I was surprised.
Yeah, to be honest, I thought about Perez when I saw Larane and Avinox a little while ago.
But that's just a glimpse.
"Tia?"
As I stood still without approaching anymore, Perez walked toward me.
And for a moment he looked at my expression with a smile and asked.
"By any chance, were you finally thinking about me?"
"Oh, no!"
I'm doomed.
I denied it too loudly.
When did you get to read other people's minds when you looked like a statue with a straight face?
Perez opened his eyes wide due to my strong denial and soon smiled again, bending his eyes finely.
"Why, why are you here?"
Perez answered my question, lifting a box of cake in his hand.
"I thought of you on my way somewhere."
"You always tend to relate me to sweet food, Perez. Of course, I like sweet food, but..."
I suddenly had a question while talking.
“But where are you going, passing the Lombardy mansion?”
"To meet a close classmate at the academy."
As far as I know, it was Lignite Luman, Avinox's brother, who was his best friend at the Academy.
Then he's on his way to the Monak Top.
The Monak Top branch is also in the Capital.
It's near the Palace.
I squinted and asked again.
"Are you sure you're on your way?"
When I poked, Perez kept his mouth shut and just smiled.
That's the face he makes when he can't even lie to me.
“Well, you must have something difficult to tell other people too.”
I said with a shrug.
"Thank you, I'll enjoy the meal."
The cake box handed over from Perez was quite heavy.
"Your hands are big."
I can never eat this alone.
I pointed to the closed door and asked Perez.
“Would you like to go get a cup of tea? With cake.”
"...Can I?"
Perez raised his eyebrows, surprised.
"What! Perez, what's wrong with your reaction?"
“Because I didn’t make an appointment in advance.”
I thought it was because I said a long time ago, 'I'm busy, so contact me in advance'.
I opened the door with a small sigh, beckoning to come in.
"...Did you have guests?"
Perez looked at the teapots of two people still on the table and asked.
"Avinox Luman came and went."
"Avinox? Why?"
"It turned out that Avinox was dating Larane. It's a secret to other people."
