Going on a date, in a broad sense, refers to a prearranged meeting at a specific time, but more often, it refers to the meeting of young men and women in a romantic context, with activities aimed at building intimacy.

Hmm, young people really do yearn for that kind of youthful love... Not a chance!

Aya felt like he was in hell this time. He never imagined that one day he would be forced to do such a thing.

...

Let's go back to this morning.

Aya woke up from his pallet, with his little chick nestled in his arms as usual. Everything in the room was quiet, just like every morning in the past.

But something felt off... Aya suddenly realized something and slapped his forehead.

"Ouch!'' And then his head throbbed with pain as if it had been shattered and put back together again. What on earth is going on?

Tears welled up in the corners of his eyes, and Aya finally understood what was wrong - his memories. No wonder everything felt like time had passed so quickly, his memories from yesterday were completely gone.

"It's so noisy, Aya, be quiet.'' Tiran rolled over on the bed and came to the edge, his messy hair sticking out, complaining to Aya.

"Did you do something to me yesterday? Why did my memories disappear?'' Aya asked, holding his head.

"No, after you took the ultimate moves from me and Coco in the arena, you've been sleeping until now.'' Tiran replied, but his gaze seemed unfocused.

"Is... that so? I think I remember waking up once, and then it seems like I saw... oh well, I can't remember.'' Aya tried hard to recall, but his memories after that were completely blurry.

At this moment, the blanket behind Tiran moved, and then a blonde figure climbed out lazily, lying on Tiran's leg: "Hmm, it seems like Big Sister's punishment iron fist was too effective... Good morning, Miss Aya."

"Oh, good morning... Ah, wait a minute! Why are you on Tiran's bed, and also..." Aya quickly covered his nose, it's, it's a bit stimulating, his nosebleed is about to come out.

After the blanket slipped off, two almost naked bodies appeared before his eyes. Oh my god, what on earth did you do last night?! What's with this post-incident déjà vu? Moreover, you were still battling in the arena yesterday, when did you become so close that you slept on the same bed?!

"Well, after our spar, we just shared some emotions." Tiran stretched lazily, put on a white shirt and buttoned it up, then caressed Coco, who was lying on his leg like a little cat.

"Shared emotions?'' Aya read deep meaning from the words. It can be confirmed now that it was definitely an after-incident.

"Mama, last night Daddy was bullying that golden-haired sister, and she was screaming so loudly... It was so loud..." Chirp also woke up and rubbed his sleepy eyes.

"You did that with Chirp present? Don't corrupt the children!" Aya was shocked.

"Wu..." Coco's face turned red, and she buried her head in the blanket like an ostrich.

Haha, women, women.

Breakfast was the classic breakfast of the Elysian royal family. Although the style was simple, the taste was quite good. Of course, the several people sitting at the table were not paying attention to the food.

"Your Highness! Please explain, what's the deal with this woman?!" Mimi angrily widened her eyes and glared at the Elf girl leaning against Tiran.

At first, Mimi didn't pay much attention to her when she saw her in the arena. But... she merely took care of some matters outside, and when she came back, this Elf had already climbed onto His Highness's bed?!

"What's going on?" Tiran was taken aback, carefully recalling his actions, and then looking at Coco, who seemed satisfied by his side, his expression became a little awkward. "Well... how should I put it, um...?"

"I understand, Your Highness," Mimi walked to the table and placed her hands on it, "Your Highness is definitely not that kind of person. I believe Your Highness wouldn't do something like that willingly. It must be this Elf who tempted you!"

Sorry, it was actually me who took the initiative... Tiran inwardly covered his face.

"Cough, anyway, today I plan to go to the black market trade fair with Coco..."

"Your Highness! I object! Absolutely not!"

Of course, the Head Maid's attitude was quite firm, but in the end, she gave in under Tiran's persuasive efforts and agreed to go together.

As they were being escorted to the palace gates, Aya suddenly realized that this meant there might not be anyone to supervise her all day? In other words, it didn't matter what she did?

Although she was bound by the contract and couldn't escape, there wouldn't be any problem in enjoying the large bed in her room, right? She had been sleeping on the floor for a long time.

"Oh, by the way." As if remembering something, Tiran turned back with a mischievous smile. "Goffet asked you out yesterday, but he went back when you passed out, saying he'll come see you today..."

"What?! Can I refuse?"

"What do you think?"

...

"Miss Aya, where should we go later? How about the South Square? Akel said the fountain there is beautiful. Um, if you like food, I know a great street food stall in the old city area..."

Under the parasol at the sidewalk café, the radiant Knight Commander introduced his date plan like an excited child.

