In an instant, the air became cold.
Dale stared at the Sibyl with a strange look in his eyes.
As if he was looking for the most suspicious and cautious person in the world.
His eyebrows were rarely furrowed.
It was the most upset expression I had ever seen.
“Dale?”
“I know it's weird.”
Dale looked at me and said seriously.
“I guess it wouldn't hurt if we took a look.”
“Sure, handsome man, beautiful girl.
Come here and sit down, I have a good eye for fortune telling.”
The Oracle said, shaking her head.
“Especially the handsome man, I think he will do well somehow; he has a good look, as if life is going to blossom, and he has a very bright face.”
Dale's expression hardened at her words.
This is a bit divisive.
I like Dale's face very much, but this fortune teller shouldn't do that.
I have to protect Dale.
“He is my husband”
“That's not what I meant, but this handsome man seems to be taking it well.”
Sibyl looked at Dale and smiled.
"So, beautiful handsome man.
What do you want to know?"
“…….”
Dale closed his mouth and stared at Sibyl.
“Dale, what's wrong?”
“…….”
“Are you offended?
Should we leave?”
She whispered, and Dale shook his head.
“…compatibility.”
“Dale, I can't hear you.”
Dale said, looking at Sibyl.
“Compatibility.
Luck of the Couple.”
His face turned red.
Dale grabbed his chin and turned his head, pretending not to say anything.
“Dale, why are you talking to her so casually?”
“……!”
“It's not polite, even if you feel offended.”
She whispered to him in a low voice.
Dale narrowed his eyes as if he realized his mistake and spoke again.
“I want you to look at our compatibility.”
“This guy is so shy, you will have a hard time with him.
Come on, choose!”
We picked up some cards that the fortune teller had dusted off.
“Hmm.
Hmm…….”
“Why?
Are we getting along badly?”
I asked, and my nerves tensed at hearing the Sibyl's voice.
"no!"
Then the excited Sibyl shouted.
“You two seem to get along very, very well!”
"truly?"
Are we?
Why?
I was stunned, but I clapped anyway.
“Are you sure that Dale and I are the best couple ever?”
“Oh, of course, Mrs.
Drasil is never wrong!”
"Who is this?"
"Ah!
Didn't you guys see the sign?
I mean me!"
Sibyl shouted confidently.
“I've been reading the consensus of people in this place for a long time, and my reading is the best.”
“Did you hear that, Dale, our compatibility is the best!”
I turned to talk to Dale.
Dale's face turned red and congealed like strawberries pickled in jam.
Dale stared at the card, his eyes narrowed.
“Can't you see the compatibility between us as a couple?”
Sibyl shook her head.
“It says here that you two are not married yet, so I guess.”
Wow.
The fortuneteller flipped over a card.
“I think you ran away so you're not married yet!”
“……!”
"Was there dissent at home or a tragic love affair or something?
It's none of my business, but I'm curious."
The laughing Sibyl clapped her hands.
"Now, pretty girl.
I have to read your horoscope, don't I?"
“Before that.”
Dale took out the money and stared at the fortune teller.
“Can you answer another question for me?”
"Dale.
You're speaking informally again."
“Can you answer, please……?”
“Stop it now, once you start spending money on fortune telling, it will never end.”
I whispered so that no one could hear me but him.
I could see that Dale was fascinated by fortune-telling that he had never seen before.
“This is supposed to be just for fun.”
"No, miss.
I'm quite accurate, not like other fortune tellers.
So, handsome, what do you want to know?"
Dale looked at the Sibyl thoughtfully, then extended his hand.
"Give me more of your disguise potions.
I'll pay you double."
For a moment, Sibyl's eyes narrowed.
“I can feel a unique energy.”
* * *
“How did you know she was in disguise?”
I put the potions in my bag that I got thanks to Dale.
The potions were hard to come by, but worth it.
Dale replied casually as he held out my bag for me.
“I was able to see her original face for a moment, probably because the effect of the potion was starting to wear off.”
"Show."
I was surprised at how quickly he realized this.
"Then why did you ask for the Disguise Potions?
Dale doesn't need them."
“Because Enya needs her.”
“Was it for me?”
“I thought you might need it.”
I nodded, not denying that it was my fault.
Dale was very nice and funny.
True, I had a thing for him too!
"Wait a minute, Dale.
Can I have the bag?"
I reached into my bag and took out the item I was carrying.
It was a long, solid box.
“Dale, this is a gift from me.”
"What……?"
Dale stared at me, stunned by the unexpected gift.
He was cute and not stupid, even with his stunned face.
“Why all of a sudden, can I have it?”
Dale looked confused, even embarrassed.
“You can take it, it is a gift I prepared for you.”
Dale's eyes widened as he slowly opened the lid of the box.
The silver ornament hanging from his hand was a necklace.
“Why did you give it to me……?”
I laughed at the innocent question.
“It's for Dale.
I bought it for him because I wanted to give it to him.”
“…….”
Dale wore the necklace, his face flushed.
He looked at me happily.
“It looks great on you!”
I gave him a thumbs up, and he smiled sheepishly.
“By the way, I didn’t give Enya anything, so I’ll go to…….”
Dale pointed, looking around, at the jewelry store.
“Why don't we go there now?”
“Gifts aren't supposed to be exchanged, it wouldn't be a gift.”
“But…….”
"If I like Dale, that's good enough for me.
What do you think?
Do you like it?"
“I feel…….”
Dale said in a low voice, and finally smiled deeply.
“I liked it very much.”
Dale ran his hand down his neck and fiddled with the necklace.
“If possible, I would like to stick it around my neck.”
“Hahahaha, Dale is joking too.”
"I'm serious."
“If you're talking seriously, it seems really real~”
Sometimes Dale's jokes could be gory, but I was glad he liked them.
“I asked the alchemist to make a pendant with a lucky gemstone.”
Dale said in a low voice:
“I thought it was a gift.”
It was a passing remark, but it bothered me.
Dale looked sullen for some reason.
I naturally wrapped my arms around Dale.
The day was cold, but Dale's body temperature was hot, so it was perfect.
“Eek!”
My nose was tickled by the cold weather.
"Are you well?"
Dale's face darkened from my sneeze.
“I think we should go back.”
"truly?"
I smiled broadly and shook my head.
Everyone from passersby looked at Dale's face.
'I think that's why he's wearing a robe.'
He is very handsome and attracts attention.
I thought he was the most handsome man I'd ever seen, even in D.C., but it turns out I wasn't alone.
Dale's appearance was beyond my imagination.
There's no one in the empire as beautiful as him, right?
‘Oh.
There is.’
Only one person.
I haven't seen him in person, but I've heard a lot about him through rumors and he also appeared in the original novel.
'Marquis Schultz'