Kanon pointed beneath the door, where a European-style envelope had been slipped through.
Normally, seeing someone leave a letter like that, one would assume the person outside had something to say to the people inside. So this should have been a private letter for Eva and her husband, something the servants had no business thinking about. But this European-style envelope was identical to the one Maria had produced last night, startling everyone. It was the type used exclusively by Kinzō Ushiromiya.
"There's no mistake. It's the master's envelope."
"Or else..."
Though it was Kinzō Ushiromiya's envelope, the letter Maria had read aloud last night had not been written by Kinzō Ushiromiya. Genji knocked harder on the door and called out loudly.
"Miss Eva, Miss Eva. This is Genji. Are you in the room? Please answer me, Miss Eva."
But no response came from inside.
When summoning guests to a meal, there were occasionally times when they slept so deeply that they could not wake up.
In such cases, the proper procedure was to leave a note discreetly indicating that a servant had come to call on them. But Genji did not do that. He knocked hard and shouted Eva's name, yet received no answer.
Kanon pressed his ear to the door and held his breath as he listened for sounds inside.
"I can hear what sounds like a television program, but it doesn't sound like anyone is there. Maybe the room is empty."
Genji took out a handkerchief and carefully pulled the envelope from beneath the door without touching it directly with his fingers.
The wax seal had unquestionably been stamped with the Ushiromiya Family Head of the Family Ring.
"Miss Eva. Miss Eva. Please answer me. Are you still in the room?" Still, there was no response. Perhaps the