After the funeral, Roy's life briefly returned to normal.

After taking the final exams of the school, he had nothing to do and remained idle until the end of December.

As the end of the year approached, he woke up and pushed open the door, just in time to see Sebas talking to Arya in the courtyard.

As soon as Sebas left on the front foot, Roy walked over and asked, "What are you talking about?" ”

"Good morning, young master!"

Seeing Roy, Arya couldn't help but smile brightly, "It's about to be the New Year, Mr. Sebas is just confirming the list of supplies with me, and I have to go buy some New Year's goods later." ”

Her smile was like the warm sun in winter, and her delicate and smooth face was as delicate as a porcelain doll, Roy was slightly stunned, and couldn't help but reach out and pinch her cheek.

Well, it's soft and warm to the touch, and it feels great to the touch.

A good day starts with pinching your face.

Arya stood motionless, just quietly staring at the young man in front of her, letting him do what she wanted, with shyness and satisfaction in her eyes.

After that confession, their relationship took a step further, and the occasional physical contact on weekdays gradually became commonplace.

She didn't feel uncomfortable because of this, and even thought that this was the happiest time of her day, and whenever she thought of Roy's face after a hard work, she felt good and re-energized.

Perhaps this is the power of love, which can spread flowers all over the barren land and turn the desert into a splendid land.

"I'll go with you."

Roy said that he has been quite idle at home these days.

"Okay!" Arya's eyes lit up.

As if sensing that her joy was a little too revealing, she quickly restrained her expression and said in a casual tone, "You go to breakfast first, and when I finish the list of supplies, I'll come to you immediately." ”

After saying that, she bowed to Roy and said goodbye, and her gestures were in accordance with the norms, like a veteran maid who knew how to be well-versed in etiquette.

When she turned around, her tense pretty face relaxed, and the corners of her mouth went up, revealing a silly smile.

Even the usual boring errand tasks have turned into an extremely exciting date at this time.

When Roy finished breakfast and walked out of the main hall, Arya had been waiting at the door for a long time.

"Let's go."

Roy put his hand in his pocket and took a few steps forward, opening his arm slightly.

After a while, he found that Arya was just following slowly behind, and couldn't help coughing lightly: "It's about to be the New Year, and there are quite a lot of people outside, if you don't hold my hand, what if you get lost?" ”

It's strange that when he was at the headquarters of the Knights, Arya took the initiative to hold his hand, why is he now reserved?

Arya blinked, a little moved, but then lowered her eyes to look at the maid outfit on her body, and hesitated: "This is ...... It's not very polite, is it? ”

The reason why he dared to hold Roy's hand was because he was not a maid at the time, but fought at home as a family member of the funeral, so he bravely went up.

But now, as Roy's maid, holding the master's arm is inevitably a bit arrogant.

Roy couldn't help but laugh and said, "Then as a maid, you actually want to fall in love with your master, is it just etiquette?" ”

"This, this is different...... Arya's face blushed and she staggered.

Until now, even she didn't understand what kind of identity she should pose herself in front of Roy.

Maid? Knight? Or a girlfriend?

Or even ...... Fiancee?

After all, parents have seen it, and they have confessed......

In the end, the battle between heaven and man was carried out, and after all, it was the throbbing girl's heart that prevailed, and Arya stepped forward and stretched out her hand to hold Roy's arm.

At this moment, she suddenly felt that the maid uniform on her body was so eye-catching, it turned out that she still liked this style, after all, Roy personally tailored it for her.

But now, this uniform is a constant reminder of her status as a maid.

Under the effect of nervousness and shame, she didn't pay attention to the road in front of her at all, just blushing and lowering her head, blindly being led by Roy.

Until the young man next to him suddenly stopped and pushed open a door.

Arya came back to her senses and looked up.

Before they knew it, they had come to a tailor's shop.

This shop was very familiar, and she remembered that her maid uniform was made here in the first place.

Remember that time, they met Arthur here, and in the end, Roy tore his face with Arthur in order to protect her, and made a bet......

Thinking of this, Arya's heart warmed, and then she heard Roy say beside her: "I happened to be passing by here, you might as well buy a few more sets of regular clothes, and it will be my New Year's gift to you." ”

"How embarrassing is this......

Arya subconsciously wanted to refuse, but noticed the way Roy looked at her.

I just had to write "I'm your boyfriend" on my face.

Yes, there is nothing wrong with buying clothes for your girlfriend. And they all came into the store, if they didn't buy anything, they refused directly, but the man couldn't get off the stage.

"Okay......"

