Schnee, who cut off the Mind Chat with Shin, went into action immediately.
She seemed to be very anxious when Shin’s presence disappeared half a day after going into the castle, but she regained her usual composure right away.
“Kuu?”
“What’s wrong?” Yuzuha asked, and the situation was briefly explained.
“Kuu! Yuzuha hates that!”
Precisely because Yuzuha’s partner got involved, and because it personally had been affected by miasma before, Yuzuha wouldn’t allow the existence of the enemy*. (T/N: This will be explained later.)
With Yuzuha perched on her shoulder, Schnee went into town from the inn. Though passersby stopped walking, being fascinated by Schnee’s pretty face, nobody recognized her because she was disguised by a magic skill.
Avoiding those who didn’t know their places gracefully, Schnee arrived at the place where Tiera was in no time. When she opened the door to the entrance, fragrances that she never smelled in daily life lingered in the air. Apparently, it was a shop that dealt with alchemy-related products. Items, which would become special catalysts, like leaves with poisonous-looking colors or some kind of dried things, were side-by-side.
Tiera was in the corner where various types of paper lined up, and she was eagerly comparing them.
“Tiera. Tiera?”
“………”
Apparently, Tiera was quite focused on it.
Even when Schnee called out to her, Tiera didn’t respond at all. Because it couldn’t be helped, Schnee lightly tapped her shoulder and called out her name close to her ear.