Twin-Faced Tower Izermar: Pursuing Tōko Aozaki

"Where did that girl run off to? Honestly."

Aozaki Aoko casually took a glass of red wine from a nearby attendant and drained it in one frustrated gulp.

She had only made time in her busy schedule to attend this party because she had heard that girl would be here. If she ended up missing her, wouldn't all that time have been wasted?

Ah, come to think of it, even if it was wasted time, it was because of Touko.

So when they met again, she would definitely have a proper "talk" with her.

What she failed to notice was that the people around her instinctively kept a safe distance away. Everyone knew Aozaki Aoko's name; in certain respects, she was no less notorious than her older sister.

Perhaps that was only to be expected of a family of Magic Users. Both sisters were exceptionally rare geniuses, but both were also the embodiment of trouble.

Suddenly, as Aozaki Aoko swept her gaze across the venue, she spotted a dull flash of red. A young woman with distinctly Eastern features and glasses was weaving through the crowd.

Even if that face had turned to ash, she would have recognized it.

—That was right. That person was Tōko Aozaki.

Gray thought the same. These two maids were certainly beautiful, yet they seemed to be missing something—or rather, they lacked a certain harmony. In any case, it was difficult to put that awkward feeling into words.

At the far end stood a spiral staircase leading to the seventh floor. On the balcony-like extension of that floor stood a pair of maids who appeared to be twins.

The two maids lifted their skirts and bowed to the guests before speaking to the figures behind them.

"Lady Aistella."

"I can see traces of Sister Aika