The pastries did not make the Elf Miss friendlier toward Shade. She continued standing expressionlessly amid the sea of flowers and said:
"I don't need you to give me these things, and I don't think our relationship is close enough for this. Thank you for your concern, but I don't like sweets."
With that, she bent down again to collect dew, not even looking at what Shade had left behind. After quietly saying goodbye, Shade turned and left.
Are you sure?
"She" asked with a smile.
"I'm sure. It's her, which makes this interesting."
"Meow~"
The cat felt that someone disliked her today, and she felt quite wronged.
Although he had not planned to go near the Accordion Hotel today, Shade ultimately still entered the city.
At last night's banquet, he had overheard a conversation between Little Kaming and his fiancée, Jane Bennett. From that, he learned where Baron Kaming's family lived, so he planned to investigate Baron Kaming and his son today—or rather, Baron Kaming and his father.
Though the Baron's family could not be considered true locals, they had a permanent residence in Vesta City. Every autumn, when the family came to Vesta City for vacation, they stayed at Maurice Mansion in the city's southwest.
It was an estate slightly smaller than Earl Collins's residence from last night. Though its location was somewhat remote, the advantage was that the neighborhood was quiet, with no need to worry about annoying passersby or neighbors disturbing their lives.
It was Wednesday morning, and Shade did not know whether the Baron's family was home. His original plan had been to sneak directly inside; since the whole family were ordinary people, there was no need to be overly cautious.
But when he approached Maurice Mansion, he saw a hired carriage that had passed