Chapter 4: What If the Beautiful Girl Guided Me to a Grand Mansion?

「This is my mansion. Please, do not hesitate to come inside.」

On that bridge, I got a new girlfriend──though it's only temporary since I still haven't cut ties with that damn woman──and was led by Laila to her home.

It's huge...!

Even for a mansion, this is too big.

First off, the garden is vast, much bigger than our high school's grounds. Then in the center of it is the mansion, and it's as big as a school building.

I knew she was a rich girl since she goes to the biggest private elementary school in town, but I didn't expect this.

Speaking of unexpected things, getting a new girlfriend the day after being cheated on is unexpected, though.

「Welcome home, my lady.」

As we passed through the entrance, a woman in a maid's uniform came to greet us. She's a beautiful person.

As you'd expect from a maid working in a grand mansion, she exudes a level of class that I can't even compare to. It's not just her looks, her very presence is that of a beautiful woman.

「I have returned, Aali-san. It is sudden, but please show this gentleman to the guest room.」

「Yes, of course. Is this a friend of yours?」

「He is my fiancé. We just became lovers a moment ago.」

「Is that so, congratulations, my lady.」

I never knew the conversations of the upper class were so full of elegance after just a brief exchange.

It's like flowers are blooming only around the two of them, filling the air with an elegant atmosphere.

Still, fiancé, huh. Being introduced like that by someone makes my nose itch.

「Well then, Kouto-sama, I am going to my room to change. Could you have Aali-san here show you to the guest room?」

「Ahh, got it. I'll be good. See you in a bit.」

「I will be back. …Before that, could you please bend down a little?」

「Like this?」

「Yes... Fufu, well then, I shall be on my way.」

When I lowered myself to her eye level, I felt something soft on my cheek.

She had kissed me. So soft...

Smiling shyly, she headed off toward her room.

「You two get along so well, as my lady's maid, I will be cheering for you as well.」

「Ahh, thank you very much. Ah, I'm Kouto. Tonoshima Kouto. Nice to meet you.」

「How very polite of you. My name is Aali Ercino. I believe we will be acquainted for a long time to come, so it is a pleasure.」

「Yes, likewise. …A long acquaintance, I wonder? Won't I be thrown away?」

「Never. I could tell at a glance, you are surely a person who is considerate of others. my lady does not like to associate with people through prejudiced eyes, I believe that is why she invited you to the mansion.」

「Is that so? No, you're right. Thank you.」

「Not at all. Now then, I shall guide you to the guest room.」

I'm getting a lot of encouragement from people I've just met today.

Watching Aali-san's back, I let myself be led obediently to this so-called guest room.

But even from behind, she's beautiful.

After waiting a few minutes in a luxurious guest room that a commoner like me would normally never have a chance to visit. A lavish door that looked like a single one of its panels could cover a year's rent for my apartment was opened.

「Thank you for waiting. Are you relaxing, Kouto-sama?」