“Have you... met Princess Liana?” Anna asked.

“I have, I think?” Liana was a little embarrassed. If Miss Anna were to ask about her at a time like this, what should she say?

If she praised herself, would it seem strange when her identity was revealed later? Would she think she had deliberately said it?

If she didn’t praise herself, but clearly knew the other person, would it make her seem very hypocritical...

To say or not to say, that was the question.

“What is it, Miss Anna?” Liana asked.

“I heard that Her Highness Liana is fine and has now appeared at the Ibett Magic Academy. Is this true?” she asked.

“Mm. Her Highness is fine. She is currently studying at the academy,” Liana said.

“That’s good, that’s good.” A happy smile appeared on Anna’s face.

“What is your relationship with Her Highness? Why do you seem so happy after hearing this news?” Liana asked.

“Because... Her Highness is a very good person. She was the one who helped our remote town. Without her, the royal knights would not have guarded this place,” Anna said.

Liana had thought she would bring up the matter between her and Loraviel. So it was because of this?

“That’s just one of the reasons,” Anna said.

“Oh? Are there other reasons?” This surprised Liana a little.

“Mm. If Her Highness is still alive, then Loraviel will have a chance,” she said.

This made Liana’s heart tighten. It can’t be...

“What chance?” Things had already come to this point. She certainly had to follow the topic and ask.

“Princess Liana is Loraviel’s idol. She has helped her a lot, and Loraviel is very grateful to her. Her goal is also to become as outstanding a person as Her Highness. But the most important point is that she wants to become her maid, to be able to stay by her side to repay her kindness,” Anna said.

Liana breathed a sigh of relief. So it’s about being a maid.

She had thought it was something else...

“What’s wrong? you seem to have breathed a sigh of relief,” Anna asked.

“Nothing, nothing. It’s just that there seem to be more and more people like that recently,” Liana said with an awkward laugh. Was it that obvious?

“After all, Princess Liana is a very outstanding, kind, and gentle person. She has helped many people and done many things,” Anna said.

Liana didn’t continue to ask, asking what she thought of her past self would just be looking for trouble for no reason.

“Would you like to come to my house for a sit? you have to go with Loraviel later anyway, right?” Anna said.

“...Mm.” Liana nodded.

There was no point in staying here. And in the end, she would go to Loraviel’s house anyway. If she were discovered to be the same person at that time, it would be very awkward. It was better to just go back with Miss Anna now and generously admit it.

Liana followed behind Miss Anna. She wasn’t very clear on where Loraviel lived exactly.

However, she saw the dessert shop from that day.

Anna stopped in front of it.

“Miss Anna, do you need to buy something?” It was the same shop assistant from last time.

Anna bought the same dessert as last time, which made Liana freeze.

Have... have I been found out?!

No, that’s impossible. The last time I came here, it was as an elf. It’s impossible for Miss Anna to have recognized me as Liana.

For an ordinary person who can’t use magic, it’s already impossible to detect that I am human, let alone confirm my identity.

And I’m still disguised right now. Even if she really did recognize me as Liana, she couldn’t possibly connect me with the elf, right?

“Why don’t you try it?” Anna said, handing the dessert to Liana without saying much else.

This made Liana even more restless. Could it be that she really knows?

Liana tried her best to remain natural, throwing a candy into her mouth. Just like before, it was quite to her taste.

“How does it taste? A certain elf lady liked it very much before. I wonder if you like it,” Anna said.

“Mm, it’s very sweet,” Liana nodded.

Continuing to follow behind Anna, they turned a corner, and Anna stopped in front of a door.

“We’re here,” she said.

Liana looked at the surroundings. There was nothing too special about it; it looked very ordinary.

She had thought Loraviel would have specially arranged a more luxurious and comfortable house for her.

Or perhaps, Miss Anna just liked such a simple room and was more used to it?

“It’s a bit of a humble sight, isn’t it?” Anna said.

“Not at all, not at all.” Liana shook her head.

“I heard from Loraviel that the students of the Ibett Magic Academy are basically all nobles. I’m sure it’s hard to see such an ordinary house, right?”

