The next day.
I woke up. I'm headed straight to the office.
Talk to Lishmond there.
When I entered the room, the first thing I did was make sure there was no wiretapping.
It's Sister Izadra. It's not strange to set something up.
I thought so, and as I was looking all over the room, the door knocked. Maybe it's Lishmond.
"It's open, go ahead"
Excuse me.
Someone opened the door and came in, but now I'm looking for something, so let's have a moment.
"I'm sorry. I was wondering if you could give me a moment while I'm looking."
"Yeah? What are you looking for?
"Sister Izadra may be using magic to eavesdrop, so I'm looking for anyone suspicious."
"Huh. It is."
Yeah? You're not Lishmond's voice.
I wondered who it was and when I stopped working and turned my face to those who spoke, I was there.
"Oops."
Sister Miriam came to greet me with a smile.
"Oh, oh, good morning. Miriam, sister."
A little out of the way, but, well, good.
Relax. We haven't found out the plan yet, so you just have to deal with it with your normal mind.
"... Cohon. Sister Miriam. Since this morning, what's wrong?
"Oh, I was walking in the hall for a morning walk, and I saw Liu enter the room, so I thought I'd say hi"
"Cheng Cheng"
"Hey, Liu. You can ask."
"What?
"No, even if you're going to the other continent, how are you going to get there?
Don't ask me straight.
Could this be an exploration?
Or did they even tell you not to go away around your sister?
"Oh, that's the way. I guess I'm exploring it right now."
I really do, but it's better not to say here.
"It is. Well, if I were to go, Isa would interfere, but good luck."
That's what Sister Miriam said, she left the room.
Did you come here to explore something? Or did you figure something out?
Because you're the best of the sisters, Miriam.
Well, the sister was gone, so when I exhaled in relief, the door knocked again.
"Who?
We need to be vigilant.
It's Lishmond.
"Oh, go ahead"
The door opened and it was Lishmond who came into the room.
"Good morning. Master Lewie."
"Morning."
Say hello and I'll get to work.
"What are you doing?
"No, check for suspicions."
"That's not true. If there is, I or Lord Sophie will be notified in the morning by one of the maids cleaning this room."
"That too, right?"
Hey, I guess I got too nervous.
Well, is that enough to figure it out?
I sit in my chair. [M]
"Did Sophie tell you about the plan?
"Yes. That's why I came to tell you about my general plans"
"Scheduled? Does that mean we're gonna act on that plan?
"Yes, this is what happens when you talk step-by-step"
Lishmond spread a round object around my desk.
That looks like a map of the land.
"First, we leave this hall in the name that Master Lewie is going to tell 'the depths' that the lord is quitting. And join those who are sent by the twelve families as they are. And we're going to the 'depths'."
"So, how do we behave when we're in the depths?"
"We will first join those sent by the family of 'Deep'. Next, head north of 'Depth'. The north is on the coast. The plan is to travel to the outer sea by example from there."
"Any leaks?
"So far, no. Rather than that, the problem is"
"What is?
"Can Master Lewie really talk to him? That will determine the success or failure of this plan."
"The only place I can tell you is, well, trust me."
To be honest, I can only say that I don't know for myself if I'm going to succeed.
"Everything hangs on Master Lewie."
"Ha. Why can't I leave the country like this?"
"Where is it, Lewie's sister, because you adore Lewie?"
"It's time for you to leave me, brother."
"Wouldn't you be doing that if you could?
"Indeed."
There's no sound.