Liana herself didn’t feel much about the congratulations from Felicia for the contract signing, as she and Sephirena hadn’t really signed a contract, just made a verbal agreement.

Liana wasn’t worried about Sephirena leaving, since she needed something from her, and besides, she had nowhere else to go.

“Would Lady Jacaranda like to rest at our headquarters for a while, or are you preparing to return?” Felicia asked.

Liana thought for a moment but decided not to stay in this place. The fewer people who knew about Sephirena’s situation, the better. However, as long as she didn’t actively mention it, most people probably wouldn’t know Sephirena’s true identity.

Still, Liana was quite good-hearted. She had taken advantage of Felicia once, so she should give her a little compensation. After all, you shear the sheep where the wool grows—the next time they met, she might be able to extract more benefits.

“In a few days, I’ll have Tari deliver twenty sets of cosmetics. Consider it a small reward for your performance today,” Liana said.

“Thank you very much, Lady Jacaranda.” Although Felicia was quite disdainful internally, she still had to appear very pleased on the surface.

Forget twenty sets; even a hundred sets wouldn’t earn the Angus Commerce Guild much money. This was what annoyed Felicia the most—little money but lots of trouble, and still having to treat the other person like a revered ancestor.

“By the way,” Liana suddenly remembered something very important.

“What else, Lady Jacaranda? Is there something else you want to purchase?” Felicia felt like dying. Why wouldn’t Liana leave?

“I suppose so?” Liana turned her gaze toward Tari. “How much is this little cat worth?”

“Hmm?”

Clearly, Liana’s words surprised Felicia, and even more so Tari, who had never heard of such a thing.

Oh, right, when they first met, Princess Liana did seem to want to purchase her?

Unlike their confusion, Minoga understood clearly what Princess Liana was doing.

It was simply to provide some protection for Tari. If Lady Jacaranda, as a VIP, showed great interest in Tari, the Angus Commerce Guild would be less likely to harm her.

After all, following today’s events, if Felicia mentioned them to her superiors, they would definitely pressure Tari to reveal Liana’s identity.

At that time, Lady Tari might face some danger.

And Princess Liana absolutely would not allow such a thing to happen.

After all, Princess Liana is a very kind person who wouldn’t watch others get hurt because of her.

“What’s wrong? I quite like her. Is that not allowed?” Liana asked.

“Lady Jacaranda, I told you before, I’m not for sale,” Tari said somewhat awkwardly.

“We have some very cute catkin slaves here. Would Lady Jacaranda be interested?” Although Felicia was a bit confused, it was still within the realm of understanding, since cat girls were indeed very cute.

“Others? I don’t need others. I’m generally particular about liking what I see. Just like Number 314—I liked her the first time I saw her, which is why I came all this way. Otherwise, with my status and position, getting an elf slave would be quite simple,” Liana said.

“Naturally,” Felicia now dared not question Liana’s identity.

She understood the guild’s merchants so well, could casually produce competing products to them, and even knew about them selling intelligence.

Any one of these would make the Angus Commerce Guild wary of her, let alone all three at once.

The person before her must be the daughter of a marquis, or even a territory lord.

How could Felicia dare to offend her?

“But President Tari is not merchandise; she’s a branch president of our Angus Commerce Guild. Naturally, she can’t be traded. Besides, this matter should be decided by her opinion,” Felicia passed the question to Tari.

“Is that so? Then there’s nothing to be done. I quite liked her. If not for her, I might have considered other guilds. If she can’t be purchased, then forget it,” Liana waved her hand.

“Take care, Lady Jacaranda. We welcome your next visit,” Felicia watched as Liana left.

“Next time I come, I might bring a new product,” Liana said before leaving.

Working at the Angus Commerce Guild, Felicia naturally understood the meaning behind Liana’s words.

But this was quite common. Some clients preferred to trade with a specific president or clerk, which would make them more relaxed. Trading with an old acquaintance was certainly smoother than with a newcomer, and there was no need to start with mutual introductions and discuss a bunch of miscellaneous matters.

After boarding the carriage they had arrived in, Liana removed her veil from her face. Finally, she didn’t have to wear this thing anymore. 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮

“Tari.”

“What is it, Princess Liana!” Tari was startled, as the earlier experience at the Angus Commerce Guild hadn’t been that pleasant. Princess Liana hadn’t obtained the intelligence she wanted.

Liana wasn’t thinking about that. “If the Angus Commerce Guild inquire about me...”

