Time had flown by in the capital, and before Apolo knew it, he had plunged headlong into the scorching summer, indicating that a whole month had passed since the Gururis had arrived at the mansion. Fortunately, the young man managed to keep Zoe alive and well all this time, away from the wrath of her pink siblings. However, Apolo had not yet succeeded in getting his siblings to live with her, so Aquiles and Nicolás had not yet begun to learn from her how to become his future stewards.

For today, as the servants had informed the noble youth, Zoe had finished organizing the grand farewell party in honor of the former butler, Orrin, and his "bastard cousin," Mateo. Throughout this month, Orrin had been teaching Zoe how Apolo's life worked and what things she should keep in mind when attending to him. The reason why the servants and Zoe had taken so long to organize the farewell party was that the old butler nobly refused to leave until he was sure that Apolo would truly be in good hands from now on.

While all of this was happening, Mateo was coming to terms with his new reality after learning the "truth", and he gradually began to act more like a real noble would. Meanwhile, Apolo was working on his small project of taming the newly born Gururis so that they would be less prone to attacking Zoe unexpectedly. During this time, the two pink Gururis still lived locked in their room, and the young noble visited them every day to talk to them and feed them.

Fortunately, Apolo knew that the newly born Gururis could hardly use magic, so they couldn't really leave their room without the silver key. This was quite important from Apolo's perspective because, during these delicate times when they still had the rebelliousness of a human child, the pink Gururis were most likely to act instinctively. Among their basic instincts was the goal of seeking to kill Zoe by any means necessary to eliminate competition and protect their precious furniture.

Tonight, Apolo was getting dressed in his usual mage attire, preparing to enjoy a banquet at his mansion. He was also somewhat anxious to judge how well Zoe had executed her first order as a steward. According to Orrin's arrangement, if everything went well tonight, he would entrust Apolo's "security" to the creature. If not, he would stay a while longer to verify Zoe's abilities with his own eyes. Orrin was indeed someone who kept his word and was still fulfilling the promise he made to Apolo's grandfather to protect the young man. A poor steward could mean the ruin of such a reckless and disinterested young man as Apolo, so Orrin knew he had to be very cautious when deciding to leave this mansion.

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Or at least, that's the story that Apolo's mind was imagining every time he thought about the matter because the harsh reality was quite different from what the young and inexperienced Apolo thought was happening. This reality was something only the attentive reader and the unpleasant writer knew, as these two individuals knew very well that Orrin understood the situation he would be in after leaving this mansion. So Orrin was quite careful to ensure that Apolo did not fall into ruin. If that were to happen, Apolo would most likely ask his grandfather for financial help, and if that occurred, Apolo's grandfather would ask the critical question: "Why did Orrin allow you to go bankrupt?" And Apolo's foolish answer would be, "Orrin is no longer in my house; the old man left to be the steward of his adopted son", and that's when real serious problems would arise for Orrin and Mateo.

In short, Orrin knew very well that he couldn't deceive Apolo's grandfather. However, the story was quite different if the target of deception was a reckless noble who had always relied on him just to eat. And if the wretched writer could imagine such a plot, not to mention the character who was staking his neck on this lie. Therefore, Orrin didn't hesitate to arrange the chess pieces on the board to ensure his son's success. In this way, the elderly man had secured the approval of the only member of the Black Forest family in the imperial capital. With such support, it would be impossible for the Minister of Magic to recognize that Mateo was not a noble. The other option would be for the minister to send a letter with a messenger, which would take more than a year to arrive and return. But in the mind of the former butler, having Apolo just two days away, that should not be the option chosen by the minister.

As for Orrin's feelings about using Apolo to benefit his son: Firstly, ensuring a good future for his son was a good enough reason to break his word. Secondly, Apolo was heartless and had always treated the servants Orrin had grown fond of poorly. Thirdly, it was all Apolo's idea from the beginning, so Orrin was only "helping" Apolo make his idea a reality, as he had always done while working as his servant.