"Big Sister Elowen." Shen Fei, Lumine, and Paimon followed Chiara to Chiori's Boutique. Chiara seemed quite familiar with the staff here, and from their earlier conversation, they had learned that the appointment she mentioned was with Elowen.
"Chiara, you're here. Oh? Mr. Shen Fei, Miss Lumine, and Miss Paimon—why are you all together?" Elowen greeted Chiara first, then looked surprised when she saw Shen Fei and the others. They had visited Chiori's Boutique several times before and were fairly familiar with Elowen.
"We're protecting Chiara," Paimon immediately said.
"What? Did she run into some kind of trouble?" Elowen grew tense at once upon hearing that.
"Don't worry. With us here, there won't be any danger." Paimon then explained about the threatening letter.
"Big Sister Elowen, I'm here to investigate as agreed." Ignoring Paimon, Chiara began fulfilling her duty. Her agreement with Elowen was to come to Chiori's Boutique and investigate a few things.
Last month, Chiori's Boutique had encountered a thief. Thanks to the Gendarmerie's patrols, the losses had been minimal, but the thief had escaped. To prevent the thief from returning, Chiara came by regularly to check on the place.
"Will Chiara be all right?" Elowen asked quietly while Chiara investigated around Chiori's Boutique.
"Don't worry. This time, Neuvillette and all of us are involved. We'll definitely catch the culprit soon," Paimon said confidently.
"Big Sister Elowen, the investigation is complete. I didn't find anything dangerous. It looks like last month's culprit hasn't returned here."
Chiara had finished her investigation. All she needed to do was look around Chiori's Boutique. This was a special ability of the Melusine race—their eyes could see things ordinary people could not, such as washed-away bloodstains and the depth of footprints.
Shen Fei had roughly studied Melusine eyes. They possessed some of the Sharingan's