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Blanchet rubbed her forehead against Azriel’s cheek, crying in a thin voice and walked away on the railing. Azriel stood there vacantly for a short while. Then, she wiped her face with her hands and ran to her room. Not long after, she came out with a packed bag. And she went to the garden and called Marthi. “Marthi!”
“Master?” Marthi responded.
“Let’s go,” Azriel said.
“Pardon? Where are you going?” he asked.
“We’ll be staying at the Aurora Society for a while. Come on,” she urged.
“Can I come, too? I thought I shouldn’t be seen by people—”
“We’ll stay in the underground tower only, so it’ll be fine. Just get in here first,” she opened her bag towards him. Marthi was bewildered but soon obeyed his master. Noir asked in surprise. “Huh? Azriel, are you going to stay out?”
“Rhema is staying out, too,” Azriel shouted.
“What?”
“I’ll be back in a few days,” Azriel shut the bag where Marthi went in and left quickly. Stupefied, Noir murmured. “What’s going on… is she really going through puberty? Now?”
*
There was a lodging place for members in the underground tower of the Aurora Society. It was where members could stay while conducting a research or investigation. As soon as she arrived at the society, Azriel rented a room as a member. An office clerk said as she gave her a room. “There are two messages left under your name.”
“Messages? Can I have them, please?”
The office clerk gave her two notes. One was from the Duchess of Rudimna. It was a request to visit her any time Azriel came to the underground tower as she was staying in Sophinea’s room with Sophinea together. The other one was from Pendelok Palaios. He asked her to send him a message at the Chamber of Magic once she came to the society. First, she sent a message to Pendelok Palaios. Then she went to her room and unpacked her bag. As soon as she opened the bag, Marthi jumped out. The lion cub coughed noisily as soon as coming out. “Cough, cough. Master, I’d rather move by flying at a height that’s invisible to others than hiding in your bag from now on.”
“Was it too stuffy? I’m sorry,” Azriel apologized.
“No, it’s not something you need to be sorry, master. It’s my fault for not having invisibility ability.”
“Oh, there was such a way.”
“Pardon?”
“Invisibility magic, like this. Esthera.”
Marthi’s body, which was wrapped around by Azriel’s mana, turned completely transparent. He looked only translucent to Azriel, who put the spell on him. With his eyes widened, Marthi looked down at his body and turned to Azriel with a very unfair look on his face.
“…Sorry, I’ve forgotten about it,” she said.
“…No, master. It’s my fault for not considering the fact that my master is an amazing wizard who can even do invisibility magic.”
Is he sarcastically blaming me? Azriel chuckled and patted Marthi’s head which was covered in feathers. “We can go to places together without drawing people’s attention this way. I need to go somewhere now. Do you want to come along?”
His tail, which looked like a ball of wool, wagged strongly from side to side. It wagged so strongly that it slightly exposed the scorpion stinger hidden inside his fur. Marthi said in a deliberately mature manner unlike his tail. “I am honored to accompany you, master. May I sit on your shoulder?”
“Of course, come here,” she said and left the room with Marthi, who was invisible. She felt her familiar spirit fluttering near her and sitting on her shoulder. She felt good as his warm body felt reassuring. Referring to the map drawn on the Duchess’ note, she went across the winding inside of the underground tower. Soon, she saw the little underground garden where she first met Sophinea. She walked a little past the garden and found Sophinea’s room. She knocked on the door. “This is Azriel Esthera.”
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