Will definitely win!

The silver-haired girl spoke calmly, lifting the long sword that was on the verge of shattering, then gazed curiously at the gem embedded in its hilt.

This sword had been drained dry. It should have shattered completely, but why had the magic gem inexplicably replenished itself…

“Oh dear, Ilya, you’re too heartless.”

The pink-haired girl, called Flora, splayed her fingers into three, covering her mouth as she giggled. “Aren’t those two little guys quite interesting? Besides, they saved us, you know.”

“Aren’t you afraid of your identity being exposed? You didn’t even say your name. Any normal person would be suspicious.”

Ilya calmly wiped the sword’s blade, “What if they went to call assassins?”

“Pfft hahahaha, Ice Block, keep your suspicious thoughts to yourself. If our identities were going to be exposed, they would have been long ago~ Elton seems to be a border town. The people here won’t recognize us~”

Flora waved her hand dismissively. Then, the smile on her face subsided slightly, “I was also planning to talk to you about how to win back the hearts of the people in this region far below our territories and make the residents willingly pledge their allegiance.”

“At least that white-haired one… she saw my pathetic state, and even, even.”

Ilya bit her lip, unable to finish. Flora seemed to sense something, her smile blooming again, and she leaned in curiously, her voice soft and sweet.

“Even~?”

“Shut up. I haven’t settled my score with you yet.”

Ilya stared coldly at Flora, “Didn’t we agree to negotiate? Why did someone suddenly barge in?”

“That…”

Flora shrugged helplessly, “It wasn’t my arrangement. I genuinely intended to negotiate with you. Our territories border each other, and there are monsters appearing around us, with signs of rebellion within. Cooperation is the best approach. Besides, those who broke in didn’t distinguish between friend or foe…”

As she spoke, the smile on Flora’s face suddenly turned somewhat cold.

“Some of our respective guards were killed. If it weren’t for the precious teleportation stone with an unknown destination, we would have likely been cornered. This matter is very strange.”

“Hmph, it’s not my fault you were mute earlier and couldn’t chant.”

“Oh dear~ I see you’re still soft now. Are you rushing to criticize me?”

“Tsk.”

In the bakery, Livia hummed while picking out bread, recalling the reactions of the two women.

The pink-haired girl was overly gentle, but something felt off.

The silver-haired elder sister was too cold. Her quiet demeanor gave away nothing.

She shook her head, placed the bread in her bag, and softly asked her best friend beside her.

“Alice, did you notice anything?”

“Mhm.”

The golden-haired girl was clearly also deep in thought. When asked now, she blurted out her reflections, “Even though we only met them briefly, I feel like their presence is extraordinary, just like ours. But hey~ no matter how high their status, it can’t be higher than my Duke’s status~”

She turned around, her prominent chest swaying in front of Livia as if showing off.

“Now I am the eldest daughter of Duke Stil’s mansion. You must call me Duchess, understand?”

“Do you want me to act happy and sad and call you Lord?”

Livia said while mimicking the expression, her lips curved upwards, but her little face drooped, looking neither like crying nor smiling, which left Alice speechless.

“…In short,” Alice put the roasted meat into the basket as well, “I feel like our previous thoughts were correct. They seem to have temporary stress-induced amnesia. Let’s strike while the iron is hot and take them as our maids first. Anyway, since I’m a Duchess, by extension, you are too. It’s not demeaning to have them as our maids~”

“Good sister! I knew you’d remember me when you became successful!”

“Who told you to be my daughter~”

“Get out of here—!”

Livia’s movement of gently kicking open the inn room door with her toes was as familiar as kicking her best friend’s butt a few minutes ago.

Unfortunately, the wooden door was too hard, unlike her best friend’s butt, which was soft and springy.

“I’m back!”

The silver-haired elder sister was sitting by the bed, meticulously cleaning her sword.

Her movements were meticulous, and the sword blade gleamed coldly in the candlelight.

The pink-haired girl, on the other hand, was curled up on the rattan chair by the window, her long hair cascading down, her fingertips playing with a hairpin.

“Have something to eat?”

Livia retracted her gaze, placed the basket of food on the table, took out the items one by one, and placed them on plates. “You haven’t eaten all day. It’s not gourmet, but it’ll at least fill your stomach.”

The aroma of bread immediately filled the air. Ilya tightened her grip on the sword hilt, then released it, her silver eyes sweeping over the abundant meal, “You’ve gone to too much trouble. I will pay you.”

“Hmph, how could such a small matter trouble me!”

Alice puffed out her chest and stepped forward, “This fresh bread was baked by me personally~ And the special smoked meat is also wild boar meat hunted by yours truly! Ordinary people can’t afford it, but if you want to eat it, we can have it every day!”

Livia secretly rolled her eyes.

She had bought it with a single silver coin from selling herbs, yet Alice was insisting it was as if she were a wealthy patron who had achieved great merit.

Flora lightly floated to the table, her skirt unfolding like petals, “Oh my, it’s so lavish~ Thank you so much~ You saved us again, and you’re taking such meticulous care of us. It’s truly hard to repay.”

“Of course~”

Alice suddenly leaned closer to Flora, her clear, lake-like blue eyes twinkling playfully, “Since we picked you up, and you don’t remember who you are, why not just become our maids! Don’t worry, we are nobles, and we won’t treat you unfairly~”

“Boring.”

Ilya snorted, her silver hair swaying slightly with the movement.

Livia almost choked on her milk.

“Lao, Lao Ai!?”

My heavens.

She never expected her best friend to be so direct.

Big chest, no brain! Truly big chest, no brain! When dealing with women, why be so blunt?

Who would go up to a beautiful woman and say, ‘Sister, you smell so good, I want to ‘pluck’ you?!’

Based on her experience with numerous YuzuSoft works, she should at least leave a good first impression!

Now that a good impression had been made, the next step was to paint a picture of the future! And then hold hands, making everything else fall into place…

Forget it.

“Um, speaking of which, since you don’t remember your names or what you should do, why don’t you just come with us tomorrow morning? If I remember correctly, the outskirts of the central region seem to be the territories of two Archduchesses. We plan to take them down!”

Alice had already spilled everything, so Livia no longer pretended, raising her little face proudly, “You’ll be our personal maids, and your status will surely rise along with ours!”

Ilya put down her fork, a dangerous glint flashing in her silver eyes, “Just you two?”

“Hmph, it’s a piece of cake~ How could such a small matter trouble me?”

Alice patted her chest, “Women, sigh, it’s all in the palm of our hands. Besides, with the two of you here, we can sneak into the camp and directly hold the he… hold the Archduchesses hostage to command the soldiers. We’ll definitely win!”