Closing his eyes and opening them again not only meant the arrival of another Friday, but also the end of Thunder Month and the beginning of the Month of Flourishing Flowers. This slightly chilly summer had officially entered its latter half.
"What was I doing around this time last year?"
He muttered to himself as he sat up, flicking a finger to draw open the bedroom curtains.
"Shade, is it raining outside?"
The sleepy Blonde Young Lady lying beside him asked softly, then offered a quiet greeting amid the sound of rain:
"Leisha asked me to say good morning too. It's already August. I've only written the beginning of this month's manuscript."
During breakfast, Shade told Miss Galina and Dorothy about what had happened in Moon Bay yesterday. After breakfast, he took the cat to Moon Bay again, though he did not immediately restore it from its toy form, because he needed to visit a dangerous "person."
Earl Dalmanin's Residence was located in the westernmost part of Moon Bay City. When Shade arrived outside the estate by way of the straight uphill road and saw the solitary building standing beneath the dark clouds, he felt that even if it had not caught that Mermaid's interest, some other strange thing would surely take a liking to it sooner or later.
The beautiful and seductive Countess was already waiting for Shade with her equally beautiful maids. Though they still made some flirtatious remarks while leading him to the elevator down to the basement, they did not dare delay his meeting with their "master."
The ancient elevator made a series of noises as it operated. Once it reached the bottom and he stepped out, he found himself on a reef extending from beneath the sea cliff toward the sea surface.
Shade restored the