Satsuki, while looking at the hand Rio is offering, is seizing his hand.

The noble girls of Bertram kingdom including Dorothea were looking at their exchange with slightly dumbfounded expression.

        「Excuse me」

When he’s muttering those words to Satsuki, Rio is suddenly turning around to face the noble girls.

        「My deepest apology, everyone. Since I received an invitation from hero-sama, I decided to become her partner for a dance . Though it’s truly regrettable for me to leave your side, please excuse my discourtesy 」

Rio’s telling those noble girls while wearing troubling-like smile.

And then, the noble girls finally snapped out of their daze.

        「Y-You can’t expect to refusing it if it’s a direct invitation from hero-sama, can you」

Elise replys with awkward smile.

She was the one who greeted Rio earlier.

Certainly, the status of Satsuki who’s the hero is above everyone of them.

But still, it’s not something amusing for the girls when someone is coming and snatching the man they’re aiming at.

Since If things go naturally as it is, someone of them might be dancing with Rio.

Or rather, approaching Rio was also those girls objective.

But, while it might be true, as ladies, you couldn’t expect them to scold Satsuki in public.

        「O-Okay, I still want to chat with Haruto-sama but, since it’s come to this」

Dorothea also having a cramped smile while agreeing to Elise.

The other noble girls is also giving similiar responses.

        「I feel really happy to be able receiving such words. If there’s a chance again later, please allow me to say my apology to everyone」

        「Yeah, of course」

The noble girls are throwing an appropriate answer for Rio words.

Though those words might be just a lip service, it’s something for raising their honor if they’re making an appropriate response.

For arguments sake, it might be incuring displeasure of those noble girls if he just leave them without any kind of following.

And Satsuki who’s the culprit is――

        「My deepest apology.  There was something I wished to tell him for a little while」

Saying so, Satsuki also apologized using proper gestures and expression.

        「Well, regarding that.  Please don’t mind about us. Since we’ll be willingly pulling back if hero-sama wishes for it」

        「Thank you very much」

Satsuki left that place along with Rio after saying her gratitude to those noble girls.

The two of them are walking side-by-side.

This distance is close enough so that they can have a secret conversation.

        「Thank you very much for calling me.  So, you managed to successfully escape from that crowd alone huh？ 」