"You said Miss Galina is a member of the Witch Council?"
During the day, he had only just learned the details of the organization from Miss Annette. Not long ago, the maid Tifa had directly admitted it as well. He had not expected Miss Louisa to know about it too.
"Not just Galina Cavendish. Her personal maid, Tifa Servit, should be one as well. The Witches claim to have inherited the legacy of the last thirteen Witch Emperors of the Fifth Epoch. They formed a council centered around thirteen Great Witches, and all the other members are women too."
Miss Louisa smiled.
"For those in the know, the Witch Council has another 'elegant' name."
"What?"
Shade asked curiously.
"The Handkerchief Lovers Association."
"Hm?"
Shade froze, rapidly "flipping through" the Delarion Common Language Compendium in his head. Only then did he understand that "handkerchief relations" could also refer to impure relationships between women.
"Oh~"
That was the sound he made.
Miss Louisa's information once again confirmed the claim that "the Witches of the Witch Council do not like men."
After finishing their discussion about Shade's employer, the two finally began talking about what had happened that night.
First came Shade's curiosity. With an awed expression, he asked:
"Miss Louisa, you carry Steam Bombs when you go out?"
Naturally, he wholeheartedly approved of that practice. If he had the money, he would carry them too.
"Safety first. I bought it on the black market, ten pounds each. There's no guarantee it will work. Interested?"
The female writer asked, and Shade immediately shook his head. That amount was enough for Miss Goode to hire Detective Hamilton to find her cat again. Even if he had earned money from Miss Galina, found Detective Sparrow's wallet, and even had another payment coming from the Seer