Chapter 217: Rinella’s Destiny is Her Own (10)

It had been a long time since I had a drink together with a man alone.

After all, for a man to enter my room was rare. The last time a male student knocked on my door late at night, he received a punch right in the face.

Looking back now, those were truly nostalgic memories.

I wonder if that male student recovered well at the temple.

I worried he might have faced trouble during the demonic beast attack. Nah, perhaps he was perfectly unharmed and became one of those who excessively insulted the Imperial Princess.

However, that male student didn’t enter my room out of his own will and didn’t receive a polite reception from me either.

Leto was probably the only one who I allowed to visit my room as a guest and even drank alcohol with me.

Now, an unexpected person was being added to the list.

Lupine Rinella.

Despite always maintaining a refined appearance, claiming to uphold noble dignity, he, surprisingly, sat before me with a somewhat grubby appearance.

His disheveled hair and the strong scent of smoky burnt were remarkable.

He looked as if he had just emerged from a fire.

Regardless, it was the time to have a conversation. I took a bottle of whiskey from the cupboard, the one I always drank, and poured a glass.

The glass filled up with a strong aroma of alcohol.

As soon as Lupine smelled it, he deeply frowned.

“…What is this cheap liquor? Don’t you have something more refined?”

Should I just smack him?

Although I seriously considered it, I decided to calm my inner violence down.

I was well aware that Lupine was impolite. However, he was the younger brother of Senior Elsie, a comrade I cherished greatly, so I could tolerate it a few times.