"You, you decide." Aya's expression became stiff, and in her heart, a thousand curses ran wild against the princess who easily sold off her own maid. Going out with her beautiful Elf and then throwing herself at Goffet? Although the Knight Commander was quite handsome, Aya thought she still preferred girls!

"Do I get to decide?" Goffet pondered for a moment, recalling a few key points Akel had told him, and finally set his gaze on Aya's knight uniform.

"Then, let's first accompany Miss Aya to buy some clothes!"

"Clothes?"

Aya was taken aback and looked down. She had never really paid attention to this, as she had always transformed her scales directly into clothes when she turned into a human. She could easily change the style by utilizing a bit of magic, so it was essentially the same as being naked. It was only recently, after being forced by Tiran to wear a maid outfit, that she stopped doing this.

Upon careful consideration, Aya realized that besides the ones Mimi made for her, she had no other clothes. Moreover, after attending the trade fair, Aya finally understood where that strange sense of disharmony came from when she looked at those clothes. They were all costumes of certain characters, which she didn't know before but now knew, which were more embarrassing than anything. She definitely needed some normal clothes. After a moment's thought, Aya agreed.

Ten minutes later, at a ready-to-wear store in the commercial district.

"...Why did I still have a glimmer of hope?" Aya sighed, covering her face. On the six to seven meter-long racks were filled with all kinds of women's clothing.

What was the use of this! I want men's clothes!

"Hey, store manager, do you have men's clothes?" Taking a deep breath, Aya turned her head and looked at the store manager standing nearby.

"Men's clothes?" The store manager was taken aback, blinked his eyes, and looked puzzled.

"Never mind, forget I said anything."

In the end, she chose a pair of washed blue pants, a sports-style shirt, and a jacket. Although they were still women's clothes, at least she had pants now, right? She didn't have to worry about a gust of wind blowing up anymore.

"How does it look? Handsome, right?" Without the cool breeze between her legs for a long time, Aya also felt much more relaxed. Standing in front of the fitting mirror, she touched her chin and examined herself in the mirror, nodding with satisfaction.

"Well...actually, I still think Miss Aya looks better in a skirt." The Knight Commander scratched his cheek and said somewhat hesitantly.

For the rest of the day, Aya followed Goffet as they toured almost every interesting place in Gusteberd. At first, she was a bit nervous, but in the end, Aya surprisingly found herself quite happy.

"I never thought that one day I would go on a date with a man...and what's with this feeling of having so much fun?"

At the edge of a square, the two tired individuals sat on a bench, resting. A thin layer of snow had accumulated on the trees and grass on both sides of the road, giving the capital a sense of approaching New Year's.

...

"Tsk, that Captain is such an idiot! This is clearly a date! Both of you just had a one-day sightseeing tour of the capital, right? It seems like you didn't increase your favorability points at all!"

Just behind Aya and Guffett, not far away in a cluster of snowy trees, two secretive figures are hiding and watching from behind. One of them clenches his fist, looking furious.

"Akkel, the captain won't be pleased with what we're doing, will he?" Iomir squats down nearby, looking at the young knight beside him with a bit of exasperation.

This knight with chestnut-colored short hair is Akkel, the fifth knight of the Cross Knights. Although he ranks among the top in terms of strength within the knight order, the impression the Cross Knights have of him goes beyond that - he loves to meddle in other people's affairs.

For example, gossip about the "object of interest for Captain Guffett".

"It's fine, it's fine. I am his strategist, after all. Following them closely will only help us better understand the enemy's situation," Akkel says with a serious expression, pointing with a finger.

"I see." Iomir nods silently, the only stiff person who would believe Akkel's nonsense.

"However, isn't Aya Miss a tomboyish girl? Although her chest is somewhat lacking, she is actually quite beautiful. No wonder the princess chose her as her guardian knight," Akkel says, nodding as he holds his chin.

"But isn't it because Miss Aya is exceptionally powerful?" Iomir says, having a hard time understanding Akkel's words.

...

"It's getting dark," Aya looks up at the sky. Due to the recent snowfall, the sky is still covered with thick leaden-gray clouds, hiding the sun. But the growing darkness indicates that it's already late.

"Well then, let's head back... Wait, what's that?" Aya turns her head to speak to Guffett, but her gaze is caught by a towering object in the distance.

"That?" Guffett follows Aya's gaze and realizes, with a sudden realization, "That's considered a tourist attraction in the capital. Originally, it was a magical mechanical experiment by the Magic Guild. But later, it was abandoned due to high cost and limited application, and eventually turned into a facility for tourists to enjoy the scenery of the capital."

The support structure measuring tens of meters high, the slowly rotating giant wheel - Tiran would definitely be quite familiar with it if he were here.

This, this f*cking thing, isn't it a Ferris wheel?!