The Lionheart family’s main estate was located on the outskirts of the capital Ceres. It took hours to go downtown in a carriage.

If Lavera had asked one of the Lionheart knights to accompany her, she would have used a carriage. But with Eugene accompanying her, things were different. After all, why would they bother to use a carriage when they had a warp gate they could employ? The warp gate in the main estate wasn’t usually activated other than for significant occasions. However, Eugene was currently respected enough to warrant the use of the warp gate for personal reasons.

“When you are talking about a prosthetic eye, are you talking about a specially-made artifact?” Mer actively asked.

Unlike usual, Mer wasn’t in the Cloak. Ever since she had come to the main estate, she had gone out to the Capital’s downtown several times, but she had never gone out with Eugene. Maybe because of that, Ancilla had made considerable efforts to dress up Mer from head to toe since daybreak.

“I have heard of prosthetic eyes that can be directly connected to people’s optic nerves, but I heard they are costly,” Lavera spoke as she stroked her right eyepatch.[1] Instead of her maid uniform, she was wearing a formal dress today.

“Money shouldn't be a problem. You should buy it if you need it. It will be uncomfortable to live without an eye,” Eugene said matter-of-factly.

“As an apprentice maid, I’m receiving more salary than I deserve, but….”

“Of course, you can’t afford it with your salary. Can’t I just buy it for you?” Eugene tilted his head as if saying something obvious.

“I appreciate your gesture, but I’m fine, sir.”

“You don’t have to refuse.”

“I can’t use such prosthetic eyes,” Lavera explained, lifting her eyepatch slightly, and exposing burnt, cut marks around her eye. “The inside of my eye was seared with a hot iron, so I will never be able to see with my left eye, no matter how expensive of a prosthetic eye I use.”

“Errr….” Mer trembled after she saw Lavera’s wound inside her eyepatch. “…Then… umm… won’t it look good if you use a prosthetic eye made from a jewel?”

“Won’t it be good if you just don’t say anything?” Eugene advised.

Mer refuted, “I am being considerate of Miss Lavera in my own way.”

“Were you being considerate when you suggested a one-eyed elf to set a jewel in her eye?”

“I’m in despair at your lack of humanity to call the one-eyed...