The materials Miss Belinder had given Shade regarding "Ritual: Summon [Seven-Tailed Player]'s Shadow" were incomplete, but they contained at least the necessary parts. The most crucial were the ritual procedure and the prayer. Activating the ritual required sacrificing a large quantity of fresh flesh and bone remains; if the quantity was insufficient, flesh from beings such as Dragons could be used to make up for it through "quality."
As for the prayer, it had been recorded on a parchment scroll copied by a witch. When Shade unfurled the parchment in his study at home, Miss Galina also leaned over with interest, only to frown at the writing upon it:
"If Bella hadn't lost her mind while copying it, then this horrifying writing shaped like musical notes really is strange. I've never seen this kind of writing before, but just looking at it, I can hear sounds in my ears."
"I haven't seen it either. It doesn't matter; we aren't planning to summon it anyway."
Shade said as he memorized all of the contents. With "her" there, he did not need to worry about forgetting anything. Once he had confirmed that he had read every piece of information in the document bag, he reached out and picked up the wooden key on the table, its surface covered in fine cracks:
"It's time to go."
As he stood, the cat that had been lying on the desk suddenly sprang up. Once Shade caught it, it refused to leave. Shade could tell that it wanted to come along this time as well, and since nothing had happened when it followed him last time, he turned it into a toy and slipped it into his pocket.
"Sometimes I really envy that cat. It can receive your love whenever it wants."
The Red-haired Duchess said