"Why are you all standing around? Sit down and talk."
Grandma Cassandra said to the others. Though the Old Witch held a low seat, as the oldest witch of this era, she was highly respected in the Council. Miss Sylvia and Miss Aurora therefore took their seats as well, while Tifa and Miss Swift stood behind their respective teachers.
Although there was much to discuss tonight, Shade could not casually take a seat, or the witch corresponding to that chair would sense it. He came to the table, braced both hands against it, and exposed himself beneath the skylight.
"Good evening, ladies. I'll keep this brief. I've recently been active near Randall River Valley City in the Kassenric United Kingdom. There was no problem at first, but during the day today, I ran into a witch there. At least, I think she was a witch. May I ask which one she is?"
Miss Aurora looked at Miss Sylvia, who nodded.
"Since it's Randall River Valley, then it must be the Council's Ninth Seat, the Earth Witch, Eleventh-Order—Vanessa Benanis."
Shade was not particularly surprised.
"The troupe leader of the Golden Dawn Opera Troupe? Vanessa Benanis, the baroness who became famous more than a decade ago and is praised as the finest opera performer of this era?"
That lady's baronial title had been granted because of her exceptional artistic achievements. Moreover, she was not only a baroness of Kassenric, but also an honorary baroness of Delarion.
"Yes, her."
Miss Sylvia looked at Shade with some concern.
"What have you been doing in Randall River Valley City lately? Did you discover another Chosen One?"
"How could Chosen Ones be so easy to encounter?"
Shade hurriedly denied it.
"I went there to buy some herbs and look for a relic while I was at