Though the lobby downstairs was still lively, most of the inn's guests had already returned to their rooms to rest at this hour. Once they reached the upper floor, the surroundings abruptly fell silent.
Emilia was staying on the third floor. When Shade and Luvia entered the corridor, they saw that her door was open. Shade gestured for Luvia to wait at the entrance while he cautiously slipped into the room. There, he found Emilia struggling to close an overstuffed suitcase by throwing her body weight and gravitational potential energy into it.
Her suitcase had not been this swollen when she arrived, and she had not had time to buy many things during her stay in Tobesk. It had only ended up this way because she was not good at packing.
When she saw Shade enter, her face reddened. She immediately stood up, trying to hide the suitcase behind herself.
"Shade, why did you come upstairs?"
"Luvia and I were worried you might not be safe here alone."
As he spoke, he turned and called Luvia inside as well. Though Emilia had not encountered any trouble yet, Shade and Luvia still trusted their instincts. Both of them felt that something was wrong nearby. Tonight had gone far too smoothly.
Shade even recalled something Iluna had once said.
"Iluna's team came here to arrest someone selling illegal potions when the three of you checked in, but that person vanished inside the hotel. The matter has always remained a mystery. I suspect there is still something here."
"We can't just leave like this. We have to find out what is going on here, otherwise we'll bring danger back to the Detective's home."
As Luvia spoke, silver moonlight lit up in Shade's palm. He then made a circuit of the room, tapping the