“It’s not that bad...”

Liana followed her into the house, looked around, and saw a garden with fresh vegetables ❖ Nоvеl𝚒ght ❖ (Exclusive on Nоvеl𝚒ght) growing in it.

After a quick look, and confirming that there was no one else around, she took off her mask.

“Miss Anna,” Liana called out softly.

“Platinum-blonde hair, green eyes...” Anna looked at her carefully. “Could you be Princess Liana?”

“So you didn’t recognize me...” Liana had thought that after she took off her mask, Miss Anna would recognize her without hesitation.

“I’m sorry. I have never left this town, so I have never had the chance to see you, Your Highness. I could only get a rough idea of your appearance from Loraviel’s descriptions,” Anna said. “As expected, Her Highness is very cute and beautiful.”

“...What on earth has that Loraviel been saying about me?” Liana was a little embarrassed. “I’m sorry, Miss Anna. For some special reasons, I just deceived you.”

Anna shook her head. It was a good thing she hadn’t said too much about Loraviel, otherwise she would have surely made her angry. “Your Highness’ identity is very special. It is natural that you need to hide it a little.”

Anna’s tone didn’t sound like she had recognized her, but her actions made it impossible for Liana not to be suspicious.

“For you to actually come back with Loraviel...” This surprised Anna a little, and also made her happy.

For Loraviel to be able to make Liana do this, does that mean she is one step closer to her goal?

Liana didn’t know what kind of existence she was in Miss Anna’s eyes. “Loraviel is my personal maid. She is responsible for taking care of my daily life and protecting my safety. She is a very skilled person now. Although she still pushes herself sometimes, she is much better than before.”

“I see!” Anna was visibly happy.

Seeing her happy face, Liana also breathed a sigh of relief and felt much more relaxed.

But when she thought of the three-person relationship between herself, Loraviel, and Mephilia, she started to get nervous again.

From Miss Anna’s expression, she probably didn’t know about her relationship with Loraviel. But she already knew about her relationship with Mephilia, and that Loraviel liked her.

What should I do? Should I take the initiative to say it?

Or should I wait until Loraviel comes back and say it together...

“Where is Princess Mephilia?” Anna suddenly asked.

“Hm? What is it?” Liana hadn’t expected her to suddenly bring up Mephilia.

“You and Princess Mephilia are in that kind of relationship, right? Generally speaking, she should have come along, right?” Anna asked.

“Well... she had some things to attend to and went back to the Ibett Magic Academy first. So it’s just Loraviel and I who came back.”

There was no need to mention Miss Kasla for the time being. She was probably catching up with some familiar royal knights right now.

“I see.”

Miss Anna really does know about my relationship with Mephilia. This made it even harder for Liana to speak.

The two of them were awkwardly silent for a period of time.

And at this moment, Loraviel’s appearance broke the silence. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

“Your Highness, Mother...” She was clearly stunned when she came in. She hadn’t expected the two of them to have already met, and that Princess Liana had already taken off her mask.

“Welcome home.”

“Mm... I’m back.” Loraviel’s expression was also a little awkward at this time. She didn’t know what her mother and Her Highness had been talking about.

But what she did know now was that her mother was much more spirited and in a much better state.

Loraviel saw the basket behind her. “You went to the back mountain alone again, didn’t you? I told you, you don’t have to go and pick these. It’s very dangerous now. As for medicinal herbs, you can just use the gold coins I sent you to buy them. If some accident happens, the money you’ll have to spend will be much more than the money for these herbs.”

At this moment, Anna was like a child being scolded by Loraviel.

Although she was lecturing her, the gentleness in her eyes was almost overflowing. And she was really very happy, and very much at ease.

“Loraviel, you’ve succeeded,” Anna said after the lecture.

“Huh? Succeeded? Succeeded in what?” Loraviel was taken aback.

“The matter between you and Her Highness. You’ve done it, haven’t you?” Anna said with a laugh.

“Huh?!” Loraviel glanced at Liana. Could it be that Her Highness has already told my mother about our relationship?!