‘What are they doing in there without coming out all day?’ Ciel pouted her lips as she glared at the keep.

Since they had finally reunited after years apart, she had wanted to share a meal with Eugene, then take him on a tour of the castle, or maybe even go with him on a long walk through the mountains. However, after Eugene had immediately passed the test and entered the fortress, he hadn’t even taken a single step out of his room.

Usually, Eugene wasn’t someone who would have stayed locked up in his room, and he would have at least come on down to the gymnasium to do some training. But perhaps his habits had changed during their time apart, as Eugene hadn’t visited the gymnasium even once.

That said, the idea of personally going to visit him somehow pricked at her self-esteem. Ciel glared at the castle while kicking holes in the innocent ground.

‘...They did say that Lord Genos went in there with him…,’ Ciel recalled.

Could it be that they were really trying to persuade Eugene to join the Knights of the Black Lion? This sudden thought caused Ciel to unconsciously grin.

Genos Lionheart was the Captain of the Second Division. Although Ciel might have been able to charm most of the adults she had met, Genos was a difficult opponent to overcome, even for her.

Ciel wasn’t the only one who found Genos difficult to confront. Among the knights of the Black Lion, Genos could count himself alongside the likes of Carmen and Dominic as one of the most skilled warriors in the entire knightly order.

That was why Ciel had made several attempts to build up rapport with Genos, but no matter how much work she put into it, she never seemed to be able to make any progress. Genos had a strict personality, and perhaps taking after their captain, even the knights of the Second Division that was led by Genos didn’t really interact with the other units.

‘....If possible, it would be a lot better if Eugene joined the Third Division instead of the Second Division,’ Ciel yearned wistfully.

From the first time that Carmen had met Eugene, she had intended to offer him the position of squire to the Captain of the Second Division. Even in Ciel’s view, this was quite the attractive proposition. It was an offer to become the squire of not just any Captain,...