Chapter 307 – Return of the Secretary

“Ojou-sama, in the end, you never asked about my background.”

“I believe I understand at least a bit about propriety. That is why I did not have anyone investigate, and I have not peeked at anything someone else might have secretly looked into either. Everyone has one or two things they would rather not have known, don’t they?”

Tria lets out a soft laugh. “That may be so,” she replies, before adding, “It is not such a grand reason, however.”

“Then, may I ask at the end?”

“Yes. In fact, I intended to speak of it at the end. To me, Ojou-sama is a source of jealousy, admiration, and a small hope.”

“I can more or less understand the first two, but hope?”

“I believe even those first two are not for the reasons you imagine, Ojou-sama.”

“I see. Then