Summer without any cooling tools was unpleasant when one was cooped up indoors.
Today was another fine day. Even in the first half of Thunder Month, the heat of midsummer could already be felt. Though the area outside the house was open, even opening the windows could not create a cross-breeze, and there was also the city fog to worry about harming one's health. Shade was not used to this sort of life, and his restless mood had even reduced his reading efficiency.
Fortunately, he had mastered a new thaumaturgy. As the temperature continued to rise near noon, Shade finally decided to actively cool the room.
Seeing Mia sprawled across the desk in the study, unwilling to move, he got up and fetched the household washbasin and bucket, placing newspapers beneath those containers. He then shut the study door, closed the windows, and tightly drew the curtains.
As spirit drove the elements, and the elements affected reality, snowflakes drifted down from the ceiling and fell into the washbasin and bucket. A small portion slid down over the edges, but thanks to the newspapers, they left no marks on the study floor.
Though it had only just begun snowing, the sight alone already made him feel much cooler.
"Meow~"
The cat squinted at the snow-filled study. While Shade was not paying attention, it suddenly sprang from the desk and landed straight in the bucket. It had probably only wanted to play in the snow.
Mia let out a "scream" and crashed about wildly in the bucket. By the time Shade rescued the cat, it had lost all interest in those white things. At least for the next several dozen minutes or so.
Since he was not in the best spirits, he spent the entire day reading sporadically or looking through the