The water in the bathhouse is different from the natural stream water; it cannot reflect the detailed figure of Miss Maid behind him. Shard could only see her blurry shadow hovering behind him through the water surface.
"Knight, sorry, we were unprepared for hosting, and we disturbed you at the door just now."
The familiar voice cautiously murmured:
"Due to our inadequate preparation, you arrived earlier than expected by mistake. Truly sorry."
"It's no big deal, after all, I accepted the Duke's commission, so waiting a bit longer is fine."
Shard responded, then saw the shadow on the water becoming clearer, subsequently he felt hair sweeping over his head, then brushing his shoulder exposed above the water.
The maid behind him bent slightly, whispering softly into Shard's ear as if worried about being overheard by the Duchess. Despite the spaciousness of the large hot spring bath room, even lowered voices were exceedingly clear:
