Chapter 129

"...Hugo. This serious problem you mention wouldn't happen to be..."

"Have a look at this, my lady. Isn't the angle of this lily petal just slightly off?"

Hugo opened his eyes even wider than usual, which was saying something given that the whites were already thoroughly shot through with red. His fingertips were trembling with barely suppressed fury.

"...I'm not sure I can tell, honestly..."

"Look closely. Something is definitely wrong. In my estimation, forty-five degrees would be the ideal angle. But these lilies are currently sitting at approximately thirty degrees."

"...Isn't this level fine? I can't really see much of a difference."

"My lady! With floral arrangements, the angle is everything! I simply cannot accept this! And that's not all — would you care to look at this as well?"

Hugo made a tremendous fuss and steered me toward the stage platform.

"This stage, my lady. I gave explicit…