The next day.
The Demon Realm capital, Nekaris.
As the first rays of morning sunlight slanted into the glass-walled lobby, a man and a cat slowly descended the stairs.
"Today is your..."
"Twenty-ninth day since you came to this Shadow World."
Lanchi had already learned to buzz in with the answer.
"Meow."
The Little Black Cat choked up a little. It had not finished announcing the day when Lanchi interrupted it.
In McCarthy's Palace Restaurant, the table beside the floor-to-ceiling windows was covered with white linen and neatly arranged tableware, as if waiting for its master to take a seat.
However, a figure was already seated on one side of the sofa.
Hughberlian looked toward Lanchi and smiled at him.
Today, she was no longer dressed with the formality of a Demon Realm princess. Instead, she had changed into a more casual dress she usually wore.
"You're up early."
Lanchi sat down on the sofa opposite Hughberlian. He glanced out the window and could roughly tell the time without looking at a clock. The light on the horizon was gradually dispersing the deep-purple night. The sea was no longer shrouded in gloom, and the entire Demon King City Nekaris was awakening.
"After all, I was dreaming all day yesterday."
Hughberlian lived on the top floor. After waking up this morning, she had carefully gone downstairs, passing through the third floor where Lanchi and Cat Boss lived, worried that she might disturb them.
However, she felt that there seemed to be another resident on the fourth floor.
There were signs of someone living there.
While the two waited for breakfast, they chatted idly to pass the time.
"Good morning."
Before the attendants began serving the meal, a light set of footsteps caught their attention.
Another small figure came down the stairs.