Carrying God's Gift Box on his back, Shade immediately entered the manor while supporting Luvia, whose condition was steadily worsening.
They saw no sleeping maids in the courtyard, and after struggling to push open the main doors, which had been locked from the inside, no one appeared.
Since everything was pitch-black, the inside of the building looked no different from outdoors; they merely had to be careful not to walk into the walls. Seeing no one emerge, Shade felt somewhat uneasy. Fortunately, the pendant he carried could detect nearby witches. Even if the Darkness Domain interfered with the pendant, it had at least not rendered it completely useless.
Based on the varying heat emitted by the pendant in different locations, Shade led Luvia to the third floor of the manor and stopped outside the door to the Master Bedroom. This was Miss Galina's bedroom. Without permission, only Tifa could come and go freely; Shade had never entered before.
The two doors were tightly shut in the darkness. Shade reached out to push them, only for scarlet gold runes to flash across the doors and knock him away at once.
Rather than being surprised, Shade smiled.
"I knew it. Even if Miss Galina might not be in the manor, it was impossible for all the manor's servants to fall asleep because of the darkness's expansion. Luvia, do you recognize the ritual on the door?"
Shade turned and asked. Luvia struggled to open her eyes for a look, then shook her head.
"The ritual doesn't matter. Why don't you just knock?"
"Oh, good point. If anyone is still awake, we can just knock."
Since the door prevented physical contact, Shade ultimately chose to call out through it a few times. Only after waiting more than ten seconds did a faint voice come