“I will absolutely not reveal Princess Liana!” Tari assured Liana.

But that wasn’t what Liana wanted. “You can temporarily withhold my name, but if they really pressure you, threatening you with something or doing things to harm you, I allow you to reveal my information.”

Although Liana didn’t believe a merchant would keep a client’s privacy confidential to any significant degree.

“Is that really okay...”

“Of course, but I have one condition,” Liana said.

Tari knew it—someone as clever as Princess Liana definitely wouldn’t let you get benefits so easily. “What condition?”

“After my identity is exposed, you must widely publicize my matters. I want those who looked down on me to know that it was I who created the makeup remover and lotion. I wonder what expressions those noble ladies who are using these two items will have?” Liana said.

Of course, Liana herself didn’t care about these things anymore. They were now dispensable to her, merely to make Tari feel a bit more at ease.

Liana was quite satisfied with Tari and didn’t want her to suffer consequences because of her.

“I understand, Princess Liana,” Tari nodded.

Then, Liana turned her gaze to Sephirena sitting across from her.

Another robot like Oliphia.

She was staring out the window, seemingly lost in thought, thinking about who knows what.

More than this, what concerned Liana more was how to explain Sephirena’s presence to the people of Venus Manor.

After all, she was somewhat of a celebrity, and the news of her having an elf by her side would spread quickly, especially an elf named Sephirena.

The elves was very sensitive about this name.

Although Liana could have Sephirena change her name, it would seem like helping Sephirena escape from this name and the past events.

Liana didn’t want that. Sephirena should use her own name to face all the experiences she had gone through, even if the memories weren’t so pleasant.

But now, this wasn’t what Liana needed to consider.

What Liana needed to consider now was...

“Ah~” Liana yawned. It was already early morning, and she was exhausted. Along with the carriage debuff, Liana was already at her limit to stay awake for a while longer.

“Princess Liana, you should rest for now. When we reach home, I’ll wake you up,” Minoga said softly.

“Mm...” Liana didn’t force herself and laid down on Minoga’s lap.

As Liana fell asleep, no one in the carriage spoke much for the rest of the journey.

Compared to the inspection they had to undergo when entering, leaving was much more relaxed—or rather, there was no inspection at all. They even seemed eager for  everyone to leave the place quickly.

After all, some people might have purchased things that shouldn’t be seen, and if discovered in the Angus Territory, it would cause troubles for the them.

Around four in the morning, they arrived at Risade Square. Tari got off the carriage, bidding farewell to ◆ Nоvеlіgһt ◆ (Only on Nоvеlіgһt) everyone before returning to the Risade branch.

At this moment, Minoga pinched Liana’s cheek.

“Mm...” Liana responded vaguely but showed no signs of waking up.

Minoga extended her other hand, using both hands to pinch both sides of Liana’s cheeks hard. This finally caused Liana to open her eyes.

“We’re almost home,” Minoga said.

“Then wake me up when we arrive,” Liana was still very sleepy.

“Although it’s very late, once we get home, someone might see the elf lady.”

“...” Liana’s brain was rebooting.

About five seconds later, Liana sat up again, though she was still a bit groggy.

Liana placed her hands on the table, interlacing her fingers and resting her forehead on them.

“...” About ten seconds passed, and Liana’s steady breathing could be heard again.

“...” Minoga watched as Princess Liana fell asleep again. Although she felt sorry to interrupt Princess Liana’s rest time, if she didn’t, some troublesome matters might occur.

So, Minoga reached out and grabbed one of Liana’s hands, gently pulling.

“Ouch!” Liana’s head hit the table, and the pain immediately woke her up.

Liana covered her nose, looking at Minoga with tears in her eyes. “I’m going to complain to Mephilia! You’re bullying me!”

“Princess Liana, there are others in the carriage right now,” Minoga reminded.

“...” Liana’s face immediately turned red, and Minoga could even see steam rising from Liana’s head.

Oh no! She had shown her childish side to others! She wanted to die!!!

Sephirena’s gaze also turned toward Liana, her blood-red eyes carefully observing Liana. She seemed different from the rumors, very, very different, like two completely different people.

Liana coughed awkwardly twice to ease the embarrassment. “Sephirena, as your master, I’m now giving you your first order.”

“What?” Sephirena’s voice carried no warmth, sounding uncomfortable.

But Liana also knew that Sephirena couldn’t change this habit for now.

“Do you have any way to hide your elven characteristics?” Liana asked.

