As the two conversed backstage, the front hall buzzed with noise.
"Hey, are you changed yet?" Fuji Kyoji tapped his fingers impatiently on the table.
Rustle, rustle.
"Changing, changing now… This outfit is so hard to put on."
From behind the dressing room door, Platinum's voice answered as she struggled into her clothes.
"It's for the look—there's a lot of decorative pieces," Leap of Faith gently knocked on the door. "How about it, need me to come in and help?"
"With two people working together, it'll go much faster."
"No thanks." Platinum pursed her lips, pulling the tight shirt over her body. To emphasize her figure, the outfit was deliberately snug in some places, while areas like the shoulders were padded to mimic a more masculine build.
The result was indeed stylish—but also genuinely uncomfortable.
Leap of Faith still looked a bit disappointed and asked again, unwilling to let it go: "Are you sure you don't need help?"
"Really, really sure?"
"If you keep this up, I'm going to question your motives." Platinum pulled on the black formal coat over it, painstakingly fastening each button one by one.
"I've gotta say…" Fuji Kyoji glanced sideways. "You seem unusually excited today."
"Do I?" Leap of Faith maintained a charming smile.
Inside the dressing room, Platinum inspected herself in the mirror and decided everything looked in order.
Except… with her hair down, it still felt a bit too feminine. If she was going to play the part of a butler, shouldn't she appear more masculine?
This, she knew well.
After a couple of glances at her reflection, Platinum picked up a hair tie, gathered her hair, and tied it into a high ponytail, revealing the nape of her neck.
That style was fairly gender-neutral, but paired with this outfit, it instantly looked more masculine.
Satisfied, she pushed open the dressing room door.
"Sorry to keep you all waiting… Ugh, this outfit is so hard to move in."
Platinum frowned, shaking her arms and legs. The restricted feeling was really unpleasant.
"…Well, clothes make the man indeed," Fuji Kyoji stared at Platinum for a long moment before muttering grudgingly.
"What about you, Leap of Faith? What do you say?" Seeing Fuji Kyoji's reaction, Platinum nodded, pleased, feeling a little secretly delighted.
What do you know—seems I've still got charm.
"…Leap of Faith?"
But Platinum didn't get a response from Leap of Faith. Puzzled, she looked over. Leap of Faith stood with her arms crossed, lips slightly parted, looking utterly stunned.
"Hey, Leap of Faith?"
Even after Platinum called her several times, Leap of Faith remained dazed, as if her soul had left her body.
Oh no, has this girl been hexed?
"…Marry me."
The words slipped faintly from between Leap of Faith's teeth.
"What did you say?" Platinum didn't catch it.
"…Let's get married."
Suddenly, Leap of Faith rushed up to Platinum, grabbing her arm. Her front-running leg power served her well in that moment.
"As for children, I want eleven."
Platinum: "?"
Fuji Kyoji: "?"
By now, Leap of Faith was beyond caring about anyone else's reaction—her eyes were completely fixed on Platinum.
That slender, delicate waist, and those impossibly long legs. Her chest might be a little modest, but for a butler, it was just right.
Once clad in that jet-black butler uniform, her proportions were simply perfect, hugging her frame flawlessly.
She wasn't particularly tall, but it suited her slender build perfectly. She gave off the vibe of that childhood friend butler who grew up right beside you.
But the most crucial part—the most crucial part was—
That snow-white neck, now exposed with her hair tied up!
Against the dark butler uniform, her hair and pale neck drew the eye irresistibly. It was almost like she was luring you to look there.
That alluring neck… Didn't it remind you of a cat you've raised, trustingly lying on your lap, rolling over to show you its belly?
It was just… perfect!
"After we're married, with eleven kids, we'll probably need a really, really big house. So I'd rather not go back to Hong Kong. Let's stay in Kyoto—it'll be easier for racing too."
"After we retire, we could move to Hokkaido. There are endless fields there, perfect for a ranch. Our children will definitely grow up strong and healthy there."
"Um… wait a second…" With Leap of Faith clutching her hand, Platinum broke out in a cold sweat.
The look in Leap of Faith's eyes was seriously frightening.
"Or… if you don't mind a smaller place, I could ask my dad to take us back to Hong Kong. We could keep competing in Hong Kong races—best if we crush my sister's winning streak and send her home crying with her tail between her legs.
By then, everyone will surely approve of our love, and we could even move to the mainland." Completely ignoring what Platinum was trying to say, Leap of Faith pulled Platinum's hands to her chest, leaning in closer and closer.
"Or, how about settling in Wuhan in the end? Wuhan's horse racing scene is booming right now, full of vitality. I'll ask my dad for some money, we can build a racecourse in Wuhan together, and our kids can compete in world-class events right there."
"Um… Leap of Faith…" Platinum was sweating bullets.
"No, no, no. Please don't call me Leap of Faith—call me Faith. In fact, you absolutely must call me Faith. If you would call me Faith, I would be eternally grateful—"
Taking steps forward, Leap of Faith's face was now filled with fervor, her eyes swirling dizzily like spiral hypnosis patterns.
Platinum retreated several steps, but Leap of Faith advanced with each step, pressing closer and closer!
"Come on, say it, please say it, go on…"
Faced with this situation… Platinum chickened out again.
Folks, she was genuinely terrified.
"Uh… F-Faith…?" Timidly, Platinum uttered it in a small voice.
"…" Hearing that, Leap of Faith blinked, and then tears began to flow freely, as if a dam had broken.
"Sniff… sob, sob… Truly, I have no regrets now…" Still crying, she gripped Platinum's hand even tighter—because Platinum had just tried to subtly pull her hand back.
If she's already using such an intimate name for me, doesn't that mean our relationship… has taken a leap forward, right?
"I may be lacking in many ways… but for the rest of my life… please take care of me."
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