After leaving the mansion with the maid, she stopped in front of the gate, turned back, and said:

"Lady Elaina, we eagerly await your next visit."

"Why? I'm just a commoner, unlike Duke Valdeck and his wife, right?"

"Fufufu."

The maid chuckled, then looked at me and began speaking.

"You are Lord Nelson's savior, and moreover, the Duke and Duchess seem to hold you in high regard. And we, the servants, have also taken a liking to you."

So, the Valdeck household likes me.

"Ah... Thank you very much."

"Lord Nelson's words were indeed true. I had thought that only in fairy tales did women exist with snow-white hair and amethyst eyes among humans."

Huh? Only in fairy tales?

"Um, are my hair and eye colors unusual?"

"Yes, Lady Elaina's hair color and especially her eye color are quite rare. I've never seen anything like it before.

And Lady Elaina is... very cute."

"Nyau!?"

I stumbled back at the unexpected words.

"W-What are you s-saying!?"

"Lady Elaina, I mean it. You truly have a lovely appearance."

"U-Unyaaa~!"

This person is deliberately flattering me just to play with me!

"Fufufu, it would be rude to hold up Lady Elaina here. Please, we look forward to your next visit."

"Y-Yesh, ecscuse... meo."

I stumbled through the gate, my words failing me, and started walking towards the Silver Dragon Pavilion. The woman in her maid attire, watched me with a smile, seemingly finding my awkwardness amusing.

"Fufufu... She's truly an amusing child. She possesses fighting prowess, intelligence, and real combat experience."

But above all, those hair and eye colors.

"I thought they were no longer around. Individuals with an unusual white hair color for their age, and with the now-extinct purple eyes."

I was skeptical when I heard about her appearance from Father, but when I saw her, I was truly moved.

"She's truly beautiful and mysterious. That shy demeanor of hers was truly adorable."

With such an appearance, there will likely be those who desire her. Father himself seems to want to bring her into our house, so I doubt he'll easily hand her over to others.

"Lady Alifa, please come inside the mansion."

"As my brother says. Please, come inside."

"Fufufu... understood. Shall I have tea with Mother inside?"

After saying so, she began walking towards the mansion.

"Honestly, I also want that girl.

How should I go about arranging her marriage to my brother? ...Ah!? But then, I wouldn't have as much fun. Maybe it's better to adopt her? Yes, that's it! Let's discuss it with Mother!"

The maid, known as Alifa, happily entered the mansion.

〜〜〜 At the same time 〜〜〜

"Uuuuuuuu... I should be cautious of that maid."

As I walked along the road, thoughts of the maid occupied my mind, and I remembered something I was curious about regarding my appearance.

"That's right, I should contact the god!"

While walking, I opened my friend list and tried calling God.

'Hello, Elaina-chan, what's up?'

Thankfully, the call went through this time.

"God, do you have a moment? I have something I want to ask."

'Wa-wait!!'

"Huh?"

'I'm sorry about the GAU-19B! I did that because I wanted to surprise you! And also I've already been scolded by Meltenas-chan, so please don't be mad at me tooooo!'

How mad did Meltenas get to make God act like this?

"No, God, I didn't call to talk about that..."

'Huh, really? That's good. So, what do you want to ask?'

"Um, is my appearance, or more specifically, my hair and eye color, unusual?"

'Huh? Your hair and eye color? ...Wait just a moment!'

Huh? Could it be that God doesn't know?

'...Oh, there it is! According to the document...'

"Do-document!? Wait a second, please!?"

'What's wrong?'

"Isn't it strange for the god to use documents? Aren't gods supposed to have omniscient knowledge!?"

'Even gods are like ordinary humans. We understand the basics of our world, but there are things we don't know about in detail.

If I were to put it in terms that are easy for you to understand, it would be like asking if you know detailed information about the Azuchi-Momoyama period from your past life. Obviously, you wouldn't be able to speak in detail about it, right?'

I wouldn't. I know nothing at all. After all, I didn't live in that era.

"I'm sorry, God, I was trapped by light novel knowledge."

'Yeah, as long as you understand. So, why am I using documents, you might wonder? Let me explain.

Detailed information comes from our messengers who travel the world, gather information, and send it to me in the form of documents based on what they've seen and learned in schools in those countries. So, detailed information is in these documents. It's just...'

"It's just?"

Is there a problem?

'This document, it's all oily and dirty. The writing is all squiggly and hard to make out, and it seems like there are some missing parts... Litraes-chan! Who approved the compilation of this data?... Huh? That girl? When I'm done talking to Elaina-chan, call her over.'

There's a problem in heaven that completely defies my expectations!

'Anyway, Elaina-chan, about what we were talking about earlier...'

"N-No no no no!! Is that data okay!?"

'It's fine. See, it's a bit messy, but the basics are correct... It should be fine, right, Litraes-chan?'

See!? Even the god is feeling uneasy about it!

'...Yeah, it seems to be okay! The basics seem to be correct, so...'

"Uh, um... I see. Please explain."

'Alright, I'll tell you. While there are people other than humans with white hair, it's more of a gray color than pure white. There's no one like you with pure white hair that I've seen.

Of course, there are white hairs that come with age, but those are different. And as for the amethyst-colored eyes, you're the only one in this world who has them.'

Wow... To be in a position where my hair and eye colors make me instantly identifiable...

'And Elaina-chan's hair and eye colors... they coincide with a clan that went extinct 300 years ago.'

"An extinct clan?"

'Yeah, they were known as the Ivory-Lilac clan.'

I'm intrigued by those people.

"What kind of clan were they?"

'Well, you see, there were only about fifty members in that clan, and they were thought to be a clan close to the gods. Actually, that's not true though.'

They were considered close to the gods and there were only fifty of them!?

'They built their village in a place where people rarely ventured and lived quietly. But they got caught up in a large-scale war, which led to the extinction of the clan.

The last member of the clan was captured by the enemy country and executed. It's so sad, even though they weren't involved in the war.'

Wow, that's a heavy story.

'So be careful. Most people believe that the Ivory-Lilac clan is extinct, but there might be people who approach you thinking you're from that clan.'

"I see. Thank you very much for the explanation."

I'll have to be careful not to be mistaken for that clan in the future.

'Yeah, yeah, I'm glad I could help. By the way, Elaina-chan, where are you heading?'

"Huh? I'm walking towards the Silver Dragon Pavilion to find accommodations, is there a problem?"

'Actually, you've already passed by the Silver Dragon Pavilion!'

"...What...!?"

I stopped in my tracks as I said that.

'You got so caught up in the conversation that you didn't notice, huh? Pfft-hahaha!! You need to go back along the road and look for the second crossroads you passed by.

Pfft! Well, see you! Let me know if anything happens. Ah, this is hilarious! I'm going to tell everyone.'

As the god said this, he unilaterally ended the communication.

"...Dammit."

I've been made a fool of by that god. And to top it off, he said something that I can't turn a blind eye to at the end.

"DAMN IIIIITTTT!!!"

Elaina screamed as she turned around and ran back along the path she came from.