“If I really had such a method, wouldn’t I have concealed my identity long ago and let someone kill me? Without the special identity of an elf, there would be quite a few people willing to kill me,” Sephirena said.

Liana carefully observed Sephirena. Her pupils and limbs didn’t have any runes engraved, and she couldn’t use elven magic. Being by her side, they generally wouldn’t encounter situations that are too dangerous, so her special power of nature wouldn’t be exposed.

That left one issue—how to hide the elf ears?

If this problem were solved, Sephirena could live in Venus Manor as a human.

Liana stood up and approached Sephirena. This was the first time Liana had been so close to Sephirena.

Sephirena had a very unique fragrance, like the scent of a forest after a heavy rain. It smelled very good; Liana quite liked this scent.

Liana reached out toward Sephirena’s ear.

But Sephirena stepped back, extending her hand to block Liana’s.

“What’s wrong?” Liana asked.

“I should be asking, what does Princess Liana intend to do?” Sephirena asked in return.

Elven ears held great significance to them and were also very sensitive. Only those with very close relationships could touch their ears.

“I want to see if your ears can lie down like Tari’s,” Liana said.

“I apologize, Princess Liana, but our elven ears don’t have that function,” Sephirena said.

“They can’t lie down?” Liana started to ponder again. “How about hiding them with some decorative items?”

“That could temporarily conceal my elven identity,” As long as no one mentioned it, no one would touch a decorative item.

“A short period is enough.” This was the effect Liana wanted. She probably wouldn’t stay at Venus Manor for too long. Then it would be time to fake her death! Hide somewhere to train, and then return triumphantly with a smirk!

“What kind of accessories should be used to cover them? I’ve tried for a period before, and hats had the best effect,” Sephirena said.

“Hats?” Liana shook her head, extending her hand again.

The result was the same as before, blocked by Sephirena.

“You won’t let me touch your hair either?” Liana asked.

“Princess Liana, what exactly are you trying to do?” Sephirena asked, puzzled.

“Use your hair to wrap around your ears, disguising them as part of your hairstyle, along with some accessories and a hat. If the hat accidentally falls off, others should find it hard to notice, right?” Liana said.

This was something Sephirena hadn’t thought of before. Previously, if a hat accidentally fell off, her elven identity would be discovered.

Sephirena tried Liana’s method and found it indeed feasible. Moreover, she could use magic to prevent the hair from falling off easily.

“It seems there’s no major problem now,” Liana looked at Sephirena’s appearance. As long as she didn’t deliberately expose herself, there generally wouldn’t be any significant issues.

“By the way, are you completely unable to use elven magic?” Liana asked again.

“Haven’t I said many times? I am cursed by nature. It doesn’t let me die, makes me live in pain, and doesn’t let me use elven magic.”

“Tch.” It would have been good if Sephirena could still use elven magic. Liana remembered clearly that the innate magic of the elf race was illusion magic, and some could even turn illusions into reality.

With such power, faking death would be incredibly simple.

“What’s wrong, Princess Liana?”

“Nothing.” It seemed they would have to proceed according to the original plan.

At this moment, the carriage stopped, and Liana got out. “Welcome to Venus Manor.”

Sephirena stepped down, looking around curiously. Although she had lived in the Venus Territory for more than ten years, she had never approached this place.

“Is that...” A guard at the gate was about to ask, but seeing the little young mistress coming down from the carriage, he promptly shut his mouth.

Liana didn’t mind him, gesturing for Sephirena to follow her.

But after just a few steps, a familiar figure stood in front of Liana. Liana had been wondering where Sephirena would sleep tonight. She couldn’t sleep with her like Loraviel did before.

That time was a special situation, a necessary action to maintain her persona.

“Welcome back, Princess Liana,” Naibert looked at Liana, or rather, at Sephirena beside Princess Liana.

Where had Princess Liana brought this girl from?

“Her name is Sephirena, my new maid and guard,” Naibert was someone who knew Liana’s true face, so Liana felt at ease entrusting Sephirena to her.

Even if something unexpected happened, and Naibert discovered Sephirena’s elven identity, it wouldn’t be a major problem.

“Mm.”

“Of course, like Loraviel, she has just become a maid, so I need your help to train her and make her a proper maid,” Liana said.

“Alright,” Naibert agreed.

Little did she know that after some time—no, just a few days—Naibert would regret making this decision.

She would discover that obedient maids like Loraviel were truly rare.