Seeing Shade rise, everyone guessed that he was about to leave.
The cat, which had been staring at Miss Bister since earlier, answered Shade's call, jumped into his hand, and was turned back into a toy. Gray Wolf Girl quietly said goodbye to Shade and thanked him for bringing her Wolf Fur Cleanser this time, which she used to clean her tail.
Miss Maze also said goodbye to Shade. Only Miss Wilde, still wearing her apron, seemed to have something else to say, but in the end merely told Shade to have some tea before leaving.
There was no need to leave in such a hurry this time, so when Shade and Iluna left hand in hand, both of their empty teacups remained behind. Yet only a second later, Iluna, visibly in much better spirits, reappeared.
Everyone was no longer as surprised by her "return" as they had been last time. Miss Wilde, who had bent down to clear away Shade's tea set, hesitated for a moment before suddenly asking everyone:
"Next time, how about I give him one of my scales?"
"Cough, cough!"
Miss Maze, who was still drinking tea, immediately choked, while Gray Wolf Girl crushed the teacup in her hand with a crack. It took Iluna a moment to recall that this seemed to be how Dragons courted. Having only just sat down, she abruptly looked at the Dragon:
"Wait! Was I really only gone for a second? Before we left last time, weren't we discussing tea leaves and Miss Maze's memories?"
The Dragon Maid absentmindedly poured her another cup of tea.
"Wasn't it because Mr. Hamilton hadn't left yet, so I was too embarrassed to bring up that sort of topic?"
The tail behind her swayed to display her shyness, but Iluna did not sense that