Quietly holding the plate of sauce in front of me, I glanced at Gerald and immediately scanned the area.

Talking alone with him in a place like this would easily lead to misunderstandings with Ethan or the others.

“…Where’s Ethan?”

“I asked Seraphin to distract him for a bit.”

“And Silenna?”

“Serista’s keeping her busy.”

“……”

He’s really thorough, isn’t he? What’s so important that he needs to go to all this trouble?

“If you’re about to ask me for another favor like before—something about another event—you can forget it…”

“Don’t worry. I won’t need your help from now on.”