The table was filled with well-prepared dishes.
Kalix ate heartily, disregarding table manners, while Romeo savored his food very slowly.
The spread was so excellent that Rellia's appetite, which had fallen because of Lute, seemed to return.
Rellia glanced at the two of them while eating.
Come to think of it, she needed to complete this quest too....
The quest content was identical for both.
Raise favorability by another [+10].
She thought about checking her current favorability, but using a ticket for that felt wasteful.
After all, once favorability increased by 10, the quest completion notification would automatically appear anyway.
She planned to save the favorability check ticket in case of emergencies.
"Did anything happen?"
Near the end of the meal, Kalix suddenly asked.
She didn't know why, but upon hearing that question, Rellia's nose tingled for no reason.
Today's events flashed through her mind like a revolving lantern. She felt the tension suddenly drain away completely.
"...."
"What? Why are your eyes turning red? Are you crying?"
Kalix wrinkled his brow.
At those words, Romeo's gaze also turned toward Rellia.
"Someone must have bothered you at the tea party?"
Romeo said with a smirk, yet his tone was worried.
Bang!
As soon as those words ended, Kalix slammed his fist on the table.
"Who dares bully Leo's little sister?"
Him taking her side made her emotions surge even more.
Though she didn't show it, today had been truly difficult for Rellia.
Seeing the bright and cheerful Uriana, seeing the hostile Cedric and Damian.
Pretending to be a man and hiding her identity. Fulfilling Lute's requests for the sacred artifact—all of it.
"Hmm. Should I have gone with you? Tell me, who bothered you? I'll pull out all their hair."
"Would that be enough? You should grab them by the collar."
At Romeo and Kalix's continued words, Rellia finally burst out laughing.
But the two men's expressions were serious.
Rellia felt something solid welling up in her heart. It was reassuring.
"It was just difficult. Pretending to be a man is no ordinary task."
At Rellia's words, Romeo chuckled as if he had expected that, and Kalix's brow furrowed.
It was an expression asking why she would do such a thing.
"The truth is... there's something I need Lord Lute's help with, so I'm fulfilling his requests."
"Lute? What could you possibly need his help for?"
"That favor Leo mentioned before?"
"Yes."
"What exactly is it that you need that bastard's help for?"
Kalix asked with a sullen expression.
"I really can't tell you in detail right now. Later... I'll tell you everything."
When Rellia said that, Kalix and Romeo asked no further.
However, they added that if she needed anything, she should just say so.
"Then, since the topic came up, if I go to a tea party again, would you come with me...?"
At Rellia's words, the two hurriedly rose from their seats and went over to the sofa on that side.
Though a bit annoying, Rellia still found herself smiling.
It felt like all the difficulties of today were flying away.
'Yes, let's do this.'
With this energy, Rellia resolved to obtain Lute's sacred artifact as quickly as possible.