บท 76: 14.4 Party Finder?

As the two introduced themselves, I could only watch as the brown-haired of the two suddenly made a beeline for the woman beside me. Seemingly pulling a literal rose out of nowhere, I actually did a double-take as I took a step back from the guy.

"A rose for the beautiful maiden, if you'd be so kind."

"Ahh~ T-thank you!" Guidance squealed, much to my own disturbance as she acted so out of her own perceived age group and was actively embarrassing herself. "I-I never thought this moment would come!"

"Shade! We are in the presence of the Emperor!" the army paladin scolded out loud from where he was still standing. "We should behave ourselves!"

"But I am behaving, Maruki," Shade lightly chuckled, his hair... seemingly glistening against some random source of light? What? "I'm simply paying my respects to the two ladies that graced us with our presence."