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I was lost in thought for a moment, staring at the invitation Andras brought.
What should I do?
Honestly, I wasn’t so happy about the invitation.
It wasn’t that I didn’t like the Schnarpe family, but the fact that I was invited to the noble family was a little unsettling and burdensome.
Based on the standards of the Demon world, I am also a noble aristocrat, but for me, it was still difficult to adapt to this unique, splendid, and rigid atmosphere.
The last time I visited the Barbatos family, I suffered in a similar way.
Andras, who saw me hesitating, spoke softly.
“Sihyeon, was there anything not to your liking?”
“Oh, no! It’s not that I don’t like it

”
“

 ?”
“Well
 I’m not used to this kind of thing yet. It feels a little weird.”
“I see

”
When I implicitly showed my refusal, Andras’ face darkened as if he was greatly disappointed.
Seeing Andras getting upset made me feel bitter. I felt a sense of guilt as if I had rejected a birthday party invitation that my friend gave me.
“You’re not going either? That’s great. I was too lazy to go anyway. Just say we are busy, and send back the invitation.”
“Boss
”
I gave the tactless Kaneff a glare.
Looking at my expression, Kaneff shrugged his shoulders as if asking [What did I do?]
Andras’ face darkened even more at Kaneff’s remarks. Even I, who was just watching from the side, became restless.
‘Oh, my goodness.’
I guess it can’t be helped.
“I’ll come. When is it, Andras?”
“Really, Sihyeon?”
Andras asked back with a big smile. The drooping shoulders quickly returned to their original state.
“It’s a little uncomfortable, but I think it’ll be okay if it’s just a simple meal.”
“You don’t have to force yourself. If you feel uncomfortable, you’re free to say No.”
‘What do you mean free to say No.
 When I said that a while ago, you looked at me pitifully like a dog stranded in the rain
..’
Andras seemed to be considerate of me, but looking at him I could tell that he was worried that I might reject the invitation again.
His words and actions were so starkly different that I almost burst into laughter. I forced myself to hold back my laughter and opened my mouth.
“It’s an invitation to visit my friend’s house, how can I say
 No.”
“Sihyeon
”
“I will make sure to visit the Schnarpe family mansion according to the date. And give my regards to Lord Schnarpe for his consideration.”
“All right, SIHYEON! I’ll make sure to tell him so.”
Andras nodded with an excited expression.
Looking at him making a huge thing about me just accepting the invitation made me happy and a smile naturally bloomed on my face.
“What? Are you going, now?”
“Yes, I’m. I can’t refuse the invitation that Andras brought himself. You’re invited too, right Boss? You seem to be close with Lord Schnarpe, so how about coming with me?”
“Nah, I was going to use you as an excuse for not going
 Now, what should I do
?”
Andras snapped at Kaneff, who looked disappointed.
“You don’t have to come Mr. Kaneff if you’re busy. I’ll tell my father.”
He sounded completely different from the time when I refused the invitation earlier.
With such a contrary attitude, Kaneff stared at Andras with a look, saying [Look at this guy?]
“Hey

 Andras. Your attitude is very different from when Sihyeon said he wouldn’t go.”
Andras flinched when he realized his mistake belatedly.
“Well, how could that be? It’s a misunderstanding, Mr. Kaneff.”
“What misunderstanding? It was as clear as a day. Did you bring this invitation to me just as a courtesy?”
Andras, who got flustered by Kaneff ‘s questioning, expressed his true feelings as if determined.
“Honestly, Mr. Kaneff doesn’t even read the invitation every time I bring one, right?”
“Well, Ahm
 Ahm!”
This time, Kaneff avoided answering, coughing in vain.
“And to be honest. There’s hardly any other place that invites you other than our family
.”
“What, what, you ungrateful bastard?”
Kaneff jumped up to his feet at the brutal fact attack.
Sensing a crisis, Andras quickly rushed towards the door and shouted as he ran out of the room.
“Then I’ll tell my father that you both accepted the invitation!”
“Hey
 When did I accept it?!”
“I’m busy, so I’m leaving
 See you later, Sihyeon!”
“Hey! Stop right there!! When did I say you could leave
 HEY ANDRAAAAS.”
I shook my head looking at the chase that took place after a long time in front of my eyes.
I received an invitation from the Schnarpe family and adjusted my schedule after confirming the date of my visit.
I, Speranza, and Kaneff were invited to the Schnarpe family and we decided to go with these members.
It would have been nice if Lia and Alfred came together with us, but we needed someone to stay and take care of the farm. They also refused, saying that it was not good if there were many people who were not invited for a simple meal.
I put on some pretty clothes along with Speranza after a long time. Even though they asked me to be comfortable, I couldn’t completely ignore the formalities.
And I can’t go you a place as a guest empty-handed, so I packed our Cardis Estate’s pride, fresh strawberries, strawberry jam, and honey beer as gifts.
Kaneff came out of his room in a really shabby outfit and disheveled hair, which I and Lia after a bit of struggle managed to make somehow look normal.
“I’m all set.”
Andras finished the preparation for the dimensional leap magic.
Lia and Alfred waved their hand and send us off.
“Have a safe trip, everyone.”
“Don’t worry about the farm, Senior. Lia and I will take care of it.”
“Bye~! Bye-bye!”
Speranza, who was excited about going out, also waved hard.
“Let’s go.”
With Andras’ words, the dimensional leap magic got activated and after a slightly blinding flash, I felt the familiar dizziness.
Speranza, who was hugging me dug into my arms and trembled.
In a little while, the distorted space in front of me returned to its original state, and an unfamiliar landscape appeared.
It was a well-trimmed garden with dense trees around it.
“This is
”
“It’s a garden on the outskirts of the family mansion.”
“It seems like I always come to a garden when you use the dimensional leap magic, right?”
“Haha! It’s because it was once popular to decorate the garden around the place where the dimension leap magic coordinates were set. Showing the spectacular garden to the guests was one of the ways for aristocrats to show off themselves.”
“Oh, there was such a culture. Then should we also do something on the place where the dimensional leap magic coordinates are set

