With the story being told, the elder two girls practically swooned, wrapping their arms around one another from sheer excitement. The black-clad girl seemed decidedly unimpressed by the whole affair.

"Such a monstrous man... vanquished by the noble Iron Rose Knights, with sorcery and steel!" Angenese practically squealed, squeezing her friend tightly for a moment before letting go, "Even if he wasn't a fallen divine, he sounds so terrifying! But now he can never harm another person ever again, thanks to the bravery of the Iron Roses! It's amazing!"

The black-haired girl simply sighed again, then jumped slightly when the other blonde wrapped her arms around her from behind, a slightly teasing smile on her face.

"Come now," began the drill-haired blonde, "Surely it was a little exciting, wasn't it, Violette?"

"I'm not sure what's so thrilling about a bandit subjugation, it's not exactly a legendary quest," responded the younger girl with a rather sour look on her face. She didn't appear to like being hugged from behind so suddenly at all, "Perhaps if it was slaying some manner of wicked sorcerer, or even a dragon..."

"Ah!"

That note appeared to awaken something in both the elder girls, though Angenese spoke first.

"Good sir knights, have either of you ever seen a dragon?!"

There seemed to be some kind of preparations occurring at the far end of the hall, on the large balcony overlooking the party, but for the moment nothing much seemed to have changed.

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