"???"
Edward opened his mouth and stared at the utterly serious Lilith in astonishment. So this was what you were in such a hurry to correct?
"What about the rat, then?"
"Of course it should be eaten!"
Edward pressed a hand to his forehead helplessly. "Don't you think it was wrong for the cat in the story to eat the rat?"
"Nope."
"They'd clearly agreed to live together. How could the cat..."
She tilted her little head up in confusion. "But cats are supposed to eat rats!"
"..."
Yes, cats ate rats, dogs ate meat, and Ultraman fought little monsters. That was simply nature's choice.
Fine, then.
"Whoosh."
A chill blew in from behind him. Black Bird flew out of the Spirit World and placed a letter on the table in front of Edward. "Your letter."
"Huh? Christine? What does she want with me?" Although Edward had reached an agreement with Lawrence, he and Christine no longer owed each other anything. Had Lawrence told her about their agreement?
After some thought, he wrote the inn's address on the paper and handed it back to the messenger bird. "Take this back to her."
Scooping up Lilith as she lunged out, Edward got up and headed outside. "Time to go home."
Chapter 117: Late Night, a Beauty, and Studying
Nine that evening.
Audrey arrived, and Edward first returned the Suitcase containing Fire Dragon Annie to her.
"Sorry, I went to a special ball this afternoon and didn't bring the Suitcase."
"A special ball?"
Audrey's eyes shone with both excitement and nervousness. "That's right. Glaint hosted it. Guess who I met at the ball?"
Edward thought for a moment. "Viscount Glaint?"
"..."
She gave Edward a light punch and huffed. "I'm being serious." After a pause, she lowered her voice. "Someone from the