When Shade returned to the Radiance Messenger, Megan immediately pulled him into a secluded cabin and told him that Vanessa was about to advance to the Thirteenth Order, as well as Miss Feliana's speculation about it.
"What?"
Shade was so surprised that his voice grew much louder:
"Vanessa advancing doesn't surprise me that much, but how could you tell Miss Feliana about what happened between me and you just like that? That's—"
"Yes, yes, privacy."
The Wise Great Witch nodded perfunctorily:
"But that was Miss Feliana. Besides, do you think she wouldn't be able to tell even if you said nothing? Our methods of perception can easily tell whether the young ladies are still pure. Galina and I weren't seen through in the past because even Speaker Isabella—"
She paused slightly:
"I mean, the current Speaker Isabella was only two rings above us, so she couldn't see through our disguise for the time being. But Miss Feliana is a demigod. Even Emilia's Unicorn could see it, so how could she possibly have failed to notice something was off?"
Megan once again used Little Liana as an example.
"But I—"
"Yes, yes, I know. Our Sir Hamilton doesn't want the highly respected Miss Feliana to think that you're actually a womanizer, right?"
Megan looked at him with a smile:
"Or did you have an intimate relationship with us but not want to admit it at all?"
Shade immediately retorted:
"Of course not. If you wanted, I could tell everyone around me about it. Miss Feliana and the others already know there are many young ladies around me. I just didn't want to... Fine, if they know, then they know."
Only then did Megan nod in satisfaction:
"To those two ladies from the Fifth Epoch, your conduct is what suits your power