Grace and Helen had never considered making their relationship with Shade public in any way, precisely because they had taken into account how people viewed Humanoid Relics. This was not some prejudice of the heart, but an instinct imprinted in the bloodline of intelligent life. The sisters understood this well.
Thus, aside from the Outlander, everyone in this world knew that Humanoid Relics were absolutely not human.
In any case, whether the "secret of flesh growth" the Blood Spirit School had obtained from the Doppelgangers was truly worth all this was difficult to say. But that was no longer something Shade needed to concern himself with.
Before everyone set out, Claire, who had heard that Shade had arrived, also rushed back to Snow Mountain Hall. Today, the witch was likewise dressed in traditional Fatu People clothing, with white paint smeared across her face. It was completely different from her usual appearance as a fashionable young lady from a big city.
As the High Priestess during the Ten Thousand Spirits Festival, she naturally had work to do all day. Shade even suspected that she had slipped away:
"Claire, that outfit is beautiful."
"I know you're only trying to comfort me. I already told Elder Ursa not to put paint on my face, but she refused to listen. Welcome back, Shade~"
Claire gave Shade a big hug, then glanced at the maids standing behind him. The platinum blonde witch put one hand on her hip and said:
"I don't care what you do with them, but you have to show up at the Bonfire Party tonight."
"Of course. Elder Harald was just saying that tonight would be lively and that I absolutely must not miss it."
Shade agreed, and Claire extended the little finger of her right hand to him again:
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