Shade invited Ellie and Emilia to stay for dinner at his home that evening before leaving, and both the Pointy-Eared Elf and the Unicorn Young Lady agreed. After breakfast, Shade said goodbye to everyone, asked Luvia to look after Little Mia for the day, and then headed to Arcadia City.
"It's still raining."
The rain had begun the afternoon before last, when Shade and Wei Ge had been strolling through the park. It had poured all day yesterday, and although it was not quite as heavy today, there was clearly no sign of it stopping.
Shade and Wei Ge had arranged to visit the Astley Family's collection room at Greyrock Pass Fortress that day. When he arrived at Fragrant Residence, Wei Ge gave him another piece of news:
"Today is Friday again. Could we visit the Charming Lady Club tonight, like we did last week?"
Shade was quite curious.
"Sure, but what are we going there for? It can't be that The Club has contacted another Skin Crafter, can it?"
Wei Ge shook her head.
"Of course not. Didn't Butterfly Lady, the hostess of The Club, leave me a way to contact her last time? I received this week's invitation from The Club. It said they would be holding a small auction, and that some interesting things would appear there."
That was perfectly normal. Although not all nobles clearly knew about the supernatural world, in this era, most people with too much time on their hands sought excitement by getting involved with occultism.
Thus, some nobles acquired low-quality potions or nearly ruined Alchemy Items through various channels. This would not ordinarily cause much trouble, but if an unidentified relic happened to be mixed in, it often marked the beginning of a serious relic containment failure.
Iluna had handled quite a