"Shade, I never said that witch's beloved was you. Why are you reacting so strongly?"
Luvia flicked the card in her hand to Shade. He caught it between his fingers and was instantly left speechless.
The smile on the face across the table, illuminated by candlelight, became even brighter:
"The cards felt quite good just now, so let me continue the divination for you—about the origins of that mysterious Illustrious Miss you mentioned. You said Miracle Elements appeared on the Anchor Silver Ornament, so it must be related to an Old God."
As she spoke, she cut and shuffled the deck again. The card Luvia drew was "Shipwreck." Just like Miss Belinder, who had performed the same divination that morning, she could not determine what sort of origin this card represented.
After dinner, Shade did not rest at home. Instead, he headed once more to the Moon Bay Area. His visit that afternoon had not gone very smoothly, but at least that fat woman had not lied. The "Miss Lisa" he was looking for really had not been home, and no one nearby knew where she had gone.
But she was not in trouble. As someone in a special profession, she led a highly irregular life, and it was normal for her to occasionally disappear from sight. Therefore, before the romantic candlelit dinner, Shade had visited Princess Trading Partner and asked Miss Anne Bonnie to help locate "Miss Lisa."
He had thought that if there was still no news tonight, he would look for her tomorrow. But Miss Anne Bonnie's information network was surprisingly efficient. When Shade saw her at seven that evening, she had already found the woman:
"If she doesn't have a client taking her somewhere specific at night, she usually works at either the Goose Paw Hotel