Shade still did not fully understand just how vast Leisha's "small business" truly was. He only knew that she had her own private fleet and merchant groups, with interests in arms, food, and scarce medicines. That batch of Special Steel was merely one link in all those businesses. Losing the shipment itself was a trivial matter, but if business in the Moon Bay Area were affected from now on, that would be a serious problem.
Having learned of Leisha's little trouble, Shade did not intend to leave immediately. He had obtained the brand-new thaumaturgy, Adele's Time Stop, last night and wanted to test its effects. The fact that this thaumaturgy was named after that Time Great Witch herself showed that it had been improved or perhaps even created by her.
After Shade explained that he wanted to test the thaumaturgy, both princesses agreed to cooperate.
However, Leisha still had some doubts:
"But thaumaturgies like Time Stop should only be learnable and mastered after the Twelfth Ring, even by those with a time talent."
"My situation is a little special. And this isn't a wide-range Time Stop; it can only target a single object. As for casting it, I need to use a pocket watch as an aid."
He meant Miss Adele Isabella's pocket watch. Even for Shade, this thaumaturgy was somewhat too difficult. The pocket watch was not essential, merely a tool to lower the casting requirements. Once Shade met the casting conditions, he would not actually need the watch.
"Time Stop..."
Angelina, who had seen the least, sighed softly. First, she felt that she still had a very long road to travel before catching up to Shade. Then, for some reason, her face reddened slightly.
"Leisha, I'll try it on you first."
Shade suggested. The red-haired princess smiled and