On the surface, Priest Augustus and Dorothy were ordinary friends, so the old priest greeted her with a normal expression:
"Good afternoon, Miss Louisa. Here to see the Detective? What a coincidence, he just got home."
As he spoke, he pointed behind him, then called out to the coachman not to leave and had him help move the stone box onto the carriage. Only after getting into the carriage did the priest wave goodbye to Shade and Dorothy.
The Blonde Young Lady stood in the glow of the setting sun, its lingering rays accenting her makeup. Only after confirming that the carriage carrying Priest Augustus had departed did she greet Shade:
"Shade, do you have anything else to do tonight? Want to have dinner together?"
She shook the notebook in her hand, then greeted the cat peeking around behind Shade's feet:
"Good evening, Mia."
"Meow~"
The cat, quite familiar with Dorothy, gave a cry, but still did not dare dart straight out of the house past Shade.
Having completed the Goddess in the Lake's third trial, Shade had also finished a major task. To celebrate, he accepted Dorothy's invitation. After changing clothes, he took the cat and Miss Writer to the Golden October Restaurant on Silver Cross Avenue.
This was one of the more expensive restaurants on Silver Cross Avenue, but fortunately, Shade had made quite a lot in Huntington over the past few days.
During dinner, Shade told Dorothy about what had happened that afternoon:
"I defeated an Angel. Although she deliberately suppressed her own strength, and I borrowed the power of a Sage Level Relic, it is still worth celebrating."
The upper-class patrons dining at such an upscale restaurant liked to bring their own wine, and Shade was no exception. Rarely, he had brought a bottle of wine.