Chapter 381

Little Licia’s Personal Bodyguard
While we were discussing future plans in the reception room, a young girl, still at that in-between age where she hadn't quite grown into full girlhood, entered the room.

The dress she wore was one I had made for her.

Her request had been to "preserve the natural color of spider silk," so I had woven the outer layer with a mix of ice-glow spider silk, giving it a lustrous white sheen.
It suited her quite well.

"Good day, everyone. My name is Licia. I have come today to personally express my gratitude to Lady Lily."

"Licia, is it? That dress must be Lily’s work. The refined color suits you beautifully."

"Thank you, Marquis Vardmoi. And… who is Lady Lily?"

"Hm? Oh, she's the one sitting next to Kou."

Ah, I hadn’t been recognized.
Well, we had never met before, so it couldn’t be helped.
I didn’t have a particularly noticeable presence, either.

"M-my apologies! Lady Lily, I am truly grateful for the wonderful dress you made for me."

"Please, don’t worry about it. More importantly, do you like it?"

"Yes! Very much! I’m only allowed to wear it on important tea party days, but that just shows how much my family treasures it! Today, since I heard you were coming, I wanted to wear it so you could see it in person."

That was quite the considerate gesture.
Her flaxen hair paired beautifully with the pearl-like hue of the dress.
Honestly, I think it turned out to be one of my best works.

"It truly suits you. The contrast between your hair and the dress makes you shine. You should be more confident!"

"Thank you! I’ve always been a bit self-conscious about my hair color, but this dress has given me courage. If I ever save up enough money, I may place another order. I hope you’ll accept it when that time comes."

To think she liked it that much! That made me really happy.
This must be what it feels like to be a true craftsperson.

"Well then, now that Licia has been introduced, let’s continue our discussion. After conversing with the Kiblinki Saltas, I’ve come to the conclusion that they pose no danger. With that in mind, I would like to request an additional one, provided there are no issues after their initial security assignment."

"An additional one? For what purpose?"

"I would like to appoint one as Licia’s personal bodyguard—if she doesn’t object, of course."

"Hmm. Lily, what do you think?"

A personal bodyguard, huh?
My family already had one serving Amira as a personal bodyguard, so it wasn’t impossible.
It was really up to Little Licia at this point.

"I don’t mind lending one out. Kiblinki Saltas, what do you think?"

(You wish for us to protect this young girl? That is acceptable. Children are treasures to all species.)

Ah, so that’s how they viewed children.

Since Licia didn’t show any fear after interacting with the Kiblinki Saltas, it was decided that if there were no issues with their work in town security, an additional one would be assigned to her.

It seemed like the Kiblinki Saltus were integrating smoothly into society.

That was definitely a good thing.

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