"I see, sigh... Just don't do it next time" [Sas].
"I'm sorry..." [Diana]
"Well, the blame falls on us as well for not telling you to keep it a secret, but what's done is done" (Besides, he already has suspicions himself) [Nar]
I tell Nar and Sas about our conversation in the cafeteria, and as expected, Nar and Sas are mad at me. I'm a bad girl, I'm so sorry. Me and my big mouth
In order to correct what's wrong, I will conduct my own secret investigation. That way, I will get more useful information and give it to Nar and Sas, and then they will surely praise me! Yes, I'm sure they will!
Since I've already finished my homework and there's nothing to do today, I'll go out and tell them that I want to play with Marianne, so they won't be so suspicious as to why I'm going there.
(She's definitely going to follow the brother, isn't she) [Nar, Sas]
They gave the okay, and with that, I quickly grabbed Fie and went to Marianne's house. Using our carriages for this mission will make me easily exposed, so using mirage and light magic to make an advanced invisibility spell, Fie and I quickly went over to Marianne's house.
(Damn! That's a really advanced invisibility spell!) [Nar]
(I have to concentrate really hard to find her... This is going to be trouble.) [Sas]
Because this invisibility spell is so good, I have actually walked around the neighborhood without anyone saying hello to me. My friends, with whom I always have a beetle fight and play cards, actually just walk right by me without saying a word. The good uncle who sells the kebab usually gives me one for free, but he doesn't even realize that I'm standing right in front of his stall. He couldn't even hear Fie's meowing because this spell also masked our presence.
Now that I am completely invisible, I can actually enter the Duke's house without a care in the world. There's a really advanced spell to protect the house from intruders, but I just deactivate it by instinct. It's difficult, that's for sure, so much so that one wrong spell and the whole alarm system goes off, but I actually managed to not only disarm it, but reconnect it to make my presence as a "normal" in this estate.
(Did she literally just...) [Nar]
(Our little sister really is a genius...) [Sas]
(I guess it will turn out okay? If only Alaric is here to watch over her) [Nar]
(Guess we just have to wait here and trust her) [Sas]
Once inside, I have no idea where to start looking. It's not as big as the castle, but still impressive. The garden is nice, there's a fountain that's bigger than the one at Jean's house. The smell of roses can be smelled, though faintly. The workers are doing their work, not noticing that I am staring at them. They didn't even notice Fie killing a pesky lizard.
I walk around aimlessly, my only goal being to find Marianne's older brother. So far I haven't succeeded. I find the Duke himself, the Duchess, Marianne and others in the dining hall, all eating except Marianne, who is still full, although she likes to talk about our day at school.
"Princess Kara and Mara are geniuses, it doesn't take them long to really understand a subject. Diana, the younger sister of Heroes, is powerful, even more than a final year student, although she's a bit childish, but she's a sincere person. Adnan will be a good knight in the future. Tio has no redeeming qualities, but that doesn't mean she's bad, far from it. She quietly improves herself without asking for much help. The commoner I gave my emblem to the other day is getting better every day. All in all, I'm having fun with them and I'm glad they're my friends" [Marianne].
"It looks like you are really having fun. I'm so glad."
"Thank you, dear mother, although... Never mind" (I wonder what will happen if I talk about Diana's conversation with big brother) [Marianne]
Marianne, you really are a good person! Although I'm not childish, I'll deliberately ignore this comment. While I'm looking around, the target is now in sight as he excuses himself from eating with a family by telling them he has an urgent matter to take care of. Marianne looks worried because she tried to stop him, but he didn't listen to her at all.
I follow him from behind, even to the point of taking the same carriage he's using. In fact, I'm sitting right in front of him in his own personal carriage, but he doesn't even realize that Fie and I are actually staring at him. He doesn't talk much, probably because he's alone, but he looks at a list of exotic creatures from a strange-looking paper. There's a symbol I didn't recognize, but I just have to memorize it and show it to Nar and Sas later.
Now then, where will this carriage take us?