"I'll help heal your eyes."
Seeing Miss Bayes gradually understand, Shade hurriedly spoke. His right hand reached for the water bottle in his trouser pocket, but Miss Bayes immediately grabbed his wrist.
This seemed to be the second time tonight that someone had grabbed his wrist.
The brown-haired young lady looked at Shade with her unfocused eyes.
"Detective, you wouldn't lie to me, would you?"
"...Of course not."
"Good. Then make sure you explain clearly later what this is all about."
She nodded, released Shade's wrist, and indicated that he could begin the treatment.
The damage to Miss Bayes's eyes was similar to what Miss Louisa had suffered a week and a half ago. Miss Annette's eyes, meanwhile, had not been injured at all. Shade did not think that was because she had shut them in time; it was very likely related to her eyes themselves.
"Could it be a Magic Eye? But there's no Whisper Element."
The treatment was the same as it had been for Miss Louisa. Last time, Miss Louisa had teased Shade about "wanting to do bad things." This time, after Shade asked Miss Bayes to tilt her head up, the seventeen-year-old girl merely blushed and said nothing.
Once the treatment was over, the three of them did not linger. Shade led them up to the 2nd Floor.
The rooms outside the 1st Floor banquet hall were for staff, while the rooms outside the 2nd Floor banquet hall gave guests private places to talk.
They found an empty room. After Shade locked the door, he saw Miss Annette sitting on the sofa while Miss Bayes stood with her arms crossed, scrutinizing them both. The two young ladies had both put on formal gowns and high heels for the banquet tonight. Miss Annette wore a purple gown