”
The area around the place where we are currently using for the dimensional leap magic was empty.
Quite a few people have visited the farm, and I wonder what everyone would have thought
..
“You don’t have to worry about that, Sihyeon. It’s already a trend of the previous generation, so there aren’t many people who are conscious of that now.”
“That’s a relief.”
“Follow me. I’ll show you to the mansion.”
Andras took the lead and we naturally followed his footsteps. As we went crossing the garden, Kaneff, who was walking behind me, tapped my shoulder.
“What, Boss?”
“Look over there
”
Kaneff whispered quietly and pointed somewhere.
The place where his fingers were pointing was a place where various kinds of flowers and statues were gathered.
The statues that were erected around the garden
 how should I put it? Should I say it’s metaphysical? It felt like something that was beyond common sense and gave a great sense of alienation between the well-organized garden and the flowers.
“Isn’t that statue weird? You were thinking it’s ugly to be in this well-decorated garden, right?”
“Oh, no. It’s not ugly, it’s just
 It’s very unique.”
For a moment, I almost agreed with Kaneff, but I quickly came to my senses and answered without any disrespect.
Andras, who heard our conversation, scratched his head and said with an awkward look.
“The sculptures over there were made by my mother.”
“Ah
, I see. It’s very, very original
, huh.”
I stuttered with embarrassment. And when I looked back with resentment in my eyes, Kaneff was giggling and laughing. Perhaps he knew who made those statues and purposefully made me fall into the trap.
We walked leaving the unique sculptures behind.
As we walked, I came across some pretty flowers.
It calmed my heart to look at the beautiful flowers and I walked leisurely in the garden, looking around with Speranza.
As we left the garden, a large carriage and a coachman were waiting for us on a well-organized road.
“Let’s get in. It’s only a few minutes by carriage to the mansion.”
“Haha
okay”
How far away is the mansion?
I couldn’t help but be surprised by the sheer size of the mansion. Still, I was in the position of a noble, so I didn’t show my surprised expression as much as possible.
Riding on the wagon, we headed comfortably to the mansion. Several buildings and facilities passed out of the window, and a huge mansion began to be seen in the distance.
I was surprised by the size of the mansion which was on a completely different scale compared to the mansion of the Barbatos family I visited before.
The Schnarpe family does seem great. I can understand why Andras boasted about his family’s mansion before.
Arriving at the entrance of the mansion, we stepped out of the carriage one after another.
When Andras came out from the carriage, all the guards guarding the entrance did a salute in unison.
-TAT.
When Andras raised his hand, the guards who saluted returned to their original state.
I realized once again that Andras was someone who was the heir to a great family.
As soon as everyone came out of the wagon, the door of the mansion opened.
“Welcome.”
“Welcome.”
This time, a lot of maids and butlers greeted us.
I wondered if everyone who was working in this large mansion came out to welcome us.
Andras and Kaneff stood normally, as if they were pretty familiar with this scene, while Speranza held my hand tightly and clung to the side as if it was very awkward.
I comforted Speranza with my eyes and moved to the inside of the mansion.
The moment I walked past the entrance and just walked into the mansion.
“You’re finally here!”
I heard a familiar voice and tone.
I reflexively looked forward, recalling Lilia.
However, there was a figure of someone other than Lilia standing where my eyes reached.
With light purple hair and sparkling eyes, a lady with a very similar appearance to Lilia strode toward me.
No

 to be exact.
The lady, who resembles Lilia, approached someone behind me.
As soon as she reached the person, she said with her eyes twinkling.
“Brother Kaneff!! What took you so long to come to visit us.”
“
 
 ?!”