Lasha’s arrival erased quite a bit of the tiredness in Shien’s mind. Instead, what remained was his confusion and questions.
However, Shien wasn’t hurried either. He first dragged Lasha back to the Latrard home.
Lasha had kept the emotionless expression of hers on the entire time, obediently staying behind Shien at a distance of about three paces. She looked just like Shien’s loyal maid.
The two of them returned together to the Latrard home just like that.
Coincidentally, Airi happened to have left her room just then as well.
“I’m back…”
Shien greeted Airi.
However, Airi’s reaction to that was rather strange.
“Hau…”
The moment the girl saw Shien, she suddenly shook for some unknown reason and froze right there.
“Little Airi?”
Seeing Airi acting like that, Shien called her by a strange name.
However, not only did Airi not react, she instead continued to stay frozen. She started blushing slightly and her face was unbelievably stiff. It’s like she remembered something unbearable, and she had completely lost her calm.
Shien was quite worried, and so he took a few steps toward her.
Then, as if it’s an involuntary reaction, Airi also backed off a few steps.
“…”
Shien fell silent.
“…”
Airi finally came back to herself, and she also turned silent.
A bit later, Shien once again approached her.
In response, Airi continued to retreat.
“… What are you doing?”
Shien’s mouth twitched.
However, his question only got a single reply.
“You’re not allowed to say anything, nor are you allowed to ask. For now, don’t come close to me, got it?”
Airi glared at Shien with a slight blush on her face. While she warned Shien off like that, she was also looking at Shien with a strange expression.
Shien could read what that expression meant.
It’s because he could read it that Shien’s mind broke a bit.
Freaking hell, did he do anything?
He didn’t do anything, right?
So then why is she looking at him like he’s a beast!? (╯‵□′)╯︵┻━┻
With a slightly collapsed mental state, Shien wanted to properly question Airi some.
He didn’t notice at all that, behind him, when Lasha saw Airi, her gem like eyes started wavering.
And Airi had also noticed Lasha’s existence.
“You…”
Airi looked at Lasha, stunned.
“Your majesty.”
At that moment, Lasha stepped forward and kneeled down in a proper greeting.
Its one where both knees touched the ground.
It’s not the type where a retainer greets ones lord, but something that someone of a lower class would use when they see someone of a much higher position than them.
When she saw that, Airi went silent.
Shien also stopped for a moment.
“Your majesty?”
That’s what Lasha called Airi.
Obviously, Lasha knows of Airi’s identity.
As for Airi, she seems to know who Lasha is as well.
“… Is she that Leisha brat’s maid?”
Airi was silent for some time. When she opened her mouth again, the redness on her cheeks had already faded, and in its place was a cold blankness.
“Yes.” Lasha spoke quietly while lowering her head, “The one I serve is indeed named Leisha.”
“I could see it with just a look.” Airi spoke with a somewhat sarcastic tone for some reason, “After all, you two look completely identical.”