"Yes. The last time you went to Coldwater Port City, you passed Leisha by. It's just that you didn't see her, while she saw you."
Miss Louisa nodded.
"Later, she sent people to investigate every inn in that area and checked the information of every guest, eventually finding three possible places you might have stayed. She had people watching them all along. Then yesterday, when you were going to Coldwater Port again, I told her about it, and she really did find you. Leisha is a princess. She has plenty of people at her disposal. Catching you—or meeting you—wasn't a matter of luck, but of time."
"Then why did she meet me under a false identity?"
That was what puzzled Shade the most.
"Yesterday, I really thought she was a local correspondence Ring Arcanist."
The blonde young lady smiled.
"The one who often touches her ears is her. The Ruby Earring she wears is the Sage Level Relic, Saint's Unbinding Stone, a gift from her teacher when she enrolled. That relic has severe negative properties. While the holder is awake, they must touch it once every half hour, or the curses it once suppressed will be released. Fortunately, on the morning we first exchanged, I went over before she had time to dress herself properly. Leisha developed that little habit because of it, and it's hard to correct. Even when using my body, she would still make that gesture subconsciously. Based on this, you should realize that Leisha only met you through my body a few times."
She seemed to think of something and blushed slightly.
"I trust you very much, and Leisha was willing to trust you as well. But she wanted to determine what kind of person you really were—how you would behave when faced with her soul