Side Story 120: The Painting (3)

I knew of Roa-sama. Reiz-sama had invited him to the mansion several times.

I clearly remember thinking, when I first had the honor of meeting him, that his general air bore some resemblance to Reiz-sama.

Thus, when I heard that Roa-sama had inherited the "Stein" family, it did not seem particularly strange. If anything, it struck me as oddly fitting.

Roa-sama, too, was almost never at the mansion. Reiz-sama was a busy man, but Roa-sama was even busier.

I believe he was devising countermeasures for the decisive battle against the traitorous First Knight Order, literally wearing away his life in the process.

Indeed, he even took weapons from Reiz-sama's laboratory and employed every means at his disposal to bring Lucifal=Belas down.

And he did just that, defeating Lucifal in Reiz-sama's stead.

When we servants heard the news of the victory, we embraced one another in delight. Before we knew it, we had all gathered at the front entrance and were praying toward Reiz-sama's portrait.

Never in our wildest dreams did we imagine that we would later find ourselves at war with Lifrea as well.

What surprised us even more was Roa-sama's announcement that he intended to "make a farm in Stein territory."...