Shade rose to his feet and gave a slight bow toward the half-open door, then followed the black-haired maid named Tifa out of the room.
Maid had no intention of making conversation with Shade. The two of them silently found Mr. Nite waiting at the stairway on the second floor. The maid spoke to him directly:
"Give this gentleman 30 Pounds, in cash."
After receiving the nervous man's reply, the maid turned and returned upstairs. Mr. Nite bowed slightly and did not dare straighten up until she had completely left. Shade had wanted to ask what kind of noble Miss Galina was, but seeing him like this, he decided against it.
Mr. Nite led Shade straight to The Club's Accounting Office and personally crouched before the brass-colored safe. After turning three sets of eighteen tiny gears, he opened the safe and took out the money for Shade.
It should have been 30 pounds, but Mr. Nite gave Shade 50 pounds. Twenty was not a large number, but the Outlander, who had already been in this world for two weeks, knew very well what that money could buy.
"There won't be a receipt for reimbursement this time."
Shade immediately reminded him, but the other man shook his head.
"Consider this a small token from The Club, sir. You may come and go from The Club as you please from now on. This place will always welcome you."
He had probably understood something from the fact that Miss Galina's personal maid had personally brought Shade here to collect the money.
Shade asked curiously again:
"I know that lady isn't the owner of this club and only comes here occasionally. So when you gave her 50 pounds, was that a loan?"
"A loan?"
Mr. Nite looked at Shade in astonishment, as though he