Since everybody had finished their cakes, it was time to hand over the plushies.Still, unlike the cake, there was a possibility that Misa wouldn’t like them.Even if she did, she might act all grown-up and say something like, 『A plushie? I’m too old for things like that.』It was a bit late to consider this now, but 10 was a delicate age.Although there were people who liked plushies even after becoming adults, there were also some children who didn’t like them even while young."Misa, can I ask you something? Do you like plushies?""Plushies…? Yes, I like them. I take good care of the dog plushie my mother bought for me."As soon as she said she liked them, Marie and I felt a sense of relief."Okay, there’s one more present we would like to give you.""You have more?!"I took out the plushies from the Cat Box and handed the Kurone plushie to Marie while holding onto the Shirone plushie myself. This way, it would look like we were both giving Misa a plushie.As soon as I took out the

As I ran back to the mansion, I kept calling Marie over the phone, but there was no response.I was practically sprinting at this point and soon reached the mansion.Where was Marie?!I saw the guards posted by the gates like usual, and they were really surprised to see me appear so suddenly."Where’s Misa?!""Misana-sama?!"The guards didn’t understand what I was asking them.Had nothing happened here?However, if that was the case, where were the girls?They had gone to check Misa’s flower bed together.I thought about questioning the guards further but realized it would be quicker to just look for the girls myself, so I ignored them and jumped up all the way onto the roof.After looking around for a bit, I spotted the flower beds on the left side of the mansion."Marie!"I jumped down from the roof and landed next to the flowerbeds, which held many beautiful, blooming flowers.Only then did I notice that Marie and Noa were collapsed on the ground right next to one of the flowerbeds

When we asked the toad man where the other children were being held, he just told us to look for them ourselves.Eleanora was mad that he refused to cooperate, but we had plenty of ways to look for them.I could use detection magic or have Kurone and Shirone sniff them out. Just as I was about to tell that to Eleanora , a short-haired maid in her early twenties raised her hand."I know where the children are.""Ruufa!"The toad man scowled at the maid, but Eleanora just doused him with some more water to make him shut up."You know where they are being held?""Yes, because I prepare their meals for them.""Ruufa, you know what will happen if you betray me, don’t you?""Please, stop making your crime worse. I will properly atone for mine.""Don’t you dare. Who do you think is paying off your parents’ debt after they ran off and left you with it?""You, Gerardo-sama…""What do you think you are doing, then?!"As the toad man cried out, Eleanora summoned a big tide of water and completel

"Nicole, I’m sorry, but could you please not walk around town in your Cat maid outfit for a while?"He was basically telling me not to walk outside anymore; I wouldn’t feel safe going outside without my Cat maid outfit on."Nobody will know it’s you if you just wear a different outfit."That wasn’t the problem; my life would be in danger if I left my Cat maid outfit at home.There was no guarantee that someone wouldn’t try to pick a fight with me on the streets.I also wouldn’t be able to protect the girls without it. If something bad happened, I would just be a sitting duck.I knew that there was no point in arguing, though, as Gran had no idea why I had to wear my Cat maid outfit all the time.There was nothing I could do… I really didn’t want to trouble Gran more since he was busy dealing with the toad man’s family."Okay, I’ll just stay holed up in my room until it’s time to return to Crimonia, then.""Nicole, you plan on staying in your room until you leave?"He shouldn’t underes

After a few leisurely days, the inspector Finally arrived from the capital and released Cliff from his work. Eleanora and Gran now formally took over to resolve the issue, meaning today was the day we could Finally head back to Crimonia."Noa, listen to Cliff properly, okay? I will be coming home as soon as I get my next vacation."A few people had gathered to send us off, with Eleanora in front, making sure to say goodbye to her daughter."Okay. Mother, please tell Big Sister Shia I said hi."Eleanora would be departing back to the capital tomorrow, and Gran intended to join her, too. They were going to take the toad man and his son along with them, of course, as well as the black-clothed man. At the capital, they would Finally be officially judged by the king.A few of the servants working for the toad man would also be brought along while the rest of them would be sentenced by the town instead.Their sentences would surely vary depending on who would be making the judgment, but I w