repair shop.
It's not far from here.”

Again, Anne took the lead, and Rose clung to her like a cicada on a dead tree.

As Anne said, the watch repair shop was not far from the store.

The small repair shop had glass walls, just like the one they had just visited.

Rose walked into the store to the sounds of the bell chiming at the door, an old man with white hair was wearing glasses that seemed to have high prescriptions and was repairing his watch.

“I need to get my watch fixed.”

The old man took the watch from Anne to examine while Rose glanced at the various watches on display.

From the wall clock hanging on the side to the wristwatch and pocket watch listed on the table, at some point the watch, at which Rose was staring at while taking short steps around the room, reflected a bright light.

Only then did Rose realize that she was in front of a glass wall.
Unable to open her eyes properly due to the sunlight pouring through the window, Rose put her hands over her eyes to shade them.

And with shadows forming around her eyes, she could clearly see beyond the window.

It was just around lunch time, and most of the people had gone to eat, so the streets were quieter than before.

It was an ordinary street that was no different from usual for them, but to Rose, it was a peaceful place.

She was taken by the peacefulness and became lost in thought, staring off into space, when a tall man entered Rose's red eyes.

The man was wearing a cloak, and his head was covered by a hat.

Although covered by a cape, he appeared to be tall and well-built.

Rose's eyes twinkled as she stared at the man before she accidentally caught a glimpse of silver hair through the hat.

Maybe it was the silver hair of someone she didn't know, but when Rose saw that silver hair, which she had only seen briefly as it turned golden in the sunlight, she knew.

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Led by a voice that suddenly appeared in her head, Rose moved slowly.

The door of the watch repair shop opened, but the clear bell did not ring.

Because of this, Anne and the old man did not find out that Rose was leaving the watch shop.

After leaving the repair shop, Rose stepped onto the street with only one person watching.

The people passing by did not enter her sight.

The man Rose followed was getting farther and farther away.

As the distance increased due to the difference in stride length, Rose strengthened her legs.
A quick step gradually changes to a jog.

Rose ran with her red eyes wide open, worried that she might miss them if she blinked even  just once.

Looking ahead as she ran, Rose eventually bumped into something.

“Ahh!”

A shriek left Rose's mouth.

“Hey, watch where you're going! Look straight ahead!”

Rose's vision returned to normal after the scream that fell on her.

Her eyesight, which had been obscured by nothing but the man like a hazy fog, finally began to perceive everything around her.

“You'll get hurt if you run recklessly like that!”

The other person raised his voice once again, then left.

Rose, dazed and absent-minded, belatedly turned her head in the direction the man was walking.

This time, many people were placed in Rose's field of vision.
The man was no longer visible.

“Ah…”

Rose hesitated and took a step back.

She didn't know when Anne would appear, but being left alone among people reminded Rose of the fear of childhood.

“Lord Nelson!”

She looked around desperately for the escort knight but didn't see him in plain clothes.

“Anne!”

Rose searched for the watch repair shop she went to with Anne, but there were only unfamiliar buildings and signs surrounding her.

Rose's heart sank with a thump.

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Like a child who has just taken her very first steps, Rose advanced shakily.

…I'll just have to go back the way I came.
However…
Where did I come from?

The street, which felt peaceful in a watch repair shop, suddenly felt like a street straight from hell.

Like a foreigner alone among strangers in an unfamiliar space, Rose couldn't think of any solution, as if all thought circuits had stopped.

Panic-stricken, Rose covered her head and closed her eyes tightly.
The noise around her echoed loudly, making her head fuzzy.

It was then that Rose heard a light sound running towards her in the midst of that strange, dizzying noise.

It was the sound of feet spurring across the floor, and they were running directly to Rose.

Rose slowly opened her eyes.
Before she could turn her head in the direction of the sound, a firm hand grabbed Rose's arm.

Her body was tugged; her long blonde hair and the hem of her winter skirt went flying into the air.

Rose couldn't take her eyes off the other person who held her arm.

The inside of the cape's tightly tucked-in hood was a shade that contrasted with the sunbeams overhead, but the purple eyes inside seemed to emit their own light.

Rose saw her reflection in those eyes.

It felt strange, as if time had stopped, but Rose had a strange thought that it would be okay if time stopped as it was.

Then I can look into those eyes for a long time.

But contrary to the wind blowing her thoughts away, the man's voice quickly brought Rose to reality.

“Miss Honeywell?”

“Your Majesty?!”

Rose called out to Russell cautiously in a low voice.

Russell's surprise remained, even though he called out to Rose first.

His eyes carefully examined Rose and seemed to suspect that he was looking at an illusion.

However, soon after, he realized that the Rose Honeywell in front of him was not an illusion but an actual person.
He released her hand in surprise.

“Miss Honeywell, what are you doing in the plaza?”

“I came because I had something to pick up from the store.”

“Alone?”

Russell looked around.

No matter how many times I search, I can't feel the presence of the 'escort knight' that's supposed to be protecting Rose.

Russell looked down at Rose again.

Upon meeting Russell's eyes, Rose smiled awkwardly, as if a little shy.

With that one subtle reaction, Russell's heart began to beat crazily.
He felt perplexed.

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