The main reason everyone had gathered in the lounge to pass the time was what Reika Shifui had said earlier.
Though she had not actually intended to come back downstairs, she had ostentatiously announced before leaving that she was going upstairs to change clothes.
What she meant was that after changing and freshening up, she would come downstairs again to join them. In other words, she deliberately wanted everyone to wait for her downstairs, looking up in anticipation, unable to go rest without her approval.
She might not have had much talent in other areas, but she was probably far too skilled at this sort of thing. When it came to tormenting people, she was truly brimming with creativity and ingenuity.
Now that she had received two confirmations—from the detective who had just met with her and from her household servant—Reika Shifui had probably had her fill of anger and completely lost interest in dealing with them, so she let the matter drop.
Thus, the people still dressed in formalwear finally relaxed. Some said they were going to tidy up their guest rooms and sleep, while others planned to have some coffee and play a few more rounds of cards. The atmosphere instantly became much livelier.
"Don't worry. No matter what Reika says, once she calms down and thinks things through tomorrow, she'll stop soon enough." Takuya Mifune seemed convinced that some undignified, threat-filled conversation had taken place upstairs, and he was still trying to comfort Tangze.
He still felt that since he had brought a minor to an occasion like this, he was responsible for making sure the boy got home in one piece.
Otherwise, leaving aside anything else, his fans and the agency that treated him like a cash cow would chew him to pieces.
Tangze turned his