedly withdrew her hand, chuckled.

She stared blankly at the moist lips she had just touched forming an asymmetrical arc.

“Master seems just as messy.”

He lightly grasped her chin and brushed her mouth with his thumb.

Then he licked the sauce that came off with his own tongue…….

“Wh-what, what, what?!”

“What.”

Unlike her who was flustered by the sudden visual stimulation, Carl was calm.

“It’s delicious.”

He even leisurely gave a taste evaluation.

When, when did my bondservant become so wicked……?!

Thanks to that, she was dazed for a moment and only came to her senses after finishing the skewer.

The streets where the sun had already set were still filled with bright lights and people.

While looking up at the star-studded night sky visible when she raised her head, she suddenly muttered.

“Ah, they said there would be fireworks tonight.”

“Do you want to see them?”

“Yeah.”

At her answer, he looked around the surroundings for a moment, then pointed somewhere and said.

“Then let’s go there.”

Where his hand pointed was a small mountain on the outskirts of the square.

A little later.

She climbed the mountain, panting. Actually, it was more like a tall hill than a mountain, but it was still tiring nonetheless.

Unable to bear it, she reached out and grabbed Carl’s sleeve.

“Carl, I’m having a hard time……?”

Carl, who stopped walking at this, approached and silently lifted her up.

Huh?

She about to tell him what he was doing and to put her down immediately…… but his embrace was comfortable and too convenient.

As she was shamelessly being carried up the hill, Carl spoke in a voice that didn’t disturb his breathing at all.

“How would you live without me. You can’t even climb a small mountain like this.”

“Mmm…… still, it seems like you’ll be by my side until I leave.”

She answered carelessly while imagining a life without Carl.

She had a premonition that he would somehow continue to be by her side until she cleared the game and saw the ending.

Carl, who had been silent for a moment, quietly opened his mouth.

“Where are you going.”

Oops. She had said something strange.

“Huh? Uh…… I mean, like getting married……”

Since she couldn’t say she was going to her original world, she made excuses roughly, and he slightly twisted his lips.

“Why, is some blond man you want to marry telling you to leave me behind?”

“No, it’s not like that……”

“Then, do you want to leave me behind, Master?”

“No, that’s not it either……”

She trailed off hesitantly. Actually, if she got along well with a male lead and reached the stage of marriage, she would really return to her own body.

She wouldn’t be able to take Carl with her or not.

If this world continued even after she left, the original Shailyn would return and inherit everything she had achieved, right?

Suddenly her chest stung a little. She would just be returning things to the original owner, but why did she feel lonely just imagining it?

Both of them became drastically quiet and silence settled around them.

Carl, who had been silently carrying her and climbing, finally reached the summit and put her down.

“Thank you, Carl.”

He shrugged his shoulders as if it was nothing and turned her around.

And he stretched out his long fingers.

“Look over there.”

It was a position where she could see the heart of the busy district where the fireworks would be held at a glance.

Though she couldn’t see the entire capital like from the castle walls, she could fully appreciate the colorful and beautiful scenery of the city center.

“Sit here.”

Carl, who had taken off his outer garment and spread it on the ground, patted it with his hands.

They sat side by side, drinking beverages they had bought in advance while looking at the city.

Not long after, fireworks began with loud firecracker sounds.

Bang! Boom! Bang!

Colorful fireworks burst up and bloomed like flowers in the sky.

She watched in fascination and admired the fireworks that poured down like waterfalls and then scattered like star clusters.

The cool night breeze gently brushed her cheeks and hair.

Then she glanced sideways and saw Carl’s face with the enchanting light of fireworks gently rippling.

Slightly lowered black eyes and a sharp nose bridge, the lips she had touched that were slightly wet from the drink and glistening moistly.

When their eyes met as she unconsciously stared intently, he grinned.

……What, why is he smiling like that.

Feeling strange for no reason, she quickly turned her head and focused on the fireworks again.

After huge fireworks burst in succession at the end, the night sky became quiet.

“Ah, it was really good. Thank you. Thanks to you, I watched from a prime spot.”

She stretched lightly while expressing her gratitude to Carl.

Because he had brought her here, she was able to secure a spot with few people and a good view of the fireworks.

It was then that something bright blue appeared in front of her as she was sucking up the remaining drink.

She opened her eyes wide seeing the blue rose wrapped in white packaging.

She turned her head to look at Carl, following the large hand that held it out to her.

“What’s this?”

“I picked it up on the way.”

Carl answered with a small cough. She still asked with a bewildered face.

“How is it packaged if you picked it up on the way?”

“……Are you going to be tactless?”

He handed the flower to her. She didn’t particularly refuse and accepted it.

Even in the dark mountains, the blue rose showed off its vivid color.

It looks just like my eyes.

“Did you buy this on purpose to give to me?”

“Since you seem to like flowers.”

Unlike his indifferent tone, his ears were clearly red even in the darkness.

‘I’m grateful but…… is it okay to accept this?’

Perhaps because it was a flower received on the last night of the founding festival, she felt restless.

Seeing her hesitate, Carl spoke casually in an unconcerned voice.

“It’s a founding festival custom and whatever, and I’m giving it because you’re my master, so don’t feel burdened.”

“Carl, you……”

The moment she turned her body slightly toward him to say something…..

She accidentally hit the drink bottle she had roughly placed beside her while receiving the flower.

And that bottle spilled precisely onto Carl’s thigh.

“Ack, sorry!”

She hurriedly took out a handkerchief from her bosom and wiped it.

“It’s fine, I’ll do it.”

Carl, who had taken the handkerchief from her hand and was wiping his clothes, stopped and narrowed his eyes to ask.

“But what’s this black thing on the handkerchief. Is it a lump of poop?”

“……It’s a puppy I embroidered myself.”

“Ah.”

A terrible silence briefly enveloped them.