Knock, knock - open up!

The mansion belonging to the Envy family had been built on a hill with an amazing view of the rest of the Tart.

But because of that, it was quite the distance away from the bustling city, which had its pros and cons - like the relative peace and quiet and not having many witnesses of dubious activities - but whether those were the pros or the cons, depended on the situation, really.

At the moment, the guard blocking the gate was shaking his head in refusal.

"But she's my friend - and my guest...!"

The brown-haired handsome young man was making a sad expression and trying to convince the guard to let them in.

"Mason, you know what your father said, no guests! And especially not someone from the Pride family! Tsk!"

The guard glanced at Cranberry and clicked his tongue.

...he clicked... his tongue... at Cranberry...

At Cranberry.

*SLAP*