“Instead.”

Kite spoke up.

“We can’t leisurely hunt demons like before. We need to catch them quickly and disappear before Lord Kurane’s people arrive. And, like today, we have to shake off any surveillance inside the mansion without Ruella.”

“If Ruella weren’t here, could we have done it among ourselves?”

Ruella’s shoulders shrugged at Mitchell’s sigh.

“Right. Without Ruella, it would have been really difficult.”

Hazen also spoke, raising his thumb. When Kite tapped Ruella’s shoulder as well, her face turned red. She was pleased that they recognized her worth, but somehow it made her embarrassed.

“Well, then. Shall we make a plan now? We shouldn’t let Lord Kurane find out about our identity until I reach level 90.”

“Right. We have to be extremely careful.”

Hazen expressed his concern in response to Kite’s words.

“But you know, our mansion is not easily accessible by outsiders right now. Earlier, Cozette’s carriage couldn’t pass through the mansion gate and stopped, leading to a confrontation with Velder’s subordinates. If this kind of thing happens repeatedly, it might be known that something is affecting the mansion, making it impossible for anyone to enter and leave freely.”

Mitchell cautiously supported Hazen’s opinion.

“That’s true. While having a protective barrier is safe, it might raise suspicions about our identity.”

Ruella had no choice but to agree.

“That makes sense. It was something I didn’t think about. So, let’s do this. I’ll shrink the size of the defense barrier to cover only the mansion area, not the entire building.”

“Is that really possible?”

Kite was surprised, widening his eyes.

“Yes. The range is customizable. Of course, it can’t extend beyond the mansion.”

To explain what she was seeing on the screen, Ruella roughly drew a picture on the ground.

“Like this, including the entire mansion, which can be called a house, or only the building like this, or specifying only a room like this, I can activate the defense barrier.”

“Amazing.”

“That’s right. It’s really amazing.”

Hazen responded to Kite’s admiration, and Mitchell nodded silently.

“Now, what about the main gate? We can’t put Xenon back on guard duty.”

Regarding Hazen’s question, Ruella took out the leftover paper she had
“Alright, then let’s go inside now. It’s unsettling that Ruela has been outside for so long, even if there are no observers.”

Upon Kite’s words, they entered and locked the iron gate behind them.

After Ruela deactivated the shield, she redefined the area inside the building and, along with her colleagues, walked through the entrance and entered the mansion.

“I didn’t see anyone coming in since I left early yesterday morning, but later I heard that they were inside?”

In response to Duke Kuran’s question, Velder’s subordinate nodded earnestly.

“Yes, Your Grace. But it’s not certain. Since there are only a few people guarding the main gate… We tried our best to guard without any gaps, but we couldn’t monitor in unavoidable situations like going to the restroom.”

“If such a thing happened twice. Did you leave your posts at the right moment for them to enter the house?”

“Otherwise, it wouldn’t make sense, right?”

The Duke had no choice but to agree with Velder’s subordinates.

How could they move inconspicuously without someone noticing unless they flew in? If by any chance they could fly, they would have also moved inconspicuously when leaving.

“Was the entire mansion under surveillance? Could there be other passages?”

“What are you talking about? After hearing that Ruela Lominin was discovered near the Kamun Territory, most of the personnel were sent there, but still, we thoroughly monitored and divided the area with the people you sent.”

Gart Marquis, who caught the Duke’s gaze, nodded in agreement with Velder’s subordinate.

“Is that so?”

The Duke stared at the garden and remained silent for a moment without saying anything.

When Gart Marquis gestured to his subordinates, as if indicating they could withdraw, the Duke issued a command.

“Gart Marquis.”

“Yes, Your Grace.”

“Send more people. Surround their mansion closely and keep watching without a moment’s distraction. Report everything, even if it’s a single ant coming and going.”

“Yes, Your Grace. I will execute it immediately.”

“Miss, you are truly beautiful.”

It was the day of the lively grand ball.

In Cozette’s workshop, Shuna, Meg, and Cozette, having finished preparing Ruela, praised her with admiration, clapping their hands.

“It looks exquisite even from my perspective.”
“The dress I tried on before was now sparkling even more brightly, as if additional jewels had been added during that time.

“Because of the dress color, your skin and hair stand out even more, Miss. I can’t believe such a beautiful lady has been wearing those boyish clothes….”

Meg, Zennon’s mother, commented while neatly organizing the makeup tools.