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"Huh? No way. I sent it to the right address."

I checked the address on the envelope again, but it was definitely the same address as last time.

When I tilted my head in wonder, May replied.

"The priests say there is no such person."

"What?"

What's going on here?

Was there an accident when I was stood up on the last day of the festival?

No, if it was an accident, I wouldn't have been told that there was no such person at all.

What the hell is going on...

I was shocked by the sudden disappearance of Ephel.

"What should I do?"

May asked carefully.

Perhaps my expression was not good, so she asked more carefully.

"Mm. First of all, I might get contacted from Ephelius seperately..."

"Shall I send someone?"

"Mm. Will you?"

"Yes. Then I'll accompany Mr. Melton on his way to Hisaya this time."

May proficiently suggested an alternative.

When he didn't come that day, I wanted to contact him straight away.

It was something I forgot to do because I had a lot of work to do.

May implicitly asked me, trying to relax my troubled mind.

"Would you like a snack?"

Does May think I only eat?

"What is it?"

May replied, as I pretended not to care.

"It's blueberry yogurt and raw chocolate."

...Yes, people usually eat sweets when they're in a bad mood.

I was never drawn to raw chocolate. I'm just eating it for you!

I already knew May's obvious innermost thoughts, but I answered brightly.

"Oh, Cassis likes it! Please ask him to eat with me."

Now it seems that we're used to sharing snacks together. It's conditionally reflective that I want to eat with Cassis.

"Yes, I will."

May looked at me like I was cute.

I headed straight to the terrace for the snacks.

***

"Oh, it's Cassis, isn't it?"

I happened to find Cassis outside the window as I passed the hallway.

I came closer to the window and checked again.

Cassis was dazed, basking in the sun on a bench.

"What's wrong with him?"

He didn't come out of his room for a while, so I wondered what made him sit on that bench today.

Cassis hasn't had any energy lately.

Even with snacks, his reaction was lukewarm, so it was a pain in the neck.

I opened the window and called to save the depressed Cassis.

"Cassis! What are you doing there alone?"

I'm sure I called him out loud enough to make sure he can hear it all. Cassis sat as if he had heard nothing.