In the afternoon, Arabel, once again dressed in a {Ghost Mask} and changed clothes, appeared at the door of the familiar establishment "Moonshade Pies".

Pushing open the door, she went inside, noting with pleasure that the girl's abilities had improved again, and the aroma of the cooked dishes had become even more alluring and delicious.

"Welcome," the waitress greeted her.

Arabel returned the greeting and, before the waitress offered her a table, said, "Someone should be waiting for me already."

With these words, she turned her gaze to a certain corner of the hall and, as expected, saw a familiar girl with dark hair enjoying a meal there.

Arabel walked over to her, sat down, and stared at Darkia without saying a word.

"What?" she asked, noticing her gaze with her mouth full.

"No, nothing, I'm just wondering where all the food you've eaten disappears to?" Arabel replied, looking at the girl's slender figure.

"Hmm, who knows," Darkia shrugged, not bothering with such a question.

"Why are you here?" asked Darkia, staring intently at Arabel.

"And why are you here?" Arabel asked a counter question.

"Me? I'm eating," Darkia replied, pointing at the many dishes in front of her.

"And I came to eat," — Arabel said, beckoning the waitress to place an order.

Darkia stared at Arabel in silence, and it was hard to tell what she was thinking because of her glasses.

Arabel, ignoring Darkia's presence, placed an order with a smile and looked at her.

"Don't stop, keep eating, or it will get cold," she said, and Darkia, after a moment's hesitation, continued her meal.

***

In another area of the capital, three young men appeared in front of the door of a restaurant: two girls and a young man. They went inside, exchanged greetings with the staff, and occupied one of the private rooms.

"And why are we here, mistress?" the young man asked one of the girls. Her appearance began to change as soon as they entered the room. She acquired long blonde hair, golden eyes and round glasses.

The other two also began to change. The young man became a young man with black hair and green eyes, and the girl with long black hair and a cold look.

"I was invited to a rather interesting meeting," Irina said, addressing Iona.

"You didn't have to follow me," Irina added, turning to the young man.

"Heh, you forgot what I told you earlier: I'll follow you anywhere," the young man replied with an obvious amorous look, which Iona easily noticed.

"How naive," she thought, looking at the guy.

"You guys are pretty early," an unfamiliar voice suddenly rang out, and all three of them turned around to see a fourth person at the table.

It was a girl with long red hair and azure eyes, dressed in the uniform of the Kingdom Guild, decorated with a large emblem with the letter "K" on her left chest.

"Arabel Morgan," Irina said, narrowing her eyes when she recognized her.

"Well, actually, Arabel Morgan Fein would be more correct," — Arabel corrected her, raising her left hand, which was wearing a wedding ring.

"You see, I have recently been a married woman," she announced with a slight smile.

Each of the three took her confession in their own way.

Irina, being a being from another world, reacted calmly to this news without showing much surprise.

Samuel, momentarily mesmerized by Arabel's beauty, felt very embarrassed. He looked at Irina, afraid that she would not like his reaction. However, Irina reacted calmly to this and did not react in any way. When he saw this, he breathed a sigh of relief.

Iona, on the other hand, was surprised and, despite her slight sadness, was glad to learn that her savior and his girlfriend had married after all.

She sighed sadly, realizing that she still hadn't met her savior or expressed her personal gratitude to him.

"Hmm... Fein, right? So your husband Idan Fein is Irene Fein's younger brother?" Irina asked, sitting down at the table in front of Arabel.

Samual followed her and took a seat next to her, and Iona hesitated a little, not knowing where to sit.

"Come sit here," Arabel invited, gesturing to the empty seat next to her. Iona glanced at Irina and, nodding, settled down next to Arabel.

"Yes, that's right, Idan Fein is my husband," Arabel confirmed with a beaming smile.

"By the way, have you heard about what happened to your ex-fiance?" asked Samuel, remembering that Christopher Hugh, who disappeared from his house yesterday, used to be Arabel's fiance.

"Ex-fiance? Who are you talking about?" Arabel pretended not to know or be interested in the subject.

"Oh, yes, indeed," Irina also recalled this. "Christopher Hugh, it seems, was your ex-fiance, and yesterday he disappeared from his house under mysterious circumstances."

"Oh, really? I didn't even know something like this had happened, and why should I care? I've been busy with my husband's company for the last few days," Arabel continued to pretend she didn't know anything.

"If you think that I invited you here today to discuss the disappearance of Christopher Hugh, then you are mistaken," Arabel continued, and her mood suddenly changed.

"I only called you here because you took the initiative earlier and suggested cooperation between our Guild and the force you belong to," Arabel said, pausing briefly to see Irina's reaction. However, she remained calm.

"We also know that there is an alliance of several forces behind the Association, and that the force you belong to is only part of that alliance and cannot make decisions alone," Arabel continued.

"I invited you here to find out from you personally what position the force you belong to holds in relation to our Guild after recent events, and what position you personally hold," Arabel concluded.

Irina smiled in response to Arabel's question, and her smile was somewhat reminiscent of Lucinda's smile when she was in the form of a priestess.

"You know, the force I belong to has already raised the possibility of contacting you," Irina began, looking at Arabel, and then turning to Iona. "We didn't expect you to take the first step yourself and contact us. Can I take this as a sign that you are not refusing to cooperate?"

"It all depends on your position," Arabel replied.

"The force to which I belong is ready to continue our cooperation," Irina said with confidence. "As for my personal position, it fully corresponds to this position."

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