"She" chuckled in Shade's ear:

【Can you really not find it?】

"That counts as well?"

【Why doesn't it count?】

Shade thought about it and felt that it would be better to get a second layer of insurance.

Transforming the toy back into a real cat and letting it run and play on the stairs, Shade opened his arms and hugged Miss Carina and Dorothy who came to greet him:

"It's been a long day. You can't imagine what I've done."

"Really, why are you coming home so late?"

The red-haired duchess also complained:

“Where have you been ‘hanging out’ today?”

"Horse racing in the morning, cards in the afternoon, and a private meeting in the barn with the widow of a wealthy businessman in the evening. She doesn't like my binding very much."

Shade answered with a smile, and then was patted gently by Miss Writer:

"You're serious, it's been another busy day? Didn't Luvia and the others do something for you?"

"There are some things that only I can do. Oh, it's already so late. Are you waiting for me, so you're not sleeping? It's time to rest. I don't want to be awake to welcome the arrival of the Flower Moon."

With that said, he and Dorothy walked side by side towards the second floor, with the smiling Miss Carina following behind them - three people could not stand side by side on the stairs.

However, the Duchess suddenly sniffed lightly, and she always felt that Shade had a very, very faint and familiar smell. However, considering that there were so many girls in Belindel Manor, she did not pay attention.
Chapter completed!