Shade stepped out of the room and turned to see Leisha approaching briskly with a group of maids. When she saw him standing in the corridor, she thought he had specifically been waiting for her:
"I brought Summer Night Collection."
Her Royal Highness the Princess smiled and waved the book in her hand. Though Shade had seen it many times, he had never actually read its contents.
"It's good that you brought it. I've been looking forward to what's inside."
Shade said. Leisha's cheeks reddened slightly as she asked:
"Did you bring that?"
That was the matter Leisha had specifically asked Dorothy to remind Shade not to forget that morning.
"Yes, I brought it."
He shook the little crown Pendant hanging from his wrist, and the Redhead Princess showed a satisfied expression:
"I hope this reading session goes as smoothly as last time. Come in with me."
She put on an act of unlocking the door to the resting room at the end of the corridor, then turned and saw Tifa standing by the door diagonally opposite, watching them.
"Good evening, Miss Servit. Is Saladir County well?"
Leisha greeted her. Shade turned, intending to say something more to Tifa, but Leisha directly pulled him into the room:
"No one is allowed inside without my permission."
The crown-wearing princess spoke sternly to the maids she had brought, and the Personal Maids took their positions at the door. Leisha gave the Black-haired Maid another smile across the corridor. Tifa watched as Leisha, from inside the room, enthusiastically embraced Shade. Leisha blocked Shade's left eye, while his right eye looked at Tifa through the doorway.
The two looked at each other across Leisha. Then, with a gentle push of Leisha's spell, the door behind her began to close. As the gap narrowed, Shade