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As we returned to the main palace, it was around sunset, so we decided to have dinner together.
When I invited Genise to join us, she appeared in the dining hall fully dressed in her royal guard uniform.
Seeing her firm commitment to her new role as a guardian knight was satisfying, but I felt it was best to get a clear answer from her first.
"Genise, I heard Duchess Skaiar is coming to the Imperial Palace to fetch you. Do you have any plan to go back with her?"
"I am an adult and have just started my job. If Your Majesty decides to dismiss me, I'll look for another job, but I won't return to Skaiar," Genise replied determinedly.
Despite her cute appearance with large eyes and delicate features, her manner of speaking was even more mature than Edwin, who had undergone a regression. This mismatch was both endearing and impressive.
