I stood in front of the castle gates of a noble whose name I didn’t know. The castle looked huge even by my standards, but Yoo Yeonha didn’t seem fazed.

She approached the guards standing watch.

“My name is Yoo Yeonha. I have an appointment today.”

“…”

The two guards grimaced at her.

“Yoo Yeonha?” one of the guards asked.

“Yes.”

“Hmm…”

They whispered between themselves before the other guard took out a communication crystal. He spoke through the crystal before nodding and opening the door.

“A guest has arrived!”

The guard shouted for the servants, who suddenly appeared as if they expected us. They immediately walked up to Yoo Yeonha and took the two portraits from her.

“Welcome.”

The head butler greeted us at the gates and looked at me.

“You must be the artist our lord mentioned.”

“Yes, I am the artist and this child here is my manager.”

I immediately drew the line between Yoo Yeonha and I since no artist should be treated the same as their manager.

“Ha…” Yoo Yeonha scoffed in disbelief.

The butler nodded without a change in expression.

“I see, but may you please remove that mask?”

“…”

“Hmph…”

Yoo Yeonha scoffed again, but for a different reason this time. The first scoff carried a sense of disbelief and annoyance while this one carried a sense of triumph.

“May I remove it when I meet the head of this household? I will be troubled if my identity is exposed, you see…”

I roamed around without my mask a few times during the second test, but only because...