The night passed quickly, and for Mr. Yuto and Furina, there didn't seem to be anything noteworthy about it.
But for Charlotte, it was a bit hard to digest.
An excellent reporter needs two qualities: curiosity and empathy.
At this moment, Charlotte felt as if the kitten Mr. Yuto had kept in his office earlier was constantly scratching at her heart.
"I'm so curious!"
Charlotte suddenly sat up in bed, her emerald eyes shining with an unprecedented curiosity.
At this moment, the girl's innate curiosity for gossip and her journalistic curiosity completely merged. Under this double overlay, Charlotte felt like ants were truly crawling all over her!
"How did they meet? How did they fall in love? What happened to them over the past five hundred years?"
"Ughhhhh!!! I can't think about it anymore! I can't think about it anymore! If I keep thinking, I won't be able to sleep!!!"
Charlotte shook her head vigorously as she threw herself back onto the bed, pulling up the covers and closing her eyes in one fluid motion, giving the impression that she was about to pass out.
But...
Charlotte's curiosity wouldn't let her off so easily.
Not long after she lay down, Charlotte opened her eyes again and shouted loudly:
"I'm so curious ahhhhhhh!!!"
"Miss Charlotte! Can you please be quiet!!!"
Clearly, the neighbor next door was not very pleased with Miss Charlotte's journalistic curiosity, after all...not many people would be wailing like a ghost at this hour.
Hearing this, Charlotte's expression stiffened, and then she said awkwardly:
"Sorry, sorry..."
After the neighbor next door fell silent, Charlotte slowly let out a sigh of relief.
She gently turned on the light, looked at herself in the dressing mirror with a pair of dark circles under her eyes, sighed softly, and then tidied herself up, ready to go out.
Since she couldn't sleep anyway, she might as well go back and stake out Palais Mermonia.
She just wanted to understand the story; as long as she didn't tell anyone... Mr. Yuto should be quite willing to share, right?
...
As time passed little by little, the night quickly faded.
Looking at the girl still sleeping soundly in his arms, Mr. Yuto smiled slightly, then gently kissed Furina's smooth forehead, and then quietly left the bedroom.
Furina would not be alarmed by Mr. Yuto's sudden departure now, nor would she wake up because of it.
The reason she used to be like that... was ultimately due to a lack of security, still feeling that this peaceful life was like a dream, capable of being shattered at any moment.
But after such a long time together, Furina had grown accustomed to this life.
For her... even if Mr. Yuto temporarily disappeared from her side, she could find his figure in the gentle morning light with just a few steps.
And when she leaned against the kitchen doorframe, watching Mr. Yuto busy preparing their breakfast in the morning light, that was the beginning of Furina's wonderful day.
...
Although Furina would not wake up if Mr. Yuto left her side, her sleep quality would be somewhat poorer.
After all... for someone accustomed to sleeping while hugging a large body pillow, if the pillow suddenly disappeared, their sleep quality would certainly not be as good as before.
Just as Mr. Yuto had just walked into the kitchen, intending to make a simple sandwich... Furina also slowly woke up from her sleep.
"Hmm... Is he not here...?"
She slowly sat up, gently rubbed her eyes, and then placed her hand on the spot where Mr. Yuto often lay.
It was still warm.
Feeling the warmth from her fingertips and hearing the faint sounds coming from the kitchen, a smile naturally appeared on Furina's face.
"As expected, he went to make breakfast~"
Furina said, giving a slight yawn, then familiar with the path, she came to the kitchen doorway, leaning lazily against the doorframe, watching the figure busy in the morning light, the smile on her face growing even softer.
For Furina now... everything was simply too wonderful for words.
Of course, the wonderful aspects didn't stop there.
Furina gently walked behind Mr. Yuto, just like on mornings a few days ago, gently embracing him from behind, then slowly closing her eyes, as if savoring the moment.
And a smile appeared on Mr. Yuto's face, who had his back to Furina, and he gently asked:
"Do you want to go to Palais Mermonia together this morning?"
"Okay~"
"Then shall we leave after breakfast?"
"Okay~"
"...Is cute Fufu the type who agrees to everything?"
"Because you said it, my answer will always be 'Okay'."
...
After a simple breakfast, Mr. Yuto and Furina left the house together, heading to Palais Mermonia at a time when most people had not yet woken up for work.
This way, they could avoid prying eyes and allow their relationship to enter the public's view in a more gradual manner.
Of course, this also, to some extent, preemptively satisfied the need for Mr. Yuto and Furina, this Schrödinger's underground couple, to stroll the streets.
From this perspective, everything was perfect.
However... for some reason, Charlotte, who was still staking out the main entrance of Palais Mermonia, still left them both a bit bewildered.
Looking at the pink figure pacing back and forth at the main entrance of Palais Mermonia, Furina blinked slightly, then asked somewhat strangely:
"Yuto... was she waiting for you like this yesterday morning too?"
Mr. Yuto nodded speechlessly, then looked at the girl wandering back and forth at the main entrance of Palais Mermonia and asked:
"Charlotte? Is Steambird Newspaper running out of headlines again? Or... do you have any private questions that haven't been answered yet?"
Hearing Mr. Yuto's voice, a "finally saved" expression appeared on Charlotte's face. She then hurriedly turned around, and just as she was about to say something...
She saw the blue figure standing next to Mr. Yuto and froze for a moment.
Wait?
What's going on?
Didn't they say they wanted to avoid prying eyes and not let anyone know?
Why did these two walk so openly onto the street?
And at Palais Mermonia, where there are usually the most people coming and going?!
What do these two mean? Is this a story of parental love or some famous double standard?
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