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“— Hmph. The fact that you don’t think there’s anything wrong with that is exactly why you’re a degenerate!”

Between the two, Eliza held the initiative to switch places.

But that said, a split personality was a type of mental illness after all.

It’s uncontrollable and not completely suppressable, so Beth would come out on her own like this every now and again.

Just from watching the look in her eyes and her tone of voice changing, one could’n see her as anything other than an emotionally unstable girl.

“Ahahaha … haah. Anyway, since we finished the job safely, let’s all have dinner together. I’m buying”

“Really! Free meal yay! You’re the best, I love you s.h.i.+zu!”

s.h.i.+zu proposed in order to change the mood, and Casca was the first to jump at it.

So fast that she left Lady who she was fighting with dumbfounded.

“… my dear. If you keep pampering Casca like this she’s going to get carried away”

“Haaaa!? What’s wrong with that you dumb dog, it’s s.h.i.+zuru’s lifelong purpose to pamper me!”

“Can you please not arbitrarily decide other people’s purpose in life …”

Sure, he liked pampering better than being strict, and he’s better at it too, but to say it’s his purpose in life was a bit too much.

While having that thought, s.h.i.+zuru looked over at everyone.

“Now, let’s get out of here. We made too much of a ruckus even for the slums. I heard a guard’s whistle just now, so I think we’re going to have people coming”

“Fighting the guards is a pain … and me aside, it’s going to be trouble if they saw s.h.i.+zu”

Casca was right, it was a great risk for the good-natured eastern ward physician s.h.i.+zuru to be seen at the scene of a crime.

He could make an excuse since he lived in the slums, but he would like to avoid that if he could.

“At the very least it’s going to make Rosa’s matter go in a weird direction, getting suspected will be a lot of work …”

“What, did that manwoman hit on you again? That’s what happens when you give her hope half-a.s.sedly. Just say no and make it clear”

I wouldn’t’ve been so troubled if I could do that.

Richelieu told me to deepen our relations.h.i.+p to make a link inside the Royal Palace.

“She’s not a bad person, she’s actually quite good … I have my situation to think about”

“My dear … if I were stronger I could’ve torn her throat to death …!”

“Please don’t sneak up to her at night and kill her or anything, okay, Lady?”

Because you definitely can’t win.

Swallowing those last words, s.h.i.+zuru made a vague smile.

— A lively mood, almost as if they were having a normal everyday conversation.

Such a peaceful atmosphere one wouldn’t be able to believe that they were having it right next to a mountain composed of innumerable dead bodies.

Which only made the abnormality stand out even more.

“…”

Feeling an indescribable fear, Ludmila watched s.h.i.+zuru and the four girls from a slightly distant place.

She was directing her purple gaze at them.

She narrowed them hard and s.h.i.+vered slightly in fear.

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