The young maid who had vanished from the Kindel Family was the personal maid of the family's youngest daughter, Queen Diana's niece, and Leisha and the other princesses' cousin. She had disappeared while on leave a week ago. Her family had never seen her return home; it was as though she had vanished the moment she left the duke's estate.
"Although Shade had very few clues at the time, he still relied on his intelligence to begin with the maid's interpersonal relationships at her uncle's household. He investigated her daily social interactions and itinerary, analyzing every possible factor that might have created a conflict of interest with her or led to her disappearance, or even her death.
"Afterward, Shade investigated the maid's room and searched through her belongings. Through careful deduction and bold hypotheses, he successfully ruled out the possibility that the missing person had been involved in an espionage case.
"Finally, after reasoning through all the clues, Shade used [Blood Echo] to search for her, relying on the bloodstains on the handkerchief the maid had used to wipe her injured finger."
"Wait a moment!"
The investigation had begun on Monday, and it was now Saturday evening, the twenty-eighth day of the Month of Rising Winds. This also happened to be another Red Butterfly Day after the War of Fate. The last ray of twilight had already vanished over Fatumonst Snow Mountain when Luvia, who was preparing to eat grilled meat around the bonfire in the courtyard of Snow Mountain Hall, interrupted Leisha.
Luvia had only returned to Tobesk that morning, her training of more than half a month finally complete. That was why the princess and the writer had set aside such precious Saturday time to spend with everyone. It was also a celebration of Luvia's return.
"Leisha, you