"Dear Shester, I have received a report from your husband."
A constantly sober Rodemur, making it a Schneider family decree, spoke to Chester with a low, calm voice as usual, and gave him a seal in his hand.
"Are you here?"
When Chester said so briefly, he cleverly broke the top of the seal he received and took a single note from inside to quickly run his eyes on the paper.
"... again, Ars, as prioritizing the search for Ortez,"
Shester said not only to Rodemul in front of him, but also to sound against Carmis, who refrains beside him.
Then Calmis asked Chester with an anxious look.
"... but how do I search... It's been over a week now, but we can't all grasp the footsteps of the second one, can we? ……
"... right. It won't be long before the SS come back from the search. So let's make up our minds about our future policy while we pick it up for dinner."
Then Rodemur bowed his head lightly, and said in a fearful tone.
"Now, if you'll excuse me, I'd like to get ready for dinner."
"Oh, nice to meet you. I'm always sorry."
"No, because it is one of my important tasks to prepare your meals."
That's what Rodemur left behind and left quietly.
Then Calmis, who dropped that back off, said as he looked around at the room's creation.
"Isn't this house pretty expensive, by the way? I know you need a base for your search, but isn't it okay for you to stay in the hotel as always?
Then Shester gave it back with a gentle blush on his shoulder.
"The longer the search, the higher the hotel, right? No, it's already been a week. The number of people had already exceeded twenty. When this happens, it's cheaper to rent a house than a hotel."
"That may be true, but you don't have to be this luxurious mansion, do you?
"No, it stands out to many if more than ten human beings continue to enter and leave frequently every day in ordinary mansions. We must avoid that."
"I see, is that what you mean... but it doesn't have to be this big... expensive, does it?
"Not really. Here in Odine is a city that is still expanding slightly towards the suburbs. That's why the land is not so expensive. The price jumps considerably when it comes to the center, but it's a quiet residential neighborhood almost close to the suburbs, so that's not a big deal."
"Oh really..."
"Really... you, didn't you work in this imperial capital until this time?
"No, well, that's true... because I'm just a public servant in a position, even though I'm a magician... I was usually in a public lodging, so I'm oblivious to that sort of thing"
"Speaking of which, were you Foreign Affairs Division of the Foreign Office? So you were in a high-end government building?
Shester told me to make fun of him.
Then Calmis jumped and denied it.
"That's not true! I am a devout Zexian. No more luxury than you need!
Shester was surprised by Calmis's reaction and was fond of being the person, with a slight grin on the edge of his mouth.