"Shade, how is your body feeling now?"
Tifa suddenly asked.
"After lunch, I felt all right, but I still need to rest for a while. Forcing myself to use the Words of Sublimation was still too much."
"Since you have already had lunch, please drink today's magic potion. This is the last bottle. Please come with me to get it. I hope you like the taste of magic potions."
The maid said. After the carriage turned away and disappeared beyond the manor gates, the two returned inside the building.
On a snowy day, the maids in the manor were quite leisurely as well. However, Tifa did not have any maid accompany them. Instead, she alone led Shade to the third floor, stopping before the double golden doors of the building's Master Bedroom—Miss Galina's bedroom.
"That bottle of magic potion is very precious, so Miss stored it in her bedroom. Please come in with me. Miss will not mind your entering her bedroom."
Without waiting for Shade to ask, Tifa explained, then pushed open the door and gestured for him to enter.
This was not Shade's first time entering Miss Galina's bedroom. During the "Darkness Descends" incident, when the Darkness Domain had covered the manor, Tifa had led the manor's maids to take shelter in the Master Bedroom. Shade, who had come to the manor at the time, had entered this room before.
And this time, when he entered, the Duchess's bedroom was still permeated by a rich fragrance of incense. The enormous room was tastefully furnished, and the Duchess of Saladir had very high standards for her quality of life.
A red wool carpet covered the floor, while the astonishingly large bed stood on a platform one step higher than the rest of the room. There were even small doors