"What? You want me to go buy clothes and pick them out for you? Are you kidding? Am I your servant or something?"
Upon hearing Rellia's request, Romeo immediately threw a fit.
He sat arrogantly on the sofa in his quarters' reception room and turned his head away sharply.
Rellia stood awkwardly, rolling her eyes before making an excuse.
"...But I don't really know men's clothing well, so you're the only person I can ask, Romeo-nim."
"What do you mean there's no one? There's Calix. Make that annoying one do it."
"...But Romeo-nim has much better taste in picking clothes?"
"...."
Romeo, who had been focusing on his book, raised his head and looked at Rellia.
'This is it.'
Seeing Romeo's eyes, Rellia was certain.
She could read his inner thoughts clearly from his expression alone.
Romeo had exactly the expression of '...Well, at least you have some discernment.'
Rellia thought she knew how to persuade Romeo now.
Flattering him hurt her pride, but it couldn't be helped.
She really didn't know anything about men's clothes.
If she went to a men's clothing store alone, her identity might be exposed. And calling a designer to her quarters was also problematic.
Rellia wanted to stay as inconspicuous as possible in the Imperial City and then leave.
"Romeo-nim always seems to dress so magnificently. All your clothes are flashy and catch the eye."
"Well, I suppose that's true... for me."
"I only brought two sets of men's clothing. I'll probably need to stay longer in the Imperial City, so I need to buy more clothes. If Romeo-nim helps me, I don't think anyone would suspect me...?"
"...Why?"
Is this still not enough?
Rellia continued speaking while hiding her clenched fists behind her back.
"...That's because if I wear clothes that Romeo-nim picked out, naturally I'd look like a splendid gentleman like Romeo-nim, wouldn't I? Of course, not as much as Romeo-nim."
"...."
Soon he raised the corner of his mouth as if satisfied.
"Fine. Well, Calix is... not really that way. He's more comfortable walking around naked. Like a beast."
With those final words, Romeo closed the book he was reading and stood up abruptly.
He seemed to be in a good mood from Rellia's flattery.
That's when it happened.
Ding!
Along with a cheerful sound, a quest window appeared.
[Special Affinity Target
※ Quest Story Progress: 0%
Below that, a list of rewards was also written.
∙ Affinity Check Ticket x1
∙ Special Recipe Puzzle Piece x1
∙ Lv. 1 Random Gift Box[?] x1
∙ Alchemy Lottery Ticket x1
The reward list was exactly the same as Calix's first quest.
However....
'What kind of quest is this?'
Give that sensitive Romeo a pleasant day... She was already tired just thinking about it.
But more than that, the fact that this quest appeared at this very moment was even more ridiculous.
'Are you saying the affinity that was around -80 converted to positive just because I complimented him?'
It was true.
Rellia was so dumbfounded she touched the side of her head.
Meanwhile, Romeo headed to the inner room humming a tune to change his clothes.
Rellia found Romeo, who hadn't changed much from childhood, both likable and... somewhat frustrating.