Another Mob Wants to Harm Me...?

Meanwhile, in a corner of the Human Realm, a young lady drinking tea in a luxurious estate amid birdsong and blooming flowers suddenly paused, then raised her head.

"Young Lady?"

Beside her, a girl who looked exactly like her but wore a maid's uniform, holding a teapot and ready to pour tea for her mistress at any moment, spoke in confusion.

The young lady did not respond to her twin-like maid right away. Instead, she kept looking out the window, as though spying on something.

After a while, the young lady gently set down her teacup and spoke to her maid in a tone carrying an indescribable emotion.

"It seems that 'test subject' who once took my power has appeared."

That simple sentence abruptly halted the maid's hand as she prepared to pour tea.

Because she knew very well what those words meant.

Thus, the maid remained silent for a long time before finally speaking.

"Are you sure?"

That was the only question the maid asked.

"Probably." The young lady seemed rather unmoved as she said, "The feeling is faint, but perhaps the other party's emotions fluctuated somehow, making it impossible for them to conceal the fluctuations of their power as before. That's why I sensed it."

If so, then this matter was more or less certain.

"What are you planning to do, Young Lady?"

The maid asked softly.

"Me?" The young lady's eyes flickered, and she suddenly smiled. "I won't do anything."

The maid was slightly startled.

"Don't worry about it." Seeing this, the young lady said directly, "I have a feeling that they'll come here on their own sooner or later."

If that was the case, she did not need to do anything but wait here.

Of course, if that premonition was correct, the issues involved might be