Autumn Time

"You seem a little melancholy."

At ten in the morning, at Miss Galina's estate in the south of the city, Shade sat on the sofa with his back to the window, holding a teacup. The red-haired Witch tilted her head and suddenly spoke.

"It's nothing. I just remembered some things about some friends."

Shade shook his head.

"Then why have you brought this box to me?"

The Duchess raised an eyebrow. On the tea table between them sat God's Gift Box. Since she had seen Shade use the box during the descent of the Darkness Domain, she was not surprised to see it again.

"The box's property is that children can take one gift from it every week. I've tried for more than two months, but only last week, with two female friends watching, did I take out a relic. I believe it was the Universal Key."

Shade said with a smile, then bent down and pulled out the orange cat that had curled up inside. Little Mia looked extremely displeased and meowed furiously at Shade.

"You're a child?"

Miss Galina asked in surprise.

"A man like you, who has slept with girls, can still count as a child?"

The question made Tifa, who had led the maids in with tea and pastries, smile.

"In any case, that god seems to think I count."

Shade said. He then insisted that Tifa stand beside him before reaching his hand into the box, whose lid had already slid open.

"Shade, that really is a strange superstition of yours."

Although Miss Galina said so, she remained thoroughly curious about the coming "gift."

Thus, under everyone's watchful eyes, Shade reached into the box and touched a metal object of moderate size.

"Oh, an ordinary item. It seems to be a small box."

Slightly disappointed,