Spreading the Word We had finally returned to Itsutsu city. Our hot spring holiday had deviated quite a bit from the original plan. I had left as a simple man and returned as Maika’s fiancé. News that should have caused quite a stir at the Promotion Office. But their reaction was...different than anticipated. We caused a bit of a fuss in the capital. But now we are engaged! I announced. Lady Renge, who had been left in charge during our absence, and her assistant Lady Suiren quickly exchanged glances. Um... Congratulations! Lady Renge replied a little awkwardly. Congratulations! Lady Suiren sounded genuinely happy. That was it. Lady Renge picked up some documents from her desk and handed them to me. She had already moved on from the topic of our engagement. What’s going on? Shouldn’t they be more surprised? While you were away, I couldn’t figure out what to do with this. Please take a look, she explained. Perplexed, I took the documents. My confusion quickly turned to alertness upon re...
