After the war with Hector ended, news spread that Roman Dmitry was returning to the capital.
Upon hearing this, Hans immediately headed to the capital with Baron Romero's permission.
At that time, Roman's achievements were not yet widely known.
Baron Romero was deeply concerned about his son and hoped that even Hans could go and look after Roman.
Upon arriving in the capital, Hans was tidying up the accommodations prepared by the royal family when he unexpectedly encountered someone who had come to see him.
“……Young Master Loren?”
“Hans.”
It was Loren Dmitry.
His youthful face, much like when he had left Dmitry, remained unchanged.
He circled around Hans, asking all sorts of trivial questions.
At first, it was about the well-being of the family—whether his father was doing well, if there were any issues with his mother.
Knowing that Loren Dmitry had already contacted the family a few days prior, Hans realized that Loren had something he wanted to ask.
He waited.
For Loren to speak first.
After a long stretch of meaningless conversation, Loren Dmitry finally spoke in a cautious tone.
“By the way, Hans.”