The Weakened Seal

"Come to think of it, I wanted to ask just now—where did this sword come from?"

Luvia asked curiously.

"The Doctor and I obtained it during an adventure. It's an Angel Level longsword. Unfortunately, I can only keep it for a short time."

Shade had not yet had the chance to tell Luvia about the sword.

"Oh, that really is impressive."

Dorothy added:

"So that was why you asked me to look after your cat on Monday. But what exactly did you and the Doctor do to acquire a relic of this value?"

Both ladies looked at Shade curiously. Shade glanced at the Doctor, who hurriedly shook his head.

"Let the Detective explain. The credit mainly goes to him."

"Mm."

Shade could hardly say that the Doctor had swallowed a Flame Demon, so he could only keep his mouth shut.

"That's a secret too. Not a very important one."

Since Shade claimed he had a way to deal with the problem on the third floor, the others did not linger. After chatting for a few more moments, they left. Shade had dragged them here so early that most of them had not even eaten breakfast yet.

After bidding his friends farewell in the foyer, Shade did not turn around and go upstairs. Instead, he waited there a while longer.

As expected, a knocking sound came. Luvia had returned.

"Are you going to Middlesburg today?"

She asked directly. The two went upstairs together and continued their conversation.

"Of course."

"There was another earthquake there. The last one caused evil spirits to surge forth and strengthened those terrible things. Who knows what this one will bring."

Luvia spoke with deep concern.

"That isn't the only problem."

Shade had Luvia sit down first, then waved his hand through the air, drawing a Black