With that thought in mind, Ryuto couldn't help but give a wry smile.

"However, you probably don't usually eat that, right?"

"Yeah, precisely because I don't eat it, that's why I had never come across it before."

"Well, then..."

"It's just that because I figured Mr. Ryuto would like it, I decided to learn about it, after all, Mr. Ryuto is my benefactor."

"Is that so..."

How did we end up talking about this again?

So Ryuto attempted to change the subject.

"By the way, what do you usually do?"

"Not much, just like this, browsing through recipes and such."

"Huh? Don't you go out to have fun?"

"I rarely go out, apart from the necessary shopping, most of my time is spent looking at recipes."

Man, are you aiming for the Michelin Chef Award? Do you really need to be this awesome?

And, being such a shut-in, you could almost be on par with a certain god.

With that in mind, Ryuto could only respond with a wry smile.

"However, if it's friends or something like that who visit, you would go out together, right?"

"Although that's what one might say, in reality, I don't really have any friends."

"Huh? No friends?"

I may be a total shut-in with no friends, but she surely must have some, right? Is she even more unpopular than me? Is that even scientifically possible?

To this, Delance Anna simply shook her head.

"No, maybe that's not entirely accurate. While I know many people, I hardly have any true friends in the real sense."

"What do you mean?"

True friends?

"In fact, due to my father's connections, I am often invited to attend various banquets, and at these events, I naturally meet many people, mostly aristocrats."

"Is that so..."

Man, the high society, the world of the rich.

"But..."

As she said this, Delance Anna's gaze dimmed.

"Those people only get close to me because they want to establish a connection with my father, either to get to know my father through me, or to ask my father for certain favors and deliberately please me to make things smoother. In other words, they want to get close to my father, not me. Simply put, I'm just a means for them to get closer to my father, so even though I know many people, I hardly have any real friends."

"..."

So that's how it is. Looks like high society is tough too, everyone has clear objectives, but being too clear about it isn't a good thing either...

It feels so awkward, maybe I should change the subject. I mean, I only brought this up earlier to shift the topic, but it seems I messed up again.

Oh well...

Just as Ryuto was pondering what to say, Delance Anna spoke up on her own initiative, and her tone was completely different from before.

"However, things are different now. I have friends now."

"Ack? Is that so? Who?"

To this, Delance Anna just gave a slight smile.

"That would be Mr. Ryuto."

"Ack? Me...?"

"Yeah, Mr. Ryuto saved me without knowing my identity, in other words, he saved me not because I am the daughter of Marquis Delance, unrelated to the Delance surname, but because I am Anna, Mr. Ryuto risked his life to save me out of genuine concern."

"Well, even though you put it that way..."

Seriously though, rushing into a sea of fire is too exaggerated, right? I remember there was some fire back then, but it wasn't to the extent of a sea of fire.