Arya finally walked obediently towards the waiter.

Although this tailor shop is known for its tailor-made products, there are also many finished clothes. Arya spun around twice, quickly choosing two outfits, and began to struggle with which one to choose.

Then Roy waved his hand and bought both sets of clothes, and Arya also took the opportunity to take off her maid outfit and put on one of them.

This is a pale yellow dress with a plain style, but it looks a lot brighter and more vivid on Arya.

The pale blonde medium-length hair that had been coiled up was also unrestrained and scattered, and she stood there pretty, looking very different from the calm and capable image of the black and white maid uniform before.

At this time, Arya and Roy stood together again, and they really felt like a couple.

"Is it pretty?"

Arya pinched the hem of her skirt with both hands, spun around lightly, and then slightly bent her knees, and made a noble salute to Roy, looking at him expectantly.

"Beautiful." Roy complimented heartily.

The waiter on the side also flattered him in a timely manner: "Young master, your girlfriend is the best-looking girl I have ever seen." ”

Arya couldn't help pursing her lips and replied with a reserved "thank you for the compliment", but the joy in her eyes couldn't be hidden.

Leaving the address for the store to pack up the rest of the clothes and send them home, Roy left the tailor's shop, and Arya followed, taking his hand on his own initiative.

Visiting the clothing store has allowed her to fully enjoy the sweetness of a date, but she has not forgotten her mission, and this time she went out to buy New Year's goods.

So, they walked around Shangcheng for a morning and bought all the New Year's goods they wanted to buy.

Until noon, the two randomly found a restaurant to solve lunch, Roy glanced at the large bags on the chair, and confirmed: "Is there anything else you haven't bought?" ”

Arya carefully checked the list she had made and said, "I haven't bought any fireworks yet, because this year is the New Year for our two families together, so Mr. Sebas specially instructed me to buy a larger salute, and it will be more lively at that time."

"But just now we passed by several fireworks shops in a row, and found that the large-scale salutes had been sold out, so we had to settle for the second best thing and buy the smaller ones, and I don't know if Mr. Sebas can be satisfied......

Roy pondered for a while, and then clapped his hands and said, "Then let's go to the downtown and have a look, let's both shoot at the same time, if we can't complete Sebas's mission, we will inevitably make him laugh." ”

Of course, this is just a set of rhetoric, he just wants to accompany Arya to go shopping for a while.

"Two guests, are you going to Downtown?"

The waiter who was wiping the table on the side turned around and kindly reminded, "It's been quite chaotic in the downtown area recently, so you two should pay attention to safety." ”

"What's wrong with Downtown?" Roy was slightly stunned.

"Ha, it's the case of the dungeon criminal framing the nobles some time ago, which made everyone excited."

The waiter said casually, "Unlike our upper city, there are many people in the underground city in the lower city, and the people in the city hate them very much.

"After this case was exposed, I heard that the people in the city organized several street protests in the hope of driving all the people in the underground city out of the lower city.

"When you go downtown, you also remember to cover your wallet and be careful of stealing your belongings. After all, there are a lot of arowana over there, and it's very close to the dungeon, and the security is not as good as our uptown. ”

"Actually......" Roy hesitated for a moment, sorting out his words, "The dungeon's inhabitants are good and bad, so there's no need to beat them to death with a stick." ”

"You're right, you're right."

The waiter was originally idle chatting, and after a few laughs, he continued to be busy with his own business.

Roy and Arya looked at each other, not expecting to eat melons on their heads.

As Christian's case is revealed, Roman is exposed as the real culprit, and his identity as a former dungeon resident becomes the target of everyone's attacks.

Because in the impression of urban people, the dungeon is such a dirty, messy, and lawless place full of crime.

Only the mob living there dared to commit the felony of deceiving the temple and framing the nobles, and under this stereotype, the reputation of the dungeon became worse and worse.

It's just that, compared to the uninformed masses, Roy and Arya both understand that there are actually a lot of good people in the dungeon.

Whether it's Elena, biting wolves, or most of the mercenaries of the Black Flag Mercenary Group, although they are from dungeons, they don't approve of Tsukimibo's criminal methods.

They are also fighting the darkness of the dungeon in their own way, trying their best to live in their own way.

They should not be discredited and discriminated against by criminals like Roman.

It's just that, under the coercion of public opinion, how many people can keep calm and think?

Roy can only guarantee that he will not be influenced by public opinion, but he cannot change the deep-rooted prejudice of other city people against the dungeon residents.

They could only shake their heads and sigh, and after a brief rest, the two got into the carriage and rushed towards the lower city.