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Nothing is more horrifying than Ordias-san in a bad mood .

I walk down the corridor alone while praying to G.o.d to not bother .

However, it may be unnecessary since no one dares to approach me here .

The parting with Ordias-san might backfire .

On the way home from the inst.i.tute, a completely different disaster suddenly appears .

“Wait a moment . ”

A shadow unexpected appears in the hallway stopped me .

I’m not far away from the magic inst.i.tute yet . The corridor has been empty until now .

I didn’t expect anyone to speak in such a place . I raised my face with a strange feeling .

It was a young lady who was about the same age as me .

She is wearing a long light blue dress with a long white jacket . The gorgeous blonde with dignified brown eye stares firmly at me . It’s clearly a young lady with high standing . Rather, this lady gives off a divinity-like feeling…

“Ah!” (Haruka)

I thought about the young lady in front of me .

She is probably the Sotini-san person Lunsan was telling me about . The female Priestess who is in love with Ordias-san . She saw me as a love rival .

Yup, no doubt about it .

Yup, no doubt about it .

I quickly turned right .

It looks like she has no intention of letting me go .

“You’ll have to wait!” (Sotini)

She grabbed my shoulders to prevent me from escaping .

Only at times like this would the bracelet I received from Ordias-san not react .

I want you to stop choosing your opponent and activate your ability .

“Excuse me, what is it?” (Haruka)

I turn to face the young lady .

The young lady looked me up and down .

“Are you the delivery person?” (Sotini)

“That’s right . ” (Haruka)

Let’s try not to refute anything .

My instincts are telling me that it’s the quickest way to escape .

“Your name?” (Sotini)

“I’m Haruka . ” (Haruka)

“A masculine name . ” (Sotini)

“I’m often told that . ” (Haruka)

“I’m Sotini . ” (Sotini)

“It’s a nice name . ” (Haruka)

It is the rumored Sotini-sana after all . In order of not showing my inner thoughts, I decided my counterattack is to be as polite as possible .

“I don’t care about the name . What I want to confirm is… you’re an acquaintance of Ordias-sama, aren’t you?” (Sotini)

Unexpectedly, Sotini immediately cut the chase and brought out the main point .

I see…I didn’t intend to spend any time talking about this pointless topic because it’s troublesome . It’s better to quickly say something good and escape . Especially in this case where this question is a waste of time .

“Ordias-san is a benefactor whom I’ve been indebted to for a long time . However, the relations.h.i.+p now is just me being a delivery person for the magic inst.i.tute’s bento .

“How rude of you to call him Ordias-san . He is the first-cla.s.s sorcerer in this country . ” (Sotini)

“Oh, excuse me then . Ordias-sama . ” (Haruka)

This is a game of trying to avoid the main topic . I have to be careful to not say anything bad .

Ordias-sama’s…

I can somehow read the flow of the conversation .

Although it is speculation, Ordias-san probably avoided talking to Sotini-san before he came across me earlier .

Ordias-san, who was frightened to be bothered by Sotini-san, escaped from her . Although he successfully escaped, he was still irritated and didn’t have anyone to take it out on . Until he came across me and took it out on me .

The moody Ordias-san was probably because Sotini-san was chasing around Sotini-san . This might be the reason why she was standing alone in the empty corridor .

I met Sotini-san because I decided to escape from the magic inst.i.tute .

If you think about it, the flow of event is connecting .   

Even so…

I’m surprised .

I thought Sotini-san was an older woman, but she is about the same age as me .

It’s a cultural shock to see a teenage girl fall head over heels in love with an uncle who is over 30 . I want to wake her up and shout into her eat, but I think it’s probably useless .

“You . You know who I am don’t you . ” (Sotini)

“You’re here to ask me about Ordias-sama…Your future fiancé . ” (Haruka)

“Yeah, that’s right . ” (Sotini)

For a little bit, it seems like Sotini-san’s mood has improved .

“How can you be his wife? After all, you’re only a waitress in a small diner . You’re not suitable for Ordias-sama . Think about that carefully . You don’t know the feeling of yearning I have for Ordias-sama, but he sees me as a nuisance . It’s unacceptable for him to keep meeting you while he ignores me . It’s not fair because I’m the one who has always cling and yearn for him . ” (Sotini)  

 “How can you be his wife? After all, you’re only a waitress in a small diner . You’re not suitable for Ordias-sama . Think about that carefully . You don’t know the feeling of yearning I have for Ordias-sama, but he sees me as a nuisance . It’s unacceptable for him to keep meeting you while he ignores me . It’s not fair because I’m the one who has always cling and yearn for him . ” (Sotini)  

I’ve decided to just go with the flow, but that decision is starting to wavered .

Should I tell her that it’s not true and that I’m not the one chasing after Ordias-san with an unfit unrequited love?

I could argue with her but it’ll just make her more agitated and that’ll be more troublesome .

As a result, I decided I could only put on a smile and stay silent .

“He is my future companion that is fated by G.o.d to stay by my side . This is the absolute destiny decided by G.o.d . You can’t change anything . Even if you try to change fate by controlling his stomach . ” (Sotini)

“No…not at all . ” (Haruka)

Ordias-san has never eaten the bento .

“…Your bento seems to be quite delicious for the common people but it doesn’t fit his taste . ” (Sotini)

No matter how much I tried to change the direction of the conversation, it always ends up at this topic . Sotini-san has no intention of listening to me and have decided everything by herself .

“Hey, let me eat your bento . ” (Sotini)

“Eh?” (Haruka)

I try to refuse but Sotini-san shot me a sharp look .

“You’re not going to refuse my request, are you?” (Sotini)

“Well, you’re a very n.o.ble person Sotini-san . ” (Haruka)

“If Ordias-sama had it, me being his future wife means I should too . ” (Sotini)

“Just because his men are eating it, Ordias-sama himself has never eaten it before!” (Haruka)

“You’re lying . ” (Sotini)

Sotini-san’s loud voice quickly follows .

“Even though I’ve prepared lunch for Ordias-sama today, he refused because he said he has a bento reserved . He won’t waste the bento he reserved but my meals are more delicious than an ordinary person’s bento!” (Sotini)

Sotini-san quickly grasps my hand .

“I have to know . I have to know the taste of the bento your diner has . ” (Sotini)

  I want to go home already…